Sony BRAVIA VE5-Series KDL-40VE5 40-Inch 1080p 120Hz Eco-friendly LCD HDTV
Saturday, November 28th, 2009 at
2:35 pm
- A 40-inch, 16:9 Full HD 1080p Resolution Panel provides optimum resolution from any HDTV source that delivers 1080p content
- Features an HCFL backlight, which uses specialized components to provide outstanding image quality while exceeding ENERGY STAR 3.0 requirements
- Presence Sensor detects that you’ve been away from your HDTV for a specified time and turns off backlight, helping you conserve energy
- New Energy Saving Switch lets HDTV consume zero power when in standby mode
- LightSensor technology gauges ambient light and adjusts the HDTV’s backlight accordingly to reduce unnecessary power consumption
- Motionflow 120Hz technology reduces judder and sharpens fast-moving images for a crisp, more natural picture;
- The BRAVIA Engine 2 video processor reduces visual noise and sharpens overall image detail
Product DescriptionIntroducing the Sony BRAVIA VE5 HDTV, a revolutionary TV that combines energy-saving features with quality picture performance. Minimize excess power use with a high-efficiency backlight that uses over 50% less power in . . . More >>
Sony BRAVIA VE5-Series KDL-40VE5 40-Inch 1080p 120Hz Eco-friendly LCD HDTV
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The sound isn’t so great. I have a 7-year-old 36″ RCA console with better sound. It could be that I don’t understand how to adjust my screen so that I get a picture that has all the correct attributes. When I set the screen so I see all that the screen has to offer I get 4 inch bars on the top and bottom of my screen which results in a narrow picture. If I set it to a “wide-zoom” screen I lose some of the picture or information and it’s the same if I set it to “full”. Sony’s manual doesn’t explain this very well. This is my first HD television so maybe I just need to learn how to use it.
Rating: 3 / 5
This TV is awesome! the picture is great and the sound is prety good.
Rating: 5 / 5
Auto-off feature is really nice. I’m not as green as I should be, but this set has solved my teenager falling asleep with the TV on all night. Picture is great, menu/settings are very user friendly, and only ports with an item plugged in are in the “input” rotation on the remote. Highly recommend.
One weird thing about the White Glove delivery from Amazon. They showed up on time, and even phoned ahead. . . very nice, plus set the TV up and took the garbage. However during the setup the TV searches for channels automatically. When this seemed to be going slow, the delivery guy says “this can take awhile the first time it runs”, and my wife let them leave. After performing a “search” for about 30 minutes I discovered that they had used input cables from a DVD player that was not hooked up to the satellite system. I simply plugged an HDMI cable from the dish to the TV. . . and whammo. . . 200+ channels almost instantly.
Everything else was great. I would make a similar purchase again with Amazon without hesitation.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is an excellent TV.
Picture Quality:
The picture quality of this set is superb. In the setup menu, I set the picture to “vivid” mode and the HD quality is simply life-like. The color and contrast are excellent. It also uses something that Sony calls MotionFlow which helps to smooth out the image when you are watching fast-action pictures.
Backlight Technology:
It is an LCD set, but uses a hot cathode fluorescent lamp for its backlighting. This technology allows it to be much more energy efficient and close to par with the energy usage of LED backlit LCD TVs. Most LCDs use cold cathode fluorescent lamps. The 40″ model uses a maximum of 140 watts, the 46″ uses a max of 160 watts, and the 52″ uses a max of 180 watts.
Eco-Friendly:
It has a sensor called a presence sensor that does two things. First it senses the ambient (room) light and if the room gets darker, it will automatically dim the picture of the TV. This works well if you are watching TV in the bedroom at night and you want less light output. The second thing that the sensor does is senses the room for motion and body heat. If you leave the room for a preset amount of time (5 min, 30 min, . . . ) and the TV doesn’t sense anyone around, it will turn off the picture. If you walk back in the room, it senses you and turns the screen back on. The sound stays on for another 30 minutes or so, then the whole set will go into stand-by mode if it does not sense you. Both of these features can be turned off via the setup menu and help to conserve energy.
Features (just a few of them):
The TV is loaded with features. It will automatically sense if you have something connected to an input (for example HDMI2). This is great when you want to hit the input button on the remote because it will not select items that aren’t currently sending out a signal. This means you don’t have to scroll through 10 items if you only have two components connected to the TV. In the setup menu, you can set each input for always on, always off, or auto. I used the always on setting for the PC input because the cable I used to connect the PC did not send a power signal so the TV did not sense it. By setting it to always on, the PC input will always be available when I scan through the inputs.
It also has a lot of inputs. There are 4 HDMI inputs. If you have a DVI port on your PC, then you can connect it through HDMI port 1 which also has an analog audio input. There is one dedicated composite (with S-video) and one dedicated component input, but there is another switchable composite/component input that you can use if you have two composites and one component, or vice versa. There is a PC input to connect via VGA connection. The audio outputs are one optical digital out and one analog out.
Dislikes:
1. All of the Inputs and Output are on the left side (when looking at the front of the TV) of the TV. This is unfortunate for me since my A/V cabinet is on the right side of the TV. It is a minor inconvenience, but something that I did not think about until I got the set home. I would say about half of the inputs are one the left side and the other half are on the back, next to the side inputs.
2. The presence sensor is right where I have my center audio speaker. I will have to raise up the TV to still have that speaker front and center.
Overall, this is not a cheap TV, but I think this is a case where you get what you pay for. It is a really great set.
Rating: 5 / 5