Sony BRAVIA KDL40HX800 40-Inch 1080p 240 Hz 3D-Ready LED HDTV, Black

by Sony

• 40-inch Dynamic Edge LED-backlit HDTV with Full HD 1080p resolution; ready for you to enjoy 3D movies, sports and videogames with optional accessories
• Motionflow 240Hz technology for smoothest motion in fast action sports and games; BRAVIA Engine 3 fully digital video processor
• Wi-Fi ready (with optional dongle); access to BRAVIA Internet video; USB port for photos, music and video playback
• Inputs: 4 HDMI, 2 component, 2 composite, 1 PC, 1 USB, 1 Ethernet, 1 optical digital audio output
• Includes removable stand; measures 37.5 x 24.25 x 9.8 inches with stand
• 40-inch Dynamic Edge LED-backlit HDTV with Full HD 1080p resolution

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 37.5 x 9.9 x 24.2 inches ; 36.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 40 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00391RS5W
• Item model number: KDL40HX800
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,112 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 19, 2010

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Designed to deliver dazzling Full HD 1080p resolution, this 40-inch BRAVIA HX800 Series HDTV (model KDL40HX800) features advanced dynamic LED backlighting technology for incredibly high contrast levels, deep blacks and bright whites. And get ready for a three-dimensional revolution in your living room with the HX800's 3D capabilities. Just add the optional Sony sync transmitter and active glasses to experience movies and video games in 3D like never before Full HD 1080p, or convert 2D to 3D with a push of a button on your remote.

The HX800 boasts a Dynamic LED backlight with full array local dimming.

 

Bravia Engine 3 (on right) produces a sharp, vibrant picture.

 

Fast-action scenes look better than ever thanks to Motionflow PRO 240Hz refresh rate technology.

 

Integrated BRAVIA Internet Video.

All 3D BRAVIA TVs are supported by a rapidly increasing variety of 3D content, including the latest Hollywood movies on Blu-ray 3D disc; sport, music, natural history and entertainment from new 3D cable and satellite channels; even 3D games such as WipEout HD and MotorStorm Pacific Rift for the PlayStation3.

Enjoy incredible contrast and sharp, vibrant images with the Dynamic Edge LED backlight plus see smooth motion detail during fast-action scenes with the Motionflow PRO 240Hz technology. Edge LED-backlit HDTVs consume less power than conventional LCD televisions and contain no mercury. The Deep Black Panel also provides incredible contrast and minimized reflections. Finally, the BRAVIA Engine 3 video processor produces superior, life-like image with amazing contrast and color.

Go beyond your scheduled programming and connect to the internet to instantly stream a wide variety of movies, TV shows, videos and music from Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, YouTube, Slacker and more. You can even add a Wi-Fi adapter (sold separately) to wirelessly connect to your home network and access the internet without the mess of unsightly wires. Other features include 6 HD inputs (4 HDMI, 2 component), a USB port for photo, music, and video playback on the TV, an Ethernet port (for wired networking), and VESA compliant wall mounts.

Key Features

Full HD 1080p Resolution: Experience Full HD 1080p picture quality, the highest at-home resolution, and take full advantage of HD sources like a Blu-ray Disc Player or PlayStation3 gaming console via the 16:9 wide screen panel (1920 x 1080).

Dynamic Edge LED backlight: Experience incredible contrast in a slim design with Dynamic Edge LED backlight technology.

3D in Full HD: Enjoy an immersive, realistic movie and gaming experience in Full HD 1080p using Sony's 3D accessories (3D sync transmitter and 3D active glasses, both sold separately) and connecting a compatible 3D Blu-ray Disc Player or PlayStation3 gaming console. Convert standard 2D personal content into 3D with the push of a button on your remote.

Motionflow PRO 240Hz Technology: Experience smoother motion detail and clarity with Motionflow PRO 240Hz technology. Motionflow PRO 240Hz technology increases the frame rate and applies Image Blur reduction to deliver a crisp, fluid viewing experience during fast-action scenes.

Wi-Fi Adapter Ready: Enjoy the convenience of wireless connectivity for your home entertainment network and make accessing your online entertainment--including movies, photos, music, videos and more--even easier (Wi-Fi dongle required; sold separately).

BRAVIA Internet Video: Instantly stream a wide variety of movies, TV episodes, videos and music from a large selection of entertainment apps including: Netflix, YouTube, Slacker, and more. (Learn More)

BRAVIA Engine 3: Enjoy Sony's most advanced processing system for superior image detail, exceptionally vibrant, life-like images, reduced noise and optimized contrast and color with the BRAVIA Engine 3 fully digital processor.

