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Release date: April 27, 2017
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Sony KD49XE8004 review

Sony KD49XE8004. Display diagonal: 123.2 cm (48.5"), Display resolution: 3840 x 2160 pixels, HD type: 4K Ultra HD, Display technology: LED, Screen shape: Flat, LED backlighting type: Edge-LED. Smart TV. Motion interpolation technology: Motionflow XR 100 Hz. Digital signal format system: DVB-C,DVB-S,DVB-S2,DVB-T,DVB-T2. Wi-Fi, Ethernet LAN. Product colour: Black

TRILUMINOS™ Display: Extra colours, extra brilliance

More colours means more realism. A TRILUMINOS™ Display with its specially-developed backlight selectively maps colours across a wider gamut, ensuring subtle colours do not become oversaturated and unnatural. You’ll enjoy vivid, authentic images that evoke the emotion in every scene.

Rediscover every detail with 4K X-Reality™ PRO

Discover a thrilling world of extraordinary clarity with every single pixel enhanced beautifully. Individual parts of each scene are analysed and matched with a special image database that independently addresses texture, contrast, colour and edges. The difference is clear with supremely lifelike detail, whatever you're watching.

Uncover the detail with 4K HDR

A High Dynamic Range (HDR) compatible TV will change the way you look at TV. Combined with 4K Ultra HD resolution, HDR video content delivers exceptional detail, colour and contrast, with a far wider range of brightness than other video formats. The result is the most lifelike picture our TVs have ever been able to create, with brilliant highlights and fine detail.

This TV is recommended by Netflix

Get a better streaming experience with a Netflix Recommended TV. A Netflix Recommended TV is chosen for its high performance, cutting edge smart features and easy app access. And also, you can watch Marco Polo in 4K HDR today, with a premium Netflix subscription. Members will be able to enjoy more HDR content in the coming months.

Explore new worlds with Android TV™

Your smart TV just got smarter. Enjoy many of your favourite smartphone and tablet experiences on a big, beautiful BRAVIA™ screen. Android TV™ with advanced voice control lets you connect and access content, from movies and TV shows to thousands of apps, simply by talking.

Narrow aluminium frame

The narrow frame helps the TV look slim and attractive, focusing the eye on the screen for maximum entertainment.

Motionflow™ XR keeps the action smooth

Enjoy smooth and sharp details even in fast-moving sequences with Motionflow™ XR. This innovative technology creates and inserts extra frames between the original ones. It compares key visual factors on successive frames, then calculates the split second of missing action in the sequences. Some models also include black-frame insertion for a blur-free and truly cinematic look.

Cable-free front

Hide all your cables from set-top boxes or Blu-ray players within the unique stand.

Cable management

Keep wires out of sight. All of your cables can be neatly arranged across the back of the TV and channelled into the stand, so everything looks tidy.

Chromecast built-in: Plays nice with your other devices

BRAVIA™ is Chromecast built-in ready so you can easily cast your favourite entertainment like YouTube™ or Netflix from your personal device on to the stunning BRAVIA™ screen.3 You can cast from Android™, iOS™, or your laptop.

Content Bar: find everything fast

The unobtrusive content bar quickly lets you find the movie, TV show or video you’re looking for. Call up the Content bar and you can keep watching, while you scan through live TV, videos on demand, downloaded TV shows and much more. You can even customise the content bar to show you the content you go to most often first.

Say what you want to see with voice search

Spend less time browsing, and more time watching. Voice search on Android TV™ provides you with the power of Google search, allowing you to find content across different services without the hassle of time-consuming text entry. You can also get recommendations; asking for “romantic comedies” for example, brings up a list of suitable options.

DSEE restores detail to your digital music

Low-resolution Internet video, catch-up TV and other heavily compressed audio files don’t always sound so great. A large amount of information gets thrown away when digital audio is compressed. With Digital Sound Enhancement Engine (DSEE) technology, lost frequency components (especially high frequencies) are restored for natural sound with a more spacious feel.

Made to listen: ClearAudio+

Make your listening as lifelike as your viewing. ClearAudio+ fine-tunes TV sound for an immersive experience that seems to surround you. Hear music, dialogue and surround effects with greater clarity and separation, whatever you're watching.

Google Play™: A world of content and apps

Discover movies and TV shows, games and much more from Google Play™. Enjoy a huge and ever-growing choice of apps4 on your TV in a brand new way.

Experience the best in 4K UHD picture quality

Our range of 4K UHD TVs deliver stunning picture quality and are compatible with the Digital Europe UHD requirements.

Cinematic S-Force Front Surround

Enjoy an immersive soundstage that pulls you into the heart of the action. S-Force Front Surround mimics the way the brain correlates sound sources to create proper volume, time lag, and sound wave spectrum – using only left and right speaker channels. By naturally emulating three-dimensional sound fields, you’ll enjoy rich, high-fidelity audio across a wider listening area.

Clear Phase for smooth, balanced frequencies

BRAVIA™ uses a powerful computer model to analyse and compensate for inaccuracies in speaker response. It does this by ‘sampling’ the speaker frequency with higher precision. This information is fed back to cancel out any peaks or dips in the speaker’s natural response – resulting in pure, natural audio with smooth, even reproduction of all frequencies.

