Sony TVs – Making Great Strides in Home Entertainment

Sony Corporation was established in the United States in 1960. It had been around in Japan since 1946, using a Japanese name. The Sony name was chosen and established in the U.S. Sony TVs have made great strides in the television market. With their new innovations over the years, they have changed the way that we watch TV in our home.

In 1960, months after establishing their corporation in the U.S. Sony launched the world’s first portable TV that was direct-view. By 1961, in just a little over one year, Sony began trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the first Japanese company to do so.

A little over one year later, Sony was making strides again, by introducing the world to its all transistor TV, which was the lightest and smallest to date. Sony TVs made another breakthrough in 1965 by introducing a 19 inch Chromatron-type color TV.

All the while, Sony was opening offices in other parts of the world, like Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Tokyo and Switzerland. By opening all these offices, Sony was becoming world known.

In 1968, Sony joined up with CBS, which later became Sony Records. This was also the year that they opened a U.K. office and introduced the “Trinitron” color TV.

In 1970, Sony shares were being sold on the New York Stock Exchange.

In 1972, Sony TVs opened in San Diego, California. This was a plant opened for the assembly of color TVs.

In 1973, Sony once again set a record by being the first Japanese company to receive an Emmy award. Their Emmy was for the “Trinitron” TV.

In 1990, Sony released their HD equipped television for consumers with a 16:9 wide aspect ratio.

In 2004, they once again set the standards high in digital cinematic projectors with their 4K SXRD high-resolution LCD panel.

Sony has been a big name and changed the way that we watch TV at home. They were responsible for developing DVDs and Blu-Ray Disc players. It seems that everything Sony has put its hands on has turned to gold, including things like the walk-man from many years ago.