Sony KDL-52V5100 Review | ZDNet: Reviews

Reviews of the Sony KDL-52V5100

7.0

CNET Review

June 19, 2009

The Good: Produces relatively deep black levels; accurate color in bright areas; solid dejudder processing in Standard mode; numerous picture controls; plenty of connectivity with four HDMI, two component-video and one PC input.

The Bad: Dark areas tinged bluish; must engage dejudder to enable antiblur; pedestrian design; less uniform screen.

The Bottom Line: The commendable picture quality of Sony's entry-level 120Hz-equipped LCD makes it a very good value.

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9.0

alaTest.com

By alaTest | November 23, 2009

Review Summary: Experts rate this product 80/100 and users 90/100. Comparing these reviews to 208759 other TVs reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 90/100 = Excellent.

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No Rating

washingtonpost.com

By Alfredo Padilla | April 7, 2009

Review Summary: The Sony Bravia KDL-52V5100 is a 52-inch LCD HDTV. The HDTV is simply styled with a glossy black bezel, giving it a classic look that will fit into any décor. Available for a list price of $2,299 this isn't an inexpensive television, although you do ...

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8.9

televisioninfo.com

By Alfredo Padilla | April 3, 2009

Review Summary: The Sony Bravia KDL-52V5100 is one of their newest LCD televisions. At 52-inches in size and costing $2,299 it won't be an impulse purchase for anyone, but if you're looking for a large HDTV you could do a lot worse than the KDL-52V5100. That's not to ...

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No Rating

televisioninfo.com

By Marianne Schultz | January 11, 2009

Review Summary: The KDL-40V5100 is a nice-looking unit that offers ample connectivity options for the home theater where content doesn't just come from a cable box. We'd need to get it into our lab for testing to see how it performs, but we liked what we saw on the ...

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Manufacturer: Sony

Part number: KDL-52V5100

General

Series BRAVIA
Product type LCD TV
Diagonal Size 52 in - Widescreen
Dimensions & Weight Details Panel without stand - 49.6 in x 4.5 in x 32.4 in x 66.1 lbs
Enclosure Color Piano black

Display

Technology TFT active matrix
LCD Backlight Technology Wide Color Gamut-CCFL
Resolution 1920 x 1080
Display Format 1080p (FullHD)
LCD Refresh Rate 120Hz
Image Aspect Ratio 16:9
Image Contrast Ratio 5000:1
Dynamic Contrast Ratio 50000:1
Widescreen Modes Full, Zoom, Normal, Wide Zoom
Progressive Scan Progressive scanning (line doubling)
Viewing Angle 178 degrees
Viewing Angle (Vertical) 178 degrees
Display Menu Language French, English, Spanish
Comb Filter 3D digital

TV Tuner

Tuner Qty 1x analog/digital combo
Digital TV Tuner QAM, ATSC
Stereo Reception System MTS
Channel Coverage VHF:2-13, UHF:14-69, Cable:1-135
Secondary Audio Program (SAP) Yes

Video Features

Video Interface HDMI, S-Video, Component, Composite
HDTV Ready Yes
Input Video Formats 480/60i, 480/60p, 720/60p, 1080/24p, 1080/60i, 1080/60p
Parental Channel Lock Yes
Closed Caption Capability Yes

Audio System

Speaker(s) 2 x Right/left channel speaker - Built-in - 10 Watt
Sound Output Mode Stereo
Surround Mode Yes
Sound Effects SRS TruSurround XT
Audio Controls Sound mode
Output Power / Total 20 Watt
Additional Features Auto volume adjustment

Connections

Connector Type 3 x Audio line-in ( RCA phono x 2 ) - Rear, 2 x Audio line-in ( RCA phono x 2 ) - Side, 1 x Audio line-out ( RCA phono x 2 ) - Rear, 2 x Component video input ( RCA phono x 3 ) - Rear, 1 x Composite video input ( RCA phono ) - Rear, 1 x Composite video input ( RCA phono ) - Side, 1 x Digital audio output (optical) - Rear, 3 x HDMI input ( 19 pin HDMI Type A ) - Side, 1 x HDMI input ( 19 pin HDMI Type A ) - Rear, 1 x VGA input ( 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ) - Side, 1 x Audio line-in ( Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ) - Side, 1 x S-Video input ( 4 pin mini-DIN ) - Side, 1 x USB 2.0 - Side
PC Interface USB, VGA (HD-15)