Sony Bravia LCD HD 1080p Digital Television, 40 inch with Sony Blu-ray Disc Player

swebb

I assume you can play normal DVDs on the bluray player ok?

maemaesmummy

Yes we play normal dvds and it upscales them quite nicely.

swebb

Just ordered... only 3 left in stock in JL.

escapee

geordie458 wrote: »

Sony site doesnt mention Bravia engine 2 for the 40V3000.

The 40V3000 does not have the Bravia 2 engine, I said 'this is the upgraded model on the 40V3000'!!!

The model for sale in this thread is the 40V4000 and THAT does benefits from the Bravia 2 engine


With regards to the person questioning my pricing earlier in this thread....... I paid £799.99 for my TV, Blu Ray Player and 5 year warranty not £899!!

escapee

Hunkamatic wrote: »

The TV is excellent both in picture and sound, however you can get the TV for under £700 at Dixons online, the player on the other hand is not fantastic and has a bit of a hi-fi geek I would recommend using a PS3 (very easy to update via firmware downloads unlike the Sony Blu Ray player) or the recently released Panasonic at around £269. Remember this is just my opinion.

Aside from the Blu-ray player and 4 free titles, I would much sooner pay £799 for this tv and have the peace of mind of 5 years protection cover, for the sake of £100 or so saving at Dixons. The bonus of the FREE player and FREE movies make this offer absolutely fantastic in my eyes!

Incidentally Dixon's now have this offer for £899 but expect to pay around £250+ for a 5 year warranty!

fatbelly

The telly is £699 at digital direct and sound&vision

swebb

Now that I've ordered... any receommendations for leads? I have Sky and I'll be hooking up the TV and blu ray player. I use just SCART at present - will I need anything else/different?

maemaesmummy

Definately HDMI lead(s)

Hootie19

italiastar wrote: »

The TV is HD ready, rather than a full HD

Can some explain (in really little words that even a technophobe like me can understand) exactly what the difference is please?

escapee

Hootie19 wrote: »

Can some explain (in really little words that even a technophobe like me can understand) exactly what the difference is please?

HD ready usually means the screen has a minimum resolution of 720 x 1366 pixels per square inch, full HD (and just to reitterate this tv IS FULL HD) has a maximum resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels per square inch making the picture crisper and sharper in detail.

Imagine drawing an inch square box and squeezing 1080 dots per column in horizontally and 1920 dots per row vertically and you get the idea!

As mentioned at this size you would really have to have eyes like a hawk to notice the difference between 720 pixel and 1080 pixel resolution but it does become more apparent when you start to go above 40 inch screen sizes.