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Sony KDL40Z4500U

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Nice all round performance from sony

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4 Mar 21st, 2009 

10 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

Advantages:
looks great, lots of cool features

Disadvantages:
competition and pricing

Recommendable Yes:

Detailed rating:

How is the Picture Quality?

How is the Sound Quality?

Ease of Installation

Range of Features

Value for Money

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I used a number of these screens recently on an event that I was working on and consider it to be an excelent screen for the money.

although I dont own the product at home, I do use these and other screens on a regular basis.

With smooth fast-moving images using sonys world first Motionflow 200Hz technology with image blur reduction and incredibly clear and defined pictures with BRAVIA ENGINE 2 and Advanced Contrast Enhancer.

As with most screens you are able to link to your pc to enjoy all the music and photo content from your computer on your TV with DLNA home networking technology.

Full Hd 1080p
USB Photo viewer
Midnight sky beezle and customizable speaker grills

Technical
576i YES
480p YES
576p YES
1080i YES
720p YES
1080p YES (HDMI™/Component)
24p input YES (HDMI™/Component)

Timer Clock
Sleep Timer
On/Off Timer (with Clock setting)
Accessories
AC Cable
Operating Instructions
VESA Hole Spacing (cm)
30 x 30
VESA Screw Dimensions (Type/Length)
M6/16mm
Table-Top Stand
Remote Commander RM-ED012
Wall-Mount Bracket SU-WL500 (optional)
Colour Variation Bezel/Speaker Grille
CRU-40SG13/R (Red) / CRU-40SG13/B (Black) (optional)

Audio
Digital Amplifier
S-Force Front Surround
Voice Zoom
Power Output (W)
9W + 9W (Total 18W), Woofer 12W


Sound Mode
Dynamic/Standard/Clear Voice
Steady Sound
Dolby® Digital
Dolby® Digital Plus
Auto Volume Adjustment
Speaker Off
Colour System
NTSC 3.58/4.43 (Video In)
PAL
Secam


Connectors
Digital Audio Output (optical)
HDMI™ Inputs 3
HDMI™ PC Signal Capability
PC Input (15pin D-Sub) + Audio In
Component Inputs 1
Composite Video In
4 Pin (Y/C) In (S Video)
USB 2.0 Input
MiniJack (Head/Earphone) (mm) 3.5
PCMCIA Card Slot
RCA Audio Out
RCA AV Input 3
RF In
Scart Inputs (RGB) 2
BRAVIA Sync
DLNA Ethernet (Music/Photo)
Digital Media Port

Dimensions
With Table Stand (W x H x D, cm)
100.5 x 70.5 x 27.9


Without Table Stand (W x H x D, cm)
100.5 x 66.6 x 12.8

General Data

Colour Midnight Sky
Power Consumption (Standby) (W) Less than 0.2
Power Consumption (W) 235
Weight Inc. Stand (kg) 25.5
Weight Without Stand (Kg) 22
Swivel Range 20° left/right
Logo Illumination

Menu
XrossMediaBar™ (XMB™)
Auto Standby
OSD Menu
Parental Lock
Programme Index Table

Menu Languages
Bulgarian
Catalan
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Slovakian
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish

Picture
Dynamic Contrast 80000:1
Viewing Angle (°) 178
Backlight WCG-CCFL
BRAVIA ENGINE 2
Advanced Contrast Enhancer (ACE)
Input Skip Manual
Light Sensor
Live Colour Creation
x.v.Colour
Picture Mode Vivid/Standard/Cinema
Theatre Mode
CineMotion/Film Mode/Cinema Drive
24p True Cinema
Motionflow 200Hz
Image Blur Reduction
PhotoTV HD
USB Photo Viewer
Picture Frame Mode
Photo Map
Power Saving + Picture Off
Power Saving Mode High/Low/Off
14:9 Mode
4:3 Mode
Smart Mode
Wide Mode
Zoom Mode
AFD (Auto Format Detect)
Auto Noise Reduction
Digital Comb Filter
Display Resolution (Pixels)
1920 x 1080 (6.2 Mega Pixels)
Display Technology LCD
10 Bit Panel
Picture In Picture
Picture & Picture
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9
Screen Size (cm) 102
Screen Size (inch) 40
Sound System B/G D/K I L NICAM
Teletext
EPG (NexTView/Digital EPG)
Analogue Terrestrial Tuner
Digital Terrestrial Tuner (MPEG-2)
Digital TV Cable Tuner (with supported operators)
Favourite Channels
Auto Labelling
Auto Start Up/Tuning
Channel Coverage CATV S1-S20
Channel Coverage HYPER S21-S41
Channel Coverage UHF E21-E69
Channel Coverage VHF E2-E12
Channel Skip
No. of Tuners 1
Station Labelling

At the end of the day there is not much that I can tell you that is not listed in the specs.
It is nice to have a screen that is not black and featureless, this midnight blue is stylish, the screen looks nice and less overwhelming than many screens that I have worked with.
Great connectability with a range of inputs for almost any home cinema/professional broadcast needs.

I have to hand it to Sony, this is a lovely peice of kit and not bad for the price although there are other screens out there that are just as good value.

I guess that if I was asked to reccomend this screen then I would do so for the all round functionality, I am also impressed that Sony chose not to add their clear perspex rim to the screen as they have done with some others (not good).

I hope this review helsp.
Is the screen any good? Yes
Is it value for money? Yes
Is it the cheapest screen for its features? No
Should you go out now and buy one? Thats uo you, i think if you chose to then it would be more ofr the look than anything.

Happy shopping. 

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Comments about this review »

scotlandizdabest 10.04.2009 16:19

All copied from http://www.askdirect.co.uk/sony/spec/KDL46X4500.pdf Your not allowed to do that, against copyright laws I'm afraid.

AleviA_26 21.03.2009 14:20

Yours reviews is good

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Disadvantages: 200hz feature might not appeal to everyone

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