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Sony KDL-40W4500 with 40" Full HD 1080p LCD screen, 3 HDMI ports and Freeview. See full product description

Ease of use	8.2
Image quality	9.1
Sound quality	8.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	8.5
Overall rating	8.8

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Dave, London High spec fanatic

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Everything is good about this TV.
Bad points:: None

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: 23 Apr 2010

Donald, Farnham Film and documentary lover

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Very well designed, understated elegance
Bad points:: Once wall mounted adding new equipment is not easy.
My wife finds the remote confusing.

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

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Review date: 21 Feb 2010

Barrie, Milford Haven, Wales Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: I have many sony items cameras, DVD, Blue Ray,digi boxes,and other TVs. Latest TV is excellent and thats why I shall continue to purchase the brand.
Bad points:: Have not found any

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

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Review date: 16 Feb 2010

David, Armthorpe, South Yorkshire Multi-purpose viewer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Excellent picture quality. Remote control easy to use.
Bad points:: Biggest problem is that the output from th TV to a VCR is always in analog and not digital. There is no mention of how to change this in the handbook.

Only other niggle is that the sound quality is relatively poor.

Ease of use	9.0
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: 12 Feb 2010

Andrew, Ashby De La Zouch Occasional TV watcher

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Very good picture when working ok
Good sound
Bad points:: The TV is only 20 months old but the picture has an image distortion (ghosting) for approx 5 minutes after switching it on. Unfortunately my guarantee from the supplier is not valid, as he has gone out of business.
The picture is slow to appear after switching on the set. (30 secs) which is frustrating.
There is a time delay when you change channel which is frustrating also. although is only 6 or 7 seconds.

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

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Review date: 08 Jun 2010

anna, midlothian Occasional TV watcher

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: stylish thin design easy to set up good picture and sound
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

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

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Confirmed purchase: 07 May 2011

John, Bath Film and documentary lover

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Excellent picture quality with almost cinema like qualities and from all angles.
Bad points:: The TV has to be left on standby to pickup the TV listings which you really need.

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

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Review date: 06 Apr 2010

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	40
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)	100
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)	50000
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.
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)	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)	19.5

Release date	2008-10-15
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Sony KDL40W4500U, SONY KDL40W450, KDL-40W450040

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Manufacturer's Description

40" (102cm) Full HD 1080 BRAVIA LCD TV with Motionflow 100Hz

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