Sony BRAVIA KDL40HX800 40-Inch 1080p 240 Hz 3D-Ready LED HDTV, Black
Sony BRAVIA KDL40HX800 40-Inch 1080p 240 Hz 3D-Ready LED HDTV, Black
- 40-inch Dynamic Edge LED-backlit HDTV with Full HD 1080p resolution; ready for you to enjoy 3D movies, sports and videogames with optional accessories
- Motionflow 240Hz technology for smoothest motion in fast action sports and games; BRAVIA Engine 3 fully digital video processor
- Wi-Fi ready (with optional dongle); access to BRAVIA Internet video; USB port for photos, music and video playback
- Inputs: 4 HDMI, 2 component, 2 composite, 1 PC, 1 USB, 1 Ethernet, 1 optical digital audio output
- Includes removable stand; measures 37.5 x 24.25 x 9.8 inches with stand
- 40-inch Dynamic Edge LED-backlit HDTV with Full HD 1080p resolution
Enjoy full HD 1080p picture quality, premium contrast and energy-savings with the sleek and slim dynamic edge LED backlit BRAVIA KDL40HX800 LCD TV. Add optional 3D transmitter and glasses and bring latest full HD 3D experience into your home. Featuring powerful motion performance technology including Motionflow 240Hz Pro for incredible motion performance so you enjoy crisp, fluid motion during fast-action scenes.
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Perfect.,
From the moment I opened the box, it was obvious I had made the right choice. This TV oozes quality in every single way.
The display is wonderful. It’s not a matte display, but it has a relatively low reflection, not obnoxiously glossy like recent Apple products. The picture looks gorgeous, even off angle, and the unit and base have a high gloss black finish.
The features are well covered in the specs above (Netflix HD streaming capability, YouTube, a built in TV Guide using online data, DLNA support to play media off your PC over the network, 3D)
Looking for downsides, the use of the large 300×300 VESA mount is unfortunate, the display is lightweight and really doesn’t need such a large mount. The built-in stand uses a separate mount that is much smaller, and you could make your own plate or L bracket for the display to slide onto.
The TV menus are in the style of a PS3 (XMB), but some of the animations are unacceptably slow. Perhaps this can be improved in a later firmware upgrade. Also, not all menu options are available until about 30 seconds after you turn on the display.
My display says it is “Made in Mexico”.
Audio:
The built-in audio is acceptable, but I suspect most will want to use external audio with this display. There’s a non-obvious setting to turn on “S-Force Front Surround” mode for the internal speakers which improves the perception of sound, and by default it doesn’t try to reproduce low frequency bass.
Settings:
The display works well out of the box, but if you’re feeling adventurous, there are many settings for both the display and audio (scene select, four motionflow settings, mpeg noise reduction, dynamic LED, low light recovery and bright light reduction, steady sound, audio clarity settings to emphasize the human voice)
3D:
At the moment I am not impressed after using the 3D mode. Technically it works as expected with Blu-Ray or a PC with NVIDIA 3DTV Play, but the display is so bright and gorgeous on its own that I prefer 3D off. Note that you must buy an optional Sony 3D sync transmitter and Sony 3D active shutter glasses to use the 3D mode.
Don’t forget to buy an HDMI cable or two!
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|After a lot of searching and comparing….,
I went with this to replace my old Samsung LCD. The picture quality is absolutely amazing. I tested it with 2 different movies, Avatar and Up. I was blown away. You know that feeling you get whenever you buy something new and it’s better than you even imagined? That’s what I feel about this TV. Even my wife who seems to be affected by the Amish gene (cares nothing about new technology) was awed by the quality. If you’re buying a new TV and trying to decide between the Bravia or Samsung take my advice and get the Sony Bravia. You won’t be disappointed.
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|Out Of The Freezer – Into The Microwave,
This review is for geezers. I decided not to wait for my CRT-type Mitsubishi TV to totally fail, and looked around at the available modern models. I figured that since I don’t watch that much off the air TV, I’d be plenty happy with a plasma model. However, I found this Sony LCD in my price range, and the specs made it sound pretty good. Anyway, how could I go wrong with a Sony? I read the reviews, and folks were talking about light bleed into the black areas and uneven edge LED lighting. They might be right, but you couldn’t prove it by me. I had a pretty large TV before by the old standards, but turns out, 40 inches is really big! I’ve watched cable, satellite, and DVD pictures and they are all beautiful. The colors are true, the pictures are crisp (especially text), and I detect no motion blur (the 240 Hz refresh rate might have a lot to do with that). Physical setup was easy, but I’ve yet to figure out how to have all signals come in on the same input, so I have to switch inputs to watch a DVD. When I tried daisy-chaining everything, the picture quality appeared to suffer. I’ll figure this out eventually, I’m sure. The logical setup is practically automatic, except I got a bunch of digital channels (i.e. 8.2, etc.) that my cable company swears they are not sending me, and I don’t have an antenna of any type. Mystifying – maybe the cable is acting as an antenna? If this matters to you, the TV itself looks beautiful, but they all look pretty much alike, don’t they? I run the sound output through an amp, but I tested using just the built-in speakers and it sounded acceptable. The various settings for the aspect ratio all stretch or chop the picture except for “normal”, but even using that, sometimes the picture has a black band top and bottom (as well as at the sides), and sometimes it doesn’t. Other times it’s obvious that extreme right and left edges are being truncated on the satellite feed, but they appear normal using the cable. You would think by now that all of this would be figured out and fixed, but it apparently has yet to be. The instructions say that the remote is programmable for my DVD, amp and satellite receiver, but the remote I received is different from what’s in those instructions, and doesn’t have the same buttons. I use a Logitech Harmony anyway, so I use that. With more equipment, I can have Internet access and 3-D. We’ll see. If you are a television expert or have “golden” eyes, you might be able to find some faults with this set. I am neither, and I am completely happy. Part of the honeymoon process is that I’ve been watching more stuff, just to enjoy the big, bright picture. That’ll probably fade – at least I hope it does.
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