Sony KDL-48W600B Full HD Smart LED TV

Price, specifications and review of the 48-inch Full HD Smart LED TV Sony KDL-48W600B

Sony KDL-48W600B TV

Sony KDL-48W600B is one of the latest budget HDTVs from this manufacturer and I am pretty much sure that this TV is going to turn into a real best seller.

If you take a look at the specs of the  KDL-48W600B you will not find any of the cutting edge features that are literarily flooding the TV ads but what you will find is all the basic stuff delivered in a very appealing package and price. And by package I don't mean the box of the TV set but a good set of features that are making this TV a real deal.

As I am sure you will be interested in everything this TV has to offer, here are the full specifications of the Sony KDL-48W600B:

Video

• Video Signal : 1080/24p (HDMI only); 1080/60i; 1080/60p (HDMI / Component); 480/60i; 480/60p; 720/60p; 1080/30p (HDMI only); 720/30p (HDMI only); 720/24p (HDMI only)
• Video Features
• 3D Comb Filter : Yes
• MPEG Noise Reduction : Yes
• Blinking Type : Frame Blinking
• Intelligent Picture Optimizer : Yes
• Wide Mode : Full; Normal; Wide Zoom; Zoom; Caption; Normal / Full1 / Full2 for PC
• 4:3 Default : Yes
• PhotoTV HD : Yes
• Picture Mode : Vivid; Standard; Custom; Photo-Vivid; Photo-Standard; Photo-Original; Photo-Custom; Cinema1; Cinema2; Game-Standard; Game-Original; Graphics; Sports; Animation
• 24p True Cinema™ Technology : Yes
• Auto Wide : Yes
• CineMotion® Reverse 3:2 Pulldown Technology : Yes
• Video Processing : X-Reality PRO
• Live Color™ Technology : Yes
• Deep Color : Yes
• Portable Game Mode : Fine Full; Fine Normal; Portable Game1; Portable Game2
• Advanced Contrast Enhancer (ACE) : Yes
• Motionflow™ Technology : Motionflow XR 240
• LED Motion Mode : Yes
• Face Area Detection : Yes
• Super-resolution for Game Mode : Yes
• Intelligent MPEG Noise Reduction : Yes

Display

• Screen Size (measured diagonally) : 48"(47.6")
• Display Resolution : Full HD
• Viewing Angle (Up/Down) : 89/89 degree
• Aspect Ratio : 16:9
• Screen Size (cm) : 120.9 cm
• Dynamic Contrast Ratio : Over 1 million
• Viewing Angle (Right/Left) : 89/89 degree
• Display Features
• Backlight Type : LED
• Display Device : LCD
• Dimming Type : Frame Dimming
• Energy Saving & Efficiency
• Energy Star® compliant : Yes, V5.3 & V6
• Dynamic Backlight Control : Yes
• Power Consumption (On Mode) for Energy Star : 39.8W
• Power Consumption (Standby Mode) for Energy Star : 0.21W
• Backlight Off Mode : Yes
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• General
• Hotel Mode Menu : Yes
• Closed Captions (CC) : Analog; Digital
• Demo Mode : Yes
• HDMI™ InstaPort : Yes
• Finish (Surface Color) : Black
• Start Up Sony Logo Display : Yes
• Audio Return Channel : Yes
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• Inputs and Outputs / Interfaces
• Subwoofer Out : 1 (Side / Hybrid w/ HP and Audio Out)
• Analog Audio Input(s) (Total) : 2 (Rear)
• Component Video (Y/Pb/Pr) Input(s) : 1 (Rear / Hybrid)
• Audio Out : 1 (Side / Hybrid w/ HP)
• USB 2.0 : 2 (Side)
• Composite Video Input(s) : 2 (1 Rear / 1 Rear Hybrid w/ Component)
• AC Power Input : AC Adapter
• HDMI™ Connection(s) (Total) : 4 (1 Side / 3 Bottom)
• Headphone Output(s) : 1 (Side / Hybrid w/ Audio Out)
• Ethernet Connection(s) : 1 (Rear)
• MHL : Yes
• RF Connection Input(s) : 1 (Bottom)
• HDMI PC Input Format : 640x480@60Hz; 800x600@60Hz; 1280x768@60Hz-R; 1280x768@60Hz; 1360x768@60Hz; 1024x768@60Hz; 1280x1024@60Hz; 1920x1080@60Hz
• Digital Audio Output(s) : 1 (Rear)
• HDMI™ PC Input : Yes

Audio

• Audio Power Output : 8W+8W
• Speaker Configuration : 2ch, Full Range (30 x 80 mm) x 2
• Speaker Position : Down Firing
• Audio Features
• Sony Original Surround : S-Force Front Surround
• Headphone/Speaker Link : Yes
• Alternate Audio (Digital) : Yes
• Clear Phase Speaker : Yes
• Signal-to-Sound Architecture : Yes
• Digital Out Format : Dolby Digital, PCM
• Reflector : Yes
• Sound Mode : Standard; Cinema; Sports; Music; Game; Compressed Audio
• S-Master : Yes
• Advanced Auto Volume : Yes
• Sound Booster : Yes
• Stereo System : MTS (AUTO SAP)
• Audio Out : Fixed / Variable
• Dolby® : Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Pulse
• 5.1 Channel Audio Out : Yes

