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Sony’s new ¥38,000 (about $355) XDV-D500 features a 3-inch, 432 x 240 pixel resolution display with 160-degree viewing angle, 500:1 contrast, and a battery capable of about 8-hours of TV reception.

It can even record up to 10 hours of scheduled programming to 2GB of internal memory. The itty bittier XDV-G200 brings a 2-inch LCD to the show, AM/FM radio too, then ditches the EPG and recording function. This is Japan mind you, so these sets receive digital 1Seg TV — in other words you can kiss your import fantasies goodbye.

Sony’s 3.0 type / 432 × 240 dot low temperature polysilicon TFT LCD panel adopted for the 160-degree viewing angle, contrast ratio of 500:1 or more to achieve. ” Color reproduction is more than 74 percent, reflecting higher property for the minimum visibility in outdoor” Holds said.

EPG also display subtitles view and respond to, and one-segment program recording functions. Destination 2 GB of internal memory capacity is a maximum of 10 hours / 100 recording.

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