Sony KDL32V4000 Reviews: Bravia, 32" Screen LCD HD Ready TV
644 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary
+ This television scores high on ease of use. - It has no outstanding negative points.
“i've always liked sony products, however this one outstrips everything, and in…”
nick, stockport
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Real customer reviews
644 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
94% of people recommend it.
Reevoo's summary of reviews:
Pros: features, ease of operation, plenty of inputs
Cons: small speakers, inefficient swivel base, menu
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*not all purchasers provided a score or review
colin, peterborough , “pensioner.”
Score 10.0/10+ excellent telly. like buttons being on top. nice and tidy.
- none.
purchased 05 Jan 2009
Graham, Leicestershire , “pensioners”
Score 10.0/10+ easy to set up, brilliant picture quality and sound
- none yet
purchased 26 Dec 2008
Ian, Lincoln , “Poor pensioner!”
Score 9.0/10+ Good design, neat and good picture, easy to set up.
- None upto present time
purchased 05 Nov 2008
Jack, Ayr , “Self employed electrician”
Score 7.0/10+ Good looking television and very easy to use
- I am a bit disapointed with the quality of the picture
purchased 21 Oct 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ It is sleek design with a great picture. It is light and easy to position. Very easy to set up and use.
- The picture breaks up a little if you sit too close, particualrly when watching a fast moving image, e.g. football. I don't believe this is any different from other TVs of this type.
purchased 28 Dec 2008
Fran, Nottingham
Score 10.0/10+ The television is in piano black and looks absolutely perfect on the wall.
- The on/off switch is on the top of the tv so we have to leave it on standby because I can't reach it.
purchased 13 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ its sony
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 14 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10+ An excellent value for money flat screen tv, with a great picture and scound quality. East to set up too!
- Have to set up spurround sound to play DVD's
purchased 14 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ The picture, sound and ease of installation are excellent.
- The bass on the Home Cinema System is a little too loud.
purchased 13 Nov 2008
Paul, Southampton
Score 9.0/10+ Great picture and sound
- No Optical Out
purchased 14 Nov 2008
alison, goole
Score 10.0/10+ looks and sounds great
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 28 Nov 2008
Vikki, Newcastle
Score 8.0/10+ Great Value for money and brill brand
- None so far!
purchased 14 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser , “bargain hunter”
Score 8.0/10+ Great for the bed room
- sound output could be better
purchased 15 Nov 2008
John, Exeter , “fussy”
Score 10.0/10+ overall quality is very good. very stylish
- none really
purchased 11 Nov 2008
Carol, Atherstone
Score 10.0/10+ Value for Money
- Havent found any yet
purchased 14 Oct 2008
Anthony, Lancashire
Score 9.0/10+ Very good sound and picture quality. Very easy to use and navigate around the menus. Value for money is excellent!
- Haven't found any yet.
purchased 23 Oct 2008
Ray, South Yorkshire
Score 10.0/10+ Nice looking set & easy to set up
- None
purchased 15 Oct 2008
Patricia, Glasgow
Score 9.0/10+ Beautiful flat screen TV. We liked it so much we bought 3 of them.
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 01 Nov 2008
ANDREW, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Score 9.0/10+ VERY PLEASED WITH THE ITEM, GOOD QUALITY, GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY
- NONE
purchased 06 Nov 2008
Joanne, Milnthorpe
Score 10.0/10+ Very Good TV
- None
purchased 06 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Design style and build quality
- Nothing really
purchased 20 Nov 2008
jan, hertfordshire
Score 10.0/10+ lovely tv, no problems at all, definitely recommend
- none
purchased 13 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
+ lovely picture - incredibly easy set up of channels etc.
- Slightly fiddly to affix stand prior to use. Black shiny edging attracks lots of dust.
purchased 14 Dec 2008
GRAHAM, PRESCOT
Score 9.0/10+ Good looking stylish TV top quality sound.
- On screen symbol always on when av1 or HD1 seleced / slow channel change
purchased 27 Dec 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Price was exceptional. Looks great and features are fantastic.
