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Sony Bravia KDL46Z5500

By Ty Pendlebury on 14 September 2009

Boasting improved design and an upgraded picture engine, the Sony Bravia KDL46Z5500 is perfect for watching the World Cup on. But which Cup is up to you.

Editor's rating:8.5 User rating:9.3

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  GenX Gadget Guy gave a review on 23/10/2009 15:20 Report abuse

  A follow-on review from my comments on 24/08 ... had this TV for a week now, and absolutely love it! Linked with a Sony STRDA3400ES, a PS3 Slim, KEF KHT3005 SE speakers, and a Harmony One remote. Verdict is "thank god for the universal remote" (although I'm still working through a few bugs), and "what an amazing package" (no complaints with any part of it). Watched blu-ray "Day the Earth Stood Still", and was blown away by the level of detail and picture clarity. No noticeable lag, clouding, or any other visual issues. Has given me what I wanted (and one should expect) from a high-end TV.

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  tronn gave 10/10 on 12/10/2009 04:47 Report abuse

  I bought this tv a couple of months ago and it is by far the best tv i have bought.AFL fans will love this tv , movies come up great and so do computer games, the only way i can describe this tv is DELICIOUS !!!

  • Good: great 4 sports fans
  • Bad: none
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  bilbo gave a review on 01/10/2009 11:28 Report abuse

  What is the respond rate on this lcd..

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  James gave a review on 18/09/2009 19:17 Report abuse

  How does this compare for watching Sports against the new Panasonic G10??

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  Kwoka gave a review on 18/09/2009 01:50 Report abuse

  I was wondering if anyone has a "clouding" issue with their 52" model for this tv? I just bought it today and noticed that there are white blotches in dark scenes. Should i go back and exchange it for a new model? There is also 1 dead pixek which i have noticed.

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  Papa bear gave a review on 30/08/2009 17:56 Report abuse

  ...I should point out that the model we bought was the KDL40Z5500 and not the 46 inch version!

  • Good: YES
  • Bad: NO
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  Papa bear gave 9/10 on 28/08/2009 19:59 Report abuse

  Recently bought this tv from JB. Got a great deal at $2300 - yep, thats right! They had a few they were trying to off load and we just got lucky on the day I guess b/c we had originally intended to buy the 100Hz model.
  Have never had an LCD before but my folks have an older (2 years) Samsung 40inch, and when watching football on One HD the Samsung does not even compare.
  The 200Hz give clear footage with no lag, and we have yet to see and pixelling.
  RE the sound, it seems pretty good, but I have yet to really test it.
  Otherwise, the general functionality of the tv and remote are great.
  Extremely happy customer

  • Good: YES
  • Bad: NO
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  GenX Gadget Guy gave a review on 24/08/2009 18:19 Report abuse

  Just purchased the KDL52Z5500 in the last week (mid-Aug09). Haven't received it yet, so no performance opinions to offer, but wanted to highlight I got it for $3,950 from the Sony Store in Perth. Stay tuned (pardon the pun) for more gratuitous views (and a rating).

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  mr gave 9/10 on 20/08/2009 12:26 Report abuse

  FLASH never run it 200mhz on High, its horrible, too many artifacts.
  take it 1 step down, and off for blue ray at 24P.

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  The Flash gave a review on 13/08/2009 10:21 Report abuse

  By the way, I had ready some reviews which stated that the speakers on the Z5500 were substandard to previous Sonys - I must say that to me the speakers and sound quality are perfectly fine