Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR9 LCD HDTV Review - Vs Sony KDL52V5100 |
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Published on June 30, 2009 Comment on this |
Value Comparison Summary In terms of price, the KDL-52V5100 is the winner; it's priced at around $1800, which is about $700 less than the XBR9. The XBR9 does have a wider set of features, though, and superior performance, so it's a question of if the extra features and value are worth the money.
Blacks & Whites The XBR9 is the clear winner here in all of our tests; it has deeper blacks, brighter whites and a wider contrast ratio between the two.
Color Accuracy There was little competition here; both displays had consistent whites and smooth RGB responses, but they both also had slightly inaccurate color gamuts.
Motion Although the XBR 9 has Motionflow 240Hz support (while the V5100 has Motionflow 120Hz), we didn't see an awful lot of differnece between the two displays in how they show motion. The XBR9 was slightly smoother, but the difference was very minor.
Viewing Effects The V5100 has a slightly wider viewing angle than the XBR9, which might be a plus if you are part of a big family, or if you plan to use the display as an office noticeboard.
Connectivity The only major difference between the two displays in terms of connectivity is the prescence of the ethernet port on the XBR9, which allows it to access network and Internet content. Otherwise, the two displays are identical.
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• The Sony KDL-52XBR9 has far superior image quality
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