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Amazing HD Picture, but first TV delivered was defective
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...
[Sony KDL52V5100 52" LCD TV review can be read at Amazon.com]
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04/27/2009
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Great Value for the Money. Great Picture.
(NOTE: GET THE FIRMWARE UPDATE FROM SONY'S WEBSITE TO UPDATE TO ER3.84-D828 SOFTWARE VERSION. IT IS A MUST TO FIX A PROBLEM WITH THE ADVANCED CONTRAST ENHANCER FEATURE!!) I picked up this TV a couple weeks ago and wanted to really wait and see how it looked before I reviewed it. I replaced an older Sony Hi-Def LCD rear projection 1080i model. The older TV had a good picture, but OMG, the difference is like day and night. I have used it for an XBOX360, a PS3 and with Dish Network Hi-Def receiver/...
[Sony KDL52V5100 52" LCD TV review can be read at Amazon.com]
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04/03/2009
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96%
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Excellent new model
I just hooked it up yesterday, to replace my 50" Samsung DLP that broke. I had a 32" Vizio in its place for the past month, waiting for this model. Overall, I am very pleased with the set. As usual, the HD channels look spectacular and the interface is tremendously better than that of the Vizio's. It is hooked up to a HD DVR cable box, but configuration was a breeze. The non-HD channels definitely take a huge hit, as they look pretty bad on this size screen. In reality I wish I could have ...
[Sony KDL52V5100 52" LCD TV review can be read at Amazon.com]
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03/17/2009
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A Great "Idiot Box"
I bought this with a PS3 (because it's a blu-ray player) and haven't looked back. It was super easy to set up with HDMI and optical audio cables and I am constantly blown away by the picture. The blacks are especially dark and I had heard that this might be a problem with LCD TV's. The in TV speakers are fine, not tinny, although I elected to disable them and run the sound through my receiver for surround sound. I really can't fault the TV in any way. Just try and get the best price you can!
[Sony KDL52V5100 52" LCD TV review can be read at Amazon.com]
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04/09/2009
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(11 of 12) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Amazing
Just picked this up yesterday from the local BB to replace my aging 7 year old Sony 46" rear projection 1080i set with this puppy...
Now that we get MotionFlow @ 120hz on the V series I think this set is a no brainer. If I had the money I would probably choose this over the XBR anyways because i think it's a good value and I honestly can't tell the difference between this and the XBR. I just had to pop in Planet Earth on the PS3 and watch the bird scene from the beginning of Pole to P...
[Sony KDL52V5100 52" LCD TV review can be read at Amazon.com]
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03/19/2009
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(16 of 19) Users Found This Review Helpful
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WOOOOW!!!
Got this TV today....... had to talk to SOny about set up because my electronicaly challenged husband connected it wrong!!! Sony was soooo very helpful and may have prevented a divorce (lol)!! Nothing bad can be said about this TV.... price was amazing (under $1600) and the quality of the picture in HD was truly amazing!! The screen barely has glare.... which is the main reason I went with sony versus Samsung... setup had my husband done it right seemed really easy... I agree with the other r...
[Sony KDL52V5100 52" LCD TV review can be read at Amazon.com]
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03/26/2009
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Pretty Good
The hd quality is the best i have seen on any tv the standard def takes a good hit.It has issues with hdmi color space auto adjustments from xbox360.Be sure that if you hook a 360 up to it that its set to rgb in the hdmi color space on the 360 settings if you plan on displaying in 1080p.For movies ycbr is best and for games rgb is best.So you can manually switch between the two if you using the 360 for both movies and games.
Theres no real glare at all the picture quality is top notch...
[Sony KDL52V5100 52" LCD TV review can be read at Amazon.com]
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(9 of 13) Users Found This Review Helpful
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clicking noise when change channel
I got my tv kdl52v5100 6/4/09 as a swap change by Sony for previous kdl52w4100.
Guess it's another bad luck. Problem is the clicking noise occurs randomly when change channels. Chat with
Sony support and did all the necessary reset and unplug other source connection which is suggested by Sony web site of self service procedure to test if it is caused by the connection. Did not work.
Before I call them back to get repair service, is there anyone know or has experience how to dea...
[Sony KDL52V5100 52" LCD TV review can be read at Amazon.com]
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06/13/2009
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Picture has artifacts and laking
I have had the 52v5100 for two weeks. I noticed the picture has a boiling image around letters displayed on the screen and along high contrast lines, like the edges of peoples clothes and faces. I downloaded the firmware update and installed. No help. I called Sony, and they thought the issue might be weak signal from the cable because the self displayed letters from the internal menus were clear.
I had the cable company come and check the signal strength and lay a temproary new "...
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06/02/2009
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2 Defective Sony BRAVIA V-SERIES KDL-525100 LCDs!
7/24/09 I received this tv one week ago from Amazon's delivery service and it is a beautiful tv and the picture is awesome! Problem is, when I turn it on in the morning or when it has been sitting for more than a couple of hours turned off and turn it on, there is no sound? I have to turn it off & on several times before the sound kicks in. I have contacted Amazon several times and they tell me that I have to contact Sony and trouble shoot the problem with them myself! And I have to get a case n...
[Sony KDL52V5100 52" LCD TV review can be read at Amazon.com]
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07/24/2009
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77%
(7 of 9) Users Found This Review Helpful
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