Sony KDL-46V2500 46" Bravia V-Series 1080p LCD HDTV (Review)
Sony KDL-46V2500 46" Bravia V-Series 1080p LCD HDTV
| Average Customer Rating: 4.5 |
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| Pack in the sports, movies and games with an amazing backlit 46" picture1, amplified and enhanced surround sound, and the convenience of sleep timer and picture freeze. Plug in your PC and up to 9 other components-including HDMI™-to create the full entertainment experience. And enjoy the quality and style that can only come from a Bravia™ TV. Feature List BRAVIA Engine™ Full Digital Video Processor: BRAVIA™ V-Series LCD televisions use Sony's BRAVIA Engine™ full digital video processor for crisp and clear images. Several special picture enhancement technologies are integrated into the processor to create better gradations and details, enhance contrast, dynamically improve color, and reduce image flicker. Full HD 1080: There are a lot of ways to define high-definition but BRAVIA Full HD means you’re getting the best resolution that high-definition has to offer consumers. With Sony BRAVIA V-Series HDTVs, Full HD 1080 means 1920 x 1080 pixels and 1080p video inputs. Your lifestyle demands the best in high-definition and with BRAVIA Full HD 1080 products you get it. 1920 x 1080 Panel Resolution: When it comes to high-definition TV the pinnacle of performance is achieved by using 1920 x 1080 display panels. And BRAVIA V-Series televisions have them. Full HD 1920 x 1080 panel resolution with over 2 million pixels (more than twice that of 720p HDTV) is exactly what you need to reproduce the 1080p content that can be delivered by our cutting edge 1080p Blu-ray disc™ player. And working with BRAVIA Engine™ PRO everything from standard definition and high definition is upconverted to 1080p for a picture so real it’s like you’re actually there. Live Color Creation System: Decades of television know how allow us to realize that an LCD TV is more than just the panel; it’s actually a system. Uncompromised picture quality starts with combining carefully chosen components and circuits to optimize system quality, among these are the color creation and processing functions. That’s what Live Color Creation is all about. It starts with the BRAVIA Engine™ PRO video processing system, which enhances primary colors and corrects half-tone colors for natural overall color. Next, a WCG-CCFL backlight using Sony’s phosphor formula delivers a specific spectrum of light designed to work with our specially formulated color filters. The combination of these three components creates deep, deep blues and natural greens for overall colors that draw you right into the picture itself. High Contrast Ratio: Sony uses a dynamic backlighting system called ACE (Advanced Contrast Enhancement) on BRAVIA V-Series TVs. ACE automatically senses the APL (Average Picture Level) of the video signal and adjusts the intensity of the backlight for improved contrast. VESA test and measurement methods are applied yielding a contrast ratio of used 7000:1. This number represents the widest possible ratio between black and white contrast levels. Sony also measures their BRAVIA televisions with a more stringent method that measures the amount of black and white levels that can appear on the screen at the same time. This method yields a more real world measurement of 1300:1 HDMI™ and PC Connectivity: Designed for maximum versatility, Sony’s BRAVIA V-Series LCD TVs are equipped with a comprehensive range of input interfaces. The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface. HDMI technology supports enhanced or High Definition video, together with multi-channel digital audio to provide matchless image and sound reproduction. BRAVIA V-Series TVs include (2) HDMI 1080/60p inputs. The PC input (HD-15-pin) offers easy connection to your PC, allowing you to use your high resolution BRAVIA V-Series Digital TV as a computer monitor. |
| I won't beat a dead horse here by posting another redundant review. I completely agree with Christopher Lee (The Beast) and have had the same experiences and made similar adjustments. I wouldn't trade this TV set for any other out there. My only complaint was that the TV will not accept anything better than 1080i through the component inputs, which astounds me. I could find nothing that would have indicated this to me prior to my purchase. First generation XBox 360 users should take note of this. I've changed my 360 out for a later model with HDMI (great reason for an upgrade!), so no problems now and I'm rockin' 1080p content. This t.v. is terrific. Very clean looking. havent seen any ghosting or whatever people were talkin about. 7000:1 contrast ratio + 1080p blows away the competition. Would recommend to anyone This is the set that made a big-screen believer out of me. The Sony 40 and 46V2500 series is capable of producing a hi-def picture second to none--and with little to no set-up or calibration. Moreover, it has features--a swivel stand, non-glossy surface, Tru-Surround sound--that may place it ahead of more recent models. If you're trying to determine what distinguishes it from the Sony 40 and 46V3000 series, the main difference is that the speakers of the V3000 series are on the sides instead of the bottom, resulting in a somewhat wider frame. Also, the V3000 series comes with Theater-Synch, which may be a consideration to consumers who have other Sony components that they wish to incorporate with the screen while limiting the number of steps and remotes. The other differences are primarily specs not relevant to the actual viewing experience--number of bits, contrast ratios, 24 fps, etc.--the purely technical things that videophiles dwell on for the sake of argument, whether visible or not to the naked eye. Truthfully, my eyes see no room for improvement. If you're shopping in the 1000-1400 range and haven't been brainwashed by the Samsung advocates, there's no question in my mind that the biggest bang for the buck would be the 40 or 46V2500 from Amazon Warehouse. The major caveat is the meager amount of actual hi-def content. (Out of the 2000 channels listed in my Time-Warner materials, no more than 20 of them regularly telecast at 720p and higher. And most of that is mindless mush--though with this Sony model it can be a pleasure just to watch scenery.) |
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