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Sony Bravia XBR-Series KDL-32XBR6 32-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
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1. 50-inch rear-projection LCD TV; measures 46.6 x 32.6 x 16.1 inches (WxHxD)
2. Built-in HD/Digital tuner (ATSC), 181-channel tuner (NTSC); Digital Cable ready
3. Front A/V input for easily hooking up a DVD player or video game console
4. Inputs: 3 composite, 3 component, 1 S-Video, 1 RF, 1 HDMI
5. Two stereo speakers, 12 watts apiece (24 watts total)

Customer Review :

DO NOT BUY THIS SET!!!!! DEFECTIVE OPTICAL BLOCKS!!!!!

This product and all Sony Rear Projection TV's Have an ongoing Optical Block Problem. You will get only 2-3 years usage before you have problems.

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$800 Optical Block Replacement - Beware!

I have a Sony 50" KDF-E50A10 set that is 2 1/2 years old - the optical block, like 1000's of other Sony LCD large screen Grand Wega sets, has gone bad - There was a class action suit filed against SONY for 2 models that forced them to extended warranties and replacement - many more of their late model sets that are out of warranty have this same "blotchy" color distortion problem that will cost $800+ to repair - SONY is doing nothing about them because these models weren't included in the suit settlement. Why won't SONY address this disgrace to their quality reputation? - you'll have to ask them or go online to read the complaints from SONY customers about the defective optical blocks- I suggest you review the threads before buy a SONY set

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Defective optic blocks after 3 years. DO NOT BUY USED!

My TV has just failed after only 3 1/2 years. there are countless reports of other customers with the same problem. Sony extended the warranty on other RPTV LCDs made around the same time, but they have not done so for this model. Avoid at all costs. 100% failure rate.

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KDF-E50A10 Disaster

After only 3 1/2 years my A10 series is developing "blue blotch" disease. Sony customer service is useless. This is my last Sony product....

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Avoid Sony projection TVs

I paid $2200 for new product and it was junk in less than 4 years. Worse, I spent $200 on repairs before determining I should send it to recycling. Product line discontinued now. Never buy one used or try to fix one. Just replacing the $110 lamp is not going to work. Even Sony support told me to avoid ever trying to fix one of these terrible products.

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5. 1080p Inputs - HDMI¿ (x2), YPbPr (x2), PC Input (x1)

Customer Review :

Great value for price

I am a videophile.

If I am going to pay over a thousand dollars for a TV then it better look really, really good. I've been through two other brands looking for the perfect 32" TV, and neither looked as good, were as quiet, or functioned as well for high-def movies and video games as this KDL Sony model. I don't write reviews often but I feel compelled to share my complete and utter satisfaction. And no, I don't work for Sony... I am just a frustrated consumer that went through two other brands of LCD TVs and was wholly dissatisfied until the Sony. I was having many problems with the other sets, such as blurry picture quality, lag with video games (especially problematic with Guitar Hero), freezing issues during movies, lighting problems in the corner of the sets, and probably the most annoying of all... the low, constant buzzing sound of crummy electronic components in other brands. Good lord that drove me crazy.

So, like I said, this Sony model was the third 32" TV that I tried after unsuccessful attempts with Olevia and LG. I chose it because I experienced none of the problems that I have previously listed that were apparent in the other sets. Yes, the cost is fairly high for this set, relatively speaking. But my philosophy is that if you are going to be paying a lot to get an HDTV over an SDTV then you really owe it yourself to not skimp on the quality and make sure your purchase is going to bring you value in the long run. I have had the TV for about 7 months now and I cannot begin to describe my satisfaction over a product that works as it should and produces brilliant picture quality.

There are plenty of hook ups in the back (2 HDMI and 2 component, among others). The body is sleek and minimal, though rather spartan. It's just a great buy all around. Never had an issue. Never had to worry about anything. Just a great TV.

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Great TV! Found it as a bargain!!

Got this TV as a bargain from Circuit City--its an open box item. The rep said it was returned by the customer not so long ago. I was hunting for an LCD tv since I figured it was now time to upgrade to digital. Found this on the open-item section. Price was reduced to more than 35% of the brand new retail value. I was VERY interested.

I quickly scanned the TV for any superficial flaws I could find i.e. nicks on the body, scratches on the screen, I didnt find any. I quickly realized I had a bargain and quickly bought it.

Everything that came with the TV was still intact except for the box. Hook up wasnt that hard. This TV is just plain amazing! Everything was extremely sharp. If you have digital service with your cable provider, you will see a very sharp image on your TV, although its only a 720p.