YouView: the best of catch-up and on-demand TV

With YouView built-in, you can scroll back up to seven days to watch shows from BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4 and Demand 5. You can also access an extensive library of on-demand content. Simply connect your BRAVIA™ to an aerial and broadband connection to get started with YouView.

IR Blaster – control everything with one remote

The Infra-red (IR) Blaster lets you control other devices in your home from your Sony TV remote. You can use it to control your Set-top box (cable box) with the TV remote controller.

Turn your TV into a digital recorder: USB HDD REC

Store your favourite TV shows on an external USB hard disk drive to enjoy whenever you want. USB HDD REC allows one-touch and timer recording of a digital broadcast onto any USB HDD device up to 2TB in capacity. While viewing the show, simply press REC to start recording, which will automatically stop at the end of the programme.

Enjoy HDR gaming with PlayStationÂŽ

Sony’s 4K HDR televisions are perfect partners for PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®4 Pro consoles. Immerse yourself in a responsive, fun-filled gaming experience with vivid textures and intensely vibrant colours. See your favourite games come to life with the incredible picture quality.

Sony KD49XE8004 specs

Packaging Data

Package weight: 18 kg
Package height: 744 mm
Package depth: 160 mm
Package width: 1188 mm
Manual: True
Quick start guide: yes
Cables included: AC
Desktop stand: yes

Ports & Interfaces

Common interface Plus (CI+): yes
RF ports quantity: 1
Headphone outputs: 1
Composite video in: 2
Component video (YPbPr/YCbCr) in: 1
USB 2.0 ports quantity: 3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports: 1
DVI port: no
HDCP: yes
Audio Return Channel (ARC): True
HDMI ports quantity: 4

Weight & Dimensions

Stand width: 57.3 cm
Weight (without stand): 12.2 kg
Height (without stand): 64 cm
Depth (without stand): 5.7 cm
Width (without stand): 109.6 cm
Weight (with stand): 12.9 kg
Height (with stand): 691 mm
Depth (with stand): 252 mm
Width (with stand): 1096 mm

Management Features

On/Off timer: yes
Sleep timer: yes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages: BOS, Bulgarian, CAT, Croatian, Czech, Danish, German, Dutch, English, Spanish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, KAZ, LAT, Lithuanian, MAC, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, SER, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Ukrainian
Number of OSD languages: 31
On Screen Display (OSD): True
Electronic Programme Guide (EPG): True
Voice control: yes

Network

Browser supported: Opera
Browsing: True
Web browser: yes
Miracast: True
Bluetooth profiles: HOGP,SPP
Bluetooth: True
Bluetooth version: 4.1
Wi-Fi standards: 802.11a,Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac),802.11b,802.11g,Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet LAN: yes
Wi-Fi: True

Performance

USB recording: yes
24p support: yes
Picture processing technology: Sony Dynamic Contrast Enhancer
Audio formats supported: ASF,FLAC,MP3,WAV,WMA
Image formats supported: MJPEG
Video formats supported: 3GPP,ASF,AVC,AVCHD,MKV,MOV,MPEG1,MPEG2,MPEG2-PS,MPEG2-TS,MPEG4,VC-1,VP8,WEBM,XAVC S,XVID
Subtitles function: yes
Teletext function: yes
High Dynamic Range (HDR) supported: yes

TV Tuner

Supported TV bands: UHF, VHF
Number of tuners: 1 tuner(s)
Digital signal format system: DVB-C,DVB-S,DVB-S2,DVB-T,DVB-T2
Tuner type: Analog & digital

Power

AC input frequency: 50 Hz
AC input voltage: 220 - 240 V
Power consumption (standby): 0.5 W
Power consumption (typical): 85 W

Design

Production year: 2017
Heavy metals free: Hg (mercury)
Panel mounting interface: 200 x 200 mm
VESA mounting: yes
On/off switch: yes
Product colour: Black

Other Features

Energy efficiency class (old): A
User memory: 16 GB
Supported file systems: FAT16,FAT32,NTFS,exFAT
Google applications: Google Play
Annual energy consumption: 118 kWh
Wi-Fi certified: yes
Built-in speaker(s): yes
Power consumption (average): 143 W
Batteries included: yes
3D: False
Light sensor: yes

Smart TV

Smart modes: Animation, Cinema, Custom, Game, Graphics, Photo, Sports, Standard
Screen mirroring: yes
Operating system installed: Android
Internet TV: True
Smart TV: True

Audio

Sound modes: Movie, Music, Sports, Standard
Audio decoders: DTS,Dolby Digital
Audio decoding technologies: DTS Digital Surround,Dolby Digital Plus,Dolby Digital Pulse
RMS rated power: 20 W
Number of speakers: 2

Display

Peak luminance ratio: 76%
Display diagonal (metric): 123.2 cm
Motion interpolation technology: Motionflow XR 100 Hz
Supported graphics resolutions: 3840 x 2160,4096 x 2160
Supported video modes: 480i,480p,576i,576p,720p,1080i,1080p
Screen shape: Flat
LED backlighting type: Edge-LED
Display technology: LED
Display technology: LED
Display resolution: 3840 x 2160 pixels
HD type: 4K Ultra HD
Display diagonal: 123.2 cm (48.5")