Sony KDLV40XBR1

Pros: Amazing Picture, Decent Sound, Easy To Setup, Fun to Use

Cons: 5 or 6 "Video" Channels, CC?!

The Bottom Line: The Sony Bravia 40" HD-TV is a must for any real enthusiast of movies and videos who is looking toward the future.

Review: Several months ago, right before the HD-DVD format war between HD and Blu-Ray was heating up, the wise folks over at the website The Digital Bits were beleaguered with questions over which format was superior and who would win and all that. The Bits ...

Pros: Plasma Quality Picture, HDTV Ready, Tons of Ports, Light-Weight, Very Dependable

Cons: Price

The Bottom Line: The Sony BRAVIA KDL®-V40XBR1 40 in. HDTV LCD Television is a high quality, more dependable alternative to similar plasma sets.

Review: Introduction The Sony 40" BRAVIA™ XBR® LCD Flat Panel HDTV is an excellent new alternative to today’s 42 " plasma televisions. The 40" BRAVIA™ XBR® LCD Flat Panel HDTV has the same brightness, contrast, thinness, weight, and screen resolution of a ...

Pros: Extremely sharp resolution during hi-definition TV programing. The clarity and color can be jaw-dropping.

Cons: Slow reaction to channel and input changes. No PIP. No Firewire connection.

The Bottom Line: Incredible Television. One that is worthy to have for next several years.

Review: From Agoraquest: Bought the Sony Bravia in January 2006 and have been very happy with my choice. People who have other brands of HD TV's and have seen this model at my home are also impressed by its picture and the set itself when it is turned off. It ...

Pros: Great picture, superb contrast equal to plasma, cable card for hd/digital programs

Cons: nothing significant

Review: I bought the new 40" Bravia as we were looking for a medium-large set for the master bedroom. Was focused on LCD due to high levels of light in the bedroom. Love the set. Picture is great, and the contrast is as good as my 50" Pioneer elite plasma ...

Pros: Great picture, easy to set up.

Cons: Closed captioning a pain to turn on, automatically changes letterbox movies to wide-screen

Review: Overall, this is a good television; however, there are a couple of improvements that I believe should be made. For example, I have to go though three different menus to turn on closed captioning (my Mitsubishi is one). Also, when I watch a letterbox ...

Pros: Awesome picture, easy setup.

Cons: None.

Review: This is my second LCD TV. The other is a competitor product that I purchased for a bedroom. There really is no comparison. The picture is sharp and crisp, setup is easy and the picture is better than many of my neighbors TV's. We watch football over ...

Pros: Good picture, fine sound, lots of inputs...

Cons: But only one HDMI input, some red push

The Bottom Line: Sony products tend to be a bit pricier but as LCDs go, this is an excellent choice and probably worth the extra money.

Review: One of the ongoing battles among tech nerds is the benefits of LCD versus Plasma HDTVs. Fans of plasma say they are a better picture while LCD aficionados says that LCDs last longer. But as technology improves, the lines will become blurred. Is this the ...

Pros: Excellent HD picture, good color saturation, nice blacks with HD.

Cons: Non-HD display is only so-so.

Review: I bought this 40in Bravia in November 2005 after reviewing many alternatives and comparing LCD vs plasma. Overall, I'm very happy with the unit. HD, when it is available, is outstandingly crisp. Regular cable signal is good - not excellent - ...

Pros: Really great HD picture

Cons: No PIP feature, no direct CC button on remote

Review: I returned a LG 42"LCD in exchange to SONY Bravia and was a little bit disappointed. I got it for $3000 from Best Buy ,but the LG with DVR was better than SONY,which I bought after some research on line ,when found out that this model was number one LCD ...

Pros: Played fine for 6 weeks-good picture and sound

Cons: Terrible service and customer relations

Review: Six weeks after I bought it-it went black. Sony had repair man come out and replace module-still no picture-2 weeks later still waiting for a part. It was a fine picture for 6 weeks but Sony doesn't support the customer with adequate parts supply or ...