The location of the connection ports is placed just exactly where I need them. The controls were very user-friendly, not a lot of pacing to do when you get to the menu, everything was simple. Colors are sharp and solid, no washing outs here. The speaker output is quite loud and no distortion. This is one of the features that drew me to Sony. We have another HDTV at home which is a Sharp AQUOS and the sound output doesnt even compare with Sony. There are times when you just need the TV plainly without using the theater systems and the Sony delivers with just its own sound.

Although an open-box item, Circuit City still offered the same return policy and manufacturer warranty. So I basically didnt lose anything except for a steep discount from its brand new price. One of the best purchases I made in my lifetime!

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Excellent set among the class

I bought this set long time ago, october 2007, and I gotta say I'm very pleased with this tv still today.
It's very difficult to go wrong with Sony.
HDTV images are great for the price.

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Good value quality LCD TV

I have this in my bedroom. In retrospect, I wish I had waited because prices have come down since my purchase about a year ago or less, but that's the nature of technology. I am fully satisfied except for one minor complaint: the TV on timer (as an alarm for example) only allows you to choose channels to turn on to, instead of input devices (such as my TiVo). This is lame! Otherwise, it is really good and I have no complaints.

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KING OF LCD

first i must start my review by sayin thanks to the boys & girls who have postes such helpful reviews.second i want to say thanks to amazon for givin its customers the ability to express there views about product that they've purchased.
my name is THADDEUS i live in the caribean on the island of ST.KITTS. it took me 4 months of readin reviews & comparing with other brands. the reason for this is because where i live we don't have best buy, circuit city, walmart etc......where u can go in & see the actual tv, & get some sone to explain the spec to you. thus made me read & read & read reviews. i finally made up my mind & purchase the " SONY KDL 32S300", not because i have other sony products but because of good customer reviews.

THE LOOKS-: beautiful right out of the box, with a neat shape & a black finish. it doesnt have too mush inches on the sides & the table top stand give it s square look all around.other brands have a square shape but an oval table stand, which kinda kill the design.

THE WEIGHT-: its not too heavy, & its not too light. the weight is just managable with a nice balance feel to it.

THE CONTROL-: the control has a precision feel with the right button spacing, which wont have ur finger tied up. the "HOME BUTTON" is very fun to use, also the OPTION, WIDE, & INPUT button give u a short cut to PICTURE MODE, SOUNDS & EXTERNAL INPUTS with have to directly going to settings.

THE SET UP-: the set up was easy for me because it is similar to the ps3 & PSP XMB........"XROSS MEDIA BAR". if u have either systems it should be an easy set up. if u dont it should still be an easy set up.

PICTURE:
STANDARD
backlight- min
picture- 90
bright- 60
colour- 90
hue- 0
colour temp- netural
sharpness- min
noise reduction- high
mpeg noise- high

ADVANCED SETTINGS:
black corrector- high
advance c.e- high
gamma- off
clear white- high
colour space- wide
live colour- high

SOUND:
custom
treble- 2
bass- max
balance- 0
surround- on
sound booster- high
steady sound- on
volume offset-0

SCREEN:
wide mode- wide
auto wide- off
display area; normal
vertical size- 0

VIDEO OPTIONS:
cine-motion
video 1,2,3- auto
componemt 1,2 - auto
hdmi 1,2 - auto

AUDIO OPTIONS:
mts- stero
speakers- tv
audio- variable

CHANNEL:
cable- on

CLOSED CAPTION:
cc display- off
analog cc- cc1
digital cc- service 1

display options
custom
character size- standard
charcter style- 7
character colour- white
character opacity- solid
edge type- outlined
edge colour- black
back ground colour- none

PARENTAL LOCK:
country- usa
rating- off
unrated- allow

EXTENAL INPUTS:
auto.S
video 1- off
video 2- off

HDMI SETTINGS:
hdmi control- on
device auto power off- on
tv auto power on- off

GENERAL:
language- english
info banner- off
power saving- off
light sensor- off
pc power management- on

this is the setting i use & get super excellent picture...even with standard cable.

MOVIES:
well im impressed with the clear, bright colours, the clean crips quality. the sound did a great job for just 2 front speakers & to consider its a 32" tv. you have to see for your self......

MUSIC:
i listen to rap, r&b, dancehall, pop, rock and ive found that no matter what type or genre i listen to i got good sound quality. the vocals was clean, the bass was boomin enough and the over-all experince is great.

