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Sony Bravia KDL-40W705C

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With a reasonable price tag and top-notch picture quality, Sony's KDL-42W705 scores high in terms of value for money.Read more
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Pros

  • set's upscaling performance is also very good
  • produces really excellent colour performance in its Cinema picture preset
  • Picture quality is very impressive by mid-range TV standards

Cons

  • lags behind Samsung's system
  • This TV can sometimes be quite slow to start up and its smart TV system isn't
  • It lacks a video window though

Key specs

  • Flat
  • 40 in
  • 1920, 1080 px
  • LCD
  • 50 Hz
  • no
  • yes
  • yes

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Sony Bravia KDL-40W705C - Pros & Cons

Sony Bravia KDL-40W705C

Pros

  • set's upscaling performance is also very good
  • produces really excellent colour performance in its Cinema picture preset
  • Picture quality is very impressive by mid-range TV standards
  • strong sound
  • a relatively easy to use menu system and a good lineup of ports
  • up deep and rich black levels
  • as well as vibrant and natural looking colours
  • colours look accurate
  • warm and very cinematic
  • standard Freeview guide is much faster

Cons

  • lags behind Samsung's system
  • This TV can sometimes be quite slow to start up and its smart TV system isn't
  • It lacks a video window though
  • only flashes when it receives a signal from the remote
  • motion blur on this set was bad with the LED Motion Mode turned off

Sony Bravia KDL-40W705C - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
40 in
Best:
Axen 8682442100917
Screen size: 123 in
IconRefresh rate
50 Hz
Best:
Panasonic TC-P55VT60
Refresh rate: 3000 Hz
IconResolution
1920 x 1080 px
Best:
Samsung QE82Q800TATXXU
Resolution: 7680 x 7320 px

Sony Bravia KDL-40W705C - Full Specifications

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Display
Panel designFlat
Screen size40.0 in
Resolution1920 x 1080 px
Screen TechnologyLCD
LCD BacklightingLED
Aspect ratio16:9
Refresh rate50.0 Hz
HDRno
Panel TypeVA
HD ready 1080p (Full HD)yes
Motion enhancement (Frequency/Index)yes
Ultra HD certified (UHD/4K)no
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Features
Internet features
  • Web Browser
  • Netflix
  • Skype
  • Twitter
  • Vimeo
  • YouTube
Smart Tvyes
Smartphone Remote Supportyes
USB recording featureyes
Local dimmingno
Picture-in-Pictureyes
Ambilightyes
Time-shiftyes
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3d technology
3D Supportno
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Network
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Built-in or included WiFi adapterBuilt-in
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
DLNAyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
NFCyes
Ethernetyes
Bluetoothyes
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Body with stand
Height22.8 in
Width36.38 in
Weight20.06 lb
Depth7.05 in
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Frame interpolation
Type of index/Measurement methodSony MotionFlow XR 200
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Image
File formats supported
  • JPEG/JPG
  • RAW
Image frequency
  • 24p
  • 30p
  • 50p
  • 60p
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Tuner
Tuner type
  • DVB-C
  • DVB-S
  • DVB-S2
  • DVB-T
  • DVB-T2
CI+yes
Dual tunerno
Support for CI/CA moduleyes
Analogue TV tuner yes
Digital TV tuner yes
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Audio properties
Audio decoders
  • Dolby Digital 5.1
  • Dolby Digital Plus
Speaker System
2-channel
File formats supported
  • Matroska
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • WMA
Headphone outputyes
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Ergonomics
Vesa mountyes
Vesa interface type300x200mm
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Connectivity
HDMI portyes
Number of HDMI ports4
HDMI version1.4
USByes
Number of USB ports2
USB 2.0 ports2
Number of component video (YPbPr/YCbCr) inputs1
Number of composite Inputs1
VGA portyes
S-video portno
DVI portno
DisplayPortno
Analogue 3.5mm portyes
Analogue RCA stereo inputno
Analogue RCA stereo outputno
Audio return channel (ARC)yes
Digital coaxial portno
Digital optical portyes
HDCP-version1.4
MHLyes
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Body without stand
Height21.26 in
Depth2.24 in
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
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Energy efficiency
Energy classA+
Annual Energy Use61.0 kWH/year
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Power
Power Consumption Sleep0.5 W
Power Consumption Max79.0 W
Connecting 9V/12V/14Vno
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Video
File formats supported
  • AVCHD
  • AVI
  • MKV
  • MOV
  • MPEG1
  • MPEG2
  • MPEG4
  • TS
  • WMV
  • Xvid
  • 3GP/3GPP
Video quality standards
  • 480i
  • 480p
  • 576i
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080i
  • 1080p

Sony Bravia KDL-40W705C - Q&A (1)

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    Productz
    over 1 year ago
    What do you think of Sony's televisions? Would you recommend them? What is their opinion on the market?
    hershel_howell
    over 1 year ago
    I’ve had Sony TVs for years and I’m always happy with the quality.
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