Sony floats waterproof Bravia XDV-W600 1-Seg TV for the bath

It's round, white, and floats in the tub and goes by the name XDV-W600 -- the latest Bravia TV to numb the mind. The little 1-Seg set features a 4-inch, 16.7-million color, 272 x 480 pixel LCD; AM/FM tuner; 2GB of internal memory to record up to 10-hours of 1-Seg television broadcasts; and up to 23-hours of viewing off the internal rechargeable + 2x AA alkaline batteries. It also carries an IPX7 and IPX6 waterproof rating making it submersible for up to 30 minutes at a depth of 1-meter and capable of withstanding penetration by your Jacuzzi's water jets. Although it would likely distort the video into a fisheye view, we really wish that advances in curved and circular LCDs had progressed to the point of mass production -- that square display kills the aesthetic on these ovular TVs. Ships in Japan on October 30th for an expected ¥39,800 (about $368).

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[xboxbuff @ Sep 2nd 2008 4:52AM]

---"and up to 23-hours of viewing off the internal rechargeable + 2x AA alkaline batteries."

why don't they use Li-on battery instead of 2x AA?

[avester @ Sep 2nd 2008 10:48AM]

Batteries that you can buy anywhere in the world and don't cost over 50$ a pop aren't a invention of the commies.

[aim @ Sep 2nd 2008 5:07AM]

The design seems to aim for feminine style.
The price is quite high though, you sure that we can notice the detailed colors with
this 4-inch screen?

good job Sony, best style and convenient as always.

[ybd @ Sep 2nd 2008 11:53AM]

I own a certain popular 4" PMP for about 3 years now. 4" is definitely enough for quality watching.

[Michael S. @ Sep 2nd 2008 5:25AM]

Cool, now you can give your drowning victims something entertaining!

[Jamar @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:04AM]

Now, if only more than three countries used One-Seg (and I wonder why the other two countries are Latin American countries).

[Vagrant @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:49AM]

Until the Tokyo Sky Tree is built three years from now, this isn't going to work too well in the home. It does have that support base with the antenna connection...and it will need it to get a signal.

Unfortunately, it totally fails when compared to a PSP with a 1SEG TV tuner for about $225. Add a waterproof bag made for the PSP for an extra $20 and you're good to go.
(Of course PSP uses a memory stick, so you can add your own video/music/pictures and play a game, or two.)

With the $100 left over, you could pick up an 8GB memory stick, battery and other stuff to trick out your PSP.

Still, I can only presume they did some market research on Obaasan, who has no clue about the PSP and would use this whilst enjoying a bath and her favorite Korean drama.

[Vince @ Sep 2nd 2008 7:32AM]

Much truth in your word.

[Muhammed @ Sep 2nd 2008 8:24AM]

omg, it is beautiful!

[Eli @ Sep 2nd 2008 2:34PM]

Does anybody else notice how the resolution of a psp screen is the same? They are totally using the same screen.

[Rafa @ Sep 3rd 2008 11:58AM]

Warning: the unavoidable hippie-earth comment.

Even though they say this is aimed to be used with jacuzzi or bathtubs scenarios, am I the only one concerned how these type of products are terrible for the amount of water being wasted while watching TV while taking a freaking shower? (and I thought we had it bad enough already with radios in the shower).

[Rafa @ Sep 3rd 2008 12:08PM]

Disclosure: the unavoidable hippie-earth comment.

Even though they say this is aimed to be used with jacuzzi or
bathtubs scenarios, am I the only one concerned how these type of
products are terrible for the amount of water being wasted while
watching TV while taking a Fre_a_kin' shower? (and I thought we had it
bad enough already with radios in the shower).

[stevie @ Feb 8th 2009 4:45PM]

thats very good ,its a pity that sony cant get the ps3 to show up in the hdmi device list on the bravia lcd