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Sony Bravia KDL-40XBR4 comparison

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Sony Bravia KDL-46XBR4

Sony Bravia KDL-46XBR4
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Samsung LN52A650

Samsung LN52A650
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Panasonic Viera TH-50PZ800U

Panasonic Viera TH-50PZ800U
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Sony KDL-46W4100

Sony KDL-46W4100
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Price $1,779 to $2,499 at 10 stores $2,184 to $3,299 at 10 stores $1,899 to $2,999 at 18 stores $1,778 to $2,999 at 19 stores $1,599 to $2,399 at 23 stores
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4.0 stars Excellent
Editors' choice 4.0 stars Excellent
Editors' choice 4.0 stars Excellent
3.5 stars Very good
Average user rating 4.0 stars out of 13 reviews 4.0 stars out of 60 reviews 4.0 stars out of 45 reviews 3.5 stars out of 34 reviews 4.5 stars out of 5 reviews
Release date June 07, 2007 September 01, 2007 April 01, 2008 May 01, 2008 May 10, 2008
The Bottom Line CNET did not review the Sony KDL-40XBR4, but we did review a larger model in the series. Although not quite as impressive as the best plasmas, the 46-inch Sony KDL-46XBR4 outperforms any flat-panel LCD we've tested so far. If you don't mind its red frame, the Samsung LN52A650 LCD HDTV will reward you with a massive feature set and excellent picture quality. With the accuracy of its THX mode and great black-level performance, the Panasonic TH-50PZ800U is one of the best-performing HDTVs available. Sony's midlevel KDL-46W4100 gets you solid dejudder video processing but otherwise its picture quality falls short of the top tier.

Basic specs

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Sound Effects S-FORCE Front Surround Sound
Virtual Dolby Digital
S-FORCE Front Surround Sound
Virtual Dolby Digital
Info unavailable BBE ViVA HD3D
BBE
S-FORCE Front Surround Sound
Input Video Formats 1080p
1080p
Info unavailable 1080p
480p
480i
1080i
720p
1080p
480p
480i
1080i
720p
Supported Flash Memory Cards Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable SD Memory Card
Info unavailable
Multi-channel Preview Info unavailable Info unavailable Picture-in-picture (PIP)
Info unavailable Picture-and-picture (PAP)
Picture-in-picture (PIP)
Analog TV Tuner Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable NTSC
NTSC
Weight 68.3 lbs
79.4 lbs
76.7 lbs
99.2 lbs
57.3 lbs
Image Aspect Ratio 16:9
16:9
16:9
16:9
16:9
Digital TV Tuner QAM
ATSC
QAM
ATSC