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Sony KDL-40W4500

Sony KDL-40W4500
alaScore 90

416 reviews

Dec, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 416 reviews of Sony KDL-40W4500. The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers really like the reliability and price. Opinions are divided on the sound. Many are critical about the design.

image quality, price, reliability

design

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Sony KDL-40W4500 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 90/100 = Excellent quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Sony KDL-40W4500

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 72 user reviews of Sony KDL-40W4500 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. People are impressed by the reliability and price, but there are some critical opinions about the design. Reviews are divided on the sound.

image quality, price, reliability

design

83% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Dec, 2024

Expert review by (whathifi.com)

Sony KDL-40W4500

 

We didn't think that Sony's flatscreen TVs could get much better, but the 40W4500 has proved us wrong. It's a stunning TV

Awesome contrast and detail levels ; handles motion well ; classy design

Nothing major

Expert review by : Ty Pendlebury (cnet.com.au)

Sony Bravia KDL40W4500

 

The Sony Bravia KDL40W4500 is a competent television at a good price, and while the picture is proficient it has some problems with movement.

Excellent HD pictures ; DLNA support ; Subtle styling

Occasional artefacts even with MotionFlow off ; Poor off-axis

A good, if not great television, the Sony KDL40W4500 puts in a good performance for the money, but rivals such as Samsung offer superior cosmetics and a better picture to boot. Also, be aware that the Sony KDL40W4500 is now coming to the end-of-life,...

Apr, 2009

Expert review by (gadgetheaven.co.uk)

Sony KDL 40W4500 LCD TV

 

The KDL-40W4500 has exhaustive photographic capabilities, with the 6.2 megapixel display really doing justice to your digital snaps and with the option to use the screen as a large digital photo frame, cycling through happy memories.

The other great piece of innovation within the KDL-40W4500 is the fact that it can be connected to your home network and share media that is stored on your PC, provided that you have compatible software and hardware. It is really a media powerhouse...

Jul, 2012

Expert review by : HDTVorg.co.uk (hdtvorg.co.uk)

Sony KDL-40W4500

 

A great looking and performing TV with the odd minor glitch ..

Take away the minor issue with 'clouding' and Sony would have produced one of the finest LCD TV's available. As it is, with strong performance in all areas the KDL-40W4500 is still worth serious consideration.

Jan, 2009

Expert review by : Vincent Teoh (hdtvtest.co.uk)

Sony KDL40W4500 / KDL40W4500U Review

 

Although we liked the Sony Bravia W4000 LCD series we tested back in May 2008, we bemoaned the lack of 100Hz technology, user menu white balance control, and proper film mode deinterlacing. The Sony KDL40W4500 LCD TV is blessed with 100Hz Motionflow...

The Sony KDL40W4500 is the logical next step up from the W4000 series, adding a functional 100Hz MCFI system to excellent blacks, accurate colour gamut and almost no input lag (with the appropriate configuration). Had Sony offered white balance...

Nov, 2008

Expert review by (channel5.com)

Sony KDL40W4500U

 

The Sony KDL40W4500U is an LCD TV with 101cm screen in 1920x1080 resolution. It uses technology that captures clear images in fast movement such as sports and gaming. It also has built-in Dolby Surround and BBE Vive Sound enhancing technology. Users...

Yes, flatscreen tech changes every 20 minutes but this 24p, Full-HD panel is smart and classy enough to truly last you years. Just buy some real speakers. Sony KDL40W4500U is tagged with Sony, LCD and TV. Select a tag (Sony, for example) to find...

Sep, 2008

Consumer review (ciao.com)

Sony Bravia W45 Series

 

Features : Size : 40 inches Inputs : HDMI, VGA, component Resolution : 1,920x1,080 Contrast Ration : 50,000:1 This is the improve version of W4 series, it added Motionflow 100 Hz technology, which in effect increases the number of frames to 100 per...

Improved version of W4 series

None

Dec, 2008

Consumer review (ciao.com)

A 'gamer' television

 

At first, I needed to get used to the new format compared to my old CRT tube. After a few weeks, we are finally getting used to it. The look distance is around 3.5 / 4 meters. The installation was very easy and done in an hour. The sound is neither...

Excellent picture quality, there is a game mode

An average sound quality

Dec, 2008

Consumer review (ciao.com)

Sony KDL40W4500 HDTV

 

Sony KDL40W4500 HDTV sports a transparent segment of perspex between the slightly glossy LCD screen and the finely perforated speaker grille. The bezel and (to a lesser extent) the speaker grille are finished in polished black; and the ensemble is...

high quality

expensive

Nov, 2008

Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

Sony Bravia KDL40W4500

 

Pretty much the exact same impressions as slydoggies review below me. The picture is quite impressive but the backlight bleed/ clouding is a really obvious flaw and something I would have thought could have been fixed in previous models. I would be...

good picture (as long as all the lights in the house aren't off...then the clouding comes out to play), nice kinda standard design, price isn't too bad

possibly worst clouding to date on an LCD TV, 'Intelligent HDMI' control system doesn't work with the PS3 for some reason, oddly reflective for a matte LCD, shoddy customer service

Apr, 2009

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