Comments on: Sony KDL-32XBR9 Review – 32″ Inch LCD TV

By: George

George — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:42:36 +0000

After talking with Sony’s technical support for over 2 hours, they confirmed that the optical audio output is only capable of PCM (2 channel stereo) and not AC3 (Dolby Digital 2.0 and 5.1) for broadcast DTV. If you use an antenna or cable with no cable box and expect Dolby Digital as Sony advertises for this model, you will be disappointed. On the plus side Sony has one of the best features on there ATSC (antenna) tuners, you can rescan for DTV terrestrial stations with out loosing the previously found (saved) stations. This is valuable if you need to turn your antenna to receive all the stations in your area. I returned the KDL-32XBR9 and replaced it with a Samsung LN32B650. I now have Dolby Digital for broadcast DTV and am impressed with the image quality. Now if Samsung would add the rescan feature to the ATSC tuner they would have the best 32” LCD DTV available. The Samsung even controls my Sony BluRay player via the HDMI connection.

By: PJ

PJ — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:11:06 +0000

I just purchased it and am very pleased so far. I haven’t viewed any HD content yet as I have a basic cable box and not an HD box (trading it in later this week). But the standard cable channels look really good using the default settings out of the box. The built-in speakers have adequate sound quality… I’ll get the Bose surround sound hooked up over the Christmas holiday.
Bottom line… if you can get it at the $599 sale price I got it for at Best Buy you will not be sorry.

By: JM

JM — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:04:31 +0000

The auto diming problem has been resolved by a software download after the download you must sellect the advance contrast enhancer to from low of off and it will be ok after that . Other people complaint about sound but all 32 lcd have this problem overall is good but the 120hz 32 inch samsung lcd its much much better ended up trading it for that samsung…

By: Dino

Dino — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:22:30 +0000

I’ve had my Sony 32 XBR9 for a month now and I’m completely satisfied with it. I’ve had to make a few options changes in the settings to fit the lighting and sound in my bedroom. After the adjustments, the picture and sound are always perfect. I recommend having this TV on a higher stand or mounting it on a swingarm mount to get the best sound and picture view. Oh yeah, Amazon has the best deal on this TV.

By: toan

toan — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:48:30 +0000

NOT only the butchery, but the whole “auto-dimming” feature is really killing it! I just purchased this thing, expecting the best. It is a great mid-tv to begin with, however, I quickly realize during dark scenes, this tv would get extremely out of control dark. Sony must resolve this issue, or I will be trading my TV in.

You none believers don’t have to take my word for it. Go ahead and try for yourself and see what I mean.

By: Don

Don — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:12:10 +0000

I’m getting this TV by UPS tomorrow, and I was PISSED when i learned how gimped it was compared to the other sizes, but it’s the only size that will fit in my tv stand. I wasn’t gonna use the internet tv guide anyways but the video processor and refresh rate is really chaps my ***!

By: sean

sean — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:17:49 +0000

why do they butcher the 32″ xbr9? can’t we want all the features and best picture possible in a small package?