Customer Ratings & Reviews

This thing is awesome. Guy at the store told me it was a brand new line of Bravia that Sony was putting out. He pretty much talked me into it, as I was leaning towards Samsung at the time. I was upgrading from a 720p TV with no extra features, so this feels light years ahead of what I was seeing before. A new feature to me was the ability to control my new Blu-Ray player with my TV remote via HDMI. My only complaint on this TV is the placement of the IR receiver. It's right in the middle of the TV at the bottom. It means I can't place a sound bar (or center speaker) in front of the TV, as I have it placed on an entertainment center. Perhaps in the future I will mount it on the wall, when we move into a house. Just that tiny little flaw in the design. Love it compared to my Dynex. The smart features are great, but everything has them now, the Blu-Ray player, XBox, Roku... So I pretty much stick to the XBox 360, as that was what I was using before.

This HDTV was on sale and recommended by the sales reps. It was easy to set up. Love the apps. Great picture. We purchased this with a Sony sound bar and we're pleased with the combo. Love that we can use it wirelessly and so can move the unit anywhere in the room. This is far superior than the 70 inch Sharp Aqous and Harmon Karmon sound bar we bought.

We were looking to replace our old 32" Sony which I was donating to my daughter in college. I was tempted by Sony's 40" 4k, but it was over $300 more than this and 4k source material is still scarce. Went with the basic Bravia 40" 1080p. It's been great. The image is bright and detailed, and the display is an edge to edge picture with little visible cabinet around the display area. The motion rate is high enough that there are no artifacts when watching sports or movies. I was able to get it dialed in to our home wifi in about ten minutes and we now enjoy ready access to online programming on Amazon and Netflix (watch Narcos!) with no lag. My one small complaint is that the stand is a brushed aluminum tube contraption (like a large paper clip) which does not compliment the tv or my other black audio gear/cable box. Not sure why Sony scrapped the basic black pedestal stand. That aside, very pleased. As an addendum to this review, which was originally posted 9/30/15 - We watched an entire season of Netflix' Narcos on our new Sony streaming across our home wifi. The images were bright, beautiful and very cinematic. We then wanted to get caught up House of Cards, also on Netflix. Unfortunately, that series has been extremely buggy, with the picture constantly stopping and buffering then restarting for just 90- seconds or so. I can't say I blame this on the tv, as it is more likely an issue with Verizon Fios or Netflix. But we have done all the basic things like reboot the modem, check connections, turn off other devices that are using wifi, etc. Maybe the folks at Sony can recommend some additional steps.

I bought this TV with an eye towards mounting it in my bedroom, but have yet to get to the mounting part. Even so, it fits the bill ably in terms of delivering a great picture, great value and all at a great price. I haven't utilized all of the features just yet, but love that as a Smart TV there's Netflix already integrated. As far as set up was concerned, it literally was a plug-and-play deal.

I have always owned Samsung Tv's, and recently when it was time to buy one , I went and looked for a 40 inch Samsung LED. Granted, it wasnt their top of the line model or anything, but I was disappointed when I came home with it. The colors didnt seem that great, and the sound was awful, but the worst was the Smart TV menu. It took for ages to open and even move around. I took it back two days later and started looking once again, and this Sony caught my eye, because the colors just seemed so sharp compared to all the other screens on the wall. Yes, you do pay maybe a hundred dollars more than the Samsung, but the model that Samsung uses to compete with this model costs more than the Sony and even that had no chance next to this. Let me tell you, I have never seen a TV with deeper blacks, If there are blacks in the picture, you cant even differentiate between the blacks and if the TV was off. The sound quality on this is amazing too, it has proper bass, and a lot of options to do what you like with it, whether its picture quality or sound quality. Best of all, the smart menu in this works pretty quickly and I love the option of being able to tell the TV when you usually watch TV in the evenings or whenever, and so it turns on quicker and is already connected and ready to go. This TV has been the best I have owned and to be honest the best that I have seen in other peoples homes as well. I highly recommend this if you are looking for a TV within this budget, trust me, I did a lot of research and there is nothing that compares to this within this range.

It is a clear picture and the right size. It is light weight and was easy to hook up.

