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Introduction
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01.Tour & Design
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02.Blacks & Whites
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03.Color Accuracy
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04.Motion
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05.3D
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06.Viewing Effects
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07.Calibration
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08.Connectivity
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09.Remote Control
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10.Audio & Menus
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11.Multimedia & Internet
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12.Power Consumption
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13.Vs Samsung UN55C7000
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14.Vs Samsung UN46C8000
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15.Vs Panasonic TC-P50VT20
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16.Conclusion
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17.Series Comparison
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18.Photo Gallery
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19.Ratings & Specs
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20.Comments
Sony Bravia KDL-46HX800
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3DMotion
Great, smooth motion. Motionflow feature creates artifacts.
Motion Performance
Motion Smoothness (8.38)
The Sony KDL-46HX800 was excellent at smoothly moving objects across the screen, but the praise is not without a caveat. For the best performance, you need to employ the Motionflow feature. There are several settings for Motionflow,and we recommend you experiment to find the one you like best.
Without Motionflow on, there was a noticeable loss of fine detail in objects in motion, particularly in the edges. When Motionflow is enabled, the detail is mostly retained, though it creates some artifacting.
Motion Artifacting (7.25)
The Motionflow feature helps motion smoothness immensely, but it can create some noticeable artifacts. In regular TV viewing, it creates a bizarre aesthetic side-effect. It’s hard to explain, except to say that it can take a beautifully shot film and make it look like home video. Motionflow can also create some color banding issues. When high-contrast vertical lines are moving in tandem across the screen, you’ll also see some strobing and pattern interference. More on how we test motion performance.
3:2 Pulldown & 24fps (8.00)
The Sony KDL-46HX800 had no problem displaying 24fps content. More on how we test 3:2 pulldown and 24fps.
Resolution Scaling (6.43)
The Sony KDL-46HX800 is a native 1080p display, but you’ll be throwing a lot of lower resolution video at it. It’s up to the TV’s processor to interpret and scale the images onto its screen. On the whole, the TV is not very good at it. Native 1080p content looks great and sharp. Everything else is a bit off. More on how we test resolution scaling.
480p
Video in the 480p resolution lost 3% of the top, bottom, and each side to overscan. We also noted some instances of Moire appearing in high frequency patterns.
720p
The 720p video lost 2% on all sides to overscan, but of the three non-native resolutions we test, 720p was the best. There were only slight Moires and the TV managed to maintain a relatively sharp look.
1080i
The 1080i video was noticeably less sharp than the native 1080p. It also created terrible Moires in high frequency patterns.
| Other Models in the KDL-xxHX800 Series | |
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| For more information on other models in this series, check our Series Comparison Page. | |
 Sony Bravia KDL-40HX800 40 in. |
 Sony Bravia KDL-55HX800 55 in. |
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