Any Bravia owners here?

Toby · 24-10-2008, 20:25

Tempted by the £599 deal at Comet for the KDL40V4000 but not sure what this set is like, particularly with an HTPC and don't want to leap before I look. The W4000 can be had for another £150-ish and don't know whether it's worth the extra.

Anyone here got any of the Bravia range and can share their experiences?

leowyatt · 24-10-2008, 21:01

Best place I can suggest is avforums.com have a search on there and you'll find a section on LCD tvs and you can search for that model on there

cheets · 24-10-2008, 22:02

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Originally Posted by Vertigo1

Tempted by the £599 deal at Comet for the KDL40V4000 but not sure what this set is like, particularly with an HTPC and don't want to leap before I look. The W4000 can be had for another £150-ish and don't know whether it's worth the extra.

Anyone here got any of the Bravia range and can share their experiences?

I have the D3000, its great for HTPC via hdmi you can tweak every screen setting going, darks are not great (but its LCD only down fall) but colour is crisp and no screen tearing or ghosting on my set. Sony LCD have that better build quality feel. Speakers are great.

The W and V are newer models than mine so I would think they are even better screens.

Mark · 25-10-2008, 00:01

Sony have always had issues with black levels, but the Bravia range was a huge improvement on their previous generation (which, if you find, you should touch with a bargepole - right in the middle of the screen, hard).

divine · 25-10-2008, 00:06

LCD can't match Plasma for black levels and IMO overall picture quality. FullHD sets will be 1920x1080 on either tech so given the choice, i'd be taking the Plasma every time.

Previously, the only two real advantages LCD had as a tech were better PC compatibility and lower power consumption. Now it just has the power consumption to its name IMO.

Toby · 25-10-2008, 00:18

Well I was originally looking at plasma but I'm now erring towards LCD, partly because the tech has caught up a lot with plasma but mainly because it'll be used for console gaming and I'm petrified of burn-in on a plasma. This is one thing that plasmas still suffer from but which LCDs don't.

The other thing LCD has going for it is price. £599 for a 40" full HD panel is a stonking deal, surely?

divine · 25-10-2008, 00:25

Burn in really isn't half as much of an issue on modern plasmas as it was even as recently as 18 months back, and LCD can suffer from burn in too, my Samsung LCD monitor will attest to that if I accidentally leave it on when I go out for a weekend and the power saving doesn't turn it off

The price is only cheaper because they're not as good

leowyatt · 25-10-2008, 00:46

Our 42" 720P Panasonic plasma cost us just over £600 and has no problem with burn in if treated correctly and image retention is ok too if you take care of the screen

Picture looks top notch though

Mark · 25-10-2008, 01:19

Even my old plasma doesn't have a major problem, though I admit I don't use it nearly as much as I probably should given how much I paid (I got done, but never mind that). Simple precautions - don't wind up the brightness too high, and don't leave static images on the screen for hours.

I do get some image retention but that's easily cleared by playing something fast moving (action scene, sports etc.)

leowyatt · 25-10-2008, 09:37

To combat any image retention problems I always put a TV channel on with static for a couple of minutes before the TV goes off.

24-10-2008, 20:25	#1
Toby Absinthe Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,023	Any Bravia owners here? Tempted by the £599 deal at Comet for the KDL40V4000 but not sure what this set is like, particularly with an HTPC and don't want to leap before I look. The W4000 can be had for another £150-ish and don't know whether it's worth the extra. Anyone here got any of the Bravia range and can share their experiences? __________________

24-10-2008, 21:01	#2
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Best place I can suggest is avforums.com have a search on there and you'll find a section on LCD tvs and you can search for that model on there __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

25-10-2008, 00:06	#5
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	LCD can't match Plasma for black levels and IMO overall picture quality. FullHD sets will be 1920x1080 on either tech so given the choice, i'd be taking the Plasma every time. Previously, the only two real advantages LCD had as a tech were better PC compatibility and lower power consumption. Now it just has the power consumption to its name IMO. __________________

25-10-2008, 00:18	#6
Toby Absinthe Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,023	Well I was originally looking at plasma but I'm now erring towards LCD, partly because the tech has caught up a lot with plasma but mainly because it'll be used for console gaming and I'm petrified of burn-in on a plasma. This is one thing that plasmas still suffer from but which LCDs don't. The other thing LCD has going for it is price. £599 for a 40" full HD panel is a stonking deal, surely? __________________

25-10-2008, 00:25	#7
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	Burn in really isn't half as much of an issue on modern plasmas as it was even as recently as 18 months back, and LCD can suffer from burn in too, my Samsung LCD monitor will attest to that if I accidentally leave it on when I go out for a weekend and the power saving doesn't turn it off The price is only cheaper because they're not as good __________________

25-10-2008, 00:01	#4
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Sony have always had issues with black levels, but the Bravia range was a huge improvement on their previous generation (which, if you find, you should touch with a bargepole - right in the middle of the screen, hard).

25-10-2008, 00:46	#8
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Our 42" 720P Panasonic plasma cost us just over £600 and has no problem with burn in if treated correctly and image retention is ok too if you take care of the screen Picture looks top notch though __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

25-10-2008, 01:19	#9
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Even my old plasma doesn't have a major problem, though I admit I don't use it nearly as much as I probably should given how much I paid (I got done, but never mind that). Simple precautions - don't wind up the brightness too high, and don't leave static images on the screen for hours. I do get some image retention but that's easily cleared by playing something fast moving (action scene, sports etc.)

25-10-2008, 09:37	#10
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	To combat any image retention problems I always put a TV channel on with static for a couple of minutes before the TV goes off. __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

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