Saturday, September 24, 2011

Participate instead of watch: HbbTV changed television viewing habits

Interactive television is becoming more real: Thanks to HbbTV TV viewers in commercials can turn on.

The future dream car across the screen just goes in the commercial. Simply click on the remote control, and the scene enters a virtual dealership: appear on screen price lists, specifications, contact information, and finally a model of the car, which the customer can put together according to his wishes. So "Hybrid TV" or called "Smart TV" devices work. You have the official standard hybrid broadcast broadband TV, short HbbTV.

HbbTV combines the traditional, one-sided and linear television with the interactive world of the Internet. It's not just about the TV chair to surf the Internet, but the inclusion of entirely new advertising and TV formats. HbbTV with the viewer can interactively design their program by, for example, as described above, during a commercial retrieve additional information from the Internet.

There are already some examples based on this technology: the HD Teletext, which contains additional audio or film, or the libraries of the public and private TV channels. And now, the Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems (FOKUS) in Berlin have developed in cooperation with Volkswagen and SevenOne Media, the marketing company of the ProSiebenSat 1 group, a new application developed: the "interactive car configurator". With it, the viewers can make the car out of the current advertising itself and change or click with the remote control by supplementary information.


So if you just looking for a new car and sees your desire, has to remember not all the information must to view on the PC. HbbTV brings information and additional animations or videos directly on the screen. Because the transmitter sends a small addition to the commercial data stream, the link to HbbTV advertising integration. The bulk of the additional content that the advertiser, in this case, VW, provides, is available online. Pressing a button on the corresponding button on the remote control activates the link and the viewer ends up in an interactive environment. While running in parallel in a smaller window, the regular program, you can put together on the sofa and his personal dream car, compare different models and prices, or book a test drive at local dealers. Videos, animations, photo slide shows that are possible and can be controlled with the remote. With another push of a button, you will return to normal TV program.

The Fraunhofer researchers ensure that Web content can be displayed on the TV and use the entries and the users find their way back into the grid. They must consider both the different type of programs as well as the environment and the changing user behavior. "Basically, we create special Web pages for the TV, which we extend the usual programming," says FOKUS researcher Robert Seeliger. "The more personal is the audience itself can actively design, the more the TV program." Meanwhile, there is a uniform standard to prepare special online deals on the TV, and receivers that can handle both signals.

To use the HbbTV bids, however, consumers need a device that has an Internet function, and a transmitter that sends the offer combined with his program. Advertisers, broadcasters and equipment manufacturers are currently working on the technical foundations to switch to interactive advertising as the newest hybrid live TV service soon.

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Toshiba 46UL875G: Great LED TV without 3D

Toshiba dispensed 3D at the 46UL875G

Otherwise, everything is in there in the Toshiba 46UL875G what makes a good TV. Since also the image quality is true, the TV loose conquered one of the front seats in the Hall of Fame.

Toshiba 46UL875G potter in total four tuners: you can receive television via analog and digital cable (DVB-C), digital satellite (DVB-S (2)) or a digital TV antenna (DVB-T). The image of "normal" resolution TV channels (standard definition, SD) liked us very well in the test. Toshiba's own image enhancement technology, "Resolution +" to ensure success for a sharpening of important details: motion blur of stay, edges are crisp and colorful, nice picture.

Even the image of the HD tuner, there is no reason to complain: it works in 720p and 1080i resolution also sharp and detailed. Despite an occasional, slight smoke pixels in homogeneous areas of the total TV delivers excellent HD picture quality.

Toshiba 46UL875G: Great LED TV but without 3D

Great detail, much overscan
The coloration of the DVD picture is very good with lots of details, even if a light irradiation (Clouding) Edge LED backlight in darker sequences a little disturbing. Also worthy of criticism clearly recognizable overscan. Here, the TV increases the frame-filling image, but cuts it generously on the edges. "Super Live" and "widescreen" but the Toshiba has different formats, but when swallowed both about the same area. This problem occurs with Blu-ray discs do not like it he is one to one dar. But as the drawing by a little less good than for the display of DVD movies. Overall, the Toshiba 46UL875G LED TV renders Blu-rays very well.

Good sound, Settings for image professionals
The Toshiba 46UL875G sounds like a total beautifully clean. However he begins to echo something, before he is really loud.

