Love my Sony
Written: Mar 06 '08
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Pros: Great Picture, Great Sound, Easy to use remote, attractive
Cons: I haven't any serious cons
The Bottom Line: Despite having to replace the lamps after approx. 8000 hours of use, this TV gives you a great bang for your buck.
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| spar97's Full Review: Sony BRAVIA E Series KDF-50E3000 50 in. HDTV LCD T... |
Our 32" Mitsubishi TV was on its way out after having it for 11 years. Not knowing what way to turn, as I knew there was a lot of new technology out there now a day, I had a lot of research to do. I knew that digital was a concern because of analog being on its way out, but aside from that, I needed to learn about plasma, LCD, and projection TV's
During my learning experience, I came to find that this new technology presented an issue for our family where my son has a vision impairment. I discovered that one needed to determine the size of the screen needed by how far one sits from the TV with this newer technology. Keeping this in mind, along with the price of these newer TV's, I needed to find a TV that would give us the most bang for our buck as we live on a very limited income. I also had to keep in mind that our TV is on for up to 12 hours some days and when my son is home...this could turn into a longer duration of time.
I spent months looking at the prices that came with these TV's. I then became beside myself and started to do some research on certain TV's...this Sony being one of them. I took the time to research reviews online which I found most helpful. Still, I found myself saying man...which way do I go...I knew Plasma was out (I didn't feel from what I read this would be a smart buy), LCD's for the screen size I needed would cost me an arm and a leg in the beginning and the lamps only last 50,000-70,000 hours on average or do I go projection which enables me to purchase a new lamp when the old one dies however this is an extra added cost when it happens. Needless to say, God must have been with me this one day, as I got an email from Sears and they were having a huge TV sale. I looked at what their offers were and this TV was on sale for $1099.
I made the decision that this would be the TV I had to buy. It was digital, was an LCD, had a large enough screen for my son's vision and had a great resolution display and for the price I could change out the lamp and be good to go when the old one dies and not be out a ton of money. An added bonus...it was an HDTV.
I picked the TV up and brought it home and set it up in no time (not lots of cables for me on this end...just getting the cable on was all I cared about). Instantly, the family fell in love with the TV (they had no idea I was making this purchase). The picture is unbelievable; the sound is great without any other speakers, and the remote...very easy to use.
I played around with the settings (using the remote) to get what looked and sounded really good to us. Much to my amazement while doing so I didn't realize what I had been missing. This TV blows our old TV into outer space.
The only thing that I find a tad bit annoying about the TV is when the screen size is not in zoom mode, I can see a lighter gray area within the screen. I try to block this out and am beginning to get used to it.
I also bit the bullet and had Comcast come to set it up for HD. I was a bit hesitant wondering if we needed this, but I was blown away even more when I saw and heard what HD really was about. After having Comcast come, I decided we needed to put the TV on a sturdier stand. I attempted this myself but for the life of me couldn't make the TV get any signals. So a call to Comcast was necessary but it was the best thing that could have happened. The woman directed me step by step on how to hook the TV back up with the VCR and HD box and when she did so; she had the TV working in a much different way than the Tech that came to the home did. I asked her why this was, and she explained it all depends on what way the cables were hooked up as to how the TV would receive their signals. Needless to say, it's too bad that they all didn't hook up the TV's the same way because I would have never experienced what I am now if I hadn't decided I needed to switch stands.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 1099
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