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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.
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Technical Details
- A 40-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 ENERGY STAR 3.0 requirements
- Presence Sensor detects that you've been away from your HDTV for a specified time and turns off backlight, helping you conserve energy
- New Energy Saving Switch lets HDTV consume zero power when in standby mode
- LightSensor technology gauges ambient light and adjusts the HDTV's backlight accordingly to reduce unnecessary power consumption
- Motionflow 120Hz technology reduces judder and sharpens fast-moving images for a crisp, more natural picture;
- The BRAVIA Engine 2 video processor reduces visual noise and sharpens overall image detail
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By G. Salter
I purchased the Bravia KDL-40VE5 yesterday (Jan 6, 2010). It was very easy to set up. The picture is very good but, the sound is really bad. And, there's buzzing/vibrating in the right speaker. It sounds worse than my bedside clock-radio. Nonetheless, I thought adding auxilary speakers would fix the audio. Well, this didn't work very well either... the only audio output is 'fixed', therefore, the auxillary speakers will not respond to mute or volume control. Otherwise, the additional(computer) speakers ($30) made the TV come alive. Well, anyway, this won't work! Hard to believe believe that a $1000 TV sounds this lousy and will not support a couple of additional speakers. Really disappointed... think I'll take it back.
By S. Gill
After purchasing this TV for Christmas we were very excited about its clean lines and excellent picture...until we turned the volume up. This TV didn't just have bad sound, it has a design problem. The left side speaker casing vibrates even at very low audio levels. The vibration is as loud and sometimes louder than the TV volume. If you place pressure with your finger hard against the speaker grill, it stops.
We, unfortunately, assumed this was an isolated problem and exchanged the TV for another of the same model. Exact same problem. The store says the TV has been "discontinued" which may be Sony's way of handling the problem. The Sony help line acted as if they had never heard of the problem and suggested turning the unit off, then back on (insulting). They continue to sell the unit both in stores and on their Sony Style website (where there are many reviews posted with this same audio issue).
If you have any desire to ever turn up the TV's volume, DO NOT BUY THIS MODEL. If you are always going to use external speakers...I'll bet there will be some great buys as these flood the return shelves! Excellent picture for what it is worth.
By Mark Spangler (Denver, CO)
We have had this unit for 2 days and I can say I am truly disappointed and wish I had gotten more involved with the initial purchase and check of known problems with this unit.
Pros: Easy setup and it has nice green features.
Cons: Everything said in the reviews is true about the unit problems.
Picture Quality:
We have had to force the unit to "Vivid" and have had to push the brightness to 100% to get a usable picture. HD has a great picture, but everything else is really bad. We are also experiencing the corner cloud or fade issue.
Sound Quality:
The sound on the unit is just horrible. Don't purchase this if you are going to depend on the on board sound for anything. Since we have set it up (on it's own stand and on a wall mount) there is a vibration at about 1/2 volume. Obviously this unit is set up for connecting to home theater. And I mean period!!!
Bottom line, this unit will be going back immediately.
My suggestion - even after being a long time Sony fan (way back to the Trinitrons) don't waste your time and money.
By JR (Kingsport, TN)
Let me start by saying this might have been an awesome LCD TV. I bought mine from Sears at a fantastic sale price ($850) less a 10% Sears card discount. The more I read about this TV the more I liked it.
The Good: If all you plan to do is watch High Def sources (Blu Ray, HD TV, etc.) then you will love this TV. It has a beautiful HD picture and comes with many great features. With 100,000:1 contrast ratio and 120 HZ refresh it is top shelf. Claims super low power use and appearance is very nice. If you do not plan to watch anything "non" HD then I can recommend this TV. Otherwise, read on to learn more.
The Bad: This issue will not bother everyone but it bothered me enough to return the TV (very reluctantly) to Sears. Major kudos to Sears for their courtesy. This [intermittent] issue is with non-HD sources such as regular cable signal using coax input or standard DVD using composite input. Given a low light scene (i.e. night scene) the brightness level would vary as if in "search mode". Sometimes the picture would fade to almost black and then snap back to normal or anywhere in between as the scene changed. We used our new Sony as the main TV and watched everything on it (old shows, new shows, HD stations, standard DVDs of which we have over a hundred and not likely to be converting them all over to Blu Ray $$$$!!!) and this problem was noticed on multiple channels and DVDs. In addition, std DVDs using the Component video (RGB) input looked pretty bad but that may be somewhat adjustable and up-converting may help. I did not get that far. I tested another identical TV purchased by a friend with the same results. This bothered me more than it did the rest of my family but I refuse to pay that much for anything that does not work properly out-of-the-box.
Please note that I did give Sony support one chance to rectify this issue but never got past the first level inexperienced "receptionist" who asked the usual "no-brainer" questions. I had to explain to him the actual menu path (his "resources" were incorrect) to get to the backlight/light sensor settings only to confirm that the factory defaults were as they should be. I left Sony some feedback on that issue. If it was a known issue then Sony could have told me a fix was in the works and I would have been OK with that. If it is not yet known to them (not likely) then a fix may never happen. Their loss for not escalating my call. Plus now they have a poor review to deal with.
I really hated having to return the TV but I cannot accept IQ problems from a top 3 company like Sony with that kind of investment.
Also, Remote is simple but not great (the most used buttons at bottom rather than middle where they belong) but remotes are a minor issue.
Hope this helps someone with their LCD shopping.
By Colleen E. Peralta (REDDING, CA, US)
Great TV. The only disappointment is the sound quality, when the sound is turned up halfway, there is a vibration to the sound. I would recommend adding speakers. The shipping was top notch! Well secured, and arrived quickly.
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