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I have had this set for several months now. Long time fan of Sony. Have a 47" KDL something upstairs and it's very nice. Had multiple 27" Trinitrons over the years, and 24" WEGA--Loyal Sony user. I bought this from Amazon even though the price was not quite as good as others. Got terrific shipment and delivery. Very satisfied with Amazon.

But, this set is surprisingly poor. Sound is tinny and the darn speakers sometimes vibrate. User interface (menus) are clumsy. The Sony Internet Connection thing, Bravia Link or whatever they call it, is -not- available on this set. Why not? For close to [...] bucks you'd think they would put everything on it. Picture is no better (and with the well known contrast problem, not as good as) sets at half the price. I find it to be pixelated and not as sharp as I would expect. I bought a 32" Phillips set for my Mom at Sam's for half this price: Better picture, better sound, easier interface... Better set for half the dough. Two of the HDMI inputs and the PC input on the Sony are on the SIDE of the darn thing so these thick cables stick out the side. The base is cheesy and does NOT allow the set to rotate--what a rip off.

I would NOT recommend this set. Period. I would not buy it again. I will not buy another Sony. Samsung or Toshiba will be my next buy...

Uncle Ron

Received Sony Lcd in a short amount of time. No problems after was hooked up. Just will have to get used to the short screen as compared to old style TV.

I viewed this TV in a store and liked it, but they couldn't show me the remote. I was ready to buy it here, but I found several reviews that stated Sony has now removed the sleep timer button from the remote. When are companies going to start 'getting it' that around 32"-37" is now the size TV used in bedrooms (easy on the tired eyes!) and the sleep timer button needs to be easy to set - clicking through menus is not going to cut it when I'm rolling into bed. I'm going to buy a Toshiba that I also saw - looked amazing (yes and it has a sleep button haha)

Well as the title of my review states, I didn't like the xbr9 as good as the xbr6.I bought the xbr6 at Best Buy.I got it home and hooked it up and loved the picture and sound.I also liked the TV Guide feature and the PIP feature.I liked this tv so much that I decided to take it back after a couple of days and get the newer xbr9.This is probably one of the biggest mistakes I have ever made.I didn't like the sound through the tv speakers as well as the xbr6 and the picture to me was grainer.Well, to make a long story short,I boxed the xbr9 back up and returned it to Best Buy.I was hoping that when I got there the xbr6 that I had bought first was still there.When I walked back in the store, a surge of relief came over me.They hadn't sold my xbr6 yet.Remember, this was the only xbr6 they had in the whole town because it was an older model.I was so thrilled that I was able to trade my brandnew xbr9 back for my xbr6.When I got it home I started to breathe normally again knowing that I would never lose this model again.I agree with one of the reviewers on the xbr9 that the xbr6 is better.The xbr9 just looked and sounded so much worse in my house at the same exact hook-up place as I was using for the xbr6.Anyway, now I am so thrilled to have things back the way they were before. I made a terrible mistake. Luckily,I was able to undo the mistake I made.I think I thought in my mind that since I liked the xbr6 so much,I would really love the xbr9.Not so.I really thought the grass was greener on the other side but it wasn't for me.Sony Bravia XBR-Series KDL-32XBR6 32-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV

We purchased the Sony 32XBR4 (a couple of versions ago) and we were very happy with it until last week. The picture turned into vertical stripes. Called Sony. Sorry, out of warranty. (by 4 months!) Repair shop said it's likely that the LCD panel is dead, meaning it's cheaper to replace the TV. I checked the reviews on Amazon of the TV we bought, and there are many reports of the same problem as our TV. Sony, are you reading this? People read this and don't buy your TV's. Our older 27 inch WEGA is still working like the day we bought it. How is it that the quality can go down so fast? I believe the issue is more widespread than just our TV. Grrrr.