Sony Bravia 26"

Bought this TV for my Aunt who wants to be ready for digital - we already have a Sony 26" which we are really happy with and so she wanted a Sony too. After hours of shopping, Amazon had the best deal around so she went for this one and is really happy with it. Great picture and sound. She now also has a freesat dish too so she is one happy viewer. She did not want too big a set and was sure a 19" would be fine but I persuaded her to go for at least a 26" for her small lounge and it looks great. Easy to put the stand on and simple to tune.

Best Telly EVER!

It took me about a month to decide which telly to go for. If you're looking for a cheaper set I'd recommend the LG it's got a good picture for the price. But if you want superior quality then it's got to be a BRAVIA. It just stands out way above the rest. The rich colour is what I love and the fact that unlike a lot of other lcd tv's it doesn't pixellate. In FULL HD it really shows what it's made for. I have mine synched up to the sony stand and together they're amazing for a small flat. The 52" is huge though and it took a while to get used to, go for a 42" for a small room, it's still huge. Amazon packaged the set lovely and I got it very quickly. When I purchased this for £1800 it was selling for £2300 in currys so goes to show what a bargain it was. There's a newer model out but if you want a bravia and don't want to take out a second mortgage go for this one, you're friends will be so jealous!

18 month review

I've had the 46" Sony X series now for 18 months. Overall I am very pleased with the TV, and as a big bonus, my wife thinks it is a good looking piece of kit too!

The picture quality is superb using a normal resolution Sky box form a distance , however as you would expect, close up it is quite grainy. High def really is superb with very dark blacks and superb bright colours.

Used with a HD video camera (Panny HDCSD1), the results are also superb - excellent contrast, fluid motion and good sound (if you can get rid of wind noise.

If you use a camera (mine is a Panny Lumix 12MP) to show your pictures, the results are absolutely brilliant - you will never want to look at your pics on a PC again.

The sound is pretty good and sometimes does make me look behind me thinking the background sound really is filling the room. You do need to use a proper cinema system for the full effect though.

The TV does give out a lot of heat which is a winter benefit!

Overall a superb piece of kit despite a pretty hefty price tag. If I had the choice over again I would not hesitate to make the same purchase.

Regards,

Darren

This is fantastic

I had an 18 year old television and had been looking for a tv that was reasonably priced and a good size, there are several that i could have chosen, but the Sony Trinitron was just more appealling for my needs it has excellent sound quality although the Virtual Dolby is not great. The picture is very clear and sharpe and looks good in any room.

Great TV

This is a very attractive 40" LCD TV made by the peerless Sony.

The picture is very clear and bright with realistic colours and strong blacks. The picture brightness itself is changeable according to your preference and the TV's location.

There is surprisingly good sound with excellent bass from the built in speakers - I use it without a separate sound system and it's good enough for either action movies or talky arthouse films.

Freeview built in works extremely well - use automatic setup and it does everything for you. Same with any device, DVD player or blu-ray, whether it's Sony or not, is always recognised and works seamlessly with the TV. Loads of connectivity too with 3 HDMI ports including one on the side.

Can't recommend it enough. I can't work out why there aren't more reviews of this TV - if you look at the Sony KDL-32S3000, which is the 32" version of this TV, there are 113 reviews with an average score of 5 stars.

Its not cheap but .......

Second best decision I ever made was to get a PS3 ( first one was to divorce my whinging first wife !). PS3 is superb, but I wanted a HD telly to go with it.

I had heard of the new X range but was all set to get W range telly, but the day I went to get it I bottled it and didn't get it. What an escape that was.

Next week, I went to the Sony shop, and they had the above telly, with the RDR-HXD860 DVD player, playing Toy Story 2. The film was not Blu Ray, just normal DVD, and I was amazed at how good the picture was, and that it was not even HD. So that was that got it !

Got the telly home. Do not under estimate just how big this telly is. Its HUGE!.

The picture on the PS3 running at 1080p, is without a doubt mid blowingly good. The detail from just inches away is amazing, and sat in my chair playing games its truly awesome. On the W series the PS3 still had a slight gainy look about it, but with the X running at 1080p that has gone just to leave perfect pictures.

It does a good job of normal analogue TV. I don't have Sky HD, as we don't watch much TV, but even that is watchable.

I bought the above DVD player too, as it upscales, and the picture quality with the 2 combined is excellent.

So although expensive, you get what you pay for and I wanted a good picture for the PS3 and my DVD collection. What I got was way beyond my expectation, and even normal standard definition poictures are watchable. If I got Sky HD, then that would be excellent.

I watched Revenge of the Sith, which it upscales to 1080i, and that for non Blu Ray was superb. Light off, some pop corn, its like you were at the cinema. !

Disappointed at first but now happy

At first I was very disappointed with the picture and almost sent the set back, but eventually after setting the picture controls, mainly lowering backlight & turning live colour off,colour space to standard I got a very good picture to my liking both on SD & HD, SD does vary in quality depending on the signal but usually very good.

Great TV For The Price

I have had this tv for 2 years now and it has been faultless, the hd picture quality is superb, HD-DVD, Blu-Ray and Xbox 360 all look amazing. The standard Sky (scart) picture is not bad considering the size of the screen, The tv is very light but it does take up more room than a normal lcd. if you have the room, and are on a budget you can't go wrong with one of these.