Sony Bravia XBR KDL46XBR8 46Inch 1080p 120Hz Triluminos

10 Comments

1. ms says:

   October 8, 2009 at 9:55 pm

   Question – not review
   Rating:4 out of 5 stars
   Does anyone know why the newest iteration of the XBR series (XBR has 120hz motion flow while the previous one (XBR 7) has 240hz.

   thanks
   
   PS – my rating has no relevance – only picked it so my question could be submitted
2. D. Ramos says:

   October 15, 2009 at 12:21 am

   Big bang for the buck!
   Rating:5 out of 5 stars
   Although the list price for this HDTV would be out of my budget, I purchased this amazing flat screen from Amazon for a little over $2,300. In my local electronics store, the Sony was my 2nd favorite (after the Kuro). The Samsung LEDs were close behind. What makes this unit ideal for me is the fact that is still has pretty decent built-in speakers. I personally hate having a sound system hooked up to my TV. I like to be able to turn on my TV and go. I made the salesman at my local store demonstrate the built-in sound to make sure it would be sufficient for my needs. (I was really planning on buying it there but they raised the price overnight and then I found Amazon’s amazing price which saved me over $600!) Since we were originally thinking we were going to have to buy both a new TV (to replace our dying projection HDTV) and a home theater sound system (since none of the new flat screens seemed to have speakers at all anymore), we were able to apply that budget to this superior TV instead, which arguably has one of the best pictures available.

   Now that it is installed at home, I am absolutely thrilled! I am more than happy with the built-in sound. I admit that those who are used to having booming surround sound audio would probably be disappointed, but the sound set at medium levels is very nice for day to day viewing. If you turn it up for serious BluRay DVD viewing, it is pretty impressive as well. The picture is truly stunning!

   I must give kudos to Amazon for their customer service as well. The first unit we were shipped turned out to have a cracked interior screen. The box was undamaged and everything seemed fine until we powered it up. There were massive cracks going across the screen (actually a picture of cracks since the exterior was fine, just the interior screen of some kind was broken – it was obvious it had been dropped at some point.) I called Amazon immediately and they took care of it quickly and courteously and now we have our beautiful new TV. Yes, I would have rather had a perfect unit the first time out, but the money we saved over purchasing from our local superstore was more than worth it.
3. Raldy Santiago says:

   October 18, 2009 at 10:57 am

   Excellent
   Rating:4 out of 5 stars
   Till the moment is working perfectly and the shipping was great in less than 3 days i got my package!!!!
4. Livin' in the 50s says:

   October 20, 2009 at 1:28 pm

   Sony Bravia XBR8 – and excellent product
   Rating:5 out of 5 stars
   I have yet to find fault with this great LED tech HDTV .
   
   The picture is fantastic , the on-screen menu controls are well designed and intuitive , the built in sound is as good as could be expected ( and is vernier controllable at very low levels – great at night when others are sleeping ) . The 120 Hz refresh rate is good enough for my needs .
   
   I am surprised that Sony has not followed up with more offerings of this technology . I am pleased that I bought when I did .
5. T. J. Mclaughlin says:

   October 25, 2009 at 2:46 am

   Simply Fantasticly Awesome !
   Rating:5 out of 5 stars
   Eight speakers, P&P, LED, 4 HDMI connects, 18mo. warranty and it’s a Sony the one and only, need I say more. Combined with my Denon AVR 2807 & 2500BTCI BD player, the Blu-Ray and DVD HD images and HD sound are spectacular. I purchased the Sony Bravia KDL-46XBR8 LED TV from a Sony retail style store. The manager was agreeable to price match with the “Home Theatre Store” at a wopping $1400 discount to $2299 from $3699, economic times have indeed changed. Prepare to have your eyeballs massaged, it will not disappoint.
6. D. Pates says:

