Sony BRAVIA EX 500 Series 32-Inch LCD TV, Black

by Sony

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 31.5 x 3.9 x 19.6 inches ; 21.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 31 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0035ER1HS
• Item model number: KDL-32EX500
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,965 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 18, 2005

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

An impressive centerpiece to any entertainment system, this 32-inch BRAVIA EX500 Series HDTV (model KDL-32EX500) combines a clean design with cutting-edge features. You'll enjoy Full HD 1080p picture quality as well as exceptionally smooth motion in fast-action sports scenes, movies and games thanks to integrated Motionflow 120Hz refresh rate technology. Plus, Ambient Sensor and LightSensor technologies automatically adjust the color and brightness based on your room's lighting to ensure you'll always get the best possible picture.

The BRAVIA EX500 Series HDTV with Full HD 1080p picture quality.

Connect your BRAVIA Sync compatible devices and enjoy convenient operation and control using one remote. Other features include 6 HD inputs (4 HDMI, 2 component), a USB port for photo, music, and video playback on the TV, and VESA compliant wall mounts.

 

See a comparison of all Sony HDTV models below.

Key Features

Full HD 1080p Resolution: Experience Full HD 1080p picture quality, the highest at-home resolution, and take full advantage of HD sources like a Blu-ray Disc Player or PlayStation3 gaming console via the 16:9 wide screen panel (1920 x 1080).

Motionflow 120Hz Technology: Experience smooth motion detail and clarity with Motionflow 120Hz technology. Motionflow 120Hz technology doubles the frame rate from the standard 60 frames per second and applies Image Blur Reduction technology to deliver a crisp, fluid and realistic viewing experience during fast-action scenes.

LightSensor Technology: Automatically increase or decrease the level of brightness of your TV's backlight based on a room's lighting conditions with the integrated LightSensor technology. Dim the lights to watch a movie and the sensor dims the backlight, which also helps reduce unnecessary power consumption.

Ambient Sensor: Get a natural looking picture whether you are watching movies late at night or playing video games during the day with an Ambient Sensor that automatically adjusts the picture color based on a room's lighting.

BRAVIA Engine 2: Enjoy sharp, vibrant, life-like images while optimizing color and contrast and significantly reducing noise with the BRAVIA Engine 2 fully digital processor.

6 HD Inputs: Get versatile HD connection options with 6 HD inputs, including 4 HDMI inputs to connect a Blu-ray Disc player, PlayStation3 gaming console or any other HDMI-capable equipment. Two HD component inputs provide added HD-capable connectivity, while a PC input (HD-15 pin) lets you use your HDTV as a computer monitor.

24p True Cinema: Movies consist of 24 images per second, and cannot be faithfully reproduced on conventional televisions, resulting in unnatural, jerky movements. But 24p True Cinema displays the 24 progressive images as they should be, in the same sequence as the original film source. Now, you can recreate the visual clarity of cinema-quality movies in the comfort of your own home.

USB Input: Share your photos on the big screen or listen to your favorite music. Simply connect your digital camera, USB-enabled MP3 player, or USB storage device directly to your HDTV's USB input.

BRAVIA Sync Compatible: Conveniently operate and control other BRAVIA Sync compatible devices--including BRAVIA HDTVs, Blu-ray Disc Players, surround sound systems, Handycam camcorders and Cyber-shot digital still cameras, all with one remote control.

VESA-compatible hole spacing uses an industry-standard mounting-hole pattern that can be used with VESA-compliant mounting brackets, taking the guesswork out of selecting the proper hardware for hanging your TV on the wall.

Key Specifications

• Screen size: 32 inches
• CineMotion Reverse 3:2 Pulldown Technology: Yes
• 24p True Cinema Technology: Yes
• 3D Comb Filter: Yes
• Live Color Technology: Yes
• Auto Picture Setting w/ HDMI: Cinema, Photo, Graphics, Game
• Speakers: 2x 10W (20 watts of total power)
• 5.1 Channel Audio Out: Yes
• Dolby: Dolby Digital
• USB Applications: Photo Viewer (jpeg), Music Player (mp3), Video Player (mpeg1), Video Player (mpeg2 TS)
• Tuners: ATSC, NTSC, Clear QAM
• VESA wall mounting pattern: 200 x 200
• Warranty: 1 year labor and parts

Dimensions

• TV with stand: 31.5 x 21.1 x 9.9 inches (WxHxD); 26.3 pounds
• TV without stand: 31.5 x 19.6 x 3.9 inches (WxHxD); 21.9 pounds
• What size TV should you get?

Connections

• HDMI: 4 (2 side, 2 rear; HDMI PC input capability)
• Component: 2 (rear)
• Composite A/V: 2 (1 side, 1 rear)
• RF: 1 (rear)
• USB 2.0: 1 (side)
• PC input (15-pin, D-Sub): 1 (rear)
• Analog audio inputs: 4 (1 side, 3 rear)

What's in the Box

BRAVIA EX500 Series HDTV, remote control (with batteries), AC power cord, table top stand, operating instructions

Learn More

Which Size HDTV is Right for My Room?

