The Sony KDL40W5500 TV

The Sony KDL40W5500 Reviewed

The Sony KDL40W5500 LCD TV was one of the most highly-anticipated liquid crystal display televisions of the spring of 2009, and for good reason. This is because this particular Sony, offered by one of the world's most popular makers of high-quality consumer electronics, is extremely capable and a well-regarded member of the Bravia line of Sony televisions.

This particular model is a replacement for its predecessor, the W4500 series, and there are a wide variety of upgrades and improvements as well as additions when it comes to features and functions. For one, it now offers Sony's Applicast feature and another HDMI port, raising total availability to four. Also, Sony includes Bravia Engine 3 technology with this TV.

When you combine all three of the above features together you're now looking at a 40 inch LCD TV of high capabilities and quality that comes in at a relatively attractive price of about 700 British pounds from one particular online retailer, though others are offering the TV for as much as 900 British pounds. One needs to search carefully, then, for the best price.

Like most recent Bravia TVs from Sony, it makes use of certain design cues that the company refers to as "Draw the Line." There is a nicely fashioned exterior black casing that is highly polished and divided down near the speaker grills by a subtle bar that separates those speakers from the black bezel that surrounds the display screen. In all, it looks very stylish and handsome.

There is also a separate stand provided with this Sony that is able to be swiveled, meaning that the television can be placed just about anywhere and only the screen needs to be moved in order to get the best viewing area. For those who tire of moving their televisions about for the benefit of others sitting in a room, this can come in quite handy and is far more popular than most might think.

As far as technology goes, this particular Sony now features four HDMI ports as well as separate digital and analog audio capabilities and a VGA function. Combine that with a couple of USB 2.0 ports and LAN capability that allows for interfacing with a networked computer and it's easy to see how JPEG and streaming video files can make its way to the television so easily.

When it comes to picture display, the Sony is known for the quality of its blacks, which are very rich and help to give the display truly deep presentations. It also uses a 100 MHz Motionflow processor to help greatly reduce motion blur with almost no evidence of picture artifact after the action on the screen has moved. This is also greatly appreciated by most videophiles.

Appreciating the Sony KDL40W5500 for what it is becomes almost second nature after just a few minutes of playing around with the television. Sony has really done yeoman work in upgrading quality and features throughout as well as delivering to the market a television that is very nicely priced for the UK market. In all, there is a great deal to like about this particular Bravia and almost nothing whatsoever to take issue with.



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