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Sony Bravia KDL52V5500U 52-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD TV with Freeview
 
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Sony Bravia KDL52V5500U 52-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD TV with Freeview

by Sony
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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Technical Details

  • BRAVIA ENGINE 3™ for unique HD picture enhancement technology delivering unbeatable image quality
  • Dynamic Contrast of 60,000:1 to deliver high levels of detail in darker scenes
  • DLNA technology to share your multimedia content with DLNA certified devices in your home network
  • USB Media Player allows easy access to photos, music and video through your TV
  • AppliCast™ allows you to view internet information while watching television
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Product details

  • Item Weight: 31 Kg
  • Boxed-product Weight: 43 Kg
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  • Item model number: KDL52V5500U
  • ASIN: B001RCU7HG
  • Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 1 July 2006
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 21,499 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
    #39 in  Electronics > Home Cinema & Video > Televisions > LCD Televisions > Above 40"

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Product Description

Manufacturer's Description

A BRAVIA LCD TV is no ordinary television. Design is sleeker, pictures are brighter, details clearer. All BRAVIA televisions are HD Ready as a minimum, with up to 4 HDMI connections, and come with an integrated digital tuner so there is no need for a set-top box to view Freeview TV and radio channels. Most of the BRAVIA LCD TVs feature BRAVIA Sync technology, it takes just one button to turn on your entire Sony home entertainment system, while XrossMediaBar helps you navigate your TV easily with its best-in-class menu screen. After all advanced technology should simply mean technology that does more for you.

Packed with the latest Sony technology, the BRAVIA V5500 lets you experience HD entertainment in all its glory. BRAVIA ENGINE 3 digital processing delivers excellent image quality, with vivid colours and sharper edges. It's DLNA-enabled, allowing it to become the hub of a home network of other compatible devices, so you can enjoy all your music, video and pictures on a whole new level. Meanwhile, a built-in USB Media Player enables you to connect other devices to your TV screen. Plus you can use the AppliCast™ feature to check on-screen RSS feeds of news and other information while you're watching your favourite programmes.

HD1080 gives you the ultimate standard of high definition

HD1080 gives you the ultimate
standard of high definition

HD1080 for cinema quality in your home

High Definition lets you enjoy home entertainment with stunning picture quality and sound. The BRAVIA V5500 goes way beyond the specification of an HD ready TV: its screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 can accept Full HD1080p/24p input signals with no downscaling. In a nutshell, the more pixels you have, the better the resolution, the finer the detail - and the more amazing the experience.

BRAVIA ENGINE 3 for the ultimate HD experience

An LCD television creates pictures by switching millions of pixels on and off. In the V5500 this process is controlled by the BRAVIA ENGINE 3, the latest version of Sony's advanced digital processing technology.


The unique technology of BRAVIA ENGINE 3 optimises the quality of every single scene
The unique technology of BRAVIA ENGINE 3
optimises the quality of every single scene
Using a collection of unique Sony algorithms it applies a digital perfecting process to reduce noise and produce cleaner images, higher contrast and smoother motion sequences, resulting in enhanced overall performance regardless of source.

Specifically, it analyses each individual scene, controlling the peak brightness level to generate advanced colour and brightness, and optimising the noise level. It also detects and adjusts the overall colour distribution of each frame and smoothes diagonal lines of pixels in fast-moving pictures to prevent jagged edges and bleeding colours.

In short, it delivers exceptional performance in every single scene.

Connect your home with DLNA

Create an entertainment network in your home with DLNA

Create an entertainment network
in your home with DLNA

The BRAVIA V5500 means you can finally create an easy-to-use home network that lets you share music, video and pictures from around the house on your TV. As part of the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), Sony has adopted a universal standard for connectivity that enables your electronic devices, regardless of brand, to 'talk' to one another.

So now it's easy to move files between your TV, PC, printer, music player, phone, camera and more, wherever they are in the home. By integrating your TV into a home network, either wirelessly or via a cable, you can use your BRAVIA remote to find photos on the DLNA-enabled laptop in your bedroom and call them up to your living room TV screen. If you want hard copies, just send them to print on the colour printer in your spare room.

