Sony BRAVIA EX 400 Series 46-Inch LCD TV, Black

Review by Elder 010 for Sony BRAVIA EX 400 Series 46-Inch LCD TV, Black
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I purchased this TV 3/1/10. Did the usual research most people do before buying a large screen TV. When compared, side by side, to

other major brand tvs, the set’s picture quality was at least as good if not better than anything out there. The colors were vivid and life-like with excellent clarity. As I don’t watch many sporting events, I decided that the 120hz refresh rate in the more expensive

model wasn’t needed and, I was right. At home, after a fifteen minute setup, the picture is great and the sound is more than adequate

for watching programing from your local cable outlet(in my case Comcast). The only feature I miss from the more expensive model is the swivel base, but I can learn to live without it. For the typical couch potato, this tv fits the bill perfectly!

Review by blackmamba for Sony BRAVIA EX 400 Series 46-Inch LCD TV, Black
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So I read the other reviews trying to find out if I should buy this tv or not and I didnt really get the information I needed from them to make an educated decision; I was very concerned with it being 60hz rather than 120hz, I read a lot of reviews talking about “blurring” “ghosting” and such for 60hz. I then did my research on my blu ray player(my Playstation 3). Turns out the Playstation 3 only does 60hz or 30hz, and on most games only does 720p. So with no intent on up-grading blu ray players this tv was an excellent choice, I have no regrets at all. Just watched Avatar on blu ray, looked awesome!!! no “blurring” or anything like the 120hz and up snobby crowd would have you believing with their tales of imaginary blurring and ghosting. Works great with hdtv and my 1080p laptop. I tweaked the picture settings to my likings, I suggest you do this too to get the most out of it, a helpful hint, the best colors to do this is with red, black and white, if you get those 3 colors looking good the rest fall into place.

Review by Adron Gardner for Sony BRAVIA EX 400 Series 46-Inch LCD TV, Black
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A friend of mine had been offering to buy my Panasonic 42″ plasma for the last two years so I finally upped and did it. I dumped the money into this one as the size and purchase price were in the ball park i wanted. This 46″ is about as big a set I can fit in my tiny apartment.

I’m going to hit the negatives first, then the positives. Save the best for last I guess.

CONS

-There is SOME slight motion blur with this 60hz set. Very very slight, but it was nonexistent in the plasma.

-Viewing angle is inferior to the plasma

-Color is good, but took some tweaking on the set and on the Playstation to hit a sweet spot

-The remote is garbage

-Obviously inferior black levels to the plasma

PROS

-Size/price is good value

-1080p is welcome, if anything, you not only get more detail, but see more flaws in the original photography from movies

-Runs MUCH MUCH cooler than my plasma, and apparently uses less than half the electricity

-Works great with my Sony surround sound remote thanks to Bravia sync(you can ALMOST ditch the one it comes with)

-Light to cary if necessary

All in all, this simple LCD puts up a good fight to my old plasma. Some things are inferior but I’m happy with the lower electricity usage and heat, more resolution and good connectivity to my Sony surround sound system and the Playstation 3. I’m happy with the purchase, but my next purchase will probably be another Panasonic Plasma or an LED tech TV.

Pretty good, but not mind blowing. You get what you pay for and I’m happy with it overall.

Review by J. Lee for Sony BRAVIA EX 400 Series 46-Inch LCD TV, Black
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PROS: excellent picture, aesthetics pleasing

CONS: cheesy remote, inferior tuner

The picture quality is superb on the 46″ EX400 — crisp colors, sharp images, and no obvious dead pixels. The motion blur, even on sports, is not readily apparent, so the 60 Hz refresh rate represents a good value. Optimizing the picture from factory settings didn’t need much adjustment, as decreasing the Backlight to 1 was enough for me (your eyes may vary). And the gray bar on the bottom of this TV looks terrible on the website, but in real life, it actually looks quite attractive overall. FYI, the black border is quite glossy, if you’re OK with that. (Don’t worry, the screen itself is matte.)

The sound is decent — my TV sits on a cabinet, which may make the sound more bearable than those mounting it on a wall. Since my setup connects the DVD/BluRay to the stereo, the built-in sound is relevant only when tuning in OTA channels or playing game components plugged directly into the TV.

The remote control feels cheap and not up to the usual Sony standards, but it’s functional. There’s a little lag with tuning to channels via the antenna, which is balanced out by the useful program info up top (this can be turned off if you like). Probably the most glaring deficiency is the sensitivity of the tuner — when compared to a 32″ LCD from a competing brand (starts with a P, ends with a C) sitting in the same location, this Sony had a hard time picking up several channels using identical rabbit ears. Fortunately, new rabbit ears upgraded to a version highly rated at the local big-box electronic store fixed this problem up nicely.

Overall, it’s a solid buy for the price.

Review by B. Hall for Sony BRAVIA EX 400 Series 46-Inch LCD TV, Black
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After looking at several 1080p LCD HDTVs, including models from LG, Samsung and Sony, I decided to go with the KDL-46EX400. I’ve had the TV for a couple of weeks now and couldn’t be happier with my purchase.

I’ve purchased a number of Sony video products over the years b/c of the excellent images that Sony products usually have, but I still look into other brands when buying something new. In this case, I still ended up going with Sony because of price, image quality, and features.

The picture quality of 720p, 1080i, and 1080p is excellent on this TV, and is as good or better than other HDTVs that I’ve used. And, although I wasn’t expecting much from SD sources, I can honestly say that SD programs look much better than I expected them to, and have better picture quality on the KDL-46EX400 than SD sources displayed on other HDTVs that I’ve seen.

I am also happy with the USB port that is built directly into the TV. It allows playback of MP3 audio, displaying of pictures, and playback of MPEG-2 video (as long as the file extension is .mpg) directly from the USB drive. This is a nice added feature that allows us to watch digital video files simply by converting them to MPEG-2 and then connecting the USB drive containing the files to the TV.

The only negative I’ve experienced is that the TV stand is very flimsy, but this won’t affect me since I’ll be using a wall mount. Other reviewers have complained about the remote, but I’ve found it to be neither bad nor great, and since I’m using a different universal remote, this doesn’t affect me in any way.

Overall, a great TV with excellent image quality and good features.