The OSD of TV offers many setting possibilities, especially for image adjustment and optimization. The menu is this however quite nested and confusing. The remote control is in the hand and is clearly designed, only the tax "Ring" with eight keys resulted in the test repeatedly operating errors.

User-recognition and Internet
An integrated camera, the TV detects movements and different users. You can store four personal profiles with individual picture and sound settings, as well as personal channel list. The television then record the user from a camera and activates the appropriate profile.

Thanks to two USB jacks, you can record broadcasts from the DVB tuners on a storage medium. In addition, the TV plays from all popular multimedia formats from external stores. Over the network (DLNA) of the television shows slightly less willing to format: he plays only movies in the MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 format as well as MP3s and photos on the home network. Speaking, network - connected with the Internet, you have to access content from the Web. But only by means of widgets, a browser is missing.

Conclusion
The Toshiba 46UL875G provides a great and sharp picture that visible benefits from the resolution + images by channels in the SD format in the test. Also broadcasts in 720p and 1080i resolution and convincing picture of the DVD and Blu-ray discs is beautifully detailed, very good detail in dark sequences. To do this there practical equipment features - only 3D is missing.

Alternative
The Sony KDL-46EX725 also offers 46-inch screen size, but a little cheaper than the Toshiba TV has around 1,200 euros. Also, it supports the playback of 3D content in good quality, it produces hardly disturbing double contours (ghosting). But even in 2D, the Sony makes a good figure. If SD or HD TV via the four tuners, DVD or Blu-ray disc: the image has a colourful and sharp.

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Samsung UE46D8090

Samsung UE46D8090 Nice picture, Powerful sound, Super facilities


Little brother of TV test winner: the Samsung UE46D8090 offers the same facilities as the current number one, but a nine inch smaller picture. This does not detract from the quality, as demonstrated by the UE46D8090 in the test. In the 3D-rendering, Samsung UE46D8090, equipped with shutter technology shows pleasant a few double contours: the measured value of crosstalk was very low 1.5 per cent.
Colors have on a minimal yellow stitch in 3D, which is hardly noticeable and easily regulate itself on the image settings can be. The brightness contrast decreases in the 3D, also - typical for the use of shutter glasses. Both values remain within an acceptable range.

Overall very good picture
The Samsung UE46D8090 offers four TV tuners:Analog and Digital Cable (DVB-C), antennas for digital TV and digital satellite receiver DVB-S (2). The picture of SD channels looks pretty sharp and colorful, though. However, continue to show slight motion blur, the total impact has not yet particularly disturbing. Better to propose to the TV with HD channels in 720p and 1080i: Everything appears nice and sharp and without interference.

Samsung UE46D8090: Prima LED TV with many features.

The picture of DVDs and Blu-ray Disc also convinced with carved representation and natural colors. The coloration of dark scenes the Samsung succeeds very well with many details. However, the Edge-illuminated LED backlighting of the display into dark images (Clouding).

Great Sound, Rich Features
Despite the shallowness of TV, he produced a decent tone, both low and high frequencies well above room volume only start to roar on.
Samsung UE46D8090: Very uneven illumination.
For equipment and operation of the Samsung UE46D8090 corresponds one to one the 55-inch model UE55D8090 - our latest winner. All information can be found in the review of the Samsung UE55D8090 The power consumption of UE46D8090 is appropriate in settings with around 89 watts for the screen size. The built in light sensor helps in saving much without the picture it is too dark: 165 candelas per square meter in just 58.2 watts consumption are great.

Conclusion
The Samsung UE46D8090 provides a good test in 3D image quality image from a few mistakes - the total crosstalk remains comfortably low. Also, the 2D image we liked well overall. HD channels of TV shows beautifully sharp and accurate, as content for DVD and Blu-ray Disc. With the equipment, the Samsung has to offer: In addition to four tuners (analog cable DVB-T/-C (2)) and four HDMI 1.4 ports, he brings a multimedia player, the content of external USB storage media, can play from the network and the Internet. Alternative The Panasonic TX-P50VT30E for around 1,700 euros is a good plasma TV with great picture in 2D and 3D. When equipped Panasonic also makes no half measures - many interfaces, a great media player, a good remote control and four tuners mean second place in the ranking in this category. Only the power consumption in normal operation with 174 watts is significantly higher than the Samsung LED TV.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Hannspree SV32LMNB

Hannspree SV32LMNB (32-inch LED-TV)

Hannspree SV32LMNB sets for his 32-inch displays backlighting on edge-LED backlight. Is the full HD TV at an unbelievable price of 300 euros - and convincing in the test with great picture and rich sound. The Hannspree is ideally equipped for TV reception: an analog and a digital (DVB-C) are on board cable tuner and a tuner for DVB-T. Also receive HD channels and a CI + support the two DVB-tuner-slot allows the decryption of Pay-TV (sky) and basic verschlüsseltem CATV (cable Germany and UnityMedia).


