Sony BRAVIA KDL-52W4100 52" LCD TV

Blown away!

Posted Jun 5, 2008 - I've been shopping around for a 50"+ LCD for a while now, and came across this beauty. The picture pops, especially when watching a Blu Ray on my PS3. The sound is crisp, annd overall, I'm extremely pleased with my purchase. I just wish it were a little cheaper, tho.

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Great HD Picture

Posted Jul 13, 2008 - I was planning on getting an XBR5, but I'm glad the salesman told me this 2008 W-series is actually better (2008 53" XBRs aren't out yet). The contrast ratio is 30,000:1 versus the XBR5's 18,000:1. Setup was a piece of cake. Basically you plug it in and go through a quick onscreen setup that takes about a minute. You'd think for the price you pay for the TV, you would get something more than a skinny remote.

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Sony 52" KDL-52W4100 TV

Posted Jun 6, 2008 - I like this TV overall and it looks great with HD sources. During dark scenes, sometimes there's a noticeable dimming of the backlight. It still looks good, but it might bother some people. The motionflow can look good for certain sources like sports. If you have it on during movies, it can create an unnatural feel that's been likened to soap operas. I like it at times, but I think I would have gone with one step lower to the V series.

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Sony 52" KDL-52W4100 lcd

Posted Aug 31, 2008 - i've had the tv for about 3 months. all in all, i'm pretty satisfied with it. at first, i had wished that i had waited for the new xbrs. after a while, considering price and performance this tv had great value providing both great picture and sound when compared to the xbr. this tv doesnt provide the deep contrast that the TOC samsungs. i prefer this tv's semi-matted screen because the glare on the glossy samsung screen got annoying when i saw the tv at circuit city. the onscreen program guide is also a plus for people who dont have cable and watch OTA hd programming. the only thing i dont like about the tv is the remote which has no backlight to see in the dark and has a weak signal compared to older sony remotes i have used in the past. you have to point the directly at the tv for it to work.

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Great Picture and Features

Posted May 25, 2008 - Received this LCD about 5 days ago, so far my family and I are very happy with the set. Of course I love watching the NBA Playoffs. I had a 52 inch Sharp but within about a month I returned the Sharp for the imagine had ghosting and if you watched closely you noticed a blurring of the imagine quality. Of course with this set I have not seen any of the imagine quality breakdowns as seen on the Sharp. The NBA Playoff games are looking fantastic on this set. This Sony KDL-52W4100 produces a sharp imagine that is clean and clear no matter how fast the action is happening on the set. We have also watched several DVDs and again the picture quality if very good, it does not matter if the room has a lot of light or is dark you can still watch this set with a great picture. I have wall mounted this LCD in my media nitch which is next to my back yard sliding glass door. All this meaning a lot of afternoon sun light comes in through the slider and we are still able to watch TV. This 52 inch LCD delivers a great picture.

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Sony Bravia KDL-52W4100 52" LCD HDTV

Posted Sep 17, 2008 - Wow!!! We are so happy with our new television. We re-arranged the room it is in, and when we are sitting back in our recliners looking up at the screen, we feel like we are in our own movie theater. The awesome clarity makes the HD movies look like they are in 3-D. Our last three televisions have been by Sony. They last forever and are trouble-free. We've had this one for a little over two months now and are extemely satisfied. We bought it at full price at Best Buy, but since they have a price match guarantee, we have been able to bring the price WAY down. We were complete novices on HD and flat screen TVs, so we didn't know we would have to buy an HDMI cable for easy hookup. That created a problem where we were almost forced into buying the cable from the guy from Best Buy who was setting it up. We paid him about $90 more than the price we later paid to purchase the cable from Monoprice.com. We returned the other cable to Best Buy. The other thing we found out the hard way was when we could not get any sound on the TV at first. We called the cable company and after not being able to remedy the problem over the phone, went in and exchanged our cable box twice before finding out that you have to bring up the menu on the cable box that allows you to select HDMI as the audio source. I actually found the solution on the Internet, and not from the cable company.

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Sony Bravia KDL-52W4100

Posted May 29, 2008 - We chose this TV based on price (lower than the XBR) and other recommendations we found in the consumer and professional reviews of the Bravia W series sets. It has supposedly improved "motion flow" technology over the earlier W models. Hard to tell what that really means. I did not like the change in the frame from the matte grey finish in the ones we saw in local stores to the current product with a shiny black frame. It is a little distracting to me. We also do not care for the boldly illuminated "SONY" logo across the middle of the bottom of the set. Sound is good, although we will probably soon upgrade to a surround system and abandon the integrated speakers for that technology. So these criticisms are rather trite and overall I think this is an outstanding LDC TV, worth the cost we paid by buying online where we had no tax and free shipping. I was a little nervous about the delivery but it all went beautifully. We were only promised threshold delivery but the service we got exceeded that as the men brought it inside, unboxed it and set it on the table and waited while we checked its performance out.

