andys Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Thought we might as well get this one started as sets hit stores in the next couple of days. The only real negative from reviews so far is the Auto Dimming feature, which you can't switch off. You would imagine a software update to add a menu option to switch it off would be the solution, but how often do Sony release software updates for their TV's? A member of the avsforum found a kind of way of getting around it. Some of his comments below: "Autodimming: this feature was put in by sony to reduce clouds by dimming the backlight in black scenes or mostly black scenes. the annoying thing about it is that it can't be turned off, so the backlight fluctuations do occur in movies with particularly dark scenes where most of the screen is black such as the credits at the end of the movie. it does get really annoying at times, for instance, when the credits were rolling with only a few names at the beginning, the backlight dims because it detects a mostly black screen. but then when more white texts and words rolled in, the backlight brightens up again because the screen wasn't mostly black anymore. So you can imagine that it is even more annoying when this happens in the middle of the movie because when the backlight dims, it dims everything else on the screen such as colors and shadow detail. it is pretty subtle though and it doesn't dim all the time (only in very dark and mostly black movie scenes), but when it does, it is annoying as hell. I found a way to disable it, two ways actually. One is by turning ON the light sensor, but this only works in a completely dark room. so if the sensor only sees the dark, it keeps the backlight at the lowest level and never brightens. The other way is to just turn the ACE setting to HIGH which lowers the backlight somewhat(I just upped the backlight 1 notch and it evens out) but it stopped the autodimming." Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantronic Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Too many threads on these models ... I think auto dim is defeatable on our model which is different to US model. Review of uk w series which sounds identical to our model..... http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/Sony-KDL40W4000/ ... lag on par with crt, no smearing, and just a bit more blur than 100hz tvs???? And fast channel changes and defeatable auto dimming? Seems to have entirely overcome sonys worst problems??? They seem to know their stuff ... if they are right ill buy one in a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Schumacher Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 I want to buy the 40in version to take advantage of the free PS3 offer. My only concern with this TV is the 50hz. The only thing i don't like about LCD's is the juddering effect on panning shots. Is this only with DVD's or is it on everything, games, FTA....etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantronic Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Juddering isnt an LCD thing its a film based - plasmas have identical judder IMO. After months and months tweaking the X series on AVS forums the best settings seem to bo "game mode - no motion flow". Most people find the same on the A650 too ... I really dont think lack of 100hz is an issue at all if lag, smearing and blur is all as per the UK review above.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Schumacher Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Juddering isnt an LCD thing its a film based - plasmas have identical judder IMO.After months and months tweaking the X series on AVS forums the best settings seem to bo "game mode - no motion flow". Most people find the same on the A650 too ... I really dont think lack of 100hz is an issue at all if lag, smearing and blur is all as per the UK review above.. Cool thanks for that, i did notice with 100hz when names or something are scrolling across the screen it is super clear, i hope these new sony's replicate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kds5pp Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Juddering isnt an LCD thing its a film based - plasmas have identical judder IMO.After months and months tweaking the X series on AVS forums the best settings seem to bo "game mode - no motion flow". Most people find the same on the A650 too ... I really dont think lack of 100hz is an issue at all if lag, smearing and blur is all as per the UK review above.. Is motionflow and 100hz a same thing, or they are two different settings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_player33 Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Anyone actually bought one yet? I am planning to go next week, RRP is $2699 so $2400 (~10%) should be a doddle. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantronic Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Is motionflow and 100hz a same thing, or they are two different settings? 100hz is refresh rate, but on lcd it just enables interpolation/amp/motionflow and can help 24p if it does 120hz as per us models (which i expect they do). 50 hz can do 24p well on some tvs so 100hz is more about motionflow, which I ended up hating and cnet says is best left off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantronic Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 (edited) and im sure the w4000 will be doable for 2100 or less if you find a savy salesman. Which reminds me of a comedians joke about why indians dont like chinese people ... because indians dont pay full price and asians dont give discounts ... funny but often true with tv salesmen ... im also told its fact by my korean friend ha ha Edited June 27, 2008 by mantronic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andys Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 (edited) The new W series & V series have now been listed on the Sony Oz website. Looks like the only difference between the W & the V is the new backlighting & the Photo TV HD (Digital Photo Frame) on the W. V series only goes up to 40". Andy. Edited June 27, 2008 by andys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redorange Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Looks like the only difference between the W & the V is the new backlighting & the Photo TV HD (Digital Photo Frame) on the W. V series only goes up to 40". Is the new backlighting in the W series significantly better than the backlighting used the the V series to warrant spending the extra $300? The digital photo frame is useless for me and the designs are almost identical, so its just this backlighting thats got me twisted.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny5 Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 another difference is the W series are 10-bit panels and the V series are 8-bit panels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redorange Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 another difference is the W series are 10-bit panels and the V series are 8-bit panels Oh, are you sure? The sonystyle site says they're both 10 bit panels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny5 Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 from sony.com.au: 40IN V SERIES BRAVIA FULL HD LCD TV KDL40V4000 Picture Integrated High Definition Digital Tuner: Yes Native Display Resolution: 1920 x 1080 BRAVIA Engine: BRAVIA ENGINE 2 Panel Bit: 8 bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redorange Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Ah i see Well the 'features' tab shows Key features * Full HD 1080 * 1920 x 1080p LCD panel * Integrated HD Digital Tuner * BRAVIA Engine 2 * 10 Bit Panel and then the 'specs' tab shows its 8 bit. Well 8bit panel makes more sense lookin at the price difference with W series. So i guess W4000 for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acesandfaces Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Spoke with the guys at JBhifi today about the kdl40w4000 and they said their records showed it should be arriving on tuesday (1st july) weather it does or not is to be seen tho. I'm hoping it does, i've been putting off getting a tv for too long. new 40w + free ps3 FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny5 Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Anyone seen a W4000 in the flesh yet? Or maybe Tuesday will be the earliest we will see them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDGamer Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Alot of people are experiencing a problem with this TV they're describing as sparkles? http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1041953 looks like an excellent TV otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redorange Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Paid 2150 for KDL40W4000 today, arriving in about a week or so. Sounds like an ok price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kds5pp Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Paid 2150 for KDL40W4000 today, arriving in about a week or so. Sounds like an ok price That's a good price, RRP is 2699 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frog_A_lot Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Where did you get that price from mate?? What store and suburb please? did u neeed to haggle much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brisfisher Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 The KDL40W4000 is now on display and in stock at the JB HIFI kedron store... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDGamer Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 (edited) any of you owners experiencing the sparkle problem i linked to? Edited July 1, 2008 by HDGamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny5 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 any of you owners experiencing the sparkle problem i linked to? Don't think anyone here has one yet, probably will within a week or so. From what I've read on the 'sparkles' issue is that you can only see it when very close to the TV, less than 1m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docbj Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Anyone got a price for 32". Love the white and red in that model. Hope myer gets one soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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