Reality mastered

Designing televisions that faithfully convey the creator’s intent is our passion. MASTER Series TVs meet the strict criteria of our top engineers and makes beautiful images a reality. For the first time, creators can explore their imagination and see their vision reproduced in the home.

Reality mastered

Designing televisions that faithfully convey the creator’s intent is our passion. MASTER Series TVs meet the strict criteria of our top engineers and makes beautiful images a reality. For the first time, creators can explore their imagination and see their vision reproduced in the home.

Bringing the creator’s intent to life

For over fifty years, we’ve been pushing the limits of TV picture quality. Now our expertise in mastering content creation with filmmakers and perfecting screens that replicate the creator’s intent has come together in the illustrious MASTER Series TVs.

Bringing the creator’s intent to life

For over fifty years, we’ve been pushing the limits of TV picture quality. Now our expertise in mastering content creation with filmmakers and perfecting screens that replicate the creator’s intent has come together in the illustrious MASTER Series TVs.

Cinema comes home

Producing films and developing professional film making equipment has made us a pioneer of the movies, and we’ve also developed TVs for a theatre-like experience at home. Our goal is to create a TV ultimate concept that faithfully conveys the creators’ full intent.

Reproducing every emotion

We aim for TV picture quality with the brightness to illuminate every detail, darkness deep enough to engulf viewers and colours beautiful enough to captivate hearts. Every emotion is reproduced for ultimate realism.

Challenging the creators

We’re challenging creators to take full advantage of the technology and explore their creativity. Now filmmakers can develop new cinematic ideas and see them perfectly reproduced in the home.

Cinema comes home

Producing films and developing professional film making equipment has made us a pioneer of the movies, and we’ve also developed TVs for a theatre-like experience at home. Our goal is to create a TV ultimate concept that faithfully conveys the creators’ full intent.

Reproducing every emotion

We aim for TV picture quality with the brightness to illuminate every detail, darkness deep enough to engulf viewers and colours beautiful enough to captivate hearts. Every emotion is reproduced for ultimate realism.

Challenging the creators

We’re challenging creators to take full advantage of the technology and explore their creativity. Now filmmakers can develop new cinematic ideas and see them perfectly reproduced in the home.

Picture Processor X1™ Ultimate

Every original thought, authentically reproduced

Moving from film to TV requires content to be digitally compressed, which affects picture quality. In developing MASTER Series TVs, we wanted to recapture the creator’s perfectly finished image as a digital signal whilst minimizing deterioration — a tough challenge requiring a supreme new processor. 

Picture Processor X1™ Ultimate

Every original thought, authentically reproduced

Moving from film to TV requires content to be digitally compressed, which affects picture quality. In developing MASTER Series TVs, we wanted to recapture the creator’s perfectly finished image as a digital signal whilst minimizing deterioration — a tough challenge requiring a supreme new processor. 

The challenge of conversion

What the creator sees during shooting is encoded before transmission to the television, then decoded and converted so it can be displayed on the panel. Our Picture Processor X1™ Ultimate minimizes image deterioration during this process.

The challenge of conversion

Moving from film to TV requires content to be digitally compressed, which affects picture quality. In developing MASTER Series TVs, we wanted to recapture the creator’s perfectly finished image as a digital signal whilst minimizing deterioration — a tough challenge requiring a supreme new processor. 

Processing Signals at ultra-high bit rates

While developing Picture Processor X1™ Ultimate, we followed a ‘not one bit lost’ philosophy. Signals are processed at ultra-high bit rates, then restored to their original quality.

Fine-tuning signals for specific panels

The Picture Processor X1™ Ultimate recognizes differences in characteristics between panels and types of panels, then adjusts the signal accordingly — our most advanced fine-tuning ever. 

Incorporating the finest components

High-precision components in the signal processor help preserve detail across the whole image for TV ultimate realism and visual expression. 

Processing Signals at ultra-high bit rates

While developing Picture Processor X1™ Ultimate, we followed a ‘not one bit lost’ philosophy. Signals are processed at ultra-high bit rates, then restored to their original quality.

Fine-tuning signals for specific panels

The Picture Processor X1™ Ultimate recognizes differences in characteristics between panels and types of panels, then adjusts the signal accordingly — our most advanced fine-tuning ever. 

Incorporating the finest components

High-precision components in the signal processor help preserve detail across the whole image for TV ultimate realism and visual expression. 

Our professionals, from lens to living room

Back in 2000, our TV team began collaborating with Sony Pictures Entertainment on Cinema Mode, the first TV picture quality feature developed for a home theatre experience. Since then, we’ve been working together to standardize new formats such as 4K and HDR, taking movies in the home closer than ever to the creator’s intent.

Our professionals, from lens to living room

Back in 2000, our TV team began collaborating with Sony Pictures Entertainment on Cinema Mode, the first TV picture quality feature developed for a home theatre experience. Since then, we’ve been working together to standardize new formats such as 4K and HDR, taking movies in the home closer than ever to the creator’s intent.

OLED — A perfect fusion of sound and picture

One innovation used in cinema is “screen speaker”, where sound comes directly from the screen surface. Instead of separating image and sound as screen size increases, “screen speaker” brings images and sound together for a truly immersive experience. The picture quality of our MASTER Series A9F conveys the creators’ intent, while its Acoustic Surface Audio+™ technology perfectly replicates “screen speaker”, bringing pictures and sound together in harmony for a cinematic viewing experience at home.

OLED — A perfect fusion of sound and picture

One innovation used in cinema is “screen speaker”, where sound comes directly from the screen surface. Instead of separating image and sound as screen size increases, “screen speaker” brings images and sound together for a truly immersive experience. The picture quality of our MASTER Series A9F conveys the creators’ intent, while its Acoustic Surface Audio+™ technology perfectly replicates “screen speaker”, bringing pictures and sound together in harmony for a cinematic viewing experience at home.

