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Hi guys

Are any of you able to, from experience, tell me the difference between the U & V Bravia LCD TV series?

Namely:


I've only seen the U series in the shops. Game had the 32" for R7999 which wasn't bad considering I saw it for R8999 elsewhere.

Do any of you with one of these tv's recommend it? Or those of you who have similar LCD's, what do you recommend?

Thanks. :)
 
Hi .geek,

TBH, you're only going to be taking full advantage of the Sony Bravia range when the television stations are streaming in HD or you'll be watching full HD DVD's etc.

For normal everyday television, I think your best best would be using a Samsung, or even better a Sinotec or Sonic. Sinotec and Sonic are both assembled in SA if I'm not mistaken, but they still use Phillips, Sony and Samsung components.. hence why they're such good quality, but so much cheaper.

I know the 32" LCD is going for +-R5000 incl vat.

However, this all depends on what you're going to be using your television for.
 
Raizon.I.T. said:
Hi .geek,

TBH, you're only going to be taking full advantage of the Sony Bravia range when the television stations are streaming in HD or you'll be watching full HD DVD's etc.

For normal everyday television, I think your best best would be using a Samsung, or even better a Sinotec or Sonic. Sinotec and Sonic are both assembled in SA if I'm not mistaken, but they still use Phillips, Sony and Samsung components.. hence why they're such good quality, but so much cheaper.

I know the 32" LCD is going for +-R5000 incl vat.

However, this all depends on what you're going to be using your television for.
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yah what he said, we got one of 'em DLP TV's and the quality is better than our Bravia.

BTW, DLP stands for Digital Light Protection and it is a projector but it projects onto an LCD screen not a normal one.
 
Cool guys, thanks. I've heard Sonic are pretty decent. What exactly is a DLP tv? i.e. who manufactures those?

The price difference between the full HD and HD ready TV's is crazy.
 
Hi .geek

I recently bought the v-series bravia, but a 46"...and so far no problems.
i will say that at 1st, i was unimpressed, but after much tweaking, my SD programming has become much more acceptable. I did mainly get it for HD content anyway, so having acceptable SD is a plus. Like Raizon.I.T says, depends on what u using it for. If you are future proofing, and have DSTV, then take into consideration that they are going HD in July/August with SABC to follow, so depends how long u looking at having ur tv last u. bear in mind that DSTV goin HD only means certain channels will carry HD content, like Discovery and the Supersports, but im pretty sure every1 else will follow. You will also require a quad LNB or dual LNB with a 4-way switch for HD setup.

Between those 2 sets u mentioned, i can' see any dif that wud concern me except for the single HDMI-in on the U-series. so depending on how many devices u will have hooked up to ur tv set, that might be a factor, especially if u dont hav an AV receiver to give u more inputs.

Also give the Samsung's r81 series a look, u shud get some good deals on them now considering stock clearance for their new range coming out.

but im by no means n expert and thats just my 2 cents...

happy hunting
 
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Thanks for the comments unsecluded. I'm still no nearer to making up my mind though. ;)
 
From having worked for Sony in one of their stores, I think my opinion has some worth. Sony's had two ranges of tv's for ages - one entry level and the other a higher end range.
Personally, I'd steer clear of the budget range or even Sony completely as they seem to struggle with our rubbish SD and signal quality. Samsungs are quite nice and I'd seriously consider one, if I were in the market for a LCD right now. DLP's offer excellent value for money and Sony's range is hard to beat, especially with a good quality video source like bluray or even dvd. That said, I would also budget for a receiver and the like as to get the most out of the equipment(one doesn't need to spend crazy money for fairly good sound) and good quality audio equipment will last you years. Stay away from those all in one kits, and go component as that way, when bluray becomes affordable or you want to hook something else up to the system, you will have plenty of inputs and won't need to replace the entire thing when the DVD player goes wonky which it always does, in the end.
 
Sony don't make DLP. And have recently stopped producing SXRD projection sets (You may still find some in the stores - they're pretty good bang for the buck if you do find one)

Sony has (according to their website) 6 different ranges of BRAVIA LCDs - U,S,V,D,W and X.
 
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.geek said:
Hi guys

Are any of you able to, from experience, tell me the difference between the U & V Bravia LCD TV series?

Namely:


I've only seen the U series in the shops. Game had the 32" for R7999 which wasn't bad considering I saw it for R8999 elsewhere.

Do any of you with one of these tv's recommend it? Or those of you who have similar LCD's, what do you recommend?

Thanks. :)
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GIYF:
http://www.sony.co.za/product/Compa...32V300A&models=KLV-32S310A&models=KLV-32U300A
 
arf9999 said:
Sony don't make DLP. And have recently stopped producing SXRD projection sets (You may still find some in the stores - they're pretty good bang for the buck if you do find one)

Sony has (according to their website) 6 different ranges of BRAVIA LCDs - U,S,V,D,W and X.
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My apologies. Meant 3LCD. As for the different models, the W range first came out right before I left Sony. D means it has a digital tuner. W means it has better than standard audio, iirc. S is entry level and V is the higher end range. W and V and D are the same, in essence, picture quality wise (from the same source. Obviously digital looks better than analogue) of was, when I sold 'em. X is a new one to me...
Stand by my previous statement: I'd look at Samsung for LCD
 
Bottom line, is it worth paying the extra tom for the bravia's, or will the sinotec provide the same quality?
 
I'd go for the Sinotech. The Bravia's aren't great on our TV but go to a store that stocks both and get a decent video source hooked up and judge for yourself. If you're going to watch little tv, lots of DVD and PS3/Xbox, then go Bravia. If not, Sinotech's your baby.
 
I'm going to challenge that. Sinotech is well priced (i.e. cheap) but that's all. The difference between these sets is the quality of the video engine and none are as good as the Sony. (BTW the D does not have a digital tuner, it has "Motionflow" 100Hz high scan rate). If you're only going to watch SD, then buy an XGA plasma - it'll look better. If you're going to use Xbox/ps3, watch blu-ray or DSTV HD (when it finally comes) then buy LCD. And if you're buying LCD, your choice is Sony or Samsung. The panel is the same, but Sony has a much better video engine.
 
arf9999 said:
GIYF:
http://www.sony.co.za/product/Compa...32V300A&models=KLV-32S310A&models=KLV-32U300A
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What is GIYF? :o

Messugga said:
I'd go for the Sinotech. The Bravia's aren't great on our TV but go to a store that stocks both and get a decent video source hooked up and judge for yourself. If you're going to watch little tv, lots of DVD and PS3/Xbox, then go Bravia. If not, Sinotech's your baby.
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TBH 90% of the TV's I see in stores, except for those playing what I assume is a DVD a promotional / advert of the specific brand of TV e.g. the Sony Bravia, the quality is really crap. I assume that's just our DSTV broadcast not being great quality?

I've been told that the Samsung Bordeaux, the R81 series (I stand to be corrected) are really good. But that still cost's +- 8k as opposed to the 8.5k of the Bravia, so it's not exactly like it is "cheap". :)
 
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