Reviews of the Sony KDL-46W4100
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CNET Review
The Good: Produces a deep level of black; accurate primary colors; dejudder mode smoothes moving video with few artifacts; screen attenuates ambient lighting; solid connectivity with four HDMI and one PC input; numerous picture controls including white balance; attractive styling with transparent pane below screen.
The Bad: Black level fluctuates in dark areas; less accurate color decoding; below-average viewing angle; cumbersome menu system.
The Bottom Line: Sony's midlevel KDL-46W4100 gets you solid dejudder video processing but otherwise its picture quality falls short of the top tier.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 83/100 and users 90/100. Comparing these reviews to 208672 other TVs reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 92/100 = Excellent.
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No Rating
reviewed.com
Review Summary: The Sony Bravia KDL-46W4100 is a 46-inch LCD flat panel HDTV. Available starting at $1800 this is not a budget HDTV for its class. It offers several features we'd expect to see from a more expensive television, including deep blacks and bright whites, ...
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No Rating
washingtonpost.com
Review Summary: The Sony Bravia KDL-46W4100 is a 46-inch LCD flat panel HDTV. Available starting at $1800 this is not a budget HDTV for its class. It offers several features we'd expect to see from a more expensive television, including deep blacks and bright whites, ...
Manufacturer: Sony
Part number: KD-L46W4100
General
- Series BRAVIA
- Product type LCD TV
- Diagonal Size 46 in - Widescreen
- Dimensions & Weight Details Panel without stand - 44.1 in x 4.5 in x 29.2 in x 57.3 lbs, Panel with stand - 44.1 in x 12.1 in x 30.8 in x 66.1 lbs
- Enclosure Color Gloss piano black
Display
- Technology TFT active matrix
- Resolution 1920 x 1080
- Display Format 1080p (FullHD)
- Image Aspect Ratio 16:9
- Image Contrast Ratio 3000:1
- Dynamic Contrast Ratio 30000:1
- 120Hz Yes
- Widescreen Modes 16:9, Full, Normal, Stretch, Auto Wide, Wide Zoom, Conventional 4:3
- Color Temperature Control Yes (Warm1/Warm2/Neutral/Cool)
- Progressive Scan Progressive scanning (line doubling)
- Display Menu Language French, English, Spanish
- Comb Filter 3D digital
- V-Chip Control Yes
- Picture Adjustment Standard/Cinema/Vivid/Photo
TV Tuner
- Tuner Qty 1x analog/digital combo
- Digital TV Tuner QAM, ATSC, 8-VSB
- Analog TV Tuner NTSC
- Multi-channel Preview Picture-in-picture (PIP), Picture-and-picture (PAP)
- Stereo Reception System MTS
- Channel Coverage DTV:2-69, UHF:2-69, DTV:1-135, Cable:1-135
Video Features
- Video Interface HDMI, S-Video, Component, Composite
- HDTV Ready Yes
- Input Video Formats 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
- Electronic Program Guide TV Guide On Screen
- Parental Channel Lock Yes
- Closed Caption Capability Yes
Audio System
- Speaker(s) 2 x Right/left channel speaker - Built-in - 10 Watt
- Sound Output Mode Stereo
- Surround Mode Yes
- Sound Effects S-FORCE Front Surround Sound
- Audio Controls Bass, Balance, Sound mode
- Output Power / Total 20 Watt
- Additional Features Voice Zoom, Auto volume adjustment
Connections
- Connector Type 5 x Audio line-in ( RCA phono x 2 ) - Rear, 1 x Audio line-in ( RCA phono x 2 ) - Side, 1 x Audio line-out ( RCA phono x 2 ) - Rear, 2 x Component video input ( RCA phono x 3 ) - Rear, 2 x Composite video input ( RCA phono ) - Rear, 1 x Composite video input ( RCA phono ) - Side, 1 x Digital audio output (optical) ( TOSLINK ) - Rear, 3 x HDMI input ( 19 pin HDMI Type A ) - Rear, 1 x HDMI input ( 19 pin HDMI Type A ) - Side, 1 x VGA input ( 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ) - Rear, 1 x Audio line-in ( Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ) - Rear, 1 x S-Video input ( 4 pin mini-DIN ) - Rear
- PC Interface VGA (HD-15)
Remote Control
- Remote Control Remote control - Infrared
Stands & Mounts
- Stand Included Yes
- Stand Design Tabletop
- Flat Panel Mount Interface 300 x 300 mm
Power
- Power Device Power supply - Internal
- Power AC 120 V
- Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep 0.07
- Power Consumption Operational 275 Watt
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - Parts and labor - 1 year
Sustainability
- CNET Labs: Operational power consumption 274.43 Watt
- CNET Labs: Calibrated power consumption 140 Watt
- CNET Labs: Power Save Mode power consumption 96.4 Watt
- CNET Labs: Power consumption Stand by / Sleep 0.85 Watt
- CNET Labs: Estimated Annual Energy Cost 60.01 US Dollars
- EPA Energy Star Compliant Yes
- Greenpeace policy rating (Sept 2009) 5.1
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