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Sony Crystal LED TVs: Theater-Level WOW Factor for Any Space

April 30, 2024

Sony’s Crystal LED TV technology (CLED) is beyond next level to put it lightly. The experience for Home Theater, or for Commercial Spaces like sports bars and arenas, provides true state-of-the art-movie theater level WOW factor. And rightly so, because Sony’s TV design philosophy is “Lens to Living Room,” meaning since many movies are shot on Sony cameras, edited on Sony monitors, and sound designed using Sony audio gear, then naturally, to get the full experience, that content is best viewed using technology that levels up. And Sony Crystal LED TVs are exactly what they had in mind.

Ginormous Customizable Screen

The sheer scale of these screens is incredible. The one we viewed was 110 inches—large, yes, but Sony CLEDs and go even bigger, as big as you like. That’s because the screens are modular, meaning you can start with a smaller size frame and then add to it to achieve virtually any size and shape, ranging from a large Home Theater TV to a massive corporate environment video wall. Furthermore, each frame has removable screen panels, allowing you to pop them off and replace them if a section of the screen gets damaged. Essentially, the TV is futureproof, allowing you to maintain it or expand it as needs or preferences change over time.

Tons of Detail & Contrast

The picture quality of the Sony Crystal LED is equally as impressive as its size. The colors are bright and vibrant with deep black levels that create amazing contrast, depth and texture. It’s all thanks to Sony’s Deep Black Coating surface technology, which is a feature that enables Sony CLEDs to achieve outstanding black level–the secret to great contrast along with bright color. This level of contrast is something you won’t find in other video walls or TVs of this size and one of the things that makes the Sony CLED so spectacular.

Exceptional Color Gradients

Sony Crystal LED TVs reproduce color gradations with profound accuracy, using 22-bit Super Bit Mapping, enabled by the X1 Crystal LED picture processor. You’ll see a striking difference with natural, smooth color transitions and reproduction of subtle tones in dark scenes—another thing standard LED displays struggle to achieve.


Brings Any Content to Life

Using 4K120Hz driver technology and real-time image enhancement, also powered by the X1 processor, every video frame is analyzed and optimized to ensure content appears detailed and natural even if it wasn’t shot for a large-scale display. Not only does it enhance content not meant for a large display, it can enhance lower-resolution images as well, meaning you can display anything and still get an immersive experience.

Wide Viewing Angle

Though wide and expansive, large screens typical do have a sweet spot for viewing, meaning if you are out of the sweet spot the images won’t be as crisp. But not with the Sony Crystal CLED. Thanks to the X1 processor and overall screen design, picture quality doesn’t deteriorate when you move away from the optimal view angle.

All in all, the best way to describe the experience of the Sony Crystal LED is Colossal!—both in size and performance. It truly is like having a state-of-the-art mega movie theater in your home or commercial space.

To learn more about Sony Crystal LEDs, chat with a ListenUp Home Theater Expert.