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8.4 out of 10 based on 14 reviews.

Sony KDL-52V4000 with 52" Full HD 1080p LCD screen, 3 HDMI ports and Freeview.

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Ease of use	9.8
Image quality	8.9
Sound quality	8.1
Design	9.1
Value for money	8.5
Overall rating	8.4

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Confirmed purchaser

Score 5.0/10

Good points:: Its a beautiful tv and very bright once on . It was good for the price.
Bad points:: At time pictures not very clear.Sounds not all that, need surround sound. There was no stand.

Image quality	6.0
Sound quality	6.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	5.0

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Confirmed purchase: 30 Dec 2008

Purchaser Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Very easy to set up. Lovely product would recommend the HD.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Review date: 24 Jan 2010

Ved, Tonyrefail Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: I love everything about my new TV
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Review date: 24 Feb 2010

Purchaser Film and documentary lover

Score 6.0/10

Good points:: good sound and picture most of the time
Bad points:: however sometimes picture not too good probably due to non digital ones I womder

Image quality	7.0
Sound quality	7.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	6.0
Overall rating	6.0

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Review date: 20 Feb 2010

laura, belfast Multi-purpose viewer

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: modern and flat screen
Bad points:: too big for an average living room. didn't realise this until after i bought it however i am getting used to it now.

Image quality	7.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 19 Feb 2009

Festus , Gravesend Film and documentary lover

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: The brand
Bad points:: Sound when is not connected with home cinema

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

Was this review helpful? 0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Review date: 02 Feb 2010

Safiyyah, Nuneaton Multi-purpose viewer

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Reviewer left no comment
Bad points:: All control buttons are on top of the tv - once mounted up on wall it could be difficult to reach up to switch the tv on/off

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Review date: 01 Mar 2010

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	52
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type of screen	LCD
Most small flatscreen TVs have LCD screens. Some larger TVs have plasma screens. Some very new TVs have LED screens. Traditional TVs are called Standard or CRT.
3D	No

HD TV	Full HD 1080p
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum resolution of 720 horizontal lines (in widescreen format) • Ability to display 720p and 1080i formats • An HDMI or Digital Video Interface (DVI interface) Full HD is a higher standard. Full HD TVs have screen resolutions of 1080p and can output at least 24 frames per second. Full HD is becoming common, but you won’t see Full HD on normal TV channels for a long time, so it remains optional for many people.
Built-in disc player	No Disc Player
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
Freeview or Freesat tuner	Freeview
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Number of HDMI ports	3
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
Number of scart ports	1
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
Connections	HDMI

Smart TV	No
TVs with internet capability allow you access to a range of online services.
Frequency (Hz)	50
A TV’s frequency is how often the picture is updated per second, and is measured in Hertz (Hz). A higher frequency, such as 100 Hz, means that a TV is more likely to show fast-moving images with high detail.
Response time (Milliseconds)	8

Screen aspect ratio	16:9
This is a ratio of the horizontal to the vertical size of the screen. 16:9 is standard widescreen format for TVs, replacing the older 4:3 format.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	33000
This figure is designed to tell you how much difference there is between dark and light colours on the TV. It is quoted as a ratio, between the brightest white and the darkest black. 500:1 means the brightest white is 500 times more bright than the darkest black. Plasma screens have historically boasted better contrast ratios than LCD screens.
Reflection angle	178
Also known as the viewing angle, it’s a measure of how good the picture looks when you are not face on to the screen. Higher is better.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	192

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	1080

Brightness (Candela per square metre)	500
Brighter TVs, such as LCDs, tend to provide a better experience in lighter rooms, whereas TVs with a lower brightness, such as many plasma TVs, are often better suited to darker rooms.
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	Yes
TVs with this feature have an on-screen guide to all the programmes that are currently showing or coming up, so you can find your way around all the extra digital channels easily.
Headphone Socket	Yes
Weight (kg)	38

Release date	2008-06-11
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: SONY KDL52V400, Sony Bravia KDL-52V4000, Sony KDL52V4000U, Sony KDL52V4000V

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Manufacturer's Description

Watch TV, movies and computer games in superb High Definition detail thanks to the 6.2 mega pixel resolution
Experience incredibly clear and defined images with BRAVIA ENGINE 2 picture enhancement technology and Advanced Contrast Enhancer
Featuring the draw the LINE design concept and Piano Black finish, the BRAVIA V4000 looks fantastic and has a versatile swivel function
If you enjoy watching films then this is the TV for you – view movies exactly how the director intended with 24p True Cinema
Control your entire home cinema set-up with just one click on the TV remote and access the menus on compatible peripheral devices such as Handycam® camcorders thanks to BRAVIA Sync
Three HDMI™ inputs (two on rear, one on side, all with CEC) make it even easier to connect to High Definition sources such as Blu-ray Disc™ and PLAYSTATION®3
Experience the effect of digital surround sound from only two front speakers with Virtual Dolby® Surround and BBE ViVA sound technology
Watch cable TV with the integrated digital cable tuner (subject to country and with supported operators only)
Wall mountable with the optional bracket SU-WL500
Power consumption data: 0.19W in standby, 222W in operation
Available to buy from June 2008
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