Sony BRAVIA W Series KDL 40W5100 40 Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV


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Packed with innovative features, the 40″ BRAVIA W series incorporates HDTV performance into a slim and stylish design. Personalize your entertainment experience and access the latest news, weather, stocks and sports information with BRAVIA widgets. You can also stream on-demand entertainment including hit movies and TV shows with BRAVIA Internet video. Additionally, the W series comes with the BRAVIA Engine 3 for enhanced overall image detail and Motionflow 120Hz refresh rate technology for a crisp, more natural viewing experience while watching fast-paced scenes.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Amazing set of features, clarity and even this non-sport fan needed these capabilities
I spend weeks researching before I make a major purchase. It is my own way of always avoiding any buyer’s remorse. And I certainly will never experience buyer’s remorse with this purchase.

W series means less blur: First I should note that while it may seem the tv is geared towards the sports fan market due to it’s excellent ability to show fast action with less blur than many other tvs of it’s class, I can wholeheartedly say I am not that target market. However, the same features that make this an excellent tv to capture the sudden moves of your favorite team with accuracy also carry over into a great picture during gaming or doing an aerobic routine on the fitness channel. And that I do. The 120Hz processing also enables additional improved motion resolution.

Color: Deep shades of black, accurate color, excellent picture quality even compared to a tv we have that’s far more expensive.

Gadgets: This tv features Sony’s new “interactivity suite” typically seen on it’s far more expensive models. This means you get Yahoo widgets, which is content from the internet, downloaded and activated directly from the tv screen. Yes, that means you can watch tv and twitter or get the weather or your finance info or the news while you watch tv on the side of the screen, for example. Information overload in a good way. You can move these widgets around your screen and place them where you wish, if you want to use them at all. The Net and TV Combined: Nothing on tv? You also have internet channels (which I tried to list in my review but Amazon deleted due to considering them “links”) available on the tv.

High def video enabled: Aditionally, this tv comes with an internet video link built in to the tv (many others I looked at enabled you to add a box for a couple hundred dollars in order to get this.) This means you can get high def videos on demand from places such as Amazon Video On Demand.

Modes: In order to get the best experience no matter what you are doing on the tv it comes with presets such as “cinema, game, pc, and sports” to automatically enable best viewing presets for what is on the screen and eliminate delays in gaming, etc.

Looks: Sleek and sharp. The frame is 1.5″ from the edge of the picture to the edge of the tv at top and sices with a slightly wider frame at the bottom (much like how you’d frame a photograph in a matt)

Digital Media Accessibility: Use the photo, music, and video category icons to access photo, music, and video files from DLNA certified networked equipment or Sony USB equipment. If you are showing your slideshow of a recent vacation, the tv also enables you to add music to the slideshow by selecting “slideshow music” and “browse music”.

Your own screen saver: Background tv uses the current video on your tv to create images that are similar to a screen saver. Watching an underwater show and want your screen to look like a fishtank when you are having a party? Tune to that channel before the party and follow instructions to create a screen saver you can save in “favorites” and launch at any time.

TV Guide on screen included in tv functions shows tv programming info

And the experts say: CNET says “The W5100 delivers better picture quality than most standard LCDs out there, making it a well-rounded package if you have the extra cash and really want streaming video on your tv.” (the price has gone down since that review.)

Additionally, I liked the fact that the price on Amazon was great and I didn’t have to pay taxes or cost to have it delivered as I would here locally which made it even more of a bargain. (at least at the time of my review shipping was free and there was no tax)

Negatives: None with the tv but getting this from FedEx was tricky. We weren’t notified when they were to arrive and received a note that would redeliver or we could go pick it up. Not knowing what time they come by, we actually went to the FedEx place and shoved this tv in the box in a smartcar. Yes, a smartcar. The smallest car there is. Fortunately, it was a convertible so it stuck out the top. Alot. It was either that or skip a day of work and we couldn’t at the time…so…get your FedEx delivery schedule when you are getting your tv if you share a similar fate.

Conclusion: Amazing picture with more extras than I could imagine for this pricepoint. It’s in our workout room but I like it better than our more expensive tv we have in the living room. No way am I uninstalling and reinstalling both though to change them out…plus I like the fact that it provides clear fast motion for my wicked aerobic moves. (grin)

3 Stars 3 weeks of fun
Set operated for 3 weeks, was enjoying some nice HD, then monitor went blank at next start-up. Had to return, now no more in stock! :<( . .

5 Stars Best tv i have owned

This has been a wonderful experience from the seller to all of the options of this tv, There was a question in my mind about the purchase and i called JR media who called back and confirmed the purchase. This set does not pick up broadband you must have the wireless bridge connected by an ethernet cable. After that just plug and play, after you jump through the set up hoops but the sony will guide you through it. Loving it.Sony BRAVIA W-Series KDL-40W5100 40-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV

4 Stars Amazon TV was defective Sony replacment better
TV rec’d from Amazon was defective. A two-inch wide stripe down the middle picture that only picked up black & white. Contacted Sony and they very promptly shipped a replacement. The packaging when Sony shipped was far superior to what can only be described as flimsy packaging from Amazon. I assume the poor packaging was the cause of the defect. Very pleased with the replacement. Just not impressed with Amazon saving a few dollars on shipping cost, resulting in a damaged TV and hassle at my end.

4 Stars Perfect for my situation.
Like a lot of folks my age, we are stuck with a massive piece of furniture called an “Entertainment Center”. The section for the TV was only 38″ wide, so because of frame size, I was limited to a 37″ TV or smaller. I kept checking dimensions of various sets and found this 40″ that would fit and it was a SONY! With free shipping and attractive interest terms I could not resist. Picture is great,appearance great but like most flat panel TVs sound is poor. Put the sound through a good sound system and you have a winner.

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