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| Brand: Sony
Category: CE
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 15358
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 28.7
Dimensions (in): 38.8 x 25 x 9.1
MPN: KDL32U3000U
Model: KDL32U3000U
EAN: 4905524459807
ASIN: B000VZ83QW
Release Date: September 12, 2007
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 A great set June 26, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The first thing you notice about this TV is its appearance - it looks just great and is surprisingly thin from front to back, plus it only weighs fifteen kilos, so my old TV cabinet could hold it perfectly well. A great start!
Inside the box there is the TV, a small table-top stand for it, the remote control, and two copies of the instruction manual, one of which is entirely in foreign languages. After I had screwed the stand to the back of the TV the setup took all of five minutes, if that - all I had to do was fit the scart leads to my DVD and video recorders, plug the aerial in, and finally plug the set into the mains. After switching it on the TV enters a setup routine where after answering a couple of questions (what language do you want, and are you in a shop - seems a strange question but the TV has a predefined brightness / contrast / backlight setting for use in shops) it tunes itself in and away you go.
So, how does it perform? The picture quality on Freeview is excellent, and far better than any Freeview box I have used before. Analogue performance is obviously less sharp but is still acceptable. You can easily switch between the two modes via two buttons on the remote control (there is also a button to enter a "theatre" mode, whatever that may be). Sound quality is excellent and is certainly loud enough for me, and unlike some other reviewers I have had no problems at all with viewing angles or the number of connectors on the set - there are plenty of connectors on the back and side of the set for me. One nice feature is that the set has a "smartlink" feature, which means that if you own a smartlink video - as I found I did - this means that from the Freeview electronic programme guide you can press the information button, find a show and then press another key on the TV remote and it automatically sets your video to record it - great fun! The only snag with this is that you have to leave the set on standby as the set is obviously the Freeview tuner, plus if the timer is set you cannot turn the TV back on again as a "do you wish to cancel recording - yes / no" box appears, and if you select no the TV goes back into standby. Obviously if you used a PVR or an external Freeview box, or set the video timer manually you wouldn't have this issue.
Apart from the above recording issue, the only concern I have about this set is that when the Freeview broadcasts are upgraded in 2009 to support HD broadcasting as the receiver is built into the set it is highly doubtful that it will be upgradeable, so I'll probably need to buy a set-top box when this happens. I'm not too concerned though, as for the while I've got an outstandingly good TV in my lounge.
Great product and great service June 13, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The tv arrived before I hoped to receive it (amazon gave me an estimated dispatch and delivery time I was still able to get the tv with Super Saver Delivery three days after I placed the order!). It's never been easier to install a tv as I did with this! It took me no more than three minutes to watch all channels (as I don't have external aerial I just connected in the scart sockets the satellite receiver and the cable box). I swithched than on menu by scrolling down to the external outputs than just clicked on AV1 and AV2). Bright colours, good watching from any angles. Absolutely delighted with it.
Just what Ive been looking for! May 31, 2008
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
If, like me, you are spending time researching for the right television, you are on a budget and you pretty much want the TV now - then I would say, stop here and buy this one.
Firstly, right now, its doubtful you will find this model cheaper anywhere else.
Secondly, if you are looking for a 32" LCD, HD Ready with Freeview, then really, dont waste anymore timing looking about as this one will definately do. There are so many different Sony models, and then you have the other brands - you can spend so much time looking around, when really, that time could be better spent watching TV :)
Whatever happens, in a weeks time, there is always something better, something cheaper ...
I needed something to replace my old flat screen TV and for the price, the quality you get with this model is fantastic. It looks good, its cheap, so easy to set up, the picture and sound quality is great - overall I am completely impressed.
Plus, the TV turned up exactly when Amazon said it would.
If you read anywhere that City Link do not deliver on a Saturday, then thats not true. Its Saturday today and my TV arrived this morning :)
 Disappointing May 19, 2008
27 out of 29 found this review helpful
Had this for just over a week now. Viewing angle (horizontal) is very poor - I'd say +/- 30 degrees MAX. If you are outside this angle, faces take on a distinctly over-pink hue and significant contrast is lost. After much furniture moving in the lounge, we have a just about acceptable picture, but inconvenient furniture layout! Viewing straight-on the picture is OK on some sources, but rubbish on others viz TV news and most nature progs are fine, but most soaps look terrible (unwatchable to me, just as well I don't like soaps). Severe pixellation of the image is common, and "fuzzy round the edges", which I don't get from a picture on a PC LCD monitor. I think I was happier with our ancient 21" CRT TV - much more natural pictures. Text and subtitles etc look great, as there are no convergeance errors. The same for cartoons (Simpsons). Sound is good, compared to some I have heard, with no buzzing or rattling. Remote has to be pointed directly at the TV sensor, or pointed at the ceiling for any response from the TV. This is tiresome. The EPG is nowhere near as useful or good as my 16 Freeview box, and the channel info etc takes about a third of the TOP of the screen, instead of the bottom. Lots of direct inputs but slow in selection, as you have to scroll down a menu till you get to the right one (remembering you have to be pointing the remote at the correct angle!). Also, they are labelled AV1,2,3 etc instead of Scart 1,2 and HDMI 1,2 etc which would be far more useful. It should have been easy enough to have a system which detected automatically which direct input was active when not in TV mode. Sometimes it would not detect that an HDMI input was connected (and active).
Update: Contacted Amazon about the faults and to their credit they said I could return the TV for a replacement or refund. I chose refund. This was all handled very professionally by Amazon who picked up the TV and refunded within 4 days! I'm going to buy a Panasonic TX32LMD70 instead, which has MUCH better viewing angle.
absolute bargain May 6, 2008
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
what can i say! a sony bravia 32 inch tv for 399 pounds-the set up was litrally plug and play-and the picture and sound quality is excellent.apart from the product itself,i feel i must congrtulate amazon on their service-the matching stand (another bargain i might add)arrived in just 2 days and the tv in 4.
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