Sony Bravia KDL19L4000 Reviews: Bravia, 19" Screen LCD HD Ready TV

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Score: 9.0/10

150 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This television scores high on sound quality. - It has no outstanding negative points. “From experience of the 32"bravia, we reckon we chose wisely - borne out by the…” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 150 real customer reviews

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150 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
91% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (147)
Design9.0
Ease of use9.2
Image quality9.0
Sound quality8.7
Value for money (at time of purchase)9.0
Overall rating9.0
Multi-purpose viewer (18)
Occasional TV watcher (6)
Sports and games fan (4)
Film and documentary lover (3)
High spec fanatic (1)
Other (115)
 

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Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ From experience of the 32"Bravia, we reckon we chose wisely - borne out by the straight-from-the-box performance of the smaller (19") version, its image being in no sense inferior. Very sharp/clear, without being uncomfortable to watch; excellent colour balance, including dense blacks and "real" flesh tones; totally devoid of that infuriating inage-shudder which betrays poor LCD TVs. It may not be quite as svelte as the Samsung on appearance, but is a better set to watch. Remote is clear and easy to operate; connecting this TV is simple.

- None - absolutely.

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55 of 55 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to set up, light weight, good contrast and angle of view, good sound for its size.

- Reviewer left no comment

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33 of 33 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Oct 2008

Harry, Hazel Grove

+ A quality product from major manufacturer. Well designed

- Time it takes to switch on from standby

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27 of 27 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Oct 2008

Score 10.0/10

Caroline , Barnstaple , “Bought for my son.”

+ Easy to set up and works well on indoor ariel. Great image using XBox. Best price on the internet.

- None

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22 of 23 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Dec 2008

Score 8.0/10

Sean, Manchester

+ Design is very neat and compact. Sound is excellent. Remote control is excellent and very easy to use. The programme guide is good, easy to navigate. I get very good reception of the digital channels, no breaking up or freezing.

- The picture, even at its best setting, tends to be dark, and lacks detail. For a Sony it is disappointing.

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19 of 19 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

martin, stourbridge

+ Good lokking & fits well into restricted space

- a bit slow in starting up

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17 of 17 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Alison, Bucks

+ - Picture quality, better than other alternatives in the same price banding
- Facilities TV offers, HDMI, external Scart ports for peripheral accessories
- Easy set up directions
- We like Sony as our main TV is a bigger version of this on
- Overall excellent product within the buget I wanted to spend

- - doesn't pick up ITV 1 station on digital have to use analogue

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17 of 18 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Ian, Aberdeen , “likes quality products”

+ Simple design with easy set up

- Reviewer left no comment

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15 of 16 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to set up, easy to use, high quality as usual from Sony.

- For a 19" I'd expect less pixelation of images.

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14 of 14 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

Gillian, North Ayrshire

+ Picture quality and sound are fantastic for the money

- Reviewer left no comment

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14 of 14 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Richard, Tiverton

+ Excellent design, picture seems clear
Build quality seems good
Easy to setup and install
Remote laid out well

- Contrast set to MAX is factory default. Seems odd. Doesn't look good when Contrast turned down, this is 2nd set - same as first.

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Jan 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Excellent picture quality and easy to follow instruction booklet.

- none

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12 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Oct 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Nice looking & compact tv, simple but stylish.
Great sound for a small tv as opposed to some of the other smaller brands. East to use & to set up, no regrets having chosen this one!

- None.

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Grumpy old man.”

+ Very easy to install, and it tunes itself. In my case it also put the channels in the right order. Nothing could be easier. Not the cheapest, but the best I've seen.

- None!

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Design and quality is good. Sony usual standard from my experience. Very easy to set up.

- Minor faults with the sound quality. You need to have it on a high number to get the sound at a good level. Also it is very slow changing channels.

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good contrast and colour/definition

- Slight delay when changing channels

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Jamie, Newcastle

+ Good picture quality, great looks and sound quality, would highly recommend this LCD to anyone. Its a perfect addition to our kitchen.

- Slow to bring up digital tv guide

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Excellent picture

- None

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ excellent picture, sound and really like the latest digital features such as TV guide

- minor point - could have a smaller surround

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

David, nailsea, bristol , “just an ordinary guy”

+ it's very easy to set up, even an adult can do it.

- high pitched annoying whistle when left on standby

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Jan 2009

Score 10.0/10

Dale, wiltshire

+ what can you say it's a sony very good , payed the extra to get quality rather than opting for a cheap make.

- none at the mo it's only a month

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Julian, Pershore , “Smile, enjoy the World”

+ Good quality TV. Excellent picture driven by Sony Bravia software. Easy to use and set up

- None noted

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Jan 2009

Score 8.0/10

richard, colchester

+ easy to set up. good picture and sound quality. lots of functions to play with on the remote, always a winner. perfect as a bedroom tv.

- none that have occurred in the month i have used it.

