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- A 52-inch, 16:9 Full HD 1080p Resolution Panel provides optimum resolution from any HDTV source that delivers 1080p content
- Features an HCFL backlight, which uses specialized components to provide outstanding image quality while exceeding requirements by over 50 percent
- Presence Sensor detects which helps you to conserve energy even if you forget to turn off your HDTV
- New Energy Saving Switch lets HDTV consume zero power when in standby mode; LightSensor technology gauges ambient light and adjusts the backlight
- Motionflow 120Hz technology reduces judder and sharpens fast-moving images for a crisp, more natural picture; Reduces visual noise
Product Description
Introducing the Sony BRAVIA VE5 HDTV, a revolutionary TV that combines energy-saving features with quality picture performance. Minimize excess power use with a high-efficiency backlight that uses over 50% less power in Home Mode than Energy Star 3.0 requirements. Plus enjoy Full HD 1080p picture quality and smooth motion with Motionflow 120Hz technology…. More >>
Sony BRAVIA VE5-Series KDL-52VE5 52-Inch 1080p 120Hz Eco-friendly LCD HDTV
February 7, 2010 at 10:50 pm
I just bought a Sony Bravia VE5 52 inch LCD TV last week, and I must say I am greatly disapointed by the product.
Yes, the picture quality is great but there is this delay of 2-5 seconds every time I change a channel. When I try to change the channel the screen goes blank for 2-5 secs before the next channel comes on. I called Sony customer service and they said that this delay is normal both with basic cable or with a HD receiver box connected to the TV and said I have to live with it. I am astounded as to how in this day and age with all this advancement in technology and Sony says it is normal to experience a delay while flipping channels. If I have 100-200 channels and if I want to browse/checkout few of them I must spend a heck of a lot of time in changing channels and waiting patiently for the channel to show up on my expensive 120Hz LCD TV. It’s like spending approx $2000 on an advanced computer and saying it’s ok if it’s slow to turn on and it;s ok if it has a delay every time I go on the internet even if I have a high speed connection….would you live with that?. Also, the remote is poorly designed. The buttons that are most frequently used such as vol, channel up-down etc are placed in difficult to use positions. I mean you cannot easly hold the remote and glide you thumb to go to these buttons. Besides, the remote is roughly 12 inches long and after holding it for a while you can feel it uncomfortable. Below is my sincere recommendation:
1. Try to avoid buying a Sony….
2. If you really want to buy a Sony then make sure you’ve checked it out in a store or somewhere first thouroughly
I wish someone had warned me so I could have avoided this disapointment…but I guess you at least can.
FYI…I’ve always been a Sony fan…all my other electronics …video and digital cameras etc… are sony.
Rating: 1 / 5
February 7, 2010 at 10:53 pm
that tv is just incredible!!! now i am ruining myself only buying Blurays because the motionflow and movieflow on that tv makes it so realistic!!!
Rating: 5 / 5
February 8, 2010 at 12:37 am
After doing what seemed to be more research than I put into my master’s thesis, I came up with a short list of LCDs. Finally I compared this tv in store against the vizio 55in ‘led’, a panasonic plasma, a Sharp and another Sony. All were in comparable price/feature range. Doing a little tweaking in the store I got a good picture easily with the KDL52 VE5 and I liked the energy saving features (HCFL, sensors, ability to completely turn off power). After getting the unit home, a couple of days worth of tweaking provided a really nice picture. The contrast is good. No or very little motion blur. I have not seen any of dark scene blue tint reported in CNET’s review. I have a nice Panasonic DVD burner with HDMI and upscaling and my DVDs look great. We play Wii and everyone loves the graphics. We watch tv through a digital cable box with HDMI, and even non-digital channels look good. My wife even watches a pay channel from Russia and even with its conversion from Russian Pal/Seacam (whatever their color standard is now) and being standard definition it looks good.
Yes the sound is not great but we have a relatively small LR and it is fine. I use the TrueSurround setting and it is more than satisfactory. When I want bigger sound (certain DVDs or Concerts) I use our stereo system sound.
So now after having the tv for a few weeks I have absolutely no buyers remorse and I would readily recommend the unit to others.
Rating: 5 / 5
February 8, 2010 at 1:01 am
I just got it yesterday and as soon I took it out of the box I was happy with my purchase.
The picture and colors are awesome, I don’t know what else to ask. Before that TV, I purchased one of the LG 55 inch tv-s.
I was deeply disappointed. Coloring was so dull.. that it just made me feel really sad about my purchase. I’m more picky then my husband about quality about electronics, but even he was not happy. We did return it and we decided to go with our first choice( Sony) anyway. So, if you put together great picture and colors, easiness of use and quality you can not go wrong with Sony! A big PLUS is also the energy savings. Energy usage is below Energy star 3.0 qualifications. Plus Motion Sensor ( turns off the tv when no one is detected moving for certain period of time). Yesterday after working 5 hours straight, the tv was not even a little warm! Go Sony ECO! Didn’t give 5 stars for sound because if you would like to have full experience with your tv you would want to have Home Theatre system. But if you are not that picky, you’ll be fine with that.
End credits: LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!
Rating: 5 / 5
February 8, 2010 at 2:38 am
I don’t know that I can add anything to the review from a tech point of view but felt I should least mention my pleasure with the purchase. I had my choice narrowed down to three LCD’s but when I found I could get $1,100 off in various discounts I bought the Sony the week before Thanksgiving. It took a couple of days to learn just what to change or shut off to give me what I feel is a fantastic high def picture. As mentioned in other reviews I did shut off the light sensor and when set on Vivid mode it gives that bright picture that you see the LCD’s set on in stores. It’s almost a little to bright for me but my wife likes that setting. I also shut off the presence sensor. I did download the firmware update and loaded it in but I don’t know how necessary it was, I wasn’t experiencing any problems.
I should probably mention that I wanted this strictly for watching TV and movies. I have no desire to connect a computer to it or watch streaming videos. I did make sure that it had the additional inputs for various devices I might need to connect: composite, component, S-video..ect.
I couldn’t be more pleased with the picture that I get on the hd channels. I read in one review that they were also pleased with the quality of non high def channels. I don’t really care for the picture I get on the non hd channels. I use Comcast for my cable. I don’t know what their source is. I have this set connected to my surround system and everything is working fine and sounds like I’m in a theater when watching TV. I had to do a bit of tweaking when I connected my Blu Ray player to everything but that has nothing to do with this. The only problem is I’m a bit spoiled now and usually don’t watch the TV without the sound system. When I don’t have the sound system on I have the TV speakers set to TruSurround and it sounds fine.
My only complaint would be the little operating instruction booklet that comes with the set. It is as basic as you get it! Two weeks ago I bought a $259. 22″ LCD and got a booklet 5 times as thick. You will need to go the Sony site for any in depth detail or understanding of what some function does. You will learn more about adjusting your picture from reading the reviews here than from your booklet.
To wrap it up, I have had this LCD for over two months now and I couldn’t be happier with the picture and the “price” I paid for it. This LCD truly shows what HD TV is. Sometimes I just stand a few feet away taking in all the details that I never saw before getting this TV.
Rating: 5 / 5