Great TV image
What the TV from the tuners showed in the test, liked it very well: the lawn at a football game played while easily mushy, but the edges are sharp and motion artifacts in the form of double outlines or halos are almost imperceptible. A lightweight, bright areas to determine but typical pixel noise - was a total but not annoying for 720 p channels via DVB-C. Edges and marquee are pretty sharp, really nice look at the image entirely.


Weaknesses in DVD, strong Blu-ray disc
The image of DVDs convinces in test also - it is sharp and colorful. Only in dark image sequences of the television when it is displayed having a hard time: the detail is weak and the typically something through eating LED-backlit over stahlt at the Hannspree the image in the corners. With movies from Blu-ray disc the detail is essential better as in DVD material - here the image like a total back very well.
Hannspree SV32LMNB: Inexpensive LED TV with great image quality.
Powerful sound, good remote control, rudimentary menus
Is the sound of the Hansspree TV is loud and strong. The Hannspree body begins to echo if you reach the device on maximum volume only slightly. The remote but not too high-quality impression, but good in the hand and is extremely open. The operation on the TV set itself is theoretically feasible via backlit sensor buttons - however the buttons respond pretty slow, which quite annoying in the long run. The menus of the Hannspree TV are therefore very spartan compared to other manufacturers - but there are the most important settings. However, the menu covered most of the image, making it something difficult setting, for example, image parameters.


Simple facilities, moderate power consumption
The remaining facilities of Hannspree SV32LMNB is appropriate for the price: three times HDMI, SCART twice and the above mentioned tuners. This network or Internet features are not there. After all: About a USB interface and a built-in Media Player you can play many video, music and photo formats on the Hannspree TV. Annoying: The lighting of the Hannspree logo can not switch itself off, what bothers extremely dark movies. Hannspree told us to do so upon request, that may be a firmware update for the model to follow, which then allows the switch-off. Thanks to LED backlight, the Hannspree has a low power consumption: 80 watts are great in normal operation when a 32-incher already. And if you switch the TV to the eco-mode, he draws only even 40 watts from the outlet.
Leaked backlight: ago all in dark scenes shone it annoyingly in the image.
Conclusion
Hannspree SV32LMNB shows a great image of his three tuners and Blu-ray discs in the test. DVDs the above-average highly translucent LED backlight is uncomfortable noticeable but. The facilities of the TV is in keeping with the price and also remote control and sound do not disappoint. For 300 euros, the Hannspree is a real bargain and earned our buy recommendation. Alternative The Hanspree SJ32DMBB with classical CCFL Backlight also offers a very good image quality at the spar price and is this even still 10 euros cheaper. The 32 incher comes with full HD resolution, three TV tuners and a CI slot, however need to screw your claims in the remaining facilities and the sound quality here.

Friday, September 9, 2011

3D TV technology in the duel: Polarization versus Shutter

Open both eyes when buying 3D


3D TV is not equal to 3D TV, is not the same - namely, the TV manufacturers are putting on two different techniques for spatial imaging: polarization and shutters. We show you the advantages and disadvantages of the two competing technologies and recommend the best 3D-TV.
Home theater in the third dimension - that is really great. However, you should consider before purchasing, to which of the two currently competing 3D techniques set want: polarization or Shutter?

More TV models with polarization
At IFA 2011 brings even more TV manufacturers 3D models using polarization technique on the market - for LG Electronics have now also Philips, Toshiba and Metz television with the passive glasses on sale. The TV market leader Samsung is however still only at shutter technique and also uses in its competitor Panasonic plasma TVs only 3D, this 3D version.

We help you understand, what are the advantages and disadvantages of Shutter and polarization technique and give you to each specific purchase recommendations: Top TV with shutter glasses and great TVs with 3D polarization.

