Sony KDL-40S4100 or KDL-46V2500

I have a dilemma here. I am in the process of purchasing a new tv. I
have got it down to 2 models... the Sony KDL-40S4100 and a discounted
KDL-46v2500. Both of them are the same price. the 46v2500 is last
years model which has been discontinued. From a side by side
comparison, both pictures look very similar and great. Just wondering
what would be the better one to get? Is there any big improvements
over the newer model? New processors or anything? Is last years V
model better than the current S model? Right now I am leaning more
towards the 46v2500. I have tried doing some comparisons but have
found very little information.

Any information would be great.

Thanks
Mark

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Argo22
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I have a dilemma here. I am in the process of purchasing a new tv. I
have got it down to 2 models... the Sony KDL-40S4100 and a discounted
KDL-46v2500. Both of them are the same price. the 46v2500 is last
years model which has been discontinued. From a side by side
comparison, both pictures look very similar and great. Just wondering
what would be the better one to get? Is there any big improvements
over the newer model? New processors or anything? Is last years V
model better than the current S model? Right now I am leaning more
towards the 46v2500. I have tried doing some comparisons but have
found very little information.

They're both 1080P sets.
46" vs 40" ? Take the 46 home then replace it with the 40. You'll come
back to the 46. The 46v2500 is the same TV as last year's "XBR" without
the big fancy bezel around it. Reach for the brass ring. The 46" is it.

Specsmanship is only specsmanship. You're not going to be able to *SEE*
specsmanship on anything smaller than a 100-inch screen.

--
"Great spirits have always encountered violent
opposition from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein


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Argo22 wrote:

I have a dilemma here. I am in the process of purchasing a new tv. I
have got it down to 2 models... the Sony KDL-40S4100 and a discounted
KDL-46v2500. Both of them are the same price. the 46v2500 is last
years model which has been discontinued. From a side by side
comparison, both pictures look very similar and great. Just wondering
what would be the better one to get? Is there any big improvements
over the newer model? New processors or anything? Is last years V
model better than the current S model? Right now I am leaning more
towards the 46v2500. I have tried doing some comparisons but have
found very little information.

Any information would be great.

Thanks
Mark
I have the so-called high-end Sony LCD, the 50 inch 1080p XBR4. It
replaced a Sony 42 inch 1080i rear projection LCD Vega set I bought in
ealy 2005.

I never had any complaints about the Vega.

The backlight bleed through in the XBR is terrible. And, the set has a
real problem dealing with less than stellar source. Or, sure, a recent
vintage Blue-ray looks anywhere from good to great. But, 1080i source
from my cable provider that was good on the Vega can not only have the
backlight bleed through problem, the tonal gradation in high contrast
scenes is just plain lousy.