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Sony KDL-32V4000 - 32" Widescreen HD Ready Bravia LCD TV

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  • Experience sharp, vibrant and life-like images with BRAVIA ENGINE picture enhancement 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)
  • Three HDMI inputs (two on rear, one on side, all with CEC) make it even easier to connect to High Definition sources such as Blu-ray Disc and PLAYSTATION3
  • Control your entire home cinema set-up with just one click on the TV remote thanks to BRAVIA Theatre Sync
  • Watch TV, movies and games in superb detail thanks to the 3.1 mega pixel resolution
  • Featuring a "Piano Black" finish, the BRAVIA V4000 looks stylish and has a versatile swivel function
  • Experience the effect of digital surround sound from only two front speakers with Virtual Dolby Surround and BBE ViVA sound technology
  • Wall mountable with the optional bracket SU-WL500
  • Power consumption data: 0.7W in standby, 101W in operation
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Sony BRAVIA V4000
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BRAVIA V4000 Series LCD TV
Available in 26", 32" & 37" Screen Sizes

The BRAVIA V4000 Series LCD TV in HD Ready resolution offers excellent connectivity with 3x HDMI and BRAVIA Theatre Sync, together with the excellent picture quality you would expect from BRAVIA Engine picture processing technology.

HD Ready (1366x768)
HD Ready (1366x768)
To appreciate just how good a high definition picture is, it helps to know how TVs, DVDs and VHS worked in the past. Until recently, there was only one type of broadcast format – Standard definition - SD. With SD, the level of detail in the picture resolution is limited. SD has a resolution of 720 X 576, which means 576 horizontal lines of 720 pixels each. Pixels are the dots which make up a digital picture. The new HD formats boost resolution far beyond SD, giving your TV a level of clarity and detail that is absolutely breathtaking.

Integrated Digital Tuner / Freeview
Integrated Digital Tuner / Freeview
Having an integrated Digital Freeview Tuner means that your TV has a built in receiver that will give you access to many more channels without the need to have any additional hardware, such as a Freeview box. In 2007, the government began switching UK broadcasting to digital, so if your TV doesn’t have an integrated digital tuner feature you won’t be able to view any channel without buying the additional hardware.

BRAVIA Engine
BRAVIA Engine
BRAVIA Engine is the high picture performance engine used in the latest Sony LCD televisions. An original picture tuning and noise reduction process was developed by Sony to guarantee vivid and high contrast images. The complex noise reduction process enhances low contrast images until they are crisp and realistic, and processes blues, greens and whites within each frame to generate the richness and colour accuracy.

Dynamic Contrast
Dynamic Contrast
Contrast ratio is improved and all shades between the brightest white and the darkest blacks are maintained, so the picture has more depth and detail.

This is achieved as the backlight brightness adjusts according to the brightness of the scene. Sony’s unique dynamic contrast system features ACE (advanced contrast enhancer) which ensures all of the subtle shades of grey are maintained. The V4000 Series delivers a Dynamic Contrast Ratio of 30,000:1 (37’’ 22,000:1).

BRAVIA Theatre Sync
BRAVIA Theatre Sync
BRAVIA Theatre Sync is a new way of controlling Home Theatre setups. Using HDMI connections and one remote control, signals can be sent between the various units that make up the system. BRAVIA Theatre Sync is designed to cut out any complexity so you can concentrate on enjoying the movie. Just one push of a button and the audio equipment and TV are switched on, the correct inputs selected and the Blu-ray DiscTM or DVD player starts to play.

HDMI Sockets
HDMI Sockets
The V4000 Series has 3 x HDMI inputs (two on rear, one on side, all with CEC) make it even easier to connect to High Definition sources such as Blu-ray Disc™ and PLAYSTATION®3
‘Sony’, ‘like.no.other’, ‘BRAVIA’, ‘BRAVIA Engine’, ‘BRAVIA Theatre Sync’ and their logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. All other trademarks are acknowledged.

