KDS-50A2000 vs KDL-40V3000 - Blu-ray Forum

Danger Duck · 03-23-2008, 04:55 PM

Hey all. A friend of my parents is thinking about getting one of these 2 HDTV's. He asked me which one I would reccomend of the 2 and I said the KDS-50A2000, but im still not sure which one would be better. Hopefully you guys can help me out some by saying which you would rather, or which one is better. Thanks.

Bluestbeard · 03-23-2008, 05:00 PM

I had a 55A2020 (same as 2000 just black bezel). I had 2 optical block failures in the first 6 months of owning this tv. Rear-projection tvs in general have a much higher failure rate than LCD sets. In some cases as high as 18%. Sony SXRDS tvs are known for their optical block issues. Buyer beware check out avsforums.com for more information. I would say the safer of the two with superior picture quality would be the LCD.

Cwoodall334 · 03-23-2008, 05:34 PM

On the first kdl40v2500 I got, the HDMI ports didn't work, but they worked fine on the second one. So don't worry about failure rates and what not. In my opinion, the kdl-40v3000 is a very nice tv. The black levels are greatly improved over my 2500. If the people who are buying the tv want a larger screen, definitely get one of the newer models instead of the a2000 series if they want a sony.

03-23-2008, 04:55 PM	#1
Danger Duck Active Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1	KDS-50A2000 vs KDL-40V3000 Hey all. A friend of my parents is thinking about getting one of these 2 HDTV's. He asked me which one I would reccomend of the 2 and I said the KDS-50A2000, but im still not sure which one would be better. Hopefully you guys can help me out some by saying which you would rather, or which one is better. Thanks.

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03-23-2008, 05:00 PM	#2
Bluestbeard Banned Member since:Mar 2008	I had a 55A2020 (same as 2000 just black bezel). I had 2 optical block failures in the first 6 months of owning this tv. Rear-projection tvs in general have a much higher failure rate than LCD sets. In some cases as high as 18%. Sony SXRDS tvs are known for their optical block issues. Buyer beware check out avsforums.com for more information. I would say the safer of the two with superior picture quality would be the LCD.

03-23-2008, 05:34 PM	#3
Cwoodall334 Active Member Member since:Nov 2007	On the first kdl40v2500 I got, the HDMI ports didn't work, but they worked fine on the second one. So don't worry about failure rates and what not. In my opinion, the kdl-40v3000 is a very nice tv. The black levels are greatly improved over my 2500. If the people who are buying the tv want a larger screen, definitely get one of the newer models instead of the a2000 series if they want a sony.

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