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go joe rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - Fantastic piece of technology - Didn't have an HD signal prior to it's delivery, but soon after, was installed. Picture was good without, but big difference now, it's wonderful! Fully satisfied with the set. Really need an HD signal to take advantage of it. Delivery/set-up service was fine.

Ricky W. Freeman rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - Sony V-Series KDL-52V5100 52-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV - The Sony BRAVIA V-Series KDL-52V5100 52-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV, is the best HDTV on the market!
The 240 Hz is overpay side be side you can't see much difference!
This is just my opinion but I did a lat of background checking and ran all over town looking at different sets, and the Sony was top of the list by far!
Amazon.com is not as god as the products they sell.
I also ordered several other products for the Sony ie...HDMI Cables and such.
They goofed the order up and I was overpaid on several items and some items were duplicated, and extra charges put on my CC.
They say join PRIME and get lower and faster shipping.
I joined over a week ago and I'm still waiting for cables I ordered NEXT DAY!
Be watchful when you check out, as you may be buying more than you ask for!
The best thing about this transaction is that I paid what I wanted, received what I paid for +!

The delivery driver is UNDERPAID he went out of his way to help me, what a GREAT GUY.

Peter R. Acara rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - Great Product & Great Service - Amazon does it again! This last purchase was one of the largest and most expensive items I have ever ordered from Amazon.com, but it certainly won't be the last. Not only is my Sony 52" wide-screen the best HD TV I have ever owned,but to me, it the "state of the art" of entertainment.
Also, your delivery service was "on-time, efficient & thorough."
I'm looking forward to my future buying experiences with Amazon.com and
have already told my friends of this exceptional service and product quality.

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Gary Duarte rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - Sony TV - TV works great. It was delivered a day early and the price was the best of all that I checked. Good job Amazon

j.unter rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - Amazing HD Picture, but first TV delivered was defective - WHO TO BUY FROM: Amazon did not have this item in stock, so I waited for Amazon to have it in stock before buying - turned out to be the right decision. I bought another LCD tv last year from "ButterflyPhoto", a seller on Amazon's website, and it was a horrible experience. So I vowed never to buy a big ticket item from any other seller than Amazon on its site. Those sellers have such great reviews b/c if you get screwed like I did and the sale never goes through, you can never rate them. So only happy customers get to rate those sellers, hence the above-avg reviews.

DELIVERY AND DEFECTIVE TV: I ordered the TV on a Thurs and it was delivered to my house on Tues. Pilot (carrier) called to schedule and appt, brought it into my house, took it out of the box and placed it on my tv stand, then made sure it worked before asking me to sign. But by Friday, a 1/2 cm black line appeared in the screen (yikes!). On Sat. I called Amazon and they were great in shipping out a replacement TV immediately at no extra cost to me (they even gave me the option to replace with another make/model). The new TV arrived the next Fri and Pilot packaged and removed the defective TV. The new TV works fine (so far, fingers crossed). After mentioning my ordeal to several friends, a few mentioned they had defective LCD TVs also - so I guess its not so uncommon.

Dealing with Amazon is great. If I bought from those other sellers, I would have been left to deal with Sony via the warranty - No Thanks! Its worth the extra hundred dollars or so to go with Amazon.

PICTURE QUALITY: The HD picture is amazing. I had a 2004 42' Sony WEGA that produced 1080i, but the Bravia is a much, much better HD picture (however, it seems Comcast broadcasts in 1080i, not 1080p). When watching sports on my WEGA, the picture could not handle fast action so well. The Bravia corrects this pretty well (via the 120hz) and there is definitely a noticable difference/improvement versus my old WEGA. The 120hz is well worth the money.

BOTTOM LINE, at $1,823, I am happy with the TV even after the first one was defective. I found the Samsung to be too glossy a picture and didn't like the touch of red, so the 52v5100 was the perfect TV for me at that price. Buy from Amazon, not those other tricksters.

S. Albert rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - Latest V-Series Version a Winner - Set delivered as promised, but not turned on and checked electronically (blue screen). Pilot Air guys said set needed to acclimate to new temperature and humidity for 4 hours. Component video hookup to Comcast did not work. Component video hookup to Blueray was also problematic. All problems went away with HDMI hookups. The set may have been preconfigured for HDMI and could not sense the Component - not convinced there is a problem. The set is great. The Color was dead-on right out of the box - better than store displays. The on-screen menus were straight forward. The set would do annoying clicking noises, when resizing, going between HD channels and regular channels. Fixed this by reprogramming the HD box from Comcast. I think I'm spoiled now.

