Name: Bravia KDL-55W905A
Brand: Sony
SKU: 41726
Rating: 4.1 (36 reviews)

Sony Bravia KDL-55W905A - Pros & Cons

its color is superb
Color accuracy
motion performance
colors look great
transitioning from one hue to the next flawlessly
excellent picture quality
color temperature also deserves recognition for being you guessed it almost perfect
Contrast
motion performance
and color accuracy look
Colors are incredibly detailed
in addition to being accurate
it really is impressive
delivers good pictures in brighter rooms and has very good standard-definition upscaling
the W805A is well specified
crisp design -- especially the classy circular stand
It sharpens hair incredibly well and adding detail to textures such
edges appearing sharp and outlines defined
Crisp and detailed
It makes good work of skin tones too
smart functionality and overhauled
advantages are more efficient light transmission and an expanded color gamut
Color performance is very impressive on W9
impressive color reproduction
deep blacks and very good motion reproduction
Cinema 1 profile is interesting
rich
vivid - and accurate - colors and great contrast
par with the best-performing LED models
overall experience was fairly good
They looked absolutely fantastic
very subtle picture enhancements
powerful
clean and layered audio performance
accurate and satisfying results
Both black level and shadow detailing are excellent
enviable build quality and a raft of new features
look
improved sound
better picture processing
accurate images
good motion handling and plenty of detail
excellent colour accuracy extends to different saturation levels as well
well defined and natural looking colours
ANSI contrast ratio was also very impressive
built-in WiFi makes networking simple and the media player is effective
bass energy
music and effects were well defined and dialogue remained clear
excellent color performance and deep black levels

Selector Viewing Distance Calculator Input Lag Database
not routed through your home network)
The Sony logo itself does not light up however
little silvery rectangular box
mobile hook-up seems antiquated
the palette can look a bit too aggressive
occasional crosstalk ghosting
home cinema system
Sony Entertainment Network (SEN) lacks structure
the menu system can at times feel sluggish
not be the thinnest LED TV out there
A poor viewing angle simply means decreased contrast
Sony TVs with poor viewing angles
TV s viewing angle isn t terribly wide
Reds are ever-so-slightly oversaturated
called Live Color which exaggerates the TV s colors
smart TV platform was too fragmented
Sony has struggled with the 3D performance of their displays
It may not display this or other websites correctly
TV interface is relatively poor
Sound quality is pretty mediocre given the high price of the TV
very slow to load
it doesn't have apps for ITV Player or 4oD
flicker-fatigue - making it harder to watch for extended periods
you'll lose a lot of detail in darker scenes
blue performance that we found to be a little inconsistent
the sky appears an unnatural and rather distracting colour of blue
lack of voice or gesture controls in the W905A
Gamma was a bit on the dark side
Windows Vista OS was trotted out to replace Windows XP
shadow detail suffered at that setting
contrast also takes a drop when the TV is viewed from the side
Sony W9 has worse viewing angles
Backlight bleeding / clouding can ruin the TV experience
extremely low levels of input lag
navigation feels a bit sluggish and loading screens occur
too much red and green and not enough blue
over-saturated colour space and without a colour management system
it is only a touchpad
no motion control
pointer
or microphone
No cherry-picked units sent by brands
The blacks appear gray in a dark room
the transition from red to cyan is shorter
it is lacking in high-frequency presence compared
Sony offers no app store
non-picture-affecting features are mostly unchanged from last year
only available only in a 55-inch size
attempts allowed us to finally take a measurement of input lag

Sony Bravia KDL-55W905A - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Screen size	55 in Best: Axen 8682442100917 Screen size: 123 in
Refresh rate	200 Hz Best: Panasonic TC-P55VT60 Refresh rate: 3000 Hz
Resolution	1920 x 1080 px Best: Samsung QE82Q800TATXXU Resolution: 7680 x 7320 px

Sony Bravia KDL-55W905A - Full Specifications

Panel design	Flat
Screen size	55.0 in
Resolution	1920 x 1080 px
Screen Technology	LCD
LCD Backlighting	LED
Aspect ratio	16:9
Refresh rate	200.0 Hz
Dynamic Contrast Ratio	1,000,000:1
HDR	no
HD ready 1080p (Full HD)	yes
Quantum dot display	yes
Motion enhancement (Frequency/Index)	yes
Ultra HD certified (UHD/4K)	no

Internet features	Web Browser Facebook Netflix Skype Twitter YouTube
Smart Tv	yes
Smartphone Remote Support	yes
USB recording feature	yes
Local dimming	yes
Picture-in-Picture	yes
Parental control	yes
Sleep timer	yes
Time-shift	yes

3D Support	yes
3D Technology type	Active 3D
Glasses Included	yes
Number of glasses pairs	4
Can convert 2D to 3D	yes
Supports Dual view/play	yes

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)	yes
Built-in or included WiFi adapter	Built-in
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b 802.11g
DLNA	yes
Streaming standards	Miracast
NFC	yes
Ethernet	yes
Bluetooth	yes

Height	29.76 in
Width	48.86 in
Weight	48.5 lb
Depth	11.73 in

Energy class	A+
Annual Energy Use	108.0 kWH/year

Power Consumption Sleep	0.25 W
Power Consumption Max	163.0 W
Connecting 9V/12V/14V	no

File formats supported	AVCHD AVI M-JPEG MKV MOV MP4 MPEG1 MPEG2 WebM WMV Xvid
Video quality standards	1080i 1080p 480i 480p 576i 576p 720p

Built-in speaker(s)	yes
Audio decoders	Dolby Digital 5.1 Dolby Digital Plus
Speaker System	2-channel
File formats supported	3GPP LPCM MP3 WMA
Headphone output	yes
Voice control	yes

Vesa mount	yes
Vesa interface type	300x300mm

HDMI port	yes
Number of HDMI ports	4
HDMI version	1.4
USB	yes
Number of USB ports	3
USB 2.0 ports	3
Number of component video (YPbPr/YCbCr) inputs	1
Number of composite Inputs	1
VGA port	no
S-video port	no
DVI port	no
Analogue 3.5mm port	yes
Analogue RCA stereo input	yes
Analogue RCA stereo output	no
Audio return channel (ARC)	yes
Digital coaxial port	no
Digital optical port	yes
MHL	yes

Height	28.46 in
Width	48.86 in
Weight	43.43 lb
Depth	2.4 in
Colour of product	Black

Height	32.44 in
Width	61.1 in
Depth	6.57 in

Technology	Motionflow 800 Hz
Type of index/Measurement method	Sony MotionFlow XR 800

File formats supported	JPEG/JPG MPO
Image frequency	24p 30p 50p 60p

Tuner type	Analog & Digital
CI+	yes
Dual tuner	no
Support for CI/CA module	yes
Analogue TV tuner	yes
Digital TV tuner	yes

Sony Bravia KDL-55W905A - Q&A (1)

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Productz
over 1 year ago
How have your experiences with Sony TVs been?
delfina.zemlak
over 1 year ago
I don't think Sony's TVs are the best on the market.
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Sony Bravia KDL-55W905A Sony - Editorial Reviews (18)

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Published: 20.09.2013

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