Sony BRAVIA V-Series KDL-40V5100 40-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV | 
| Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $1,199.99
Buy Used: $679.12
as of 3/12/2010 22:01 CET details
You Save: $520.87 (43%)
New (8) Used (14) Refurbished (1) from $648.00
Seller: Electronics Expo
Rating:  63 reviews
Sales Rank: 1,483
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Display Size: 40
Shipping Weight (lbs): 37.3
Dimensions (in): 38.9 x 3.8 x 25.1
Dimensions (Approx.) : 38 7/8 x 27 x 10 3/4 in (987 x 684 x 271mm) with pedestal; 38 7/8 x 25 1/8 x 3 3/4 in (987 x 638 x 93mm) without pedestal
Weight (Approx.) : 41 lbs. (18.6kg) with pedestal; 37.3 lbs. (16.9kg) without pedestal
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: KDL-40V5100
Model: KDL-40V5100
UPC: 027242752962
EAN: 0027242752962
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 16:9 Full HD 1080P Resolution Panel | | • | Dynamic Contrast | | • | Bravia Engine 2 Fully Digital Video | | • | Bravia Link Compatibility | | • | Motionflow 120Hz Technology |
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Product Description
Keep pace with fast-action movies, sports and game play. Equipped with Full HD 1080p and Motionflow 120Hz refresh rate technology, the KDL-40V5100 40-inch BRAVIA V series LCD flat panel HDTV provides a more fluid, natural and realistic viewing experience while enjoying fast-paced entertainment. Additionally, every scene will be sharp, vibrant and life-like thanks to BRAVIA Engine 2 fully digital video processor. Plus, a 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio yields deep blacks in darker scenes. The V series also includes 7 HD inputs to ensure you get impressive image quality from all your HD components such as PlayStation 3, Blu-ray Disc player and your PC.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 63
 Not bad March 12, 2010
SF Bay Area Consumer (East Bay)
I have a 52" W model in the living room and bought a 40V5100 model for the bedroom. The W model is definitely worth the extra money when you look to get a it all.
The pros:
The 40V5100 overall just fine for my bedroom.
Picture quality is fine.
Tuner works great and picks up everything.
Menu is easy to navigate.
Enough inputs.
The cons:
The sound is has a lot of static noise at lower volumes, it's very annoying.
The stations don't change as fast as on the W model.
You can not edit the names of the stations.
Doesn't have all the bells and whistles of a higher end TV.
 Great for family room February 23, 2010
Mrs. Write (Chicago, IL USA)
This TV made for an awesome Christmas present, especially since I got an amazing Black Friday price on it. This is our first flat screen, and we have been very impressed with the picture quality, ease of use, and look of it hung up on our family room wall. We were a little surprised to find how much more we have to turn it up in order to hear well, but it's not any kind of dealbreaker. Overall, super pleased. Highly recommended.
 Disappointed--must be a defective TV February 23, 2010
J. D. Wemmlinger (Bridgeport, CT)
I purchased this TV on a Sunday, was very impressed with the good price and the excellent reviews it had received, for the most part. The TV arrived by a box truck shipper on Wed at 7:30 AM, having been shipped from around 60 miles away. I had to run after the driver for his invoice, and he could only deliver it to the door without an "additional charge", but I was very happy with the speed of the delivery, carried it up the stairs, and happily set it up, expecting an upgrade from the 32" 720P Bravia I have watched for a couple of years, which is excellent and I have no gripes about, and was a big factor in "going SONY" with this one.
Unfortunately, the picture quality is poor, and I am going to send it back to SONY at their expense and they will replace it under the manufacturer's warranty within 5- 7 days of faxing them the receipt, which I did today. The problems with the TV are blurriness of numbers and images...the Olympics for example, were of a much better quality on the 2 yr old 32" ,720P Bravia than on this one. It is not extreme defect, but it is not "excellent HD" and the quality in important ways is similar to an old style television. I replaced the cable box, tried a new HDMI cord, and ran a newer DVD through it that should have had an excellent picture. Nothing was better. The words "stunning, and "amazing" that I've read in the reviews here certainly don't apply. There is also too much black in the picture, the black colors predominate. Hopefully this is a defective product and these will not be problems with the new one they send...if so, then I can't understand the other reviews here and I probably have forgone the "return" option (which would cost about 25% of the cost considering the restocking fee and shipping).
I must say the customer/tech support with SONY has been excellent so far, and I hope after the replacement arrives, I can write another review saying "the picture is stunning". If anyone has comments or suggestions I'd love to hear them.
 Red flashing and some sound issues February 7, 2010
J. Edwards
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This TV has pretty decent sound and picture, but is plagued by a few issues which could likely be resolved with a simple firmware update (if sony ever provides it)
I am talking about the "red flash" issue. This is actually an issue involving automatic jumping up and down of color temperature during normal operation of the set, but has garnered the name "red flashing" since it can become very noticeable during scenes with lots of red in the background as you can plainly see the colors getting brighter and dimmer at random times during the scene. Scenes with deep blue backgrounds (The Daily Show) can exhibit some pretty severe blue flashing at times too.
The sound pops and crackles a bit when you change channels on this TV, and there is a little barely audible fuzz and static on the built-in speakers. The sound on certain HDMI connected devices may not work if you turn them on before turning the TV on. I think these issues also boil down to the firmware.
The inputs on this TV are awesome, and the experience is otherwise great, and the price is very affordable.
If the above mentioned issues can be addressed by firmware (if only the red flash, since I find it most annoying) I will gladly upgrade my rating to 5 stars.
Sony KDL-40V5100 February 2, 2010
Robert C. Brown (San Diego, CA)
Received in excellent condition, mounted to wall with easy (and only needed one person). Has been an excellent choice in picture, sound and ease of use. Would recommend a PS3 to go with it for ease of accessing internet, and streaming video from Netflix. Haven't played any games on it yet, but sure with the picture quality already seen it will be a great time.
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