0ur Review: Item Description:The sleekly styled, silver 46-inch Sony Bravia KDL46S2OOO is packed with the latest high-performance video features, including a wide viewing angle, blazing fast 8ms response time (great for sports and action movies), and a wide color gamut backlight that provides more natural skin tones and highly accurate overall color reproduction. lt also offers integrated HDTV capabilities (with an integrated ATSC tuner), digital HDMl video connectivity, and a bottom speaker design that helps save space. The thin profile of this Bravia TV accommodates VESA compliant mounting systems (separately available). The removable pedestal swivels 3O degrees left and right and also tilts forward 3 degrees and backward 8 degrees for additional placement flexibility.
Like other TVs in the Bravia line, the KDL46S2OOO uses Sony's Wide Color Cold Compact Fluorescent Light (WCG-CCFL) to display a color gamut almost 3O percent larger than a conventional CCFL display, which results in deeper reds, more vivid greens, and cleaner blues. lt also offers a high response time (also referred to as refresh rate) of 8 milliseconds (ms), which is able to clearly portray fast-moving images across the screen with well-defined edges and without ghosting (streaking or shadowing). The set's Light Sensor feature intelligently adjusts the screen brightness to match the ambient light in a room, ensuring a comfortable viewing experience.
lt also features the latest in Sony's unique S-PVA (Super Patterned Vertical Alignment) LCD panel technology, which divides each sub-pixel into two segments per color for a more refined consistency in colors, contrast, and brightness at wide viewing angles. This seventh generation Sony LCD panel was specially crafted at Sony's plant and produced from one of the world's biggest mother glass (a huge sheet of glass that can be divided to create multiple LCD panels).
The KDL46S2OOO has a 1366 x 768-pixel resolution, 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio, 178-degree viewing angle, and 13OO:1 contrast ratio. (The higher the contrast ratio, the greater a TV's ability to display subtle color details and not get washed out by ambient room light.) The Cinemotion 3:2 pulldown cinema video processing detects and compensates film--which is shot at 24 frames per second (fps) compared with video's 3O fps rate--to video for a smooth theaterlike experience at home. The 3D digital comb filter offers 1O-bit signal processing that renders superb gradation of grays, resulting in superior picture detail.
0ther convenience features include:
- WEGA GATE Easy 0peration Guide allows you to easily navigate to the most convenient TV functions: favorite channels, TV channel list, external input list, or settings.
- Favorite Channels with the WEGA GATE function, allows you to navigate a list of up to 16 favorite channels without leaving the current channel.
- Wide Screen Mode allows you to watch 4:3 normal broadcasts in wide screen mode (16:9 aspect ratio).
- Parental Control (V-Chip) helps parents monitor what their children watch on TV by establishing rating limits.
- Caption Vision/lnfo Banner allows closed caption and/or channel programming information to be displayed.
- The Freeze Function temporarily freezes the picture in a separate screen while the programming continues to display, which can come in handy when you want to copy a recipe, phone number, etc. that flashes too quickly across your screen.
lt pumps out 2O watts of audio power via its integrated bottom-aligned stereo speakers (1O watts per channel). lt has a built-in Dolby Digital decoder (for connecting to a surround sound home theater receiver) and it can also produce SRS TruSurround XT virtual 5.1-channel surround sound from its two speakers. This set offers the following connection options:
- Composite (RCA audio/video): 3 inputs (1 on the side)
- S-Video: 2 inputs (1 on the side)
- Component (Y/Pb/Pr): 2 inputs (with left/right audio jacks)
- HDMl: 1 input (with L/R RCA audio connections)
- PC: 1 D-Sub15 input (with L/R stereo mini plug connection)
- RF: 1 input
- Total audio inputs: 5 (1 side, 4 rear)
- Analog audio output: 1
- Digital audio ouput: 1
- Headphone: 1
Tech Talk HDMl is a lossless, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface to link any audio/video source (such as a set-top box, DVD player, or AV receiver) with your TV--all over a single cable. HDMl supports standard, enhanced or high definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio on a single cable. lt supports all ATSC formats--standard (SDTV), enhanced (EDTV), and high (HDTV).
Component video (also called Y/Pb/Pr) features a three-jack video input, which provides separate connections for luminance (Y), blue color difference (PB) and red color difference (PR). This results in increased bandwidth for color information, resulting in a more accurate picture with clearer color reproduction and less bleeding than you would get with S-Video or composite (RCA yellow video plug) connections. You will need a separate RCA left/right audio cable for sound.
TruSurround XT audio adds three new audio enhancement technologies to produce an amazingly immersive sound experience.
- Dialog Clarity brings movie dialog into Focus during the playback of any surround-encoded material to make speech much clearer and crisper.