After one month we have had no issues. The picture is great, the audio is decent. It is easy to set up. The "smart" part of the TV, ie netflix etc. works great. There are adequate inputs. The only complaint is the manual controls are poorly labeled and in the back of the set, so without a remote, the TV is pretty much useless.

Perfect size for a bedroom. Apps work pretty good. I only use netflix and youtube, they work fine. The best part is the picture quality, compared to my 65in Sharp, Sony is better. They are cheaper TV's out there, but if you like quality and don't mind spending extra cash go for this TV. The only con is it takes a couple of seconds to power on, annoying when you want to switch inputs.

This TV went into a small room, so we didn't want a huge TV. The quality is what you would expect from Sony, great picture and sound, easy to operate. It was advertised as a smart TV and it was super simple to set up to stream using our Amazon Prime account. Excellent TV, perfect for a smaller room, like a bedroom, and super simple to set up and use. Highly recommended.

This is the fifth Sony TV that I have purchased in the last 20+ years. As always, the picture is crisp and the color is right on. The price was competitive or better than Samsung, Visio and LG. It pays to do your research and watch for Best Buy specials on their wide range of products.

I bought this TV about 3 months ago to replace an older 32" 720p, and we are very happy with it so far. The picture and sound quality are in the very good to excellent range, and setup was easy, with quick, no-hassle connections to our existing digital media devices and home network. We haven't used the included apps much, except for Netflix, but the ones we have used worked well. Now I'll be looking for a decent wireless keyboard with touch-pad so we can avoid having to use the remote.for text entry.

The 40" SONY smart TV is very nice. Great color, loaded with extras that I wasn't aware of in the store. Only thing I don't like is the remote control. For some reason they thought it would be a good idea to put channel and volume controls at the very bottom - almost need two hands to use it.... but, it is a wonderful picture!

This TV fits my needs perfect. I didn't need an expensive TV. The picture and color is excellent. The sound isn't bad for the speakers being on the bottom. Very light weight and easy to set up.

With so many TV's on the market it's tough to select one! I went with this one after reading many reviews. I have had many SONY TV's in the past and have yet to experience any issues with any of them. The picture quality is fantastic! The TV is pretty light in weight and easy to set up and install as it comes with a small stand. It comes with 2 HDMI ports located on the left . The 1080 display delivers really crisp and clear images. What's nice is that you can stream media easily with the Smart TV functionality and built-in Wi-Fi. So you view Netflix movies and connect to the internet with ease. I can't really think of any negative things to say--if I was designing it, I would put the HDMI ports in the front. It did come with a wall mount which i did not utilize.

Visited store and viewed all 40" televisions. I had gone, sort of planning to buy another equally priced brand, but this Sony by far had the best picture. As a very very senior citizen, I was concerned that this smart TV might be too smart for me, but I was wrong. I have had it for several weeks now, and have no regrets about my choice.

The Geek Squad set up my new Smart TV, explained it, and it was easy to operate. The picture is clear, the colors vibrant, and the 40" screen perfect for my needs. A big plus is it has many programs like Amazon, Sirius XM, and NETFLIX built right in. I love it.

Had to find a TV that would fit within a spot in my bookcase. This one did. Picture quality is excellent, especially the color. Sound is good given the speakers. Was easy to set up and use. Very pleased.

Sony does make a higher performing TV in this size which is a 4K monster. It (at Christmas) was only about $60 more than this model, but this was in the budget for this project and it performs very well. I don't see how anyone would be unhappy with this choice if a 1080p TV will do the job you are asking of it. Typical Sony quality. As with almost any modern TV, if you are using it without a sound/surround system, some sort of sound bar with a powered subwoofer is a huge improvement if it is in a large room or viewing area. In a small room the built in speakers are adequate, but a sound bar gives a more realistic, and larger sound. If this is on your wish list, buy and enjoy. . .

Excellent quality picture. Very light and easy to mount on the wall if using a third party high quality wall mount. Wall mount that comes with the TV doesn't do justice to the quality of the TV. Power supply not long enough. Extension chord required for most applications.

Great picture and very easy to set up. Smart TV portion of this set is excellent and provides a great deal of flexibility for entertainment choices. Only con is that I would like to see more apps that provide cable TV to be accessed without STB.