- None really. Picture could be clearer, but that is in comparison to CRT television. I do not use it for HD but I suspect that would improve picture quality. Computer connection took some time to make it work.
purchased 29 Dec 2008
John, Helensburgh
Score 10.0/10+ Stylish black case. Very easy to set up. great picture quality
- none. its a quality product
purchased 20 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ it's every thing i thought it would be great picture good sound and looks goods
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 18 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 7.0/10+ excellent brand name
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 12 Jan 2009
Martin, Newcastle upon Tyne
Score 10.0/10+ Great sound and picture quality
- Almost too many options in the menu.
purchased 08 Jan 2009
Maz, Derby
+ The TV is just superb for the price paid - AN ABSOLUTE BARGAIN. Its slim, sleek, eye pleasing and it has a wide range of features and exactly what I was looking for.
- None so far!
purchased 29 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ its a sony it is quality
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 23 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ a good buy
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 28 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Good picture.Easy set up
- None
purchased 24 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10+ very simple to setup, pleanty of connections available
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 04 Jan 2009
Teresa, Bury st Edmunds Suffolk
+ Good looking televison, easy to install good image and clear picture. Would recommend
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 21 Jan 2009
Roger, Slough
Score 9.0/10+ Overall appearance - ease of control, and simple to set up - good instructions
- Can't think of any bad points
purchased 26 Jan 2009
Bob, Colchester
Score 9.0/10+ Very nice TV, good contrast ratio
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 28 Jan 2009
Suzanne, Truro
Score 10.0/10+ Excellent product at a fantastic price.
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 28 Jan 2009
Eva, London
Score 10.0/10+ excellent picture and sound quality, easy to navigate, superb product
- none
purchased 29 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Good image quality, brilliant design. Stylish but not overbearing.
- None really
purchased 28 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ Great picture and easy to set up
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 29 Jan 2009
mike, yorkshire
Score 10.0/10+ this is a very good tv and i would advise any one to buy it, it is good value for money and has every thing you would need from a LCD tv
- i have not found any bad points about this tv
purchased 03 Feb 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ looks good,sound and picture quality are superb
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 03 Feb 2009
Pauline, Newport
Score 9.0/10+ Good design with integrated tuner. Good picture and sound quality and good controls.
- Not enough scart sockets - could do with three.
purchased 04 Feb 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
+
Excellent picture quality and excellent sound. Great experience when watching a dvd the theatre button is a added bonus.
Very easy to install
- If I was forced to say one then it would be the remote control - they could have made it smaller & not so chunky!
purchased 06 Feb 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10+ Looks good and has a great screen
- Was hard to set up
purchased 31 Jan 2009
Helbe, Oxford
Score 8.0/10+ Nice Looking TV, easy installation, reasonable image and sound quality for just watching regular TV and for the money.
- No bad points regarding performance however the glossy black of the TV frame attracts dust like nobodys' business!
purchased 04 Feb 2009
John, Litchborough
Score 8.0/10+ Very easy to set up, excellent picture
- sound not that good
purchased 09 Feb 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10+ Picture, sound, style, ease of use, ease of setup.
- The glossy bezel can cause distracting reflections depending on position.
purchased 27 Jan 2009
rachel, reigate
Score 9.0/10+ fantastic sound, very easy to set up .... well worth the money
- quite bulky
purchased 06 Feb 2009
Nigel, Middlesbrogh
Score 9.0/10+ design excellent, what we reqired
- none
purchased 01 Feb 2009
alan , barnsley
Score 10.0/10+ its briliant with a hd cable on 720
- not as good without hd cable but still good
purchased 16 Feb 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ ease of set up
- none, yet
purchased 23 Feb 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Very good picture, sharp, no distortion
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When watching sport the score is off the top of the
picture which is irritating.
purchased 25 Feb 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10+ Easy setup. Good picture. Surprisingly good sound given the small speakers. Easy to use.
