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I got this TV as a present.

Bravia 42" 40BX420 from Makro for R4900.

Im not sure if I should keep it or add in 2-3K more and purchase something bigger and better.

My room size is 6m x 4m with a lot of light during the day time. Il mostly watch 720p and Sd for now. might be used for games occasionally (PC or X box). I need something that should be future proof - can play media of hardrives, thumbdrives etc. Interenet options might be considered. Im not really interested in the whole 3D gimmick
 
Being a Sony it's almost pretty much guaranteed to last long but that's where all the advantages end compared to other brands. Sony also has very poor support when it comes to codecs
 
Yep SONY only displays SONY approved movies
I prefer Saam sing (Samsung) or LeGendary (LG)
 
mmmig said:
Being a Sony it's almost pretty much guaranteed to last long but that's where all the advantages end compared to other brands. Sony also has very poor support when it comes to codecs
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Got a Sony Blu ray player that even plays MKV, so not sure what codec issues you mention. Yet to find a file it can't access.

My suggestion would be to keep it, thats an awesome TV!
 
phiber said:
Stop talking rubbish and trolling.
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Phiber what the hell is your problem
I'm not trolling I have a Sony Bravia and it can't play 90% of the codex's out there.
Where the Samsung and LG ones seems to play just about anything

Maybe your Sony Blue ray player is better than my TV but hell when I look at my Bravia it can't play s****

Oh just under correction it does play some things but only at the resolution that is given
so if it is normal def not HD then it is shown on less than half the screen
So yes Great there having Large screen that does not show everything on most of the screen :)
 
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phiber said:
Got a Sony Blu ray player that even plays MKV, so not sure what codec issues you mention. Yet to find a file it can't access.

My suggestion would be to keep it, thats an awesome TV!
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Referring to codec support on the TV itself
 
Lol. They really should scrap the name Bravia. It used to be for their high end stuff, now every bloody TV is called "a Bravia".

BX420 is one of the entriest models available, have not seen it myself. Next is CX520 then EX520 I think. I've seen 3 46" CX520's and was not too impressed - dim backlight. If you are happy with your 40" then keep it. Otherwise consider upgrading to a 46", perhaps Samsung.
 
I would go for the LG 47LK530
I prefer LCD over plazma
The LG 47LK530 has excellent rating and the 120HZ refresh rate is brilliant
 
If you got the extra cash, go for a 40" Samsung LED. I saw the difference between the 2 and the Samsung comes out tops. On the Samsung there are more HDMI/USB slots, the sound is better, the TV itself is thinner and consumes less heat and to top it all the picture quality is superior. I'm not interested in a trivial LCD vs LED debate because that particular Sony model comes up short against a Samsung LED. The power savings and lesser heat dissipation is a bonus although the Sony does win on price. Oh and the Samsungs come with a 3yr warranty.
 
Fox1 said:
If you got the extra cash, go for a 40" Samsung LED. I saw the difference between the 2 and the Samsung comes out tops. On the Samsung there are more HDMI/USB slots, the sound is better, the TV itself is thinner and consumes less heat and to top it all the picture quality is superior. I'm not interested in a trivial LCD vs LED debate because that particular Sony model comes up short against a Samsung LED. The power savings and lesser heat dissipation is a bonus although the Sony does win on price. Oh and the Samsungs come with a 3yr warranty.
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The Samsung LED backlit LCDs do have a nice pop when viewing them in brightly lit mass mart stores.

As for the trivial LCD vs LED debate - what's there to debate? :) Both are the same with different back-lights. Oh, and all the nice tech we used to find in "LCDs" is reserved for the latter "LEDs", too, nowadays... :twisted: :D
 
Fox1 said:
The power savings and lesser heat dissipation is a bonus
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Not really. Current Sony CCFL-backlit LCDs have around the same power consumption as Samsung LED-backlit LCDs. If you want really low power consumption, get a Toshiba.
 
PostmanPot said:
As for the trivial LCD vs LED debate - what's there to debate? :) Both are the same with different back-lights. Oh, and all the nice tech we used to find in "LCDs" is reserved for the latter "LEDs", too, nowadays... :twisted: :D
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