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Dec 2008

Score 10.0/10

Jane, Nottinghamshire

+ Crisp clear picture, good sound quality, easy to use menu and nice design.

- Takes a long time for the picture to come on from both standby and after being switched off for the night.

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good picture and sound quality. Easy to install and operate. The on-screen functions are easy to use. A good overall product - what one expects from Sony.

- Reviewer left no comment

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Dec 2008

Score 10.0/10

Mick, Worcestershire

+ Great design and picture

- Still looking

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Really good sound compared to 15" flatscreens - well worth the extra cost.

- Delay coming on and calling up guide.

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Dec 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Perfect for my daughters small bedroom

- Reviewer left no comment

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Jan 2009

Score 8.0/10

Rob, Harrogate

+ Neat and tidy set and a piece of cake to set up. Good picture quality when the source is good.

- The 'auto' setting for picture dimension is rubbish and often pick the wrong option. Standard broadcast widescreen doesn't quite fit the screen dimension i.e there is a small black band at the top and bottom of any widescreen braodcast when viewed in 16:9. A bit irritating but not the end of the world.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ As expected of Sony can see so far

- None that I

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Jan 2009

Score 10.0/10

keith, wakefeild

+ good clear picture, clear sound

- overlapping information bar at the top of the screen when changing chanels is a bit annoying

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Roger, Gloucester , “I like good quality. ”

+ Sony, good all round quality forget the rest in my opinion these are the best.

- Nothing really, maybe just a little expencive.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

John, Dunfermline

+ simple to navagate and easy to use.

- it is not very responsive when you are using the remote

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jan 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very easy to set up

- None

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Jan 2009

Score 10.0/10

Valerie, Leigh-on-Sea

+ The picture is so good you really don't notice that it's one of the smaller sets.

- I can't find any faults with it at all.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Dec 2008

Score 10.0/10

John, Wishaw

+ Fantastic picture quality lovely design

- none.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Godd design & value for money - does as it says on the box!

- None really

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Jan 2009

Score 8.0/10

C, Tun Wells

+ Looks good, Design attractive. Neat for kitchen.

- Not quick on starting up. Though this seems to be the case these days for TVs.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to set up just what we needed

- none

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Dec 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ All the above plus it has a programme/channel number guide built in

- None

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Jan 2009

Score 8.0/10

Scott, Trellech , “Occasional TV watcher” More like this »

+ Good build, good picture, reliable product.

- Volume could be a little louder?

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Apr 2009

Score 9.0/10

phil, maidstone

+ just the right size for the bedroom, nice looking and good quality.

- i will let you know if it breaks down.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ good picture, stylish design and good price

- Sight delay in turning on and selecting channels

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Ian, Lowton

+ great price, looks good

- Not overly keen on the guide function

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Jan 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ we bought one each for two of our sons as we already have the same tv but in 40inch and were really pleased with the quailty of the tv.

- you have to pay slightly more, but for the quality it is worth it.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Feb 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Great quality picture and sound. Very easy to install and tune.

- None!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Apr 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Very easy to set up, for a small tv excellant picture quality, good sound just as good as the larger version of Sony TV

- A little slow to start up

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 May 2009

Score 4.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Occasional TV watcher” More like this »

+ it is a tele

- I cannot get all of the freeview channels I get with my set top box so I have to use that instead, making the freeview aspect of the television a bit pointless

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purchased 22 Apr 2009

Score 10.0/10

Gladys, Budleigh Salterton , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Nice slim design, ideal viewing position and size of screen for my use.

- None

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

Peter, St Ives, Cambs

+ Ideal for kitchen/bedroom viewing. We also have a 40" Sony Bravia and the excellent picture quality prompted us to go for the 19" model. We were not disappointed.The stand is adequate but wall mounted with swivel ability is best.

- None comes to mind

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Jun 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Like all SonyTVs, it is excellent value for money - it may be a bit more pricey, but the quality justifies that!

- The banner display as you chnage channels would be better atthe bottom of the screen.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Looks good - excellent value for money

- Slightly grainy picture sometimes when you're looking at sky / smoke / dusk etc but not enough to worry about

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Jan 2009

Score 10.0/10

Susan, Manchester , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Excellent product at an excellent price - no complaints.

- None

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Jan 2009

Score 10.0/10

Phil, Redruth, Cornwall , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Looks good and good picture quality.
Easy to set up and use. Actually used by my 90 year old Mother.

- None that I can think of.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Feb 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Looks good. Easy to set up. Good EPG

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Dec 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Sports and games fan” More like this »

+ gives good detail when you change channels

- none worth writing about

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Feb 2009

Score 10.0/10

Alan, Telford , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Great design, strong clean lines. Good quality of construction.