- Glossy screen surround can cause distracting reflections. One of the stand screws did not fit correctly.
purchased 27 Jan 2009
Mr D, Kent
Score 10.0/10
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Fantastic quality. A truly amazing improvement from my old TV. The piture is so much clearer, and not being a complete tech geek, comparing it to my bro's TV (old CT Sony TV) I can see the difference when playing Blu-rays or PS3 using a HDMI cable.
Does everything I need from a TV and the freeview i much better than my box I had before, have more channels than before and less 'white noise' crackling, which is cool.
Would definitely recommend this TV to anyone.
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I struggle to think of bad points, as said before, I am not a tech geek and therefore find this difficult.
One thing is I can't seem to get my HDMI outputs to be recognised automatically - anything connected by scart seems to change the TV channel automatically, but my HDMI doesn't!
However, this is a really silly pedantic thing to put as a bad point... It's pure laziness on my behalf - not wanting to press one button on the remote!! What's the world coming to!!
purchased 25 Feb 2009
Peter, Cwmbran , “74, voluntary worker”
Score 10.0/10+ Until I purchased this equipment I did not know what supurb viewing was. Buy the best and you are not dissappointed.
- I can't find any.
purchased 04 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser , “A bit picky!”
Score 8.0/10
+
Can still enjoy both the analogue & digital features.
Easy to connect & use when utilising HDMI(3) & SCART(2) ports.
Picture quality
- Not yet discovered!
purchased 16 Feb 2009
dora, birmingham , “a very good egg”
Score 9.0/10+ sound and image very good, lightweight, automatic installation to tv stations and freeview.
- remote control not very well designed, or concise of features available.
purchased 05 Feb 2009
Paul, Solihull , “Building surveyor”
Score 10.0/10+ Buy this !!!! excellent sony quality - I purchased two for the bedrooms to use for TV + Gaming + PC screen. Its the first purchase of an LCD TV having looked at various models. Sony is the market leader for this !
- Fixing it to the wall bracket and upgrading the aerial - the loft is not a nice place to be when you could be watching a 32v4000
purchased 28 Jan 2009
thomas, liverpool , “buy one ”
Score 9.0/10+ good value for the money
- none
purchased 27 Dec 2008
Warren , Cambridge , “Cambridge PhD”
Score 8.0/10+ Picture is excellent - energy saving very good.
- No usb or camera card connections
purchased 02 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser , “FAIR”
Score 4.0/10+ GOOD LOOKING TELEVISION - EASY TO SET UP
- PICTURE TOO DARK & IF YOU TURN UP THE BRIGHTNESS IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR WATCHING THE TV IN THICK FOG
purchased 26 Jan 2009
Dawne, Farnborough , “Family mother and housewife”
Score 9.0/10+ Large screen, can be angled for optimum viewing in the room, modern design and good appearance.
- None
purchased 27 Dec 2008
Steven, London , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »
Score 10.0/10+ Incredibly easy to set up and changing from an analogue tele to digital made a massive difference.
- None so far
purchased 24 Feb 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »
Score 10.0/10+ It is a very good TV and would recommend this to everyone.
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 24 Feb 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »
Score 10.0/10+ I selected the Sony Bravia after careful consideration of all the other products on the market. The ratio size of the screen to my room fitted perfectly - not everyone takes this into consideration and the image quality are great for eyesight. If I am tired I can change the settings with ease and setting it up is so easy for a techno phobe. Great product!
- None!
purchased 30 Mar 2009
Muhammad, Barking, Essex, UK , “I am retired educationist”
Score 8.0/10+ good sound, user friendly
- some features can be altered on some picture modes to suit personal taste. movie mode needs improvement.
purchased 19 Jan 2009
Dom, London , “I'm a designer”
Score 10.0/10+ Connectivity
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Channel selection
Can't scroll channels with out changing channel
Too see what is on while watching
purchased 27 Dec 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser , “Likes value for money”
Score 10.0/10+ Easy to set up and simple to use
- None found so far.
purchased 04 Feb 2009
Fred, Leyland , “Model Railways Enthusiast”
Score 10.0/10+ over all a very excellant tv with evrything I wanted ,everybody the picture quality is subrerd and could not get better for the price
- one poor piont is that you do not get top of the range hdmi for the same price ,other than that no other items
purchased 30 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »
+ Stylist, good quaity.
