Exceptional 1,080p HD performance, beautiful cabinet with optional color frames, broad connection selection...  No split-screen or PIP options, no CableCARD slot, remote lacks illumination...Sony jumps into the 1,080p LCD fray with its 40-inch KDL-40XBR2, a high-end BRAVIA HDTV that offers exquisite performance in a great-looking cabinet...With a native resolution of...

A 40-inch widescreen LCD, the KDL-40XBR2 has a native resolution of 1,920 by 1,080 pixels (1080p...Before my viewing examinations, I calibrated the KDL-40XBR2's picture using an HDMI input?picture settings are saved independently for each video input...My final results were very good...Image detail with standard and high-definition video sources was excellent overall,...

Reproduces deep blacks with excellent shadow detail; picture stays true from off-angle compared to other LCDs'; myriad picture controls; resolves every...Expensive; subpar picture via standard-def inputs; wider than many LCDs; no picture-in-picture....I have heard that those with Dish Network where all channels are "digital' are up converted very nicely with the XBR engine...Sound and...

Motion on high definition sources is also very good...I would recommend researching the response time to see how important it is to you with how you'll be using the TV -- many people would not notice the difference between 5ms and 8ms...buyer type #3 if the clouds are going to drive you crazy - and you are a fight-the-power activist type - then you might consider buying it at a place you can keep bringing...

Most accurate high definition picture available The brilliance of its HD picture makes SD pale in comparison...it has everything you look for in an LCD the back light inconsistancy with some of the TVs, which SONY is committed to fix now This is a message that was posted in SONY off...I agree with one of the other reviewers about......

SD, which is shown as good as it can possibly get on this set, simply pales in comparison...If neither is the case, I would not suggest this product be recommended, since it is inevitable that any user would want to view Standard definition material, at least occasionally...Once Sony fixes this problem, I will be able to recommend this TV and will purchase one for myself again...