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Sony Bravia KDL-52Z450 Reviews: Bravia, 52" Screen LCD Full HD 1080p TV

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Freeview, 3 HDMI ports, 2 Scarts More »

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11 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
95% of people recommend it.

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Design	9.3
Ease of use	8.7
Image quality	9.6
Sound quality	8.9
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.5
Overall rating	9.4

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Film and documentary lover (1)

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Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ The best thing I have ever purchased

- Reviewer left no comment

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Dec 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Sports and games fan”

+ Fantastic Picture, Fast Moving Sports are Superb and Blue Ray Performance Outstanding

- None

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Ron, Norwich , “I like boys' toys”

+ Superb picture quality, attractive design.

- It has taken far too long to get Guide+. The controls to achieve Guide+ are not logical. It is easy to get freeserve, but when attempting to get Freeserve Guide+, the TV had to be left overnight in standby, and the next morning the set was still trying to achieve it. I have given up trying, and I now use Freeserve and Sky HD.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

Scott , Aberdeen

+ I have been waiting for a few years for a TV like this that has everything I require from a TV, add it to a SKY HD box and it is all you will need.

- None

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer”

+ Excellent picture and easy to set up. Would definately recommend this tv.

- The eye keeps getting drawn to the Sony logo on the front and also the way the cables are a bit tricky to put in when it is on the wall.

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purchased 05 Mar 2009

Score 8.0/10

Philippe, Grove, Wantage , “Film and documentary lover”

+ The MotionFlow 200HZ is not that impressive but the overall image quality is impressive.
Even images in SD are of a good quality (ex: Freeview).
The "Home" menu is defintely user-friendly.

- Very very bad default configuration (picture is green, too much luminosity...)
The installation is quite long and I had to start over for some reason...
Switching from one channel to another is slow.

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purchased 17 Mar 2009

Score 8.0/10

Hugh, Essex

+ Excellent picture

- Reflects light more than previous Sony

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purchased 20 Apr 2009

Score 10.0/10

ALLAN, NOTTINGHAM

+ CLASSY DESIGN. ILLUMINATED SONY BADGE AND REMOTE CONTROL.
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THE FANTASTIC PICTURE, ESPECIALLY IN H.D.

- NONE FOUND SO FAR

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purchased 03 Jun 2009

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	52
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type of Screen	LCD
Most small flatscreen TVs have LCD screens. Some larger TVs have plasma screens. Some very new TVs have LED screens. Traditional TVs are called Standard or CRT.
HD TV	Full HD 1080p
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum vertical resolution of 750 pixels (in widescreen format) • Ability to display 720p and 1080i formats • An HDMI or Digital Video Interface (DVI interface) Full HD is a higher standard. Full HD TVs have screen resolutions of 1080p and can output at least 24 frames per second. Full HD is becoming common, but you won’t see Full HD on normal TV channels for a long time, so it remains optional for many people.
Freeview or Freesat Tuner	Freeview
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site.
Built-in Disc Player	No
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
HDMI Interface	3
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
Number of Scart Interfaces	2
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
Frequency (Hz)	200
A TV’s frequency is how often the picture is updated per second, and is measured in Hertz (Hz). A higher frequency, such as 100 Hz, means that a TV is more likely to show fast-moving images with high detail.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	80000
This figure is designed to tell you how much difference there is between dark and light colours on the TV. It is quoted as a ratio, between the brightest white and the darkest black. 500:1 means the brightest white is 500 times more bright than the darkest black. Plasma screens have historically boasted better contrast ratios than LCD screens.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	1080p
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Response Time in ms	8
Reflection Angle	178
Also known as the viewing angle, it’s a measure of how good the picture looks when you are not face on to the screen. Higher is better.
Screen Format	16:9
This is a ratio of the horizontal to the vertical size of the screen. 16:9 is standard widescreen format for TVs, replacing the older 4:3 format.
PC Interface	Yes
If you’d like to use your TV as a PC monitor you’ll need to make sure it has a port to allow you to connect it. This is usually a VGA port, but some TVs include a newer DVI port. Adaptors are availible to allow VGA to DVI and vice versa.
USB Port	No
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	Yes
TVs with this feature have an on-screen guide to all the programmes that are currently showing or coming up, so you can find your way around all the extra digital channels easily.
Picture in Picture (PIP)	Yes
TVs with this feature are able to display a preview of another channel while you are watching your current channel.
Energy Savings Trust Feature	No
A Yes means this this product has been rated as being energy-efficient by the Energy Savings Trust. Good for the environment and good for your electricity bill!
Weight (kg)	34

Height in mm	839
Width in mm	1281

Depth in mm	135
Freeview	Yes
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. Many newer TVs have Freeview built in. For other TVs you will need a separate Freeview set-top box.
FreeSat Tuner	No
FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Sound System	Dolby Digital
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.

Also known as: Sony KDL-52Z4500, Sony KDL52Z4500U

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