The 3D image loses much brightness in polarization technology and annoying error in the form of double contours (crosstalk, ghosting) can be observed in TVs of this type do not or only very weakly. Only in the horizontal, the 3D image is not stable to vision - when you get up, you see the picture blurry or double. For this, the pole-glasses are relatively light and therefore comfortable to wear. In addition, they are cheap - a copy costs about 10 euros and TV manufacturers put in usually four of them.
Shutter technique

Shutter technique
The 3D shutter television shows, in contrast to the polarization TV always turns the image to the right and left eye and right eye shutter opens to the respective corresponding analog "glass". The biggest advantage of this technique: the dissolution of the film remains intact - he is in full HD with 1920 x represented 1080th


Pol-glasses: passive, easily and cheaply.

Crosstalk: If also through the double contours.
For this image in the form of double contours dive at the shutter technology more often - called also crosstalk, ghosting, or multiple images. These resulting from the fact that the display displays the correct image not fully synchronized with the shutter glasses,, or the previous image does not a moment too long or to glow. This means that, for example, the right eye for a very brief moment will see the picture for the left and vice versa - so appears double contours.

All manufacturers are trying to resolve this problem by always faster panels, LCD TVs on the market, that display 800 pictures per second - so we have also seen a reduction of cross talks for all TV producers over the last two years in our tests today.

Expensive shutter glasses
Relatively high image brightness is lost through the shutter glasses. Range and carrying position of the glasses are also somewhat problematic. So it happens that the glasses off, if you keep your head tilted or when you step out of the transmission range of the 3D channel. In addition, maximum of two shutter glasses are supplied with a 3D-TVs, many manufacturers set at none. Since then about 50 to 100 euros per copy will be extra charged.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Toshiba 42VL863G (42-inch LCD-TV)

Stylish 3D TV for the whole family


Toshiba sets off in 3D with polarizing filter technology. And equal to the first model, the 42VL863G, shows in our test lab, he easily can keep up with the competition.

Four 3D glasses create the polarization of the TV - you can thus start immediately after purchase with the whole family. - so you can get started directly after the purchase with the whole family. In the 3D image, the Toshiba TV showed a slightly yellowish color cast, which make up but in the Farbeinstellungs menu simply for themselves.

The brightness of the 3D image is - typical of polarization - lower than in 2D mode, but remains insufficient. Annoying double outlines (called crosstalk) are very low, but are not completely invisible. Overall, the TV is a good 3D picture - if only the half HD resolution available with reduced resolution, since the filter technology.
Toshiba 42VL863G: Polarization-TV with very good picture.


Also the measured contrast in the sure proves to be very good: the checkerboard contrast ratio is well above the average of around 100:1 132-1. The enclosed filter spectacles are light, comfortable to wear and cause no problems for head tilt or horizontal movements. However, the vertical field of view is very limited - if you get up off the couch, see everything twice.

Great tuner image
Thanks to the Toshiba enhancement Imaging resolution + offers the 42VL863G an excellent SD image: scrolling marquees blur only minimally, halos and motion blur when football can be recognized in approaches only occasionally. The image is overall pretty sharp, edges smooth and convincing the colors. The same applies to the representation of the HD channels: the image is crisp sharp and free of motion blur, material in 720 p as well as in 1.080i.

With DVD movies, the TV shows a very good detail with lots of details also due to its very uniform edge LED backlit. Not so good, we like the very wide overscan, which cuts off much of the image - in the presets "Super Live" and "Widescreen" the image is displayed while in different formats, the truncated area remains but about the same size. This problem does not have the TV on Blu-ray discs, because it can represent the image in original size. The detail is also excellent, the picture sharp and error-free.


Weak sound, cool features
The sound of the Toshiba TV sounds a total clean. If you make it really loud, the housing starts to but soon echo. The screen menu offers many setting possibilities, in particular in relation to the image adjustments - however is to use the menu structure in this area quite nested and only about several subitems.

A built-in camera performs movement and user detection – this means up to four user profiles can be related to channel list, assign each a person, and her face, picture and sound settings.

Network and USB player
The integrated media player can play content from external USB storage media, and from the home network (DLNA certified, LAN Jack). USB of the 42VL863G in the test played from all popular formats, over the network only videos in MPEG-2 and MPEG-4. If it is connected to the TV to the Internet, he renders content from the Web: various widgets for news, sports, weather and similar no 'real' free Web browsers are available, but.

No power saver
The television is "only" the EU energy label became also noticeable "B", and that outdated for a current 42-inch TV consumption of over 100 Watts (with factory default settings). December light sensor reduces the current hunger but clearly - when still acceptable brightness of the display.


