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The KDL-32W4000 has a rather plain design, with a wide black bezel and a long silver speaker grille under the screen. Between the screen and the speakers is a clear panel with embedded LEDs, which is a nice touch but a bit too subtle, as we missed...
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T3.com Updated:
2011-10-04 06:10:05
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Itll sit pretty on your wall... Making its debut here is Sonys new XrossMediaBar, which gives you stupidly quick access to everything from digital TV channels and radio stations to, err, Van Goghs masterpieces. Yes, this is a TV designed to act as...
Colour, HDMI on side panel, Gorgeous onscreen menus...
High price, Dodgy Freeview...
Fabulous colour and smooth hi-def pictures make this a great option for games and Blu-ray, but Freeview is shabbily treated...
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Superbly presented with plenty of connectivity, this is a serious (if small) attempt at Full HD that boasts excellent colour and decent sound...
Gorgeous onscreen menus, Full HD pictures, powerful speakers...
Shoddy Freeview picture quality, slight blur on pictures...
Superbly presented with plenty of connectivity, this is a serious (if small) attempt at Full HD that boasts excellent colour and decent sound...
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With the KDL-32W4000, Sony is following attempts by Panasonic and Sharp to kick-start an era of full HD resolution 32in panels.The idea of using a 1,920 x 1,080-pixel screen instead of a basic HD Ready resolution might smack of gimmick, but having seen...
Sharpness, Simple onscreen menus, Vibrant colours, Superb sound quality...
Freeview picture quality, Some judder, Steep price...
With the KDL-32W4000, Sony is following attempts by Panasonic and Sharp to kick-start an era of full HD resolution 32in panels.The idea of using a 1,920 x 1,080-pixel screen instead of a basic HD Ready resolution might smack of gimmick, but having seen...
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digitalversus.com Updated:
2011-10-04 06:10:06
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After having measured the qualities of the excellent Bravia KDL-W3000, we were impatient to test the new version, the W4000.What distinguishes the W4000 from the W3000? On paper, not too much: there is now a pivoting base and the image processing softw...
Image quality, Excellent contrast and good depth of black, HD compatible TNT tuner, Pivoting base, USB connector for viewing photos...
Sound is inferior to the excellent image quality...
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hdtvorg.co.uk Updated:
2011-10-04 06:10:06
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Recognizing that style sells, virtually every new LCD these days seems to have an innovative design feature aimed at attracting that group of consumers (and lets admit, most of us have an element of this in our psyche) for whom the look of a TV is pa...
Sony have created a flat panel TV that is very good in most areas and excellent in some. The new stylistic touches will alienate some Sony fans, but others will be attracted by the cutting-edge design and fine picture performance.You might also like to...
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Sonys W series has got off to a fine start, with the companys 40-inch set walking away with a Supertest winner gong in What Hi-Fi magazine. Can the 32-inch version follow suit?As youd expect from Sony, the KDL-32W4000 is an attractive set. The dark...
Rich deep blacks; superb clarity; excellent edge definition; sounds decent...
Youll be hard pressed to find anything at this price...
One of the finest 32-inch sets weve ever reviewed. Its absolutely stunning...
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Sonys W series has got off to a fine start, with the companys 40-inch set walking away with a Supertest winner gong in What Hi-Fi magazine. Can the 32-inch version follow suit?As youd expect from Sony, the KDL-32W4000 is an attractive set. The dark...
Rich deep blacks; superb clarity; excellent edge definition; sounds decent...
Youll be hard pressed to find anything at this price...
One of the finest 32-inch sets weve ever reviewed. Its absolutely stunning...
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This 46in Bravia LCD is all about eye-candy whether youre watching TV or not. The Sony KDL-46W4000 features a design concept dubbed draw the LINE - no, I have no idea what it means either. Suffice it to say that the set has a Midnight Sky metallic b...
Excellent picture, Decent sound, Comprehensive connections...
Over-fussy OSD, Sound a little underpowered...
This 46in Bravia LCD is all about eye-candy whether youre watching TV or not. The Sony KDL-46W4000 features a design concept dubbed draw the LINE - no, I have no idea what it means either. Suffice it to say that the set has a Midnight Sky metallic b...
