Sony KDL-32W4000 TV reviews

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Sony KDL-32W4000 with 32" Full HD 1080p LCD screen, 3 HDMI ports and Freeview. See full product description

Ease of use	8.8
Image quality	9.3
Sound quality	8.5
Design	9.3
Value for money	8.8
Overall rating	9.1

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Mac, Guildford Film and documentary lover

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: Neat, crisp design with no useless casing areas. Simple to set up initially. Excellent HD picture. All main controls work well with a Sky hand zapper. I got a good deal when purchased so definitely value for money.
Bad points:: Has a minor irritation in that it resets itself to Analogue TV sometimes without any apparent reason. Sound volume control is graduated 0 to over 60 but volume rise stops at around 40 so not recommended for use by the deaf! All major adjustments need the use of its own hand zapper which can lead to a frantic search down the sofa at times. The hand zapper is very uncomfortable to use with sharp protusions and has tiny buttons and labels. Freeview Digital picture can be quite fuzzy at times but may be poor broadcast quality. Setup menus easy to lose without the handbook.

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

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Review date: 21 Apr 2010

Purchaser Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Very happy. Quality TV.
Bad points:: None.

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

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Review date: 20 Apr 2010

MARK, KENT Sports and games fan

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: PICTURE QUALITY.
Bad points:: CABLES CONNECTED TO HDMI PORT IN SIDE OF TV CAN LOOK UNTIDY.

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

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Review date: 19 Apr 2010

Purchaser Multi-purpose viewer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Fantastic Picture Quality. Great set for watching HD TV and Blu-Ray. Easy set up.
Bad points:: Remote control could be laid out better.

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

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Review date: 16 Feb 2010

Jeffrey, Stockport Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Excellent picture quality
Bad points:: Took quite a while to navigate the installation instructions - I wanted to change the order of programes

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

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Confirmed purchase: 12 Jan 2011

Thiminda, Harrow Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Really happy with the product
Bad points:: No bad comments at all

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: 09 Aug 2010

Janko , Belgrade, Serbia Multi-purpose viewer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Great image & sound quality.
Bad points:: None

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

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Confirmed purchase: 05 Oct 2010

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	32
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	Full HD 1080p
‘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	3
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)	33000
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	178
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)	192

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	1080

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)	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)	13

Release date	2008-04-22
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Sony KDL32W4000U, Sony Bravia KDL-32W4000

TV Buyers Guide

Manufacturer's Description

Watch TV, movies, photos and games in superb High Definition detail thanks to the 6.2 mega pixel resolution
When you are not watching TV, turn it into a digital picture frame with the fantastic Picture Frame Mode. Fill the black hole in your living room by using your TV to display your own pictures or the 6 pre-installed images
Experience incredibly clear and defined images with BRAVIA ENGINE 2 picture enhancement technology and Advanced Contrast Enhancer
It’s easy to use your TV screen to view your digital photographs with USB Photo Viewer
No more confusing menu screens thanks to our easy-to-navigate XrossMediaBarâ„¢ to browse all your TV functions
Featuring the draw the LINE design concept and Midnight Sky finish, the BRAVIA W4000 looks fantastic and has a versatile swivel function
Control your entire home cinema set-up with just one click on the TV remote thanks to BRAVIA Sync
Three HDMIâ„¢ inputs (two on rear, one on side, all with CEC) make it even easier to connect to High Definition sources such as Blu-ray Discâ„¢ and PLAYSTATIONÂ®3
If watching films is your thing then this is the TV for you – view movies exactly how the director intended with 24p True Cinema
Experience the effect of digital surround sound from only two front speakers with Virtual DolbyÂ® Surround and BBE ViVA sound technology
Watch digital TV with the integrated standard definition digital terrestrial tuner (MPEG-2, also receives analogue)
Watch cable TV with the integrated digital cable tuner (subject to country and with supported operators only)
Wall mountable with the optional bracket SU-WL500
Power consumption data: 0.19W in standby, 120W in operation
Available to buy from May 2008
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