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Sony KDL-40W4000 - 40" Widescreen 1080P Full HD Bravia LCD TV - With Freeview | 
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| Brand: Sony
Category: CE
Buy New: £849.99
New (13) Used (1) from £799.00
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 817
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 40.8
Dimensions (in): 47.6 x 29.9 x 9.5
MPN: KDL40W4000U
Model: KDL40W4000U
EAN: 4905524495980
ASIN: B0018PIBL6
Release Date: April 30, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Screen: Format - 16:9 / Screen size - 40" (101 cm) / Brightness (in cd/m) - Not provided / Contrast - 33,000:1 / Response time (in ms) - Not provided / Resolution (horizontal x vertical - in pixels) - 1920 x 1080 / Viewing angle (horizontal/vertical - in) - 178 / 178 | | • | Audio: Audio Power - 2 x 10 W / Noise reduction - Automatic noise reduction BRAVIA ENGINE 2 Digital comb filter / Mono/Stereo Sound - Dolby Digital Plus sound Virtual Dolby BBE VIVA / Speakers - Yes | | • | Connectivity: Connectivity - Digital optical audio output 3 x HDMI PC input 1 x component video Composite video input USB 2.0 port Headphones socket PCMCIA slot RCA audio output RF input 2 scart sockets / SCART connectors - 2 / DVI Input - No / HDMI Input - 3 / PC Input - Yes / Audio output - Digital optical audio output Headphones socket | | • | Tuner: Standard - Pal B/G, D/K, I, L Nicam / Double Tuner - Digital tuner | | • | Functions: TV text - 1,000 pages / Other functions - Automatic stand-by Programmable start On-screen display Parental control Programme index Programmable stand-by Light sensor Image modes: bright, standard, cinema, CineMotion, film mode, cinema player |
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Product Description
The KDL-40W4000 is the latest model in Sony?s series of LCD HDTVs, with a midnight sky finish and Bravia Engine 2 technology. The KDL-40W4000 has been designed to look like a giant picture frame, displaying your artwork or photos thanks to its Personal Image mode and impressive connectivity, which includes three HDMI connections, two scart sockets and a USB 2.0 port, meaning you can hook up your DVD player, external hard drive or USB key. The KDL-40W4000 even has a digital tuner and a PCMCIA slot, allowing you to enjoy even more digital entertainment.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Brilliant LCD August 20, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've had this tv for a couple of months now. It really is excellent, I can't think of any negatives. The colours and contrast are good (really good blacks). It makes a fairly good job of SD pictures, but HD (from bluray or upscaled dvd on PS3) it is truely stunning, everyone should get a copy Planet Earth in bluray to show it off!
I had been looking at lcd tv's for a while, standing comparing them all in shops for ages. When I first heard about this one coming out I wasn't sure how good it would be as everything sounded great except it didn't have 100Hz. I had previously seen an X3500 (which has 100Hz "Motion flow") next to a V3000 and the V3000 looked really jerky by comparison (when watching some football and scrolling through credits), so I was thinking I would have to fork out the extra for a tv with 100Hz. Well with the W4000 they must have done something clever because it looks at least as good as the X3500 when there is motion.
Being able to stick in a memory stick to show off pictures is a handy little feature too (though I wouldn't leave it on all the time as a picture frame!).
I think it even looks nice (never did like the big blocky frame of the X series), I would recommend this tv to anyone.
Top Dog July 30, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is quality!
SKY HD pictures are simply stunning, even non HD programmes look good (if you sit 2 foot in front of the TV then it will look a bit naff but then you shouldn't sit that close to a 40inch TV!) PS3 games look and run fabulous (the same could not be said of the Philips LCD this TV has replaced). Same goes for Blu-Ray. A friend who has a Panasonic Plasma could not believe how good the TV was, you can only tell it's an LCD when you are up close, there really is very little difference between the two now.
A previous reviewer points out the default colour settings are naff, and he's right, but spend 30mins adjusting the different menus and it will be 30mins well spent!
Sound is fairly decent, but i'm considering getting a cinema setup now I've got a TV this good!
quality lcd July 6, 2008
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
Ive seen many lcds from many manufacturers and, i own a Sony s3000 myself, i waited for some time to get that perfect TV, i skipped the w3000 as it had few issues, now that i have this TV I'm blown away with its performance, the blacks can easily rival most off the plasma in the market, there is no backlight bleed, no clouding issues like many other sets on the market. The SD picture quality is good nice vibrant colours, good detail. blue ray will blow you away picture is so detailed and sharp, whites are just as good as the blacks, call off duty 4 on the ps3 is brilliant no motion blur to report. overall this set is probably the best LCD on the market and it is under 1000, i think that bravia engine 2 is a big improvement over the old engine. The only TV i would consider 2nd place would be the Panasonic LZ85 which is was considering to buy.
 Over priced, over hyped. July 6, 2008
23 out of 46 found this review helpful
Having owned a Panasonic 37" standard def Plasma for nearly 5 years, I decided to opt for a decent 40" LCD. I was led to believe that LCDs had come on leaps and bounds since then, and that Plasma was all but forgotten (except for extremely large size screens).
Initially I opted for the series 6 Samsung 40" (the rose black one), but returned it after a week due to poor build quality - basically the rose black frame is held on by what seems like sticky pads, and the heat eventually causes them to come away and leave an unsightly gap. I decided to swap it for a Sony W4000, having read the rave reviews and always trusted Sony as a brand.
Looks:
Personally I'm not a fan of the new shiny plastic frames on TVs these days, but it seems that this is pretty standard on every TV (the new 'Silver'). The Sony 4000 is no exception. In fact it looks slightly worse than many others, as it has blue glitter mixed in, which is called something like 'midnight blue' - I can't remember. Anyway, it looks pretty cheap and nasty. The clear perspex strip just above the pedestal is quite a nice touch, but is not very noticeable. Overall the build quality is better than the rival Samsung 656, but still a bit cheap in my opinion.
Picture
When you first switch it on (post auto tune), the factory settings are nothing short of hideous. It took me about 45 minutes to get the settings to their optimium on each input, and I still didn't feel they were right in the end. I therefore found a nerdy website where someone had posted the optimium settings, and tried that. It was not really any better.
I found the colour definition of the standard def via Sky to be better than the rival Samsung 656, and the Sony was able to display better gradients of white and grey than the former. However, compared to my old Panasonic plasma, I found the colours to be very artificial and not at all satisfying to watch.
Picture quality through Freesat HD (BBC HD) was very disappointing compared to the Samsung 656. I found there to be lots of picture noise (slightly grainy) and some of the colours were saturated. I also hooked it up to my blu-ray player and again, it wasn't as good as the Samsung 656.
Menu System
The menu system is similar to the PS3/PSP I believe. However, the icons and text on the menu is pants - it's incredibly blocky and like something you would see on a TV ten years ago. Very strange. The remote control also over responsive, particularly when toggling between input sources.
I also found the image switching between 16:9 and 4:3 when I changed channels on Sky. This was temporarily solved by changing a global setting, but I found that it 'forgot' when I switched the TV off and on again.
Summary
Don't get me wrong this is a decent LCD telly, but there lies the problem. It's LCD. Having taken the plunge from a 5 year old Plasma to 'modern LCD', trying both the latest Samsung 656 and this latest Sony, I returned the Sony back to the shop and bought a Panasonic PZ81 Plasma (Freesat version) and haven't looked back.
Fabulous picture quality and design May 21, 2008
38 out of 40 found this review helpful
After looking to buy a 40" LCD for 18 months, I saw this in the local sony shop. The picture quality is superb both on HD and SD from sky and freeview. It is a much better than the Sony X series that was next to it in the shop. It is also a major step forward in design easily beating other sonys and samsungs and together with a more competitive price for this quality screen and an introductory offer meant I had to buy it. Highly recommend everyone to see this LCD before buying any other
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