Sony BRAVIA KDL40S5500U 40-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD TV with Freeview
Posted by Notcot on Apr 4, 2010 in Home Cinema & Video |
Product Description
Lcd Tv 40in Kdl-40s5500u KDL40S5500U
- 40″ Diagonal Screen Size (inch)
- Analogue & Freeview Tuner
- Smartext with EPG
- Nicam
- 24p ( Frames Per Second)
Sony BRAVIA KDL40S5500U 40-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD TV with Freeview
Absolutely no issues getting this TV setup and running. An excellent picture when watching Sky, DVDs, and even better for Bluerays. Getting Sky+HD installed next week so i’m sure that will be great too.
Definitely value for money.
Rating: 5 / 5
Sony started selling the S series as an introductory level TV, something for those who wanted the basics without all the fancy 100hz etc. Well, the 40S5500 is far from basic, even though the cost might lead you to believe otherwise.
Ok, it still doesn’t have 100Hz (or the recent 200Hz of some new TVs) and it doesn’t have a really really high contrast ratio, but at 33,000:1, unless you are really picky, the black levels are pretty good on both SD and HD pictures anyway.
What it does have is full HD (amazingly there are still 40″ TVs around that don’t, who’s buying them?!) and the pretty amazing Bravia Engine 2 which has some lovely upscaling for SD pictures, 24p mode for Blu-ray playback at cinema speeds and some nice eco-modes to help you save energy.
The picture quality through the built in tuner is good, but ultimately SD so you’ll notice a big difference if you switch to an HD signal. Using it with the Humax Freesat box, even on an SD signal (which the Freesat box upscales well) is far better and with BBC HD it’s stunning, particularly on shows such as Life.
Blu-ray takes this a step further, playing the Disney film Cars (through a PS3) it’s almost as if the picture is coming out at you! Gaming on the PS3 and 360 is so clear, even compared to an HD Ready set, I don’t know how I lived without it.
I’ve even bought cables for the Wii to play it in its highest definition (still not HD, but an improvement) and this looks much crisper on the TV than it did in SD.
Bad point? Well, the stand isn’t the best, even with the screws in place it feels like the TV could topple over if given a little push. Also, the Freeview menu displaying the channel is huge, why on earth they wanted a font that big I don’t know, perhaps they’re appealing to the partially blind? (I guess, having said that, it’s useful if you are partially blind).
Aside from this, and with Bravia link supported for Sony Blu-ray and the PS3 Slim, this TV is huge value for money.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a superb, plug-in and go big screen TV. Easy to set up ,easy to use ,all the features we need and a superb picture.This tv was nearly £2000 a few years back , what a bargain !
Rating: 5 / 5
AFTER RESEARCHING FOR A HD TELEVISION FOR QUITE A LONG TIME AND WITH THE HELP OF MY SON – WE PICKED THIS ONE- IT IS AN EXCELLENT TV AND IS FULL HD NOT JUST HD READY, QUALITY OF PICTURE AND SOUND EXCELLENT.
Rating: 5 / 5
This TV’s superb. I was initially worried about buying something so expensive online, but with Amazons fast delivery and reliable service i went for it. I went to comet, curry’s etc first to look at different brand tv’s, and i found the Sony ones truly are the best. My advice is to pay a bit extra for the sony. About this tv, firstly the price of the tv is much cheaper than going into a shop for it. The picture quality’s fantastic, it’s really quick and easy to set up. It’s got HD ready channels, and you can connect your pc to it for music etc.
I’ll purchase from Amazon more often after this buy.
Rating: 5 / 5