By all accounts, the Sony KDL-46E700 is one of the better HDTVs we’ve reviewed.

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Value Comparison

The Sony offers better quality and a huge array of streaming options, but it costs a bit more than the Vizio.

Blacks & Whites

The Vizio has a terrible black level and isn't particularly bright either. The Sony has a significantly higher contrast ratio.

Color Accuracy

Both TVs have similar color performance.

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Motion

Both TVs had similar levels of motion blur and artifacting.


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Viewing Effects

Both TVs had nearly identical viewing angles. You'll be fine watching a movie from your couch, but from anywhere else in the room, you'll definitely see a negative impact on the overall contrast.

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Connectivity

The main feature the Sony offers over the Vizio is its online connectivity. You can either hook up an ethernet cable or purchase the wireless adapter and connect to your home network to stream content. Sony's library was far and away the superior one in 2009, but this year Samsung has made some great strides towards closing—if not eliminating—that gap.

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