Sony Bravia S-Series 40" LCD HDTV 1366x768 8ms 2149.99

[IGBT]

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..saw this tv at costco over the weekend. Looked better then the plasmas they had on display. The model number seems to be unique to costco because it's not indicated on the Sony web site. Anybody know if this is a special production run for costco?? The S-series is Sony's latest 7 gen.LCD's. Model KDL40S20L1 2149.99



This item may currently be in stock at your local Costco warehouse for a cash and carry price.



The S Series is the latest offering from the Sony Bravia line of high-performance and sleek styling LCD TVs. This 40" LCD panel features the latest in Sony?s technology, which delivers vivid and accurate colors along with wide viewing angles and a blazing 8ms response time. Other features such as PC input allow the user to connect a PC for viewing content in a 16:9 high resolution environment. And with integrated HDTV capabilities, you can enjoy digital programming with enhanced audio and video reproduction.



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Features:

Color: Medium Silver
Screen Size : 40"
Display Resolution : 1366 x 768
Aspect Ratio : 16:9
Contrast Ratio : 1300:1
Panel Response Time : 8 ms (gray to gray)
Viewing Angle : Right/Left: 178°, Up/Down: 178°
HDTV with ATSC Digital Tuner
BRAVIA Engine(tm) full Digital video processor
Digital audio amplifier
Light sensor backlighting control
HDTV with ATSC Digital Tuner
BRAVIA Engine(tm) full Digital video processor
Digital audio amplifier
Space saving bottom speaker design
Picture Freeze function
Timer (On/Off/Sleep)
VESA compliant mounting holes
Comb Filter : 3D DIGITAL COMB FILTER
Picture Freeze : Yes
Closed Caption (CC) : Yes
Favorite Channel : Yes

Channel Skip/Add : Yes

Parental Control (V-Chip) : Yes

Input Skip : Yes

Weight: 59.5 lbs. w/ pedestal; 46.3 lbs. w/o pedestal

Dimensions (WXHXD):

38.88" x 28.19" x 13.16" w/ pedestal; 38.88" x 26.16" x 4.06" w/o pedestal

 

[Rage187]

not hot considering that you can get a 47" 1080P Westy for about the same price.

http://www.techonweb.com/products/productdetail.aspx?id=C88901******=FG

 

[IGBT]

Originally posted by: Rage187
not hot considering that you can get a 47" 1080P Westy for about the same price.

http://www.techonweb.com/products/productdetail.aspx?id=C88901******=FG

..which one has the better build quality??

 

[saltedeggman]

Originally posted by: Rage187
not hot considering that you can get a 47" 1080P Westy for about the same price.

http://www.techonweb.com/products/productdetail.aspx?id=C88901******=FG

resoluation and size isn't everything.....

Bravia's PQ is on par with sharp, I have seen it in person

 

[Rage187]

the Westinghouse 1080P trumps the sharp and the Sony in PQ. Just cause it's not Sony or Sharp doesn't mean it's crap. Once you realize that you'll stop ripping yourself off by sticking to those brands. If you need more proof swing on by AVSforums and talk with the experts there, those guys do nothing all day but stare at displays and look for flaws. If they swear by Westinghouse, I'll take their word over a Bestbuy employee's any day of the week.

Not to mention I own the 37" 1080P Westy and a 32" V1 1366x768 Westy.

You also must realize anytime you see anything but a Sony or Sharp or any other big name brand at Bestbuy that the store has jacked with the display settings to make it look like ass so that they can try to convince you that the big name brands are better and milk you for more money.

I'll take a Sceptre or Westy over a Sharp or Sony anyday of the week.

 

[IGBT]

Originally posted by: saltedeggman

Originally posted by: Rage187
not hot considering that you can get a 47" 1080P Westy for about the same price.

http://www.techonweb.com/products/productdetail.aspx?id=C88901******=FG

resoluation and size isn't everything.....

Bravia's PQ is on par with sharp, I have seen it in person

..I was stopped dead in my tracks when I saw this thing. I initially thought it was a plasma and first impressions were it's the best looking plasma on display but upon further examination I discovered it's an LCD..even more astonishing.

 

[Craig234]

For PC gaming use, isn't 1368x768 pretty low for a 40"?

I just set up my 42" Sceptre LCD from Costco last night for tv use so far, and it has a much higher listed resolution for the PC, and only cost $1799+tax/sh at the time.

