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Sony Bravia KDL-43W805C

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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
5
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5 editorial reviews
We take a look at the Sony W805C with a 55-inch HD screen, Android TV and X-Reality Pro. But at £999 for a 1920x1080p TV it seems expensive given the current 4K budget TVs.Read more
Is a premium HD TV still worth buying?Read more
While it's largely a sideways move from 2014's W829, the Sony KDL-55W805C is tremendous value for money in terms of picture quality.Read more
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Pros

  • Colours looked natural and skin tones were accurate throughout
  • with nice colour reproduction
  • good motion and excellent upscaling of

Cons

  • Factory reset once more when the picture was fading yet again
  • It may not display this or other websites correctly
  • hue and saturation errors

Key specs

  • Flat
  • 43 in
  • 1920, 1080 px
  • LCD
  • 200 Hz
  • no
  • yes
  • yes

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Sony Bravia KDL-43W805C - Pros & Cons

Sony Bravia KDL-43W805C

Pros

  • Colours looked natural and skin tones were accurate throughout
  • with nice colour reproduction
  • good motion and excellent upscaling of
  • Connections on the 55W805C are excellent

Cons

  • Factory reset once more when the picture was fading yet again
  • It may not display this or other websites correctly
  • hue and saturation errors
  • Active 3D glasses are expensive
  • The more common android apps are not available yet
  • slow roll-out of Android is giving us cause for concern
  • 43 inches is a weird size for a TV
  • blue errors are the hardest to see with the human eye
  • Sony doesn t have a full backlight or local dimming system
  • stand's design it is not able to swivel
  • a loss of vertical resolution in the third dimension

Sony Bravia KDL-43W805C - Technical Overview

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

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Sony Bravia KDL-43W805C - Full Specifications

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Display
Panel designFlat
Screen size43.0 in
Resolution1920 x 1080 px
Screen TechnologyLCD
LCD BacklightingLED
Aspect ratio16:9
Refresh rate200.0 Hz
HDRno
HD ready 1080p (Full HD)yes
Motion enhancement (Frequency/Index)yes
Ultra HD certified (UHD/4K)no
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Features
Operating SystemAndroid TV
Internet features
  • Netflix
  • YouTube
Smart Tvyes
USB recording featureyes
Picture-in-Pictureyes
Ambilightyes
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3d technology
3D Supportyes
3D Technology typeActive 3D
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Network
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Built-in or included WiFi adapterBuilt-in
DLNAyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • WiDi
NFCyes
Ethernetyes
Bluetoothyes
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Body with stand
Height22.24 in
Width37.87 in
Weight26.01 lb
Depth2.32 in
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Frame interpolation
Type of index/Measurement methodSony MotionFlow XR 800
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Image
File formats supportedJPEG/JPG
Image frequency
  • 24p
  • 30p
  • 50p
  • 60p
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Tuner
Tuner type
  • DVB-C
  • DVB-S
  • DVB-S2
  • DVB-T
  • DVB-T2
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
  • FLAC
  • MP3
  • WMA
Headphone outputyes
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Ergonomics
Vesa mountyes
Vesa interface type400x300mm
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Connectivity
HDMI portyes
Number of HDMI ports4
HDMI version1.4
USByes
Number of USB ports3
USB 2.0 ports3
Component video (YPbPr/YCbCr) inyes
Number of component video (YPbPr/YCbCr) inputs1
Composite port inyes
Number of composite Inputs1
VGA portyes
DVI portno
Analogue 3.5mm portyes
Audio return channel (ARC)yes
Digital optical portyes
HDCP-version1.4
MHLyes
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Body without stand
Weight24.03 lb
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
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Energy efficiency
Energy classA+
Annual Energy Use76.0 kWH/year
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Power
Power Consumption Sleep0.5 W
Power Consumption Max98.0 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

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    over 1 year ago
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    over 1 year ago
    I have had my Sony TV for a few years and I have never had any problems with it.
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