Stunning picture for the price

I received this 5 days ago and I still cannot get over the"ooooogh" factor when watching a 1080p picture -"I Am Legend" just looks stunning.The SD picture is good and motion blurring is minimal.One warning though - you will have to get stocked up on snacks as once your Sony is turned on and GTA IV is running, you will not want to be parted.Ever.(Tip - get the supermarket to deliver and then you won't have to do the pesky shopping.)

Best television I've ever used...

I bought this tv about 6 months ago from another website. I had done alot of research into which was the best value large screen tv. I came to the conclusion that it had to be a 1080p model to future proof for any upgrades to tv or dvd standards. At the moment there is very little on offer in 720 hdtv, let alone 1080, but its nice to know you'll be ready when there is more available...

I have a virgin media hdtv box which transmits programs to the tv through hdmi in 720p and the results are fantastic, even with standard programming, better still on the 1 hdtv channel (bbcHD). I am not sure if it is the tv or the virgin box doing the upscaling to 720 for the standard programs, but it works well anyway. I have also borrowed a PS3 and watched 'Apocalypto' in 1080p which was very impressive. Whatever you watch on this tv the picture comes out very smooth, without all the boxy pixels of a cheaper lcd...

If you have any more doubts search for some official reviews like Which? this tv always comes out on top. For under a grand it is a bargain!

well worth the 700 notes!!

This tv is simply in a class of it's own. Maybe a touch too big for some people's rooms, but as the ladies would say...size matters! This is one heck of a tv, not to mention the total envy you will see on the face's of your mate's when they pop round!he he. This bravia is so easy to set up, REALLY quick to tune and before you know it your enjoying all it can offer. The picture quality before even fiddling with any of the menu options is fab, the colours seem fresh and full of life. After clicking it to 'cinema' in the picture menu I can safely say I haven't seen Die Hard so clear before, must add that was just off Digital tv! The sound to my well trained ear seem's perfectly balanced with no need to have the volume too loud to appreciate the great tone's these speakers can produce. I'll spare you the techno jargon that every bloke can rhime off as it bore's me too! All in all I couldn't be happier as I would have spent at least another £300 if I hadn't shopped around which I can now spend on my girlfriend, she wrote that! Honest.

Great Customer Service & Fab 1080p TV

Hiya,

I ordered one of these from amazon, the 1080p / 24 picture from bluray on PS3 is crystal. Watched a few blurays and tried dvd upscaler / call of duty on ps3 with great results. As mentioned in the other reviews, the SD picture is not an option here. Freeview picture is up to a good standard. The out of box setting are good but worth playing round to get an idea. The sound from the tv itself you can enjoy, but a 5.1 surround will do it justice.

One important thing to note is, i recieved this LCD with a dead pixel, returned and received a replacement in a matter of days. Well done Amazon for making this a painless experience.

Cheers

Great TV

I've had this about 6 months and just wanted to say that it's a great TV. Perhaps I am not a very demanding customer, but to my eye the picture is great and the sound excellent. Excellent connectivity. Perhaps the EPG could be a little more impressive, but other than that it's a well built, pleasing on the eye (on and off) TV.

Sony KDLS26A12U 26" WXGA LCD TV with built in Digital

Very pleased. Expensive compared to older technologies but e.g. lighter, easier to move. Very useful to have inbuilt digital tuner. Excellent: picture and sound quality, ease of tuning, electronic programme guide, etc. Instruction leaflet is not brilliant but most facilities are reasonably accessible via menus (or have I missed some?). Rather marginal here for reception of digital but OK for programmes that matter. However interesting that reception of weakest stations is not necessarily better than with the previous cheap set top digital tuner.

Great product!!!

Was hesitating to get an X series but I decided finally to save £500,given that it seems that the performancs are almost identical.
Got my 46" W series delivered yesterday. What can I say?
Perfect build quality, no dead pixels, no bleeding...
Couple it with an XBOX360 and max the resolution trough the VGA connexion ---- you will be blown away!!! No smearing, no double picture...
Fantastic colours and lots of connectivity in the back...
SD picture is ok, I expected it to be worse and it is not that bad...
Sound is fine too, although cant obviously beat a good set of 5.1 speakers...
All in all, a very good product. I honestly recommended it

How are you going to sell this item

How are you going to sell this item if theres no details about it. Im looking for a descent sized T.V that's 60hz or more so i can use my xbox 360 on it because some of the games require 60hz T.V. But nooooo! just write down the weight of the product and everything will be fine

Amazing looks and quality

First of all , as already mentioned , you can buy this model much cheaper elsewhere - so shop around before you buy ! To be honest I nearly went for the W series as I simply couldnt see a difference in the picture with the W and X side by side , so it was actually the looks of the X series which persuaded me to part with the extra £300 or so .
The glass and silver bezel look simply stunning ! and apparently you can buy different coloured bezels ? even when turned off its a masterpiece ! HOW do they get the lights INSIDE the glass ? there are no wires ?
When running standard defintion through the TV I must say its not quite as good as my friends Pioneer model ( apparently the Panasonic is good too ) but when you run a HD transmission through the TV its simply awesome ! Im a SONY tart so there was no question of any other brands unfortnately !!
Im running SKY HD , XBOX 360 and a SONY DVD player that upscales to 1080P all through the TV - all look stunning !
My only gripe would be that when the TV was fitted to the wall , the positioning of the sockets at the back of the TV ( particuarly the HDMI sockets ) made it very awkward to fit ... but with a third pair of hands and teasing of the cables it was OK . Maybe it would be better to put all the sockets UNDERNEATH the TV to make it easier ? Its my only gripe .. Oh and the remote is RIDICULOUSLY massive ... ?
Id recommend this TV to anyone who is thinking of a 40" LCD TV with full 1080P resolotuion with a budget of £1300 or so ?
Oh and did I mention that the glass and silver bezel look AMAZING !

Well worth the money!

I too (bizarrely) was also using a Samsung 17" LCD TV connect to a freeview box and an XBox 360. Sound was pretty bad and the picture wasn't great with red colours showing up with this lattice pattern...

Roll on this new 20" HD TV and goodness! The 360 goes in via component now (rather than through the RCA plugs) and its like a breath of fresh air! That and the fantastic inbuilt digital tuner with DVB so you can always see what's on.

It also has a PCMCIA slot in the side, so if you decide you want to buy one of those Pay As You Go TV cards, you can use one, or hook up any HDMI device to the back of it.

Oh and wall mounting it took all of 10 minutes.

All in all a fantastic HDTV! Go buy one now! I didn't buy one from here, but rather from a local dealer for £369.99 down from the RRP which is £480. When I saw Amazon's price I almost wept... Ah well..!