Sony KDL-40X3500

• alaTest.co.uk

  9 out of 10

Summary: alaTest has collected and analyzed 176 reviews of Sony BRAVIA KDL-X3500 Series LCD TV (35", 40", 46", 52", 70") from international magazines and websites.

Conclusion: The average review rating is 8.65/10. Comparing these reviews to 389454 other TVs reviews gives this product an overall alaScore 87/100 (or 8.7 out of 10) = Very Good Quality.

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• pcauthority.com.au

  7 out of 10

Summary: Homer Simpson's home town of Springfield's motto is: A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man. There must be a glut of noble spirit at Sony

Conclusion: Its considerable 76kg bulk having been wrestled from its enormous flight case by an entire team of wheezing reviewers, the Sony simply dominates one of our larger viewing rooms with its presence

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• cnet.co.uk

  8 out of 10

Summary: Although it doesn't have the sharpest image or the deepest blacks, this TV is still a powerhouse of performance when considered as a whole. Both the picture and sound will please most potential owners and the design will sell it to people who want...

Conclusion: At this price point, there are some good Panasonic plasmas available, and we highly recommend the Toshiba 40XF and 40ZF picture-frame TVs. They look just as appealing and, in our opinion, have slightly less overpowering backlights

Pro : Design ; Sound quality ; Ease of use ; HDMI CEC works well

Cons : Backlight seems too bright, and gives dark images a blue tint ; Not as many inputs as you might expect on a high-end TV ; Not the most detailed image

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• hdtvtest.co.uk

  0 out of 10

Summary: The Sony KDL40X3500 sits proudly atop of their hierarchy of LCD televisions, boasting all of the latest technologies (read: buzzwords that get the consumers salivating) in their arsenal such as 100Hz motion, true HD 1080p panel and 1080p/24 support....

Conclusion: I'll readily admit that I didn't expect much from the Motionflow 100Hz on Sony KDL40X3500, because all the motion compensation frame interpolation (MCFI) implementations on other flat screen televisions I've seen in the past have invariably thrown up...

Pro : Motionflow 100Hz reduces motion blur without nasty interpolation artifacts ; Excellent blacks and shadow detail ; Accurate colours with excellent decoding ; Superb HD resolution with "Full Pixel" 1:1 mapping ; Easy to calibrate to D65 greyscale...

Cons : Average video processing ; Auto-dimming unless [Game/ Text Mode] is engaged

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• hdtvorg.co.uk

  10 out of 10

Summary: Quite possibly the most accomplished large LCD TV currently available ..

Conclusion: The Sony KDL-40X3500 has joined a small but growing band of LCD TV's that have closed the gap when it come to the traditional Plasma strengths of black level performance and smooth fast motion capability. While hardened Plasma...

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