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SONY KV-40XBR800 FD Trinitron(R) XBR(R) Wega(TM) Color TV

SONY KV-40XBR800 FD Trinitron(R) XBR(R) Wega(TM) Color TV

28 reviews

Sep, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 28 reviews of SONY KV-40XBR800 FD Trinitron(R) XBR(R) Wega(TM) Color TV. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the SONY KV-40XBR800 FD Trinitron(R) XBR(R) Wega(TM) Color TV is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 82/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for SONY KV-40XBR800 FD Trinitron(R) XBR(R) Wega(TM) Color TV

alaTest has collected and analyzed 13 user reviews of SONY KV-40XBR800 FD Trinitron(R) XBR(R) Wega(TM) Color TV from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

77% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Sep, 2024

Expert review by : Ravi (agoraquest.com)

Sony KV-40XBR800 FD Trinitron WEGA

Let me just start off by saying that this tv has an aspect ratio of 4:3. the most practical reason to purchase this tv is if you plan to wait to buy an HD digital set top box, satelite system, or so on. This could be for many reasons: at this point...

Nice, Durable silver finish, with screen outline thats as shiny as glass (it looks really cool) ; Useful Fearures ; DVI-HDTV Input, with stereo audio input ; 2xComponent Video with stereo audio input HD Inputs ; 4xS and Composite A/V Inputs ; 2x30W SRS...

It weighs in excess of 300lbs thus making it the largest tube Sony ever manufactured for the public and it took two moovers an hour (and $200) to get it into my basement (although it is not wider than my standard 32" doors) ; It barely fits into the...

May, 2004

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

A well-rounded HDTV with excellent picture quality (with a little tweaking)

Note: this model has been recently discontinued, and is replaced by two models: KV-34HS510 ( ...

excellent image quality when properly adjusted ; plenty of inputs ; good feature set

mediocre out-of-box picture ; no VGA/IEEE1394 input ; no settings memories for each input ; heavy

Aug, 2003

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Great TV, but not all Sony's talk to each other.

Read on to discover our purchasing logic and discovery of Sony's lack of codes to use the Sony tv re ...

Sharp image, nice black

don't buy Sony dvd/vcr

Aug, 2003

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

the worst and most expensive electronic i have bought in my entire life

I bought 36xbr400 only two years ago. Now the screen keeps FLASHING. Gives me a headache just by lo ...

looks presentable for TVs older than 2 years old!

Last shorter than my girlfriend's $120 Philips TV

Jun, 2003

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Best TV Ever Owned

We have been left in the dust technology wise in recent years. I like to wait until a technology is well developed and proven before jumping in (I never owned 8-track, only cassettes, and went VHS over Beta). We wanted to replace our family TV with a...

What a TV! We were looking for a new replacement and this is it.

Heavy. Requires more than one to lift.

May, 2003

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

This TV is awesome!

I couldn't be more pleased with this TV. The picture looks great in all video input modes, but suprise, suprise, looks best in 1080i/720p. The disadvantages are small compared to the overall picture. I highly recommend. 16:9 aspect ratio is awesome,...

Gorgeous picture, great on all inputs, 480i, 480p, 720p and 1080i

Extremely heavy, slightly complicated to set up, still not that much HDTV content

Apr, 2003

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

What a magnificent TV

I've had my 34XBR for about a month now. It truly surpasses any expectations I had. This machine brings a new meaning to the word Home Theatre. I have digital cable

Magnificent Picture Quality. What abeautiful sight from DVD. Sound is great.

Steady sound feature could be improved.

Apr, 2003

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

SONY WEGA Triniton TV

I bought this TV because it looked cool and it was SONY. The gray, or silver, color makes it look very modern. The picture in picture feature is great, especially for me because I can play video games on one screen and watch sports on the other. The...

Picture in Picture, wireless headphones, nice picture

Expensive

Feb, 2003

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Sony KV 36XBR800

I've been living with a 26" Mitsubishi set for the past 12 years, but when our local electronic store offered 24-month no-interest financing on any TV $299 and up, I figured it was time to upgrade. I originally planned on a Sony projection TV (46" -...

Very easy set up. Excellent sound. 2-year factory warranty.

Heavy. No geometry adjustments from the main menus except for tilt.

Feb, 2003

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Absolutely the best TV.

After extensive research I decided that I wanted a direct view tube TV and not a projection TV. Whatever the projection TV proponents may tell you, bottom line is projection TV picture simply cannot be as good as direct view TV, due to inherent...

It's a sony, excellent picture, outstanding sound.

no headphone second audio, price, 4:3 panscan mode dosen't always work, complicated remote.

Jan, 2003

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