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66 of 67 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Unbiased review, January 8, 2009
The picture quality on this television is second to none compared to other 19" LCD televisions available today. The sound quality is exceptional considering the size of the unit - the speakers are pointing down and forward towards the base of the unit which is angled to reflect outwards. The speakers are actually rather well sized, with 5Watts of output for each one. You can turn up the bass if needed.
Tuning and menus are pretty much the same as the larger Sony Bravia TV's available.
The stand on this TV isn't a pedestal because unlike other 19" LCD's, it's intentionally meant to be portable. It has a handle on top, and a swing out base (which is removable if you wish to use VESA mounting options instead) that it uses as a stand. The stand is capable of making the TV perfectly vertical, or defaults to approx 5degrees backwards. The TV is back heavy to prevent tipping forwards, so it shouldn't tip over very easily (I've tried this on a bed, and it's amazing how far you can tip it forward before letting go, and it still tips backwards!).
Like all Sony LCD TV's, the manual indicates a recommendation to tether the TV to either the base or a wall if you use the pedestal, likely to make their lawyers happy. I bought a 40" Sony Bravia LCD a few years ago, and that came with a tether strap that fit this one perfectly - Sony sells the same thing for under 4 dollars on their website. The manual gives suggestions of what to buy from a hardware store instead. At this point, mine isn't tethered, and it works just fine - I plan on using the strap in the trailer for piece of mind.
I personally spent months looking for a decent TV of this size for use in a travel trailer, as well as my bedroom, and all the other TV's I personally tried in different stores had at least one obvious flaw to contend with. Low maximum volume, tinny sound or problems re-tuning were all issues documented in various reviews on Amazon. The Sony, with its unique carrying handle has none of these problems, so I highly recommend it.
The price for this TV used to be half a grand, and now sells for around 1/4 off that price, bringing it into line with equivalent sized TV's making this a worthwhile consideration.
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34 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent, simple to set up tv, September 7, 2008
This tv is beautiful and easy to set up.The worst of it is that it's best viewed when fully vertical, and the prop in the back isn't long enough for that, so I needed a piece of wood under it to raise it. It doesn't have its verticality worked out - unless you mount it on a wall. It has outlets and inlets for seemingly any device, and suggests hookups. It's been a daily part of my life for a month, and it's beautiful, and easy to control and hook up. I would highly recommend it.
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad for the Money, January 19, 2009
I bought this TV at a Sony Store "On sale" for $259, brand new.
After hooking it up, I was a bit disappointed with the picture quality but decided to keep it anyway.
The Pros:
Beautiful styling, compact, light weight and (cheap)
The picture quality form analog channels appear almost the same as the digital channels. Colors are vivid with little noise....... It has tons of inputs including HDMI, PC, RGB, etc....
The Cons:
The problem is the picture quality from the digital channels are not really that good, (like I said, they are similar to the analog channels.) Colors are smeared and blotchy and appeared to have been highly "processed" by the Bravia Engine. There is little or no tonal detail or gradation in any image. The noise reduction is so strong that all details are wiped out, even the HD channels have a harsh, artificial look to it. No amount of adjustment in the picture controls yield anything as good as my Sharp Aquos with a side by side comparison off the same cable feed.
Using an HDMI feed from a Upscaling Samsung Player, the DVD quality is again soft and lacking in detail, certainly not at par with the Sharp. It looks best at 720p even though it claims to do 1080i. I did not try it with Blue ray.
Using the PC input was the biggest disappointment. I tried 2 PCs and a Mac laptop with it but The screen will support only up to a 1024x768 resolution, pretty low for a 19 inch screen. Forget connecting a PC to it as a monitor screen.
I tried using the antenna with the built in ATSC tuner but was not able to get any decent channels in my area.
To be fair, it is better than my 4 year old 480p Samsung at half the price. View from 5 feet or more away, the picture is pretty good.
Overall I give it 3 stars, recommended only if less than $300.
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