Go To Latest Video ReviewsSony Bravia KDL-55X4500 55in LCD TV Comments
| Author | John Archer |
| Published | 4th Feb 2009 |
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Price | £3,060.87 (Exc VAT) |
| as reviewed | £3,520.00 (Inc VAT) |
| Latest Price | Click here |
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Comments for Sony Bravia KDL-55X4500 55in LCD TV
Matt G Baish said on 4th February 2009
Ahlan said on 4th February 2009
This is the best LCD TV on the market (as features and quality picture).
ffrankmccaffery said on 4th February 2009
id agree with matt above and also add that the perspex bridge look tacky to boot
basicasic said on 5th February 2009
Not too sure about the looks of the set but it is interesting to note that at last an LCD screen has arrived that can challenge the best of the plasmas.
I would be interested to know the power consumption of this set compared to an equivalent sized plasma.
sugob said on 5th February 2009
The 'floating' speakers effect look much better in reality [i.e. setup at home] than pictures give it justice [based on my 40Z4500 which has a similar single speaker bar, but underneath the picture]. Though the speakers being on the side here might make this look too wide and suggest unstability?
A drawback of the 'Z' is that carrying TV is awkward as manual says not to lift TV by holding under the speaker which is the easiest/obvious way.
Not quite sure of the Sony model letter scheme [55'X'4500] where progressing through the alphabet used to [roughly] mean a more premium model e.g. S->U->V->W->X->Z, which made it easy [for me] to remember i.e. the 'Z' should have been the new 'X' and this X4500 the 'Z' [what's wrong with 'Y'?].
Prem said on 5th February 2009
I'm a bit upset about the 10/10 image quality rating. The only other TV on Trusted Reviews is the Pioneer Kuro range. Now, the Pioneer Kuro range does not have the image issues that this sony has.
What's going on?
errolg said on 6th March 2009
Although the comment in the review is presumably true for UK-released screens, technically this is not "Sony's very first LCD TV to use LED backlighting". I have owned a Sony Qualia 005 since the end of 2004, which is an LCD tv that also features LED backlighting. I can't believe it's taken 4 years for it to be added to their Bravia lineup..
Jed Peterson said on 17th July 2009
Would you prefer this TV to the Samsung 7000 or 8000 on picture quality?
Samsung has the better connetivity, especially with the blockbuster deal.
Does anyone know if Sony is updating it's connectivity offering?
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Agh! Why no detachable speakers?! Anyone spending this much on a telly must be using it with a decent surround sound setup? (or have more money than sense) This is the biggest issue I have with my current TV. Ho hum - anther reason to wait.