- Not found any.
purchased 10 Feb 2009
Kaz, Beverley , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »
Score 8.0/10+ Good looking, good quality picture and sound.
- No picture in picture with TV Guide. Also TV Guide only gives block times and does not give individual times of programs unlike my other existing Sony TV. This is a little frustrating when trying to negociate closely timed and overlaping programs to watch.
purchased 23 Feb 2009
James, Garstang, Lancashire , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »
Score 10.0/10+ Beautiful design and picture quality, copes with low def freeview really well, colours are superb!!
- N/A
purchased 23 Feb 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »
Score 8.0/10
+
The tv was very easy to set up and start to use. The control panel is out of sight at the top of the screen and easily accessible. I'm very happy with the picture quality. We do not subscribe to HD services which would apperently sharpen the images even further. |Sound quality is good.
I would definately recommend this tv if your looking for good value for money.
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Doesn't have the super-slick design finishes of some other brands, but then this tv is cheaper and in my opinion worht the money. Unless you've got more cash to spare!
Other than that everything is good - lets hope it stays that way.
purchased 25 Feb 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »
Score 8.0/10+ Great TV for the price.
- None
purchased 11 Dec 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »
Score 9.0/10+ Easy to set up. Great value for money.
- The frame collects dust on a daily basis.
purchased 24 Mar 2009
Lynne, Leeds , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »
Score 9.0/10+ Very neat with a good picture and sound quality.
- None that I have so far experienced
purchased 15 Feb 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »
Score 8.0/10+ Excellent value for money. Typical Sony stylish design features. Excellent sound and picture quality.
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 28 Mar 2009
derek, chorley , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »
Score 10.0/10+ it's a sony. nothing compares
- none
purchased 06 Apr 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »
Score 10.0/10+ just love everything about t.v. very impressed
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 26 Mar 2009
Pam , Hertfordshire , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »
Score 10.0/10
+
Excellent design, easy to set up, good picture and sound, who could ask for more.
The customer ratings were a very good reccomendation.
- Can't think of any
purchased 28 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »
Score 9.0/10+ Looks good, good value for money.
- Sound could have more depth to it but overall great for the money spent.
purchased 31 Mar 2009
Carol, Lurgan , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »
Score 9.0/10+ Really easy to set up. Looks great. We have 2 other Sony TVs in house and cannot fault them.
- None so far...
purchased 07 Apr 2009
alison, cornwall , “no”
Score 8.0/10+ eaase of use
- picture seems out of cinq at times,especially faces
purchased 20 Dec 2008
Paul, Glasgow , “not much”
Score 9.0/10+ everything
- motion blur a wee bit on ps3 games
purchased 28 Jan 2009
Rob, Tamworth , “Occasional TV watcher” More like this »
Score 10.0/10+ Excellent build quality, great picture and sound. "It's a Sony!"
- None.
purchased 25 Feb 2009
Francis, Worcester , “Occasional TV watcher” More like this »
Score 10.0/10+ Looks good -Picture quality excellent- sound good-ease of use-amazing-I really think this is a super TV set
- I would like to find some but am at a loss1
purchased 25 Feb 2009
Brian W, Barrow-in-Furness , “Occasional TV watcher” More like this »
Score 10.0/10+ Excellent images - blacks are wonderful!
- Diaappointed that EPG does not have additional info on selected programme.
purchased 16 Feb 2009
Peter, Manchester , “Occasional TV watcher” More like this »
Score 9.0/10+ Looks good, picture and sound very good.
- None
purchased 13 Feb 2009
florin, london , “Occasional TV watcher” More like this »
Score 8.0/10+ great value for money
- sound
purchased 23 Feb 2009
Michael, Dromore Co Down , “Occasional TV watcher” More like this »
Score 10.0/10+ Smashing picture and sound. Many more channels. Looks good in the corner.
