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It has great resolution and the HD is very impressive. We purchased this TV on the Memorial Day weekend of 2009.
Sony customer support scheduled a pickup after an unsuccessful diagnostic walk through.
On Sunday morning September 27, 2009, my son turned on the TV to watch Sid the Science Kid but the picture and sound never appeared. Bottom line, we are not sure what to expect from a four month old TV that's been in the shop for almost a month.
This is our first LCD TV. It has served us well with many hours of viewing and Wii entertainment fun.
It's been almost a month since the TV was taken by the Sony service center representative.
Recommend buying extended warranty for Sony products. The authorized repair man came over to my house and cost estimation for the repair was over $1800, more than I have paid for the new tv set. Other than this problem the picture is crisp, very good colors, easy to use controls, no general complains. They lost me as a customer. I have purchased my 46" Bravia KDL-46S4100 about 16 months ago.Just after manufacturer warranty expired, the LCD panel started to get a shaky black cloud in the center of the screen and then horizontal stripes distorting the image. I have to wait more than 30 minutes for the picture to clear off. I had to turn down the repair offer, now I need to scrap the tv and get a new one, which definitely will not be Sony again.
I know it's not going to have the newest technology or the fastest speeds. Even turned to its minimum I get the splotches in the corners and near the middle when the screen is dark.
One positive is that the speakers that come with this model are exceptional and the best I've ever had from a television. But Sony has built a reputation as a major brand and I don't expect these kind of glaring issues.
Now I expect this kind of stuff from a no-name company being sold at a huge discount at Wal-Mart. But the backlight issue is bad and just something I don't expect at this price tag.
I'm well aware that this Bravia model is their lower end one and used more as a discount choice. But I do expect some form of quality when factoring in the price and the Sony name that I've always felt stood for a quality product.The problem I have is some massive backlight bleeding.
I'll try and have it repaired with the 1-year warranty, but it seems like this is an issue on this model that is quite common.The TV functions and and it's a good picture for the price (when not dark).
I can"t say anything about this tv, it arrive badly damage and I had to return It.very sad, I could see It was a beautiful tv.
The FedEx driver even helped me carry the TV downstairs to the family room. Like the other reviewer stated, it was a snap to install and took minutes to set up. If it is in 1080i with a wide screen 16:9 ratio then it tells you. Although everthing on this LCD TV is simple to use there is a ton of stuff programmed into the set. They emailed once the item shipped and it arrived just as predicted. It even tells you with a short menu on top of the screen when you change channels what resolution the channel is broadcasting. I can't wait til they all go high definition in June.
Some folks complained about ordering from the Home Theater Store but I was very pleased with them. Easy to find your channels, especially the HD ones. Now I know why they are always comparing other TV's to SONY. Shipment was fast and the box was not damaged in any way. The picture in HD is unsurpassed. I received the TV the following week on a Friday from FedEx. The menu asks that you wait 50 minutes until all the analog and high definition channels are tuned in.
I have not seen a better high def picture in any other TV. Some of the HD channels are only broadcasting in 780 and the analog ones in 480. I highly recommend this TV and had no problems from the Home Theater Store. I bought this SONY Bravia 1080p LCD 46 inch HD TV, model KDL-46S4100 on a Wednesday from the Home Theater Store for under $1,200 with free shipping. So I did and the navigation of the SONY remote was great. So you know why the picture is clearer and crisper than others.
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