Sony KDL40S3000 Reviews: Bravia, 40" Screen LCD HD Ready TV

Also known as: Sony KDL40S3000U, Sony 40inch, SONY KDL40S300, SONY KDL-40S3000, Sony 40in, Sony Bravia KDL40S3000

37 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

This Television scored high on sound quality. It has no outstanding negative points. “Great picture and great sound” Michael, Hereford View all 37 real customer reviews

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37 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
92% of people recommend it.

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Design	9.1
Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.2
Sound quality	8.7
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.9
Overall rating	9.1

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Score 10.0/10

Michael, Hereford

+ Great picture and great sound

- I can not think of any bad points

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33 of 33 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Sep 2007

Score 10.0/10

julie, newtownabbey

+ brillant television, easy set up. good instuctions an all round winner

- Reviewer left no comment

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24 of 24 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Sep 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anthony, Pontypridd

+ All round good Television with a multitude of connections available on the back to connect hi fi surround sound computers etc.

- An extra scart socket would be handy.

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17 of 17 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Nov 2007

Score 9.0/10

Melanie , Exeter

+ Great picture quality and really easy to set up - and from someone who doesn't do technology, that's saying something! Love the look of the unit and have found that the problems I found looking at sports channels on most lcd is not such a problem with this one. Still some distortion with fast movement, but I'd say that it's acceptable.

- Will get a cinema surround sound system, because, although the sound here is ok, it could be a whole lot better.

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14 of 14 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Nov 2007

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to install

- screen gets a glare, when sun comes out

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Sep 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ excellent design and is a very good piece of furniture

- the sound quality requires improvement

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Aug 2007

Score 10.0/10

victor, tiptree,essex

+ fabulous picture, easy to set up and remote that is simple to use

- none

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Nov 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ The picture quality is fantastic and when you watch in HD the picture is out of this world.
It was fantastic value for money.

- Reviewer left no comment

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

Simon, Herts , “1st time LCD buyer”

+ Great, clear picture - no issues with movement, drag etc, which had been my only concern prior to purchase. Easy set up. Good sound. No complaints, well worth the money.

- Very minor issue - have to scroll through 8 AV channels if miss the correct one, but given all the other things that are good about, it don't let that stop you.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Everything about this television is first class. The quality of the picture hasbeen mentioned by everyone who has seen it. It's just a fantastiv TV.

- None

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Nov 2007

Score 8.0/10

Jon , Chester , “I am very peticular”

+ Great TV, cosmetic's and feature's are superb.

- None

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

kevin, st.andrews,fife

+ Really good picture and sound quality,so easy to set up and looks very good as well

- no bad points as yet

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

Dee, Belfast

+ Great sound, great design (apart from stand), easy to use and control.

- I would have prefered a swivel stand, apart from that i have no complaints, its an excellent tv.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Aug 2007

Score 8.0/10

nick, shrewsbury

+ easy to control and menue easy to use

- dust collector

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Jag , Coventry

+ It has a very sleek modern design and can easily fit into any environment

- nothing bad to say about this tv if im honest

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purchased 01 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Bridget, Cambridge

+ Good clear image and sound quality. I am overall very happy with this product and would recomend it

- No bad points found so far

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purchased 04 Jan 2008

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	40
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.
HD TV	HD Ready
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum vertical resolution of 750 pixels (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.
HDMI Interface	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 Interfaces	2
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.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	8000
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.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	768i
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Response Time in ms	8
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.
Screen Format	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.
Brightness in Candela per square metre	450
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.
PC Interface	Yes
If you’d like to use your TV as a PC monitor you’ll need to make sure it has a port to allow you to connect it. This is usually a VGA port, but some TVs include a newer DVI port. Adaptors are availible to allow VGA to DVI and vice versa.
USB Port	No
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
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.
Picture in Picture (PIP)	Yes
TVs with this feature are able to display a preview of another channel while you are watching your current channel.
Energy Savings Trust Feature	Yes
A Yes means this this product has been rated as being energy-efficient by the Energy Savings Trust. Good for the environment and good for your electricity bill!
Weight (kg)	20.5

Height in mm	643
Width in mm	981

Depth in mm	111
Freeview	Yes
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. Many newer TVs have Freeview built in. For other TVs you will need a separate Freeview set-top box.
FreeSat Tuner	No
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.
Sound System	Trusurround XT Virtual Surround
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.
Release Date	3 Jul 2007
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.