- Ha many more channels yet the basic ITV BBC Channel 4 are still the best for viewing!! We of course get RTE channels here too. One bad point is that the Freeserve Digital does not include RTE channels so we only get them in Analogue and we will need a Box to get RTE Digital.
purchased 05 Apr 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser , “Occasional TV watcher” More like this »
Score 10.0/10+ Reviewer left no comment
- none
purchased 03 Apr 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser , “Other”
Score 8.0/10+ good all round tv easy to set up
- cant find any
purchased 06 Feb 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser , “Sports and games fan”
Score 9.0/10+ very good picture quilty for price no fualts sound is great great product.
- could have been 1080p but for this price no one has managed this yet so no complaints
purchased 25 Feb 2009
Dave, West Wales , “technophobe I am not!”
Score 8.0/10
+
unobtrusive and though a bigger screen than our previous tv it looks much the same and maybe even takes up less space. Mostly the picture quality is good and it was very easy to set up.Very much easier than using a digibox.
Sporting events are especially good.Outside rendition of faces is good.
- Either studio skin tones are unusually flat or I haven't been able to get the picture set up quite right. Outside rendition of faces is much better.
purchased 07 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser , “TV addict!”
Score 9.0/10+ It's a lovely looking TV with great sound and picture quality.
- None that I know of at the moment!
purchased 15 Feb 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ Excellent value.
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 28 Oct 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Easy to set up, excellent sound and picture quality.
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 30 Oct 2008
floss, REDCAR , “average viewer”
Score 8.0/10+ picture quality at this price is spot on.
- menu steps are long.
purchased 25 Jan 2009
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Product Features
Screen Size in Inches
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32 |
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Type of Screen
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LCD |
HD TV
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HD Ready |
Freeview or Freesat Tuner
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Freeview |
HDMI Interface
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3 |
Number of Scart Interfaces
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2 |
Frequency (Hz)
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50 |
Contrast Ratio (X:1)
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33000 |
Screen Resolution (pixels)
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768p |
| Response Time in ms | 8 |
Reflection Angle
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178 |
Screen Format
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16:9 |
Brightness in Candela per square metre
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500 |
PC Interface
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Yes |
USB Port
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Yes |
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
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Yes |
Picture in Picture (PIP)
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Yes |
Energy Savings Trust Feature
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Yes |
Weight (kg)
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13 |
| Height in mm | 540 |
Width in mm
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794 |
| Depth in mm | 99 |
Freeview
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Yes |
FreeSat Tuner
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No |
| Sound System | BBE Sound System |
Colour
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Black |
Also known as: Sony KDL32V4000U, Sony KDL-32V4000, Sony 32", SONY KDL32V400
TV Buyers GuideManufacturer's Description
- Experience sharp, vibrant and life-like images with BRAVIA ENGINE picture enhancement technology
- Watch digital TV with the integrated standard definition digital terrestrial tuner (MPEG-2, also receives analogue)
- Watch cable TV with the integrated digital cable tuner (subject to country and with supported operators only)
- Three HDMI™ inputs (on rear, all with CEC) make it even easier to connect to High Definition sources such as Blu-ray Disc™ and PLAYSTATION®3
- Control your entire home cinema set-up with just one click on the TV remote thanks to BRAVIA Theatre Sync
- Watch TV, movies and games in superb detail thanks to the 3.1 mega pixel resolution
- Featuring a “Piano Black” finish, the BRAVIA V4000 looks stylish and has a versatile swivel function
- Experience the effect of digital surround sound from only two front speakers with Virtual Dolby® Surround and BBE ViVA sound technology
- Wall mountable with the optional bracket SU-WL500
- Power consumption data: 0.7W in standby, 101W in operation
- Available to buy from September 2008
- Registering your BRAVIA couldn’t be easier, so do it today and become a My Sony member
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