David Katzmaier, Senior Editor April 1, 2009
After finally having the opportunity to compare the two top contenders screen-to-screen, we're giving the nod to the Sony by a nose. Or at least, by a spot on the couch. The company's KDL-46XBR4 handily outperformed the Samsung LN-T4681F in a couple of key areas, namely off-angle viewing and reflection-reduction (the latter was a gimme because of the Samsung's mirrorlike screen). Don't get us wrong, the new LED-powered Samsung performed extremely well in crucial areas of black-level performance and color accuracy, edging out the Sony slightly in both departments, but we preferred the Sony's overall--and less-expensive--package. We'll also throw in a few other highly rated 1080p LCDs, namely Samsung's own 120Hz model, the superb LN-T4671F; the cheaper, yet still excellent, Samsung LN-T4665F; Toshiba's smooth 120Hz 52LX155; and Sharp's less-than-uniform but otherwise commendable LC-52D64U. If you have your heart set on LCD, they're all worth a look.
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