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Introduction
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01.Tour & Design
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02.Performance: Summary
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03.Performance: Blacks & Whites
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04.Performance: Color
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05.Performance: Motion
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06.Performance: Viewing Effects
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07.Remote
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08.Audio
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09.Connectivity
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10.Controls & Menus
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11.Formats & Media
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12.Power Consumption
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13.Value & Comparisons
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14.Conclusion
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15.Ratings & Specs
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16.Comments
Sony Bravia KDL-46W4100
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Tour & DesignIntroduction
The Sony Bravia KDL-46W4100 is an attractive and fully featured LCD HDTV. We were generally impressed by its performance, with dark blacks, accurate whites and a bright display. That doesn't mean there are no negatives, however, as the color gamut is slightly off and the viewing angle is simply terrible. Do the positive outweigh the negatives? Read the review to find out.
| Section | The Good | The Bad |
| Tour & Design | Interesting design with smoky glass on the edges. |
Controls on the top of the TV? |
| Performance: Summary | Deep blacks and clean whites. |
Poor viewing angle. |
| Performance: Blacks & Whites | Did a very good job with blacks, whites and greys. | A mottled look on some dark screens. |
| Performance: Color | Consistent whites with accurate colors. |
Color gamut is slightly off. |
| Performance: Motion | Smooth motion aided by Sony's Motion Processing feature. |
Can cause a cartoonish look with high speed motion. |
| Performance: Viewing Effects | Not a lot good to say here. |
Terrible viewing angle and issues with reflectance. |
| Remote | Light and comfortable to hold. |
D-Pad and Ch/Vol keys are on opposite ends. |
| Audio | Better than average speakers produce decent audio quality. |
Simulated surround sound didn't do much. |
| Connectivity | A good selection of ports that are well placed. |
No USB or Ethernet ports. |
| Controls & Menus | Attractive PS3-esque interface. |
Unintuitive and inconsistent interface. |
| Formats & Media | Supports all modern formats up to 1080p. |
No photo, video or streaming playback. |
| Power Consumption | Turning the backlight down will provide savings. |
Turn the backlight up and it will cost you. |
| Value & Comparisons | Good | Bad |
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