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Old 17 December 2007, 02:07 PM
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thinking of buying a sony bravia. does anyone have any idea about the reliability of this one?? any horror stories???thanks
Old 17 December 2007, 02:10 PM
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Which one? W,S,X - 2000, 3000 etc
Old 17 December 2007, 02:15 PM
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kdl 20s2o20.thanks
Old 17 December 2007, 02:23 PM
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Do you mean S2000?
Old 17 December 2007, 02:36 PM
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Should be in Other Marques, expect Saxo Boy to have definitive answers.




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Have a look here, should find what you are looking for.

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I've had a Sony Bravia set for almost a year now and its great. I'm no AV expert - just someone who is very happy with their telly; haven't a single complaint about it.
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thanks for the quick responses.much appreciated.whatever you want to know,somebody on scoobynet will have an answer.!
Old 17 December 2007, 05:05 PM
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Ive had a big Bravia for two years exactly and its been without fault (I dont really watch it much though...).
Old 17 December 2007, 05:06 PM
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Again, I'm no expert, but I bought this for £699 from Comet the other week and its been bang on. NOt Full HD, but HD ready, but who cares, I'm almost blind anyway

Buy SONY KDL-40T2800 | Digital 40" hd ready lcd tv - Televisions | Comet
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I have a Sony Bravia

Top Equipment IMHO
Old 17 December 2007, 06:29 PM
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My local sainsburys (Barnstable) were selling 37 inch Sony Bravias for £449, the other week, which sounded quite cheap to me.
Old 17 December 2007, 06:53 PM
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Dont forget the Bravia is just a range of TV's a bit like Ford is a range of cars.

There are small one's big one's, more than six different levels of technology and a massive range of prices from under £500 to near £25k

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I've got a Sony baravia KDL40W2000 1080l LCD TV and linked up with HDMI cable to PS3 and surround sound, its amazing watching Blu-Ray DVDs!
Old 26 December 2007, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by shaunywrx
My local sainsburys (Barnstable) were selling 37 inch Sony Bravias for £449, the other week, which sounded quite cheap to me.
You sure about that? When I was in Sainsburys (Calcot, Reading) it was £449 for the 32". A lot of people walking out with one as well. Must admit I watched about 10 mins of Simpsons Movie on it and the picture was really good.

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Old 26 December 2007, 03:54 PM
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I've had the new Bravia 37 inch for about a month, Very nice TV i must say.

Xbox 360 in HD is wow, Inputs are all i need, All connected to my sony surround system no problems and its really good.

Paid £570 delivered from Dixons with online web voucher, good deal considering Samsungs, LG's are more £££.
Old 26 December 2007, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by a1oku
kdl 20s2o20.thanks
I own one of them in silver. Very good set. Had mine for over a year now, and have SKY HD, XBOX 360 connected up to it. No problems so far, and very good display, even on the in-built freeview. The Gadget show named the successor the Sony 20s30 it's best 20" LCD HD buy for 2007.
Old 26 December 2007, 04:32 PM
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Prospective buyers should be aware that there are many different Bravia ranges. The cheaper ones sold in Currys and supermarkets arent too clever. The higher models in the range (formerly the V & Ws when Currys sold the S) use the same LCD panel but the controller boards are all different.
Old 26 December 2007, 07:00 PM
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i was going to buy the SONY KDL46X3500 afew weeks ago, its the new one out and said to be the best LCD out at the mo

ended getting a pioneer plasma PDP508XD imo knocks spots off the sony

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Old 26 December 2007, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by maps
i was going to buy the SONY KDL46X3500 afew weeks ago, its the new one out and said to be the best LCD out at the mo

ended getting a pioneer plasma PDP508XD imo knocks spots off the sony

mark
But the Pioneer is only 1080P compatible as far as I know, yes it will display a picture with a 1080P input but it's native resolution in only 1365x768 not the full 1920x1080. It's just down scaling the picture to fit the screen so you're not getting the full resolution.

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Old 26 December 2007, 09:00 PM
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dont get hooked on numbers, ask someone that works or sets up these tv's and they will tell you, yes the sony will give a mint STILL picture with its ress but, it will still be in the pioneers shadow with everything else

thats why both the 50" and 42" pio's are at this time the best you can get

mark
Old 26 December 2007, 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by maps
i was going to buy the SONY KDL46X3500 afew weeks ago, its the new one out and said to be the best LCD out at the mo

ended getting a pioneer plasma PDP508XD imo knocks spots off the sony

mark
Funny you should mention this model, as the 46"er is the most suitable insurance replacement for my KDL40W. No amplifier but 1080 native resolution, +6" and still well over £1,000 (than mine cost) cheaper at the Meadowhall Sony shop!
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No; I had/have a KDLW (as opposed to a KDLS) which was so much better it was untrue. This was apparent when you compared them side by side and more surprising when you realise that the actual TFT panel and backlight assembly are similar parts. The current equivalent of this is the KDLX (although it doesnt have the built in amplifier).

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I have the kdl46w2000, I'm very impressed with its performance.
Old 27 December 2007, 10:43 AM
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I was looking at the Bravia's too as I'm thinking of getting a 32inch LCD of some kind next month, not too worried about make / quality more interested in price - about £500 - £600, hopefully will get one in the sales and if Tesco's are selling a decent one I can get discount on my dad's card .

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Originally Posted by P1Fanatic
You sure about that? When I was in Sainsburys (Calcot, Reading) it was £449 for the 32". A lot of people walking out with one as well. Must admit I watched about 10 mins of Simpsons Movie on it and the picture was really good.

Simon

You maybe right, i may have been mistaken, but the store had just re-opened after having a big extension and re-fit, and the staff were waffling on about some fantastic opening day offers and special promotions.
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Originally Posted by GC8
No; I had/have a KDLW (as opposed to a KDLS) which was so much better it was untrue. This was apparent when you compared them side by side and more surprising when you realise that the actual TFT panel and backlight assembly are similar parts. The current equivalent of this is the KDLX (although it doesnt have the built in amplifier).

Simon
I found this also. the KDLW was much better!
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