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KDL 52W4100

Posted May 16, 2008 - I've looked far and wide for a TV like this at the price I received it. Couldn't be better, beats Costco KDL 52135 by several hundred dollars. Recommend this product for anyone looking for 120Hz refresh rate and great features. Could be cheaper but then why not just buy a Toshiba.

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Sony Bravia KDL-52W4100

Posted Jun 7, 2008 - Bought the tv last week and received it yesterday, so I have been busy with setting it up and testing with different input sources. I have read a lot of reviwes on amazon and checked out a lot of models in bestbuy, circuitcity, finally I chose this Sony model. The blue-ray movies look awesome, the best picture you can see now. I really like the built-in OTA tuner, so I can just hook up a HDTV antenna and get all local channels in HD format, they do look great as well. I also checked some low resolution SD satellite channels, they just look ok, not even as good as my old Pioneer projection TV. Overall, it is a great tv and I really enjoy it.

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Love our TV

Posted Sep 17, 2008 - We've owned our Bravia KDL52W4100 for 3 months. We couldn't be happier. Even the channels that aren't in HD look fairly good with the motion flow ability of the set. So far it has tolerated some minor touching/curiosity of our three year-old son. The screen cleans easily with a micro fiber rag. We bought the set, brought it home, and set it up independently. We did not even have to use the instruction manual. If you have basic knowledge of electronics, it is just a matter of plug and play. We only made a few minor adjustments to the automatic setting to suit our view needs. The only downfall we have is the need for so many remotes. We cannot find a universal remote that has the ability to change the component inputs (ie. dvd player, cable box, etc.). Overall, we are very, VERY pleased with our new TV. We hope to enjoy it for a long time. We're hoping to purchase a cable soon to connect our wireless laptop to the TV to watch internet streaming on the big screen!

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Good TV, Terrible Customer Service from Sony

Posted 1 year ago - I purchased this TV through Amazon.com During the process of setting up the television at my house the tiny strap on the back of the table-top stand that is meant to be used for bundling up all of the cables fell apart in my hand when I tried to unsnap it for the first time. It is a tiny piece of plastic about the size of a large rubber band. Clearly this part is fragile at best, but it came apart into 3 separate pieces when I first touched it. It was clearly defective. I contacted Sony customer service on their "Customer Service" hotline (1-239-768-7547) and after being on the phone for over 30 minutes I was told that Sony would not replace the part, but I could have the privilege of paying $2.25 for the part and another $6 for shipping via UPS. They even had the audacity to try and blame the white-glove shipping company that Amazon.com used for breaking the part. So if you are counting that's $8.25 for a tiny piece of plastic (which probably cost 10c to manufacture), that was defective when I received it, on a television worth over $1,800 when I bought it. Poor form Sony, you just lost a customer who owns 2 previous Televisions, a Camcorder and a DVD player of yours. So my recommendation is to not purchase anything from Sony unless you are OK receiving this kind of customer service.

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Concerns about the volume

Posted 1 year ago - Has anyone noticed that when the volume is turned up say level 45 and higher there is a distortion to the sound? I guess the best way to describe the sound is it’s like a flag flapping in the wind and I didn’t just notice it on just one show.

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Sony KDL52W4100

Posted Jul 2, 2008 - We are very pleased with both the t.v. itself and our experience with Abe's of Maine. Would highly recommend both to other consumers. The picture quality on the t.v. is awesome!

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Sony Bravia 52" LCD TV

Posted Jul 13, 2008 - Bought this unit to mount on the wall of the family room. Used a Simplicity mount from Costco, and had no problems with the mounting. Using this with a Playstation 3 (for the Blu-ray disk capability), a Nintendo Wii, and satellite TV. Works fine with all input sources. Our remote controls are now getting out of hand, so there is a real need for a universal remote to handle all of this (satellite, Bravia, Wii, Playstation 3, VCR, etc.). Tried with the BBC Planet Earth Blu-ray disk set -- fantastic video experience. Very happy with the unit in general. Saved around $500 by going with this purchase through the Internet as opposed to Costco, even after expedited shipping.

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Sony Bravia 52W4100

Posted 1 year ago - Had installed 120hZ (40" and 52") Sony Bravia TV's at a friends house.. Was so impressed had to order the 52W4100 for myself. The colors are so vivid they jump off the screen. Matte surface is excellent for avoiding glare. Would recommend this TV to anyone..

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