Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR4

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3.5 stars

"Big screen shows how bad is your source!"

by istul on January 10, 2008

Pros: Great sharpness, contrast, colors

Cons: MPEG noise filter produce ghosting, Price
Summary: Like all of you, I studied a while before spending the 3K+. Having 4 windows arround the TV wall forced me to an LCD, and glossy screen was a must. Initialy I liked Sharp, but bad reviews about inconsistent bands made me look at Toshiba 167,Samsung 61, and Sony XBR4 series.
Toshiba went down fast, once I could see the green color inaccuracy, while watching Pirates of Caraibean trails in the store. The battle was between Sony and Samsung, especially that they use same LCD. Color wise, I chose Sony as the winner. Once was installed on the wall, the frustration came when I realized how noisy my Comcast STD signal is. Changing the cable box to a High Def box, with HDMI output helped, but the MPEG2 encoding junk is visible on a screen this size. When they made this MPEG2 standard, they did not consider screens larger than 20 inch. So I played with the MPEG filters setting, and noticed a big improvement for the STD signal. Just when I thought I fixed it with the High setting, I noticed, when watching HD content, that the image had ghosting effects, even when someone would move his head, or hand fast. There is no separate setting for same input, based on the signal type, so I have to change this setting every time I switch content. Since my cable box has only one HDMI output, I am thinking to use the Component input for watching the STD signal, because is easier to switch between sources, than going to the filter menu. Just I didn't make the wall holle large enough for the extra cable, so be aware. Maybe I will go back to the store and try to see when using a dish signal is any better, it could be just Comcast compression junk.
Otherwise, is a great looking TV, with a great picture.

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