Model : KDL 26L5000
Product Features :
- Enjoy a 26 inch flatscreen with vibrant 720p resolution from any HD source
- Advanced Contrast Enhancer with Dynamic Backlight Control Dynamic Backlight Control creates a dynamic contrast ratio of 13 000 1
- Three HDMI inputs up to 1080/60p input capable two Component YPbPr 1080/60i capable and one PC input
- Expand your HDTV s capabilities with BRAVIA Link modules such as BRAVIA DVD Link BRAVIA Wireless Link and BRAVIA Input Link
- BRAVIA Sync gives you one touch access and control of all your compatible home theatre devices
>> GREAT little TV
This is the third Sony TV I purchased It s for a small spare bedroom and it s a perfect size for watching TV from bed My only issue is scrolling through my favorite channels that I programmed is a bit cumbersome My old TV had a special button that would just scroll through the 10 channels that I added as favorites On the Sony I have to hit the favorite button then use the down button to scroll to the next channel I want to view then hit select Other than that it s a great TV with great sound and picture After 4 months of using it I am still very happy with the purchase
>> Sony LCD TV
I bought this for the work out room and it is perfect Purchased the wireless headphones and am really happy with both Makes working out a much better experience
>> Well above average with notable limitations
Revised 2/21/2010 Sorry folks the Red push is just too much for the mrs and me I m attempting to return this set today as further viewing with all that red and anemic blue is simply too annoying and can t be corrected If you don t mind this to me serious problem it s your choice But surely SONY should be able to do better than this Purchased from eDirect before I found Amazon s listing I was swayed by all the 5 star reviews at Amazon nowadays as viewed in showroom setups there s no way to judge image quality The mosquito noise seen in showrooms appears in my living room as well though it s not as prominent as on other LCD s As for comments about great color I m not sure what that oft used phrase is supposed to mean this tv is deficient in Blue and has a 25 Red push that glows like neon and often bleeds like the reds on dirt cheap store brand CRT s The SONY at least has RGB adjustments although RGB Gain can only be reduced not increased a really odd design In one picture mode Red is pushed 34 which looks bizarre but which apparently appeals to great color enthusiasts Sadly SONY doesn t provide color Y level controls not even in the miniscule service menu In Cinema/Warm Mode the grayscale RGB is admirably flat except for a typically elevated Blue leg from 40 IRE on down most LCD s have such grayscales ostensibly to make blacks look darker actually it just makes blacks look blue not black The value R16G16B16 digital black is a color rarely seen on HDTV s After some drastic and very tricky RGB adjustments with help from a colorimeter and HCFR software blacks looked more neutral and the Red push was made at least tolerable but high red gamma suffered somewhat At least it kept most skin tones from looking like terminal cases of third degree burn although fair skinned people often have an unsightly hot pink tint The overall image is suitably contrasty and sharp and SD sources look much cleaner than with most LCD s With HD and SD there s some noisy moire in fine grained objects like sequinned gowns and heavy wool coats and shimmer when very high contrast objects move But those effects are common on many LCDs Low IRE gamma is a bit aggressive making some darks look rather inky especially with BluRay thankfully there s a backlight control that helps a bit Motion is mostly handled well even without 120 hz gimmicks which don t work anyway because refresh rate isn t the source of LCD motion blur Turn off noise reduction which adds its own artifacts and makes motion blur worse Thankfully I haven t seen judder or stutter so far but I saw a mild case of upscaling jaggies With a pristine image source the overall picture is better than average and looks quite sharp and snappy without phony edge enhancement I measured the real world contrast at around 2100 1 an impressive figure with excellent darks and crisp whites black and white movies play nicely Less perfect sources low contrast noisy low density scenes in fog heavy rain etc just look smeared and murky this is digital video s fault not SONY s BluRay looks very punchy and sharp though BR compression artifacts are easy to spot As far as a generally cleaner image is concerned SD DVD looks much better on this set than on other 26 inchers I ve seen At this size the difference between 720 lines and 1080 couldn t be seen even with a 37 1080p sitting beside it If your BluRay player outputs 720i or 720p set it that way HD DVD downscaling doesn t play well here The tuner is fairly fast channel cruising is a bit slow but I ve seen much worse Setup instructions warn that channel scanning takes 50 minutes my scan found 100 plus cable stations in 12 minutes Audio ain t great but it s cleaner and louder than averege and works well from its coax output but no headphone jack Viewing angle is narrow about 15 degrees either side a tad wider than some others Overall I d say it s an above average LCD aided by limited RGB controls but marred mostly by annoying Reds and absent the full featured CIE adjustments found on some sets It nicely replaces the average low quality generic 20 or 24 CRT But if your old higher end smallish CRT still works well and can be calibrated stick with the tube
