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Sony Bravia 40" KDL40W4100 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV

Sony Bravia 40" KDL40W4100 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV

Average Customer Rating: 4.87 out of 5 4.9 out of 5
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23 of 23 (100%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Reviews for Sony Bravia 40" KDL40W4100 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV

Overall: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Picture Quality: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Features/Connectivity: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Ease of Use: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: SloTownMan
Location: Los Angeles
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Good
Title: A roll of the dice Date: February 21, 2009
ProsGreat picture, easy setup, 4 HDMI inputs (3 in the back and one on the side).
ConsI happened to get one of a few that clicks a lot after you turn it off and right when you turn it on. The repair guy came by, took off the back panel, and the noise stopped, proving it was due to thermal expansion and contraction. The clicking stops after a minute or so, but I wish it didn't happen. I was told by the repair guy that he's only seen 5 TVs that make that noise, so hopefully you can roll the dice and luck out.

Review:Other than the clicking, it's a great TV and actually larger than I was expecting.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Review 2 for Sony Bravia 40" KDL40W4100 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Picture Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features/Connectivity: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Ease of Use: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: nc3putt
Location: North Carolina
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Average
Date: February 2, 2009
ProsFantastic pictuure, great contrast
Consnone yet

Review:Well worth the difference to get the 120hz "W" rather than the 60hz "V".
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Review 3 for Sony Bravia 40" KDL40W4100 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Picture Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features/Connectivity: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Ease of Use: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: JGFan24
Location: Nebraska
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Good
Title: Great TV Date: January 29, 2009
ProsLove it. We had it connected in minutes and the picture with our HD Direct TV is incredible. You won't regret this purchase.
ConsNone

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Review 4 for Sony Bravia 40" KDL40W4100 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Picture Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features/Connectivity: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Ease of Use: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Geodsr
Location: Indian River Michigan
Duration of product use: Less than a week
Level of expertise: Average
Title: Sony Bravia 40" Date: January 25, 2009
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ProsI Like the TV. supper Picture
ConsSlow > Slow Shipping took 13 days to go 300 miles

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 5 for Sony Bravia 40" KDL40W4100 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Picture Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features/Connectivity: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Ease of Use: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: CSMJ

Title: Great Buy Date: January 12, 2009
ProsWonderful Picture and good sound
ConsBack of the TV puts out a lot of heat.

0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 6 for Sony Bravia 40" KDL40W4100 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Picture Quality: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Features/Connectivity: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Ease of Use: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: familyfunroom

Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Good
Title: Great Value! Date: January 5, 2009
ProsGreat picture quality for HD material. Decent sound without having to buy a home theatre system. Super easy to set up and operate. Great TV for the price.
ConsIf you want really high-quality sound to go with the picture, you probably need a supplemental theatre system.

Review:Purchased this TV after returning the S-series. HUGE upgrade in quality for a relatively few dollars more.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Review 7 for Sony Bravia 40" KDL40W4100 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Picture Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features/Connectivity: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Ease of Use: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: transporter

Duration of product use: Months
Level of expertise: Good
Title: Money well spent Date: December 16, 2008
ProsGreat picture right out of the box. Wide viewing angle. Built in digital tuner pulls in Local "over the air" digital channels. Dells Price beat Best Buy by $300.00, with no interest for 12 months, free shipping, it was a no-brainer.
ConsSpeakers aren't that great. TV shows not in HD look kinda crummy. I beleive that with this TV I can now see how bad regular tv is. Now I have to upgrade to an HD service.

Review:My PS3 looks absolutely AMAZING on this TV, playing games or watching Bue Ray. Bought a Sony DVD player at the same time with "up convert" and even DVD's now look amazing ! I was a little concerned about the price, but I would do it again in a heartbeat. My brother just bought a similar sized Samsung and my Sony blows it away.
12 of 12 people found this review helpful.
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Review 8 for Sony Bravia 40" KDL40W4100 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Picture Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features/Connectivity: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Ease of Use: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: MrKR

Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Good
Title: GREAT TV Date: November 25, 2008
ProsAmazing TV! I just love the picture. Amenities are great. TV is awesome. Picture is true and colorful. I recommend “Vivid” color. I currently run HD through Insight Cable and also have a PS3 in which I play games and watch Blue ray on. Once you get this TV Watch Wall-E from Pixar. The Movie on this TV will blow your mind!
ConsNone

Review:GET PS3 WITH THIS TV, YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED!!
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Review 9 for Sony Bravia 40" KDL40W4100 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Picture Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features/Connectivity: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Ease of Use: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: harlebob
Location: Inlet,NY
Duration of product use: Less than a week
Level of expertise: Good
Title: Best TV I ever bought Date: November 17, 2008
ProsThis is an awesome TV.The picture quality is awesome and very easy to hook up.Didn't have to make any major adjustments to get it up and running.I don't have HD yet but will this weekend and the picture is just unbelievable.This is my 3rd Sony TV and I will never buy any other brand.I've had good experiences with all of them.
ConsNothing to list now and propably won't later either.

Review:If your going to buy a new Tv I highly recommend a Sony LCD.This particular model is tremendous.I haven't had it a week yet and I know I made the right choice.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Review 10 for Sony Bravia 40" KDL40W4100 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Picture Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features/Connectivity: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Ease of Use: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: shojo123
Location: Oregon City Oregon
Duration of product use: Months
Level of expertise: Good
Title: Great LCD Date: November 5, 2008
ProsEverything so far is a pro. I have had this for almost three months now and wanted to wait for a while before I wrote a review.

I agonized for weeks over spending the extra cash on a Sony, but I don't regret it at all. I did a lot of research and reading of consumer reviews, and everyone talked up Sony and Samsung. I have a friend who has a Bravia in 46" I believe, and have watched some things on it and played PS3 as well, and it was awsome. That is what made me lean to Sony instead of Samsung.

This screen is great looking, great sounding and was a cinch to set up. The PIP is a great feature as well. I have it set up as a secondary monitor for my PC (setting the correct resolution took me some doing) and can watch non HD cable signal while computing still. I have the cable signal coming in through the HDMI input from the box and another line from the box on an RG6 cable. I can watch HD on full screen and PIP is non-HD. Pretty sweet actually. The only thing is there is a lot of wasted screen space when using the PIP function, so I don't use it that much.

HD IS F-ING AWSOME!!! I have seen it before, but I have never owned an HD TV, so I am spending way too much time at home watching TV. Next up is a Blue Ray player. We'll see how that looks.

Love the remote. Really feels comfortable in your hand and easy to use.

Get this TV, you will be happy you did. The only thing I wish is that I could have afforded to get a larger one. Maybe next year.
ConsIf there is a way to tilt this screen, I haven't found it. I would like to have the ability to tilt it back a little. To solve this I just put something under the stand in the front and it's tilted slightly now, but that would have been a nice feature to have already included with the price of this item.

Review:None.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Review 11 for Sony Bravia 40" KDL40W4100 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Picture Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features/Connectivity: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Ease of Use: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: harleyhowie
Location: cinti`oh
Duration of product use: Months
Level of expertise: Average
Title: sony bravia (simply the best) Date: October 11, 2008
ProsI was looking for a good tv for over a year before i finally settled for the sony.Boy i made the right choice.The picture is just fantastic.The picture is the same reguardless of what model you choose but you have the choice of what model you want for your certain needs.Thats the great thing with sony.
Consjust a little high on price.

Review:If you buy any tv then buy the sony`you wont go wrong.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Review 12 for Sony Bravia 40" KDL40W4100 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Picture Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features/Connectivity: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Ease of Use: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Rodger
Location: Ft. lauderdale, Florida
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Expert
Title: Best Deal To Date Date: September 28, 2008
ProsSony's Bravia KDL-40W4100 Set's The LCD HDTV Bar That Other Manufacturer's Try To Copy And/Or Follow, But Just Can't Match. The Picture Quality Is Rich And Vibrant, And Can Be Viewed From Any Angle Without Glare. The Remote Control Was So Easy To Use, I Did Not Have To Look At the Instruction Manual Before Using It. Sony's Quality Is Simply Amazing!
ConsNone So Far

