Home > Consumer Reviews > Sony KDL32S2510U - 32" Widescreen Bravia HD Ready LCD TV - With Freeview

This is an excellent widescreen TV - I got the silver version which I think looks a little bit nicer. It is really easy to set up the digital and analogue channels and customise the programme channels, the sound is superb and the vision brilliant. And it takes up no more room than my old 26inch Panasonic - perhaps less. I don't watch many of the Freeview channels, but it's nice to have them available (eg the History channel and Sky Sports News). And for someone who does not have Sky or any cable package, it's a treat to have Ceefax available via digital channels and be able to access pages within a page at will. Nor did I need any adjustment to my roof top aerial, which must be donkeys years old! It's also great having the TV automatically recognise when I want to view something on VCR or DVD. An excellent purchase.

As my old Philips 26-inch analogue TV had 'gone on the blink' I selected this Sony receiver from Amazon's extensive stock. It arrived on 26 July and was easy to install single handed as it only weighs 15kg. Setting up was very easy thanks to the Auto-tuning facility. I like the security option of entering a PIN code: should the set be stolen and later recovered, entering your chosen PIN number confirms your ownership.
The antenna is a small Yagi in the loft, installed in 1969, and I was pleased to find that the picture quality is excellent. The sound quality is quite adequate considering the set is only 10cm thick and this is the only reason for my 4-star rating. (If possible, connect it to a hi-fi system with the supplied leads for a superior performance).
I've connected the TV to a DVD recorder and a VHS recorder, simply done using the two SCART sockets. When programming the VHS recorder, the TV sorts out the appropriate AV connection. With this set-up I can record two programmes while watching live TV
In conclusion, this was a very good buy, since it receives analogue stations too, and I thoroughly recommend it.

This Sony Bravia 32" model is the first TV I have bought where I have upgraded from standard to high-definition (HDTV) and the differences are very noticeable indeed. When watching a DVD or TV, the picture quality is outstanding, giving the usual picture much sharper and colourful that makes my previous TV screen look dull and blurry in comparison. It's built-in Digital Free View TV is also an excellent bonus, not having to have the little box sitting next to the TV anymore.

Also, if you buy the correct component leads for the Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 (which cost about £20 each), the quality of playing games is unbelieveable. My jaw actually dropped when I first put on Halo 3 on this TV!

I don't know too much about the specs of the TV, so I've not gone into any detail about this, (fearing getting things wrong and inacurate), but I can guarantee that if you are looking for a top quality, reasonable priced and all round easy to use TV, you can't get much better than this.