LE40M87BD vs KDL 40w2000

[YorkshirePadd26]

Samsung LE40M87BD vs Sony KDL 40W2000
As the title says I'm looking for a new telly 40 inch needs to be able to handle 1080p i'll be used on an Xbox360 + PC and for telly + DVDs, and at some point blueray.

So does anyone have any experience of either, I could only find 1 thread mentioning the Sony think it was by Asgard and he swapped it for a Sammy.

Both can be had for about £1000 but who thinks which is better and why ?

Also the latest version on Waht Lcd + Plasma is crap the pricing is totally out and thus it confuses you even more.

At the min i'm more tempted by the Sony.

 

[kkbigal]

I happened to see both of these sets side by side yesterday in a high-street store (I'm looking to buy a new LCD myself )

Both sets were running the same promotional demo crap and the Samsung looked far and away the better set. The colours were more vivid and the black levels were very good too. The Sony looked rather washed out and cloudy in comparison, although this could be down to the monkeys who "calibrate" them for the store.

From the reviews I've read, the only thing that lets the Samsung down are the speakers. However, the Samsung speakers run along the length of the underside of the TV, whereas the Sony has them on the side - this makes the Samsung a much better option for fitting a big screen into a small space

 

[J.T]

I'm afraid kkbigal is wrong about the speakers, I have the 40W and it has five speakers that run along the bottom/Front behind the grill bit with the Silver Sony name on it...

I cannot comment on the Sammy but I am sure it is a great set from what I have read, I can however comment on the Sony 40W which is a fantastic set.

Best thing to do is try and find a place that has them side by side but also set up correctly, which to be honest is going to be hard going.