As well as BRAVIA TVs, Sony offers a range of DLNA Certified™ devices such as VAIO notebooks, the Sony Ericsson mobile phone, the PLAYSTATION®3 and the GigaJuke hard-disc drive music system.

Connect USB devices direct to your TV with USB Media Player

Connect USB devices direct to your
TV with USB Media Player

More ways to enjoy photos, videos and music with the USB Media Player

The BRAVIA V5500 also comes with a built-in USB Media Player that means you can connect devices directly to your TV. Content from your USB device is transferred directly to your BRAVIA TV, so you can listen to songs, see a slideshow of your favourite pictures or your latest home video clips.


AppliCast™ brings live internet feeds to your screen while you watch TV

AppliCast™ brings live internet feeds to
your screen while you watch TV
AppliCast™ keeps you in touch while you watch

AppliCast™ lets you see internet information on your BRAVIA TV while you're watching television. You don't have to switch on your PC - just call up widgets onto the TV screen. Three widgets, including a clock and calendar, are already installed on the on-screen XrossMediaBar and you can add RSS feeds of news, weather and more by connecting your TV to the internet via the Ethernet port at the back. Just select the information you want with your BRAVIA remote and it's right there whenever you need it.

Product Description

  • Dynamic Contrast of 60,000:1 to deliver high levels of detail in darker scenes
  • DLNA technology to share your multimedia content with DLNA certified devices in your home network
  • USB Media Player allows easy access to photos, music and video through your TV
  • AppliCast™ allows you to view internet information while watching television

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good - Ignore the ethernet port, 22 Jan 2010
By C. Burns "Geek Savant" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony Bravia KDL52V5500U 52-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD TV with Freeview (Electronics)
I bought this telly mainly for it's picture - at which it is extremely good - and if you have a sony surround system, then this will link in well with it. But, I'm sure you already knew all that.

Some points for people looking to buy this TV:

Applicast is useless - unless Sony put more widgets on (even the weather one would be nice), then it will be something you use once when you buy the telly, and never again.

The DNLA connectivity is good for music - but still limited. I assume the codec support for video is *very* limited - very few of the films on my NAS would even show up - never mind actually play.

Luckily, I have a PS3 and xbox 360 (just in case someone thought I only have Sony stuff...) - so they can link into DNLA much better - and as I said, I only really bought this telly for it's picture (I have to repeat - some people won't pick it up on the first, or even second mention).

It sounds like I'm having a go at the product, when I'm not - I just thought I would make the points for people looking at buying the telly for themselves - as a telly, it is really second to none - but don't expect the 'extras' to make any real difference to your life - they can all be done much better, with less fuss, by other means.

I hope this review is useful for you.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Large TV, Great Price, 3 Year Warranty included, 27 Nov 2009
This review is from: Sony Bravia KDL52V5500U 52-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD TV with Freeview (Electronics)
We've had this TV around 4 weeks now and I have to say that its a real pleasure to sit down and watch it. The picture is outstanding and better than the 42" Panasonic plasma it replaced. Sound is good as well and its easy to set up and the remote is easy to use as well.

The SD picture is surprising god and well detailed. The HD picture is fantastic.

If you are looking for a large TV this must be on your list to consider as it is great value for money.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Learn to take the tv off standby, 3 Nov 2009
By Paul Wood (uk) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony Bravia KDL52V5500U 52-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD TV with Freeview (Electronics)
A great television with amazing picture quality and sound, the star rating amazon is showing is mared by one purchaser not knowing how to take the tv out of standby, this isnt a product defect rather a person defect !

All in all a great price for a great product, I would say that the V series and W series are virtualy identicle in all respects and the 100hz scan on the w series (and to a greater extent the 200hz scan of the x series) arnt worth the extra money.
grab a bargin get the v while there still avaulable.
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