Ambient Sensor: Get a natural looking picture whether you are watching movies late at night or playing video games during the day with an Ambient Sensor that automatically adjusts the picture color based on a room's lighting.

24p True Cinema: Movies consist of 24 images per second, and cannot be faithfully reproduced on conventional televisions, resulting in unnatural, jerky movements. But 24p True Cinema displays the 24 progressive images as they should be, in the same sequence as the original film source. Now, you can recreate the visual clarity of cinema-quality movies in the comfort of your own home.

USB Input: Share your photos on the big screen or listen to your favorite music. Simply connect your digital camera, USB-enabled MP3 player, or USB storage device directly to your HDTV's USB input.

Deep Black Panel: Enjoy crisp, vibrant images, incredible contrast and minimized reflections with a specially coated Deep Black Panel display.

Energy Saving Switch: Eliminate standby power consumption without having to unplug your TV. Simply turn the Energy Saving Switch to off position and the TV no longer draws energy from the power source.

Key Specifications

• Screen size: 40 inches
• CineMotion Reverse 3:2 Pulldown Technology: Yes
• 24p True Cinema Technology: Yes
• 3D Comb Filter: Yes
• TV Guide On-Screen: Yes
• Deep Color: Yes
• Live Color Technology: Yes
• Auto Picture Setting w/ HDMI: Cinema, Sport, Music, Photo, Graphics, Game
• Speakers: 2x 10W (20 watts of total power)
• 5.1 Channel Audio Out: Yes
• Dolby: Dolby Digital
• USB Application(s) : Photo Viewer (jpeg), Photo Viewer (RAW), Music Player (mp3), Video Player (AVCHD), Video Player (AVC), Video Player (MPEG4)
• Tuners: ATSC, NTSC, Clear QAM
• VESA wall mounting pattern: 300 x 300
• Warranty: 1 year labor and parts
• Energy Star compliant: Yes

Dimensions

• TV with stand: 37.5 x 24.25 x 9.8 inches (WxHxD); 36.2 pounds
• TV without stand: 37.5 x 22.8 x 3 inches (WxHxD); 31.3 pounds
• What size TV should you get?

Connections

• HDMI: 4 (2 side, 2 rear; HDMI PC input capability)
• Component: 2 (1 side, 1 rear)
• Composite A/V: 2 (1 side, 1 rear shared with component)
• Ethernet: 1
• RF: 1 (rear)
• USB 2.0: 1 (side)
• PC input (15-pin, D-Sub): 1 (side)
• Analog audio inputs: 3 (2 side, 1 rear)
• Digital audio output: 1 optical

What's in the Box

BRAVIA HX800 Series HDTV, remote control (with batteries), AC power cord, table top stand, operating instructions

Learn More

Bravia Internet Video

Have your favorite internet content delivered to your TV screen with BRAVIA Internet Video. Stream movies, videos, music and more with BRAVIA Internet Video from a wide variety of sources and services, including:

	Amazon Instant Video provides instant access to over 50,000 hit movies and TV shows directly on your Sony BRAVIA HDTV. Watch new release movies as soon as they're on DVD and TV shows the day after they air, with thousands of titles available in HD--all commercial free.
	Netflix: Instantly watch thousands of TV episodes and movies streamed from Netflix right to your Sony BRAVIA HDTV--watch as much as you want, any time you want. (Netflix unlimited membership required for Netflix feature functionality.)
	Crackle: The next-generation video entertainment network with hundreds of movies, TV shows, and original series from the vast Sony Pictures library.
	Pandora Internet Radio: Free, personalized internet radio playing only music you love. Pandora brings an effortless personal soundtrack into your living room. Enter your favorite artists and enjoy stations created just for you. Rate songs as they play, because Pandora caters to your tastes and adapts stations to your feedback on the spot.

Which Size HDTV is Right for My Room?

With standard-definition TVs, the rule used to be that viewers would feel comfortable watching a set from a distance of 3 to 6 times the screen size in inches. With HDTV, the resolution is so much better that you can sit closer to a larger TV without noticing the pixels. So with HDTVs, the rule tends to be you can sit anywhere from 1.5 to 3 times the screen size (in inches) for the best experience. If you know the size of the room you have already, where you want to sit, and where your new HDTV should go once you get it, you can figure out the size HDTV you should get. Minimum size = Viewing distance/3 Maximum size=Viewing distance/1.5

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Amazon Instant Video

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

50 of 53 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect. November 27, 2010

By James Sanford

Amazon Verified Purchase

From the moment I opened the box, it was obvious I had made the right choice. This TV oozes quality in every single way.

