Recent content by SL75

Backlight Master Drive was demonstrated at CES 2016 and used in the 100" Bravia Z9D shown at IFA the same year. It did not have XR branding or the latest LED drivers but it already showed quite fine granularity in the backlight array.

Nice to see the review mention sound quality from the analogue output, especially as the manufacturer has made a point of having improved this compared to older models. I don't usually see this mentioned when a product is reviewed, for example sound quality from Blu-ray players... is this via...

That is true, but it's also the norm that flagship phones are costing this much nowadays. If a laptop suits the purpose better then buy the laptop. I've not bought a laptop for myself since 2005 but do have a need for a high spec phone for myself. My current one is an Xperia Z5 that cost around...

Off-the-shelf DACs are hardwired. FPGA allows a designer to implement their own architecture and, more importantly, change/update that in-situ by means of a software update. That's where the "FP" part comes, Field-Programmable.