Sony KDL-32V5500 LCD HDTV Review

**The News Bot** · 06-05-2009, 10:05 AM

Reviewed by David Mackenzie
The Sony KDL-32V5500 is certainly a good choice for people who want a smaller screen size, but don't want to settle for bargain-basement TVs with poor quality panels.
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kgor · 06-05-2009, 8:27 PM

Thanks for the review.

This has helped me choose the V over the W, saving a few pounds to put towards a home theatre system - perhaps the Sony HTS-S360 when its available.

kgor · 09-05-2009, 10:56 AM

Its never over till the ...

I have just seen the V5500 in a local shop where I discovered that a new Panasonic model is available, the TX-L32S10. The price, spec is similar to the Sony, the styling of the Pana is very good & now of course wondering how this would compare !

Stringaa · 25-05-2009, 6:57 PM

Ahh im really torn between this and the W5500.

Would you say the W5500 is worth £67 more (Amazon prices) for a slightly better quality LCD Panel and 100hz motionflow? I really can't make up my mind.

micks_address · 07-06-2009, 7:41 PM

is it possible to get the post calibrated settings for sharpness/colour/brightness/contrast/backlight etc?

thanks,
mick

**Phil Hinton** · 07-06-2009, 10:14 PM

There is a good reason why we don't do that, basically the settings would be useless to you and your TV.

micks_address · 14-06-2009, 4:54 PM

hi phil,

not wanting to argue.. but i think basic settings would be very useful.. like brightness, sharpness, colour, backlight, and to turn off advanced unwanted stuff like contrast enhancers.. noise reduction.. i can understand that every panel may be different which is why i had my tv ISF calibrated by Gordon from av... was definetely worth it..

cheers,
mick

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil Hinton

There is a good reason why we don't do that, basically the settings would be useless to you and your TV.

bravadia · 17-06-2009, 8:05 AM

Hi all,
Just wanted to know if there is an auto dimming problem on the V5500. Any help ould be appreciated

gkoster · 10-07-2009, 11:03 PM

People

If you are looking for a 100% DLNA compliant TV then DO NOT buy this product whatever you do.

This CNET review gives you the detail - don't be stuck like me with a "DLNA" TV that does not stream music or video due to Sony's proprietary implementation of DLNA.

I thought standards were just that - STANDARDS. Seems Sony's 'standards' are different to everyone elses.

If you want DLNA buy a Pioneer PDP-5020FD or Samsung LN46A750 ! instead

You have been warned !

Aaltonen · 16-07-2009, 6:00 PM

Does this review scale to the 40 inch model also?