» Sony KDL-32N4000 Bravia 32? KDL-N4000 LCD Television

Sony KDL-32N4000 Bravia 32? KDL-N4000 LCD Television Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent Choice For Your First HDTV
Comment: I'm the first reviewer? Wow. Do I get a prize for that? I guess not...

This is an excellent choice for a first HDTV, or for installation in a bedroom or small apartment living room. The picture (with a little tweaking) is GREAT and the set comes with a Dolby 5.1 sound system.

This may sound strange, but my highest praise is for the remote control. The mark of a great remote is "How fast can I find the buttons I want in the dark?" On that score, this is the best remote I've ever seen (felt). The "most used" buttons are distinct from each other in shape and placement, and everything has a very solid feel.

I would say the manual is well written but I've hardly used it. Setup took only 30 minutes, including the process for finding all the available channels. The menus are easy to learn quickly. One of the first things you'll do is take the darn thing out of the store display mode (unless you don't need your retinas anymore). Find the Cinema Mode in the Picture menu and start from there. It will seem too dim at first, but let yourself get used to it for a day or two before you make any more changes. You'll also want to play with the sound settings. You'll probably find one you like for regular TV and another for movies.

One area where the smaller (32") set has an advantage is the display of low-resolution content. One of my absolute requirements is that my older DVDs MUST look good. They look great on this TV! You can certainly tell it's not HD, but there's no "fuzziness to the point of distraction". I also didn't detect any motion blur.

I'm very satisified (so far) with this purchase. If I find anything to gripe about, I'll post it as a reply to this review.

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