The display is wonderful. It's not a matte display, but it has a relatively low reflection, not obnoxiously glossy like recent Apple products. The picture looks gorgeous, even off angle, and the unit and base have a high gloss black finish.

The features are well covered in the specs above (Netflix HD streaming capability, YouTube, a built in TV Guide using online data, DLNA support to play media off your PC over the network, 3D)

Looking for downsides, the use of the large 300x300 VESA mount is unfortunate, the display is lightweight and really doesn't need such a large mount. The built-in stand uses a separate mount that is much smaller, and you could make your own plate or L bracket for the display to slide onto.

The TV menus are in the style of a PS3 (XMB), but some of the animations are unacceptably slow. Perhaps this can be improved in a later firmware upgrade. Also, not all menu options are available until about 30 seconds after you turn on the display.

My display says it is "Made in Mexico".

Audio:
The built-in audio is acceptable, but I suspect most will want to use external audio with this display. There's a non-obvious setting to turn on "S-Force Front Surround" mode for the internal speakers which improves the perception of sound, and by default it doesn't try to reproduce low frequency bass.

Settings:
The display works well out of the box, but if you're feeling adventurous, there are many settings for both the display and audio (scene select, four motionflow settings, mpeg noise reduction, dynamic LED, low light recovery and bright light reduction, steady sound, audio clarity settings to emphasize the human voice)

3D:
At the moment I am not impressed after using the 3D mode. Technically it works as expected with Blu-Ray or a PC with NVIDIA 3DTV Play, but the display is so bright and gorgeous on its own that I prefer 3D off. Note that you must buy an optional Sony 3D sync transmitter and Sony 3D active shutter glasses to use the 3D mode.

Don't forget to buy an HDMI cable or two!

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars After a lot of searching and comparing.... December 12, 2010

By MANOWAR©

Amazon Verified Purchase

I went with this to replace my old Samsung LCD. The picture quality is absolutely amazing. I tested it with 2 different movies, Avatar and Up. I was blown away. You know that feeling you get whenever you buy something new and it's better than you even imagined? That's what I feel about this TV. Even my wife who seems to be affected by the Amish gene (cares nothing about new technology) was awed by the quality. If you're buying a new TV and trying to decide between the Bravia or Samsung take my advice and get the Sony Bravia. You won't be disappointed.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Out Of The Freezer - Into The Microwave January 19, 2011

By Donald E. Halley

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is for geezers. I decided not to wait for my CRT-type Mitsubishi TV to totally fail, and looked around at the available modern models. I figured that since I don't watch that much off the air TV, I'd be plenty happy with a plasma model. However, I found this Sony LCD in my price range, and the specs made it sound pretty good. Anyway, how could I go wrong with a Sony? I read the reviews, and folks were talking about light bleed into the black areas and uneven edge LED lighting. They might be right, but you couldn't prove it by me. I had a pretty large TV before by the old standards, but turns out, 40 inches is really big! I've watched cable, satellite, and DVD pictures and they are all beautiful. The colors are true, the pictures are crisp (especially text), and I detect no motion blur (the 240 Hz refresh rate might have a lot to do with that). Physical setup was easy, but I've yet to figure out how to have all signals come in on the same input, so I have to switch inputs to watch a DVD. When I tried daisy-chaining everything, the picture quality appeared to suffer. I'll figure this out eventually, I'm sure. The logical setup is practically automatic, except I got a bunch of digital channels (i.e. 8.2, etc.) that my cable company swears they are not sending me, and I don't have an antenna of any type. Mystifying - maybe the cable is acting as an antenna? If this matters to you, the TV itself looks beautiful, but they all look pretty much alike, don't they? I run the sound output through an amp, but I tested using just the built-in speakers and it sounded acceptable. The various settings for the aspect ratio all stretch or chop the picture except for "normal", but even using that, sometimes the picture has a black band top and bottom (as well as at the sides), and sometimes it doesn't. Other times it's obvious that extreme right and left edges are being truncated on the satellite feed, but they appear normal using the cable. You would think by now that all of this would be figured out and fixed, but it apparently has yet to be. The instructions say that the remote is programmable for my DVD, amp and satellite receiver, but the remote I received is different from what's in those instructions, and doesn't have the same buttons. I use a Logitech Harmony anyway, so I use that. With more equipment, I can have Internet access and 3-D. We'll see. If you are a television expert or have "golden" eyes, you might be able to find some faults with this set. I am neither, and I am completely happy. Part of the honeymoon process is that I've been watching more stuff, just to enjoy the big, bright picture. That'll probably fade - at least I hope it does.