Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR9 LCD HDTV Review - Vs Vizio VF550XVT |
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Published on June 30, 2009 Comment on this |
Value Comparison Summary The Vizio is the clear winner when looking purely at price; at $1800, it is much cheaper than the Sony, although it is also much larger.
Blacks & Whites The Sony is the clear winner when it comes to performance, though; it has significantly darker blacks, brighter whites and a wider contrast ratio between the two. This would make for a much more dramatic and attractive picture.
Color Accuracy The Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR9 and the Vizio VF550XVT had similar color performance, both doing relatively well in our testing. The color temperature for both were very solid while the Bravia had a slight edge in color accuracy, and the Vizio a slight edge in color gamut.
Motion We found that it was a pretty even match between the two in displaying motion. Although the Sony has a 240Hz refresh rate while the Vizio runs at 120Hz, this doesn't translate into better motion. We did find that the Sony did a better job at preserving detail in the moving objects, though.
Viewing Effects The Vizio has a singificantly wider viewing angle than the Sony, which means that it would be better suited for use in large groups or as an office display.
Connectivity The Sony is the better connected display by a significant margin; although the Vizio has more HDMI ports, the Sony has USB and ehternet ports, both of which open up a number of possibilities that the Vizio can't handle, such as viewing photos, videos and other media from both USB devices and the Internet.
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• The Sony has far superior performance
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