Sony Bravia KDL-46W4100
Sony's LCD 46er aced our processing-evaluation gauntlet, cleanly displaying all SD and HD video we fed it — even film-style
24-frame-per-second sources. Toss in stunning, accurate color and this LCD rendered our test
Blu-ray — Spider-Man 3 — so beautifully we could almost ignore the flick's miserable plot. Almost.
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Samsung LN40A550
A 40-incher that offers a bright-yet-contrasty picture, we also appreciated the Samsung’s semi-shiny panel t reflected room lighting less than other models. We just tried to ignore its painfully cheesy start-up sound and silly glowing light under Samsung logo.
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Philips 42PFL5603D
Rounded corners give the Philips’ packaging a dated feel that belie this 42-inch energy miser’s modern center: 120 Hz refresh and a claimed 30% energy savings over standard LCDs. Its color impressed, but its uber-fustrating full-screen menus completely cover the picture, making adjustments more difficult than necessary.
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Sharp LC46D64U
A stately, classic case doesn’t completely hide this 46-incher's technical flaws: chunky noise reduction that yanks detail along with the noise, noisy BluRay performance, and oversaturated color. We weren’t too fond of its ugly menus, either.
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