Sony KDL-40CX523 LCD TV
The Full HD TV that’s ready for the Internet when you are
Full HD picture with crisp detail: Enjoy a highly detailed picture with Full HD 1080 technology.
Natural colours and clear, detailed pictures: See crisp detail with no degradation or noise, even for Standard Definition pictures, with the X-Reality picture engine.
Enjoy the best of the web on the big screen: Connect your TV to the web and stream full-screen Internet videos or keep up-to-date on social networks (firmware upgrade needed).
Ready for video and voice calls with Skype™: Add a voice control camera and microphone and make free Skype™ calls to friends and family from the comfort of your sofa.
Browse the Internet on your TV screen: Visit your favourite websites and search the Internet using a simple web browser (display of embedded video not supported).
Ready for wireless connection to the Internet: Wireless LAN-Ready so you can add a UWA-BR100 USB Wi-Fi® adaptor from Sony and connect to your Internet router without cables.
Control your TV using free mobile phone apps: Use a smartphone as a TV remote control or second display screen for online video with Media Remote (firmware upgrade needed).
Find details about a TV soundtrack: Like a song on the TV programme you’re watching? Press TRACK ID on the remote control and automatically get the full song details.
Get full details about a movie you’re watching: Find out detailed information about the cast and crew of movies and TV shows you’re watching using Video Search.
Share entertainment from around the home with DLNA: Stream movies, music and photos to your TV from DLNA compatible devices, such as a laptop, mobile phone or music player.
Record TV shows to an external hard drive: Save the TV programmes you watch to a Hard Disk Drive via USB and watch them back when it suits you (may require firmware upgrade).
Save energy and money with Presence Sensor: Let your TV turn off the picture automatically if you leave the room (or switch to standby if you don’t return at all).
Play back movies, photos and music via USB: Plug in a USB device and enjoy movies, photos and music (in multiple file formats) on your TV with USB Media Player.
Save energy by turning your TV off: Turn off the TV to near zero power use with the Energy Saving Switch and re-start the TV in seconds with Quick Start & Viewing.
Easily connect to HD devices with HDMI®: 2 inputs with CEC and Audio Return Channel make it easier to connect to High Definition devices.
See twin on-screen pictures at the same time: View TV and online video side-by-side on the screen or any pictures from two different sources with Twin Picture.
Get the best picture settings automatically: Optimize picture and sound settings to suit whatever you're watching with one-touch of the remote control using Scene Select.
Control home entertainment with one remote: Play or adjust settings on compatible devices at the touch of a button with BRAVIA® Sync.
Built in access to HD broadcasting: Access digital HD channels with a built-in DVB-T2 tuner: no need for a set-top box or extra cables.
Get benefits and exclusive offers with My Sony: Register your BRAVIA® TV and become a My Sony member for exclusive access to tutorials, special offers and more.
Full HD picture with crisp detail: Enjoy a highly detailed picture with Full HD 1080 technology.
Natural colours and clear, detailed pictures: See crisp detail with no degradation or noise, even for Standard Definition pictures, with the X-Reality picture engine.
Enjoy the best of the web on the big screen: Connect your TV to the web and stream full-screen Internet videos or keep up-to-date on social networks (firmware upgrade needed).
Ready for video and voice calls with Skype™: Add a voice control camera and microphone and make free Skype™ calls to friends and family from the comfort of your sofa.
Browse the Internet on your TV screen: Visit your favourite websites and search the Internet using a simple web browser (display of embedded video not supported).
Ready for wireless connection to the Internet: Wireless LAN-Ready so you can add a UWA-BR100 USB Wi-Fi® adaptor from Sony and connect to your Internet router without cables.
Control your TV using free mobile phone apps: Use a smartphone as a TV remote control or second display screen for online video with Media Remote (firmware upgrade needed).
Find details about a TV soundtrack: Like a song on the TV programme you’re watching? Press TRACK ID on the remote control and automatically get the full song details.
Get full details about a movie you’re watching: Find out detailed information about the cast and crew of movies and TV shows you’re watching using Video Search.
Share entertainment from around the home with DLNA: Stream movies, music and photos to your TV from DLNA compatible devices, such as a laptop, mobile phone or music player.
Record TV shows to an external hard drive: Save the TV programmes you watch to a Hard Disk Drive via USB and watch them back when it suits you (may require firmware upgrade).
Save energy and money with Presence Sensor: Let your TV turn off the picture automatically if you leave the room (or switch to standby if you don’t return at all).
Play back movies, photos and music via USB: Plug in a USB device and enjoy movies, photos and music (in multiple file formats) on your TV with USB Media Player.
Save energy by turning your TV off: Turn off the TV to near zero power use with the Energy Saving Switch and re-start the TV in seconds with Quick Start & Viewing.
Easily connect to HD devices with HDMI®: 2 inputs with CEC and Audio Return Channel make it easier to connect to High Definition devices.
See twin on-screen pictures at the same time: View TV and online video side-by-side on the screen or any pictures from two different sources with Twin Picture.
Get the best picture settings automatically: Optimize picture and sound settings to suit whatever you're watching with one-touch of the remote control using Scene Select.