LCD — Beautiful images from any angle

As LCD screen size increases, two characteristics become prominent: an after-image effect when objects move quickly and a loss of colour fidelity when viewing at an angle. Both of these issues have been solved with the MASTER Series Z9F, which conveys the creator’s intent using new technologies so images stay beautiful, even on large screens.

LCD — Beautiful images from any angle

As LCD screen size increases, two characteristics become prominent: an after-image effect when objects move quickly and a loss of colour fidelity when viewing at an angle. Both of these issues have been solved with the MASTER Series Z9F, which conveys the creator’s intent using new technologies so images stay beautiful, even on large screens.

Toward home-viewing innovation.The Sony ecosystem and Netflix.

With the advances in technology in recent years, the power of television to express the visions and inspirations of creators is better than ever. As a result, viewers can experience a vast array of entertainment filled with excitement and compelling imagery in their own homes. For many years, Sony and Netflix have been pioneering the industry and shaping the future of television, working directly with creators to bring their stories to entertainment lovers around the world. By delivering cutting-edge technology like 4K and HDR, consumers can now get a cinema quality experience in the comfort of their living rooms.

Toward home-viewing innovation.The Sony ecosystem and Netflix.

With the advances in technology in recent years, the power of television to express the visions and inspirations of creators is better than ever. As a result, viewers can experience a vast array of entertainment filled with excitement and compelling imagery in their own homes. For many years, Sony and Netflix have been pioneering the industry and shaping the future of television, working directly with creators to bring their stories to entertainment lovers around the world. By delivering cutting-edge technology like 4K and HDR, consumers can now get a cinema quality experience in the comfort of their living rooms.

Netflix Calibrated Mode

In addition, Netflix has been actively investing in the production of original programming using the latest video image standards, and has developed Netflix Calibrated Mode in conjunction with Sony to ensure picture quality preservation. This mode was specially developed to reproduce the same picture quality as a studio evaluation master for television in order to preserve the filmmaker’s vision and intent.

Netflix Calibrated Mode

In addition, Netflix has been actively investing in the production of original programming using the latest video image standards, and has developed Netflix Calibrated Mode in conjunction with Sony to ensure picture quality preservation. This mode was specially developed to reproduce the same picture quality as a studio evaluation master for television in order to preserve the filmmaker’s vision and intent.

Entertainment as it was meant to be

Netflix Calibrated Mode ensures the viewer has the option to watch series, films, documentaries and other types of stories in the way it was originally created and intended to be seen

Studio standard TV

Promising picture quality approaching that of a master monitor used for standard reference in motion picture production studios, MASTER Series is capable of presenting TV-first entertainment in its ideal state.

Cinema thrills at home

Entertainment enthusiasts can now enjoy this experience right at home as MASTER Series, together with Netflix Calibrated Mode, which faithfully reproduces the visuals that bring storytelling to vivid life.

Entertainment as it was meant to be

Netflix Calibrated Mode ensures the viewer has the option to watch series, films, documentaries and other types of stories in the way it was originally created and intended to be seen

Studio standard TV

Promising picture quality approaching that of a master monitor used for standard reference in motion picture production studios, MASTER Series is capable of presenting TV-first entertainment in its ideal state.

Cinema thrills at home

Entertainment enthusiasts can now enjoy this experience right at home as MASTER Series, together with Netflix Calibrated Mode, which faithfully reproduces the visuals that bring storytelling to vivid life.

Mastering calibration, the key to flawless colours

What attracts people to a motion picture? There are many elements that go into the creative process, such as scripts, scene blocking, editing and colour grading. The creator’s story comes to life when these elements are faithfully reproduced on a TV screen for an immersive, emotional visual experience. Precise colour reproduction is the key, revealing the facial features of actors veiled in shadow, subtle details in a spontaneous flash, and fine gradations from dark to light. The MASTER Series is precisely calibrated at the factory for white balance and uniformity to meet the needs of professional creators and ensure consistently high performance.

Mastering calibration, the key to flawless colours

What attracts people to a motion picture? There are many elements that go into the creative process, such as scripts, scene blocking, editing and colour grading. The creator’s story comes to life when these elements are faithfully reproduced on a TV screen for an immersive, emotional visual experience. Precise colour reproduction is the key, revealing the facial features of actors veiled in shadow, subtle details in a spontaneous flash, and fine gradations from dark to light. The MASTER Series is precisely calibrated at the factory for white balance and uniformity to meet the needs of professional creators and ensure consistently high performance.

Preserving the passion of the creators

To address colour variations from the production process, the MASTER Series is ready to use Portrait Displays’ high-performance CalMAN® auto-calibration software. This allows an unprecedented level of calibration and the ability to fine tune adjustments simply not possible through conventional picture settings. It delivers high-fidelity colour reproduction that’s true to the original TV signal and can adapt to the subtlest changes in colour that may occur over time. The MASTER Series is CalMAN® ready, allowing customers to benefit from software used by visual creators in post-production, quality-control workflows, further demonstrating our commitment to deliver pictures with professional-grade colour-calibrated accuracy in the home

Preserving the passion of the creators

To address colour variations from the production process, the MASTER Series is ready to use Portrait Displays’ high-performance CalMAN® auto-calibration software. This allows an unprecedented level of calibration and the ability to fine tune adjustments simply not possible through conventional picture settings. It delivers high-fidelity colour reproduction that’s true to the original TV signal and can adapt to the subtlest changes in colour that may occur over time. The MASTER Series is CalMAN® ready, allowing customers to benefit from software used by visual creators in post-production, quality-control workflows, further demonstrating our commitment to deliver pictures with professional-grade colour-calibrated accuracy in the home