Minilith rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - A Great "Idiot Box" - I bought this with a PS3 (because it's a blu-ray player) and haven't looked back. It was super easy to set up with HDMI and optical audio cables and I am constantly blown away by the picture. The blacks are especially dark and I had heard that this might be a problem with LCD TV's. The in TV speakers are fine, not tinny, although I elected to disable them and run the sound through my receiver for surround sound. I really can't fault the TV in any way. Just try and get the best price you can!

Well read rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - WOOOOW!!! - Got this TV today....... had to talk to SOny about set up because my electronicaly challenged husband connected it wrong!!! Sony was soooo very helpful and may have prevented a divorce (lol)!! Nothing bad can be said about this TV.... price was amazing (under $1600) and the quality of the picture in HD was truly amazing!! The screen barely has glare.... which is the main reason I went with sony versus Samsung... setup had my husband done it right seemed really easy... I agree with the other review that says the quality of the picture takes a hit if it is not viewed in HD but overall SONY ROCKS!! DO NOT hesitate to buy this product!!




UPDATE: HAVING HAD THIS TV FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTHS NOW AND I REALLY COULD NOT BE HAPPIER........... THE QUALITY IS AMAZING..... COLORS ARE BEAUTIFUL AND THE SCREEN IS SOOO SHARP AND BEAUTIFUL......DO NOT HESISTATE TO BUY THIS TV.....AMAZING

Kevin J. Landymore rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - Amazing - Just picked this up yesterday from the local BB to replace my aging 7 year old Sony 46" rear projection 1080i set with this puppy...

Now that we get MotionFlow @ 120hz on the V series I think this set is a no brainer. If I had the money I would probably choose this over the XBR anyways because i think it's a good value and I honestly can't tell the difference between this and the XBR. I just had to pop in Planet Earth on the PS3 and watch the bird scene from the beginning of Pole to Pole and it's like going from SDTV to HDTV all over again how sharp everything looks now.

BW rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - Excellent new model - I just hooked it up yesterday, to replace my 50" Samsung DLP that broke. I had a 32" Vizio in its place for the past month, waiting for this model. Overall, I am very pleased with the set. As usual, the HD channels look spectacular and the interface is tremendously better than that of the Vizio's. It is hooked up to a HD DVR cable box, but configuration was a breeze. The non-HD channels definitely take a huge hit, as they look pretty bad on this size screen. In reality I wish I could have just gotten a 50" since the 2" additional makes a big difference in the overall size, but I am still pleased with the TV and glad I waited for this model to get the improved contrast ratio and 120 refresh rate.

vplite rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - A Great Experience - I was torn between ordering this Sony, and a similar equally highly rated Samsung LN52B630, but was leaning toward the Sony because the set was going in a room with several windows so reflection was a consideration. The Sony screen had a satin finish instead of the Samsung's high gloss. Several on-line reviewers had noted that the reflective surface of the Samsung was a problem.

When Amazon.com offered the TV for several hundred less than the best price I could find on the Samsung, it was a no brainer. The free shipping and no sales tax clinched the deal. And I didn't have to go to Best Buy and have some sales person pressure me to buy some grossly overpriced cables.

I ordered this TV Monday, July 20, 2009 and received it Friday morning, July 24. I received a call Thursday from the delivery service, and another call from the driver Friday morning, to verify that I would be at home to accept the TV. The set was delivered by the driver and an assistant, placed where I requested, and removed from the box. The driver asked if I wanted the box and packing removed, which was great for me. The overall experience could not have been more positive.

The TV itself is amazing. High-def cable content looks almost 3D. As would be expected the picture is slightly less intense than my old 34" Sony HD CRT bought in 2004, and the sound from the TV without external speakers is somewhat lower quality. But that old monster weighed 175 pounds, and probably used several times more energy. This TV will be the perfect centerpiece for my home theater.

I strongly recommend this television and Amazon.com.

Harrellh rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - Price - I just wanted to give my experience with the price recent price fluctuations. I had been thinking of purchasing this unit (KDL-52V5100), and when I saw it drop to $1499, I bought it. Since then there have been 2 price increases. However, I want to make it clear that Amazon has never asked me to pay anything additional.

I had been promised a delivery date of Friday, and when it changed to Tuesday (4 days later), I wrote to Amazon, and they gave me a credit to compensate me.

While I understand some frustration with the price fluctuations, Amazon has been very good to work with in my experience, and I believe they are just responding to market conditions, just like the airline industry does with its pricing. The moral of all this is that if you are ready to buy, and the price is right, then don't wait.

I will add to this review if I don't receive the product in a timely fashion, or if it has some problem; otherwise, I am happy with Amazon, and will buy from them in the future.

