Reviews of the Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR2
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CNET Review
The Good: The Sony KDL-52XBR2 flat-panel LCD TV has a unique design with a glass border around the screen; interchangeable bezel color; accurate primary colors and color decoding; clean image with little false contouring; excellent connectivity with three HDMI inputs and one PC input.
The Bad: Expensive; reproduces lighter blacks than like-size plasmas; subpar standard-definition processing.
The Bottom Line: Although the picture quality of the stylish, expensive Sony KDL-52XBR2 falls short against like-size plasmas, it's still one of the best-performing LCDs we've tested.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 80/100 and users 84/100. Comparing these reviews to 208759 other TVs reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 86/100 = Very Good.
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marketnews.ca
Review Summary: Priced at $4,300 this drop-dead-gorgeous television is a work of industrial art. The 46-inch LCD screen is surrounded by a thin black inner frame and silver metallic outer bezel. Along the perimeter behind the screen is an outer glass frame. This ...
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No Rating
technews.in
Review Summary: The Sony Bravia KDL-46XBR2 LCD TV has screen size 46"(117cm) Diagonal having resolution 1920x1080, aspect ratio 16:9, contrast ratio 7000:1 with viewing angle 178*
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bigpicturebigsound.com
Review Summary: There is a lot to like about the Sony KDL-46XBR2. Spot-on color temperature and realistic color reproduction when calibrated. Plus that mouth-watering detail -- 2 million pixels of it. It really can look breathtaking on certain high definition ...
Manufacturer: Sony
Part number: KDL-52XBR2
General
- Series BRAVIA
- Product type LCD TV
- Diagonal Size 52 in - Widescreen
- Enclosure Color Medium silver
Display
- Technology TFT active matrix
- LCD Backlight Technology Wide Color Gamut-CCFL
- Resolution 1920 x 1080
- Display Format 1080p (FullHD)
- Image Aspect Ratio 16:9
- Image Contrast Ratio 1300:1
- Dynamic Contrast Ratio 7000:1
- Widescreen Modes Full, Zoom, Normal, Wide Zoom
- Progressive Scan Progressive scanning (line doubling)
- Viewing Angle 178 degrees
- Analog Video Signal Composite video, S-Video
- Comb Filter 3D digital
- V-Chip Control Yes
- Picture Adjustment Vivid/Standard/Custom
TV Tuner
- Tuner Qty 1x digital
- Digital TV Tuner ATSC
- dbx Noise Reduction Yes
Video Features
- Video Interface HDMI, S-Video, Component, Composite
- HDTV Ready Yes
- Input Video Formats 720p, 1080p
- Freeze Memo Yes
- Parental Channel Lock Yes
- Closed Caption Capability Yes
Audio System
- Speaker(s) 2 x Right/left channel speaker - Built-in - 11 Watt
- Sound Output Mode Stereo
- Surround Mode Yes
- Sound Effects SRS TruSurround XT, Virtual Dolby Digital
- Audio Controls Balance, Bass, Treble
- Output Power / Total 22 Watt
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Composite video input ( RCA phono ) - Side, 2 x Composite video input ( RCA phono ) - Rear, 1 x S-Video input ( 4 pin mini-DIN ) - Rear, 2 x Component video input ( RCA phono x 3 ) - Rear, 5 x Audio line-in ( RCA phono x 2 ) - Rear, 1 x Audio line-in ( RCA phono x 2 ) - Side, 1 x VGA input ( 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ) - Rear, 1 x Audio line-out ( RCA phono x 2 ) - Rear, 1 x Digital audio output (optical) - Rear, 1 x Headphones ( Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ) - Side, 2 x HDMI ( 19 pin HDMI Type A ) - Rear, 1 x HDMI ( 19 pin HDMI Type A ) - Side
- PC Interface VGA (HD-15)
Remote Control
- Remote Control Remote control - Infrared
- Supported Devices TV
Power
- Power Device Power supply - Internal
- Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep 0.5 Watt
- Power Consumption Operational 227 Watt
- Compliant Standards EPA Energy Star
Miscellaneous
- HDCP Compatible Yes
- Included Accessories LCD TV stand
Sustainability
- CNET Labs: Operational power consumption 307.03 Watt
- CNET Labs: Power consumption Stand by / Sleep 0.89 Watt
- CNET Labs: Estimated Annual Energy Cost 67.09 US Dollars
- EPA Energy Star Compliant Yes
- Greenpeace policy rating (Sept 2009) 5.1
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