Sony Bravia V-Series KDL-52V4100 52-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV | 
| Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $1,999.99
Buy Used: $1,350.00
as of 9/3/2010 15:19 CDT details
You Save: $649.99 (32%)
In Stock
Seller: DealStop
Rating:  53 reviews
Sales Rank: 32,081
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 52
Shipping Weight (lbs): 71
Dimensions (in): 32.8 x 49.8 x 4.8
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: KDL-52V4100
Model: KDL-52V4100
UPC: 027242736177
EAN: 0027242736177
ASIN: B0018YNZ68
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 16:9 Full HD 1080p Resolution (1920x1080p) LCD Panel | | • | DMex ™ compatible; allows seamless feature upgrades | | • | BRAVIA® Sync™ (HDMI-CEC) | | • | Enhanced XMB™ with 3D graphics incl. TV Guide | | • | HDMI™ x2, HD Component x2, PC Input |
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Product Description
Sony KDL52V4100 (KDL-52V4100) offers High Definition Resolution 1080p, which provides you amazing picture quality with Sony-exclusive features like Xross Media Bar (XBR) with 3D graphics. It's embedded with DMex capability to help you add better features to your TV and with picture quality technologies like Advanced Contrast Enhancer (ACE) and BRAVIA engine 2. In 1080p resolution a connection accepts 1080p signals and the display renders that signal as full HD 1080p.Today's High Definition world the best this brave new world offers in terms of High Definition Resolution is 1080p allows viewing the content without down converting the images to the displays native resolution. Fully utilize PlayStation3 systems & Blu-ray Disc players which are capable of delivering 1080p content.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 53
Excellent picture, good sound and great value December 10, 2008
Michele S. Roda (Nevada)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
I have waited a bit before writing a review on this television. I wanted the honeymoon period to phase out a bit before I made any comments on it. Also, I thought I give it some time to notice any downsides to having purchase this t.v.
First things first, I have read some reviews (regardless of brand) that complain about regular televisions (CRT's) looking better when watching shows transmitted without HD or analog.
This has nothing to do with the television, it has to do with the signal it receives. It is a television, not a magician.
I changed my account with dish network to receive HD as well as whatever else is digital and be able to stablish a comparison betweeen the two.
HD looks amazing. Period.
There is a firmware through Sony that would address the "sparkle" issue that has been addressed in other posts for Sony tv's.
Let me tell you that we have not had to download the firmware, there is no sparkle. I even called Sony to have them send me a usb adaptor with the firmware and they told me that if I did not have the issue, it would actually harm the tv to use the firmware. I'll take their work for it, because I believe that if something is not broken, there is no need to fix it.
Colors: Vivid setting is almost ridiculous in term of vibrancy. Nice feature to have and very appropriate for a lot of movies, shows, etc and maybe too much for other things.
Standard: Less bright but still sharp and well defined picture.
Cinema: Personally, I don't care for this feature. It recreates the "feel" of watching a movie in the theater, but theater colors and shapness are not much to talk about, so we don't use it.
Custom: Exactly what it means. You create it to your liking and change it as you want it.
Controls: Extremely easy to use.
Remote control: Nothing to brag about. It does what it is supposed to do and it is not a universal remote.
Sound: without hooking it up to external speakers, the sound is very good. There is no distortion and we have noticed that we can keep the volume low because everything is clearly understood. The front speakers do have a "surround sound" type of effect where you can actually hear things happening behind you as well as in front and sides while you are watching. It is not for audiophiles who like to hear every single thing that is going on, but it far surpasses the built in speakers on most t.v.s
HDMI and Analog inputs galore. Surround sound systems and consoles can be hooked up without having to purchase extensions and connectors.
Video play: Probably the worst game console in terms of graphics is the Wii console, it certainly cannot compete with the playstation .... or so I thought... After having played the wii for a year on a CRT, the same games are fantastic when hooked up to this t.v. I did not think it would make a difference, but even simple games like tombraider are sharper and clearer. Colorful ones like Mario are, in my opinion, seizure inducing but the kids love it.
60hz vs. 120hz. Honestly, we have watched Hockey and football and we see no blurring of motion. I honestly thought we'd have buyers remorse for not going for the W series, but the fact is, we don't. We are extremely pleased with this set and the price from Amazon at the time came under 1500k and feel that we got a very good price on a very large set.
My only complain now is that we need a second television and I can't see us going with anything smaller or lesser quality after having been spoiled rotten by this set.:)
PEACE
Great TV August 1, 2008
V. Kuznetsov
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
Bought it from Amazon. Delivery was flawless.
First I got a Samsung A650, but I really did not like it, so I exchanged it for Sony 52V4100, and it was love at first sight. Great looks, easy menu, good remote, amazing PQ. To be fair - Samsung's PQ was VERY good, but the TV itself had way too many annoying little things for me to ignore.
I have my PS3 hooked up via HDMI, and also an over-the-air hi-def antenna. Like I said - the PQ is excellent, and I really like this TV.
A Great TV August 20, 2008
xielamr (tampa, floirda)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
like the other reviewer, I made my decision based on economic factor (vs 120hz. if you add up the differences between costs of TVs and insurance, it is close to $700 difference. i am not a trained a broadcasting specialist, but one of my friend in broadcasting industry told me that he could not see the difference between a regular vs 120hz.
This is a great TV and delivery is flawless.
