Model : KDL52VE5
Product Features :
- A 52 inch 16 9 Full HD 1080p Resolution Panel provides optimum resolution from any HDTV source that delivers 1080p content
- Features an HCFL backlight which uses specialized components to provide outstanding image quality while exceeding requirements by over 50 percent
- Presence Sensor detects which helps you to conserve energy even if you forget to turn off your HDTV
- New Energy Saving Switch lets HDTV consume zero power when in standby mode LightSensor technology gauges ambient light and adjusts the backlight
- Motionflow 120Hz technology reduces judder and sharpens fast moving images for a crisp more natural picture Reduces visual noise
>> Terrible experience with the VE5 and SONY service
My experience with the SONY VE5 has been a total disaster The model I had is the 46VE5
Bought the 46in version in October 09 and the HDMI inputs stopped working this January 3 month into service None of the 4 inputs worked After doing my own trouble shooting talking to SONY online taking my playstation and HDMI cable to the SONY store to be checked up I was finally convinced it s the TV
The service center ordered the main board for me on 2/10/10 back ordered until 3/10/10 No show after 3/10 and was told new ETA for parts is 4/27 Called SONY and they called me back in a week Told me new parts arrived that day contacted my service center no they didn t receive parts Called SONY again they couldn t figure out why I didn t get parts Called me back in a week and told me new parts arrived again I waited for a few days and contacted my service center no they didn t receive any Called SONY again no clue as usual After several times of 45minutes on the phone SONY said they will replace my set swith a refurbished set Another week as gone by still no one contacted me about the delivery of the set yet
So I had the TV for half a year and it worked for the first 3 months I am absolutely disappointed at SONY Don t think I will ever buy a SONY again at least nothing other than playstation games
>> A great picture and green as well
I had been actively seeking this HDTV but was resigned to finding it out of stock it has been discontinued for 2010 or for full pop pricing which I wanted to avoid However a link to the product on Amazon through my Yahoo shopping page brought me to the set I wanted at a price that was incredible with free shipping WOW The fulfilling company Video Audio Ctr in Los Angeles was very easy to work with and delivered and set up the product for me on time and accommodating my schedule Very impressive
The HDTV itself was all I wanted and more Set up is easy there are plenty of inputs for all my TV toys and it looks incredible My only complaint/caution to those buying this model the base is not really sturdy enough to support a big top heavy 52 HDTV I recommend using a wall mount if you can Otherwise be sure to secure the TV to a wall or your stand just in case I am in earthquake land so toppling over is a concern
In addition to the superb picture quality is the fact that this HDTV only uses as much power as a 40w light bulb and has all sorts of features to help reduce power consumption I highly recommend this product
>> awesome tv 800 off retail
1ST THE only bad review about this tv on here is from some moron that doesn t understand the tv has nothing what so ever to do with changing channels on a cable or sat box also if u have hd it has like 4 times more info so channels do take 1 second longer to change but thats why u use a guide to flip channels and only pick the 1 u want to go to either way he left a horrible review about this tv because he doesn t like his tv provider i guess if his power company turns off power he ll blame sony because tv won t come on people that stupid shouldn t be allowed to have tv this nice anyway THIS tv sells at sears for 1899 shipping and tax thats like 2200 i got it for 1374 free shipping from ca to nc no tax i had a sony rear projection tv for 3 yrs and it s actually got a good picture but it s not bright at all hard to watch in daylight i rented a sony v5100 lcd to test it and its a nice tv almost the same as this one but this one has twice the contrast and uses less power the energy save feature hasn t turned the monitor off yet cause we move alot but just in case i get a phone call or go outside for longer than expected i know the tv will get a break and save power it also has auto dimming feature when room gets darker tv dims so it doesn t blind u and saves power this tv only uses sbout 185watts 100 200 less than most 52 my friend has a samsung LED tv and wow i mean wow picture is damn good no doubt but he paid 2400 thats 1 000 more i don t think picture is that much better this tv has awesome picture HD LOOKS GREAT but even a twlight zone from 1959 in 4 3 looks really good i was shocked very good speakers much better than i expected menus and remote are easy also it controls my other sony stuff the stand was already on tv so all i did was pick up the tv sit it on stand plug it in hook up hdmi cables done took 5 mins buy this tv now
