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Sony 40" BRAVIA XBR 1080p LCD HDTV

★★★★★
4.8

based on 15 reviews  

 

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★★★★☆
4.4

 

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Pros

  • Attractive design (14)
  • Great picture quality (12)
  • Fast setup (9)
  • Reduced glare (9)
  • Simple controls (9)
  • Easy setup (1)
  • Great picture at hdmi (1)
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Cons

  • Difficult to set up (2)
  • Not so great sd picture (1)

Best Uses

  • Home (11)
  • Movies (6)
  • Video (3)
  • Professional (2)
  • Office (1)
 
 
 

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Last update: Dec 9, 2007

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Sony 40" BRAVIA XBR 1080p LCD HDTV Review

Awesome Picture in HD

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Attractive Design
  • Fast Setup
  • Great Picture
  • Reduced Glare
  • Simple Controls

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • None
 

"This is an awesome HD Television. It is living up to all my expectations. In retrospect, I should have gone with the 40XBR2 and the Black Velvet trim instead of the Piano Gloss Black of the 40XBR3. The location of this set is in my sunroom, and I get glare from the gloss finish. "

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Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Feb 25 2007
Mike
Wisconsin
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Sony 40" BRAVIA XBR 1080p LCD HDTV Review

Very happy with this TV!

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Attractive Design
  • Great Picture
  • Simple Controls

    Cons

  • Difficult to Setup

    Best Uses

  • Home
  • Movies
  • Office
  • Professional
 

"Though this size isn't as popular compared to the 46", it's still a big enough screen and perfect for standard 5-10 feet viewing distance. The piano black bezel and the transparent glass offers a remarkable stark combination that makes this TV truly among the best ever designed from an aesthetic st …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Jan 25 2007
Xstatic in XBR3 territory
Virginia
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[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

Sony 40" BRAVIA XBR 1080p LCD HDTV Review

Great TV

★★★★☆
4.0

    Pros

  • Attractive Design
  • Fast Setup
  • Great Picture at HDMI
  • Reduced Glare

    Cons

  • Not so great SD picture

    Best Uses

  • Home
  • Movies
 

"[...]The HDMI input shows great picture quality. However, the standar definition picture quality is not that great. The upconversion process of the TV leaves something to be desired. Fortunately, Sony allows to turn those features off. With a Dish Network VIP622 doing the upconversion, the standard …"  Read Full Review »

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Nov 6 2006
Jellybear
Allen, Tx
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[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Sony 40" BRAVIA XBR 1080p LCD HDTV Review

Great TV!

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Attractive Design
  • Great Picture
  • Reduced Glare
  • Simple Controls

    Cons

  • Difficult to Setup

    Best Uses

  • Home
  • Movies
  • Professional
  • Video
 

"This is probably the best TV I could hope for at this moment in time...great picture quality, good depth in the speakers, and a myriad of controls. There is no clouding on my XBR3 that I've checked thus far (August 2006 build). I finished watching a couple of 1080P blu-ray trailers via HDMI and th …"  Read Full Review »

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Jan 10 2007
Happy XBR3 owner
Virginia
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[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Sony 40" BRAVIA XBR 1080p LCD HDTV Review

Great TV with an eye toward design

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Attractive Design
  • Fast Setup
  • Great Picture
  • Reduced Glare
  • Simple Controls

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • Home
  • Movies
 

"This Sony has the perfect picture from any viewing angle. The traditional criticism agains LCDs is that at various angles the sharpness and clarity of the picture is lost. In its engineering Sony is going the extra mile to make sure that their choice of LCD as their media for large screen TVs is c …"  Read Full Review »

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Dec 13 2006
Dog Ears
Ashburn, Virginia
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