Control home entertainment with one remote: Play or adjust settings on compatible devices at the touch of a button with BRAVIA® Sync.
Built in access to HD broadcasting: Access digital HD channels with a built-in DVB-T2 tuner: no need for a set-top box or extra cables.
Get benefits and exclusive offers with My Sony: Register your BRAVIA® TV and become a My Sony member for exclusive access to tutorials, special offers and more.
Technical details
- Colour of product
- Black
- Audio output
- 1 (Side)
- Dimensions
- 99.1 x 60.6 x 7.1 cm
- Display
- LCD
- Smartphone remote support
- Y
- Speakers
- Invisible speaker (with Sound Elevation)
- Box dimensions (W x D x H)
- 115.6 x 68.8 x 16.4 mm
Design
- Mercury content
- 35 mg
Networking
- Wi-Fi
- Y
- Browser supported
- YES (display of embedded video not supported)
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Network Update(WLAN Ready model)
Ports & interfaces
- USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 2
- Component video (YPbPr/YCbCr) in
- 1
- Composite video in
- 1
- Headphone outputs
- 1
- Digital audio optical out
- 1
- RF ports quantity
- 1
- Common interface Plus (CI+)
- Y
- CardBus PCMCIA slots quantity
- 1 (Side)
Security
- Parental control
- Y
Management features
- Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)
- Y
- On/Off timer
- Y
- Sleep timer
- Y
- Picture-in-Picture
- Y
- Picture-and-Picture
- Y
- Remote control type
- RM-ED044
Power
- Power consumption (standby)
- 0.25W
Performance
- Ambient light sensor
- -
Display
- Display diagonal
- 101.6 cm (40")
- 3D compatibility
- N
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9
- Contrast ratio (dynamic)
- High
- Comb filter
- Y
- Noise reduction
- Y
- Display diagonal (metric)
- 102 cm
Smart TV
- Internet TV
- Y
- Lifestyle apps
- Skype
Audio
- Dolby technologies
- Dolby® Digital / Dolby® Digital Plus / Dolby® Pulse
Certificates
- DLNA certified
- Y
Ergonomics
- Swivelling
- Y
- Tilt angle
- -
Packaging content
- 3D glasses included
- N
Weight & dimensions
- Weight
- 12.9 kg
- Weight with stand
- 16.3g
- Dimensions (W x D x H)
- 99.1 cm
Other features
- Backlight type
- CCFL
- Accessories included
- YES (attached)
- Analogue video signal
- 480/60i,480/60p,576/50i,576/50p,720/50p,720/60p,1080/60i,1080/50i,1080/60p(HDMI/Component),1080/50p(HDMI/Component),1080/24p(HDMI)
- Audio power
- 20W (10W x 2)
- Battery type
- Type AAA x 2
- Clock function
- Y
- HDD recording
- Y
- HDMI in
- Y<br />4
- Photo effects
- Vivid / Standard / Custom / Photo-Vivid / Photo-Standard / Photo-Original / Photo-Custom / Cinema /Game-Standard / Game-Original / Graphics / Sports / Animation
- Picture quality
- Y
- Quick start
- Y
- Resolution
- 1920 x 1080 pixels
- RJ-45 input ports
- 1
- Scene modes
- Photo / Music / Cinema / Game / Graphics / Sports / Animation
- Sound modes
- Dynamic / Standard / Clear Voice
- AC power input
- 1 (Rear)
- Advanced contrast enhancer
- Y
- Analogue tuner
- Y
- AppliCast
- -
- Audio output - analog
- 1
- Auto photo mode
- -
- BRAVIA Internet widgets
- Y
- BRAVIA Sync
- Y
- Comments
- Energy consumption XYZ kWh per year, based on the power consumption of the television operating 4 hours per day for 365 days. The actual energy consumption will depend on how the television is used.
- Designer stand
- -
- Distance alert
- -
- DVB-C tuner
- Y
- DVB-T tuner
- Y
- DVB-T2 tuner
- Y
- Energy saving functions
- -
- Favourites
- Y
- Frames per second
- 50 Hz
- Gorilla Glass
- N
- Illuminated Sony logo
- -
- Intelligent Picture Plus with signal booster
- -
- Intelligent signal booster
- -
- Live Colour
- Y
- Motion enhancer
- -
- Multiple language support
- YES (27 languages)
- On-screen instruction manual
- Y
- Photo frame mode
- Y
- Photo map
- No longer available
- Picture features
- Y
- Picture processing engine
- X-Reality
- S-Force Front Surround
- Y
- S-Force Front Surround 3D
- Y
- S-Master
- Y
- SCART input (with Smartlink)
- -
- SCART input (without Smartlink)
- 1 (Rear)
- Steady sound (automatic volume control)
- -
- Stereo sound
- A2 / NICAM
- Surround modes
- Cinema / Sports / Music / Game
- System tilt
- -
- Touch sensor controls
- -
- USB music player
- Y
- USB photo viewer
- Y
- USB video player
- Y
- Wide mode settings for PC
- Normal / Full1 / Full2
