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Also to note is that we were able to get the picture right on this TV much quicker than the XBR4's so that is either by experience or most likely that the initial settings are pretty good. What is especially nice about these Sony XBR LCD's is that the picture looks natural and not over saturated like Samsung LCD's. Finally, hats off to Amazon for a great price and the shipping was on time, professional, and the driver happily waited for us to power up and check the operation of the TV. Once the settings are perfected, the resolution, contrast,and black levels are great on this TV. We also have a 32" and 46" XBR4, and even without the 120Hz motion this TV has a better picture.
I'm a senior lady and had very little trouble unpacking it and setting it up by myself. They don't have all their bugs worked out yet. Rich, vibrant colors even on regular setting. I couldn't have done that with my last CRT TV. Set has very minor lag warming up, maybe 5 seconds before overlapping menus disappear. I bought the Sony 32XBR6 about a month ago at Circuit City.
Color, even in non-cable broadcasts, is absolutely gorgeous. The widescreen feature on this set is unbelievable, making the screen seem twice the size it actually is. They charged about $400 more than it's selling for here. Once that's done, I can't think of one single thing to complain about (other than occasional weak signals from our local HD stations). I totally recommend it. I've had literally dozens of TVs in my lifetime, and this is by far the best set I have ever owned.
I have the set in a 10 x 10 room and have had no problem with "smelly" odors.
I was not disappointed in this TV in this area. I do like the menu layouts and the use of the options button on the remote to get to the most useful. Your mileage may vary. I get off the air TV in the Denver area, the TV guide, when properly setup, shows multiple different stations on EACH channel.
As you get to the side, you do start to lose contrast, but the picture is very viewable and when I say get to the side, I mean at least 45 degrees to one side or the other. To me, the difference between the two was very visible when looked at side by side. The TV itself, superb. Brilliant colors, plenty of contrast, tons of features. I just use the build in speakers, and the sound is great. The interface itself isn't so bad.but the TV guide data is horrible.
For me, it takes a lot of back and forth between all the various options.but the end result is as close to perfect as I've ever seen in a LCD based TV (or computer screen for that matter).I believe the additional cost over Sony's similar 32" 720p (KDL32L4000) set is worth the extra money. So if you don't put the proper station at the top of the list at each channel.the information shown on screen as you change channels is wrong. If you turn off any one of the multiple listings for each individual channel.it turns off the channel from being selected. I tend to be a perfectionist about skin colors and color saturation (to me, most people set their TV's with the color control turned up way too high) so the picture looks natural. The simulated surround sound is quite pleasing. This is mostly TV Guide's problem, not Sony's but the 'turn off any one listing and you turn off the whole channel' is Sony's problem.Bottom line.I am VERY pleased with the TV, I would buy another one in a heartbeat and would strongly reccomend it to my friends. Viewing angles are good, not as good as a plasma or CRT TV but better than most.
In addition, if you hit the TV Guide button, you get an overload of listings. The TV Guide interface is my one complaint. You can get confused going through the menus on setup, but once you're through them, it's fine and you can go back and forth easily. The hookup to my VCR/DVD/DVR (1080p upconverting) was simple.one HDMI cable and it's all ready to go.
It has a 25000:1 contrast ratio. It shipped quickly, and I was called the day before delivery to schedule a few hour window of when they would arrive with the TV. This is an excellent TV. The menus are really easy to use and very intuitive. That made it very convenient. Not many TVs of this size are Full HD (1080P). It also has really great contast ratios.
Even within a couple of feet this 32XBR6 simply blows my mind. Through HDMI, it upconverts everything to 1080P and, by gosh, these standard cable channels actually look pretty darn decent. Oh dear. And what a rabbit it pulls out of the proverbial hat with standard cable channels. If this set is as reliable as my previous set, and I don't see why it wouldn't as they are both from Sony and the XBR family is this company's top of the line TV's, then my friends, you have here an outstanding winner that leaves everyone begging for a place in front of the screen. I can hardly believe my eyes. I thought my Wega 23" from Sony was an unsurpassable bedroom set due to its stunning picture quality and vividness, but I was wrong.
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