Sony BRAVIA XBR KDL-32XBR9 32-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTVOn this Sony KDL-32XBR9, blacks are really black! When you turn it on, the Bravia logo displays on a black background. It’s as black as when the TV is off! Some think edge LED lighting makes the blacks truer with less bleeding from the backlight. Yet, this TV excels in this aspect.
Colors and settings are great out of the box for a few styles. You need to adjust, like any TV, for the rest. When you change inputs, the TV remembers the settings for that input. You never have to re-adjust settings unless you plug-in differently!
Motionflow frame interpolation technology has to been seen to be believed! 120HZ with motionflow is amazing for bluray and other high-definition sources. It is superior to the XBR6. For those who prefer the lifelike “soap-opera” look (like myself), the Pirates movies look stunning with it!.
You can adjust motionflow to make it more subtle (the default) or turn it off. It is basically used to combat blurriness and the staggering “judder” effect inherent with LCDs. It adds one or more frames between frames of your source (adds entirely NEW frames which were never there), through the TV’s processor. Amazing technology, isn’t it?
Look at it in person to see what it’s like. Samsung’s 32-inch touch of color (TOC) has more motion artifacts (e.g. grabbing parts of the audience behind a fast-moving player in a sports event and dragging them along for the ride).
Motion becomes very important with game mode on. Motionflow turns off most processing. This means almost NO LAG.
I am a demanding gamer who is very sensitive and complains about little things like how a joystick performs. There is still a little lag but game mode makes fast games like Smash Bros and shooters play like a CRT.
Losing motionflow in game mode might seem bad, but it’s a small difference for something like the 480p Wii. Wii games with anti-aliasing (e.g. Metroid Prime 3) still look AWESOME! The PS3 is AMAZING with or without motionflow!
Sound is tinny! That is probably due to the small speakers.
There is no headphone jack. To get around this, I use a mixer with a control-room out.
Autodim is annoying. This is most bothersome when the room is VERY dark. You cannot turn it off. NOTE: Sony released a firmware update to make menu navigation easier to navigate (faster?) and FIXES THE AUTODIM PROBLEM!
There are many inputs including side ones. For the clever, use the cord-management strap to clean up side-cords. For a thick Monster cable, it does not bend that easily so do what you can to hide it. Thinner cables that bend should be easier to hide.
You get the same quality from a $5 HDMI cable as a $200 one since they are both digital. A cheap thin cable should solve the side cable-view problem. If you want a more durable cable, just be aware it will be harder to bend and hide.
As a relatively high-end HDTV, it’s designed to view HD content via HDMI cables. So, over half its inputs are HDMI. For composite or component users, Sony is not catering to you.
You can get a splitter/switcher. Or, just upgrade your cables to HDMI. Remember, no matter how crappy the HDMI cable, there is NO signal loss.
Numbers across manufacturers ARE NOT EQUIVALENT. Comparing Lg to Sony to Samsung is not ideal. It’s like comparing horsepower in cars–measuring at the flywheel or tire gives VERY different numbers and misleads customers. View it yourself on a calibrated screen with the same source. This Sony LCD has more than enough contrast and is an improvement over last year’s model.
Having had no problems and an amazing picture, this Sony KDL-32XBR9 is an easy recommendation.
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