 

[Nutdotnet]

Originally posted by: Rage187
the Westinghouse 1080P trumps the sharp and the Sony in PQ. Just cause it's not Sony or Sharp doesn't mean it's crap. Once you realize that you'll stop ripping yourself off by sticking to those brands. If you need more proof swing on by AVSforums and talk with the experts there, those guys do nothing all day but stare at displays and look for flaws. If they swear by Westinghouse, I'll take their word over a Bestbuy employee's any day of the week.

Not to mention I own the 37" 1080P Westy and a 32" V1 1366x768 Westy.

You also must realize anytime you see anything but a Sony or Sharp or any other big name brand at Bestbuy that the store has jacked with the display settings to make it look like ass so that they can try to convince you that the big name brands are better and milk you for more money.

I'll take a Sceptre or Westy over a Sharp or Sony anyday of the week.

Huh?

While I agree with you on taking a Sceptre, Westy, or Vizio, I wouldn't exactly say they all have better PQ than Sharp or Sony (since when did Sharp become an expensive name anyway?)

Almost all the Sharp plasma's I've seen @ Costco look better than their Vizio counterparts...that being said...the quality per $ isn't there, not at all...I'd take a Vizio...and as a matter of fact...I will be next week when the 42" LCD is only $1300!

 

[Nutdotnet]

Originally posted by: Craig234
For PC gaming use, isn't 1368x768 pretty low for a 40"?

I just set up my 42" Sceptre LCD from Costco last night for tv use so far, and it has a much higher listed resolution for the PC, and only cost $1799+tax/sh at the time.

I've hooked up my computer to my current 50" LCD RPTV that displays @ 1366x768...looked pretty damn good to me!

 

[Rage187]

Originally posted by: Nutdotnet

Originally posted by: Rage187
the Westinghouse 1080P trumps the sharp and the Sony in PQ. Just cause it's not Sony or Sharp doesn't mean it's crap. Once you realize that you'll stop ripping yourself off by sticking to those brands. If you need more proof swing on by AVSforums and talk with the experts there, those guys do nothing all day but stare at displays and look for flaws. If they swear by Westinghouse, I'll take their word over a Bestbuy employee's any day of the week.

Not to mention I own the 37" 1080P Westy and a 32" V1 1366x768 Westy.

You also must realize anytime you see anything but a Sony or Sharp or any other big name brand at Bestbuy that the store has jacked with the display settings to make it look like ass so that they can try to convince you that the big name brands are better and milk you for more money.

I'll take a Sceptre or Westy over a Sharp or Sony anyday of the week.

Huh?

While I agree with you on taking a Sceptre, Westy, or Vizio, I wouldn't exactly say they all have better PQ than Sharp or Sony (since when did Sharp become an expensive name anyway?)

Almost all the Sharp plasma's I've seen @ Costco look better than their Vizio counterparts...that being said...the quality per $ isn't there, not at all...I'd take a Vizio...and as a matter of fact...I will be next week when the 42" LCD is only $1300!

we are talking quality per $, the Westy and the Sceptre and the Vizio win hands down. That 50" Vizio Plasma is awesome for the price.

 

[alrocky]

Originally posted by: Nutdotnet
... I've seen @ Costco look better than their Vizio counterparts...that being said...the quality per $ isn't there, not at all...I'd take a Vizio...and as a matter of fact...I will be next week when the 42" LCD is only $1300!

Went to Costco Monday 7-31 and the plasma was $1300 and the new LCD was $1600. A price drop sounds odd. Can you confirm?

---

Edit: price drop confirmed. From Aug 7 - 13 the new LCD 42" Vizio is ($1600 - 300 =) $1300. However the store I visited was out of stock and issuing rain checks.

 

[MustangSVT]

Originally posted by: Rage187

Originally posted by: Nutdotnet

Originally posted by: Rage187
the Westinghouse 1080P trumps the sharp and the Sony in PQ. Just cause it's not Sony or Sharp doesn't mean it's crap. Once you realize that you'll stop ripping yourself off by sticking to those brands. If you need more proof swing on by AVSforums and talk with the experts there, those guys do nothing all day but stare at displays and look for flaws. If they swear by Westinghouse, I'll take their word over a Bestbuy employee's any day of the week.

