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Sony BRAVIA V-Series KDL-46V4100 46-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
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Most Helpful First | Newest First | + SharePoor Picture quality, I can't believe it's a Sony!
(1 out of 5) by Whatscool on Nov 12, 2009 (Chicago, IL., USA)This is my first Sony TV set (KDL46V4100). My wife and I chose it mainly because of Sony's reputation.
We loved it so much at the beginning. But couple days after I took it home, I noticed every time I turn on the TV, only on HD channels, there are many black spots on the picture, especially on people's faces. After one hour or so, those black spots gradually disappeared. I am not sure if this is due to the cold weather. But this is Sony! It should not need warm up! My old Panasonic and Hitachi do not need, at least.
I visited sony's website and did a firmware update. It doesn't help. Since it's still under warranty, I am going to call Sony for repair/replacement, or return it to Best Buy.
Every thing else is good. But poor picture quality is enough to get this Sony a 1-star. Unbelievable!
We loved it so much at the beginning. But couple days after I took it home, I noticed every time I turn on the TV, only on HD channels, there are many black spots on the picture, especially on people's faces. After one hour or so, those black spots gradually disappeared. I am not sure if this is due to the cold weather. But this is Sony! It should not need warm up! My old Panasonic and Hitachi do not need, at least.
I visited sony's website and did a firmware update. It doesn't help. Since it's still under warranty, I am going to call Sony for repair/replacement, or return it to Best Buy.
Every thing else is good. But poor picture quality is enough to get this Sony a 1-star. Unbelievable!
Last Sony for me, terrible support, terrible features.
(1 out of 5) by Prof. GAC on Oct 29, 2009 (CA USA)I got this TV for what looked at the time as a great price (sub 1k$)
and I preferred Sony over other brands due to their quality reputation.
It appears that Sony are producing junk. The image quality is mediocre,
and the features are minimal, the menu is terrible, searching for features
you endup nowhere. Sound could be better.
One point that was very important for me is support for 25fps via HDMI.
While the rest of the brands support this option, Sony quantized the world
into regions, and there is no way for you to play HD that was recorded outside
the US. I will repeat this point as it is important: Sony HDMI would not play
European standards while most of the other TVs do.
I tried contacting Sony via email thinking that there should be a simple patch
to correct this glich. Nada! Their support keep talking about PAL vrs. NTSC which
are brodcating standards for SD, and have nothing to do with their lack of support
for varrying HD frame rates.
This is my last Sony TV. They simply optimized me away!
and I preferred Sony over other brands due to their quality reputation.
It appears that Sony are producing junk. The image quality is mediocre,
and the features are minimal, the menu is terrible, searching for features
you endup nowhere. Sound could be better.
One point that was very important for me is support for 25fps via HDMI.
While the rest of the brands support this option, Sony quantized the world
into regions, and there is no way for you to play HD that was recorded outside
the US. I will repeat this point as it is important: Sony HDMI would not play
European standards while most of the other TVs do.
I tried contacting Sony via email thinking that there should be a simple patch
to correct this glich. Nada! Their support keep talking about PAL vrs. NTSC which
are brodcating standards for SD, and have nothing to do with their lack of support
for varrying HD frame rates.
This is my last Sony TV. They simply optimized me away!
Decent TV
(4 out of 5) by J. Wintersteen on Jul 30, 2009 (Alaska)PRO'S: Great picture, great sound, lots of connections, easy menu's.
CONS: Having to install the base, base does not swival, no headphone jack.
CONS: Having to install the base, base does not swival, no headphone jack.
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Sony BRAVIA 46" LCD
(5 out of 5) by Thomas A. Ruggiero on Jul 14, 2009 (San Diego, CA)I purchased this TV with the help of a friend. The price was definitely right but I was most concerned with connectivity. I needed something which had room for expansion. With 4 HDMI ports, all my problems were solved.
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Sony comes through again with a great TV
(5 out of 5) by George T. Workman on Jul 6, 2009 (Tucson, AZ)Sony's 46" LCD TV with 1080p high definition is my choice after trying the Samsung 46" 1080p LCD. I do not watch everything in high def native 1080p. Programs like ESPN, ESPN2, CNN, MSNBC are in standard def but these stations broadcast with an info bar at the bottom of the screen. The Sony Bravia engine can present these channels in Wide Zoom mode maintaining a good aspect ratio and display the info bar at the bottom. The Samsung 46" 1080p can not. Their Wide Zoom mode tries to keep the aspect ratio as broadcast which leads to cutting off the top and the bottom. Very annoying. If you move the image up to read the info bar you chop off the announcers head. While the Samsung with black screen offered a slightly better picture contrast with deep blacks, the Sony simply is a better TV because it handles standard broadcasts better, you can see the whole picture in Wide Zoom mode, the picture clarity is wonderful, the speakers in the TV are much, much better than the Samsung and the price was a little lower for the Sony. The screen is fast so I do not need the 120 or now 240 fast processing. When I tried it on the Samsung I could not tell the difference. I think 120 per sec. frame processing is close to "gimmick" and typical marketing to get us to buy the latest version.