After yesterdays
gloomy review of the $16,000 57-inch 1080p Sharp LCD, a person would think twice about looking at LCDs if that pricey of a set can be so lackluster. Sony may not have the AQUOS nameplate, but they know a thing or two about TVs and Sony's new XBR2 line sure does impress. Ultimate AV set this LCD up in their labs and came to the conclusion that this is the new standard for LCDs. It is simply that good. This LCD has some of the deepest blacks they have seen from that type of flat-panels, it's a 1080p display that can accept 1080p, good performance on SD, and most of all, the TV has a killer look. This is the flat-panel that allows the user to
choose purchase different colored bezels or spend $300 bucks more for the XBR3 with a piano black finish. If you are considering an LCD, read this to found out how they are suppose to perform.
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posted Aug 15th 2006 12:38PM
I hope the v-series Bravia is this good. I've been eyeing that TV for a while. If not, I may have to look at the difference in cost between it and the XBR2.
I want one of these.
I just seen this set at my local best buy and was totally blown away! They had the toshiba hd dvd player hooked up to it, just simply stunning.
Looks like a really nice set. Wonder if I can convince my wife to go with a 46" (we had been thinking 42") and to spend a bit more money? :-)
Does this unit have a swivel stand?
Hey Marc, The stand does not swivel (at least not on the 46"). I found one of these (XBR2) at CCity over the weekend, and convinced my wife we needed it for the NFL season. Truly a beautiful TV with a beautiful picture. The styling really sold the wife - she noted that there "wasn't a big piece of black plastic surrounding the LCD" like on the Aquos. This is a piece of furniture.
Looks Awesome..But as I am a Gamer too is LCD a bad choice?
As a gamer, this tv rocks, best picture quality from my Xbox 360 that I've ever seen. No blurring, ghosting, or artifacting
I bought one of these 2 weeks ago. The 40" is what caught my eye and had I not needed to someting closer to a 50" in size, the 40" was a complete blow away!
Remember, the 40" is 1080p as well which means the pixel elements are smaller thereby resulting in a more focused viewing experience at typical view distances.
Same pixel element count between both the 40" and the 46" - smaller is better on the 40. No disrespect to the 46" though - it blows away the Samsung units - hands down - mainly for the fact that the processing circuitry is far superior and faster. Plus this set has picture setting memories for each individual input - an absolute must! HD looks spectacular, Well mastered DVDs look damn close and composite feeds are cleaned up 10 times better than anything in it's class - including Pioneer Elite plasma sets which are totally over-rated. Sony states everything is up-converted to 1080p rez and it certainly appears that to be the case. No burn, very minimal blur (on SD feeds), gobbs of user adjustable settings and stupendous blacks/contrast. There's plenty of margin in this set so work the salesperson; 10% off list is an easy achievement. Also, blow off any attempt to sell you an extended warranty; you can get one directly from Sony after the fact. Just over $300 for 5 years, coverage is good and in-home service is part of the deal. Why pay upwards of $900.00 from someone else; spend that money on other stuff...