Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR9 LCD HDTV Review - Vs Samsung UN46B6000 |
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Published on June 30, 2009 Comment on this |
Value Comparison Summary The Samsung is the cheapest display, but when you consider the larger size of the Sony, the price difference is not that significant. One advantage that the Samsung has is the use of an LED backlight, which means that the display is significantly thinner: less than an inch thick, while the Sony is a comparatively chunky 3 inches, plus space for the cables.
Blacks & Whites The Sony has a slight edge on performance here; it has deeper blacks and brighter whites. But the Samsung is no slouch; it has very decent performance in all of our tests.
Color Accuracy Both displays also scored well here: we saw consistent whites and smooth RGB responses from both. The Sony was a little more accurate on the color gamut test, though; the Samsung was inaccurate on all three corners of the gamut, while the Sony was only off on two.
Motion The Sony was the better display at showing motion; we saw none of the occasional glitches that bedevilled the Samsung, and it was much better at processing a 3:2 pulldown signal.
Viewing Effects Neither display blew our socks off when it came to viewing angle; on both, the contrast ratio fell off quickly as you move away from straight in front of the display.
Connectivity The two displays have a pretty equal number of ports and sockets for connecting to other devices, but the Sony's ports are more convenient; the Samsung ports face sideways which makes routing cables difficult.
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• The Samsung is much thinner than the Sony; important if you want to wall mount it. 
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