[GregF]

Sony questions:


Okay can someone tell me what all those Sony euphemisms stand for? I know what they represent, but what words do they represent?


XBR


WEGA (let me guess, starts with "wide"?)


FD


ES (extraordinary sound? extra special?)

 

[Gus]

I could tell you what QUALIA stands for, but you probably already know.


Gus

 

[GregF]

uhhh nope, pretty clueless guy here!

 

[Gus]

Qualia is the new high-end line from Sony. It features an $11,000 TV, a $4000 digital camera and the fabled SXRD front projector Qualia 004 for $25,000. Reportedly, "Qualia" is latin for "Quality".


Gus

 

[jtuck2]

I know ES = Elite Series.


I recall XBR had something to do with the bass response (like an old "loudness" button). Maybe eXpanded Bass Response?

WEGA is their line of flat screen TVs, I think it is replacing the Trinitron line of workhorses. No idea what it stands for.

FD, no idea.


I have the 555ES receiver and cheaper (and older) Sony gear otherwise. Very nice, for the money. Like all HT gear, beauty (and value) is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[Markito]

Actually, I think "Qualia" is latin for "Stealing your wallet".

 

[Gus]

Quote:

Originally posted by Markito Actually, I think "Qualia" is latin for "Stealing your wallet".

You are most likely correct!


Gus

 

[Jim_F]

ES = Elevated Standard


The others, I dunno.

 

[GregF]

I know what jtuck2 was talking about; there was something similar to XBR that referred to the first electronics that had "extra bass" or whatever. But I knew XBR refers to their top-tier television sets. For example Best Buy doesn't even carry the XBR line.


Well here are some official responses from Sony:

The term "XBR means "Extended Bit Rate".This feature improves the clarity of the picture.


"WEGA" stems from the name of the brightest star in the constellation Lyra used by Hipparchus, the Greek astronomer, to measure the brightness of other stars. Now the WEGA line is the standard by which rival televisions sets are to be gauged.


In 1969 Sony found a way to unify the electron gun aimed at the individual red, green, and blue phosphors. This Trinitron technology resulted in a sharper, brighter picture. More recently, in 1998, Sony created a

direct-view television featuring a virtually flat glass screen, called a FD Trinitron Wega (pronounced Vay-Guh) television. Sony televisions that incorporate flat-screen technology are nick-named for the brightest star

in the constellation Alpha Lyra.


Just a note-- The person didn't actually say what FD stood for but I guess it's short for Flat Display or Flat Direct-view, based on what he was saying.