Sony KDL-46EX720 3D LED-LCD TV

The race for the best 3D televisions is heating up. Samsung and LG have both successfully launched 3D ready HDTVs that sport exciting features. Sony has been successful with their Bravia range of HDTVs and has now launched the Sony KDL-46EX720 from their Bravia line-up, which boasts about some exciting features. With 3D televisions becoming a fairly common feature these days, the price point, too has dropped keeping all the features intact.

The stand is really sturdy

Design and Build Quality
‘Slim is in’ with all technology, nowadays. Sony, too has followed suit by incorporating this concept in the design of the KDL-46EX720 HDTV. The bezel of the television is slim and has a glossy black finish. While the bezel on the side and top measure in at one inch, the bottom part of the bezel measures at two inches. There is hardly any depth in the television with it measuring a mere inch. Sony has used a minimalistic approach while designing this HDTV. This television is quite light and weighs approximately 17.9kg, not that one has to carry this very often.

Sticking with its minimalistic approach, Sony has placed all the input and output connections on the rear of the KDL-46EX720. Being thin in design, Sony has not compromised on the connectivity options of this television and have added four HDMI ports, along with two USB 2.0 ports at the back. To maintain the slim design, Sony has added a bay at the rear where the USB ports, a single HDMI port, VGA and a 3.5mm audio jack are located. These are positioned in such a way that they lie flat against the back panel. The other connectors that include the HDMI, component, composite, Ethernet and various others are found adjacent to the bay. All these connectors face outwards, unlike the ones found in the bay. Sony has managed space well and added two down firing speakers at the bottom sides of the television.

Thin and extremely lightweight

The controls for this HDTV are found at the right of the screen at the side. All the buttons are well built and can be pressed easily. This television has two sensors for the remote control on the front panel, thus making it easy to operate from different angles. The remote control of this 3D television is unique in design. It is concave and the buttons that are spaced out well are located on the concave part. Another unique design of this remote is that it has an on/off button located at the back, as well. The textured design on the glossy black finish adds to the design of the remote. All buttons on the remote are made well. This 3D TV comes bundled up with two pairs of active 3D glasses that look stylish compared to other active 3D glasses. However, they are a tad bit heavy and after wearing it for a few minutes the weight can be felt on the nose.

Overall, the Sony KDL-46EX720 is a stylish-looking 3D television and with its minimalistic design, this television is sure to turn a few heads. The build quality too is pretty sturdy and we had no complaints whatsoever.

Features
The television comes loaded with interesting features and the main feature of the Sony  KDL-46EX720 lies in its 3D capabilities. Not only is the HDTV 3D-capable, but it can also simulate 2D content to be viewed in 3D. This is not an uncommon feature as brands like LG, Samsung and Panasonic have all done it in the past.

The interface is different from XMB

Another interesting quality of this HDTV is that it has a feature called X-Reality Picture Engineering. Sony claims that with this feature, the television can analyze each scene to produce suitable colour and contrast, thereby discouraging one to put up with low resolution images on this television. To keep the design of this television slim, Sony has used Edge-LED backlighting. One cannot compare a full-array LED display with an Edge-LED backlit display, as a full-array LED display fares much better on most counts. However, both perform well and keeping in mind the slimness of this television, an Edge-LED is better suited for the style factor which this Sony television possesses.