Not to mention I own the 37" 1080P Westy and a 32" V1 1366x768 Westy.

You also must realize anytime you see anything but a Sony or Sharp or any other big name brand at Bestbuy that the store has jacked with the display settings to make it look like ass so that they can try to convince you that the big name brands are better and milk you for more money.

I'll take a Sceptre or Westy over a Sharp or Sony anyday of the week.

Huh?

While I agree with you on taking a Sceptre, Westy, or Vizio, I wouldn't exactly say they all have better PQ than Sharp or Sony (since when did Sharp become an expensive name anyway?)

Almost all the Sharp plasma's I've seen @ Costco look better than their Vizio counterparts...that being said...the quality per $ isn't there, not at all...I'd take a Vizio...and as a matter of fact...I will be next week when the 42" LCD is only $1300!

we are talking quality per $, the Westy and the Sceptre and the Vizio win hands down. That 50" Vizio Plasma is awesome for the price.

on the original you say it trumps Picture quality.. now you say quality per $.. which are a very different thing. Which is it? i am confused

 

[NSA Lummox]

i spent a long time checking out the lcd's at costco, comparing sony, vizio, and sharp. i'm a sony zealot: sony tv, dvd rw, 2 crt's, ps2, vcr, camera and a couple other things, but i really wasn't impressed with the picture quality to be honest. it was right next to the vizio 37" (the 32" sony), same resolution on an HD feed. the sony seemed to oversaturate reds no matter how much i tweaked the settings. also, it's too bright (the sony) in my opinion, and turning down the contrast and the backlight to their lowest settings made no significant visible difference. aliasing seemed more present in the sony as well. the vizio didn't seem to show as much aliasing on sharp edges (for example, a dr scholl's commercial kept coming on with the rounded dr scholl's logo on the HD channel, and the sony showed more aliasing on the edges than the vizio). the vizio was also dimmer, but to my liking (i don't like too bright of a display). and for the price (the 32" sony - $1450, the 37" vizio - $1200), the winner was the vizio hands down for me.

just my two cents

 

[Rage187]

Originally posted by: MustangSVT

Originally posted by: Rage187

Originally posted by: Nutdotnet

Originally posted by: Rage187
the Westinghouse 1080P trumps the sharp and the Sony in PQ. Just cause it's not Sony or Sharp doesn't mean it's crap. Once you realize that you'll stop ripping yourself off by sticking to those brands. If you need more proof swing on by AVSforums and talk with the experts there, those guys do nothing all day but stare at displays and look for flaws. If they swear by Westinghouse, I'll take their word over a Bestbuy employee's any day of the week.

Not to mention I own the 37" 1080P Westy and a 32" V1 1366x768 Westy.

You also must realize anytime you see anything but a Sony or Sharp or any other big name brand at Bestbuy that the store has jacked with the display settings to make it look like ass so that they can try to convince you that the big name brands are better and milk you for more money.

I'll take a Sceptre or Westy over a Sharp or Sony anyday of the week.

Huh?

While I agree with you on taking a Sceptre, Westy, or Vizio, I wouldn't exactly say they all have better PQ than Sharp or Sony (since when did Sharp become an expensive name anyway?)

Almost all the Sharp plasma's I've seen @ Costco look better than their Vizio counterparts...that being said...the quality per $ isn't there, not at all...I'd take a Vizio...and as a matter of fact...I will be next week when the 42" LCD is only $1300!

we are talking quality per $, the Westy and the Sceptre and the Vizio win hands down. That 50" Vizio Plasma is awesome for the price.

on the original you say it trumps Picture quality.. now you say quality per $.. which are a very different thing. Which is it? i am confused

it does trump PQ for the money.

E.g.

The 37" 1080P Westy for $1499 will have better picture quality than the 1366x768 30" big name.

 

[ericlp]

Originally posted by: Rage187
the Westinghouse 1080P trumps the sharp and the Sony in PQ. Just cause it's not Sony or Sharp doesn't mean it's crap. Once you realize that you'll stop ripping yourself off by sticking to those brands. If you need more proof swing on by AVSforums and talk with the experts there, those guys do nothing all day but stare at displays and look for flaws. If they swear by Westinghouse, I'll take their word over a Bestbuy employee's any day of the week.

