Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR6 Review December 31st, 2008 | by David Elrich

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It's not plasma, but it's definitely a top tier-one television.


Highs: Attractive, great black levels, solid quality, sound system, out-of-box settings

Lows: Sony's price premium, remote could use improvement, noticeable screen door effect, no memory card slots

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Introduction

Winter is a wonderful time of the year—especially for those who want to sled downhill. If you can’t find hills or snow nearby, just look at a diagram showing prices of LCD HDTVs—it’s a sweet downward angle that’ll make any prospective buyer a happy camper. Sony’s new 52-inch XBR6 model is a great example. It launched last fall at $3,499, dropped quickly to $2,999 and, as we speak, sells on Amazon for less than $2,400. That’s 1,000 clams in anyone’s language. And since it’s part of Sony’s higher-end XBR series, it’s loaded with many performance boosters including a 120Hz refresh rate and advanced video processing; 1080p quality is given. Now is this tier-one LCD HDTV a winner? In a few clicks of the supplied remote, we’ll find out.




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