Sony KDL-40V4150 40″ BRAVIA® V-Series 1080p LCD HDTV

5 comments

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   Chuck Scott on January 24, 2010 at 6:30 am

   This is my first wide screen TV. It was very easy to set up; even for a 64 year old guy. Connections to the cable box and DVD player were extremely easy. I highly recommend this for folks like me who are not experienced with HDMI and all of the other stuff that comes with the new digital and HD devices. From carton to viewing took less than an hour including connections. I had help from my son, but as it turns out; I could have done it alone. I recommend using help when you can get only because it is a great bonding experience; especially when everything goes right.

   So far, I haven’t had to refer to the instructions to use the set (after a week of regular use). I found the remote easy to figure out and kind of fun to play with. 40″ inch screen is about right for our family room and a big step up from the 32″ screen we had been using.

   Picture quality is superb for HD TV stations. Yesterday I upgraded our Comcast cable box to HD and the difference is remarkable. I made all of the changes myself; it was a snap – unplugging and plugging in stuff – no instructions – no problems – no calls to Comcast (or to my son). So yes, as other reviewer commented you will absolutely want to upgrade your cable box if you have one. Images from TV stations on the old cable box was grainy and some of the words were difficult to read; I felt like I was going to get a headache trying to focus using the old cable box.

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   Bob Noland on January 24, 2010 at 8:30 am

   I purchased a Sony Bravia because I wanted a TV that was, among other things, integrated with other entertainment components so that it could be enjoyed with only one remote. I have my TV integrated with a Sony BD Player and a 3.1 surround sound system. I am using the AV System remote to control all the components. They are working together with no problems now that I have read the instructions and schooled myself on which buttons to press to turn things on or off. Using the single control I am able to access the menus of each of 3 components.

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   Ramesh Soni on January 24, 2010 at 10:41 am

   I bought this TV at B&H Photo for $70 less than the S-series available at Walmart and V-series has a lot more features and capabilities than the S-series product. I am very pleased with the picture quality, sound and various features. I have watched a few fast-action movies have noticed no blurring as reported for other brands of 60Hz TV. I am also surprised that the digital out (optical) from TV connected to my audio receiver not only carries the digital sounds from DVD players, DirectV receiver, and rooftop antenna but also it appears that the analog sound from VCR is piped out of the optical digital output (I did not expect that at all). The 4-HDMI connections are more than plenty as I don’t expect to use more than 3 at the most (using only two at this time). Picture quality for SD TV is fine but HD is superb. It has the capability to adjust the backlight intensity with the lighting in the room. Oh, the most pleasing thing…I have windows facing the TV (right behind me) and even with a bright sun, I don’t see any glare on the screen (of course the shiny frame does have glare). It used to be a major problem with my old tube TV and I could not watch TV without my window shades drawn.

   I love the TV guide feature for off-the-air channels (if picks up TV guide coded in the signal)…amazing. PAP/PIP work only if one of the inputs is cable/antenna…so, it is somewhat limited; but I have hardly used PAP/PIP in the two weeks of owning this TV.

   There is one feature I wish it had: my 32″ Vizio has a “panoramic screen” option for SD channels. The panoramic screen leaves the center of the picture unchanged but stretches the content away from the center to fill the screen. Sony 4150 does not have that feature.

   I still cannot figure out why this TV (4150) is cheaper than 4100 even though 4150 has longer warranty (18 months as compare to 12 months). People say that 4100 and 4150 are “quite” the same except the warranty length…but I don’t know what exactly are the differences (if any, apart from the warranty length).

   Unfortunately, there is no description of 4150 model on the Sony website.

   Overall, I am please to have spend $130 more than the the Phillips 42″ TV I was seriously considering at Walmart. Sony V4150 has a lot more features and definitely far better picture and sound.

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   Robert Green on January 24, 2010 at 1:18 pm

   This was a great purchase. Easy to set up. I did have a friend help me to slip the TV into its base. Selecting the channels to watch and those not to watch (delete) was relatively easy to do. The colors are amazing and I suppose they could be even better if I took the time and effort to make them so, but they were amazing just as they were when the TV was put on the first time. The 1080 TV is something else in the sense that when I watch individual persons on shows or the news, you can see all the zits, pimples, and makeup of stars and newscasters. You could also see who’s really beautiful and who’s really not.

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   M. Cafritz on January 24, 2010 at 3:11 pm

   This is a great value. The picture is superb. I own a comparable 120hz Samsung which is also great, I have got to be honest I wish I had saved the extra $150 and gotten the Samsung with 60hz the “jutter” /shaky issue is bull.There is no noticeable difference and no noticeable “jutter.Both have great pictures with blu ray videos and live action sports.Just more hype to get more $$ from consumers.