GAMES:
i have a ps3 and i have it hooked up using the sony hdmi cable. the one that comes with the usb cable.

motor storm: ive played dust devil, mud pool, coyote ridge and my favourite tenderizer. the mud looks real as real can be . u can see every grass & every srub.

unchared- drakes fortune: the jungle looks lush, the water looks stunning & the level where eddy chases drake in the jeep is beautiful, the light seemin dowm in the trees is jaw-dropin

devil may cry 4: watchin nero use his devil bringer in play never look so good. mission 7 is what i played & the lighting is awesome. when using dante have him do the million stab combo...that is eye candy

ridge racer 7: this game is fast & i never see any blur....ive played shadow caves & lost ruins........as expected the garss is green, the dark in the tunnels is fabulous.

resistance fall of man: when u have the bulleyes its fun to see the bullets fly across the screen. when u throw a grenade the effect is just staggerin...every particle u can see them like u were in the game

NOTES:
ridge racer is a full 1080p game

the setting does aply to all inputs. you will have to set all individual settin to each input...ie video, component 1&2 etc

its best to set the back light to min. setting it to high will make the picture too bright and generate too much heat. also the tv will burn more electricity. if u go too close the tv when the backlight is on high u can feel the heat on your skin.

the volume has a neat bar when you increase or decrease the volume. other brands has huge bars when you increase or decrease

if electricty goes while watchin the tv, when it somes back the tv will automatically comes on. note a good idea, because if u have to go work & you are @ WORK when electricty comes back the tv will be on all that time

u can name your inputs...instead of video 1,2,3 u can give them names like ps3, dvd player etc


CLOSING:
in closin i gave ths tv the rigorous test. i threw everything i thought of at ths tv & all i got was stunnin picture & excellent sound.i just cant stop watchin it..........thats my only prob.

thanks amazon
thanks sony
thanks ladies & gents

thaddeus flanders

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Editorial Review :

Sony's worldwide reputation for creating unique, attractive, high-quality, advanced technology products rests on a long line of innovations embraced by people from all walks of life. With a diverse product lineup serving a variety of lifestyles and industries, Sony continuously strives to introduce new products and technologies to meet changing market needs.

Customer Review :

Biggest disapoint ever with a Sony TV

I bought this TV almost 3 years ago. So far I was so happy with it. amazing color, definition, great black, etc. suddenly, while I was watching TV, the colors change. everything started to look weird. Skin tones became green, yellows became red, etc.
Today an authorize Sony repair company told me the "panel" is bad and I have to replace it. To fox the TV will cost $1,570.00. This TV is less than 3 years old and I watch TV less than an hour per day. I always have Sony TVs in the past and this is the first time something like this happened. Big disappointment in Sony.


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Best TV out there right now!

I purchased this TV several months ago after waiting over 2 years and reviewing a lot of TV's. What I have found is that EVERY TV out there, despite whatever technology it is, has a gripe or complaint out there. After looking at several TV's over the past 2 years, countless hours reading avs forums, going to peoples houses, spending hours at electric stores, I firmly believe this is the best TV out there right now. I believe the only thing close could be the 60" SXRD XBR3 or the pioneer plasma, but this is the best. I went back and forth over and over on these 3 models. After playing XBOX 360, DVD's and HD programming, I wouldnt trade it for anything out on the market today. BTW, I have NO clouding issues. After reading AVS forums for years, I tend to believe that people can see whatever they want to see if they stare at the TV long enough. My only gripe over this tv is no 1080p over component

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Awesome Television

What a great TV! Image quality on HD (1080i) and standard def channels is really impressive. No "clouds" or mura image problem on my set, which was manufactured Feb 2007. Looks and performs great so far.

It's hooked up to a TWC Scientific Atlanta 8300HD DVR box with HDMI cable from monoprice. I must say that I could not tell the difference between component and HDMI hookups from this box. It looks great hung over my fireplace.

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Good but not great

Hello,

My quest for buying a new large flat panel HDTV has been in progress for a year. In the past, I bought Sony's XBR1 40" (was the largest at the time) LCD TV. However, when I brought it home, there was something about it that did not please me. I couldn't nail exactly what it was. Maybe it was my expectations from it that it would blow me away (paid $3,400 at them time).

