The Sony KDL-46NX725 with Edge LED appears in the “monolith” design. The matching Alu-chic bar you should definitely use. Sony has integrated in the foot that is a really good sound system.
In the foot of the Sony KDL-46NX725 soundbar contains a complete, you can connect via HDMI cable to the television. Without this external sound system of the Sony TV in the test provides a rather thin sound – like most TV sets with Edge LED backlight. The sound system in the base provides a nice contrast for powerful, bass-heavy sound. If it is really loud, but the sound begins to roar.
Good 3D
The 3D image of the Sony TV we liked in the test very well: the previously Sony-typical flickering pixels in homogeneous areas remains visible, but falls significantly smaller than its predecessors from. The measured crosstalk between the images for left and right eye (cross-talk, ghosting) stood at just switched on, cold machine with about 4 percent pleasantly low.
With increasing operating time the halos were then less and less until they were visible any more. A major drawback, the shutter glasses from Sony, however: A stiff neck is probably inevitable in long use. You must always keep your head straight, already has an inclination of approximately 10 degrees to the left or right is enough to break the connection between the glasses and television. The result is that the 3D effect disappears. The transmitter to control the shutter glasses is built into the TV, the glasses you have to buy extra. Cost: 59 € for a normal shutter glasses, the children’s version is 49 €.
Good TV picture, nice for home theater
In the picture mode “standard” access technologies like Motionflow (100Hz), detail enhancement and margin improvement is a moderate in the picture. Thus, the TV shows of its four tuners ( DVB – T / -C/-S (2) and analog cable) a good overall picture. In the SD-scrolling headlines and contours are sharp, clear motion in the image and error free. Only small and very fast moving objects, such as a soccer ball flying into the screen shots across the field, overwhelming the intermediate calculation of the TV picture is always something.
The result: Within the object will appear every other line of black. The TV picture from HD channels with 1080i and 720p resolution is convinced. Only when panning over large, relatively homogeneous areas, such as snow or sky, you see a slight flicker. 46NX725 gefälltt of us good even when playing DVDs and Blu-ray discs. The shield itself shows a lot of detail in dark passages and works for LED Edge-lit conditions very evenly. At the edges of this display is even brighter, but the typical irradiation could find in the corners we do not.
Online and network functions
The TV has a wireless radio module, through which it connects easily with your network and the Internet. The integrated multimedia player plays content from the network (DLNA) and again from USB storage media. It still supports the usual file and container formats like AVI, DivX and Xvid, it plays from no high-resolution MKVS. The TV takes content from the digital tuner via USB recording on an external storage device and also provides an electronic program guide (EPG ) for simple recording programming. 46NX725 Sony missed the various internet-applets (Bravia Internet widgets) on the news, get weather and the like. You can also access Internet video content (Bravia Internet video) and communicate with an additional USB camera on Skype via the TV. Nice special feature.
After pressing the “Track ID” key looks of the TV for information about the song that is heard even on TV , too, Sony has seen the signs of the times and jump on the smartphone train: With the remote control app “Remote Media” should be the future of television iPhones, iPads and Android devices remotely. Before the works, but the TV needs a firmware update yet.
Conclusion
Sony’s KDL-46NX725 offers a strong overall package of 2D/3D image and a soundbar, thanks really good sound base. The power consumption remains at around 89 watts in normal operation comfortably low – including attached Soundbar. And the equipment with media players, network and Internet functions and USB recording leaves little to be desired. However, Will Sony will also be paid quite well: around 1900 €, you have to pay for the TV – plus at least once 59 € for a 3-D glasses.
Alternatively , the plasma TV Panasonic TX-P50VT30E for around 1870 € already has two shutter glasses in delivery and provides a four-inch larger screen than the Sony TV. The test also showed he is a very good 2D and 3D image and a top finish with many tuners and a good multimedia player. Only the power consumption it is not so easily satisfied: With an average of 174 watts, it consumed the test twice as much energy as the 46NX725.