- On screen guide - colours not very clear.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Feb 2009

Score 9.0/10

Nick, Tiverton

+ Excellent quality, great value at this price

- Info band covers too much of screen, otherwise no problems

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purchased 22 Feb 2009

Score 8.0/10

Roger, Chalfont , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Easy set-up

- None

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purchased 31 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Compact size & design, easy installation

- TBD!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Mark, Heathfield

+ Easy to set up. Good tv for bedroom. Worth paying slightly more for the good sound quality . .

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

tony , swansea

+ its a sony so erganomically its very good. Good quality plastics visibly very good design and very good picture. Sound a little iffy but its not a 42" plasma right

- none really at present its a sony, i should not get any for a long time!!

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purchased 02 Jun 2009

Nick , HARROGATE , “Occasional TV watcher” More like this »

+ ease of installation set up - excellent and so quick

- none

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purchased 01 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

Fearghal, Newry, Ireland , “High spec fanatic”

+ Easy to use with good interface. The two HDMI ports allows me to connect both my PC and XBOX 360 at the same time, may sound simple but, imagine having to switch over every time you need to use.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 26 Apr 2009

N, Petersfield

+ Clear picture, neat design

- A bit slow responding to programme selection controls

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purchased 06 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

Karen, Coalville, Leics

+ Everything

- As any dark coloured surround finger marks show but apart from that nothing.

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purchased 27 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

Jane, Bridgwater

+ Picture quality remains good even when viewed at an angle.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 26 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to set up

- expensive compared to similar tvs, but purchased because previous sony set had lasted 17 years without any problems.

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purchased 24 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

Julia, Oxfordshire

+ Neat and compact. Works well with just an internal ariel.

- Only bad point is that the remote control is not very attractive, but works perfectly.

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purchased 27 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ BRILLAINT PICTURE

- NONE

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purchased 04 Aug 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Occasional TV watcher” More like this »

+ I would buy only a Sony TV. I have tried others twice and they were inferior in picture quality. I do not like a TV to dominate a room or use too much energy and this is a good small size. I should imagine the next size up would also be fine but I would not go for larger than that. The only thing I would say is that I had to phone up to ask whether it would be easy to set up. I had imagined one would need to programme all the channels in as before with old TVs. But there are just a few simple steps to follow. Perhaps this could have been explained when shopping on line.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 03 Aug 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good design, easy to set up. Excellent picture quality. We also have a 32" Sony which we have been very pleased with. Not the cheapest small TV but you get what you pay for. Having said that, Dixons price was the best by far.

- None

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purchased 25 Aug 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Really easy to set up. Great picture quality. Light and easy to lift and move about.

- None as yet!

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purchased 04 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

Jenny, Lingfield, Surrey , “Film and documentary lover”

+ TV mounted on kitchen wall - good visibility from all angles.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 04 Sep 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Wel made and easy to set-up

- Sound quality is good relatively, but could be improved, styling now looking little dted

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purchased 05 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

PAUL, GLOUCESTER

+ OVERALL DESIGN AND EASE OF SET UP AND USE

- NONE

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purchased 06 Sep 2009

Craig, Sheffield

+ Excellent picture quality and very functional. Ideal for the smaller room or bedroom and is great for HD games consoles!

- None that ive found yet!

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purchased 05 Oct 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Sports and games fan” More like this »

+ Good picture, good sound, great price

- none

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purchased 12 Oct 2009

Score 9.0/10

calum, restwick

+ very good quality product, as you would expect from sony, very easy to setup, good picture and sound quality, would recommend this product

- none

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purchased 12 Oct 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very compact with good picture quality, ideal for the kitchen or childs bedroom.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 13 Oct 2009

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches 19
Type of Screen LCD
HD TV HD Ready
Freeview or Freesat Tuner Freeview
Built-in Disc Player No
HDMI Interface 2
Number of Scart Interfaces 2
Frequency (Hz) 50
Contrast Ratio (X:1) 2000
Screen Resolution (pixels) 1050i
Response Time in ms 8
Reflection Angle 170
Screen Format 8:5
PC Interface Yes
USB Port No
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) No
Picture in Picture (PIP) No
Energy Savings Trust Feature Yes
Weight (kg) 5.3
Height in mm 376
Width in mm 479
Depth in mm 76
Freeview Yes
FreeSat Tuner No
Sound System Nicam Stereo
Colour Black

Also known as: Sony KDL19L4000U, SONY KDL19L4000, Bravia KDL-19L4000, Sony KDL19L400

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Manufacturer's Description

  • It’s simple to watch digital TV with the integrated standard definition digital terrestrial tuner (MPEG-2, also receives analogue)
  • Two HDMI™ inputs (both on rear) make it even easier to connect to High Definition sources such as Blu-ray Disc™ and PLAYSTATION®3
  • Wall mountable with the optional bracket SU-WL100
  • Power consumption data: less than 1W in standby, 48W in operation
  • Registering your BRAVIA couldn’t be easier, so do it today and become a My Sony member

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