Monday 23 November 2009

The Sony KDL40W5500 TV - Worth Considering

By Beth Walton

The Sony Bravia KDL40W5500 is one of the latest Sony TV sets to hit the streets, initial news report that this is certainly one of the best and feature loaded Sony TV sets in the market although it only has average sound quality. Sony lovers will definitely like the sleek new look of the Sony KDL40W5500 and will probably add a Surround Sound system to take the place of the slim internal speakers.

What people really need to do in order to see the difference is to do a side by side comparison of either older model Sony sets or of the latest offering from other companies. This can easily be achieved by visiting the nearest consumer electronics store which all the TVs on display. The first thing you will probably notice that the Sony KDL40W5500 has a much sharper picture quality with great high definition and up scaling capability. A good side by side comparison can tell a great deal about a TV.

The Sony KDL40W5500 is able to correctly process 2:2 pulldown and 3:2 mode de-interlacing for SD film. This adds a whole new depth in your TV viewing experience. It also ensures that unlike previous television set models the picture looks much better and adapts to various formats flawlessly.

The user menu with the latest KDL40W5500 has been designed so that its easy to access advanced control without having to dive too deep into the menu. You also need have to deal with a lot of undefinable edge enhancement which is really applied to its 1080 source.

The Sony Bravia KDL40W5500 has an excellent set of connectors such as one extra HDMI port which is conveniently located. Sony has also incorporated the Applicast capability as well as made it possible for you to plug in a USB and play videos directly from it. The TV set also has media streaming capabilities with is an advancement over other Sony televisions.

Sony seems to have done a great job of designing the KDL40W5500 for mainly two reasons. The first being that this TV has ports in all the easily accessible areas. You don't have to grope behind your television set to find a port or connector to hook up whatever you want. This is especially good for those people who regularly hook things such as a gaming console, or DVD and blue ray players to their television sets.

The design of the Sony KDL40W5500 looks space age type yet has a Japanese high tech feeling to it. Also you might have to read though the manual just to understand all the features your television has not that you should bother yourself with all of them. There are certain things which you will certainly grow to love and then finally be unable to live without.

For people looking for a combination of excellent style and a great TV of features the Sony Bravia KDL40W5500 is a great choice.

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