Sony 4K TV: 55-inch, 65-inch prices announced

Sony has announced the pricing for its 4K televisions and streaming media device. Sony’s pre-order prices for the ultra-HD TVs are:
- $4,999.99 (R44,810) for the Sony 55-inch Bravia XBR-55X900A; and
- $6,999.99 (R62,730) for the 65-inch XBR-65X900A.
Both the 55-inch Bravia XBR-55X900A and 65-inch XBR-65X900A feature 4K Ultra HD, a 4K X-Reality PRO Picture Engine, two 65W front-facing speakers, TRILUMINOS display, Dynamic Edge LED backlighting, Motionflow XR 960, and wireless smartphone mirroring technology.
The two TVs come with 4 pairs of 3D glasses each.
Online orders and retail availability for the TVs will become available from 21 April 2013.
Sony also announced the pricing for its upcoming 4K FMP-X1 media player.
The player will retail for $699 and will be available in fall 2013.
The player features pre-loaded 4K content, with 10 movies on offer:
- The Amazing Spiderman;
- Total Recall;
- Bad Teacher;
- Salt;
- The Other Guys;
- Battle Los Angeles;
- The Karate Kid;
- That’s My Boy;
- Taxi Driver;
- The Bridge on the River Kwai.
1.00 USD = 8.96482 ZAR (9 April 2013)
Source: Sony
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