Sony Bravia KDL-46W5500
The basics
The Sony Bravia KDL-46W5500 is a 46-inch Full HD LCD telly with 100Hz motion control, a tonne of picture processing features, 24p Cinema mode, eco settings and four HDMI ports.
The good
LCD tellies have a shelf life comparable to accident-prone mayflies, so it’s a joy to find a futureproof-ish, Full HD flat screen that concentrates on picture, sound and build quality at the expense of high-tech gimmicks. Having said that, this Bravia’s Voice Zoom does a great job at ripping dialogue from over-the-top background noise and Picture Frame mode is just plain cool (if hardly eco-friendly). Standard def signals just about survive the upscaling to 46-inches while High Def footage is pretty much the best you’ll find at this price.
The bad
No, colours aren’t as rich nor blacks as solid as those on the LED-powered 46X4500, but that particular vixen costs twice as much as this foxy lady. Don’t expect too much from AppliCast web apps either – the cheesy calculator, clock and FAQ widgets are on a par with those found gracing dodgy Linux netbooks.
The bottom line
Sony’s tellies are marching proudly towards a new golden age, matching superb visuals with surprisingly affordable price-tags. Hardly budget priced but a bargain nonetheless.
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E9 Smooth22 October 2009
Why is this LCD tv in the Plasma section?
Report as inappropriatep.varney20 December 2009
funny plasma
Report as inappropriatemark Stockwell 26 January 2010
You think this would have been changed by now (woluldn't you?)
Report as inappropriateClive02 February 2010
I think that the Panasonic Viera TX-P4G10B is better then the Sony TV. It has 600 Hz and it is one of the most poerful TVs around using Neo PDP technology. It uses the same technology as the Pinoneer Kuro to make the blacks very strong and the colours bright creating an excellent picture quality. Finally, the TV has a 2,000,000 dynamic resolution making it an allround brilliant TV. I would like other opinions on this.
Report as inappropriatestephen platt15 April 2010
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Report as inappropriateAnonymous24 April 2012
this tv is good for playing game
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