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We have collected 2 reviews of the Sony Bravia KDL-40NX803. Experts rate Sony Bravia KDL-40NX803 8/10. Reviewsor.com helps you find reviews, best prices, user reviews of the Sony Bravia KDL-40NX803 and Sony LCD TV.
The next wave of Bravia TVs is upon us, bringing with it Sony's much-touted monolithic design in the form of the Bravia KDL-40NX803. Naming conventions have been torn up just as we were getting used to them, so it's now a case of choosing from the EX series (essential), HX series (home cinema) or LX series (lifestyle) ranges, or the NX (networked) series, like this impressive 40-inch example. Part of Sony's monolithic mission statement is that 'a television should look incredible even when you're not watching it'. With the continuous glass face of the TV fitting flush at the edges, the 40NX803 does look like a featureless slab of darkness. When you turn it on, the illuminated logo and standby light make themselves known, and if you run your hand behind the frame on the right, master controls illuminate too. Overall, this slim and minimal panel is a huge improvement on last year's clumsy plastic frames. Stand and deliver The optional brushed aluminium table stand adds an extra twist. A screw adjustment allows the TV to lean back by up to six degrees; the idea is that this restores the proper eye-line when the TV is positioned on a low furniture unit, which, according to Sony, is becoming a more popular option in European households.
It has Motionflow 200 Hz to improve the fluidity of moving images, a Bravia Engine 3 chip, a multimedia player and a sensor to help it adjust its brightness according to ambient light levels. It also has a WiFi card to access Bravia Internet Video services like YouTube and Facebook online, as well as playing video stored on a computer elsewhere on your DLNA network. As well as all of these extra features, this TV stands out thanks to its use of Sony's new Monolithic design, which involves a solid pane of glass covering the whole surface of the TV. It might look great, but it also picks up a lot of reflections, as well as greasy fingerprints. You need to think carefully about where to put to make sure there are no direct light sources. To round off this very attractive design, Sony includes an optional stand which sets the panel at an angle of six degrees to look even cooler. Be careful, though, as this extra style comes at a price of around £200. To keep the screen this thin and reduce energy costs, Sony has used LED backlighting around the side of the panel. The range of inputs and inputs on the side and at the back is fairly cursory for such a classy television: the main options include four HDMI ports, one Composite video input, SCART, VGA and an optical audio output.