Typical price: £1,000
What is it: 40-inch 1080p 'photo frame' LCD TV
What we think: An interesting idea with mixed results -- the photo frame design is excellent but Freeview picture quality is a let-down
Compare the Sony Bravia KDL-40E4000
Sony Bravia KDL-40E4000 compared to other LCD televisions
 Sony Bravia KDL-40E4000 |
 Philips Cineos 52PFL9632D |
 Sony Bravia KDL-40W2000 |
 Philips 42PF9831D |
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| Review date | 10 Nov 08 | 21 Nov 07 | 27 Nov 06 | 16 Jun 06 |
| Editor's rating |
8.7
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9.3
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9.3
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9.1
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| Price range | £1,000 | |||
| Review summary | Although its styling means it won't suit many people's tastes, this is a TV that most people would love to own because of performance alone. The Freeview picture is decent, upscaled DVDs are very watchable and HD looks wonderful. We even liked the sound from the built-in speakers, which are balanced and do dialogue extremely well Read full review |
If big, beautiful hi-def pictures are what you're after, this 52-incher delivers the goods. Bold but realistic colours, strong black levels and the smoothest motion we've seen on an LCD, married with good connectivity and design, make this one of the finest big screen flat panels around Read full review |
Sony's KDL-40W2000 has set a new benchmark for large screen displays. The full 1080p specification is equipped for the future while LCD image quality has never looked this good Read full review |
Philips' new ClearLCD technology takes big-screen LCD picture performance to a new level, especially with high definition. That this picture prowess is joined by a stunning design and a seemingly endless feature count is just the icing on a particularly sweet cake Read full review |
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