BTW, I have a home theatre system in my basement fully loaded with top of the line DLP projector, B&W nautilus speakers, DEnon, upconverting etc. Needless to say, I am used to seeing good quality home theatre experience already. I just wanted another TV better than my 27" Sony CRT for my living room. Again, something bothered me about the LCD XBR that I purchased - it kept tiring my eyes and I found myself trying to focus on the picture. My living room isn't that big about 15x14 ft. Discouraged, I returned the 40" LCD XBR to the store.

Six months later, I was back in the market - was impressed with Sony Blu Ray and new XBR2 demonstration playing in the stores. I didn't like the Silver but was happy to discover that another Sony - XBR3 is available black. I loved the styling on the TV as well - after all it should look turned off too!

Now comes the negotiations and purchasing. Yesterday as I was negotiating the price at Ultimate Electronics on Sony XBR3, I ran into a movie playing on new 1080p Pioneer plasma that absolutely captivated me. I had never seriously considered Plasma before. I had ruled it out because it had glass on it. Also, I have always bought nothing but Sony TVs ever - So when Sony stopped making Plasmas I automatically thought of LCD as the technology of future. Later I find out that Sony had neither LCD or Plasma plants and chose one to invest in - unlike Samsung who makes both.

The whole new world suddenly opened up to me. I am a technologist at heart and got pretty excited by the new "discovery :-)" of plasma TVs. I spent the next 4 hours doing side by side comparison of Pioneer 50 inch 720p (since 1080p models were out of my budget) and Sony 46 inch XBR3 (1080p). The salesman was kind enough to sit with me and make this happen. My comparison included side by side playing of Blu Ray DVDs, 1080i HD signals and regular DVD player.

I suddenly realized why I wasn't satisfied with my previous XBR experiences. There are MAJOR differences between the two technologies.

Here is what I noted:

1. The artifacts on SONY XBR LCD seem very prominent and unavoidable.

2. LCD pictures seemed blurry to me. I think its due to how it renders its image - despite 1080p the edges seemed "fat" and artificially generated.

3. Motion based video was aweful on LCD due to refresh problems - yes, the refresh rates are getting faster but there still major issues with this technology. It leaves ever so slight trail of objects as they move. It is there only for a milliseconds but human eye is very powerful and doesn't miss much. This gave it a sense of blurriness that cannot be missed. At times you also see jaggedness in edges but I think that's due its digital processing circuitry.

4. The whole XBR watching experience seemed artificially extra bright causing eyes to tire and wanting to take a break. I think LCD has back light panels that are probably the source of this. I felt I was forcing myself to watch it even though the material was an documentary on bahamas. When I was watched the same material on Pioneer, I felt like I was actually there - Bahamas seemed very inviting and full of pleasure.

I started to research more on plasma and found its main drawback is the potential of burn-in where the pixels remember the picture if you display it for a long time (1 - 2 hours). However, there are numerous articles on internet on how this isn't much of a problem anymore and the burn in problem in plasmas now match that of traditional tube TV. I never worried about my tube TV so I figured my type of usage will not affect plasma as long as I follow directions during the "break in " period of first 2 months.

I bought the 42 inch version - I am glad I did since it looks pretty big in my living room. Cost wasn't a factor in my decision. Pioneer 42 was about 1200 dollars cheaper despite the fact that I was getting a GREAT deal on Sony 46 XBR3 at 3,300. Both were in stock.

The Pioneer looks absolutely stunning so far in my house both in picture quality and looks. Its piano black finish is very modern but classic. My upconverting DVD player makes regular DVDs look stunning. Can't wait to get Blu Ray when it gets a little cheaper, until then Samsung upconverting DVD player works pretty good. Sound from this television is much better than I have ever experienced on Sonys over the years. Standard signals are very clear to watch as well. I have never purchased a Pioneer before but beginning to become a fan of it.

Good luck with your purchases.


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best tv i've ever had the pleasure of owning!

after countless tryouts of various plasma and lcd tv's i decided to spend the big bucks and purchase the 46" xbr3.
i replaced a phiilips 34" tube; its picture was really quite good on an analog signal, but with an hd signal the picture, tho better, didn't knock my socks off.
after installing the xbr, i know see what all the fuss is about. to be honest with a regular analog signal my phillips picture was better...but with an hd signal the xbr brings tv watching to a new realm...it really is fantastic.
we've had the set for 3 wks now, and still love it...can't wait to watch the nfl playoffs this weekend.
if you're looking for a 46" set, be sure to give this one a look. yes, it does cost a little more than some others...but in my humble opinion well worth it.

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