Sony BRAVIA EX308-Series KDL-32EX308 32-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Black |  | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $479.99
Buy New: $479.52
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Seller: The Shutterbug
Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 17483
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 21
Dimensions (in): 31.5 x 3.9 x 19.6
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: KDL-32EX308
Model: KDL-32EX308
UPC: 027242784505
EAN: 0027242784505
ASIN: B0039NIRIW
Release Date: February 24, 2010
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | HD 720p Resolution | | • | BRAVIA Internet Video | | • | Wi-Fi Adapter ready (adapter included) | | • | BRAVIA Engine 3 fully digital video processor | | • | USB port for photo, music & video playback |
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Product Description
720p (1366 x 768) CCFL backlit LCD / Wi-Fi with USB adapter (included) / BRAVIA Internet Video & Widgets / USB & DLNA photo/music/video playback USB and DLNA photo/music/video playback
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 8
 EXCELLENT choice in HDTV March 23, 2010
Z. Xu (Santa Clara, CA)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
I got one of these for my bedroom the other day, it has this new WI-FI feature that let's you use the new SONY interface to access a whole bunch of useful websites to download video and music and contents to watch on this TV..
I did my research, read reviews and I am IMPRESSED by this TV's performance from pretty much every aspect. At 32", the 720p vs. 1080p doesn't even matter! this 2010 model has the newest processor and newest technology added in...
Definitely a BUY! In fact, I might get one more for my parents' house.
Amazing set for the money. March 16, 2010
Andrew
13 out of 17 found this review helpful
This is the sweet spot this year for Sony's 32" size. Bravia engine 3, wireless connectivity for Bravia video streaming (Netflix, amazon, etc) w/ included wireless dongle. All for sub $500. Some may not like that it is a 720p set, but unless you are using it as a computer monitor you'd NEVER notice the difference between that and 1080p.
The menu system and options have been flushed out nicely to avoid shortcomings from the past few years. The set can remove the overscan with the +1 Screen setting for both 1080i and 720p signals. Previous sets only did 1080i. A very nice feature.
Don't pay much attention to the above reviewer, they have some other problem. I have this set hooked up to Time Warner Cable with absolutely no issues. I have a whole house video system and it is hooked into a single TWC DVR box with no issues as well a single coaxial input dedicated to the bedroom (where this set is). It does a tremendous job of displaying decoded HD signals from the coaxial cable signal. The Bravia engine three seems to do a much better job than the BE2. I do not believe the BE3 was available in ANY 32" last year, even the 32XBR9.
I was replacing a KDL26M4000 and this set is heads and shoulders above in every aspect. You won't be disappointed.
Awesome TV Set May 10, 2010
Silver Phantom (Chicago)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I wanted a new TV for my kitchen. Having recently signed up for HD cable, I wanted a good HDTV with streaming capability. This TV delivers.
CONNECTIVITY
It has all the standard RCA hookups plus four HDMI inputs as well as VGA and sound for a computer. To hook up to the internet, it has both Ethernet and comes with a Wi-Fi antenna. It streams Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Video on Demand, Pandora, half a dozen other services, and my favorite - Slacker radio.
VISUAL
The picture is clear and vivid. The new BRAVIA engine does an excellent job. I don't notice any lag in high speed movements. It's fun to watch the news in HD and admire all the freckles and wrinkles of the anchors.
SOUND
One beef I've always had with flat screen TVs is the poor sound. This problem is compounded by it being in the kitchen with hardwood floors. The sound on this unit is very good. I no longer have trouble understanding what people on TV are saying. The highs are clear and distinguishable. That said, there is no bass and you shouldn't expect it out of something so small.
If you want a 32" TV that has it all, you won't be sorry with this unit.
Took some doing, but finally got what I paid for! July 22, 2010
C. Friend
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It is taking some time to get the internet set up, so far I've gotten a wifi connection, but no luck linking my accounts, it keeps "timing out". The instructions that direct you to certain menus is inaccurate and the manual that came with the TV is useless for using any of the features of this TV. Starting to get very frustrated.
EDIT: Sure enough I had to update the software (firmware?) on my TV by downloading the update from Sony's website and use a USB drive. NOW the TV works exactly as I expected it to! The only thing I have not tried yet is the Amazon VOD - the movies show up but I haven't purchased one yet. I've changed my rating to five stars even though it's caused a LOT of frustration and was not "out of the box ready".
 Limited DLNA support May 11, 2010
M. P. (Ventura, Ca USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Since other folks have already reviewed the picture quality I won't bother covering that again.
The main reason this TV caught my eye was the network support at this price.
The built in apps are useful. Especially the TV guide for cable. The the TV does not support
the switched broadcast natively used by some cable companies. For limited use it's fine.
What it really falls flat is in the DLNA support.
I have a PS3 which happily supports a range of native codecs and containers and several DLNA
and UPNP servers (PS3 media server, Mediatomb, MiniDLNA, Windows 7).
So far, this TV only seems to support MiniDLNA.
And it only supports MPEG2 as far as I can tell.
There's no mp4, xvid, avi or DIVX (all of which are supported by the PS3).
It's pretty frustrating to have a setup that works perfectly with one Sony product only to
have it not work at all with another product from the same company.
Sony needs to get it's product ranges unified in terms of the software.
The MPEG2 that it does play. Is acceptable. The "low" level of noise canceling was fine for
the ripped DVDs I played from my server. I use wired Ethernet and did not suffer stutters
or any dropout. (I didn't try the wifi dongle.)
So if you just have perfect VOB rips of your DVDs then this TV will play them.
Only other comment is that when you turn on the TV, it "boots" in the background. So
the channel shows regular TV but you cannot access the special functions for about a
minute until the backend boots up.
It's ok for the price. But if you plan to watch stuff you download from the Internet without
transcoding, this TV ain't gonna' work for you...
Update: May 20th 2010
PS3 media server now has a beta (v1.11.356) release that has some Bravia support.
It's Java based (so browsing is a little slow) but the transcoding does work using mencoder and tsmuxer.
In order to use it you need to create a renderer config file for the KDL-32EX308 renderer type. So there is now a transcoding option.
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