Sony BRAVIA KDL46NX700 46-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LED HDTV

by Sony

Product Features

• 46-inch Edge LED-backlit HDTV with Full HD 1080p resolution and slim design
• Motionflow 120Hz technology for smooth motion; BRAVIA Engine 3 fully digital video processor
• Integrated Wireless-N Wi-Fi; access to BRAVIA Internet video and widgets; USB port for photos, music and video playback
• Inputs: 4 HDMI, 1 component, 2 composite, 1 PC, 1 USB, 1 Ethernet, 1 optical digital audio output
• Includes removable stand; measures 44.3 x 29.5 x 12.6 inches with stand

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From the Manufacturer

Featuring a stunning monolithic design with a unique six-degree tilt option, this BRAVIA NX700 Series HDTV (model KDL46NX700) features a 46-inch Edge LED backlit screen to create a remarkable sense of space by allowing you to position the TV at lower levels for a more comfortable viewing experience.

The BRAVIA NX700 Series HDTV with Edge LED backlight, Motionflow 120Hz technology, and integrated Wi-Fi.

Featuring an Edge LED backlight, the slim BRAVIA NX700 is engineered to deliver unbelievable blacks and brilliant whites. Edge LED-backlit HDTVs consume less power than conventional LCD televisions and contain no mercury. You'll enjoy Full HD 1080p picture quality as well as smooth motion detail in fast-paced scenes thanks to the Motionflow 120Hz refresh rate technology. Additionally, the BRAVIA Engine 3 video processor produces superior, life-like image with amazing contrast and color.

This NX700 HDTV also offers integrated Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking, enabling you to connect to a wide range of streaming video sites--including Netflix and Crackle--as well as widgets to get headline news and updates from Facebook and Twitter. You can also stream content directly from your compatible PC to this DLNA Certified HDTV. Other features include 5 HD inputs (4 HDMI, 1 component), a USB port for photo, music, and video playback on the TV, an Ethernet port (for wired networking), and VESA compliant wall mounts.

 

Key Features

Full HD 1080p Resolution: Experience Full HD 1080p picture quality, the highest at-home resolution, and take full advantage of HD sources like a Blu-ray Disc Player or PlayStation3 gaming console via the 16:9 wide screen panel (1920 x 1080).

Edge LED backlight: Enjoy a slim design plus amazing dynamic contrast with an Edge LED backlight.

Motionflow 120Hz Technology: Experience smooth motion detail and clarity with Motionflow 120Hz technology. Motionflow 120Hz technology doubles the frame rate from the standard 60 frames per second and applies Image Blur Reduction technology to deliver a crisp, fluid and realistic viewing experience during fast-action scenes.

Built-In Wi-Fi: Enjoy the convenience of built-in wireless connectivity (Wireless-N; 802.11b/g/n) to your home entertainment network and make accessing your online entertainment--including movies, photos, music, videos and more--even easier.

BRAVIA Internet Video: Instantly stream a wide variety of movies, TV episodes, videos and music from a large selection of entertainment apps including: Netflix, YouTube, Slacker, and more. (Learn More)

BRAVIA Internet Widgets: Personalize your viewing experience by adding information apps to your screen so you can instantly access the latest local news, weather, sports headlines, as well as Twitter and Facebook updates.

BRAVIA Engine 3: Enjoy Sony's most advanced processing system for superior image detail, exceptionally vibrant, life-like images, reduced noise and optimized contrast and color with the BRAVIA Engine 3 fully digital processor.

LightSensor Technology: Automatically increase or decrease the level of brightness of your TV's backlight based on a room's lighting conditions with the integrated LightSensor technology. Dim the lights to watch a movie and the sensor dims the backlight, which also helps reduce unnecessary power consumption.

24p True Cinema: Movies consist of 24 images per second, and cannot be faithfully reproduced on conventional televisions, resulting in unnatural, jerky movements. But 24p True Cinema displays the 24 progressive images as they should be, in the same sequence as the original film source. Now, you can recreate the visual clarity of cinema-quality movies in the comfort of your own home.

USB Input: Share your photos on the big screen or listen to your favorite music. Simply connect your digital camera, USB-enabled MP3 player, or USB storage device directly to your HDTV's USB input.

Energy Saving Switch: Eliminate standby power consumption without having to unplug your TV. Simply turn the Energy Saving Switch to off position and the TV no longer draws energy from the power source.

VESA-compatible hole spacing uses an industry-standard mounting-hole pattern that can be used with VESA-compliant mounting brackets, taking the guesswork out of selecting the proper hardware for hanging your TV on the wall.

