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Sony Bravia M-Series KDL-19M4000 19-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Black |  | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
Buy Used: $399.99
as of 3/9/2010 16:01 CST details
Seller: SMRS WINLAND
Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 27532
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 19
Battery: 2 AA
Shipping Weight (lbs): 14.3
Dimensions (in): 15.8 x 19.1 x 3.4
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: KDL-19M4000
Model: KDL-19M4000
UPC: 027242738591
EAN: 0027242738591
ASIN: B00171UJSE
Release Date: June 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days
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| Features:
| • | 16:9 HD 720p Resolution (1440x900) LCD Panel | | • | High-Definition Multimedia Interface(HDMI) Input | | • | HD Component Input | | • | Comes with PC Input | | • | ATSC /NTSC tuner with QAM |
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Product Description
The Sony BRAVIA HDTV KDL-19M4000 offers Sony HD expertise combining the right combination of style, features and performance at an entry-level price.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 31
 Unbiased review January 8, 2009
D. Woodhouse (Saint Paul, MN United States)
77 out of 78 found this review helpful
The picture quality on this television is second to none compared to other 19" LCD televisions available today. The sound quality is exceptional considering the size of the unit - the speakers are pointing down and forward towards the base of the unit which is angled to reflect outwards. The speakers are actually rather well sized, with 5Watts of output for each one. You can turn up the bass if needed.
Tuning and menus are pretty much the same as the larger Sony Bravia TV's available.
The stand on this TV isn't a pedestal because unlike other 19" LCD's, it's intentionally meant to be portable. It has a handle on top, and a swing out base (which is removable if you wish to use VESA mounting options instead) that it uses as a stand. The stand is capable of making the TV perfectly vertical, or defaults to approx 5degrees backwards. The TV is back heavy to prevent tipping forwards, so it shouldn't tip over very easily (I've tried this on a bed, and it's amazing how far you can tip it forward before letting go, and it still tips backwards!).
Like all Sony LCD TV's, the manual indicates a recommendation to tether the TV to either the base or a wall if you use the pedestal, likely to make their lawyers happy. I bought a 40" Sony Bravia LCD a few years ago, and that came with a tether strap that fit this one perfectly - Sony sells the same thing for under 4 dollars on their website. The manual gives suggestions of what to buy from a hardware store instead. At this point, mine isn't tethered, and it works just fine - I plan on using the strap in the trailer for piece of mind.
I personally spent months looking for a decent TV of this size for use in a travel trailer, as well as my bedroom, and all the other TV's I personally tried in different stores had at least one obvious flaw to contend with. Low maximum volume, tinny sound or problems re-tuning were all issues documented in various reviews on Amazon. The Sony, with its unique carrying handle has none of these problems, so I highly recommend it.
The price for this TV used to be half a grand, and now sells for around 1/4 off that price, bringing it into line with equivalent sized TV's making this a worthwhile consideration.
Excellent, simple to set up tv September 8, 2008
Paulfolio (New York, NY)
35 out of 40 found this review helpful
This tv is beautiful and easy to set up.The worst of it is that it's best viewed when fully vertical, and the prop in the back isn't long enough for that, so I needed a piece of wood under it to raise it. It doesn't have its verticality worked out - unless you mount it on a wall. It has outlets and inlets for seemingly any device, and suggests hookups. It's been a daily part of my life for a month, and it's beautiful, and easy to control and hook up. I would highly recommend it.
Love It!!!! December 19, 2008
Country Blue (Texas)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
This is a great little TV! It took me 10 minutes to set up, and I have had no problems. I could see how some people might think the instructions are confusing, especially if you have a complcated set up. The picture is great. I have it sitting on my kitchen counter using the little stand provided, and I have no problems with instability or the vewing angle.
Help for users of head phone jacks February 9, 2009
Peggy /G
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Recently the manufacturers of the latest lcd tv's have placed their headphone jacks in the rear and in difficult spots to insert a head phone jack when needed. Our household has some very early risers as well as a husband who watches late night tv when the wife wants to sleep thus head phone jacks are a necessity. This tv unlike other newer models has a headphone jack on the side but more importantly if you insert an RCA component jack into the rear (Audio 1) and a headphone jack adapter to the RCA jack (available at Radio Shack etc.) you can leave the jack in all the time and watch and hear the tv normally. However when you want to have sound only thru the headphones you only need to mute the sound on the tv and the only sound you hear will be thru the head phones thus eliminating the need to constantly insert the head phone jack etc. To return to normal tv sound/viewing you just stop the muting function and it's back to it's normal audio thru the speaker system. This reason alone aside from great visual, ease of use etc. is wonderful and may help many others who need extra sound due to hearing loss etc. This type of set up works great even with wireless headphone connections.
Perfect for our kitchen March 6, 2009
Amazon Fan (NC)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This 19" Sony TV has an excellent picture and great sound. It is perfect for a kitchen or bedroom. Setup was easy, and the unit found all the HDTV channels on our cable that are available without a cable converter box. They are mainly the networks and a few other channels. The HD channels look great, and the standard channels look fine. We also think the unit itself looks nice.
This TV does not have a pedestal base like some of the larger flat screens; it has a stand that folds out from the back, and the unit sits in place slightly tilted back. Although some of the reviews expressed concern about the base, we found that it works fine, even without attaching the included tethering belt. I guess if you had a bunch of kids running around the house bumping in to things, you might want to fasten it down as described in the manual, but we have not found it necessary.
The screen proportions are 16:10, and HDTV has a 16:9 proportion. Therefore, when HD channels are viewed, there are small bars at the top and bottom of the screen. At first we thought that this was a disadvantage, but we noticed that normal channels look much better and less distorted when the 4:3 proportion is stretched to 16:10 to fill the screen than they do on TVs whose screens have a 16:9 proportion where everyone is made to look fat. The minimization of distortion on this TV may also be the expansion method that Sony uses, but the people do not look nearly as stretched and distorted as they do when they are stretched into a 16:9 proportion. The bottom line is that both HD and normal broadcasts look great on this TV. We are very satisfied with this TV, as we have been with all SONY products we've purchased.
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