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Sony Bravia KDL-46XBR4 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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Samsung LN-T4681F

Samsung LN-T4681F
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Samsung LN46A550

Samsung LN46A550
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Price $2,184 to $3,299 at 10 stores $1,899 to $2,999 at 18 stores $1,778 to $2,999 at 19 stores $1,669 to $3,799 at 5 stores $1,269 to $1,999 at 22 stores
CNET editors' rating
4.0 stars Excellent
Editors' choice 4.0 stars Excellent
Editors' choice 4.0 stars Excellent
4.0 stars Excellent
3.5 stars Very good
Average user rating 4.0 stars out of 60 reviews 4.0 stars out of 45 reviews 3.5 stars out of 34 reviews 3.0 stars out of 16 reviews 4.0 stars out of 11 reviews
Release date September 01, 2007 April 01, 2008 May 01, 2008 September 01, 2007 January 08, 2008
The Bottom Line 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. A breakthrough in LCD picture quality with some issues, the LED-powered Samsung LN-T4681F will nonetheless impress the staunchest videophiles. The midlevel Samsung LN46A550 LCD HDTV strikes an excellent balance between price and performance.

Basic specs

Features See What's the Same or What's different
Sound Effects S-FORCE Front Surround Sound
Virtual Dolby Digital
Info unavailable BBE ViVA HD3D
BBE
SRS TruSurround XT
SRS TruSurround
Input Video Formats 1080p
Info unavailable 1080p
480p
480i
1080i
720p
1080p
480p
576i
576p
480i
1080i
720p
1080p
480p
576i
576p
480i
1080i
720p
USB Port Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Yes
Yes
Supported Flash Memory Cards Info unavailable Info unavailable SD Memory Card
Info unavailable Info unavailable
Multi-channel Preview Info unavailable Picture-in-picture (PIP)
Info unavailable Picture-in-picture (PIP) (1 tuner)
Picture-in-picture (PIP)
Analog TV Tuner Info unavailable Info unavailable NTSC
NTSC
NTSC
Weight 79.4 lbs
76.7 lbs
99.2 lbs
76.9 lbs
60.8 lbs
Image Aspect Ratio 16:9