Noodles rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - Great TV Just Don't Get it From Amazon - It seems like Amazon is selling this unit like it is an online auction. In the past 72 hours there have been two price increases and one just in the last 5 hours. It was offered at $1,499, then $1,569, and now $1,618. When I contacted customer support they said there is no confirmed price until the unit is shipped so I suspect those that got in it at $1,499 are getting e-mails to either accept the $1,618 price or cancel the order.
This is plan and simple bait and switch behavior. It is too easy for Amazon to scan the pending orders and shopping carts and increase the price when there are too many orders at a low price. If a few walk because of the higher price, no big deal, they make it up with the price increase.
Vote with your feet and take your business elsewhere. I want to work with a seller that plays on a level playing field.

go joe rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - Fantastic piece of technology - Didn't have an HD signal prior to it's delivery, but soon after, was installed. Picture was good without, but big difference now, it's wonderful! Fully satisfied with the set. Really need an HD signal to take advantage of it. Delivery/set-up service was fine.

Ricky W. Freeman rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - Sony V-Series KDL-52V5100 52-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV - The Sony BRAVIA V-Series KDL-52V5100 52-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV, is the best HDTV on the market!
The 240 Hz is overpay side be side you can't see much difference!
This is just my opinion but I did a lat of background checking and ran all over town looking at different sets, and the Sony was top of the list by far!
Amazon.com is not as god as the products they sell.
I also ordered several other products for the Sony ie...HDMI Cables and such.
They goofed the order up and I was overpaid on several items and some items were duplicated, and extra charges put on my CC.
They say join PRIME and get lower and faster shipping.
I joined over a week ago and I'm still waiting for cables I ordered NEXT DAY!
Be watchful when you check out, as you may be buying more than you ask for!
The best thing about this transaction is that I paid what I wanted, received what I paid for +!

The delivery driver is UNDERPAID he went out of his way to help me, what a GREAT GUY.

Peter R. Acara rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - Great Product & Great Service - Amazon does it again! This last purchase was one of the largest and most expensive items I have ever ordered from Amazon.com, but it certainly won't be the last. Not only is my Sony 52" wide-screen the best HD TV I have ever owned,but to me, it the "state of the art" of entertainment.
Also, your delivery service was "on-time, efficient & thorough."
I'm looking forward to my future buying experiences with Amazon.com and
have already told my friends of this exceptional service and product quality.

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Gary Duarte rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - Sony TV - TV works great. It was delivered a day early and the price was the best of all that I checked. Good job Amazon

j.unter rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - Amazing HD Picture, but first TV delivered was defective - WHO TO BUY FROM: Amazon did not have this item in stock, so I waited for Amazon to have it in stock before buying - turned out to be the right decision. I bought another LCD tv last year from "ButterflyPhoto", a seller on Amazon's website, and it was a horrible experience. So I vowed never to buy a big ticket item from any other seller than Amazon on its site. Those sellers have such great reviews b/c if you get screwed like I did and the sale never goes through, you can never rate them. So only happy customers get to rate those sellers, hence the above-avg reviews.

DELIVERY AND DEFECTIVE TV: I ordered the TV on a Thurs and it was delivered to my house on Tues. Pilot (carrier) called to schedule and appt, brought it into my house, took it out of the box and placed it on my tv stand, then made sure it worked before asking me to sign. But by Friday, a 1/2 cm black line appeared in the screen (yikes!). On Sat. I called Amazon and they were great in shipping out a replacement TV immediately at no extra cost to me (they even gave me the option to replace with another make/model). The new TV arrived the next Fri and Pilot packaged and removed the defective TV. The new TV works fine (so far, fingers crossed). After mentioning my ordeal to several friends, a few mentioned they had defective LCD TVs also - so I guess its not so uncommon.

Dealing with Amazon is great. If I bought from those other sellers, I would have been left to deal with Sony via the warranty - No Thanks! Its worth the extra hundred dollars or so to go with Amazon.

PICTURE QUALITY: The HD picture is amazing. I had a 2004 42' Sony WEGA that produced 1080i, but the Bravia is a much, much better HD picture (however, it seems Comcast broadcasts in 1080i, not 1080p). When watching sports on my WEGA, the picture could not handle fast action so well. The Bravia corrects this pretty well (via the 120hz) and there is definitely a noticable difference/improvement versus my old WEGA. The 120hz is well worth the money.

BOTTOM LINE, at $1,823, I am happy with the TV even after the first one was defective. I found the Samsung to be too glossy a picture and didn't like the touch of red, so the 52v5100 was the perfect TV for me at that price. Buy from Amazon, not those other tricksters.