Key Specifications

• Screen size: 46 inches
• CineMotion Reverse 3:2 Pulldown Technology: Yes
• 24p True Cinema Technology: Yes
• 3D Comb Filter: Yes
• TV Guide On-Screen: Yes
• Deep Color: Yes
• Live Color Technology: Yes
• Auto Picture Setting w/ HDMI: Cinema, Sport, Music, Photo, Graphics, Game
• Speakers: 2x 10W (20 watts of total power)
• 5.1 Channel Audio Out: Yes
• Dolby: Dolby Digital
• USB Application(s) : Photo Viewer (jpeg), Photo Viewer (RAW), Music Player (mp3), Video Player (AVCHD), Video Player (AVC), Video Player (MPEG4)
• Wireless LAN: Integrated (802.11b/g/n)
• Tuners: ATSC, NTSC, Clear QAM
• VESA wall mounting pattern: 300 x 300
• Warranty: 1 year labor and parts

Dimensions

• TV with stand: 44.3 x 29.5 x 12.6 inches (WxHxD); 61.3 pounds
• TV without stand: 44.3 x 28.25 x 2.6 inches (WxHxD); 52.9 pounds
• What size TV should you get?

Connections

• HDMI: 4 (2 side, 2 rear; HDMI PC input capability)
• Component: 1 (side)
• Composite A/V: 2 (1 side, 1 rear shared with component)
• Ethernet: 1
• RF: 1 (rear)
• USB 2.0: 1 (side)
• PC input (15-pin, D-Sub): 1 (side)
• Analog audio inputs: 3 (2 side, 1 rear)
• Digital audio output: 1 optical

What's in the Box

BRAVIA NX700 Series HDTV, remote control (with batteries), AC power cord, table top stand, operating instructions

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Bravia Internet Video

Have your favorite internet content delivered to your TV screen with BRAVIA Internet Video. Stream movies, videos, music and more with BRAVIA Internet Video from a wide variety of sources and services, including:

Amazon Instant Video provides instant access to over 50,000 hit movies and TV shows directly on your Sony BRAVIA HDTV. Watch new release movies as soon as they're on DVD and TV shows the day after they air, with thousands of titles available in HD--all commercial free.

Netflix: Instantly watch thousands of TV episodes and movies streamed from Netflix right to your Sony BRAVIA HDTV--watch as much as you want, any time you want. (Netflix unlimited membership required for Netflix feature functionality.)

Crackle: The next-generation video entertainment network with hundreds of movies, TV shows, and original series from the vast Sony Pictures library.

Pandora Internet Radio: Free, personalized internet radio playing only music you love. Pandora brings an effortless personal soundtrack into your living room. Enter your favorite artists and enjoy stations created just for you. Rate songs as they play, because Pandora caters to your tastes and adapts stations to your feedback on the spot.

Which Size HDTV is Right for My Room?

With standard-definition TVs, the rule used to be that viewers would feel comfortable watching a set from a distance of 3 to 6 times the screen size in inches. With HDTV, the resolution is so much better that you can sit closer to a larger TV without noticing the pixels. So with HDTVs, the rule tends to be you can sit anywhere from 1.5 to 3 times the screen size (in inches) for the best experience. If you know the size of the room you have already, where you want to sit, and where your new HDTV should go once you get it, you can figure out the size HDTV you should get. Minimum size = Viewing distance/3 Maximum size=Viewing distance/1.5

Product Description

Enjoy Full HD 1080p Sony picture quality and an innovative six-degree tilt for improved viewing at a lower level with the sleek and slim Edge LED backlit Sony BRAVIA NX700 LCD HDTV. Also features built-in Wi-Fi connectivity for convenient access to your favorite entertainment apps including movies, TV shows, videos, music and more.1

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Screen, Few Quirks October 4, 2010

By E. Travis

I have had the KDL46NX700 for about 6 months now and I do have to say that this is a very nice set! I will start off with what I like about the TV and move on the few cons I have found. I love the monolithic design of this TV... it really does look stunning on or off. The internet streaming capabilities are very cool. The included internet widegets/ channels make it easy to wirelessly stream various media (which has been fun) and it's also a breeze to connect to your Windows 7 machine to stream photos, videos, music etc... Like all HD sets you need to be connected via HDMI and have a true HD source to get the best picture quality... with that being said I have a PS3 for games and blu-ray, and a DirecTV HD DVR for cable. The picture is very sharp, bright and crisp. I would also say that standard def processing is above average as 4:3 content looks pretty smooth as well. I have handed off the up-scaling to a nice Anchor Bay chipset on my Denon receiver and didn't notice any improvement in picture quality. So the on-board processing is definitely above average. All-in-all this is a very nice set from Sony. The only negative comments I have about this set, is that when the TV is on for a little while, I hear a slight popping noise... I believe its from the set heating up? No big deal to me, but it has bugged me on a few occasions. Other than that, the picture controls are somewhat limited which makes it hard to get the exact colors you may want to achieve. Great set from Sony! NX700 and NX800 series TV's are very sexy!