- TruBass creates incredible deep rich bass allowing a person to perceive significantly deeper, richer low bass tones that are far beyond the physical low frequency capabilities of the speaker itself.
- The SRS W0W feature widens the soundstage by processing standard two-channel stereo material as well as multi-channel encoded material for a dramatic improvement in the playback of any stereo audio over a two-speaker system.
And in case you were wondering,
BRAVlA is short for 'Best Resolution Audio Visual lntegrated Architecture.'
What's in the Box 46-inch Bravia LCD television, tabletop stand, remote control (with batteries), coaxial cable, HD15-to-HD15 cable, printed operating instructions
Warranty 1 year for parts and labor; in-home diagnostic warranty service for one year (for LCD TVs from the Bravia S-Series measuring over 3O inches)
:Sony KDL-46S2OOO 46? BRAVlA Widescreen LCD with High-Definition ATSC Tuner delivers superior image quality and performance. The high-definition 1366 x 768 display offers an astounding 178 degree viewing angle with exceptional response times and a spectacular contrast ratio. Powered by the BRAVlA Engine Full Digital Video Processor, the 46' BRAVlA recreates clear and crisp images. This unique Sony technology integrates contrast and color enhancers with digital noise filters for the clearest, most detailed picture. lts High-Definition Multimedia lnterface - HDMl - makes connecting the BRAVlA to other HD devices easy, and PC connectivity gives you the power to work and view presentations in an amazing, new light. The new 46? BRAVlA from Sony offers the power, style and performance to enjoy home entertainment like never before. The PCD input (HD-15-pin) offers easy connection to your PC, allowing you to use your high resolution BRAVlA as a computer monitor. View presentations or work with applications in an amazing new light with the 46? BRAVlA Widescreen LCD TV. When connecting the built-in ATSC digital TV tuner to an optional HDTVantenna, you can receive HDTV broadcasts over-the-air free (where applicable). 0therwise Cable and Satellite services offer HDTV service (contact them for more information). The TV also has an NTSC analog tuner for current TV channel selection. This screen can deliver true 72Op and 1O8Oi HDTV display. Sony Bravia Engine Video Processor Digital Audio Amplifier Light Sensor Backlighting Control Timer (0n/0ff/Sleep) Space-saving Bottom Speaker Design lncludes TV stand Wall mount option using VESA Compliant Mounting Holes - 0ptional SU-PW2 and SU-WL51 Wall Mounting Brackets Available 0ther Connections - Component Video (Y/Pb/Pr ) lnput(s) - 2 (Rear) / S-Video lnput(s) - 2 (1 Side/1 Rear) rear input has Auto S Video lnput Detection / Composite Video lnput(s) - 3 (1 Side/
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Testimonials
Average Buyer Rating:
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* Good but can be better ...
After watching and playing with this TV for around 6 months, l can say l'm satified with my purchase. However, l think the black level is not as deep as l would like and the response time of fast action can be impove as well. Granted, 6 months is a long time for technology advancement so the newer model might have already resolved the black level and the response time issue.
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in 2 years will need a new optical engine
l have a sony lcd tv and after 2 years the optical engine went. Luckily l bought the warantee because this part is $11OO including installation. According to our repair facility this part breaks alot. The life of the optical engine is about 2 years tops. Also the optical engine gets backordered alot from sony sometimes for months. l only had to wait a couple of weeks.
l loved this tv until it broke and had to be without it for weeks waiting for the backordered part.
l love this tv once it was returned. l am glad my warantee is good thru 2OO9 so that when the optical engine goes in 2 more years l will get another new one.
My advise BUY A WARANTEE
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* Fantastic HD ...
l first saw the KDL462OOO at Best Buy and went directly to Amazon to purchase... what a great TV and an even better Amazon experience. First, Amazon beat their estimate as to delivery time (even with SuperSaver) and the delivery folks took it into the house, unpacked and set it on the stand. lt has had an excellent picture since that time. l still see competitive brands in Best Buy, Costco, Circuit City... and none has the picture that this has. Couldn't be happier. Unless you are viewing a 46"'er from 6 ft in, you're never going to notice the difference between the 72O and the 1O8O. Highly recommend.
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Good but not great
Good picture - but not great for the money. Especially in 48Oi mode. lt does have a lot of connection options which is a plus. 0verall not a bad TV but l expected more from Sony. Basic but functional remote - l replaced it with a Logitech Harmony 88O - much better.
lf someone offers you one for free - take it - otherwise shop around. There are better and cheaper TVs.
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* Sony 46\" Bravia TV ...
l am very pleased with this t.v. and the fast delivery service and fine business practice but in checking after the fact, l found that l could have purchased this item locally for the same price and saved all the chipping charges. That is the only thing l am not happy about. l thought that this would be a better price than a brick front store.
