technoculture203-09

I recently went out with my grandparents to help them buy a new TV since their old Sony Grand Wega rear-projection TV is suffering optical blocking (colour stains on the screen). I ended up choosing one of Sony’s new Bravia Full HD IDTV’s (integrated digital television). When I helped them set up the television I was amazed by how the television allows for the integration of many different new media forms. The television has a USB and Ethernet port which allows it to connect to the internet and home network for streaming of digital music, videos and photos.

It is amazing to see how the television set has changed so much in the past few years. First from being flat and widescreen, to being a ultimate multimedia hub. The television set also allows you to connect your computer to it, so you can use it as a giant computer screen which would be great for watching Youtube videos.

Lastly of course, the television set comes with built in Freeview giving exceptional crystal clear digital picture quality compared to the old analogue signal which produced ghosting and snow.

I would highly recommend checking out Sony’s new IDTV’s because of the advance new media integrations that are being added to their systems. I don’t think it will be long till photo frames are replaced by new digital televisions. Also I would definitely recommend to those who are still watching TV on the analogue signal to switch over to digital on a high definition television because it is really ‘that’ much better.