The XEL-1 is the world's first

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(OLED)

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, designed by

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in 2007 and produced for sale the following year. It was also the world's thinnest television during its production, at 3 mm. It has a screen size of 11 inches with a native resolution 960×540. As the screen is too thin for I/O ports and buttons, Sony has connected the screen to a non-detachable base that contains it. The top of the base has 2 speakers and the power, volume, channel, input, and menu buttons, which are backlit, so the symbols and abbreviations change when the XMB interface is accessed. The back of the panel has a DMeX service input, a 16-volt DC input, a VHF/UHF/cable input, a

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slot, and two

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inputs. On the left side of the panel there is an analog/digital audio output. The XEL-1 has a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1, high

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, large viewing angles, high screen uniformity, and low power consumption. On the other hand, it has poor

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accuracy, a quarter of the full HD resolution (1920×1080), no anti-judder processing, a light-reflective screen, few inputs, a non-detachable panel, a small screen and a

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of US$2,499.99. It was sold in the United States, Canada, Russia, Japan, Europe and Australia. Years later in 2017, Sony officially sold their first OLED TV in market, the

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OLED A1/A1E with 4K HDR.

Specifications

General

* Aspect ratio: 16:9 *Screen size: 11 inches measured

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ly *

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type:

OLED An organic light-emitting diode (OLED or organic LED), also known as organic electroluminescent (organic EL) diode, is a light-emitting diode (LED) in which the emissive electroluminescent layer is a film of organic compound that emits light i ...

flat panel A flat-panel display (FPD) is an electronic display used to display visual content such as text or images. It is present in consumer, medical, transportation, and industrial equipment. Flat-panel displays are thin, lightweight, provide better l ...

*Color:

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*Auto

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(CC): Yes *ID-1 Detection: Yes *

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*Favorite Channel * Weight:

Video

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: 1,000,000:1 *

Native resolution The native resolution of an LCD, LCoS or other flat panel display refers to its single fixed resolution. As an LCD consists of a fixed raster, it cannot change resolution to match the signal being displayed, while black and white CRT monit ...

: 960 x 540 *Picture adjustment: Mode, Reset, Picture, Brightness, Color,

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, Color Temperature, Sharpness,

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, and MPEG Noise Reduction *Advanced settings: Black Corrector,

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, Clear White,

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, and Live Color *Tuner:

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, and Clear QAM1 *Display technology:

*Accepted video signals:

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720p 720p (1280×720 px; also called HD ready, standard HD or just HD) is a progressive HDTV signal format with 720 horizontal lines/1280 columns and an aspect ratio (AR) of 16:9, normally known as widescreen HDTV (1.78:1). All major HDTV broadcast ...

, 1080i/60, and 1080p/60 *CineMotion reverse 3:2 pulldown technology: Auto *

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: 3D digital *Picture modes: Vivid, Standard, and Custom *Wide mode: Wide Zoom, Normal, Full, and Zoom *

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Audio

*Power output: 2W (2 x 1W) *Sound effect: S-Force Front Surround *

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*Steady Sound *Sound Booster *

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: AC3 for ATSC *MTS Stereo decoder * A/V Synch *Sound mode: Dynamic, Standard, and Custom

Inputs and outputs

* RF connector input: 1 (rear) *

media slot:

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(not available for the UK model) *Digital audio output (optical) * Headphone output: 1 (side) *

connection inputs: 2 (rear), supports 1080p/60, CEC capable * Ethernet jack (Japanese model only)

Reception

The XEL-1 received a positive review from

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, however, it also received mixed reviews from customers who bought it.

References

External links

XEL-1 Support
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