Sony Bravia KDL-37EX524 Review - Expert Reviews

Sony Bravia KDL-37EX524

37 in, LED, 1080p Full-HD

Brand: Sony (Show all Sony Televisions)

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Review score distribution (out of 9 reviews)

90-100:

0
75-89:

4
65-74:

4
0-64:

1
Unrated:

0

out of 100

Warm colours, Good upscaling of standarddefinition channels, Stylish design, Good connectivity,
BBC iPlayer, Lovefilm & Demand 5, Freeview HD, Excellent EPG, Good upscaling, IPhone app, Black levels, Good price, Mostly excellent 'smart TV' features, Superb black levels for an edge LED TV, Decent value, Excellent online services, Mostly good picture quality, Internet TV and Qriocity service, Natural colours, Clean images, Excellent HD tuner, Restyled BRAVIA Internet Video portal with Skype video calling, USB hard drive recording option, Good black level, Low energy consumption

Motion blur, Contrast performance could be better, Long-winded GUI, Wi-Fi is a pricey add-on, No 3D,
Lacks Full HD detail, Some motion blur, Resolution loss with motion, Images aren't especially bright by edge LED standards, The set's build quality isn't the best, Best picture settings lack brightness, Operating system needs work, Motion could be better, Offaxis viewing isn’t perfect, Limited motion picture resolution, Poor media streaming file support, Haphazard web browser integration

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2012-01-20

Good: Warm colours, Good upscaling of standarddefinition channels, Stylish design, Good connectivity

Bad: Motion blur, Contrast performance could be better

Bottomline: There's plenty to like about the 32-inch Sony KDL-32EX524, including its warm pictures, good selection of Internet video services and stylish design. However, it's let down slightly by below-par contrast performance and some issues with motion blur....

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Score
70%

2011-11-10

Good: BBC iPlayer, Lovefilm & Demand 5, Freeview HD, excellent EPG, good upscaling, iPhone app, black levels

Bad: Long-winded GUI, Wi-Fi is a pricey add-on, lacks Full HD detail, some motion blur

Bottomline: Great for movies though lacking the brightness of rival brands' Edge LED-backlit offerings, Sony's 37-incher piles on the features. This budget TV certainly punches above its weight...

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Score
80%

2011-08-30

Good: Good price, Mostly excellent 'smart TV' features, Superb black levels for an edge LED TV

Bad: Resolution loss with motion, Images aren't especially bright by edge LED standards, The set's build quality isn't the best

Bottomline: Not so long ago, 37-inch TVs were the most popular size in Britain. In 2011, though, they seem to be a dying breed, with fewer and fewer models finding their way into TV ranges. Sony, for instance, only has two 37-inch TVs in its latest range, includin...

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Score
70%

2011-08-30

Good: Decent value, Excellent online services, Mostly good picture quality

Bad: Motion blur, Best picture settings lack brightness, Operating system needs work

Bottomline: Sony's 37EX524 is frustratingly close to being a great TV for its money, thanks to an excellent black level response free of backlight inconsistencies, and some superb online features. Ultimately, though, it's let down a little by obvious motion blur....

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Score
70%

2011-08-08

Good: Internet TV and Qriocity service, natural colours, clean images, excellent HD tuner

Bad: No 3D, motion could be better, offaxis viewing isn’t perfect

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Score
80%

2011-05-21

Bottomline: Overall, I’d rate the 40EX524 as a stylish, everyman telly with a forward looking feature roster. As such, it bodes well for other screens in Sony’s 2011 line. While more demanding users should look up the Sony range for better picture quality, I susp...

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Score
75%

2011-05-17

Good: Restyled BRAVIA Internet Video portal with Skype video calling, USB hard drive recording option, Good black level, Low energy consumption

Bad: Limited motion picture resolution, Poor media streaming file support, Haphazard web browser integration

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Score
60%

2012-02-08

Good: Featurerich BRAVIA Internet Video portal; design; USB recording; new user interface,

Bad: Poor motion picture resolution; no support for MKV files,

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Score
80%

2011-09-12

Good: Smart TV and new IPTV interface, design and build, connectivity, price.

Bad: The lack of picture quality finessing (no MontionFlow for example) means fast moving pictures can be a tad blurry and the audio output leaves something to be desired. Product Shots Sony's new Bravia KDL-40EX524 Edge LED HD TV sports a fine line of internet TV features and a Presence Sensor detects if anyone is watching (or not) and shuts down the picture when no one is around watching the tele

Bottomline: The Sony Bravia KDL-40EX524 is a great Internet connected HD TV with great IPTV features but you’ll not be getting the best Sony has to offer in terms of picture quality technology at this level. What you do get though, is a superbly designed, well-f...

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Score
67%