Model : KDL 32EX500
Product Features :
- 32 inch LCD HDTV with full HD 1080p resolution lets you take full advantage of HD sources like a Blu ray Disc Player or PlayStation3 gaming console
- Ambient Sensor and LightSensor technologies automatically adjust the color and backlight based on a room s lighting
- Motionflow 120Hz technology for smooth motion USB port for photos music and video playback BRAVIA Sync controls compatible devices with one remote
- Inputs 4 HDMI 2 component 2 composite 1 PC 1 USB 1 optical digital audio output
- Includes removable stand measures 31 5 x 21 x 9 875 inches with stand
>> Sony BRAVIA EX 500 Series 32 Inch LCD TV Black My first LCD TV
Well I ve had my new TV for about a month now and it works as advertised Excellent picture and vary fast refresh rate so no smearing during high rates of picture movement I ve played with most of the settings and right this moment I m just using the standard display I have used the 15 pin D connection to display HULU from my laptop and it works very well I ve also played with the sound settings and after using steady sound and clear voice went back to just standard settings Music is very negatively impacted by using these setting to the point that movies especially have a very flat sound to them making it feel like your watching a pre relase take before the music background was added
One thing that most people not having had a wide screen TV before should be aware of that without getting the HD feed you are losing a good portion of the reason for getting a TV of this type I was using normal cable connection with just a standard feed and the TV display looked like crap most of the time There were a few stations that came in Ok like the PBS type who mostly displayed HD as a normal course of programming but most of the channels you had to make up your mind if you wanted to watch bloated people or use other settings that either cut part of the picture out or use a standard setting that gave you a small 4 3 screen While this might seem like a very basic problem to people who have had HDTV s for a long time this was my first one I ve had and the results were not good I solved this issue by going to Direct TV and getting their HD and DVR package A world of difference I was able to crank the display up to it s full 1080p with outstanding results I ve been with Time Warner cable for about 25 years and was tired of it s programming anyway so it presented a good excuse to finally get away from them We shall see how this works out This isn t a plug for any satellite company just the one that seemed to offer the best package in my area at this time
This TV is not internet ready but with the ability of the set top box I have and Tversity media server software free version on my PC and laptop I am able to look at videos and pictures without having to connect directly to the TV You do need though a set top box that can connect to the internet so it would be mostly the higher end ones offered by the company you chose I moved my modem and router and sat them right on top of the set top box It s a big rats nest of power cables now but I m thinking about making some enclosure to hid most of the mess This is one of those things where one thing leads to another Getting a HDTV is a big change in your viewing experience and it causes some changes in how you set up things
One other issue that has nothing to do with the TV as such but has effected both my wife and me is the extra work your eyes go through watching a wider screen It really gives the eyes a work out so expect to have very tired eyes if you watch TV for an extended time One other issue was how bright the TV is at night When a mostly white screen pops up it really can make you squint This TV has a low light setting so it sets the brightness down at night but it still can hurt you eyes sometimes There is a custom setting where you can play with all this picture settings but after spending a week or so trying to get it just right I went back to the standard setting I might revisit this as I become more familiar with the whole setup I have now Going to HD feed seems to also helped the whole experience and made it much better So it s like anything else garbage in garbage out You need an HD feed to really take advantage of this HDTV set
I have noticed that on this size TV that the speakers are not the best It really shows up in the music channels and doesn t seem to have much dynamic range and has a little in a barrel sound sometimes Another thing that you should have if possible is a 5 1 speaker system to take advantage of what this TV can put out for a sound signal Our room is really too small and I ll be sticking with the speakers built in right now I have noticed that the steady sound still doesn t do too much to cut down on the very loud commercials I m hoping the law that is going to be passed if it isn t already to limit sound spikes in commercials will take care of this issue one can always dream Like I had mentioned before with both steady sound and clear voice music is badly impacted but voices are easier to hear
The smallness of the room also dictated the selection of the screen size I was pushing for a 37 inch but my wife didn t want something peeking over the window sill women what can you do LOL It did turn out to be a good choice though as anything bigger and we would really have worked hard to catch all the action going on in the whole screen I m only about 7 or 8 feet from the screen so it covers most of my forward field of view which is very sufficient for us
So to sum it all up get this HDTV if you want a real HD experience and you have a small room that you need to fit a wide screen TV into Plus remember you really need a HD feed to take advantage of a TV like this
>> Sony once again prevail
Pro a ton of features as you have already read about it in details For the price I think it is a really good deal Sharp images and good for gaming watching movies and also tv viewing
Con it takes about 5 seconds to turn on but that s not a big deal to me since I am usually setting up the blueray player PS3 or PC when I pressed the On button Volume on it is okay but if you want better surround sound then you know you need to buy an audio system for it
Overall Sony didn t let me down as I have compare this TV along with other models sizes and stats of different brands
>> This seems like the first review for this tv on the whole internet
So I bought this tv without reading a single review because there wasn t any I wanted specifically a 32 120hz set because it is going to be in a small room any bigger would have been overkill and this fit the bill
I upgraded from a Samsung 26 720p LN26A330 which I had no complaints at all about but really wanted 1080p since this is hooked up to a home theatre/gaming pc and I could use the extra resolution I compared these tv s side by side after getting the sony and was really surprised how much better the sony s picture was I was using 720p on both for fair comparison playing identical sources
Pros
Very bright picture which is good for the day time
Blu Rays do look amazing just adjust the settings to personal preference
True Cinema 24p mode does seem to play movies at true 24p I set the htpc output to 24hz to accomplish this
Motionflow works really nicely on some blu rays definitely not for all movies though but I actually do prefer it over True Cinema 24p in a lot of cases
PC games look very good with motionflow turned on especially FPS s Motionflow makes 60fps look like 120fps and you can tell a difference in how clear and smooth everything is
Extremely energy efficient uses only 40w in power saving mode 75w normal mode this is better in both categories than my 26 samsung which amazed me
Cons
Speakers on my old samsung might have been a little better its hard to tell for sure but its not a big difference
Very minor I wish a single button could turn motionflow on and off instead of navigating menus
Overall I am really happy with this set If you like 24p true cinema and/or motionflow and are willing to pay a little extra I d recommend it If your not that concerned with those features I would probably get a less expensive 60hz set but I am glad I got this one
btw make sure you don t don t turn Cinemotion to auto1 if Motionflow is already on It gives movies a really strange effect like your hallucinating or something
