Sony Bravia KDL32EX503U 32-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p 100Hz LCD TV with Freeview HD
Features
- Enjoy movies & games in stunning Full HD
- Smooth-flowing fast-action sports & movies
- Wi-Fi Ready to explore online content services
- Built-in tuner for easy access to Freeview HD
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 | Sony Bravia KDL32EX503U 32-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p 100Hz LCD TV with Freeview HD |
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Easy to set up and a magnificent viewing experience.
Sony Bravia KDL32EX503U 32-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p 100Hz LCD TV with Freeview HD
My Sony Bravia arrived just in time for my weekly dose of Doctor Who and within moments I had it out of the box, installed and configured. Everything was nicely packed with a clear protective film over the screen and the black glossy base. It was then just a very simple job to attach the unit to the base (this does require a phillips screwdriver) and move it to the stand.
The TV comes with 2 scart connections - perfect for my older DVD recorder and Sky box, 4 HDMI connections (Media drive, second DVD player + 2 spare) and a composite connection for my gaming console. There is also a ethernet connection (more later) and a USB socket). For me it was simply a matter of unplgging the various leads from the old TV, moving my new Bravia in place and reconnecting. Everything is quite cleverly arranged so that the scart, ethernet and 2 HDMI sockets are on the back, and the USB, 2 HDMI and composite on the left hand side for easy access.
Switching on, the automatic setup ran error free, first scanning and collecting channels ready for use. We then switched on each of our external devices (DVD, media drive etc) to ascertain which input channel they connected to. There is actually some clever engineering underneath this - the system works out which ones are connected and the others are all "greyed out". So at first we see AV1, AV2, HDMI1, HDMI2 etc. In the setup it is possible to easily relabel these so my AV1 quickly got relabeled DVD, etc and we could then see what channel connected to what device very quickly.
Now we could set the channel and watch some sample programmes it is clear that Sony have
worked very hard to ensure that picture quality is perfect. The lines are clear cut and colours are crystal clear and everything is sharp and clean. Sound also is very good and clear.
The USB input is a nice touch and this means that it is possible to watch programmes stored on a hard drive or even USB key. This plugs into the side and then the drive becomes available in the "HOME" area and is then basically a filesystem from which one can navigate to the programme one wishes to watch.
This USB connection also allows one to attached a wireless modem such as one might use with a notebook PC to connect to ones home internet. I did try this however sadly I couldnt get TV to recognise my modem - (I am a tech person so know what I am doing here!). I suspect that my linksys modem key was not compatible so if you do want to connect to the internet in this way you might want to check your key will work.
I could however use the wired ethernet connection to connect to my home router with no problems. This meant that my television could now connect to the internet. Once connected whole new options open up and options such as Fifa, You-tube etc all appear on the Home. Navigating to YouTube was very easy and you have a search box to find what you want, then clicking this downloads it and plays it on your TV. Of course if you do not have a fast connection then playback can be a bit jerky; however this is not the fault of the TV.
One thing I would have liked to have seen here was the BBC iPlayer, or even just a way to generaly browse the internet so I could find the iplayer myself. Playing around I couldnt easily find out how to do this or even if it were possible however to make this possible it would simply be a matter of software. On a similar vein it would be nice to be able to attach a keyboard to the TV so that any typing can be performed quickly without the pain of using the cursors to build up the text.
Despite these very minor niggles, this really is a beautiful television which is indeed a thing of glossy black beauty and shiny and nice. Picture and sound quality are amazing and set up is simplicitiy itself making this an absolute joy.
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