Sony KDL-20B4050 TV reviews

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Sony KDL-20B4050 with 20" HD ready LCD screen, 1 HDMI port and Freeview. See full product description

Ease of use	8.4
Image quality	8.8
Sound quality	8.7
Design	8.7
Value for money	8.3
Overall rating	8.8

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Vincent, Helston Film and documentary lover

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Excellent sound quality for a smallish TV. Very good picture - great definition.
Bad points:: Slides about a bit when one operates the push buttons - could do with a better non-slip base

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Review date: 31 Jan 2010

ARTHUR, NEWTOWNABBEY Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: A very good product..It was introduced in 2008 and had a top review ( I can't remember the review co.) I purchased one
in Nov88 and have purchase another in Feb this year
Bad points:: None so far.......Perhaps only critism I have would be the remote..I would like this to be a little smaller

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: 22 Apr 2010

derek, lichfield Multi-purpose viewer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: excellent picture and sound, very easy set up.channel selection very easy to follow,
Bad points:: no facility to wall mount the tv

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	5.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 20 Mar 2011

Purchaser

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Easy to se and convenient size
Bad points:: Rather boring looking

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

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Review date: 14 Apr 2010

David, London Occasional TV watcher

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Excellent picture.
Bad points:: Difficult to see where to turn it on and off. We have had to put white sticky paper on the on/off switch to be able to see it. Find this to be the case with all the Sonys we've got. Sound not wonderful if you are hard of hearing, but no TV is.

Ease of use	6.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	7.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Review date: 11 Feb 2010

Robert, Cheshire Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: The frame is outstanding. Every other TV of this type has either a shiny black or white frame. This shiny surface detracts from the viewing pleasure. The software is better than others as demonstrated at digital switchover when it did not miss a beat and avoided continual retuning during the switchover. I have two TVs of this model, one at home and one at a holiday flat, let out. There has only been positive feedback from people who have rented the flat.
Bad points:: None

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

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Review date: 11 Feb 2010

Geoff, Lochgilphead Film and documentary lover

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: A truely portable flat screen TV with integrated digital tuner.
Bad points:: I only have access to an analogue service at the moment. However the picture quality is nowhere near as good as I get with my larger Sony Bravia TV (KDL-26S2030).

Ease of use	6.0
Image quality	5.0
Sound quality	6.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Review date: 02 Feb 2010

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	20
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	1
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.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	5000
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	160
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)	136.6

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	768

Brightness (Candela per square metre)	450
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)	Yes
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)	6.5

Release date	2008-01-29
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Sony KDL20B4050U, SONY KDL20B405

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Manufacturer's Description

Portable LCD TV with easy-to-carry rear grip
BRAVIA Engine picture technology for enhanced depth, clarity and definition
BRAVIA Theatre Sync for operating your TV and entire home cinema system with one push of a button
HD Ready for the display of High Definition signals, i.e. Playstation®3, Blu-ray Disc™, etc.
1 x HDMI™ input for easy connectivity
Built-in Digital TV (MPEG 2) terrestrial tuner (also receives analogue)
BBE ViVA high quality sound and built-in Virtual Dolby® creating the effect of full surround sound from only 2 front speakers
Audio Description compatible allowing for blind or partially sighted people to follow television programmes (available in selected countries)
Available to buy from February 2008

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