Sony kdl-26V4000 review

Sony KDL-26V4000
Sony's newest range topping models are seemingly stealing the spotlight in the the news headlines lately. They are skinny, they flaunt 200 Hz processors and in the context of the X4500 range, display decidedly astounding picture quality. However maybe it might really be the austere but totally affordable V400 range that, during these times of global recession, folk will actually be considering nabbing for themselves.

A short while ago along came the 37 inch 37V4000 and honestly we found it to be much better than first thought. So now let us focus on the the slightly smaller second room 26 inch model, the Sony KDL-26v4000. It is not at all uncommon that smaller LCD TV sets in their range to be in the greatest part less well equipped than their bigger cousins, lets discover if this is the case in this example.

As far as appearances go, the KDL-26V4000 is perfectly admirable, it's shiney piano-black bezel and grey speaker are not the most beautiful features but are certainly no eyesore, the build quality though is certainly above average for a budget set.
Connectivity is acceptably reasonable also. It sports 3 HDMI connections as well as a Pc port and Integrated standard definition digital terrestrial tuner (MPEG-2, also receives analogue).

A USB port may have been nice but is regrettably missing, however bearing in mind the price, this isn't anything to change our minds.

By Sony's usual standards the features are quite limited, although as stated earlier, the low price must always be remembered. It does however boast Sony's Bravia Engine Video Processing and dynamic contrast ratio of 30,000:1
As far as the sound goes, it does have a feature that supplies Digital surround sound from only two front speakers with Virtual Dolby Surround and BBE ViVA sound technology.

The screen is HD ready as expected and has 1,366 X 768 resolution. It is unable to process 1080p at 24 fps, the feed that we prefer Blu-ray players to deliver, it just means that one has to alter the output on the player to 1080i @ 60hz

All in all this set is stunning for the price and should not be ignored, it just goes to show that such a high specification is becoming the standard now even in budget models.

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