• Network
• Wi-Fi Standard : a/b/g/n
• Wi-Fi Frequency : 2.4Ghz / 5Ghz (for Wi-Fi Direct / Screen mirroring: 2.4Ghz Only)
• Wi-Fi Direct : Yes
• Skype™ : Ready
• Guide and Search : Yes
• TV Tweet : Yes
• TV SideView™ : Yes
• Screen mirroring : Yes
• Related Search : Yes
• Search : Yes
• One-Flick entertainment : Yes
• Social Viewing : Yes (Tweet only)
• X2 Widget (System) : Yes
• Photo Share : Yes
• Net AD : Yes (depends on ad provider)
• Seamless Streaming : Yes
• DLNA Content : MPEG1 / MPEG2PS / MPEG2TS / AVCHD / MP4Part10 / MP4Part2 / AVI(XVID) / AVI(MotinJpeg) / MOV / WMV / MKV / WEBM / 3GPP / MP3 / WMA / LPCM / JPEG / MPO
• Wireless LAN : Integrated
• Sony Entertainment Network : Yes
• Opera Apps (System) : Yes
• Wi-Fi Certified : Yes
• Internet Browser : Yes (Opera)

TV System

• TV System (Analog) : M
• Number of Tuners (Terrestrial/Cable) : 1 (Digital / Analog)
• Channel Coverage (Analog) : VHF: 2-13/UHF: 14-69/CATV: 1-135
• Channel Coverage (Digital Terrestrial) : VHF: 2-13/UHF: 14-69
• TV System (Digital Terrestrial) : ATSC
• TV System (Digital Cable) : Clear QAM
• Channel Coverage (Digital Cable) : CATV: 1-135
• Color System : NTSC

Convenience Features

• Picture Adjustments Lock : Yes
• On-Screen Operating Instructions : Yes
• On/Off Timer : Yes
• Auto Shut-off : Yes
• On-Screen Display for External Input : Yes
• Info Banner : Yes
• Parental Control : Yes
• Channel Block (with password) : Analog, Digital
• Auto Photo Mode : Yes
• BRAVIA® Sync™ : Yes
• Picture Frame Mode : Yes
• Twin Picture : PAP (Variable)
• USB Play (Contents) : MPEG1 / MPEG2PS / MPEG2TS / AVCHD / MP4Part10 / MP4Part2 / AVI(XVID) / AVI(MotinJpeg) / MOV / WMV / MKV / WEBM / 3GPP / MP3 / WMA / WAV / JPEG / MPO / RAW(ARW)
• Scene Select : Photo; Music; Cinema; Game; Graphics; Sports; Animation
• Show/Hide Channels : Yes
• Panorama : Yes
• Skin Naturalizer : Yes
• USB Super Multi-Format Play : Yes
• Label Inputs : Yes
• USB Play : Yes (USB viewer supports FAT16, FAT32, exFAT and NTFS file systems.)
• Channel Jump : Yes
• On-Screen Clock : Yes
• Edit Channel Labels : Yes
• Channel Surf : Yes
• Multiple Language Display : English; Spanish; French
• Sleep Timer : Yes
• Input Skip : Auto
• Design Features
• Stand Design : AL Shaft Silver

Power

• Power Consumption (in Standby) : 120V : 0.4W / 240V : 0.5W
• Power Requirements (voltage) : DC 19.5V
• Power Consumption (in Operation) max. : 75W
• Regulation and Standards Compliance
• VESA® Hole Spacing Compatible : Yes
• Service and Warranty Information
• Limited Warranty Term : 12 months

Dimensions

• TV with Stand (W x H x D) : 42 7/8 x 26 5/8 x 7 1/4 in (1086 x 675 x 181 mm)
• TV only (W x H x D) : 42 7/8 x 25 1/2 x 3 5/8(2) in (1086 x 646 x 90.5 mm)
• Package (W x H x D) : 54 5/8 x 29 3/8 x 5 3/8 in (1385 x 743 x 135 mm)
• Weight (Approx.) : TV only: 21.9 lbs (9.9 kg) TV with stand: 22.7 lbs (10.3 kg)

Price - around $650.

Well, this is a very long list of features and specifications but now I am sure you have a better idea of what the Sony KDL-48W600B has to offer.

If I can summarize into one sentence I would say that this a great big screen TV with very useful Smart TV features and connection options, great Full HD picture and at last but not least important a very appealing price of around $650-700. 

Two other very interesting TVs in this size and price category are the LG 50LA620S / 50LA620V and the Samsung UN50F5500.