Sony KDL32S3000 - 32'' Widescreen Bravia HD Ready LCD TV - With Freeview

Amazon Customer Reviews

(5 out of 5)

Arrived today now this was easy to set up.

Despite industrial action, Amazon arranged delivery in quick time. Impressive.
This is my first widescreen TV and I dont know my HD from my HDD.
Thought about the Samsung, but settled for the Sony because my last tV was Sony.
The TV was a bit heavier than expected and looks bigger than expected. My 30 foot lounge accepts the size but I wouldnt like to put it in a room less than say 14 foot square.
The picture quality is very good indeed. The sound is good. I havent a clue what to do with the numerous options, inputs and settings. No doubt some fun to be had in the winter months, trying the fancy features.
Now to the really good news. Place set on TV cabinet. Plug in a simple ariel. Plug in to mains. Read easy part of manual (Choose language then chose automatic set up)Watch whilst the Sony sets itself up.
Thats it. Have analogue by pressing the button marked analogue. Have digital by pressing the button marked digital.
Wonderful.
All the freeview channels and all the terrestial channels are there. No fuss, no electronics degree needed. Even listened to Radio 2.

You can read all the whizz kids mags if you want to know about mps, mhz and mpg, but if like me you are seriously dubious about the new TVs, be assured you can pay Amazon £550 and install your TV with ease.

If I was less than 60 then I would say WOW ! But as I am a boring old man I will say....EXCELLENT.
I can now go and watch Doc Martin, totally satisfied that I can switch the set on without calling for my sons help with disabling a digibox.
Incidentally, sons are trying hard not to be too impressed, after all us Dads cant be that cool can we.

The above was written in October 2007. Today, 13.6.2008 I would add:
I am still very very happy with my TV.
I have not used any of the fancy features.
At £560 it was a good value buy. At £429 it is a bargain. I have today added a Sony HDD recorder (hence these extra comments) and so I will now approach the fancy features and see how some of them work.
I still think it is a large TV but I must admit I would quite like an even bigger set. But I do have a big lounge.....

(5 out of 5)

Excellent!

I can only echo what the other reviewers have said about this (which influenced my decision to buy it in the first place): brilliant quality and stupidly easy to set up. It comes with an easy to understand instruction manual and we were watching it within ten minutes of plugging it in (after it had tuned itself in to all the channels - all we needed to do was press a couple of buttons on the remote and it practically did everything while we watched). I also love its minimalist look - I thought a TV this size would dominate our smallish living room but it doesn't.

My only gripe is that today Amazon reduced the price by £10!

(4 out of 5)

Very good buy

I've had this tv for a few weeks now and i've played with the menus a fair bit since they're so easy to navigate. They do everything you expect, and you can fine tune everything. The tv looks superb and classy, the picture quality's good and the sound ok although I was expecting better, so I'm plugging it into my stereo to get the sound I want. I don't have sky or a PS3 but Freeview works very well on my roof aerial (never had a problem before anyway) and DVD playback quality is good even on my 4-year old cheap no brand player and cheap scarts. Based on that, BlueRay must be amazing!

One big let down -- the courier company used by Amazon, City Link. They won't turn up on a Saturday (even if you buy and book a next day delivery supposed to be on a Saturday) so I wasted a full day waiting around for nothing. Amazon refunded the delivery charge but this is not the point. City Link won't give you an estimated time of delivery and they won't call ahead either to let you know they're on their way. This is very disappointing and inconvenient for anyone who has to go to work. I struggled to arrange my delivery and I'll be thinking twice next time if they're the designated courier again; they're letting Amazon down.

(5 out of 5)

An answer to dreams

Purchased this LCD TV (Sony KDL-32S3000) on-line late Thursday evening (17/01/08) and it arrived by Parcel Post early Saturday morning - so no complaints there - the very opposite in fact. The menu is easy to access and follow, which meant a positive set-up experience, over in about 15 minutes. I have spent the whole weekend though `tweaking' the settings to personal preferences - which does require a lot of time and patience - but that is no fault of the receiver - especially when trying to match up an eight year old (Sony) VHS recorder, and a two year old (Sony) DVD recorder.

I am absolutely delighted with this model - wonderful picture quality both on Freeview and from a Virgin V+ cable-box - and I love its rectangular base and simple, straight-line design. It's all-black appearance looked a little obtrusive - especially in a smallish room - but I can live with that. Quality - for Standard Definition is a little superior on cable - presumably because it is being handled through the HDMI cable. High Definition (BBC) is just out of this world - superb. The handset is easy to use - little risk of accidently pressing two buttons at once. This receiver is a replacement for the smaller KDL-26U2000 which although qualitatively very good (it is after all a later model) its choices are somewhat limited and I found it too small for me, with a seating distance of between 9.5ft and 10.5ft. The 32 inch is less tiring with less strain. Age is beginning to slow down my sight/focus reaction to detail so I figured I needed a bigger screen and this particular model is brilliant. I have already recommended it to a friend. Although it may not be the best on the market it deserves 10 out of 10, considering technical results.

(5 out of 5)

TV perfect ~ small problem on the delivery

First the bad news ~ ordered this on the Thursday and paid extra for express service to get a delivery on Saturday a.m. Tracked the parcel all the way to within 15 miles of home where it arrived at 0346 on the Saturday morning which is where it stopped until Monday because City Link dont deliver on Saturdays, as far as they are concerned next day delivery means next business day. So had to take time off work on Monday to take delivery. In fairness Amazon refunded the carriage charge without any argument, but that isn't the real answer, why promise delivery on a Saturday and then use a carrier that doesn't provide that service ?

Anyhow now for the good news ~ the TV is superb ~ easy to set up ~ connect the ariel, plug it in and it pretty much does everything else for you, picture quality is fantastic, sound very good, and the overall feel of the thing is up to Sony quality standards. Really good value for money and a three year guarantee !!!!