Conclusion
Toshiba's 42VL863G offers a very good picture quality both in 2D and 3D. Since be accompanied by a four pole-glasses, nothing in the way is a 3D-Heimkinoabend with friends or family. However, the really big sound to the great image comes not from the chic housing. Since you could rework via an external sound solution about a Soundbar. Which costs some extra charge, at a fair price of around 1,000 euros for a 3D TV of this size and quality of many buyers are likely to can survive the potential additional costs but.

Alternative
AThe Philips 42PFL7606K for about 920€ sets in the 3D rendering of polarization technique. It showed in the test a better picture than the Toshiba 3D-TV. But if only 2 pol-glasses are included with. This can see the remaining facilities: many tuner, sufficient connections and great network and Internet functions are among the highlights.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Test: Sharp LC-46LE925E (46-inch LCD-TV)

With four colors in 3D


The Quattron TVs from Sharp use yet a fourth in yellow for better color reproduction in addition to the usual sub pixels in red, green and blue. It's now also available with 3D - so well that the Sharp LC-46LE925E in dimension three sets a new record.

3D content from a 3D-Blu-ray-Disc-Player represents the Sharp in the test almost error-free. Thus he depends loosely the LCD competition of Samsung and Sony. The 3D performance of the four-color TV with good three-dimensional picture of the plasma 3D TVs from Panasonic is similar with the only occasionally occurring, light double contours (ghosting). However, the 3D image in the Sharp lights significantly brighter than when the 3D plasma - here the Quattron equipped with edge LED backlighting has clear front the nose. Also the processing and the wearability of shutter glasses convince on all along the line. A pair of glasses bundles Sharp with the TV, more are optional at an additional cost (about 110 euros). Liked us has also the compelling 2D/3D-Konvertierung, where even manually to change how much the 3D effect should be pronounced.

Great image from all sources
Sharp LC-46LE925E: Best 3D-Wiedergabe and four sub pixels

Not only the three-dimensional image of the Sharp TV is in the test very well. As also what he brings in 2D with a refresh rate of 200 Hz on the screen, and is class. No matter if SD or HD: up to a very light pixel noise in moving scenes of the television shows an excellent TV image of its tuners (analog and digital cable (DVB-C) as well as DVB-T) with great colours and a nice Sharp contours. Also deserves the excellent image of the DVD. Here that makes positive yellow sub-pixels in the overtones are noticeable (see below). Up on the average only detail in dark scenes, the Quattron also of Blu-ray Disc offers a top image with deep black and brilliant colors.

In image quality the technical peculiarity pays off in general the Sharp Quattron series: instead of the usual RGB pixel (red, green, blue) Additionally, the color is yellow. To realize the fourth subpixel, shared the Sharp Ingeneuere the Green subpixel in two parts and colored yellow one half. In practice, the advantages are: the measurable extended color space can be appear clear brilliant colors, without they exaggerated or over-subscribed work. You notice this not only in yellow lots, but also in red and green tones. The TV shows more realistic even skin tones as competitors with three subpixels.

Powerful sound, network player
The Sharp TV provides also the appropriate tone to the top screen. Thanks to a built-in 15-watt subwoofer, the bass is fed up and the TV will be really loud. However begins to echo If you fully turn on the sound the TV cabinet - but this is no different for the competitors.

The side arrangement of interfaces like us, because the jacks are easy to reach when wall mounting. In addition to four HDMI ports and a USB interface find a combined VGA / component signal input, and a network interface. The latter or the also included WLAN stick bring the TV in the network and play there the media files. While he is confined to standard formats such as DivX, MP3 and JPEG, he takes place optionally from USB media.

Fine TV design, Confusing nested Menu
Sharp menus: Nested operation on reflective display.

The design of Sharp TVs reminds us of a too big stricken Apple iOS. The rounded corners and transparent elements looks very chic. The highly reflective front window is less beautiful: candles on the coffee table are thus taboo. At the remote high-quality-looking design not continues. Rather, it is mass products with many buttons and a quite colorful label. The confusing and nested menu of Sharp TVs not convinced us. Especially as cryptic work the names of the functions. In addition it is blinded over the current image - because the setting is no joy.

