After checking out comparable 1080p 46″ models from Sharp, Samsung and Panasonic, we settled on the Sony KDL-46V5100 to replace our dying 10 year old 27″ Panasonic. Got it in May. We are very impressed by the overall picture quality. I am sensitive to jerky images that some models have: this one renders pretty well. The HD quality is incredible: on one particular CSI Miami fly-over shot of the beach, everything was so crystal clear that I rubbed my eyes in disbelief! I was aware of the “darkening” problem that others have mentioned and applied Sony’s patch right off the bat, so it is not been an issue for us.
Interestingly, 3 stations (ABC, Fox and PBS) that had worked fine on el-cheapo Comcast service (analog) in the City of Atlanta stopped working altogether (analog or HD) after the June 12 transition, while NBC/CBS and a couple of indie stations continued to work fine in 1080p HD! I did not want to upgrade to digital service just to get three “free stations”, so I bought the cheapest available HD capable antenna from Radio Shack and hooked it through an A/B switch. Now we get 28 digital channels off the air, including all the major networks in HD. We still use cable to watch some services in 480p resolution, but that is acceptable to us.
My only complaint with this TV is the remote: it works fine with the TV, but cannot be programmed to use with other devices (such as the audio system.) That means it is back to multiple remotes for TV and audio system I guess Sony wants users to pay extra for an upgraded remote? Our 10 year old Panasonic remote was functionally superior.
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Hi, thank you for your interest. I think it depends on products. Some items support International shipping and others don’t. So, please contact amazon.com directly to get the exact answer.
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After checking out comparable 1080p 46″ models from Sharp, Samsung and Panasonic, we settled on the Sony KDL-46V5100 to replace our dying 10 year old 27″ Panasonic. Got it in May. We are very impressed by the overall picture quality. I am sensitive to jerky images that some models have: this one renders pretty well. The HD quality is incredible: on one particular CSI Miami fly-over shot of the beach, everything was so crystal clear that I rubbed my eyes in disbelief! I was aware of the “darkening” problem that others have mentioned and applied Sony’s patch right off the bat, so it is not been an issue for us.
Interestingly, 3 stations (ABC, Fox and PBS) that had worked fine on el-cheapo Comcast service (analog) in the City of Atlanta stopped working altogether (analog or HD) after the June 12 transition, while NBC/CBS and a couple of indie stations continued to work fine in 1080p HD! I did not want to upgrade to digital service just to get three “free stations”, so I bought the cheapest available HD capable antenna from Radio Shack and hooked it through an A/B switch. Now we get 28 digital channels off the air, including all the major networks in HD. We still use cable to watch some services in 480p resolution, but that is acceptable to us.
My only complaint with this TV is the remote: it works fine with the TV, but cannot be programmed to use with other devices (such as the audio system.) That means it is back to multiple remotes for TV and audio system
I guess Sony wants users to pay extra for an upgraded remote? Our 10 year old Panasonic remote was functionally superior.
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I want to place an order in your store,and i will like to know if you ship to Australia and my method of payment will be credit card. So please let me know if you can assist me with the order ,And please do not forget to include your web page in your replying back to my mail.So you can get back to me via this Email:{arrrrason34@yahoo.com}
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Hi, thank you for your interest. I think it depends on products. Some items support International shipping and others don’t. So, please contact amazon.com directly to get the exact answer.
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