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    72 of 72 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sony KDL-32v4000, 7 Sep 2008
    By N. Jackson (Kent, England) - See all my reviews
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    Excellent picture; pretty good sound; very easy for this LCD TV newbie to set up and to operate, both TV reception and DVD / video recorders. I don't know enough about the market to make subtle comparisons with the competition but this gives much better results than most other TVs I've watched. Highly recommended.
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    134 of 135 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars What a difference!, 13 Oct 2008
    By Hampshire Bookworm (Hampshire, England) - See all my reviews
    Our ancient 24" CRT TV finally gave up the ghost and, as pensioners, we were forced to enter a whole new world of TV technology with much apprehension. Fortunately we seem to have made a great choice with this TV. In spite of choosing the free delivery option it arrived only 2 days after ordering. With the help of our son-in-law it was quickly assembled, connected up to our other equipment and ready to use. What a revelation! We cannot beleive the difference between the sharp, clear and colourful picture we now receive compared to the old set. The instruction book is very easy to understand and all the special features easy to access and genuinely useful. A great TV at an almost unbelievable price. Thank you Amazon.
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    54 of 54 people found the following review helpful:
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great TV with a few reservations., 1 Nov 2008
    When you first set this TV up at home it looks stunning. If you have a decent freeview signal then the inbuilt receiver can pick up all the extra channels like BBC News, Sky 3, Film 4 etc etc. It works far better than my old digital set top box. It also picks up standard terrestrial channels and when I set it up I had to manually switch back to digital. Just something to be aware of if you think you've only been left with the basic channels, you may still be in analogue mode (there's a button on the remote to select analogue or digital).

    I was worried about how standard TV broadcasts would look on this as am aware that freeview through an aerial isn't HD. I can say that on the majority of programmes, at a reasonable viewing distance it looks great. The set also has a feature called "Smart" where it takes an old full screen show and converts it to fill the whole screen. This loses a little from the top and bottom of the image in order to make it wider without stretching it. You can use the up and down arrows to re-position the image when in smart mode but usually it works fine. If you want to see an older show in it's original aspect ratio, you can select 4:3 mode and it gives the full image with gaps to the left and right.

    Out of the box, it's an awesome picture with so much depth it almost has a 3D feel to it. After a bit of tinkering with the settings, the eye straining glare is reduced and you should be able to find a comfortable setting. I kept the contrast quite high to preserve some of the depth effect but lowered the backlight and brightness a little. Some people may be happy with the default settings but they were too much of a strain on the eyes for me.

    You may want to change the settings when using a DVD etc and happily the set will remember what you selected for each input so if you change the settings on a scart connected DVD, TV will stay the same. The set also has 3 HDMI socets for connecting things like Blu Ray players and games consoles and again each of these can keep it's own settings. Finally, there is an orange button on the remote which switches to Sony's recommended theatre mode which is supposed to help keep films looking cinema like. This takes the vividness off the image at the touch of a button but you can also change this slightly if you find the image too dull or simply stick with standard settings when watching films.

    Now some negatives:

    The remote control is not very user friendly and will take a while to get used to. Some of the buttons you may wish to use a lot eg the TV guide are tiny and you can barely read the symbol on them. You need to remember where they are on the remote. Also selecting an input from TV, Scart, HDMI etc isn't as quick as it could be and requires more than a few button presses on the remote. I'd have liked one button for each of the connections, although I suppose this may have cluttered it and it already has a lot of buttons. The remote will take a while to get used to and it's worth studying the instructions so you know where all the features are.

    Not unexpectedly the TV performs best with a High Definition input. I've played Blu Ray discs and these look crisp and detailed. Also up scaling DVDS (which most Blu Ray players and some newer DVD players can do) really make DVDS look better and in some cases make them close to Blu Ray quality. Haven't noticed any motion blur on Blu Ray yet but sometimes there is definite banding around bright objects with an even dark background eg a moon in the sky will have slight banded halos around it. This seems common to most LCDs I've seen and isn't overly distracting.

    Games are slightly disappoiting. I've played a few PS3 games and on some there is some definite motion blur. Moving images have a shadow that hangs behind them (particularly very dark images) and once you start to notice it, it becomes irritating on certain games. This seems to be a common problem on most LCDs though and personally I think games are best played sitting closer to a smaller screen (I have fewer games problems on a 19" LCD monitor). I haven't noticed much motion blur on TV / DVD but it possibly is there and to be fair I don't watch much sport so can't comment on things like tennis and football.

    Overall this is a fine TV which is excellent for under £400. For a small front room this is ideal and gives a large vivid picture full of life-like colours and depth.
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