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! Sony Bravia KDL40W5500U 40-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD TV with Freeview, 100Hz Motionflow

Sony Bravia KDL40W5500U Review

Product Features

A BRAVIA LCD TV is no ordinary television. Design is sleeker, pictures are brighter, details clearer. All BRAVIA televisions are HD Ready as a minimum, with up to 4 HDMI connections, and come with an integrated digital tuner so there is no need for a set-top box to view Freeview TV and radio channels. Most of the BRAVIA LCD TVs feature BRAVIA Sync technology, it takes just one button to turn on your entire Sony home entertainment system, while XrossMediaBar helps you navigate your TV easily with its best-in-class menu screen. After all advanced technology should simply mean technology that does more for you.

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A mid range value for money Tv; at £676 this is a fantastic price for such a product.
The contrast, picture, and menu ease, for me make it a top seller within this price range. I was extremely happy with the picture; the colours were brilliant and upon watching a blu-ray, really stood out from any 4/5 series Samsung. The contrast ratio (despite some websites suggesting this is not important) was brilliant and in a light room the difference between bright and dark colours was noticeably fantastic. In addition, in regards to the hardwear, there were sufficient SCARTS and HDMI inputs/outputs which is important for many – especially if you run SKY/DVD/PS3/XBOX/WII AND seperate BLU RAY. the casing was very presentable in the Piano Black finish, although the small green LED to show power on did irritate a little.
However, there were some SERIOUS downsides to this product. The most important issue for anyone who knows LCD TV’s – Backlight bleed. This was so very noticable on all 4 corners whislt in a dark room. I would describe it as search lights shining into the screen. Very very very off putting when watching a film such as Batman; the Dark Knight. It was due to this reason I sent this product back to Amazon (awaiting my full refund but only returned yesterday). Amazon Technical did however suggest this may be a manufacturers fault but I was not prepared to take the risk again.
However, there was more….much more. The sound was terrible….you really do need to have a surround sound system if you require quality bass and depth.
I have purposely left the issue of Input Lag till last – if you are a PS3 owner and fond of games such as Call of Duty 4/5/6, then you will have some serious issues when it comes to the amount of time it takes for the TV to respond to your actions. I.e. when you fire a gun, you will see it almost 17 – 30 ms later on the tv. Many critics say this is unnoticeable…in my opinion it was the final straw.
In summary, for value this TV as a 40 inch is fantastic if you watch TV/DVD/BLU RAY in the day/good evening light conditions and require a clear, crisp dynamic picture. the Bravia 3 engine certainly extends upon picture quality. However if you are fussy and are looking for a TV to play hours of PS3 games and watch Films/Blu Rays in the dark like at a cinema, then I would opt to pay that little bit more for one of the newer EX500 Sony models which has a faster refresh rate (8ms) and LED’s supporting the frame thus avoiding backlight bleed.

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Une valeur de milieu de gamme / prix Tv; à £ 676 c’est un prix fantastique pour un tel produit.
Le contraste, image, et la facilité de menu, pour me faire une des meilleures ventes dans cette gamme de prix. J’ai été extrêmement satisfait de l’image, les couleurs étaient brillants et regarder sur un lecteur Blu-ray, se démarque vraiment de tout 4 / 5 séries Samsung. Le rapport de contraste (malgré quelques sites proposant ce n’est pas important) a été brillant et dans une salle claire la différence entre les couleurs claires et sombres est sensiblement fantastique. En outre, en ce qui concerne la Hardwear, il y avait suffisamment de péritels et entrées HDMI / sorties qui est important pour beaucoup – en particulier si vous exécutez SKY/DVD/PS3/XBOX/WII et séparées BLU RAY. la boîte a été très présentable dans la finition noir piano, bien que la petite LED verte pour montrer la puissance sur le fait d’irriter un peu.
Cependant, il y avait quelques inconvénients GRAVE pour ce produit. La question la plus importante pour toute personne qui sait LCD TV – Bleed rétroéclairage. Il en était ainsi très sensible sur tous les 4 coins whislt dans une pièce sombre. Je le décrirais comme des lumières brillantes de recherche dans l’écran. Très très très large de mise lorsque vous regardez un film comme Batman, The Dark Knight. C’était pour cette raison, j’ai envoyé ce produit Retour à Amazon (en attente de mon remboursement complet, mais seulement rentré hier). Amazon techniques ont toutefois suggéré de ce mai être une faute fabricants, mais je n’étais pas prêt à prendre le risque de nouveau.

Sony Bravia KDL40W5500U 40-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD TV with Freeview, 100Hz Motionflow and 3-Year Warranty

A BRAVIA LCD TV is no ordinary television. Design is sleeker, pictures are brighter, details clearer. All BRAVIA televisions are HD Ready as a minimum, with up to 4 HDMI connections, and come with an integrated digital tuner so there is no need for a set-top box to view Freeview TV and radio channels. Most of the BRAVIA LCD TVs feature BRAVIA Sync technology, it takes just one button to turn on your entire Sony home entertainment system, while XrossMediaBar helps you navigate your TV easily with its best-in-class menu screen. After all advanced technology should simply mean technology that does more for you.

The BRAVIA W5500 has all the Sony technology you need to experience a new level of entertainment. BRAVIA ENGINE 3 digital processing delivers a depth, richness and clarity that will take your breath away. Motionflow 100Hz technology keeps fast-moving sports and action crisp and clear. You can connect it to your home network using DLNA and enjoy music, video and pictures from other compatible devices on your TV. Plus you can use the AppliCast™ feature to check on-screen RSS feeds of news and other information while you’re watching your favourite programmes.

Sony Bravia KDL40W5500U Specification