Sony is definitely set to debut a new television during the Google I/O conference, according to our most trusted sources. This will be the most advanced TV ever released by Sony to date, and was built in collaboration with Google and Intel as previously reported. The TV will be based on the current monolithic design influenced Sony BRAVIA NX800 (shown above), and will most likely come in 46″ and 52″ screen sizes – although we would not be surprised if it only came in one size.
The most interesting aspect of the television will be the Intel Atom processor inside; we’re nearly certain that it will have the 45nm-based Intel Atom 1.2GHz CE4100 series processor (PDF). What are the capabilities of this processor?
More than one would think.
The CE4100 has full MPEG-4/H.264 support, Flash 10.1 support, 3D graphics capability, high-end audio and can also capture and decode uncompressed 1080p video. The chip also features an integrated NAND controller, along with support for DDR2 and DDR3 memory. The TV will also run the Google Chrome internet browser, and have the full version of Flash 10.1. However, the real power play is that the TV will most likely support the upcoming Chrome Web Store, as well. This could open up the opportunity for the TV to run thousands of applications later this year. We were not able to confirm if the TV will have built-in flash/hdd storage.
Other specifications of the TV include full HD 1080p playback (of course), built-in Wi-Fi, 4 HDMI connections, USB, Motionflow 240Hz refresh rate, Edge LED lighting, BRAVIA Engine 3, BRAVIA Internet Video/Widgets, and is DLNA Certified.