December 13, 2008 6:00 AM PST
Sony KDL-52XBR7
Editors' rating: 4
The good: Deep black levels for a non-LED-based LCD TV; accurate color temperature and color decoding; solid dejudder video processing; comprehensive complement of inputs including four HDMI and one PC; optional different-colored speaker grilles; smart styling.
The bad: Extremely expensive; 240Hz refresh rate offers only minor improvements to picture quality; some screen uniformity issues; dejudder processing can introduce artifacts.
The bottom line: The 240Hz Sony KDL-52XBR7 breaks new refresh rate ground, but for most buyers the extra Hz won't be worth the high price.
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Price range: $4,199.00 - $4,199.99
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