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Sony Bravia W-Series KDL-52W4100 52-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV | 
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| Brand: Sony
Category: CE
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New (8) Used (3) from $1,726.45
Rating:  70 reviews
Sales Rank: 460
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 52
Shipping Weight (lbs): 71
Dimensions (in): 32.8 x 49.8 x 4.8
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: KDL-52W4100
Model: KDL-52W4100
UPC: 027242736580
EAN: 0027242736580
ASIN: B0017Q8B70
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 16:9 Full HD 1080p Resolution (1920x1080p) LCD Panel | | • | Motionflow™ 120Hz - clear, smooth motion for DVDs, TV | | • | DMex ™ compatible; allows seamless feature upgrades | | • | Enhanced XMB™ with 3D graphics incl. TV Guide | | • | HDMI™ x4, HD Component x2, PC Input |
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Product Description
52" widescreen HDTV (16:9 aspect ratio) * high-gloss black finish * built-in digital (ATSC) and analog (NTSC) tuners for over-the-air TV broadcasts (antenna required) * built-in QAM cable TV tuner receives unscrambled programs without a set-top box (cable service required) * 1920 x 1080 pixels * 2 component video (accepts signals up to 1080p) *
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| Customer Reviews: Read 65 more reviews...
 Great product by sony January 6, 2009
Eng Saar Bibla
I'd start with why I gave only 4 star. Well, the product was supposed to arrive on the 8th, but it arrived the day after. When there's no other TV at home, it makes a diffrence.
The TV itself has great picture. I find that you have to readjust the picture, as it is set for a store with lots of light, where at home usually this is not the case. So either use vivid, or use custom.
Sound is brilliant, and the menus are quite easy to get the hangon.
 LOVE IT January 6, 2009
C. Teague (Marysville, CA)
I love this TV, it's huge and the picture is beautiful. Great Sony quality. We don't buy anything else anymore.
Beautiful picture, beautiful price January 5, 2009
Roger Musa
This Sony television, in my opinion, has all of the highest qualities that I was looking for in an LCD TV. I have noticed the greatness of the 120 Mhz motionflow in comparison to the 60 Mhz televisions, especially when playing an action movie or an action game on PS 3.
This thing has 4 HDMI inputs as well. LCD backlighting was not really a big selling point for me and frankly I don't think it justifies the price increase.
Overall, I'm very happy with this beautiful picture.
Sony 52" LCD - Excellent January 4, 2009
J. Lewis (MB, SC USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
After waiting two years to save, and then researching all the options, I chose the Sony 52" LCD W4100, which was an excellent choice. I read many reviews on Amazon and Consumer Reports, plus many trips to different stores to look and test. I just purchased this TV (Nov 2008), and have had no problems. The picture and sound is awesome. I looked at the other options: Samsung, etc, and they were good too, but in the end, I chose the Sony. I will add one note about the Samsung touch of class model. I was very close to purchasing it b/c it was $200 cheaper. However, when I compared the volume, I discovered the speakers on the samsung pointed down, and it did not sound very loud at the maximum level. When I checked the volume on the this Sony, WOW, awesome, excellent!!! That was the only difference and main reason I went with the Sony, plus the normal quality of Sony. I recommend a Blu Ray player (which I purchased with my TV) if your a movie buff, like me, it is amazing picture, and well worth the investment.
In time for the digital tv switch, and way to go Amazon! January 4, 2009
LawyerMom (USA)
My parents have been looking to replace their 20 year old big screen television for awhile now and took advantage of my being around for the holidays to purchase the Sony Bravia W-series 52 inch lcd tv so that, lucky me, I could set it up for them. I will mention that this TV is being used solely for free, over the air digital broadcasting and not for cable or satellite TV, so I will review it as such.
First, Amazon was, well, amazing. We purchased the TV on the Friday afternoon after Christmas, told it would arrive between Jan 6 - 15, but actually received it on New Year's eve, less than 3 full business days after ordering it! Amazon's delivery contractor was excellent, their tracking system was on top of the order from beginning to end, and they had two guys bring in the television and help set it up on our tv stand. Score. After getting a good look at the size of this TV (it's like the size of 2.5 of me!), it is not the sort of thing you would want to load into your car and try to bring home on your own. This is not even to mention that Amazon's price was at least $300 below the local big electronics retailer (that's not even including the tax I would have had to pay).
Set up was brilliantly simple (which is good, b/c I'm a moron when it comes to electronics). My parents don't speak English, so I was pleased to see that once setup was complete, the TV pretty much worked itself. I set the TV up with the new Sony bluray player we got using an HDMI cable (Amazon's prices, again, the best for those cables); hooked up our very old vcr with the old analog (3 pronged, red, yellow, and white) cable; hooked up the old rabbit-ear antenna (relieved I didn't need to buy a new one); plugged all these pieces into a surge protector and ta-da! It worked! I also love love love how the TV instantly detects the external components, so you can put in a videotape, DVD, or bluray disc and push play, and the TV will automatically go to your external device. (This is good, again, for the electronically challenged among us.) I should add that there are 4 HDMI outlets on this TV, a PC outlet, and room for at least 4 analog components.
Lots of features on this guy: auto-sensor for ambient light; excellent speakers; Bravia sync which synchronized the TV to our bluray player so they turned on/off in unison; free TV guide programming; power saving options; etc. etc. etc. Unlike another reviewer, I actually really like the remote control. It's incredibly user-friendly. The only thing I would change is that the home button and circular trackpad be moved to the bottom and the channel & volume buttons be moved to the middle.
The picture is good. I think, though, that I was expecting a lot better. There is still some evidence (or more evidence than I'd prefer) of pixelation despite all the fanfare regarding the 120Hz and digital signal. Potential buyers should take care in picking the appropriate sized TV for their room, as this will only emphasize the pixelation if you get a TV too large for your space.
I don't know if this is something that will get ironed out in the future, but the letterboxing (i.e. the black bars on the sides or on top & bottom of the program being viewed) is kinda annoying. You can switch from channel to channel or even (when on the same channel) from program to program and you'll see different variations on the letter boxing. I was watching the local news which had no letter-boxing, then they'd run a commercial that had letterboxing on the sides of the screen, then the next commercial would have letterboxing on both sides AND on the top and bottom of the screen, etc. etc. Sony made it easier to deal with this with the simple touch of the "Wide" button on the remote, but you have to adjust it with every single program and/or channel. It would be nice if there were some way that this was fixed universally or if Sony could have automatically adjusted the picture to the perfect zoom. (Sigh, maybe I ask too much.) As I said, perhaps this will be ironed out once the networks adjust to only digital signals.
Very happy with the purchase and I think you definitely get your money's value with this tv.
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