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by Jetters on Jun 23, 2009
"We bought this television in January and love it. I must admit, the Sears people we good to us.... The stock for this Sony Z, wasn't in yet and the salesman let us borrow another tv-Panasonic 42" plasma....what a good TV, too! Thanks Sears! The picture is awesome- especially if you have the HD cable line hooked up. The sound/volume... well... it's okay. The problem is: the volume changes, depending on what chan..." Read Full Review
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by derd on Mar 24, 2009
"coooooooooooooooooooooooooollllllllllll..." Read Full Review
"Great video, no smearing, good color, expanded image of 4:3 images better than most. HD images awesome. The very good self contained audio occasionally drops out, but comes back it channel is changed. Works great with cable company HDDVR which supplies 1080i to TV."
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"I waited a year before purchasing a new lcd tv. I knew I wanted a Sony for it's quality and reliability. I'm glad I waited to find just theright lcd model at a good price.It was easy to set up, colors are vivid, surroundsound is very nice. I mounted this lcd with a tilt mount over a gas fireplace. Extremely easy to do.I waited for what I thought was a great deal. [...]"
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"I've had three Sony Trinitron televisions and they are all still going strong--even the one I gave away that's over two decades old! This is my first HDTV and I love it. I've had it now for a few weeks and I like it more and more each day. I watched the Olympic opening ceremonies and was amazed by the picture quality. I found the tv easy to set up. Currently I have it connected to a cable box, CD player and VCR. Over the next few months I'll be adding a BluRay disc player and a receiver with speakers. So far, the only negative thing I've found is that it takes a bit of time to turn on. I don't know if that is true of all HDTV's or just this one. This TV would also work very well connected to a media pc. That may also be in my future. I would highly recommend this Sony."
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"The picture is great and the sound excellent. Everything I wanted excpet for the confusing information on the USB port. There is basically nothing about what is actually needed to be able to use the USB port except that it will work with "some sony microvault USB devices". It does not work with my sandisk drive - the most commonly purchased manufacturer of USB drives.
There needs to be specific information about what is compatible before you go out and spend money on specific devices. Why does it have to be Sony USB drive specific? Why is there nothing in the specs of the TV about which sony USB drive is required? Very poor documentation on this. This reflects on the design rating."
"I was limited in size by our current entertainment cabinet which my wife insisted on keeping. The doors opened out , then pushed inside the cabinet for TV viewing. I was limited to a 32 inch TV, not exactly the big screen I had been hoping for. And this was going to be our primary TV set up in the Great Room. I then decided to take the doors off but had to promise the wife I would re-hang opening out. That idea gave me 37 1/4 inches width. Still for most of the LCD's I looked at, 32 was still the biggest I could get in there. Then I discovered this set, a 40 that measured just a little over 37 inches in width- it fits perfectly!!! And it looks so good that I have the wife agreeing that we don't need the doors-excellent!!!
Also liked the brushed metal frame, no reflection from lights or windows.
I really love this LCD, no motion blur with the 120hz, picture is great, color outstanding.
We just replaced a Sony in our bedroom that we have had for over 30 years and has never been in the shop.
How could I go with another brand- only SONY!!
I would highly recommend this Model and Brand."
"We were in the market for an HDTV and had heard that Sony had the best TV's around. We did some comparison shopping with different brands and liked the design of the BRAVIAs the best, we have a limited space to fit our TV into so the thin sides were a major plus for us. We bought a refurbished unit and have been blown away by the picture quality and clarity. We also got a Blu-ray player and cannot say enough about this TV when hooked up to Blu-ray, the 1080/24p capability is breathtaking. the TV's picture is so nice I don't want to go to the movies ever again.
This truly is the way TV was meant to be watched!"
"Like many, I read many reviews, essentially Sony vs. Samsung. The sales staff at JR is a pretty down-to-earth, no nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is crowd of guys. I have been buying from JR since 1980. A salesman helped me really distill this down to a handful of criteria and make an easy decision. At this time technology is so advanced that at any given price range it really is hard to make a terrible choice when you are dealing with top brands. I have always like Sony products - they are a solid manufacturer.
I felt comfortable that the Z series Sony LCD HDTV would deliver a quality product and it has. No complaints at all - a superb product."
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"Well, the main reason I bought this TV was because of it's excellent clarity and better sound than SAMSUNG has. SAMSUNG does have a good picture clarity. However, the sound on the SAMSUNG really SUCKS! My wife said no matter how good a picture is, if the sound tends to fatique you, this is no good. I didn't want to put an extensive surround system in the kitchen. So, the sound that comes from the TV, becomes important. The sound on this (Z) model is much warmer than on some of the other SONY W, S, and V models. Being an audiophile, the sound is very important to me. And, the newer smaller bezel frame enables this 40" TV to fit into smaller places in my kitchen. The only nitpick I have with the SONY, is that I have to keep the VIVID picture option on all the time. Otherwise, the picture doesn't look as crisp and kind of appears washed out. This might just be a problem I have, because of all the wall of windows I have in the kitchen. With the VIVID option on, PBS programs with senic views are SPECTACULAR. It's almost like 3 dimensional. You feel like you can reach out and touch the person in the picture. And, I also have an older SONY 57" rear projection TV in the family room (5 years old), which looks just as good now as the day I bought it. SO, stick with SONY! SONY has the best reputation for quality and long term reliability. That's what is important to me....Long term reliability.
So, what are you waiting for. Go on and get a nice SONY LCD TV and start enjoying life! This TV is almost mesmerizing, it is so clear. And, the folks at J&R were a pleasure to deal with. Also, the shipping from NY was super fast. I got my new TV in 3 days, via UPS. All I did was attach the base, plug the TV in, attach my outside Antenna, and start programming the channels. And, this TV must have a great tuner, because I get clearer digital pictures from my outside antenna than my brother inlaw does with Cable. You just can't beat SONY and the folks at J&R!"
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"We bought this television in January and love it.
I must admit, the Sears people we good to us.... The stock for this Sony Z, wasn't in yet and the salesman let us borrow another tv-Panasonic 42" plasma....what a good TV, too! Thanks Sears!
The picture is awesome- especially if you have the HD cable line hooked up. The sound/volume... well... it's okay. The problem is: the volume changes, depending on what channel you have it on. That's a pain to always adjust the volume. Sometimes, we need to put the volume on max just to hear it!
The WII games: the picture is fantastic on it."