Legit Reviews

15 August 2011

European LCD TV of the year 2011-2012: BRAVIA KDL-55HX920
European Blu-ray Player of the year 2011-2012: BDP-S780
European Family Camcorder of the year 2011-2012: Handycam HDR-PJ10E
European Compact Camera of the year 2011-2012: Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V

Once again Sony’s innovation and excellence has been recognised by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA), the largest editorial multimedia organisation in Europe.

The EISA judging panel 2011-2012 has given four ‘Best product’ awards to products ranging from digital imaging to home entertainment.

BRAVIA KDL-55HX920: European LCD TV of the year 2011-2012
A perfect balance of cinematic performance and Internet capabilities, the HX920 (HX925 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland. HX923 in UK) makes it easier to watch what you want, whenever you want. Packed full of smart features including Intelligent Peak LED for dramatic contrast and Motionflow XR 800 for smooth, clear action, this LCD TV delivers high quality 2D and 3D viewing with X-Reality PRO.
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BDP-S780: European Blu-ray Player of the year 2011-2012
For best picture quality and High Definition 3D, the S780 is hard to beat. Advanced IP Content Noise Reduction Pro technology delivers brilliantly crisp, clear internet content and Super Bit Mapping to give remarkably clean, vivid, lifelike images, while you can surf the web or operate your player with the Media Remote app.
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Handycam HDR-PJ10E: European Family Camcorder of the year 2011-2012:
Sony’s Handycam HDR-PJ10E with built-in projector offers the ultimate playback experience. It allows video and images to be projected onto walls or other flat surface anywhere, anytime. Stereo speakers with Clear Phase and S-Master digital amplifier produce clear, dynamic sound.

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Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V: European Compact Camera of the year 2011-2012
Smaller and lighter, the HX9V offers high-performance DSLR quality and is loaded with cutting-edge innovations such as Exmor R™ CMOS Sensor, Full HD video shooting, Intelligent Sweep Panorama, choice of 3D shooting options, Background Defocus and GPS/Compass function.
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EISA is the unique association of 50 special interest audio, video, photo and mobile electronics magazines drawn from 19 European countries. As usual award winners were selected after the deliberations of a judging panel comprising journalists and independent technical experts.

The 2011-2012 EISA Awards will be presented by the members of the association in Berlin on 2nd September 2011.


Citations EISA judges:

BRAVIA KDL-55HX920: European LCD TV of the year 2011-2012
The EISA judging panel commented: “This beautiful piece of furniture looks good even when the set is turned off and is clearly designed to fit into the modern hi-tech home. The perfect viewing angle is easily achieved by simply tilting the set. Black level is as deep as can be without losing small details in the black, important for enjoying full-scale gradation in dark movie scenes whilst ‘out of the box’ the colours are well calibrated. Among an impressive set of ‘features’ you’ll find an old friend: Super Bit Mapping (SBM), initially introduced by Sony to improve the standard 16 bit CD quality. With Super Bit Mapping Video (SBMV), as used in this TV-set, the standard 8 bit video is processed with 14 bits with a visibly better colour gradation as a direct result. Faces especially benefit from this. Finally, you get 3D capability for free”.

BDP-S780: European Blu-ray Player of the year 2011-2012
The EISA judging panel commented: “As the first Sony Blu-ray player to benefit from an all-Sony chipset, the BDP-S780 succeeds in offering a new level of performance at this entry-level price. Its superb picture performance is aided in no small measure by Sony’s proprietary ‘image engine’ while the viewing experience is enhanced with access to an on-line Entertainment Database Browser. The player even converts 2D movies to 3D and features DLNA streaming via both wired and wireless networks. Fast loading times are a given, even with Java-heavy BDs, while the same transport also plays CD and SACD music discs. Skype-ready and equipped with a basic, in-built web browser, the BDP-S780 opens up a new world of entertainment in your home”.

Handycam HDR-PJ10E: European Family Camcorder of the year 2011-2012:
The EISA judging panel commented: “The Sony Handycam HDR PJ10E is unique in offering customers a camcorder that is ready for shooting, easy automatic movie story creation and big screen presentation in a single product. The wide angle lens with powerful optical zoom, highly sensitive image CMOS sensor and excellent automatic system combine to make this camera extremely flexible in a great variety of shooting conditions. Stored in 16 GB of internal memory, content can be easily edited down for presentation as a short movie with added background music. A tiny but powerful built-in DLP-projector allows instant playback for the whole family to enjoy even projected on to a light coloured wall in a darkened room. This fantastic combined camcorder/projector is the best family-oriented product on the market today enabling the whole family to enjoy sharing their own movies instantly”.

Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V: European Compact Camera of the year 2011-2012
The EISA judging panel commented: “The Sony Cyber-shot DSC–HX9V is a powerful 16.2MP compact camera with a 16x (24-384mm) zoom lens. It records 1080/50p Full HD video and has built-in GPS and compass functions. This is a really feature-rich camera with a 10fps burst rate, a wide range of manual controls, 3D Sweep Panorama mode and an effective optical stabilization system. This new generation Cyber-shot camera brings high-quality photography to users at every level of experience”.