Sony Bravia KDL-40D3500 40in LCD TV

So how come the 40D3500 only earns a 7 for picture quality? Because it suffers more than it really should from that old LCD bugbear of motion blur. And so while static images look superb, whenever anything moves around the screen at any sort of speed - especially if you're watching standard definition - the picture starts to look smeared and indistinct. And no matter what we did with the image's various settings, there wasn't a single thing we could do about it. Grrr.

Moving on to the 40D3500's audio, there's enough raw, distortion-free power to give at least a modicum of satisfaction when watching even a pretty intense action movie. Voices remain clear no matter how loud everything else in the mix is, though as with many LCD TVs, bass feels a little ‘poppy', lacking the sheer depth to really make a good, meaty explosion sound convincing.

Verdict

In some ways - black levels and colours, at any rate - the 40D3500 continues Sony's forward progression with LCD. But it needs to get its head around this motion-handling business too if it's really to start challenging the very top LCD dogs.

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Sony Bravia KDL-40D3500

Product properties
Built-In Digital TV Tuner / Freeview	Yes	A digital TV tuner built into a HD Ready TV is not necessarily able to transmit HD signals. The tuner itself needs to be HDTV labeled. To be certain, contact the retailer or manufacturer.
Screen
Screen Size	40.0 inches	Picture size is measured in inches. An inch is 2.54 cm. The size of the screen is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type	LCD	What technology is the TV based on? Tube- The most common technology. Today there are several types of picture tubes, among others flat tubes that give a very sharp and flicker free picture ... More info
Digital TV
HDTV Compatible	Yes	HDTV-compatible means that the TV can receive a HD-signal(720p/1080i) and display it, but not with the highest HD-quality. This might be because the TV:s resolution is too low or the TV might be missing the digital inputs required (DVI and/or HDMI with HDCP support).
HD-Ready	Yes	High Definition TV (HDTV) means that a TV can broadcast signals of at least 720p or 1080i via any of the TVs inputs, usually the component-input. “HD-ready” is a license that can be executed by EICTA ... More info
Picture
1080p24 Support	Yes
Screen Format	Widescreen	The picture format of the TV. 4:3 - The standard picture format is 4:3 - which is the relation between the width and height of the TV screen. This is the almost square picture format that ha ... More info
Full HD (1920x1080)	Yes (1920x1080)	Filtering on 1080p will show all HD-Ready TVs with a minimum resolution of 1920x1080. This means that the TV can not only receive but also show the content of the highest consumer HDTV resolution. ... More info
Progressive Scan	Yes	A television with progressive scanning can generate a picture in a single pass, in a similar way to a computer screen. A standard television uses an interlacing format, alternating lines 50 times a se ... More info
Supported Picture Formats	80i/p, 576i/p, 720p, 1080i/p
NTSC Playback	Yes
PiP (Picture in Picture)	Yes
Frequency/Hertz	N/A	The scanning frequency. 50 Hz - The picture is updated 50 times per second. 100 Hz - The picture is updated 100 times per second, giving a sharper picture with less obvious "flicker".
Zoom	Yes
Image Enhancement Engine	Sony Bravia Engine
Sound
Speakers	Stereo	Type of sound Mono - the sound comes through a single channel, even if the TV has two speakers. Stereo - The sound comes through two channels and creates a more realistic, richer ... More info
Speaker output	20 W	Indicates the sound effect. For example, 2x10W means that the model has two sound channels with a power of 10 Watts each. Watt - in short, the measure of the amplifier's power.
LCD/Plasma/DLP
Resolution	1920x1080
Contrast Ratio	1800:1	The contrast ratio is interpreted in a wide variety of ways. Some retailers and/or manufacturers states the dynamic contrast while others choose to show the static contrast ratio. These ... More info
Brightness	450 cd/m2
Pixel response time	8.0 ms
Viewing angle H/V	178/178 degrees
Connections
Component Inputs	1	The three-jack (RCA/Phono) component video connection splits the video signal into three parts (one brightness and two color signals). Component video has increased bandwidth for color information, re ... More info
HDMI Input	2	High Definition Media Interface. A type of connection for connecting Digital Video and Audio.
Scart Connections	2	A SCART connector is a physical and electrical interconnection between two pieces of audio-visual equipment, such as a television set and a video cassette recorder (VCR). Each device has a female 21-p ... More info
VGA (HD-15) Inputs	1	A connector for a computer cable in which the plug and socket are D-shaped so they only fit together one way. DB connectors are often used for serial ports. DB-9 connectors have 9 pins and are used to ... More info
S-Video Input	Yes	Short for Super-Video, a technology for transmitting video signals over a cable by dividing the video information into two separate signals: one for color (chrominance), and the other for brightness ( ... More info
Phono output	Yes
Features
Built-In DVD / HDD / VCR	No
Additional Stand/Cabinet included	No	Shows if a Stand/Cabinet is included with the TV. This specification can be different from country to country. So please check with retailer to be sure.
Measures
Dimensions HxWxD	64.3x98.1x11 cm
Weight	20.5 kg
Related
Manufacturer	Sony
Miscellaneous		Miscellaneous

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Sony Bravia KDL-40D3500: Product details

Weight	20.5 kg
Brightness	450 cd/m2
HDTV Compatible	Yes
HD-Ready	Yes
Inbuilt Digital TV Tuner / Freeview	Yes
Screen Format	Widescreen
Progressive Scan	Yes
Speakers	Stereo
Resolution	1920x1080
Additional Stand/Cabinet included	No
Zoom	Yes
Supported Picture Formats	80i/p, 576i/p, 720p, 1080i/p
PiP (Picture in Picture)	Yes
Speaker output	20 W
Contrast ratio	1800:1
HDMI Input	2
Scart Connections	2
Dimensions HxWxD	64.3x98.1x11 cm
Pixel response time	8.0 ms
Viewing angle H/V	178/178 degrees
Component Inputs	1
VGA (HD-15) Inputs	1
S-Video Input	Yes
Phono output	Yes
NTSC playback	Yes
Frequency/Hertz	N/A
Screen size (inches)	40
Full HD (1920x1080)	Yes (1920x1080)
Built-In DVD/VCR	No
Image Enhancement Engine	Sony Bravia Engine
1080p/24Hz	Yes

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