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Sony Bravia KDL-V2500 Series LCD TV (32",40",46") Reviews Analysis

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Sony Bravia KDL-V2500 Series LCD TV (32",40",46")
alaSCORE 91

1073 reviews

November, 2009

77 / 100

21 Experts

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91 / 100

1052 Users

What people think about the Sony Bravia KDL-V2500 Series LCD TV (32",40",46"): (BETA!)

We compute this summary by analyzing 1073 reviews from across the web.

image quality

5

  • amazing picture quality, sexy shape and easy controllers
  • standard def picture quality not great (but no more than other hd sets
  • non HD picture quaility
  • picture on regular cable-not what I anticipated
  • Picture sucks
  • Overall picture quality
  • Picture quality
  • Two built-in digital tuners, Overall picture quality, Hard disk drive, Price, Design, Audio quality, Design, Connectivity, Features, Sound quality, Picture quality
  • Design, Connectivity, Features, Sound quality, Picture quality
  • Great picture
  • no Picture-in-Picture
  • No Cable Card, no Picture-in-Picture
  • Awful picture from non High Def sources
  • no picture in picture option
  • Picture Quality Good not Great
  • Regular def channels vary in picture quality from great to average
  • watery edges of moving objects in picture
  • Great picture and sound quality
  • Great picture and sound quality, easy to install - buy it now
  • quality
  • quality, features, connections
  • Great picture compared to other TVs
  • Amazing picture quality
  • excellent picture quality
  • Superb picture quality
  • Good quality
  • Good quality, nice shape
  • good quality picture for an LCD
  • Compact, good quality picture for an LCD
  • QAM/ATSC and Sony quality
  • HD 1080p, QAM/ATSC and Sony quality
  • The picture quality is excellent
  • HD pictures are picture perfect
  • HD picture quality
  • Excellent quality
  • excellent picture quality for HD programs
  • excellent picture quality for HD programs, easy setup
  • Picture Quality, Style, Size and Weight
  • HDtv picture
  • good picture and sound quality
  • Picture quality, 1080p at a reasonable price
  • Good picture
  • HD picture quality,size,
  • This picture brings TV and DVDs to life
  • excellent picture
  • excellent picture, very bright
  • Picture quality, color vibrance, simple set up
  • Best picture I have seen
  • Sony quality
  • sharp vivid picture
  • Sony quality, sharp vivid picture
  • Picture
  • clear picture
  • Great, clear picture
  • 1080pHD picture
  • High Def Quality
  • This tv has the best picture quality I have ever seen
  • and vibrant picture
  • crisp, clear, and vibrant picture
  • beautiful picture
  • individual source picture settings
  • Picture quality is top notch
  • Post-calibration picture is great
  • Post-calibration picture is great, even on non-HDTV channels
  • Amazing picture quality, tons of features and dual HDMI inputs on a true 1080p set
  • excellent color and picture quality
  • 1080p on two HDMI inputs, excellent color and picture quality, 1:1 pixel mapping for computer use
  • 2 HDMI inputs 2 HDMI inputs 2 HDMI inputs,Picture Quality, Swivel Pedestal,
  • And all eight inputs have independent picture adjustment
  • 2 composite picture
  • Four HD inputs (2 HDMI, 2 composite picture
  • 1080i produces great picture quality on HD channels
  • GREAT PICTURE IN ANY MODE
  • 1080P, GREAT PICTURE IN ANY MODE
  • Picture quality is excellent, and the TV looks great in my living room
  • Great Picture, Easy setup
  • Super Picture Quality
  • Great production quality
  • Sharp and clear picture
  • Great Picture in HD
  • Great Picture in HD,
  • Picture Quality, 1080P & Bravia for at least $500 cheaper than XBR2's
  • stunning picture
  • stunning picture, powerful speaker, 2 scart ports, 1 HDMI, wide viewing angle
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price

1.5

  • Quite expensive
  • High price
  • high price and no HDMI cable
  • you need to purchase programming to get full effects so can get expensive in the long term
  • the price
  • Price
  • reasonable price
  • Great picture compared to other TVs, reasonable price, future-proof connectivity
  • 1080p at a reasonable price
  • Price is more reasonable than the XBR2/3
  • you can get it for the same price as a crappy HDTVs
  • More expensive than the others (like Samsung
  • More expensive than the others (like Samsung, Sharp, Toshiba
  • price is a bit steep for a television
  • A bit pricy
  • price (£1200+)
  • Excellent 1080p picture at a reasonable price
  • price is reasonable
  • Looks good, price is reasonable
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color

