Product Description 40" widescreen HDTV (16:9 aspect ratio) * high-gloss black finish * built-in digital (ATSC) and analog (NTSC) tuners for over-the-air TV broadcasts (antenna required) * built-in QAM cable TV tuner receives unscrambled programs without a set-top box (cable service required) * 1920 x 1080 pixels * Motionflow 120Hz anti-blur technology for clearer motion *
Excellent Picture Quality--Excellent FeaturesJuly 14, 2008 I purchased the Sony 40" XBR5 in April of 2008. I use an upscaling DVD player and also have my PC connected to the XBR. I hope to soon attach a new 80 gig PS3 to the system. All I can say is the whole package is superb! I have sampled most of the features including the motion enhancers--everything works as advertised. And, of course, the picture quality is second to none. Finally, I cannot detect any fan noise from the XBR. I recommend this unit to anyone desiring the highest quality LCD display.
HDTVMay 25, 2008 1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I find the set has great color, a good sound system and an easy to use menu and remote control.
amazingMay 22, 2008 1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Excelente purchase. The high definition is here. The good news: some reports that I read about the noysing fun wasn't right. There isn't any kind of noisy.
Best of the BestFebruary 29, 2008 9 out of 13 found this review helpful
I'm a sony/panasonic user for past 30 years as a young kid. I planned to buy a 40 " for living room and was researching TVs since sep 2007. Some friends pushed me towards trying samsung or sharp. Sharp i get good discount. I'm a risk averse person, so tested and personally viewed every damn brand thouroughly in 40/42 ". Read some hear-say none sense on different sites like sony bravia's annoying fan sounds. Ran samsung and Bravia parallel for couple of days.Believe me "I'm a very busy person and I don't give a fig about samsung's 5 million or 25000 contrast ratio." U run them side by side and compare the difference. Sony is the Best of the Best. The whole household voted Sony. For cheaper options, sharps are also good. Samsung is not worth the price. I'll consider that if they bring price down to sharp's level. But again, research and read company history also cause u do want to base the reliability factor on the company credibility. At least I do to protect my investment. U'll know why Sony is the best. My Formula Buy sony without giving a second thought. wanna save some bucks, buy sharp period, no hear say no-sense. God bless us all.
Amazing picture!February 25, 2008 11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I was looking to get the best picture I could in an LCD TV. I narrowed it down to the Sony BXR4/XBR5 and the Samsung LNT4071. (Both have great pictures, but the highly reflective screen on the Samsung is not practical for me as the TV must sit opposite a large window, so I opted for the XBR5 which has a matte screen. (The XBR5 is the same as the BXR4 but with a shiny "piano" black bevel). I have NO trouble with reflection on the screen with the XBR5.
The picture on the XBR5 is just amazing. It's truly hard to tell the difference between it and some of the plasma TVs out there! As the other reviewer noted, you will probably want to create a custom picture setting (vivid is usually TOO vivid for me, but the standard wasn't quite right for my taste, either). The good news is that you can set all KINDS of individual picture elements on this tv. (The "Cinema" mode is great if you're watching movies with the lights dimmed.!)
As with all LCD TV's, there is a significant difference in picture quality between HD programs and non-HD programs, but even the non-HD programs look decent on this TV.
The shiny black bevel looks great with the thin "glass" pane around it. Very upscale and elegant.
The icing on the cake for me is that I was able to save several hundred dollars on this TV buying it through Butterfly photo instead at the one local "big box"-type store in my area that carries it (most stores here only carry the XBR4, which is less expensive). So I got the XBR5 for the price of an XBR4.
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