Not to mention I own the 37" 1080P Westy and a 32" V1 1366x768 Westy.

You also must realize anytime you see anything but a Sony or Sharp or any other big name brand at Bestbuy that the store has jacked with the display settings to make it look like ass so that they can try to convince you that the big name brands are better and milk you for more money.

I'll take a Sceptre or Westy over a Sharp or Sony anyday of the week.

True, some stores can't figure out how to calibrate a tv set and turn up the brightness to make it look better...

But, if you read the reviews from any Home Theater type mag... Sharp and Sony get the best reviews because they display the deepest blacks. There is more to it then high school employees at your local wal mart cranking up the settings...

Sharp usually is better then Sony in color, blacks and picture sharpness...

If I had the 2K to burn I'd burn it on a sharp @ Costco with a 5 year no questions asked return policy. But I bought a 47" last year and I am not in the market....... The new rave these days is DLP! In a big way!!!! Instead of using the halogen HOT expensive bulbs they are now using LED's... They are also using 3 DLP chip engines RED GREEN and BLUE with has it's own light source so that means no more color wheel. Anyway, to make a long story short these will be super energy efficient and last a very long time with no "rainbow" effects. I'd say if you can wait a few years for your TV purchase it may be worth it.

That said Sony always comes in second right behind sharp so looks like a pretty good deal to me.

 

[Abel007]

Rage187 speaks truth about the Westys. As he stated, check out AVSForum for more info on any TV, but especially the Westinghouse lineup. I just upgraded from the 37" 1080P to the 42" 1080P and they keep getting better and better. I was impressed with the 37" for the price a year ago and the 42" really boggles the mind for the price now. I love it!

Sorry to get off topic there, the TV linked in the OP is nice, but for the same price a 47" 1080P monitor would be a great upgrade imo.

 

[Rage187]

Originally posted by: Abel007
Rage187 speaks truth about the Westys. As he stated, check out AVSForum for more info on any TV, but especially the Westinghouse lineup. I just upgraded from the 37" 1080P to the 42" 1080P and they keep getting better and better. I was impressed with the 37" for the price a year ago and the 42" really boggles the mind for the price now. I love it!

Sorry to get off topic there, the TV linked in the OP is nice, but for the same price a 47" 1080P monitor would be a great upgrade imo.

some people just can't get pass the name. The buy into the "built with quality" speal that the sales floor boys spout out. I'm guessing these are the same people who buy Monster Cable because they are MADE WITH GOLD!!11!!

 

[msi1337]

I agree that brands arent everything...

but come on rage..havent you seen the bravia commercial... thats worth buying one of these!!

 

[Rage187]

Originally posted by: msi1337
I agree that brands arent everything...

but come on rage..havent you seen the bravia commercial... thats worth buying one of these!!

seeing those commecials makes me want to drop $400 on a Monster Surge Protector to protect my "Investment"...

 

[msi1337]

would you like an extended warranty on that purchase, sir?

 

[Rage187]

Originally posted by: msi1337
would you like an extended warranty on that purchase, sir?

on some of the newer sets I usually buy the extended warranty, usually only about $150 more but if you ever need it it pays for itself. Or you canjust buy from Cosco

 

[IGBT]

Originally posted by: Rage187

Originally posted by: msi1337
would you like an extended warranty on that purchase, sir?

on some of the newer sets I usually buy the extended warranty, usually only about $150 more but if you ever need it it pays for itself. Or you canjust buy from Cosco

..I did. I went back to costco and spent a few hours playing around with the Vizio's..Panasonic and Philips. None of em could match the plasma similar picture of the Bravia. So I bought the 40" Sony Bravia. Looks even better at home. The black and overall clarity thru the HDMI is pure eye candy. No doubt about it. You get what you pay for.

 

[vfrjim]

Wouldn't this be a better deal? http://www.costco.com/Browse/Productgro...rodid=11136840&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=

Found at FW, sorry if posted already.

 

[akshatp]

Go look at the Bravia XBR series LCD's and I dare you to compare that to your Westinghouse junk...

 

[Rage187]

Originally posted by: akshatp
Go look at the Bravia XBR series LCD's and I dare you to compare that to your Westinghouse junk...

and the 1080P sets also cost 3 to 4 times as much, I would hope it would be better. Truth is however that it is not 3 to 4 times better not even twice as good for 4 times the price.