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Sony XEL-1 Reviews Analysis

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Sony XEL-1
alaSCORE 94

59 reviews

November, 2009

77 / 100

28 Experts

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What people think about the Sony XEL-1: (BETA!)

We compute this summary by analyzing 59 reviews from across the web.

image quality

5

  • Fluid picture
  • Fluid picture, no blur, stunning colours
  • Absolutely staggering image quality
  • The best picture quality we've seen - absolute blacks
  • The best picture quality we've seen - absolute blacks, good colour saturation and control
 
  • Astounding picture quality and cracking design
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price

0.5

  • Ridiculously expensive
  • Expensive
  • High price
  • very expensive
  • Tiny, not high-def, very expensive
  • Unattainably expensive
  • Absurdly expensive
  • Absurdly expensive, and far too small
  • Super pricey
 
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color

3

  • inaccurate primary colors
  • excellent color saturation
 

connectivity

5

  • USB port
 

build quality

5

  • Luxury build
 

energy efficiency

5

  • Low power consumption
 

remote control

5

  • Equally svelte remote has easy-to-push buttons
  • good colour saturation and control
 

black level

5

  • Produces absolute black levels
  • depth in black and brightness
 

tuner

5

  • HD tuner
 

contrast

5

  • Exceptional contrast
  • Exceptional contrast, depth in black and brightness, - Thin (3 cm), - Large range of colors, - Extremely fast response time
  • Excellent picture contrast
  • Amazing contrast ratio
  • Incredible brightness and contrast
 

control panel

4.5

  • thin panel cannot be removed from base
  • sleek design featuring ultrathin panel
  • No backlight makes for an absurdly thin panel - just 0.12 inch
  • No backlight makes for an absurdly thin panel - just 3mm
 

battery

3

  • Higher energy consumption than LCDs
  • Higher energy consumption than LCDs, - Not available in Europe or in large sizes
  • Energy saving
 

LCD

0.5

  • tiny screen
  • screen reflects ambient light
  • Very small screen
  • Lilliputian screen doesn't exactly deliver a home theater experience, but Sony promises that bigger versions are on the way
  • Small screen size
  • superb viewing angle and screen uniformity
  • reflective screen
  • Lilliputian screen doesn't exactly deliver a home theatre experience
  • Lilliputian screen doesn't exactly deliver a home theatre experience, but Sony promises that bigger versions are on the way
 
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resolution

1

  • less than HD resolution
  • Low resolution
  • non-HD resolution
  • Unattainably expensive, reflective screen, non-HD resolution
  • Superb motion resolution (minimal blurring
  • 960 x 540 resolution
  • OLED technology, 960 x 540 resolution, Darkest blacks, Neon like colors
 

performance

5

  • Extremely fast response time
 

design

5

  • Cool retro-futurist styling
 

portability

5

  • Thin (3 cm)
  • Incredibly thin
 

size

3

  • Not available in Europe or in large sizes
  • Large range of colors
 

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