Does anyone know what the difference is between the Sony Bravia KDL model and the XBR model TVs?

Question

The price difference is noticeable but I can't figure out what makes one so much better than the other. I'm thinking of getting the 52" screen.

Answer 1

your question is basically asking the same thing for now all sony TV models start with KDL but i know what u were asking. since KDL are in all models its the series u need to look for such as the the XBR series, the W series, V series, the S series, and etc. the xbr series has a better bravia engine as far as upconverting conparing to last years models as far as the v and w series, but sony came out with a new w series model which is the w4100 and it has all of the same attributes as the xbr 4 but with a higher contrast ratio. The contrast ratio on the xbr 4 series is about 18,000:1 but the new w4100 series has a contrast ratio of 30,000:1. now the xbr 4 or 5 are last year's models and the w4100 is this year's model. the KDL52XBR4 will cost u around $4000 but the new KDL52W4100 will cost u about $3000. then put out their new xbr7 and xbr8 which would b better than the w series and it might cost u around $4500-$5000 rough estimate i haven't seen them yet but i can imagine that it would cost that much.

Answer 2

Sony's XBR series are their highest quality and offers the best image processing available today.  If you can afford it, and appreciate the difference, the XBR is certainly worth it.