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The best LCD HDTV in our Sony LCD TV reviews

(Reviewed 10/1/06) Which is the best LCD HDTV in our Sony LCD TV reviews? Sony has made LCD as its choice of flat-panel technology despite the fact that flat LCDs cost a whole lot more than plasma TVs. Maybe there’s a reason why. Let’s figure it out and investigate the 40-inch Sony KDL-40XBR2 LCD TV.

On style alone, there’s no denying that Sony KDL-40XBR2 LCD TV is unique compared to the rest of the flat-panel LCDs in our Sony LCD TV reviews. Its glass frame around the entire panel, made more visible by the angled silver edge on all sides, is a standout. Making it look even more fancy are the three status LEDs suspended magically in the glass on the right; and when the logo illumination is switched off, the blue light behind the word “Sony” fades away just as tastefully.

You can even change the silver bezel (frame surrounding the screen) for any of five designer bezels. You can choose to go for (Arctic) white, (Pacific) blue, (Velvet) black, (Scarlet) red, and (Sienna) brown. Classy, contemporary, and stylish are just few of the reasons why we consider Sony KDL-40XBR2 LCD TV the best LCD HDTV in our Sony LCD TV reviews.

Sony KDL-40XBR2 LCD TV comes loaded with features and chief among them is its native resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, the highest resolution among LCD TVs today (another reason why Sony KDL-40XBR2 LCD TV is the best LCD HDTV). The Sony KDL-40XBR2 LCD TV has numerous conveniences. Although it omitted picture-in-picture but the Sony KDL-40XBR2 makes up for it by including a freeze function and extensive tuner extras like a favorite channel list.

Another reason why the Sony KDL-40XBR2 rated so well in our Sony LCD TV reviews is its picture controls. This Sony LCD TV allows settings for standard brightness, contrast, and other controls to be saved individually in three adjustable presets with each preset independent for each input. And as the best LCD TV, Sony KDL-40XBR2 LCD TV wouldn’t be complete without its four color temperature presets and other basic picture adjustments that include a 10-step backlight control, five noise reduction settings, 2 DRC modes, and a DRC palette control.

Another thing that makes this Sony KDL-40XBR2 the best LCD HDTV in our Sony LCD TV reviews is its power saver mode that limits light output. You can also turn off the picture but leave the sound on if you want to save on power but want to continue listening to the movie’s story while cooking dinner in the kitchen.

Conclusion: The fact that the Sony KDL-40XBR2 LCD TV delivered the deepest black levels we've seen in an LCD, fine color performance and all of the detail that 1080p promises, we could only say one thing: Sony KDL-40XBR2 LCD TV is the best LCD HDTV in our Sony LCD TV reviews. So maybe it can’t handle standard def and has a bit of elusive false contouring, we still say it’s the best LCD HDTV in our Sony LCD TV reviews. Maybe that’s the reason why Sony sticks to LCDs because they are really good at it.