Sony KLV-S40A10 (40-inch LCD)

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The KLV-S40A10 features a maximum resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels across its 40-inch (101cm) display, with a claimed contrast ratio of 1,000:1 and a fast response time of 8ms. The display does come with inbuilt speakers of only moderate output capabilities, although it's arguably highly unlikely that any consumers would be looking at dropping over S$5,000 (US$3,552.15) on a TV and not have some kind of complementary audio system to co-ordinate it with.

One interesting feature of the KLV-S40A10 is the inbuilt light sensor, which automatically adjusts the picture settings depending on the ambient light in the room--this lets you enjoy nice pitch-black movies on the same screen that you all huddle around in brightly lit daytime to watch cricket.

In terms of inputs, the big omission on the KLV-S40A10 is the lack of digital HDMI inputs. That's a luxury you'll find on the "V" series Bravia TVs, but the midrange "S" series panels instead offer component-video, S-video, composite and PC connectors only. There's not too many PC graphics cards that'll natively support 1,366 x 768, but you should still be able to connect up and get a good proportion of the screen working that way if you really fancy having a truly massive PC monitor. The HDMI inputs that adorn the "V" series model aren't that much more expensive in the grand scheme of things--they turn the S$5,299 (US$3,764.56) KLV-S40A10 into the S$5,999 (US$4,261.86) KLV-V40A10, as well as pump up the brightness and contrast ratio.

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