• Sony BRAVIA 40-inch LED TV: Go Wireless!

    Sony BRAVIA 40-inch LED TV: Go Wireless!

    Roydon Cerejo, Jun 16, 2009 1725 hrs IST

    The KLV-40ZX1 produces good color and deep blacks

    Wireless connectivity, ultra slim design, very good color reproduction, IR Blaster support, best noise reduction filter, good sound

    Expensive, picture distorts intermittently in videos and images, USB only supports photos

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Come July, Sony will launch their latest BRAVIA series in India known as the ZX1. This is another LED TV like the Samsung we reviewed the other day except for one 'small' change. This new BRAVIA is completely wireless, which means no messy cable attachments to your TV but instead everything is hooked up to a receiver, which then streams the audio/video content to the TV.
This is the first of its kind to hit our shores giving you the complete freedom of placing all your devices like you DVD player, consoles, set-top box, etc., in one corner of the room out of sight while the TV remains clutter free.










The TV uses the BRAVIA Engine 2 that boasts of better color reproduction with Edge LED backlighting, which means the LED's are mounted on the side rather the traditional LCD backlight array. This is how the BRAVIA is able to achieve its slimness. The screen is full HD of course with Sony's Motionflow technology for smoother videos and a 10-bit panel for a wider color gamut. There's no mention of the contrast ratio or max brightness levels but it's safe to say they are at more than reasonable levels. There's a lot more to talk about like the receiver, IR Blasters and the cleverly designed remote, which we'll look at in more detail in a while.


 
Bundle



  • 2x IR Blaster
  • Remote
  • Instruction manuals
  • Demo CD
  • Wireless Receiver 

 


The IR blasters allow you to control other DVD players and recorders. One remote to rule them all!  Before we examine the receiver, let's take a tour of the BRAVIA and check out its build and form factor.



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(5) Comments
shardacha
,agra, on Jun 09, 2011 04:31 PM
How is the contrast ratio and the response rate, i think this are important to know while making a purchase. No doubt sony bravi is not bad just little improvement is to be made in terms of the contrast ratio and higher refresh ratio.
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Satya
,Noida, on Jun 18, 2009 08:49 AM
What about Samsung LED TV? It is priced uch less than this minus the wireless. Consider reviewing the same!
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gpsgill
,bangalore, on Jun 17, 2009 11:08 AM
wht gud is a slimmest tv if we cant hang it on the wall... if we do it then what will happen to the speaker setup...
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Kersi E. Powva
,Mumbai (Presently in Portland USA), on Jun 17, 2009 06:29 AM
U hv not mentioned Hz is it 60, 120 or 240 Hz. This is the latest definition in LCD/LED TV and its quite important to know about
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Praks
,Blore, on Jun 17, 2009 09:25 AM
I think it is mentioned, see MotionFlow (TM) 100 Hz in the specifications
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