Typical price: £400
What is it: HD Ready, 26-inch LCD TV
What we think: Pretty basic and unglamorous by Sony's current standards, but it's still much better than most of its peers
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 3 April 2009
Tags: Sony, Sony Bravia KDL-26V4000, wiki, noise, ports
We like:
Sensible price; good range of connections; impressive pictures; easy to use
We don't like:
Short on features; not the prettiest TV available; no USB or SD card slots
CNET UK judgement:
On paper, the Sony Bravia KDL-26V4000 doesn't seem to have much going for it, apart, perhaps, from its Bravia Engine video-processing technology. But that just proves you should never trust specs alone, as it's actually one of the finest 26-inch LCD TVs we've seen
Full review:
The 26-inch KDL-26V4000 LCD TV, with an HD Ready resolution of 1,366x768 pixels, is that rarest of things: a Sony Bravia set that can genuinely be described as affordable. But we hope Sony hasn't sacrificed too much in the way of features and performance to achieve the price tag of around £400. Continue Reading...
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