Sony Bravia KDL-55W900A LED电视评论

Overview

的网络连接:不是really. Sony is still playing catch-up with its smart platform—even though it is an improvement over last year’s iteration. In terms of picture quality, however, the Japanese electronics giant has produced an excellent display. In addition to its killer design, the W900A comes with incredible color accuracy and customization galore.

TV nerds and deep-pocketed buyers alike will fall in love with this one.

Design

Much like the mid-tier W802A, but withquality

When I reviewed the mid-tierW802A（有一个绝对高端的价格标签），我爱上了它的设计。它的细长曲线和薄的边框（围绕它周围的蓝绿色带）使W802A具有精致的感觉。索尼独特的圆形支架也增加了吸引力。

那么，为什么要花那么多时间谈论W802A呢？因为W900A看起来完全相同的to it, except for one key detail: build quality. My only real gripe with the W802A was its cheap, plasticky construction, but the W900A mostly corrects this. Gone is the chintzy backside, which is replaced with lightweight metal. The stand, though, still feels cheap. Maybe Sony should take a page out of Panasonic’s playbook and start using way more metal. Yes, it can be heavier, but for the exorbitant price, consumers deserve better quality.

Speaking of quality, Sony packaged a new remote with the W900A. The strikingly handsome One Touch NFC remote is what we like to call Sony’s “smart” remote. Most high-end TVs come with some kind of smart remote that does additional functions aside from power and volume control. The One Touch remote has your basic TV buttons—although an input button is frustratingly missing—and includes an NFC tag that allows you to mirror content from your Xperia phone to your TV. Unfortunately, I don’t have an Xperia phone, nor does anyone in the office, and this feature will not work without one. Still, this remote is alooker。

Interface & Smart Features

The menu interface is an upgrade, but the smart features still aren’t quite “smart”

Kudos to Sony for completely dumping its archaic XMB (XrossMediaBar) interface, which it used on its 2012 smart TVs. The PS3 uses the same interface—and it works well coupled with a controller—but Sony’s new menu style just seems tailored for a television: simple and to the point.

不过，不要将“简单”混淆为“愚蠢”。只需查看Sony在其图片菜单中提供的一些选项：

And not only are picture options easier to find—smart features are too, although you shouldn’t get too excited yet. Pressing the SEN (Sony Entertainment Network) button on either of the included remotes takes you to Sony’s refreshed smart platform, which is a screen with a smattering of apps. All the big boys are there, like Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and YouTube, but don’t expect anything beyond apps. Yes, Sony makes a big deal about smartphone interactivity, but unless you own one of its Xperia products, you won’t be able to take advantage of this feature.

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Performance

A true powerhouse

Let’s get this out of the way: The W900A continues a long tradition of Sony TVs with poor viewing angles. A “poor” viewing angle simply means decreased contrast when viewed from an off-angle, which leads to a less detailed picture. You will absolutely be able to see content on the W900A’s screen from a wide angle, but don’t expect it to blow you away.

Now that we’ve got那out of the way, let’s discuss everything else, because this Sony doeseverything elseso well.

W900A有一些最好的颜色准确性研究e seen in a television. Reds, greens, blues, and white look exactly the way they should, and content will benefit from this. There are no unnaturally vibrant reds or blues to be found… unless you want that. Sony has an option called “Live Color” which exaggerates the TV’s colors. If that makes you happy, go for it. For picture purists, though, the W900A’s colors are fine without this option.

Contrast is also a delight on this display. Don’t expect the same inky black levels thatPanasonic’s ZT60尽可能尝试，W900A无法再现这些。您会发现它的黑色水平不错，再加上非常明亮的白色水平，这种索尼可以产生奇妙的对比度。

为了使我们对电视的颜色和对比表示赞赏，我们需要指出其令人印象深刻的运动表现。没有任何运动增强设置，LCD的性能约为平均值。索尼捆绑了很多选择，大多数人让位肥皂剧效果。One setting, called Impulse, produced perfect motion performance... with a few caveats. In Sony’s words, the Impulse setting is a “[T]rue reproduction of original picture quality. Flicker may appear.” This setting will severely diminish the TV’s brightness (and also the black level, which is good), but flickering only occurred on screens that were solid white. If a dimmer screen seems like a fair tradeoff for near-perfect motion performance, you'll be pleased with the W900A.

结局

Stellar design and stunning picture quality, with the price tag to match

索尼仍然没有在智能功能方面“获取”它，但证明它准确地知道其在图片质量方面所做的事情。颜色准确性，运动性能，对比度 - 它们在W900A上都很出色。而且不要让我开始设计，这正在成为索尼产品的主要内容。

So what’s there to dislike? As mentioned before, this TV’s viewing angle isn’t terribly wide. Then there’s the whole issue of price: With an MSRP of $3,299.99, the 55-inch W900A is not for those short on cash. As of this review, Sony is selling this display for about $1000 off, which is more likely clever marketing than an actual price drop, but still a more palatable price point. And for $2,299, the W900A is easily worth the price of admission.

Behind the Screens

索尼几乎crafted a TV with no major drawbacks. Contrast, motion performance, and color accuracy look terrific on the W900A, although we should point out that its black level won't compete with high-end plasmas. The one blemish on this TV's performance record is its poor viewing angle, which seems to be a staple of Sony displays.

Contrast

A brilliant peak white gives this LED excellent contrast

索尼有创建明亮电视的诀窍 - 只要看一下其去年的旗舰店，HX950。虽然W900A并不像电视那样令人眼花the乱，但它仍然比我们评论的大多数电视更明亮。结合0.069 CD/m的不错的黑色水平², Sony's new LED achieves a contrast ratio of 5000:1.

我们应该指出的是，如果您使用脉冲运动处理模式，它将大大降低W900A的亮度。在此设置打开的情况下，其峰值白色水平为345 CD/M²was decreased to 104.9 cd/m², although its black level also dropped to 0.026 cd/m²。This drops the TV's contrast ratio to 4035:1, which is still more than acceptable.

可视角度

您可以从任何角度看到屏幕，但您不想

索尼is developing a bad track record when it comes to viewing angle. Its 2012 flagship TV, the HX950, tested with a viewing angle of ±11.5° from the center, while the mid-tier W802A has a slightly better viewing angle of ±25°. How did the W900A fare? We tested it as having acceptable viewing of ±12.38° from the center of its screen, which is rather bad. This means that after 12.38°, the TV's contrast ratio drops below 50% of its original value.

Color

Color accuracy worthy of its high price tag

很难找到像索尼Bravia W900A一样准确地再现颜色的电视。原色几乎与HDTV标准颜色范围完美地对齐，称为rec。709。Reds areever-so-slightlyoversaturated, while blues are just a smidgen undersaturated—consumers will not notice a difference here. Sony offers an option on the W900A called Live Color, which will expand and oversaturate the primary colors. With colors that look this good, you won't need to use that setting.

The TV's colors look great, transitioning from one hue to the next flawlessly. Every single primary color, including the greyscale, has a smooth transition from one input signal to the next. This means colors are incredibly detailed, in addition to being accurate.

This Sony's color temperature also deserves recognition for being—you guessed it—almost perfect. Color temperature error can give your TV screen a slight orange or bluish hue, but there are almost no visible errors on the W900A. Some of the darker levels spike up in temperature, but it's so minuscule that no one will notice.