Sony KDL32V2500 - 32" Widescreen Bravia HD Ready LCD TV - With Freeview

Product Description

32 LCD TV with BRAVIA Live Colour Creation + 2 HDMI inputsDesigned to look as good as the pictures they produce the newV2500 BRAVIA LCD TVs are impressive even before you switch them on.Ultra slim they feature VESA compliant mounting so they can bee

Customer Reviews:

Great TV.......2008-01-17

I've had this about 6 months and just wanted to say that it's a great TV. Perhaps I am not a very demanding customer, but to my eye the picture is great and the sound excellent. Excellent connectivity. Perhaps the EPG could be a little more impressive, but other than that it's a well built, pleasing on the eye (on and off) TV.

Why you shouldn't buy a large TV online........2008-01-12

The picture quality is good for an LCD TV. Don't use the factory settings, look online and you will find how it should be set up for home use. There is 'motion blur', a slight effect on moving objects or when the camera pans, but that's common on most LCD sets. Some viewers won't even notice it. But it's still quite not up to the old CRT standards of sharpness, especially on moving objects. The sound is not so good. As others have remarked, there is very little bass. I am sure Sony could have engineered better sound quality if they had wanted; small speakers can, surprisingly, give good lower frequencies.

But I can live with that.

What I can't live with is a vertical red line on screen 5 cm from the left hand side. I notified Amazon, who said to send it back. As they no longer stock this TV, they would give a full refund as it's only a couple of months old and otherwise as new. A company called HDNL was going to collect it. But that means, at short notice, getting a day off work. For me, that's not easy, and after some delays I'm going to have to contact Amazon to re-re-arrange collection. I'm now booking a number of days off work. Because of course I've also get to get a replacement TV. And do you know what these courier companies are like? I was given a two and a half hour time-slot (fixed by the courier, not me). Great..

Why can't Amazon send an engineer out to just repair it? I already know it's the digital tuner in the TV that's at fault. Well, I think you'll find all online companies will want you to send back the TV if it develops a fault. And currently (read other reviews) Sony at least don't seem to be too good on reliability (I've bought Sony for 30 years and this is the first of their TV's to give a problem. Standards falling to keep prices down?).

Anyway, the outcome is , when eventually I get the TV back to Amazon, and get a refund, I'm going to a local TV shop which stocks some superb Panasonic Plasma TVs (still the best). It will mean paying about £150 more, but I think it's worth it. A five year guarantee. Service by their own engineer, in your own house. And a loan telly if it comes to that.

And no waiting around for bloody couriers.

Great picture and easy to set up........2007-10-31

I've had this TV for just one week. I ordered it on a Thursday and it arrived the very next day. Thank you Amazon!!

Briefly, the TV settings are set for viewing in a showroom, so brightness and contrast are on maximum.

I was really shocked by how awful it looked when I first switched it on - thankfully, all it needed was a huge tweak of the settings.

If anyone wants to improve the picture quality as an immediate 'quick fix', I've set mine like this:

FIRST: Select 'Tools' on the remote control, and choose Power Saving. Next, make sure it is set to 'low' or else you won't be able to adjust
the backlight (crucial for making the black parts look 'black')

NEXT: Go to 'Menu' and scroll up to 'Settings' and select. This puts you in 'Picture Mode'. From there, try the following adjustments. This is only intended as a quick fix while you work out the menus for yourself.

Backlight - Minimum

Contrast - 80

Brightness - 40

Colour - 40

Colour temperature - Cool

Sharpness - 7

Noise reduction - Off

Also, once you're in this menu, take a look at the top where it says: "Target Inputs" - you'll see an option for 'Viewing Only' and in the dropdown menu the other option is 'All'.

Don't select 'All'. The beauty of selecting 'viewing only' is that once you get the picture as you want it, it will be 'set' for that particular input.

When you put a DVD or tape in, you'll need to choose your picture settings for that input - and once again they'll be saved.

If you select 'All' - it means the picture settings you used for the TV input will be applied to every other input - and as you'll see, one picture setting doesn't suit each input. Once you've adjusted the picture settings - you won't have to do it again.

The only reason I knocked one star off is because my old 28" Sony Trinitron had a much fuller sound. The Bravia has smaller speakers and sound quite tinny compared to the old TV. There are sound settings to play around with though, and overall, it's good enough and the fantastic picture is well worth such a minor niggle.

One other thing, I bought the Thor Scart to Scart 1.5m from Amazon as well for £17.99. It really makes a difference to the colour reproduction and 'ghosting' which can occur with inferior cables. I have to say the picture was good without the Thor lead, but I wanted to get the best out of the TV and thought £17.99 wasn't a bad price to pay for the improvement it's made.

Fantastic LCD TV from Sony.......2007-10-28

Had this TV for over 6 months now (paid £1,100 from John Lewis) and totally deserves a five-star rating. It's in use several hours each day and the picture reproduction from the in built Freeview is very good, but exceptional when hooked up to a Sky box.

You should be able to get the TV up and running within minutes of getting it out of the box. Build quality is up there with the best as you'd expect from Sony. The remote handset is simply laid out, although it's slightly on the large side. The on screen menus are clear and easy to follow, with options to customise picture and audio settings.

Great connectivity is achieved as there's a great variety of inputs/outputs at the rear of the TV. The only option I've yet to explore is to connect via the HDMI (x2) connections, but this can wait as the current picture quality for me is first-class.

All in all I can highly recommend this LCD TV from Sony which must be one of the best in class at this price, enjoy!

Died after 5 months.......2007-10-21

Had the product for 5 months. Awful digital interface, with a non customisable program info panel which blocks the top half of screen. Picture was good, and sound OK. The biggest disappointment was that the product basically "died" after 5 months of very occasional use. Sony just gave me a dealer name who told me that I had to pack the tv up and take it to them, or if they come out their call out would not be covered under the warranty. Not the best experience with a product which I basically bought on the strength of the Sony name.

32 inch LCD Wall Mount Bracket for HD Ready Sony KDL32V2500

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32 inch LCD Wall Mount Bracket for HD Ready Sony KDL32V2500

Manufacturer: Forest-Brackets
ProductGroup: CE

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Product Features:

Solid Professional Wall Mount
15 Degree Up/Down Tilt
75kg Maximum Load
All wall fixings included
Easy Installation

ASIN: B000UXUL0G

Product Description

This is a great bracket for your TV LCD PLASMA TV. It's HEAVY DUTY, Easy to install and Looks Great! Solid steel construction and adjustable for the best viewing angle.

Slim 32 inch LCD Wall Mount Bracket for HD Ready Sony KDL32V2500

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Slim 32 inch LCD Wall Mount Bracket for HD Ready Sony KDL32V2500

Manufacturer: Forest-Brackets
ProductGroup: CE

Television Accessories | Accessories | Sound & Vision | Categories | Electronics & Photo

Stands & Wall Brackets | Accessories | Sound & Vision | Categories | Electronics & Photo
Product Features:

Solid Professional Wall Mount
Slimline Non Tilt
75kg Maximum Load
All wall fixings included
Easy Installation

ASIN: B000UXTC1K

Product Description

This is a great bracket for your LCD PLASMA TV. It's HEAVY DUTY, Easy to install and the Slim design makes your TV look Great! Solid steel construction.

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