Sony Trinitron KV-1310 vs Sony XEL-1

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Trinitron KV-1310 compared with XEL-1

	SonyTrinitron KV-1310	SonyXEL-1
Overview
Released
Released	October 1968	December 2007
Display
Panel
Panel	CRT	OLED
Panel detail
Panel detail	13-inch Trinitron colour CRT with a three-beam electron gun and vertical aperture grille; no fixed pixel matrix	Sony Organic Panel; screen approximately 3 mm at its thinnest point, with electronics in the integral base
Resolution
Resolution	–	960 × 540
HDR formats
HDR formats	None	None
Picture processing
Picture processing	Sony's first Trinitron design uses a single electron gun with three cathodes and a vertical aperture grille instead of a shadow mask	–
Sizes
Sizes
Sizes	13″	11″
Largest size
Largest size	13″ (better)	11″
Gaming
HDMI ports
HDMI ports	None	2 (HDMI 2.1 count unpublished)
Variable refresh rate
Variable refresh rate	None	None
HDMI detail
HDMI detail	–	UK model accepts 1080p and 24p over HDMI; all inputs are scaled to the 960 × 540 panel. Original Japanese version has one HDMI input, unlike the UK version's two.
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platform
Smart TV platform	None (no smart platform)	None (no smart platform)
Speakers
Speakers	–	2.4 W
Speaker detail
Speaker detail	–	UK specification lists 1.2 W + 1.2 W; original Japanese model is rated 1 W + 1 W under JEITA conditions
TV tuners
TV tuners	–	UK model has analogue terrestrial, digital terrestrial and cable tuners; Japanese launch version instead has Japanese terrestrial, BS and 110-degree CS digital tuners
USB
USB	–	USB 2.0 input with photo viewer (UK specification)
Optical audio out
Optical audio out	–	Optical digital audio output (UK specification)
Software updates
Software updates	Historical analogue television without a smart platform; Sony's history dates the Japanese model's first sale to October 1968	–
Design and power
Size
Size	–	UK model including its integral stand is 287 × 255 × 147 mm (width × height × depth); original Japanese model is 287 × 253 × 140 mm
Stand
Stand	–	Built-in tilting table stand
Colours
Colours	–	Piano black
In the box
In the box	–	UK model includes RM-ED015 remote commander, AC cable and operating instructions