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• Sony BRAVIA KDL-40V2500 40" LCD TV

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  $979.99 - $1349.99
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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: everich

  Updated:02-25-07

  Duration of ownership:3 Months

  Strengths: Great picture! I never noticed the differencew between 720P and 1080P until now. WO!W! What a difference Simple set up. I like the flat black casing much better than the black lacquer on the Sharp AQUOS. and other tv's I looked at. I think well worth the money spent, and I prefer this over the XBR models (and it's more cost effective). I'm looking forward to many years of viewing pleasure. My boyfriend was impressed that I bought this without him.

  Weaknesses: PIP would have been nice. I don't know if it's just me; or have the remotes from SONY become "cheaply" (for lack of a better word) made & look like poor craftsmanship? (Although it works fine) I would have thought ithis would have a universal remote - I ended up purchasing a Sony Universal remote just because I don't like having all those remote controls 1 for the tv, 1 for DVD , 1 for cable (dish or whatever), VCR etc.

  Overall Evaluation: I'm very happy with my purchase. I read up on KDL-40V2500 compared it to Mitsubishi, Sharp, Panasoniic and Sony XBR. AFter going back and forth, reading and re-reading, looking at the other LCD & Plasmas in person as well; I finally decided I got more bang for the buck with this model. I got an excellent deal on the tv & the warranty as well. I like the way it looks, picture and sound is great; I really can't complain. Money well spent. I highly recommend this.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: dannyboi12

  Updated:01-29-08

  Duration of ownership:

  Strengths: better than i thougt

  Weaknesses: none

  Overall Evaluation: just bought mine for 1,199.00 at best buy compared to 1,299.00 that was the sale price. i got a steal !!! picture is unbelievable when direct tv and hooked everything for hd. at first i was disappointed at the picture quality. but that was just regular satalite. when it got connected , holy crap, i was amazed and fell in love! i would recommend this tv to anyone!!!!!!!!!

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: moviefanaticfan

  Updated:01-26-08

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  Strengths: Full 1080P HD, price is just right $1,298, anti-glare screen, the TV stand swivels

  Weaknesses: none to report

  Overall Evaluation: I read a lot of comments before posting my review. I noticed that there was several reviews that did not like the look of the analog channels. I agree with all of them, but I don't think of it as a problem. The channels on my old 32 inch Panasonic, "Which I purchased 8 years ago", look a whole lot better than my brand new Sony HDTV LCD.LCD's and Plasmas were designed exclusively with the use of a Digital/HD cable or satellite box. There is no difference in picture quality for any LCD or Plasma, a $500 TV or a $15,000 TV will look EXACTLY the same for the analog channels. You just have to ask your Cable/Satellite provider for the HDTV service to get the best picture quality. It may cost you a few more bucks but its worth it.I hope this helps everyone deciding on whether to buy this Sony LCD model.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: GentleGrey

  Updated:07-13-07

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  Strengths: This picture brings TV and DVDs to life. I'm saying this, despite the fact that I do not presently have either HDTV or an upconverting DVD player.

  Weaknesses: I don't like that you have to turn the TV's speakers off in order to be able to operate the external speaker volume via the remote. Why can't the volume control work for both?

  Overall Evaluation: I purchased this unit after much research and deliberation. It came down to the Sharp Aquos 42" unit and this smaller 40" unit. Since I was purchasing the unit on-line, I did not want to have to deal with returning a defective unit, so I went with the brand and model that seemed to have higher quality conrol: Sony. The unit arrived in perfect condition from BestBuy Plasma, and worked perfectly out of the box. I have never seen HDTV, so I don't know what I'm missing, but I can say that this unit brings regular TV and DVDs to life. My wife and I absolutely love the vivid, sharp picture. An upconverting Toshiba DR 400 is on its way, and we're looking forward to enjoying an even better picture. However, we aren't yet ready to pay $20 extra per month for Dish HD service (plus the $150 setup fee). We don't watch much TV, so we're not sure this will justify the cost.Overall, I am extremely happy with this purchase, and I would recommend this unit to anyone who is willing to put around $1500 into an LCD TV. You can't go wrong.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: cesarkuriyama

  Updated:06-25-07

  Duration of ownership:4 Weeks

  Strengths: the best HD1080p LCD on the market period.

