The Sony BRAVIA KDL-40W2000 is a 40 inch Wide Screen HD TV intended for the low/mid –market and with a reasonable price tag. For a product intended to offer excellent value the 40W certainly provides excellent results. The TV is capable of reliably upscaling video to 1080p thanks to the excellent built in video processing system. While content originally recorded and intended for display at 1080p will obviously look excellent the TV also delivers great results when upscaling from 720p, 576p and 480p making content originally recorded in much lower resolutions visible at High Definition on such a large display with little to no reduction in quality. Upscaling results from 480i content and other interlaced format are slightly less appeasing a...
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The Sony BRAVIA KDL-40W2000 is a 40 inch Wide Screen HD TV intended for the low/mid –market and with a reasonable price tag. For a product intended to offer excellent value the 40W certainly provides excellent results. The TV is capable of reliably upscaling video to 1080p thanks to the excellent built in video processing system. While content originally recorded and intended for display at 1080p will obviously look excellent the TV also delivers great results when upscaling from 720p, 576p and 480p making content originally recorded in much lower resolutions visible at High Definition on such a large display with little to no reduction in quality. Upscaling results from 480i content and other interlaced format are slightly less appeasing and albeit the image will still be more than reasonable the conversion isn’t as good. The 40W has a variety of tweakable options allowing customization of Brightness, Contract, Colour, Backlight and also much welcome control over the amount of Overscan in order to reach maximum image quality. The 40W comes equipped with all the connectors we come to expect from a High-Def device including two HDMI ports, sadly however there is only one Component connector providing poor backward support for people with devices that still utilize this connection. The 40W also has a built in Digital Tuner eliminating the need for a dedicated decoder box; however, the quality of this Tuner doesn’t come in par with that of other dedicated decoders.
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Reviewed by: Tom Hen on 11/12/07
Affordable Price Tag
Excellent Overall Upscaling Performance
Built in Digital Tuner
Two HDMI Ports
Only One Component Connector
Digital Tuner Lacking in Quality
The verdict:A great choice for those seeking an affordable HD TV.
Affordable Price Tag
Only One Component Connector
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