Customer Reviews:
 Great Value, Great product! December 29, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased my Sony 42" TV in early Dec. 2006, and received my item from Amazon in 7 days. Strangely though, Amazon projected my item to take almost 3 weeks to arrive?
I have been very impressed with picture quality on HD channels. Additionally, the quality of non-HD channels is far superior to any DLP projection TVs. If you are comparing the 2 technologies, go to a local retailer and have them turn off the HD signal and switch to analog, you will be amazed at the difference between Sony's 3LCD technology and any other set with DLP. Just do it, I promise you'll be shocked.
Also, I'm tired of reading complaint's about the cycling through of the video inputs, and how many people haven't found the "SKIP" setting Sony has provided so you only have to cycle through the video settings that you use on a regular basis. I have my DVD Player on setting 1, my Video game on setting 2, and my HDTV cable box on setting 7. Those are the only 3 video inputs I see because I have the other 4 set to "SKIP".
[...]
 Very happy with my 1.5 year old 42A10 December 20, 2006
I bought my TV in July of 2005. It's now late December 2006. I've been very happy with the TV. I did have Sony update my firmware. I also bought a UPS so that when the electricity goes out, the fan will continue to cool the bulb so that it's life is not shortened. I've not had to replace the bulb yet.
I'm very happy with the HD picture quality. The SD picture quality isn't that great, but I'm not sure it could be better on a TV of this size. I don't use the speaker on the TV- I opt instead to route the audio through my receiver to speakers.
I know at this point the 42A10 has been replaced with a newer generation, but I've been happy with this set and have had no regrets.
Great value! November 25, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I first saw this TV at bestbuy and honestly wasnt very impressed with it; then I went to a Magnolia Hi-Fi store and saw the exact same TV and I was just amazed at how much clearer the picture is, apparently the program they were playing at Best Buy wasnt being played at full 1080(i). So we decided to purchase it. The TV itself was really light too so it was a lot easier geting this thing in the house than getting our incredibly ancient Sony CRT out. Before we got this TV, I hardly even ever watch TV (because mainly my dad watches his programs), but I always find myself watching Discovery HD now (which I highly recommend anyone who has a HDTV preferably with 1080 support getting)(VRY NAICE! AH LHAIKE!).
By the way, the TV goes up to 1080i; a reminder for people who are looking to buy this to play their new Sony Playstation 3's with. PS3's support 1080p, and if your TV does not support this, it will play at 480 (booo). On the other hand Xbox360 and Nintendo Wii owners, this TV would be a great buy!
Overall: No problems since the time we bought it (Couple of months now), Superb picture quality, Good price...GREAT VALUE!
Very Good TV November 21, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm very happy with the set. Although not listed in the specs, it must have a QAM tuner, because I am able to watch unscrambled digital broadcasts through my cable service even though all I have is basic cable. I was thrilled when I made this discovery. Watching football games in HD, without paying for digital cable, almost made me weep with happiness.
The picture quality for analog channels is only so-so. I really wish the remote was illuminated. Also, Amazon took much longer to deliver the TV than was promised. Other than these negatives, I'm very happy.
We love it! November 6, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
We bought this TV 3 months ago and don't regret it one bit. It was delivered right to our door in a timely manner and in perfect condition. We do not have satellite or cable (only reg. antenna) and were very pleased to find that we get so many more channels now and much much clearer reception now that we are picking up the "digital" signals. Again, we love it and would reccomend it to anyone wanting to move up to HD.
|