5

  • color vibrance
  • Excellent color and blacks
  • excellent color
  • best color and clarity
  • Color excellent
 

screen

0.5

  • Unit does not ship with HDMI Cable
  • does not display 576i (PAL
  • Blacks aren?t as good as a CRT
  • Blacks aren't as good as a CRT
  • 1080p display easy configuration wizzard
  • 1080p display easy configuration wizzard, pricepoint
  • HD pic is outstanding menu screen is easy to navigate 8 video inputs
 

remote control

0.5

  • Messy changing between Sky controls & TV control
  • remote control (not backlit
  • remote control (not backlit, controls only tv), standard def picture quality not great (but no more than other hd sets
  • remote is fair
  • I don't like that you have to turn the TV's speakers off in order to be able to operate the external speaker volume via the remote
  • non-overwhelming remote control
  • HD picture quality, easy setup, nice on-screen menus, wide assortment of video inputs/connections, simple, non-overwhelming remote control
  • easy to maneuver remote
  • Why can't the volume control work for both?
  • Remote is kind of plain
  • No Cable Card, Remote is kind of plain
  • Cheap looking remote
  • Cheap looking remote No HDMI connector on side or front No PIP
  • Remote isn't all that great
  • Basic Remote
 
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sound

4.5

  • Sound
  • Sound, program guide
  • for a great external audio system for improved sound
  • Splurge, again, for a great external audio system for improved sound
  • Sound hums slightly with Cablevision's HD SA box
  • Sound quality
  • Excellent picture and sound
  • Excellent picture and sound, HDMI v1.3 support
  • NICE PICTURE, CINEMA LIKE AND SHARP SOUND
  • Very customizable picture and sound
  • Sound quality is not the greatest, but good
  • Picture,Sound, Numerous inputs, PIP, Sony Name
  • excellent sound technology
  • Sound is OK from the set (haven't connected to my receiver yet
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black level

2

  • Black levels
  • Black level
  • Black levels, Shimmering and blurring, Black level, Price
 

tuner

5

  • QAM tuner
  • QAM tuner, sound quality
  • Includes OTA HD Tuner
 

connectivity

5

  • Audio quality
  • Connectivity
  • future-proof connectivity
  • good audio quality
 

energy efficiency

0.5

  • power on takes a few seconds
  • non HD picture quaility, power on takes a few seconds
 

design

5

  • The exterior evelop design could be more sheek
  • The exterior evelop design could be more sheek, just like XBR3
  • Design
  • Nice design
  • Superb HD pictures, Nice design
  • nice looking slim tv
  • Great picture, nice looking slim tv
 
  • Good looking when its turned off
  • Sony quality and design
  • Looks good
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interface

0.5

  • Line of LED backlight went out under warranty, cycle time through inputs
 

viewfinder

0.5

  • No great way to view normal TV image without distortion
 

contrast

5

  • Very high contrast ratio
  • Highest available native resolution, Very high contrast ratio, 2 HDMI inputs
  • Picture color quality and contrast (7000:1
  • 7000:1 contrast
  • excellent contrast
 
  • Muted frame, excellent color, individual source picture settings, excellent contrast, excellent sound technology
  • Good contrast 1080P
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LCD

3.5

  • LOT'S OF BACKLIGHT BLEEDING ALL AROUND THE SCREEN
  • The quality, function and weight are the strength of this HD LCD
  • nice on-screen menus
  • the best HD1080p LCD on the market period
  • taller wide screen
 

appearance

0.5

  • but if you look hard enough
  • nice shape
 

reception

0.5

  • No support for 1080p at 24 fps native signal
 

control panel

0.5

  • Bad LCD Panel - Warranty Service
  • Cloudy blacks on LCD panel
 

portability

5

  • Compact
  • Size and Weight
  • Lightweight
 

lens

5

  • If you don't own a home theater system, the 20 watt speaker system sounded better than any other comparable model
 

video

0.5

  • Standard video sources are Awful
  • Video channel switching is too slow
  • Standard video sources are Awful, Video channel switching is too slow, Wish it was bigger
  • wish the side inputs were 3rd HDMI instead of S-video
  • cloud issue, HDMI is not 1.3, wish the side inputs were 3rd HDMI instead of S-video
  • wide assortment of video inputs/connections
 

size

5

  • A little pricey
  • large screeen
  • large screeen, fine detail, lots and lots of options and capabilities
  • size
  • Seems a little sturdier than others
  • PC connection and plenty more, HD's beautiful, Attractive, Seems a little sturdier than others
 
  • Large
  • Large, beautiful picture, HD
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resolution

5

  • Highest available native resolution
 

memory

5

  • Has hookup for computer
 

performance

0.5

  • See some pixelation and jagged type in quick motion sequences, but not as bad as other LCDs I've seen
 

usability

5

  • sexy shape and easy controllers
  • controls only tv)
  • easy to install - buy it now
  • easy setup
  • simple
  • simple set up
  • Great picture, great sound, easy to use, multiple set-up options, multiple input methods
 
  • 1:1 pixel mapping for computer use
  • Easy set up
  • excellent directions in manual
  • Sharp and clear picture, Color excellent, Good support by Sony, easy to maneuver remote, excellent directions in manual
  • Easy to use
  • Easy to use, taller wide screen, HDMI inputs
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