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"Very Good Sor Far."
Pros: Features For Price with the Sony Brand Name
Cons: First unit had dead pixels
Summary: I cashed in an annuity payment and with a portion of the money, I wanted to get a new HDTV. I had a 32 inch Tatung HDTV Ready Monitor, but it had no HDMI, only DVDI-D with HDCP and the contrast radio was teriible at 550. So while bright colors looked fine, dark films like AVP-R looked so muddy that they were almost unwatchable.
I have an Olevia in m home office and that TV blew way the Tatung, but it is only 27 inches and for group viewing, it is a bit too small. So I decided that since now I have an opportunity to buy a true brand namme HDTV, I'd buy a Sony and the Sony Bravia KDL-32L4000 fit the bill in terms of overall value for dollar and while not a huge step up, it is still better than the Tatung, which I have packed away as a "just in case" TV and the Olevia, which is still in my home office.
The first TV had dead pixels at the lower right hand corner so I returned it and exchanged it for another. I never realized how soft the image quality of the Tatung was before I bought the Sony. For the record, this is a 720p TV with a maximum visual resolution of 1080i via RF, VGA, and two HD component video inputs. Picture quality is sharp and the sound output is surprisngly full. I like the manner in which the screen menus are handled too.
I have a Sony BDP-S300 hooked up directly via HDMI and a PS3 as well as a Toshiba HD DVD Player HD-XA1 hooked up via HDMI sound and video through an Onkyo TX-SRS605(S) AV Receiver with both Sony BD players set at 1080p/24p and according to the menu on the TV, it says I'm viewing 1080p/24p.
Am I? I don't know for certain, I think I am viewing a virtual 1080p mode more than likely like 16 by 9 mode on Sony Wega TVs in the 90s. However, the Blu-rays have never looked better to me and the HD DVD and regular DVD titles look great too.
Using a high quality HDTV amplified indoor VHF/UHF antenna pulls in local HD and DTV stations in NYC, Long Island and New Jersey very well. Some stations I get over the air are not on Time Warner HD Digital Cable, which I also hooked up to the TV.
I have a fiber optic audio cable hooked into the receiver and the 5.1 broadcasts over the air sound just as good as the cable and somehow the TV seems to be able to pass through sound being sent VIA HDMI through the Fiber Optic as long as you are not on the Tuner channel itself. It's neat extra or quirk.
Outside of these things, I'd say I'm very pleased as long as it keeps woring well. I've only had it for 5 days or so anything can happen. I hope the TV lasts me a long time because as is, I love it. Thank you.
