Tag : 40v2500 40″, bravia v, series 1080p, lcd hdtv, sony kdl

Company : Sony List Price : $1,799.99 Amazon Price : Too low to display Used Price : Average customer review :

Features

• 16:9 1080p HD Resolution Panel (1920 x 1080)
• BRAVIA ENGINE Full Digital Video Processor
• Live Color Creation (WCG-CCFL) backlight
• ATSC Tuner
• HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) x 3

Product Description

Full HD 1920 x 1080 panel Resolution with over 2 million Pixels is exactly what you need to reproduce the 1080p content that can be delivered by our cutting edge 1080p Blu-ray Disc player. Sony’s Advanced Contrast Enhancer (ACE) builds on a Dynamic Contrast Ratio of up to 7000:1 achieved by using real-time image processing to adjust the Contrast along with optimizing backlight levels. It starts with the BRAVIA Engine video processing system, which enhances Primary Colors and corrects half-tone colors for natural overall color. Designed for maximum versatility, Sony’s BRAVIA V-Series LCD TVs are equipped with a comprehensive range of input interfaces such as HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface), the first industry-supported, uncompressed, all-Digital audio/video interface. HDMI technology supports enhanced or High Definition video, together with multi-channel Digital audio to provide matchless image and sound reproduction. The PC input (HD-15-pin) offers easy connection to your PC, allowing you to use your high Resolution BRAVIA V-Series Digital TV as a computer monitor. 2x HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) HD Component Y/Pb/Pr Video Input PC Input ATSC Digital tuner with unscrambled Digital cable (QAM) capability Space saving, bottom speaker design 20W (10W x 2) Digital Amplifier Analog Audio Inputs - 5 (1 Side / 4 rear) Variable & Fixed Audio Out - 1 (Rear) Component Video (Y/Pb/Pr) Inputs - 2 (Rear) Composite Video Inputs - 3 (1 Side / 2 Rear) Digital Audio Outputs - 1 (Rear) RF Connection Inputs - 1 (Rear) S-Video Inputs - 2 (1 Rear / 1 Side) Headphone Output - 1 (Side) HDMI Connections - 2 (Rear) - 1 rear input included L/R audio inputs Display Technology - LCD (178 degrees Wide Viewing Angle LCD Display panels) Unit Dimensions - Approximate 38.9 x 28.19 x 10.42 inch / Weight - 52.91 pounds

Customer reviews

Sony 40V2500
Great TV. I to was bothered by a mysterious white line on the top of my screen on certain HD channels.Since it only happened on some channels, my Sat provider shipped a new HD receiver.I have a Sharp HDTV with same receiver but only Sony had the line.The new receiver did not help. I finally figured out it was the Sony TV screen settings.I changed the “Display Area” setting from “full Pixel” to “normal” and the line went away.One draw back to LCD tv’s in general is that SD channels sometimes look better on SD tv’s. You can’t beat the Sony’s HD picture.If you have a Sony Home theater system with theater Sync feature then buy the updated model 40V3000. Its almost the same TV but will Sync its one button operation with home theatre syst.

HD TV LCD flat screen
I love the new TV. I bought it in August and wanted to use it awhile before writing a review. The only issue I had was a mysterious white line at the top of the screen. It isn’t the TV though because in HD and in DVD mode it disappears. When you raise the vertical it disappears. Now it is perfect. I see other manufacturers discuss this line. It probably is generated from the cable. If it was screen defect, it would appear in all modes. Since we raised the vertical it solved the issue.

Definitely recommend this TV for the price and quality.

great purchase!
This HDTV is exactly was I was expecting from SONY. Great image and easy to navigate menus. Great purchase!

Very impressed.
I would like to mention some of the features that really impressed me. If you’ve viewed a letterboxed movie (either broadcast on tv or a non-enhanced for 16:9/non-anamorphic dvd) on a widescreen tv, you’ll noticed the “double letterboxing” that happens. You get the top and bottom black bars of the letterbox, plus the side black bars of the widescreen tv. So you basically have a tiny version of the movie in the center of your screen. Well very few TVs can do anything about it when you’re hooked up to through the HDMI or Component imputs. This Sony however allows you to choose from all of the “wide” modes. You can simply zoom in so the movie fills the screen, with normal letterboxing on the top and bottom (if the movie’s ratio is larger than 16:9).

Now if you’re watching the letterboxed movie with subtitles & zoom in… some of your subtitles may get cut off. Well this Sony allows you adjust the vertical alignment of the screen. Just notch the screen up +3 and you get the full movie plus the subtitles! No waste of your precious widescreen!

The Sony processors do a great job of smoothing out the picture.

You can save which mode you prefer for each input and even each wide mode. For instance, when I watch standard tv, it automatically switches to “wide zoom” mode which zooms and stretches a little, filling the screen. For the above mentioned “letterbox” mode, when I select normal Zoom, it automatically sets the screen to the +3 alignment.

Other features include being able to label your inputs, and skip any unused inputs. A nice touch!

Aside from the tiny bit of lag, I’d say this TV is nearly perfect!

My third TV
This is the one I bought after trying three. Two things could be better: when I set it up it didn’t seem to work. The directions for using this TV with a satellite dish are in need of a rewrite. I finally asked for info about how to have it picked up again by the shipper but about that time I stumbled onto setting it on Video 3 to get a picture. So don’t dispair.

The other thing that could be better are the sound controls. Eventually I will connect it to the external sound system to get more treble. Treble is what we need to listen to spoken words and to the Brits in particular. Otherwise, I love it!