Home > Consumer Reviews > Sony KDL-V32A12 - 32" Widescreen HD Ready LCD TV - With Freeview

I strongly believe the Sony Bravia LCD TV is the only TV to consider in this price bracket. It has to be the KDLV as well, don't compromise!!
It just looks so sexy and it oozes quality. I don't think the picture does it justice. Go to a High Street retailer and see for yourself. It has a matt black plastic surround with a silver plastic trim. There is a thin stainless steel fascia below the screen and beneath this is the speaker system placed behind black fabric. There are 3 small LED's indicating power on (green), standby (red) & timer (orange). There are a number of graphics around the display, 'Sony', 'Bravia', 'HDMI' etc but they're not tacky and intrusive.

The TV is unbelievably light to handle and so simple to set up. In fact you don't actually do anything other than plug it in and press 'OK' on the stylish remote control when prompted. The picture quality is very good but I wouldn't say unbelievable or remarkable. The picture is clear though and the colours are rich and vivid. It makes viewing TV/DVD's a real pleasure. I'm sure this TV will come into it's own when HD broadcasting is the standard. I'm considering a good surround sound system as the output is not quite there for movies. It's perfectly acceptable for TV but I want that full cinematic experience.

There are enough connections to meet all your current and future needs. 3 Scarts, 1 HDMI and loads of others.

I've enhanced the overall look by investing in a VOGELS aluminium floor stand. It was pricey but it looks the business. It comes with one glass shelf but with the option to buy another should you have more than one appliance, such as sky. Sony's own stand for this model is, in my opinion, a monstrosity and very pricey.
I find the Freeview meets my needs and Top-Up TV is easy to install. The CAM slots easily into the rear of the unit behind a discreet clip-on panel.

Any negatives? It seems to attract a lot of dust. I'm not sure if that's the [very silent] twin fans at the rear but I'm forever wiping it down!!

I suggest if you're reading these reviews you're in the market for a new LCD tv. Well just do it. Do it now and buy this 32" beauty. You know you want to. And even the Mrs will love it when it arrives!!

Absolutely perrrrfffeeeccct!!!

I dont think there is any flaw with this TV at all. Frankly speaking I was at the verge of buying the Panasonic Vieara 32inch LCD 'HD Ready' Model. But at the time I went to purchase it....the saleswomen informed me about the latest Sony Bravia series which had just arrived at her showroom. On seeing the Bravia and comparing it to the Viera....I completely changed my mind immideately and went ahead with the Bravia.
I think its definitely worth the price as its amazing quality. I can surely say one thing for sure.....Sony do the right thing....at the right time with the right products!

This is a superb TV, the colour compared to a normal Tv, and even some LCD's is unbelievable, and the screen has plenty brightness to deal with even the darkest xbox games. Tv is easy to set up, perfect for playing DVD's, Xbox,PC, even Sky. Although sky does occasionally look a bit blocky on the football. One word of advice, if you are purchasing this TV, then set aside money for proper scart cables etc. Set mines up, and picture was not very good compared to a normal CRT TV, swapped out the scart leads for Ixos scarts(they make xbox cables as well), and the improvement was fantastic. Wipes the floor with all other Tv's I have seen, including panasonic viera. Must see to believe! Watched 1st lord of the rings DVD on it, and was that impressed, phoned in sick to work next day, just so I could watch the other 2!

I'd put off the purchase of LCD / Plasma for a couple of years now but this Christmas I took the plunge. After being tempted by some of the offers from other manufacturers I kept on coming back to the Sony brand. This TV is riddled with quality. Its got Freeview built in ( if you can receive it, I can't ) and has loads of connection options. I'm currently using this with my Apple Powerbook 15. Excellent.

This purchase has changed my TV viewing enjoyment, can't wait till Sky starts to broadcast in HD.

I tried to barter down the guys in the Sony centre - but I gave up, don't even bother wasting your time. just get this from Amazon and save yourself £330 in the process! Another Amazon bargain!

This is, without doubt, a MAGNIFICENT television. Apart from looking gorgeous, those Sony bods have thought this one out very well. Without any exagerration, it took me 15 minutes to set-up straight from the box. I love the fact that you can alter sound and brightness settings at the touch of a button, without going into several menus and submenus (although you can if tweaking is your thing). The integrated Freeview tuner really is a plus, if you have associated Sony video or HDD recorders you can link them up so that you can record using the TV's own electronic programme guide - absolute genius! Even running through the SCART (there are HDMI and component options available) sockets, my current DVD player & xbox playback look and sound fantastic. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!