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Sony Bravia KDL-S4000 Series LCD TV (20", 26", 32", 37", 40")

Sony Bravia KDL-S4000 Series LCD TV (20", 26", 32", 37", 40")

126 reviews

May, 2013

Positive
Value for money (8)
Sound (6)
Color (3)
Tuner (2)
Glare (2)

Negative
Build quality (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 126 reviews from magazines and websites. People really like the design and image quality. The color and sound are also appreciated, whereas some have doubts about the build quality.

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build quality

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other TVs the Sony Bravia KDL-S4000 Series LCD TV (20", 26", 32", 37", 40") is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 87/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by: Andrew Kliem (goodgearguide.com.au)

Sony KDL20S4000

All the talk these days is about massive flat panel TVs for living rooms or personal theatres. 100Hz, 1080p and 24p playback are the order of the day....

Cute design, great colour reproduction, good HD playback

Blacks can be cloudy, some lack of detail in dark areas

A strong contender for a place in your kitchen or bedroom, or just as a backup TV, the Sony KDL20S4000 is a 20in 720p panel that offers good image quality for both HD and SD playback. It isn't perfect, but considering the size, price tag and target...

Sep, 2008

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Expert review by: Andrew Kliem (goodgearguide.com.au)

Sony Bravia KDL20S4000

Cute design, great colour reproduction, good HD playback

Blacks can be cloudy, some lack of detail in dark areas

Sep, 2008

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Expert review by: William Maher (pcauthority.com.au)

Sony KDL-20S4000, the perfect second Bravia?

Is there a market for 20-inch TVs? Sony's KDL-20S4000 looks unique, and you can carry it around the house.

Sep, 2008

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Consumer review by: (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon review summary for the Sony Bravia KDL-S4000 Series LCD TV (20", 26", 32", 37", 40")

alaTest has collected and analysed 8 user reviews of the Sony Bravia KDL-S4000 Series LCD TV (20", 26", 32", 37", 40") from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other TVs on Amazon.co.uk.

image quality, value for money, sound, usability, tuner

build quality

62% of reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: michael (reevoo.com)

Sony KDL20S4000

good picture ,good sound

a bit pricey

Feb, 2010

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Consumer review by: Ash (amazon.co.uk)

Sony have let themselves down with this one

I was after a second TV for the bedroom, and decided a 26" screen would be perfect. I initially purchased the Sony 26S4000 from Richer Sounds, for £370. I was after the V4000 but RS were out of stock, so they sold me this instead, claiming it was...

Apr, 2009

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Consumer review by: Antonella Pintus (amazon.co.uk)

Don't buy this

The picture suggested that this was the bracket which would suit us, with a wall mount solidly fixed by six screws. However when we got the product we found the instruction leaflet virtually useless consisting of a tiny diagram and no guide to bit...

Feb, 2009

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Consumer review by: Bluenose (amazon.co.uk)

This model has a serious problem

My first LCD TV, read the reviews, this was Sony's latest and the reviews on their 20ins TVs were good so took the plunge. Had to wait 6 weeks but it was a great price. Easy set up and was intially pleased. However started to notice strang ghosting and...

Apr, 2008

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Consumer review by: TPW (amazon.co.uk)

Five stars for five star quality

Bought from Amazon in February 2008: 1. Plug and Play - simple to set up, excellent automatic tuning for both digital and analogue services 2. High quality picture with strong digital TV signal, excellent quality DVD picture particularly when using a...

Mar, 2008

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Consumer review by: paul (reevoo.com)

Sony KDL20S4000

Much better picture quality over main stream sony 20 inch LCDs - brighter and sharper ; Stylish design ; Great with playstation 3 and HD Blue Ray discs ; Sound quality acceptable - plug in a simple i pod/pc sat and sub speaker system via the...

TV remote feels cheap - philips always do a better job on this ; Free view info menu limiting

Mar, 2008

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