Tuesday 8 December 2009

The Sony Bravia KDL37V5810 - An Initial Review

By Dolores McLaughlin

The Sony KDL37V5810 is a quality product from Sony packed with the latest in technology. This set has some of the best tools for using and watching TV you can buy.

Like all the other electronics on the market today, this is done in a glossy black casing, giving you the sleek contemporary design expected from high end electronics. This casing, while typical, allows it to be placed into any room without fear of it standing out and ruining the atmosphere of the room. The base on the Sony KDL37V5810 also has a swivel function to allow you to see the picture easily from any angle.

This set is already HD ready, and has the 4 HDMI slots for other electronics to be plugged into the set. They do give an added bonus, as the remote is adaptable to many devices that use HDMI, giving you a sort of universal HDMI enabled remote. The do make sure to include plenty of input and output jacks for other devices, and an external audio jack for a home theatre system. They also make hooking up a PC or laptop quick and easy with a dedicated terminal.

They excel at colour technology in the Sony KDL37V5810, giving you some of the most realistic pictures you will find. The Bravia Engine 3 improves the greens, blues and whites as well as sharpens the picture and giving you a clearer sound by reducing the background noises that can drown out the main audio. To help make the reds and greens more dramatic, they use the Live Colour feature and Advanced Contrast Enhancer makes the black truer and deeper, giving you a better graduation in dark scenes.

Keeping in line with the green movement and energy consumption, the KDL37V5810 comes with Eco Settings, that when the light sensor is employed can spend 30% less energy operating the set by measuring the ambient light and making the back light brighter it dimmer, The standby modes for the PC power and set can also eliminate energy waste.

Sound on the KDL37V5810 is its weakest link, and even Sony manages to have one of the better in set systems you can buy. They have S-Force included, which gives 3D surround sound that mimics how the ear hears, not bouncing sound waves off the wall. They also make the voices clear with voice zoom by making the background noises reduced and Steady sounds lets you watch your set, not have to reach for the remote on every commercial.

The USB slot is included on the KDL37V5810 so any video, photos or music can be played directly from the set. The DLNA network is also included with this, allowing you to fully experience any device on the Sony technology or you can use the applicast to find more content on the internet. The picture frame mode works like a screen saver and you can view your photos in HD quality, right across the screen.

The Sony KDL37V5810 uses the best in technology giving you an investment in your entertainment, not just another television set.

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