Model : KDL40VE5
Product Features :
- Offers substantial power savings provision without compromising performance
- Is the smallest of the VE5 series
- Has Sony s exclusive micro tubular Hot Cathode Fluorescent Lamp HCFL technology which helps reducing power consumption by almost 40 percent
- The zero watt standby Energy Saving Switch
- The light sensor feature of the new Sony KDL 40VE5 is likely to adjust the backlight depending on the room light
>> Green House
Being that it s a new TV I was expecting much more in terms of picture quality It doesn t even comr close to my 32 inch vizio that J brought like 3 years ago But if u always fall asleep watching tv yet u wanna save money it s perfect Especially since I havnt seen any other tv with that feature That s the only reason I brought it bc my son keeps the tv on every night and raises the con Ed bill If u don t need the energy saving sensor than don t waste your time on this tv
>> MY WIFE HATES IT BUT I LOVE IT ITS JUST THE BEGINNING
I just got my KDL40 VE5 Sony Bravia I kicks The picture is so clear it almost looks 3 D Sound is perfect in the bedroom in Dynamic setting is as good as the surround sound system in stereo setting Yes you have to turn it up half way but anything after that the house shakes not the speakers Sony must have fixed the problem 100 000 1 contrast means your old View Master Viewer is now in 40
My 2years old genius daughter Has been trying to obtain products and items from the T V I m happy my wall mount got here so I could get my 120 hz off the level of my little princess I have a cable hd connection and ps3 250g Everything on HDMI connections This may be what makes the difference
My Wife however does not like my Bravia Mainly because my old westinghouse 47 1080P 60 hz which only had 8000 1 contract Just looks like a dinosaur now The westinghouse does have a feature they called 1080Pure which give it a very good picture I never thought someone else lcd looked better In fact a few friends bought the same tv after seeing mine Sorry guys HA HA
The Eco Bravia has brought the future to my house Now I m shooting for 240hz 1440p 1 000 000 1 don t look back guys the future is waiting
>> Huge power consumption savings great picture quality great value
I ve had this TV for over three months now Previous to purchasing this set I waited and shopped for over a year looking for the right TV at the right price I run my place off solar power with every watt I use of power making a difference so I had been looking forward to this model since it was announced early in 2009 due to it s low power consumption In this regard it has not disappointed For all LCD TV s power consumption varies highly depending on how high you turn up the backlight I use it almost solely for movies which look great with the backlight at the lowest setting or up only 1 or 2 clicks Cinema setting is nice At lowest backlighting this TV uses only about 80watts of power measured with my handy Kill A Watt meter Upping the backlight to 2 increases it to about 90watts For those interested if I turn it all the way up it goes up to about 145watts But I never want it anywhere near this bright The TV running together with my Sony Bluray player uses a total of 96 watts when playing a Bluray movie This is fantastic By comparison my previous TV a couple year old high quality 32 Sharp model also 1080p and one of the more energy efficient models of its time used nearly as much power as this 40 model A new standard non Eco Sony 40 or a Samsung or other brand uses at least 125watts with the backlight turned down With the backlight up other normal models use well over 200watts So this model has a real world 40 power consumption savings compared to a typical 40 set This is fantastic and every bit as good as I had hoped
Also if you re considering a bigger 46 or 52 set the power consumption of this EV model in those bigger sizes actually scales better relative to normal LCD s not to mention plasmas also Meaning as you go up in size you actually get a higher percentage increase in power consumption savings So for example the 46 EV uses only about 20 watts more power than this 40 compared to an increase of about 60 or more watts in a standard V series or other brand LCD for the same increase in size
Power consumption 5/5 stars
As to the picture quality it is every bit as good as I expected for an LCD set Even the blacks on this set are a huge improvement over my previous 2 year old Sharp 32 LCD They even seem slightly better darker than my brother s one year old 52 Sony V series 52V4100 Of course the black levels aren t going to be as perfect as my friend s new 50 plasma due to the inherent flaws in LCD technology but they are as good as any LCD I ve seen and I m happy with that I am sourcing almost solely Bluray so the quality is top notch I can not comment on how SD television looks as I ve never used it and don t really understand why anyone would want to buy an expensive HDTV like this primarily for SD content DVD s through the Bluray player upscaling look surprisingly good Though nowhere near as stunning as Bluray definitely better than standard DVD quality
In every other way the picture quality is fantastic with one exception There is a very slight bleed in of light on the upper left and right corners I guess this might be that notorious problem I ve heard about with Sony s As someone who is meticulous on details I did notice it right away when I first turned on the set However it is only noticeable when the background is black for example during movie end credits and as I said it is very slight If it were more than very slight I definitely would have returned or exchanged the set immediately but it s a tiny negative to an otherwise outstanding LCD picture quality
Picture quality 4/5 stars
Sound quality despite all the bad reviews I see here is above average for built in sound on a flat panel In fact it s far and away above most other HDTV s I tested particularly Samsung models which seem to almost intentionally have unusable built in sound It is also much better than my previous Sharp model which incidentally still had much better sound than than the Samsung models I tested I carefully tested the sound on some higher end Sony models as well last year s Z and XBR and found the sound quality on this to be comparable The real test however is will the built in sound be acceptable good enough when actually watching a movie It passes this test It seems to depend a lot on the source or the actual specific disc as sometimes having the sound at under half volume is fine while another movie will require it to be nearly all the way up but overall I find the built in speakers surprisingly usable
As to the vibration noise issue reported by many here I do notice some vibration noise when the bass is loud and the volume is turned up high on occasion but not so much as to be a glaring problem Maybe others here got defective speakers In conclusion the sound is as good as any flat panel set I ve used yet better than 50 Panasonic Plasma better than most other LCD s about equal to high end LCD s Especially if you re using the TV mainly for sports and TV the built in sound is good That said as would be the case with any HDTV today I will probably be adding a good quality sound bar or surround system in the future to get more of a theater like movie experience
Sound quality 4/5 stars
Overall I m very satisfied with this set I felt compelled to put in my two cents after reading the several negative reviews here Many of the negatives seem to either be due to bad speakers or some unrealistic expectation with regard to SD Standard Definition picture quality etc I m glad I bought it before reading all the bad speakers reviews as those reviews might have stopped me from buying it Few people seem interested in this TV s main draw which makes it worth the slight premium over Sony s regular V series set Low power consumption In this regard it is so far and away above the rest that I m tempted to give the set 5 stars overall The only reason I m not is because of the very slight light bleed in at the top corners for which I refuse to give Sony the perfect 5 stars
Lastly when you consider that the price of this has come down so much now as we head into 2010 with new models on the horizon I think right now is the sweet spot in terms of the value you get with this set if you re looking for a good quality TV with low power consumption
Overall 4/5 stars