   October 26, 2009 at 10:05 am

   XBR8 – why not?
   Rating:5 out of 5 stars
   I just acquired one of these 46″ XBR8 units. As others have said, the image quality is nothing short of awesome. I threw on my DVE calibration disc, and very little tweaking was required to get it just spot on. I do recommend enabling “Full Pixel” mode, and turning off the MotionFlow stuff – I find the frame creation to make the motion unnatural and kind of creepy (and on some material, it can add artifacting). If you are an HT junkie though, this is one *sweet* TV. Go check it out.
7. bbmach says:

   October 27, 2009 at 6:22 am

   Believe the Hype
   Rating:5 out of 5 stars
   Believe the hype. After much research (and saving) I finally chose the Pioneer 50″ Plasma – just before they announced they were getting out of the TV business, so I started from square one and I don’t think I could be any happier

   The Sony’s picture is brilliant, the sound decent for a TV set and I like the “floating” speakers on the side. I have a wall above the fireplace that is wider than it is tall and it fits (visually) well. It works flawlessly with my Onkyo 7.1 system and up-sampling DVD (haven’t made the BluRay leap yet) player.

   For as many features as it has, it was easy to set up and to navigate the menus for selecting inputs, etc.

   Did I mention the picture? Out of the box, it was close but after tweaking it with the Sound and Vision DVD, it is nothing short of amazing. I find myself watching ESPN’s Sportscenter – not listening, just watching!

   Even the side-viewing angle is much better than I expected – the only negative would be the screen reflection. LCD is supposed to be better than Plasma, but you can still light sources in line with the screen (floor lamp, ceiling fan light, etc). No big deal, just takes some adjusting.

   If ultimate picture quality is worth it to you, this set has to be on your short list. If you read the reviews here at Amazon, you’ll notice all the relevant comments are five-star. Couldn’t agree more – and not just because I am trying to justify my purchase
8. W. Wong says:

   October 28, 2009 at 6:03 pm

   TV was great but….
   Rating:4 out of 5 stars
   TV was great while I temporarily had it for 2 weeks. Amazon’s prices was too good to be true and you know what they say when that happens. They sold it at a 35% discount which is more than any of the vendors they had on their own site. The first shipment, the tv’s front casing (boarder around the screen) had severe scratches and scoff marks which clearly indicates that it is a used one. Contacted Amazon to get a replacement and informed them to ensure me that I will get a BRAND NEW tv and not a used one. They told me that I am guaranteed a brand new one. Received a 2nd tv and the same severe scratches and scoff marks around the tv’s casing as well. I ended up sending both tv bad and requested a refund. DO NOT buy anything through Amazon LLC if they are the one’s selling it. I am extremely disappointed as the tv was great. I would not purchase the used ones as 2 of the 3 was returned by me. Used flat screens are high risk as you never know how long they have been used, i.e. how long the screens were burning.
9. T. C. Reynolds says:

   October 30, 2009 at 10:55 pm

   Great TV. A Little too much in picture options
   Rating:5 out of 5 stars
   I brought this tv on Amazon used. It hasn’t been out very long and LED have a long life span so I decided to give a shot plus you will never see this tv for under 1800 new. Another note, a guy returned it claiming it was scatched on the side. I can live with that. I got my tv and it looked scatched. after removing the plastic it wa in perfect condition. Hooked it up and the picture is truly beyond belieft on this tv. The only picture complaint I could have with SD. Once I hooked it to blu ray the picture took a whole new life that I didn’t realize I was missing from my old hd sony that I moved to the bedroom. I have found myself changing the settings every night looking the best picture but no setting is wrong…. maybe vivd. After Having about a month to really play around my biggest problem is too many picture options and a book that doesn’t explain everything in detail like how to know that your using the 24p mode
10. Pedro A. Rodriguez says:

    November 1, 2009 at 7:49 am

    Amazing Picture
    Rating:5 out of 5 stars
    Great TV for the price, it has all you need and more. Excellent picture quality. Im buying more.