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Sony is on something of a roll. This 52in TV comes on the back of great reviews at both 32in and 37-40in screen sizes – and on those occasions it was the ’W4000 model, as seen here. This set is a pleasure to get up and running. It looks smart and styli...
The Sony bandwagon rolls on; this is another simple to use set that produces brilliant big-screen images...
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The short answer is yes. The long answer is, it depends on the size of both your lounge room and your budget.Videophiles will tell you the optimal viewing distance for Full HD 1080p content is around 1.5 times the size of the screen (screen sizes are m...
We all dream of owning a huge television, but is a 52 inch high-def giant like Sonys KDL-52W4000 Bravia all its cracked up to be?...
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Sonys KDL52W4000 is an exemplary Full HD panel. Its surprisingly slim, with great contrast and brightness and a price tag that is actually quite reasonable for the quality offered. It doesnt handle lower resolution content particularly well, but it...
Vibrant, clear picture, handles 1080p content brilliantly...
Standard-definition video looks blurred and interpolated, no 100Hz support...
It stumbles on standard definition content and doesnt support 100Hz picture technology, but Sonys 52 inch W series LCD is hard to fault in high definition picture quality tests...
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Update: The Sony KDL40W4000 is slowly being phased out... its replacement will be the newly launched Sony KDL40W5500 HDTV.Barely seven months have passed, but Sony has now rolled out the new Bravia W4000 LCD HDTV series to replace the W3000 range. The...
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igizmo.co.uk Updated:
2011-10-04 07:09:03
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Sony finally delivers in the LCD TV market Stylish looks / Bravia Engine 2 / Great connections No 100Hz processing To be frank, Sony has to date really struggled to deliver the same consistent quality in the flat TV world that it famously enjoyed with...
Stylish looks, Bravia Engine 2, Great connections...
No 100Hz processing...
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gadgetshow.channel5.com Updated:
2011-10-04 07:09:03
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The Sony KDL40W4000 is a Full HDTV with three HDMI inputs. It also has a dynamic contrast ratio of 33,000:1 and BRAVIA Engine 2 picture enhancement technology for a superior picture...
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Sonys previous TV, the KDL-46W3000, was a serious disappointment, with pictures largely ruined by overt smearing and motion blur. So we cant say were expecting very much from the new 40in Sony KDL-40W4000.However, it starts confounding those expecta...
Outstanding pictures, Tasty design, Impressive selection of connections, Good price...
No 100Hz, Minor shimmer over fine detailing...
Sonys previous TV, the KDL-46W3000, was a serious disappointment, with pictures largely ruined by overt smearing and motion blur. So we cant say were expecting very much from the new 40in Sony KDL-40W4000.However, it starts confounding those expecta...
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Recently we’ve noted that although flatscreen quality is certainly on the up, the rate of progress is slowing. So while manufacturers new ranges do offer better performance over the previous generation its more incremental than revolutionary.Quite si...
Where incremental steps forward are becoming commonplace, the Sony is a giant leap – simply stunning...
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This 40in Sony TV has beaten all its competition into a cocked hat.The fact that it’s so good and so new also explains why it’s so expensive. Sony’s price on its website (rarely the place to go for a bargain) is £1,299 – one you&rs...
Sharp, detailed, punchy HD picture. Balanced and clean SD playback...
Poor-quality Freeview channels don’t look great...
A giant leap forward, a simply stunning set, with a picture that’s full of energy and detail...
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This 40in Sony TV has beaten all its competition into a cocked hat.The fact that it’s so good and so new also explains why it’s so expensive. Sony’s price on its website (rarely the place to go for a bargain) is £1,299 – one you&rs...
Sharp, detailed, punchy HD picture. Balanced and clean SD playback...
Poor-quality Freeview channels don’t look great...
A giant leap forward, a simply stunning set, with a picture that’s full of energy and detail...
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Sony might still be considered one of the world's most trusted brands, but that doesn't alter the fact that the previous Sony TV we tested, the KDL-46W3000 , was a bit of a pup. So here's hoping the new KDL-40W4000 - from the range which directly replaces...
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