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for HD Broadcasts/Not so Good for other stuff December 7, 2010

By madtsr

Overall, a good deal for the price. It is super thin (total width, not including the base is 2 inches). Super-easy set-up for base mount (didn't do the wall mount). The quality of pictures depends on whether you are watching something in HD or not. Some channels listed as HD show SOME programs in HD, but not all. No complaints about HD programs which come in great, with the usual caveat that the blacks have some slight color issues (black comes in black/purple black), which is pretty common with LCDs. You really can't get away from this problem unless you go with a high end HD TV (thousands of $) or you buy a good plasma TV which have their own issues as well. Overall, you won't notice this too much. Blu-ray DVD movies come in great as well (with HDMI cable-see comments below).

One of the nicer features is that it has an LED backlight behind the LCD screen, which you can adjust to make the picture brighter/darker. Just playing with it, it looks best with the LED backlight turned up and the room lights dim. As far as the sound, it is excellent-really good speakers. I'm not too crazy about the menus, which are cumbersome because this TV has many different features (for example, settings for movies, gaming, sports). I leave it on auto, which has been working fine. It also includes the ability to access the internet for certain things, but you cannot surf around the internet like you do using a web browser. The TV can do this, but you would need to purchase another box, like the Logitech/Google TV (it comes WiFi capable with a mini-keyboard for typing). If all you want is what the TV offers out of the box (Netflix, Youtube, Slacker, facebook, twitter, Sony Music, & more), the WiFi is as easy to set up as a laptop, if you have a wireless network, which I do. It searches for available wireless networks, you pick yours and enter your network password and you're done. One problem - Does not work with Mac. Some folks have suggested they have gotten it to work with some adaptors, but since I don't have a Mac I didn't bother reading much more about it.

IMPORTANT - If you are going to order satellite or cable, make sure that you talk to your provider and ask specifically for a receiver that has an HDMI port. The HDMI port is capable of faster/better data transfers than the ordinary three cable (yellow, red, white) plug in connections. This makes a difference! Some cable/satellite companies will give you the HDMI cables, and some won't. If they don't provide them, you can buy an HDMI cable almost anywhere, but the receiver has to have the HDMI port. I would suggest that you do not pay more than $5 for a 6 foot HDMI cable. You will see advertisements for HDMI cables than run up to $50 (gold plated, turns a sandwich into a banquet, etc.). You do NOT need anything more than the basic HDMI cable. Any reputable techie website like CNET will say the same thing.

Standard Definition programming is not so great. Most of the time, they come out ok. But for some of the older shows, often you get pixilation around the edges of text/images and the picture quality ranges from good to not so good (fuzzy). Also, my wife has a huge collection of older movies (going way back to the 40's through the 60's), and she thought they would look really good on HDTV. We have a Sony Blu-ray DVD player, also connected via HDMI cable, and some of the older DVDs look ok (e.g., The Honeymooners DVDs) and others were pretty sucky, so she is keeping her old TV to watch her old movies. It's probably worse because this TV is a 46 inch, and the TV is essentially translating the standard definition information into a larger image in a different format. If you're not looking back too far (only watching only the current age shows), this shouldn't be as big an issue for you.

Finally - the remote is huge (10 inches by 2 inches long) and not all features are captured by the cable remote, so you can't just use the cable/satellite remote. Not a good design at all. Also, the printed instructions that come with the TV are minimal, and the i-Manual (which you access via the TV) is a pain in the xxx to use. I prefer e-copies of user manuals, but I cannot seem to find one for this TV on Sony's website. I sent them an email, and will update this review if I ever get an e-copy.

12/9/10 Update: I received an email back from Sony, saying that there is no pdf version of the i-manual for this TV. Whoever thought of the i-manual obviously never tried to use the i-manual instructions with the TV. It is a ROYAL PAIN!

25 of 29 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good TV July 18, 2010

By INB

Its been almost 2 months since we bought our 46 inch NX 700. Its a very good TV with amazing features and amazing picture quality. Internet connection is fast, File Sharing between PC and TV is amazingly fast. Picture and sound quality is above competition.

Was thinking about whether to buy Samsung or Sony, no doubt Samsung also makes good TV but Sony makes it better. I would say Picture/sound quality is almost equal between two but Internet features are really good on Sony and it loads internet videos very fast. SO far no complains absolutely love it...

This is my first review of any product, I found it strange that there is no review for product of this quality. SO wrote one..