With standard-definition TVs, the rule used to be that viewers would feel comfortable watching a set from a distance of 3 to 6 times the screen size in inches. With HDTV, the resolution is so much better that you can sit closer to a larger TV without noticing the pixels. So with HDTVs, the rule tends to be you can sit anywhere from 1.5 to 3 times the screen size (in inches) for the best experience.

If you know the size of the room you have already, where you want to sit, and where your new HDTV should go once you get it, you can figure out the size HDTV you should get.

• Minimum size = Viewing distance/3
• Maximum size=Viewing distance/1.5

Sony HDTV Comparison

Series:	BX300	EX308	EX400	EX40B	EX500	EX600	EX710	HX800	NX700	NX810
Models:	32"	22"	32", 40"	32", 40"	32", 40", 46", 55", 60"	32", 40", 46"	32", 40", 46", 55"	40", 46", 55"	40", 46"	46", 55", 60"
Panel type	LCD (CCFL)	LCD (CCFL)	LCD (CCFL)	LCD (CCFL)	LCD (CCFL)	Edge LED	Edge LED	Dynamic Edge LED	Edge LED	Dynamic Edge LED
HD 720p			--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Full HD 1080p	--	--
3D ready	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	Yes	--	Yes
Video processing	Engine 2	Engine 3	Engine 2	Engine 3	Engine 2	Engine 2	Engine 3	Engine 3	Engine 3	Engine 3
Motionflow	--	--	--	--	120Hz	--	120Hz	240Hz	120Hz	240Hz
Ambient Sensor	--								--	--
Lightsensor	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Internet Video	--	Ready	--	Ready	--	--			Ready
Internet Widgets	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
DLNA	--		--		--	--
Wireless LAN	--	Ready (w/ dongle)	--	Ready	--	--	Ready	Ready	Integrated	Integrated
Ethernet	--		--		--	--
Blu-ray Disc Player	--	--	--		--	--	--	--	--	--
HDMI	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Component (Y/Pb/Pr)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Composite A/V	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Digital audio output	Optical	Optical	Optical	Optical	Optical	Optical	Optical	Optical	Optical	Optical
PC (DSub)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
HDMI PC input
USB 2.0 port	1 (svc only)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
MP3 playback	--
JPEG playback	--
MPEG 1/2 video playback	--	--		--			--	--	--	--
MPEG 4/AVCHD video playback	--		--		--	--
TV Guide onscreen	--		--		--	--

 

Product Description

Experience Full HD 1080p, incredible contrast and sharp, vibrant images with the Sony BRAVIA EX500-Series HDTV. Features incredible motion performance so you enjoy crisp, fluid motion during fast-action scenes plus LightSensor Technology that automatically adjusts brightness based on a room’s lighting.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

79 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This seems like the first review for this tv on the whole internet, March 10, 2010

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G. Dawson (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony BRAVIA EX 500 Series 32-Inch LCD TV, Black (Electronics)

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.

41 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sony BRAVIA EX 500 Series 32-Inch LCD TV, Black, My first LCD TV, April 23, 2010

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Dennis B. Cutter - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony BRAVIA EX 500 Series 32-Inch LCD TV, Black (Electronics)

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.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great picture.. however has its flaws, December 28, 2010

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J. A. Cases (IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony BRAVIA EX 500 Series 32-Inch LCD TV, Black (Electronics)

I've had this television for a good two months and i think it's a good amount of time to fully review this Sony 32ex500. I'll go ahead and address the negative flaws this television presents. I originally returned the first 32ex500 because of blatantly horrific backlight bleeding (Clouding). I then received another set that had backlight bleeding, but not as worse. I decided to live with the backlight bleeding on this set however, many people would probably return it because of this. Another negative i have about this television is the power up time which takes about 5-7 seconds and then shows a Sony sign to remind us that it is from Sony.. again there is no way to turn this off and Sony probably will address this issue in the future, but probably not. Third negative is that this the 32ex500 lacks any notification that another hdmi is available and you have to basically switch inputs to check which one was the ps3 or which one was the cablebox.. i know, i know lazy me, but this to me is kind of a pet peeve since my sony Z 46' (splendid lcd by the way) shows which hdmi ports have been used and the ones that are vacant. 12/30/10 - Edit: i forgot to add another negative about this lcd.. when turned off.. the 32ex500 displays a bright orange light signaling the television is off which is quite annoying in a bedroom setting at night when sleeping, can't believe i forgot to add this b/c it's quite annoying b/c it seems alot of consumers would be buying this for their rooms.

The positive about this LCD is just the terrific picture in a bright lit room and the 4 hdmi inputs.. the backlight bleeding alone made this LCD two stars for me, but i was generous enough add another star because the 32ex500 does have a great picture. Remove the backlight bleeding this star could possibly be a four..