Consumers need to want 3-D

Sony Electronics President Stan Glasgow says vibrant programming will help push consumers into the 3-D market.

Sony KDL 46VE5

Sony Bravia KDL 46W5100

The good:
Reproduces a relatively deep shade of black; generally accurate color; good dejudder processing in Standard mode; extensive feature set with Yahoo Widgets and built-in streaming-video options including Amazon Video on Demand and soon Netflix; attractive styling with thin bezel; plenty of connectivity with four HDMI, two component-video, and one PC input.

The bad:
Expensive; benefits of 120Hz difficult to discern; cannot separate dejudder and antiblur modes; some screen uniformity issues; dark areas tinged blue; most free, streaming-video options not compelling.

The bottom line:
With a full suite of interactive features as well as solid picture quality, the Sony KDL-W5100 series might be worth the higher price to streaming video fans.