SONY 52" 52V4100 March 11, 2009
MarcusD (Los Angels CA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I did months of research which involved comparing and reading reviews on 1080p LCDs. If I was going to make such a big purchase I wanted the best. I brought it down to two of the most popular and best which were Samsung and Sony. Samsung received higher scores from Consumer Reports Magazine. Also, you will hear that both TV's are built by the same company which means the screen is similiar. However, after reading reviews and comparing the screens there is less "glare" in the Sony which is very important since I live in LA and my TV room is filled with sunlight. Also, the Sony is a sexier TV in my opionion. It has less of that annoying black glossy side panels that both television screens have. Seriously why have a non glare TV when the glossy panels that surround the screen is distracting.
Now if your debating between the 52" and something smaller due to the price. Don't waste your time! This 52" Sony is the most incredible/gorgeous "toy" I have. Life is too short to be watching HD blueray movies and HD tv on anything smaller. So just go for it. The color is incredible. Straight out of the box the picture was just breathtaking and watching movies from my PS3 blue ray is beyond words. No more crowded over priced movie theaters for us!
Connecting the TV was a breeze especially with the use of HDMI cables. I connected my Sony theater sound system (so I will not comment on the TV speakers), PS3 and cable box. By the way please do yourself a favor and order you HDMI cables from Amazon. So much cheaper. I paid less than $5 dollars for the best quality Category 2 HDMI cables on Amazon. There about $25-$100 dollars every where else. I ordered three Category 2 6ft HDMI cables. One for my PS3, one for my audio system and the other for my cable box. I also ordered a digital audio cable for less than $2 on Amazon. CRAZY money saved there.
NOTE: The BEST picture is when you're watching blu-ray movies or HD TV. This means that you must have a cable box that supplies HD TV. This tv recieves 480p channels which are non-HD channels but there is an obvious decrease in picture quality (grainy). Also, when you switch to 1080p HD channels there is annoying delay in the switch. Literally the TV goes black for a few seconds. Kind of scary if you don't that happens. But I had already read about it. But seriously folks almost all the popular channels are in HD or will be in HD (c'mon VH1 and CMT get with it).
Also, one of the reasons I chose the Sony tv was the BRAVIA Sync option. Which means that any Sony product you connect via HDMI can be controlled with one remote control. Which is great for those of you that have a Sony audio system or DVD/Blu-ray player. However, if you have the Sony PS3 it doesn't work! Since the Sony PS3 blu-ray is controlled by a bluetooth remote, it doesn't sync. Too bad!!
Finally, I must say that I was truly nervous about purchasing a 52" TV from Amazon. I have purchased other smaller items from Amazon crossing my fingers that it doesn't break or get lost in the mail. However, after comparing prices for months Amazon had the best deal for this TV--even during the Circuity City close-out sale. Amazon had free shipping, no recycling fee etc. I saved almost $200 dollars purchasing this TV from Amazon. Delivery was faster than I expected. No problems there. The man said if it doesn't work just call Amazon and we will pick up the TV and deliver a new one. After two weeks of having the TV it works perfectly! The best part is that I received all the cables I ordered before hand so when the TV was delievered days later I was ready to go.
Also, if your one of those that need to purchase an extended warrantee that many stores offer, Sony has a two year warrantee that is cheaper than many big stores. Go to their website.
ENJOY! This will be the purchase of a lifetime!
5 STARS!!!! Great Set for a Great Price! February 24, 2009
John A. Evans (Virginia)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Decision:
The Sony 52V4100 is an outstanding LCD for the money. My wife and I went to Best Buy and compared the difference between the W4100 (120hz) and the V4100 (60hz). Nil...
We then went to the Samsung display in Best Buy that showed the 120hz vs 60hz on the same screen and couldn't tell much of a difference. That validated our decision to go with the V4100.
Research:
Before I got to the point of deciding on a Sony, I had reviewed Comsumer Reports (March 2009 edition) on the best 52" LCDs: Below are the top 10 rankings:
1. Samsung LN52A650 (Recommended)
2. Samsung LN52A750 (Recommended)
3. Samsung LN55A950 (Recommended)
4. Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR6
5. LG 52LG50 (Recommended)
6. Toshiba Regza 52XV545U (CR Best Buy)
7. Sony Bravia KDL-52W4100 (Recommended)
8. Toshiba Regza 52F55OU
9. Mitsubishi LT-52149
10. LG 52LG60
I went to Best Buy, the Military Exchange and Circuit City to see if I could pick out the best picture. The Samsung 650's picture was good, but seemed a bit bright to me..oh and don't be afraid of the 650's "touch of red"; it was not that noticeable.
I kept picking the Sony W4100 over all the other models. The picture quality seemed better (the blacks seemed darker and the colors more vibrant). Also, I wasn't looking for a bunch of "bells and whistles" on a LCD. I was going to mount the LCD above the fireplace and watch TV and sports.
Purchase:
I made sure the LCD was "Ships from and sold by Amazon.com." so that I got the White Glove treatment. I made the purchase (credit card) with no sales tax and free shipping. Seven days later I received a call from a local shipping company to set up the next day delivery. The LCD arrived the next day and two guys carried the box into my house, took it out of the box and set it up on the floor (stand comes attached). Even though I had the HD Cox box with HDMI cable ready for them to hook up, they said all they do is turn on the TV with the remote to ensure the menu comes up and that there is no damage to the TV. Everything worked and they hauled the shipping boxes away.
I hooked up the HDMI cable and was very impressed. I also hooked up the PS-3 and was equally impressed.
Later that night I had some friends help me install the TV on a tilting wall bracket (you have to purchase this separately) The Sony 52" V4100 looks great. The sound is pretty good, but a sound system definitely makes it better.
I use a Cox Cable HD DVR box, so I only use the Cox remote control. One option that I saw when I was performing the initial set up was if you were using an antenna, this model has a TV guide that resembles the cable guide.
Overall:
Would recommend this LCD to anyone. Amazon was cheaper than Crutchfield and the service was just a good!
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