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| Brand: Sony
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
New (7)
Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 26
Shipping Weight (lbs): 22.5
Dimensions (in): 19.3 x 26.6 x 3.9
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: KDL-26M4000
Model: KDL-26M4000
UPC: 027242737990
EAN: 0027242737990
Release Date: April 25, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
HDMI cable issue October 6, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Everything about this set is wonderful but ONE: There is a known SONY flaw with this particular model (26-M4000) and the HDMI cable connection when connecting to an HD Cable Box. I experienced a very thin white line that I called a "pearl necklace" of digital interference at the top of the screen on ALL non-HD broadcast channels and many of the network HD channels. You can fake it out by using ZOOM but then you lose some of the picture. I guess you could live with it, but it annoyed the heck out of me. The workaround is to use component cables (provided for free by my cable company). I attached the component cables and "voila" -- no more "pearl necklace" interference. The sound and picture are sterling but the quality is a tick less fine than with an HDMI hookup. But I paid $579, returned the Monster HDMI cable and saved myself that $80 expense, so I really have nothing to complain about.
 Mediocre performance from a quality name August 18, 2008
6 out of 14 found this review helpful
The M-Series 26" Sony Bravia has a nice looking HD picture but standard definition (SD) pictures are horrible and sound quality is poor. Once all the picture parameters are set for HD, these programs have great detail and resolution. Unfortunately, SD pictures are very soft, color rendition is poor and contrast is poor. Sound quality is tinny and sorely lacking in bass information.
I bought this set beacuse of years of enjoyment with my 25" XBR from the late 1980's that still produces a great looking picture and has never seen the inside of a repair shop. But this M-series Bravia is a big disappointment given that some channels I enjoy are not currently offered in HD. That will change in time, but I thought any Sony product, even an entry level model, would be of better quality than this unit.
One of the better TVs in the 26" flat-panel group November 14, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
At first, I was shopping for a cheap 32" HDTV for my bedroom. After getting burned by two straight bad 32" HDTVs from other brands, not wanting to spend more money for the more expensive 32" sets, and seeing that a 32" screen is a little too big for my small bedroom, I decided to look one size smaller and get a good 26" television at the same price range.
I singled out this Sony model out of the other 26" televisions because it was the only 26" television that actually had a vertical viewing angle. The pictures on the rest of the 26" televisions turn white when viewed from above and turn purple and green when viewed from below. This Sony model does not have this problem.
The picture is great for an LCD. There are settings to improve the levels of black and white. Picture from the component connections look good. Analog channels have a bit of static in some colors. I don't have any HDMI device to try out the HDMI ports.
The television's audio is good when it's loud, but not good when it is set low. My television had a low-volume hiss in the built-in speakers and is noticeable in low volume levels. There are stereo RCA and digital coaxial audio outputs for external speakers.
This television forces the user to run a 30+ minute auto program to detect all of the channels. There is no way to manually add or remove channels from the television without running the auto programmer first. Thankfully, the auto programmer found all of the analog and clear unscrambled cable channels and didn't add any scrambled channels.
The biggest turnoff of this television is its selling price. Depending on the sales price, you can get a low-to-mid range 32" HDTV for the same price.
If you just care about screen size, then those 32" HDTVs might be for you. If you want quality for about the same price and don't mind a smaller size, check out this Sony while shopping around. It's not the best TV out there, but it's in the top five of 26" HDTVs out there.
edit: if you do get this model or any other Sony LCD television, immediately shut off "Noise Reduction" in the Advanced Options of the Picture menu. Noise Reduction introduces ghosting into the picture and most video modes have it on by default.
 Buggy HDMI with Comcast HD DVR July 18, 2008
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I like the picture but I don't think the bugs are worked out of this one yet. I can't use HDMI to connect to my Comcast Motorola HD DVR box without a huge popping sound when changing channels. Component works fine, but what's the point of having HDMI if it's glitchy? Also, the picture is noticeably better with HDMI.
Comcast swapped boxes and I still had the problem. I sent it to a Sony repair center and they couldn't figure out what was wrong as the HDMI checked out o.k. at the shop. The repair tech returned the TV to me and brough along a a 19" Samsung to hook up to the Mot box via HDMI as a test. The Samsung changed channels quicker and without any popping sounds. Sony is stumped and I'm tired with dealing with it.
 Extraordinary August 28, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This product was "back ordered" at EVERY major electronics store, both
national and local but for the same price the model it replaced was
still available. Thanks to Amazon were got what we wanted, and fast.
I might note that 2 of this model, "used", were available at the same
price at the time, I assume both were display models since that seemed
to be all that was at retailers. After our purchase both of these items
were increased $100.
Thanks, Amazon, even if we checked with about 12 outlets before we
thought to go to you. It only takes one good one to fill the order.
Donn Doyle
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