Worth the price From what I could tell at the store, this SONY performs just as well as the XBR3, which costs hundreds more. HD pictures are great, with no motion blur in fast moving scenes, like football or basketball. The standard definition pictures are pretty good compared to other LCD sets, but I find myself watching all kinds of HD shows that I ordinarily wouldn't bother with just becasue of the difference in picture quality.
If you're looking for a 1080p flat panel, then this is a great choi...
[Sony BRAVIA 40" LCD TV (KDL40V2500) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 01/18/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
100% (40 of 40) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Sony KDL40V2500 I owned a Samsung DLP. I paid $3000 for it three years ago and due to design flaws - too much heat and a poorly designed color wheel - the TV is broken, the guts are damaged by excessive heat to the point you can't even repair it because everything crumbles inside. It's sitting in my garage. (It's hard to throw out $3000!) Don't waste your money on a company that can't back up their product - unless you can afford it! (Back then, the extended warranty was $500 bucks)
I decided to bu...
[Sony BRAVIA 40" LCD TV (KDL40V2500) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 02/27/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (38 of 38) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Stunning HD - quality set! This is a very nice LCD HDTV. I looked at other brands but came back to Sony because I thought it offered the best bang for the buck. HDTV is jaw-dropping and simply stunning. I'm finding myself watching a lot of HD shows, even some I've never watched previously. Regular TV (analog/SD) is okay (especially the further away you sit). The TV's built in scaler is excellent and watching DVD's with my upconverting DVD player is darn near HD quality. Black levels are more than adequate on this set with...
[Sony BRAVIA 40" LCD TV (KDL40V2500) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 11/27/2006 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (24 of 24) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Sony quality at a Samsung price--2nd to none. With the latest price drop this Sony has finally come into a competitive range with the Samsungs, Sharps, Panasonics, and Toshibas. Moreover, with Amazon's 18-month interest-free financing, it's close to being a screaming value. Even so, when I saw equally impressive discounts on Sony models with "Theater-Synch" along with claims of better contrast ratios and higher bit color processors, I made the exchange. Now I wish I hadn't.
To the human eye, the picture on this set literally...
[Sony BRAVIA 40" LCD TV (KDL40V2500) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 01/13/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (24 of 24) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Clouding!!!!!! This model appears to have a clouding problem. The backlighting is very strong and there appears to be uneven levels of black when there is no input. The intensity of the problem varies from set to set and there is no fix for it. Some owners have reported seeing the problem in movies that have dark scenes. Sony is aware of the problem in other bravia sets, but they do not admit that this model has it too.
For the money, you should not have this problem or the potential for it. Now ...
[Sony BRAVIA 40" LCD TV (KDL40V2500) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 4.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/12/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (21 of 21) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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40V beats the XBR for the $$ Before buying this TV, I had repeatedly seen Sony LCDs at the top of the charts in Consumer Reports. But like a lot of people, I wanted to see for myself. So, I went to the stores to take a look.
In my opinion, after looking at the Sony displays next to the others in the stores, there is no comparison. Hands down, the Sony: 1) had a clearer picture; 2) had better contrast (darker blacks and lighter lights); and 3) had more accurate color.
In the end, my choice came d...
[Sony BRAVIA 40" LCD TV (KDL40V2500) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 07/04/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (17 of 17) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Best LCD TV in 40" Category I bought this TV two weeks ago after a month of research and after watching the price come down, down, down since its release in September. At under 2K, this LCD TV is a great value. Sure, you can find one the same size a little cheaper but I can assure anyone that this TV is top-of-the-line in its category.
I narrowed down my possible choices to the Samsung 4095, the Sharp 40" Aquos, and this one because I really wanted 1080p resolution for the PS3 and Blueray. If you are not ...
[Sony BRAVIA 40" LCD TV (KDL40V2500) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 12/20/2006 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (15 of 15) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Awesome LCD HDTV! Sony does it again...was there ever any doubt? After extensive reseach into plasma vs. LCD TVs, my wife and I decided to get this for ourselves for our anniversary. The V series is awesome! Why did we choose this model? This is a FULL 1080 HDTV (720 is HD also, but 1080 IS better). It will display video in the best format possible from 480 up to 1080 automatically. There is still a risk of "burn in" on the plasmas for the first 100 hours, but not for LCD's. Think of stock tickers running at the ...
[Sony BRAVIA 40" LCD TV (KDL40V2500) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 05/09/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (13 of 13) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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More like 4.5 stars..... The picture on this set is incredible -- a thing of beauty -- and if it weren't for some minor issues, it would easily rate 5 stars.
First off, the transaction via Amazon went out without a hitch. Well, sort of. The first set that showed up had apparently been rammed by a forklift, and was partially shattered, but the shipping guys (Eagle Delivery) noted the damaged box and made sure I opened it and checked it out before accepting it. After noting the damage, they took it back, and ...
[Sony BRAVIA 40" LCD TV (KDL40V2500) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 07/07/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (13 of 13) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Very impressive! I'm extremely pleased with the performance of this set -- and happy that I purchased it at Amazon's great price instead of what the Sony Store wanted for it! The colors are spectacular in normal mode, the light sensor keeps my retinas from burning out since I do most of my viewing after dark and with the lights out, and the multiple HDMI inputs mean my cable box and upconvert DVD player can both take advantage of this amazing technology. This is my first hi def set and my first television bigger...
[Sony BRAVIA 40" LCD TV (KDL40V2500) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 02/12/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (12 of 12) Users Found This Review Helpful |