perfect TV set... unless viewed in the dark Honestly, this about the best 1080p TV you can buy right now. Everything about it screams quality -- the incredibly vivid image, the absurd amount of inputs, and the striking physical design.
However, if you watch dark films (say, the Godfather, or Underworld: Evolution) in the dark (as in a movie theater), you will quickly be exposed to the set's weakness: the so-called cloudiness defect. On a totally dark image, you will see lighter-than-black patches, which will mean an uneven ...
[Sony 46 BRAVIA XBR 1080p LCD HDTV Y (KDL46XBR2) review by Y. Goldfeld can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 6.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | Y. Goldfeld | | Review Date: | 12/29/2006 | | User Location: | Silicon Valley, CA | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
100% (22 of 22) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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After Long Search its XBR I planned to buy a 1080p set for about a year, so did a lot of research. Almost bought a Sony sxrd rptv but the "green blob" problem, that I actually saw in stores after it reportedly had been fixed, put an end to that pursuit.
I bought a KDL-46v2500 (non xbr version of this set) in a local store but was very disapointed with the standard def. picture. It does not have the wide range of adjustments that the xbr has so the images seemed soft and less detailed. I returned the set a...
[Sony 46 BRAVIA XBR 1080p LCD HDTV Y (KDL46XBR2) review by BobMinn can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | BobMinn | | Review Date: | 06/15/2007 | | User Location: | Minneapolis, MN | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (20 of 20) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Has clouds, but I still love it I previously had a Westinghouse 42" 1080p LCD that went bad after just 6 months! I used my service plan and got a full refund since they didn't even want to touch the thing. The only problem i've found that that the prices in 6 months actually increased and suddenly I found that 42" 1080p LCDs were less common.
I first went with the Samsung LN-S4695D. I had some major issues with that so returned it for this. I originally skipped this Sony for the Samsung because it was cheaper. ...
[Sony 46 BRAVIA XBR 1080p LCD HDTV Y (KDL46XBR2) review by Travis Dockweiler "tdockweiler can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Travis Dockweiler "tdockweiler | | Review Date: | 04/24/2007 | | User Location: | kalamazoo, mi USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
95% (61 of 64) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Horrible clouds and back light problems This product is not worth the money!!!!! The XBR2 and XBR3 both have clouding, backlight problems. I got one yesterday and the clouding, backlight problems were horrible that after 1 day I returned this TV. My set had a backlight problem in the top left corner...it was so horrible and distracting.....many people have reported on avsforum about this problem ...some say that up to 70% of all XBR2's have this problem...Sorry SONY but the XBR2 and XBR3 needs some major work.
[Sony 46 BRAVIA XBR 1080p LCD HDTV Y (KDL46XBR2) review by Sebastian Gromowski "Sebastian can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Sebastian Gromowski "Sebastian | | Review Date: | 05/16/2007 | | User Location: | Canton, CT | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
94% (18 of 19) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great LCD HDTV...with no clouds! After much research, I decided to take a BIG chance on Sony's 46" XBR 1080p flat panel for my family room. I knew about the cloud issues with this set and was going to pass up on it. However, this was the only set at this screen size that had the features I was looking for, specifically the three HDMI inputs. With some trepidation, I ordered it thru Amazon and it was delivered about a week later with no problems. The shipping company had called earlier to set up a delivery time. They unpacked th...
[Sony 46 BRAVIA XBR 1080p LCD HDTV Y (KDL46XBR2) review by Theo B. can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Theo B. | | Review Date: | 02/21/2007 | | User Location: | Richmond,CA USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
93% (15 of 16) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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All round great television I recently purchased the 46XBR2 46" inch LCD HDTV. I love it. We sit an average of 8' from the screen when we watch it and it is very comfortable. It is not too close.
I have seen the clouding that some of the critics have mentioned, but I have only noticed it when the television is on, but there is no actual signal to the television. In short, it does not effect the actual viewing experience.
I have also read that some people think that the speakers are terrible, b...
[Sony 46 BRAVIA XBR 1080p LCD HDTV Y (KDL46XBR2) review by L. Topper can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | L. Topper | | Review Date: | 05/27/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
93% (15 of 16) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Wonderful! We got this TV about a month or so ago and love it. It really shines displaying HD. Nature shows on HD Discovery are unbelievable with out-of-the-box color calibration seeming very good to my eye. I can still picture the vivid snake scales and close ups of Mantises (Mantisi?) days after watching them on this set.
The only downside is that I notice some macro-blocking if I sit within about 6 feet. Not really a problem though since we usually sit further back. Also, I think this may b...
[Sony 46 BRAVIA XBR 1080p LCD HDTV Y (KDL46XBR2) review by Maximum can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Maximum | | Review Date: | 10/18/2006 | | User Location: | USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
91% (66 of 72) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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ONE WORD - CLOUDS! I have been through 4 XBR TVs and all of them have had clouding backlight issues - also known as 'mura'. I swapped my first 40XBR2 out for a 46XBR2. The 46XBR2 was the worst of the four I'd had. It came complete with the brightest and most widespread clouding and also one stuck green pixel!
The problem is most visible in low lighting conditions and can be readily seen when watching dark scenes in movies or games. I noticed my first set had clouding when watching Superman Returns...
[Sony 46 BRAVIA XBR 1080p LCD HDTV Y (KDL46XBR2) review by J. McNab can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | J. McNab | | Review Date: | 12/18/2006 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
91% (41 of 45) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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AMAZING TV...But....Clouding Issues are a problem! I have owned a 46xbr3 for over a month now. I would 1st like to say that the image of this TV is awesome. The menu options you have to tweak the look of the image is very very detailed. It helps if you run component and HDMI signals and need to have different tweaked settings to optimize look and reduce pixelization. 1080p with your playstation 3, blu ray or hd dvd players. The tv does not run 1080p component, only hdmi and vga, so your xbox 360 will have to run in 1080i (still looks great). The...
[Sony 46 BRAVIA XBR 1080p LCD HDTV Y (KDL46XBR2) review by TJ can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | TJ | | Review Date: | 01/04/2007 | | User Location: | Atlanta, GA United States | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
90% (46 of 51) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Prepare Never To Leave Your House Again The KDL-46XBR2 arrived within 3 business days (it was shipped from Amazon, not a third party wholesaler), delivered by two nice guys, and was set up in minutes. The picture is stunning, just like in the store. The clouding issue--yes, you can see faint lightness in the corners when no video is running through, and sometimes on all black screens, like credits. However that doesn't bother me as the picture clarity, color intensity and differentiation, even the built-in sound, are all spectacular. ...
[Sony 46 BRAVIA XBR 1080p LCD HDTV Y (KDL46XBR2) review by Up In The Hills "Mark" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Up In The Hills "Mark" | | Review Date: | 06/07/2007 | | User Location: | Los Angeles | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
90% (9 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful |