Sony KDL-19L4000 TV reviews

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Sony KDL-19L4000 with 19" HD ready LCD screen, 2 HDMI ports and Freeview. See full product description

Ease of use	8.9
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	8.5
Design	8.9
Value for money	8.9
Overall rating	8.9

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Janice, Barker Sports and games fan

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Reviewer left no comment
Bad points:: Not completely happy with the stand - it's a bit on the flimsy side and swivel/tilt facility would be useful.

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	6.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Review date: 28 Jun 2010

Confirmed purchaser

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Great TV. More then big enough for the kitchen. Good bright picture and great sound. Lightweight design.
Bad points:: I have long bought Sony products and have always found their sound quality to be excellent, as is the the case with this TV BUT rather oddly the electrical 'buzz' is rather loud, which on occasion can be heard through the programme sound. Think it may be a one off as I have'nt seen any other comments anywhere, about this. I would have marked it even higher had it not been for that. Don't let it put you off , it's a really good TV and I would reccomend.

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 21 Oct 2009

Chris, Bath Film and documentary lover

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Easy to use and set up and you even get a fantastic picture from an indoor aerial.
Bad points:: Some picture fade from an angle but once positioned for your regular viewing it's not a big problem and something you can easily forgive because of the excellent picture from the optimum position.

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Review date: 21 Jun 2010

Ken, Berkhamsted Sports and games fan

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: 2nd edition to big brother, excellent quality picture and sound.
Bad points:: none.

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Review date: 20 Jun 2010

Purchaser Sports and games fan

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Good sharp picture
Bad points:: Default contrast set at highest level

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	7.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Review date: 12 Jul 2010

Jeanne, Lancashire Multi-purpose viewer

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: everything but the sound
Bad points:: terrible sound

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	3.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 11 Jan 2011

Paul, Maidstone Occasional TV watcher

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Reviewer left no comment
Bad points:: Sometimes I have to switch off and on again to get sound

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	6.0
Design	7.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 10 Aug 2010

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	19
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type of screen	LCD
Most small flatscreen TVs have LCD screens. Some larger TVs have plasma screens. Some very new TVs have LED screens. Traditional TVs are called Standard or CRT.
3D	No

HD TV	HD ready
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum resolution of 720 horizontal lines (in widescreen format) • Ability to display 720p and 1080i formats • An HDMI or Digital Video Interface (DVI interface) Full HD is a higher standard. Full HD TVs have screen resolutions of 1080p and can output at least 24 frames per second. Full HD is becoming common, but you won’t see Full HD on normal TV channels for a long time, so it remains optional for many people.
Built-in disc player	No Disc Player
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
Freeview or Freesat tuner	Freeview
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Number of HDMI ports	2
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
Number of scart ports	2
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
Connections	HDMI

Smart TV	No
TVs with internet capability allow you access to a range of online services.
Frequency (Hz)	50
A TV’s frequency is how often the picture is updated per second, and is measured in Hertz (Hz). A higher frequency, such as 100 Hz, means that a TV is more likely to show fast-moving images with high detail.
Response time (Milliseconds)	8

Screen aspect ratio	16:9
This is a ratio of the horizontal to the vertical size of the screen. 16:9 is standard widescreen format for TVs, replacing the older 4:3 format.
Screen aspect ratio	8:5
This is a ratio of the horizontal to the vertical size of the screen. 16:9 is standard widescreen format for TVs, replacing the older 4:3 format.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	2000
This figure is designed to tell you how much difference there is between dark and light colours on the TV. It is quoted as a ratio, between the brightest white and the darkest black. 500:1 means the brightest white is 500 times more bright than the darkest black. Plasma screens have historically boasted better contrast ratios than LCD screens.
Reflection angle	170
Also known as the viewing angle, it’s a measure of how good the picture looks when you are not face on to the screen. Higher is better.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	168

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	1050

Brightness (Candela per square metre)	500
Brighter TVs, such as LCDs, tend to provide a better experience in lighter rooms, whereas TVs with a lower brightness, such as many plasma TVs, are often better suited to darker rooms.
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	No
TVs with this feature have an on-screen guide to all the programmes that are currently showing or coming up, so you can find your way around all the extra digital channels easily.
Headphone Socket	Yes
Weight (kg)	5.3

Release date	2008-09-30
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Sony KDL19L4000U, SONY KDL19L4000, Sony 19", KDL19L400, Bravia KDL-19L4000, Sony KDL19L400, Sony SONLCD44

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Manufacturer's Description

It’s simple to watch digital TV with the integrated standard definition digital terrestrial tuner (MPEG-2, also receives analogue) * Two HDMI inputs (both on rear) make it even easier to connect to High Definition sources such as Blu-ray Disc and PLAYSTATION3 * Wall mountable with the optional bracket SU-WL100 * Power consumption data: less than 1W in standby, 48W in operation * Registering your BRAVIA couldn’t be easier, so do it today and become a My Sony member

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