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We have collected 2 reviews of the Sony Bravia KDL-46EX500. Experts rate Sony Bravia KDL-46EX500 8/10. Reviewsor.com helps you find reviews, best prices, user reviews of the Sony Bravia KDL-46EX500 and Sony LCD TV.
Of the four Sony LCD TVs we've reviewed this year so far, the KDL-EX500 is both the least expensive and the most impressive for the money. It lacks the thin chassis of its LED-based brothers, along with the eye-catching Monolithic design of the company's flagship models. It even lacks an Ethernet port for Internet extras, along with many of the more-advanced picture controls found on competing models in this price range. What it doesn't lack, however, is solid picture quality for an LCD, comparing well with both competing CCFL-backlit models and the edge-lit LEDs that cost much more. Among mainstream LCD TVs, the Sony KDL-EX500 is a very good value. We performed a hands-on evaluation of the 46-inch Sony KDL-46EX500, but this review also applies to the other screen sizes in the series. All sizes have identical specs and according to the manufacturer should provide very similar picture quality. Appearing basically identical to the LED-based Sony KDL-EX700 from the front, the EX500 deploys glossy black on three sides of its frame and brushed dark gray along the bottom. Seen in profile, it's about 2 inches thicker than the EX700, for what that's worth.
This model is the 46'' version of the 40'' TV that we tested in our labs, the . Everything we said in the original article holds true--the only thing that's different is the size! The only exception is that some manufacturers fit different sized televisions with panels from different sources. In that case, our comments are only valid for the panel that we originally tested. Contrast, black levels, colour handling and ghosting are all subject to change from one panel to another. Manufacturers who do fit the same panel in all of the TVs in a range can expect the same results across the whole range. The only factor which could be prone to slight variation is the brightness, producing slightly different contrast. According to our own tests, and assurances from manufacturers, the results of one TV can accurately be applied to others in the range.
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Sony BRAVIA KDL-46EX500 1080P 120Hz 46-Inch LCD HD TV | $744.07 | See it |
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Sony KDL46EX500 | $898 | See it |
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Sony KDL46EX500 46-inch LCD TV | $898 | See it |
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46" BRAVIA EX500 Series HDTV KDL46EX500 | $899.99 | See it |
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Sony Bravia KDL-46EX500 46" LCD TV - 1080p | $989.99 | See it |