Sony BRAVIA V-Series KDL-52V5100 52-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV, Black by Sony
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Digital camera reviews of Sony BRAVIA V-Series KDL-52V5100 52-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV, Black
Digital camera Review: Amazing HD Picture, but first TV delivered was defective
Summary: 5 Stars
WHO TO BUY FROM: Amazon did not have this item in stock, so I waited for Amazon to have it in stock before buying - turned out to be the right decision. I bought another LCD tv last year from "ButterflyPhoto", a seller on Amazon's website, and it was a horrible experience. So I vowed never to buy a big ticket item from any other seller than Amazon on its site. Those sellers have such great reviews b/c if you get screwed like I did and the sale never goes through, you can never rate them. So only happy customers get to rate those sellers, hence the above-avg reviews.
DELIVERY AND DEFECTIVE TV: I ordered the TV on a Thurs and it was delivered to my house on Tues. Pilot (carrier) called to schedule and appt, brought it into my house, took it out of the box and placed it on my tv stand, then made sure it worked before asking me to sign. But by Friday, a 1/2 cm black line appeared in the screen (yikes!). On Sat. I called Amazon and they were great in shipping out a replacement TV immediately at no extra cost to me (they even gave me the option to replace with another make/model). The new TV arrived the next Fri and Pilot packaged and removed the defective TV. The new TV works fine (so far, fingers crossed). After mentioning my ordeal to several friends, a few mentioned they had defective LCD TVs also - so I guess its not so uncommon.
Dealing with Amazon is great. If I bought from those other sellers, I would have been left to deal with Sony via the warranty - No Thanks! Its worth the extra hundred dollars or so to go with Amazon.
PICTURE QUALITY: The HD picture is amazing. I had a 2004 42' Sony WEGA that produced 1080i, but the Bravia is a much, much better HD picture (however, it seems Comcast broadcasts in 1080i, not 1080p). When watching sports on my WEGA, the picture could not handle fast action so well. The Bravia corrects this pretty well (via the 120hz) and there is definitely a noticable difference/improvement versus my old WEGA. The 120hz is well worth the money.
BOTTOM LINE, at $1,823, I am happy with the TV even after the first one was defective. I found the Samsung to be too glossy a picture and didn't like the touch of red, so the 52v5100 was the perfect TV for me at that price. Buy from Amazon, not those other tricksters.
Digital camera Review: Anyone else having this problem?
Summary: 3 Stars
I love the picture on this tv and with the 120 Hz, I feel it's a great value. However, my tv flashes (loses picture and sound) intermittently when I use the HDMI 1 port. I can't reproduce the problem with any of the other HDMI ports on the TV (I route everything via HDMI through my Sony AV Receiver, and have just a single HDMI cable from the receiver to the tv). After chatting with Sony tech support, they concluded the HDMI 1 port was bad. I returned it and got a second tv, but the problem persists with the new one. I realize I could use the other HDMI ports and all would be fine, but something is defective and I feel it's worthy of a recall. I'll continue to work with Sony tech support to resolve the problem, but I'm curious to know if anyone else has had a similar problem with this TV.Digital camera Review: Beautiful picture, versatile product
Summary: 4 Stars
We have had the tv for a few weeks now. The picture is beautiful. The tv is versatile due to the many inputs on the back. For the money though, we expected there would be more cabling included as well as a more detailed manual.Digital camera Review: Completely Satisfied - Great Product
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my first wide screen HDTV and it's fantastic. For several months, I monitored the AVS Forum on this product and obtained a lot of very useful information, which lead to my selection of this TV. Although some of the people on the Forum have had some problems (which for the most part, I consider to be minor), I have been fortunate and have not had any problems at all. The picture is wonderful, thanks to the settings input from the AVS Forum (Particularly SerialMike). The semi-matt screen in a nice feature because I have a large window on the opposite wall from the TV. When the sun isn't shining directly in the window, I can still enjoy the picture without pulling down the blinds.
I hope to have this TV for a very long time and would highly recommend it to others.
Digital camera Review: Couldn't be happier
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great entry level LCD TV. TV speakers work great alone, and if TV is connected to a surround system even better. I have a medium size living room, and it almost feels like a mini theater in my house. Great buy, highly recommend it.