  Weaknesses: the price... but if you look hard enough... you can get it for the same price as a crappy HDTVs.

  Overall Evaluation: I've bought 2 of these now because I was able to get great deals of them from the internet. I read dozen of reviews about this and dozens of other HD 1080p TVs... and it was clear that this was the best of the best (with the exception of the XBR series from Sony... but those are just way to expensive).

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: kbestle

  Updated:04-14-07

  Duration of ownership:3 Days

  Strengths: HD pictures

  Weaknesses: SD pictures

  Overall Evaluation: If you send a good HD signal to this TV it shines. Discovery HD is incredible on this TV. Colors are what really impressed me, not so much the clarity. Although the clarity in HD is excellent. I have seen some comments on here about viewing angle but I observe very little fade viewing from the side. Simulated surround is not bad for what it is. Life will be good when content providers get on the stick, like Discovery, and start offering true 1080i. I also considered the 37" LG that just came out. It would have been $400 less but it has the new piano black finish and I could just not get past that. It took me four months to make my decision on what TV and I am sure I made the right one.

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: sparky_socal

  Updated:03-02-07

  Duration of ownership:3 Months

  Strengths: Good picture. Excellent viewing angles.

  Weaknesses: Faint "clouds" visible on dark background; does not display 576i (PAL) properly

  Overall Evaluation: Nicely engineered unit; clean looks. Picture is very good: sharp edges with no over-emphasis, good color and contrast (for an LCD), and fast response time so it is good for sport. As discussed on some forums, "clouds" are slightly visible when viewing in a completely dark room with a dark (or black) picture. The faint clouds don't affect my enjoyment of the set.Lack of 576i is a big disappointment. I am from Europe and I have a collection of 576i DVDs. This TV only displays the top 480 lines of the 576i signal. If you want to display 576i correctly, you'd have to get an upconverting DVD player.Sound is surprisingly good for the small front-mounted speakers.

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  2 Star Review

  Reviewed by: geogeogeo

  Updated:02-13-07

  Duration of ownership:

  Strengths: Good looking when its turned off

  Weaknesses: Picture sucks

  Overall Evaluation: Ok, I just both the TV and set it up with the component cables to my HD cable box. The cable box doesn't have a HDMI cable plug.... So my picture is average...I actually prefer my old CRT better...I am going to buy a HDMI cable and I am thinking that either the HDMI cable would make a great difference or the Sony is going back to the store...

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: marcusofcf

  Updated:02-01-07

  Duration of ownership:1 Weeks

  Strengths: Picture quality, 1080p at a reasonable price. Sony Bravia engine

  Weaknesses: No PIP, lacking the ability to update software/firmware (typical Sony TV issue)

  Overall Evaluation: Life like coloration, bright display, amazing contrast, true 8ms black-white-black response (not grey to grey like others), picture quality equal to units twice this cost, this LCD has it all. It rivals the best of the plasma market for picture quality and clarity without the headaches attributed to that market segment. With the price dropping everyday this model is a shoe in for TV of the year accolades.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: dodgeguy1

  Updated:01-28-07

  Duration of ownership:1 Weeks

  Strengths: HD picture quality,size,

  Weaknesses: remote is fair

  Overall Evaluation: This is an outstanding set 1080i looks better than any other tv I have looked at including the xbr. No regrets. If you are hesitating about buying this tv, do not, it's worth every dollar

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Sony BRAVIA KDL-40V2500 40" LCD TV

$979.99(3 sellers) • Avg User Rating •Specs