HDTV Reviews

The 52-inch Sony KDL-52XBR2 has a unique glass outer edge frame surrounding the screen of the set with an interchangeable bezel to change the color and appearance of the HDTV. This can be used to create a unique effect and greater look for the set in the room. Also available are the smaller 40-inch KDL-40XBR2 and the 46-inch KDL-46XBR2.
Cnet got their hands on the 52-inch KDL-52XBR2 to review, they say a high pixel count is one of the Sony KDL-52XBR2’s major claims to fame. The panel has 1920×1080 pixels, otherwise known as 1080p native resolution, which enables it to resolve every detail of 1080i and 1080p sources–the highest available today.
The KDL-52XBR2 offers very good all-around picture quality, although its black-level performance just doesn’t measure up to the best plasmas. We especially appreciated its extremely accurate color and clean image. We noticed a few video processing issues, including an inability to properly de-interlace 1080i signals, but we don’t consider those deal-breakers. All things considered, the KDL-52XBR2 is the best-performing LCD at its size that we’ve tested.

As a 1080p big-screen HDTV we expected the KDL-52XBR2 to deliver plenty of detail, and it didn’t disappoint. In scenes with the mature dragon, his gray-blue scales looked sharp down to the finest detail, and we could see the tiny points of the spines below his jawline.