Review on 40" TV Sony KDL-40RE353 2017 LED, black by Ravindra Devaraja

You immediately feel the budget and minimalism. Obviously, Sony engineers took as a basis more expensive models, which made everything as cheap as possible. Speaking in automotive terms, this TV can be compared with the Hyundai Solaris - as cheap as possible, but at the same time it is well controlled and reliable. Without SmartTV - but it doesn't matter to me. From my past experience with other TVs, I figured out for myself that using SmartTV with a remote control is a real masochism. It is much easier and more convenient to plug any WiFi digital media player the size of a flash drive into the HDMI connector and control the OS from a laptop. Or connect immediately a media player or even a media server. The sound is not bad, we can say the standard for a state employee. But certainly not like in expensive models. Who wants to enjoy good surround sound - either buy additional acoustics, or buy more expensive TVs. The TV OS has an equalizer and all sorts of Sony branded sound enhancers. The picture is really good for a budget series, but do not expect fantasy like expensive models. Another feature of this model is that the picture will be beautiful and saturated only in digital channels. TV set of Asian assembly and for the Asian market, where analog channels have not been used for a long time. To whom analog channels are important, take Samsa and LG of the 2022 assembly better. In general, given the budget Sony, the picture and color reproduction are very decent. As a verdict: if you need a home theater - do not take this model, otherwise you will be disappointed. This model is clearly not for this. If you need a good quality TV to watch digital TV and content from a USB drive - take it.