Sony KDL-46W4500 - Expert Reviews

Award: Highly Recommended!

Review summary: Although we liked the Sony Bravia W4000 LCD series we tested back in May 2008, we bemoaned the lack of 100Hz technology, user menu white balance control, and proper film mode deinterlacing. The Sony KDL40W4500 LCD TV is blessed with 100Hz Motionflow ...

Verdict: The Sony KDL40W4500 is the logical next step up from the W4000 series, adding a functional 100Hz MCFI system to excellent blacks, accurate colour gamut and almost no input lag (with the appropriate configuration). Had Sony offered white balance ...

Review summary: Are the KDL-46W4500's good looks echoed in its picture quality? John finds out.

Review summary: This model is the 52 inch version of the 40 inch TV that we tested in our labs, the Bravia 40W4500. Everything we said in the original article holds true--the only thing that's different is the size! The components, both physical and electronic, are ...

Verdict: Just a shade pricer than the earlier W4000, the W4500 offers excellent image quality thanks to the addition of Motionflow 100 Hz which works a treat laking this an excellent value TV.

Review summary: The 'W4500 is as impressive now as when we first saw it - it's much cheaper, too

Pros: Unbeatable combination of deep blacks and punchy whites ; stunning detail, particularly with Blu-ray ; excellent motion

Cons: It needs care in calibration to truly impress