Conclusion

The Sharp LC-46LE925E Quattron is the new 3D-King-disruptive double contours are similar to low like in the good plasma 3D TVs and in the brightness of the image, the Sharp beats them to lengths. But not only in the three-dimensional image convinced the Sharp, with him, also TV in 2D is consistently fun. This great design, a powerful sound, network functionality and well-placed interfaces occur. Only the remote control and the menu elicit us no cries of jubilation - the latter is due simply to unaufgeräumt and cumbersome. And at a price of 2,400 euros, Sharp would have may include materials quietly also second shutter glasses.

Alternative
If you not reach 46 inch, then Sony's KDL-52LX905 offers for around 3,500 euros with powerful 52 inch diagonal 3D in XXL. Its completed the 3D-playback although compared to many other TVs fairly decent, against the Sharp 3D Quattron lose out but here. But in normal (2d) TV, DVD and Blu-ray Disc content the Sony device in the test like with very good image. And the sound quality and equipped with interfaces and tuners leaves nothing to be desired.

Review: Sony KDL-46EX725 (46-inch LCD-TV)

Much image quality, little current

Despite full screen size of 117 cm, the Sony KDL-46EX725 TV needs only economical 80 watts - the image quality of 3D-Edge-LED-TVs in no way suffering from the current stinginess.
In the TV mode you can also choose here: in the Sony TV receiver for analog cable, as well as DVB-T, - C, and integrated s2. Which shows the TV so we liked both in SD and HD quality very well: there is motion blur in the test not to fault, the image is sharp, detail and colorful.

Movies from DVD, the KDL 46EX725 also shows a good to very good detail, are still very many details in dark scenes. And when material from Blu-ray disc he convinces also with a top picture, the detail is here even more times better than from DVD.

Little image in 3D
The 3D-Bildqualität of the Sony TV is great and is evident absolutely: the measured crosstalk is constant at just over one percent - a pleasant low- and very good value. However a visible flicker was in the test, which occurs particularly in homogeneous areas. The color fidelity of 3D-Bildes is good, the brightness is reduced shutter typical, stands out but adequate.

Something hard, but a total comfortably.

The pretty clunky and hard-looking 3D glasses sit unexpectedly comfortably and safely on the nose. The perspective is somewhat restricted, especially for lateral head tilt, there are hardly any tolerances - in the "to die shoulder des or the sweetheart sit" not it in the 3D-Gucken. As in Sony's TV middle-class are common, also contain no 3D glasses included - you must buy it for around 50 euros each (TDG-BR250).

Powerful sound, picky Media Player

The Sony TV offers extensive setting options - for the sound but also without that you create hand on the sound, the TV reflects a good sound with proper bass. However, the housing for frequencies begins rather quick to echo on. In high frequency areas, the phenomenon occurs much later.

The remote control is the Sony standard with two concentric rings of key and very small pushbuttons, is however quite clearly.

Sony KDL-46EX725: LED TV with great image in 2D and 3D.
The USB interface allows you to record, that the TV must format previously however broadcasts by the DVB channels on external storage media. In addition, the integrated media player plays from also multimedia files from a USB storage. The selection of the media formats supported is however straightforward: it did work in the test, for example, only video-files of the varieties of DivX, XviD, MPEG-2, but no high resolution MKVs.

The same applies to media from your home network (DLNA) connects with the TV set via the LAN port. In addition, the Sony TV offers an open Internet browser that pretty quickly responded, but does not support Flash or Java-videos. Also libraries, YouTube and other video offers in Foprm of apps and widgets can be called in. For all social media fans, even Facebook and Twitter are preinstalled.

Green TV
Back to the already mentioned economical power consumption: emblazoned on the TV a label of the energy efficiency class A, and it creates a very low fuel consumption with 80 watts during normal operation in the test actually. If you switch the light sensor, required the device even just over 50 watt - and that at an always still absolutely sufficient brightness of the display (107 candela per square meter).


Conclusion
The Sony KDL-46EX725 offered a very good image quality in the test. No matter whether in SD or HD via his four tuner, DVD, or Blu-ray disc: the picture is colourful and beautifully sharp. And also the so is good – we found disturbing double contours (ghosting) very little. And nice sparingly with the power of LED TV is about even.

Alternative
The Sharp Quattron LC-46LE925E for approximately 1,450 euros is also a great 3D TV - double contours fall out similarly low as with Sony and flickering there not to criticism here. But not only in the three-dimensional image convinced the sharp, with him, also TV in 2D is consistently fun. This great design, a powerful sound, network functionality and well-placed interfaces occur.