Sony KDL-40W3000 - 40” Widescreen Bravia 1080P Full HD LCD TV - With Freeview
with Integrated Digital Tuner
Customer Review: Colour Like No Other!! Simply stunning!!
I had been researching LCD panel TVs for a while before finally deciding that i should get this one. As a rule of thumb, i never leave any stone unturned.
It’s predecessor the W2000 seemed to get brilliant reviews everywhere i looked, with an average rating of 9/10 in each magazine or online reviews. But as it was being discontinued, i initially thought that the picture and quality could not get better as it was simply stunning. But i went to a sony style store to compare the W2000 with the W3000 and it was truly breath-taking. There was a distinct improvement in sharpness and contrast, and there was no motion judder which you could get on the W2000 (I read and witnessed motion judder on the W2000 with a Blue Ray disc)
Sony have only improved. The W3000 you can get from other online stores with a free 5yr warranty included up until the 31st January 08.
Playstation 3 just looks amazing on the TV. With newer games now coming through with the 1080p resolution, I am now starting to see the benefits of this TV. Most games at the moment are 720p (HD Ready) and not 1080p (Full HD) but there is certainly a difference.
I also compared the screen side by side with Toshiba, Samsung and Philips. Philips is the closest match to the Sony in terms of quality build and picture quality, but they are expensive. That’s not to say that Sony isn’t, you are just getting more for your money with the Sony. Samsung pictures were vivid, but the only drawback is the tedious reflective screen. LG and Toshiba(which i have owned for years) in terms of picture quality were no match in terms of sharpness or picture quality.
For the extra ?150-?200 you will pay for this sony, it is a worthy investment and you will NOT be disappointed.
And a free 5 yr warranty, surely it costs about ?300 by itself.
I now understand what they mean by Colour Like No Other.
Customer Review: Go on you know you want one!
I must say that having spent the best part of a month searching the net and reading all the magazine artilces I could I am more than pleased with my final choice of the Sony.
Yes the other 40″ contenders from Toshiba, LG and Samsung are good but all have one or two small niggles the Sony doesn’t, although I appreciate its around ?200 more expensive.
I don’t have Cable or Sky but connect through inbuilt Freeview a Panasonic HDMI HDD Recorder and a PS3, and the picture is tons better than my old (5 years) 32″ 100Hz pixel plus Philips CRT which is still better than many other CRT models.
Yes setting up the picture can be a trial but no more than my mother and mother-in-law’s Samsung and LG 32″ LCD TV’s they recently purchased.
The build quality is typically Sony and visibly better than the 2 above mentioned sets.
To sum up, its a bit more expensive than some of the competition but does provide one of the best SD and HD pictures around, 3 HDMI ports and all this tied up in an attractive sleek quality built surround with decent sound options.
Go along to John Lewis and see all the main contenders together and make your own comparison as I did, in the end I purchased mine from Sound and Vision with just a 3 year guarantee and saved around ?120, if you want 5 year cover then John Lewis is as cheap as anyone online.
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