Review:After Researching For Month's, I Found The Lowest Price For This Model At Dell. With Free Shipping And Interest Free Payments For One Year,
How Could You Go Wrong!
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Review 13 for Sony Bravia 40" KDL40W4100 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Picture Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features/Connectivity: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Ease of Use: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Prissy
Location: Mobile, AL
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Average
Title: Sony Bravia 40" is an awesome tv. Date: September 27, 2008
ProsExcellent tv! Setup was so easy! Awesome picture!
ConsA little more than I planned to spend but it was definitely worth it!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 14 for Sony Bravia 40" KDL40W4100 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Picture Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features/Connectivity: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Ease of Use: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Tampa

Title: I'm Happy Date: September 19, 2008
ProsWhen my daughter saw the picture and said WOW, I knew I made a good choice. And they have a very large 60”, HD Sony.
This has plenty of menu options and enough inputs. I find it easy to use. Especially like the auto dimming feature so you don’t get blasted with a too bright picture if the lights very low or off.
With my Sony BDP-S350 Blu-Ray, the picture is like a moving photograph taken with a film SLR. I just needed to get a not as tall TV stand. It looked too big on my old one.
ConsCan't think of any.

Review:I got it on sale so the price was right. I was going to get the 37" XBR but they were the same price. This also has as many features as the XBR.
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Review 15 for Sony Bravia 40" KDL40W4100 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Picture Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features/Connectivity: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Ease of Use: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: JFerg

Title: Super Sony TV Date: September 15, 2008
ProsGreat picture; easy set-up; fast delivery; good rebate; free shipping; no interest for 12 mos on Dell acct. What more could you ask? This was a real deal. Very happy with my purchase.
ConsNo Cons

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Review 16 for Sony Bravia 40" KDL40W4100 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Picture Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features/Connectivity: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Ease of Use: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: WonderDog
Location: Salem, Virginia
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Good
Title: I love this television! Date: September 12, 2008
ProsI've been a long time coming into the HDTV world, waiting for just the right product to make me take the plunge. This TV was well worth the wait. Not only did Dell have it at the right price, they also delivered it in a timely manner and I had it up and running in no time. The picture is great, with the 120Hz technology making a difference. Lots of connections for expansion. I love watching even the dumbest movies on HBO because they look so good in Hi Def on this television. I looked at many other makes and models. This was the one for me. I highly recommend it.
ConsThe only con is that Dell's sale price is no longer applicable. It might come back, though

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 17 for Sony Bravia 40" KDL40W4100 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Picture Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features/Connectivity: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Ease of Use: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Chad3952
Location: Ohio
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Average
Title: Simply AMAZING!! Date: August 11, 2008
ProsSony has done it again...standard definition looks amazing while HD looks as if you are looking out of the window. From out of the box and turned on took less than 15 minutes. I highly recomend this TV, it is just breath taking. I will never own anything other than Sony if everything they make is this good.
ConsNONE and I mean NONE

Review:Awesome TV. Stop looking and buy this one, you will not regret it. I got mine on sale, but even at full price it would be worth it!
10 of 10 people found this review helpful.
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Review 18 for Sony Bravia 40" KDL40W4100 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Picture Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features/Connectivity: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Ease of Use: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Dedjr67

Title: WOW Date: August 3, 2008
ProsAmazing picture. Sound above average. Pleasing to look at even when off
ConsNone really

2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 19 for Sony Bravia 40" KDL40W4100 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Picture Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features/Connectivity: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Ease of Use: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Ujeana

Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Good
Title: Excellent Choice Date: July 31, 2008
ProsBeautiful Picture, very clear screen, 120hz is wonderful especially with HD hooked up to it. It becomes life-like. Colors are intense. Hookup was pretty easy. I have researched 40" TV's for approx. one year and I have always trusted Sony. Made an excellent choice with this purchase. All-in-All, "WOW" you are going to love it!!!!!
ConsPrice was higher than what I wanted to pay.

Review:I would highly recommend this TV.
27 of 28 people found this review helpful.
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Ratings-Only Reviews for Sony Bravia 40" KDL40W4100 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV Based on the average of (4) ratings-only reviews
Overall Rating 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Would recommend?: Yes  4 out of 4