Manufacturer's Description
Sony BRAVIA KDL-40W3000 40" LCD TV
Sony's BRAVIA W series Full HD 1080p televisions take performance to the next level with advanced HDMI v1.3 features such as x.v.Color which greatly broadens the color space input capabilities to include 1.8 times as many natural colors as existing HDTV signals. In addition, Deep Color input capability works with the 10-bit processor and panel to deliver 64 times the level of color expression versus current 8-bit systems. Wrap all of this up with an elegant a new brushed metal picture frame design and there's nothing like W-Series HDTV's.
Product Specifications for
Sony BRAVIA KDL-40W3000 40" LCD TV
| Physical Specifications |
| Depth |
10.4 in |
| Weight |
56 lbs |
| Width |
39.5 in |
| Height |
27.1 in |
| More Info |
| URL |
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665116628 |
| Warranty |
| Warranty Information |
1 Year Limited Warranty |
| Other Features |
| General Features |
Headphone Jack|Multi-Language Menu|Progressive Scan |
| Energy Star Compliant |
Yes |
| Broadcast Standards |
| Broadcast Format Supported |
1080i (HDTV)|1080p (HDTV)|480i (SDTV)|480p (EDTV)|720p (HDTV) |
| Broadcast Format Displayed |
1080p (HDTV) |
| HDTV Built-in Tuner |
Yes |
| Display Panel |
| Max Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
| Viewable Size |
40 in |
| Display Type |
LCD |
| Response Time |
8 ms |
| Contrast Ratio |
1800:1 |
| Diagonal Screen Size |
40 in |
| General |
| Merchants (Images) |
Electronic Imaging |
| Interface |
| Output |
Audio - Digital Optical|Audio - Line Out (1/8" Mini)|Variable/Fixed Audio |
| Input |
A/V (Composite)|Audio - Line In (1/8" Mini)|Component Video|Front/Side HDMI|Front/Side RCA Composite|HDMI|S-Video|VGA |
| Interface Connection |
Serial - 9 pin D-shell (EIA 574/232) |
Most recent User Reviews for
Sony BRAVIA KDL-40W3000 40" LCD TV
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Reviewed by: Batmite
05-19-08
Duration of ownership:
5
Days
Strengths: Picture, ease of use, # & types of inputs/outputs
Weaknesses:Audio is average
Overall Evaluation: This TV is amazing. It has buttons to quickly adjust the color levels to Vivid, Standard, Cinema, or custom and easily change wide and zoom views. The PIP is great how you can resize and toggle the audio between the two. SD even looks great on this TV compared to my friends HD that looks grainy. The audio seems fine, I can't tell the difference with the virtual surround sound and other audio features I enabled compared to regular TV audio. It all sounds the same. Overall the picture is smooth. I did notice slight ghosting when set to Vivid (or the brightness is all the way up) when there are fast or fast dark images. When I changed the color setting I didn't notice it anymore. I first connected the cable coax directly in the TV and the cable signal got analog and digital cable channels, music channels, and only the network HD channels. It was confusing the way the channels numbers were all over the map and some were 113.1, 113.2, etc. Some channels it was able to pull info like the station id, show name, and show length, but most it didn't. I then used the cable box with coax and that worked a lot better and the rest of the HD channels I was expecting came in. Then I traded in my cable box for an HDMI cable box and the picture is perfect through that connection. I couldn't ask for anything else in an HD TV than what this Sony offers.
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Reviewed by: bmain2248
03-06-08
Duration of ownership:
1
Weeks
Strengths: Sharpness and quality of picture
Weaknesses:Speakers
Overall Evaluation: This is a great television set, beautiful picture, feature-rich and unmatched by the competition for the same amount of money spent. Watching a live sporting event, it feels as if you are right there in the stands. Outstanding value.
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Reviewed by: softorama
02-19-08
Duration of ownership:
75
Days
Strengths: Integrated Digital and Analog tunners, 1080p, sharp picture
Weaknesses:SD picture does not show great.
Overall Evaluation: I got this set in after thanks-giving sale. Setting up the TV was a breeze. The picture quality is great form HD source. Color is crisp, the audio is good. Since this set is not 120Hz, fast sports may not play well on this set, but I did not see that problem. The only complaint I have is that picture quality of SD sources is not very good and considering that we still have quite a few SD components, this can be a problem.
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Reviewed by: magiraffe
12-27-07
Duration of ownership:
1
Months
Strengths: everything except for the sound
Weaknesses:sound
Overall Evaluation: I was waiting for this tv to go on sale & it did on black friday....it was worth the wait---the picture is excellent & was very easy to set up... has a variety of inputs which is great..it is a great looking tv & as far as the sound problem I have a home theater system & the sound is excellent through that...watching sports on this tv is like being at the game...would highly recommend this tv....
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Reviewed by: datelord
12-21-07
Duration of ownership:
3
Days
Strengths: everything
Weaknesses:Fast and easy
Overall Evaluation: I have waited a long time to order from Turkey, but i am glad I did. It was easy.perfect view brilliant image good choise.Everything looks to be in order. Looking forward to receiving merchandise.
Review:
Sony Bravia 40W3000
Sony's Bravia 40W3000 is a very good set, but not a bargain one.
There's nothing wrong with Sony's 40W3000 LCD set that a good price reduction wouldn't cure. Well, not much, anyway. I noticed some lackluster details in the broadcast high-def tests, but overall the images looked good (in our November issue's HDTV roundup, the Sony came in fourth out of twelve TVs in our picture-quality tests). If I hadn't been scrutinizing the image in a testing environment, I doubt I would have found anything wrong with it.
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