S. Albert rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - Latest V-Series Version a Winner - Set delivered as promised, but not turned on and checked electronically (blue screen). Pilot Air guys said set needed to acclimate to new temperature and humidity for 4 hours. Component video hookup to Comcast did not work. Component video hookup to Blueray was also problematic. All problems went away with HDMI hookups. The set may have been preconfigured for HDMI and could not sense the Component - not convinced there is a problem. The set is great. The Color was dead-on right out of the box - better than store displays. The on-screen menus were straight forward. The set would do annoying clicking noises, when resizing, going between HD channels and regular channels. Fixed this by reprogramming the HD box from Comcast. I think I'm spoiled now.

Minilith rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - A Great "Idiot Box" - I bought this with a PS3 (because it's a blu-ray player) and haven't looked back. It was super easy to set up with HDMI and optical audio cables and I am constantly blown away by the picture. The blacks are especially dark and I had heard that this might be a problem with LCD TV's. The in TV speakers are fine, not tinny, although I elected to disable them and run the sound through my receiver for surround sound. I really can't fault the TV in any way. Just try and get the best price you can!

Well read rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - WOOOOW!!! - Got this TV today....... had to talk to SOny about set up because my electronicaly challenged husband connected it wrong!!! Sony was soooo very helpful and may have prevented a divorce (lol)!! Nothing bad can be said about this TV.... price was amazing (under $1600) and the quality of the picture in HD was truly amazing!! The screen barely has glare.... which is the main reason I went with sony versus Samsung... setup had my husband done it right seemed really easy... I agree with the other review that says the quality of the picture takes a hit if it is not viewed in HD but overall SONY ROCKS!! DO NOT hesitate to buy this product!!




UPDATE: HAVING HAD THIS TV FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTHS NOW AND I REALLY COULD NOT BE HAPPIER........... THE QUALITY IS AMAZING..... COLORS ARE BEAUTIFUL AND THE SCREEN IS SOOO SHARP AND BEAUTIFUL......DO NOT HESISTATE TO BUY THIS TV.....AMAZING

Kevin J. Landymore rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - Amazing - Just picked this up yesterday from the local BB to replace my aging 7 year old Sony 46" rear projection 1080i set with this puppy...

Now that we get MotionFlow @ 120hz on the V series I think this set is a no brainer. If I had the money I would probably choose this over the XBR anyways because i think it's a good value and I honestly can't tell the difference between this and the XBR. I just had to pop in Planet Earth on the PS3 and watch the bird scene from the beginning of Pole to Pole and it's like going from SDTV to HDTV all over again how sharp everything looks now.

BW rated the KDL52V5100 as 5/5 and says - Excellent new model - I just hooked it up yesterday, to replace my 50" Samsung DLP that broke. I had a 32" Vizio in its place for the past month, waiting for this model. Overall, I am very pleased with the set. As usual, the HD channels look spectacular and the interface is tremendously better than that of the Vizio's. It is hooked up to a HD DVR cable box, but configuration was a breeze. The non-HD channels definitely take a huge hit, as they look pretty bad on this size screen. In reality I wish I could have just gotten a 50" since the 2" additional makes a big difference in the overall size, but I am still pleased with the TV and glad I waited for this model to get the improved contrast ratio and 120 refresh rate.

TRBSHOOT rated the KDL52V5100 as 4/5 and says - EXCELLENT TV, BUT DELIVERY HASSLE - THE SONY TV HOOKED UP TO MY FIOS PRODCUCES OUTSTANDING AUDIO AND VIDEO.GOOD PRICE AND ON TIME DELIVERY. THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS WITH THE DELIVERY. WHEN YOU MAKE THE PURCHASE THE COMPANY TELLS YOU THE DELIVERY DRIVER WILL ONLY DROP THE SET OFF IN THE DRIVE WAY. SO,YOU HAVE TO HIRE SOMEONE TO HELP YOU GET IT INTO THE HOUSE. IT'S DELIVERED DURING THE DAY, SO NEIGHBORS ARE AT WORK AND UNABLE TO HELP. ALSO, THE SALE COMPANY WANTS YOU TO DO A DELIVERY CHECK LIST BEFORE ACCEPTING THE TV. HOWEVER, THE DELIVERY DRIVER WAS IN A BIG HURRY AND REFUSED TO STAND BY WHILE I RAN THE CHECK LIST. ANYWAY, IT'S A GREAT PRODUCT. JUST BE PREPARED FOR A DELIVERY HASSLE.

Christopher Dietz rated the KDL52V5100 as 4/5 and says - Pretty Good - The hd quality is the best i have seen on any tv the standard def takes a good hit.It has issues with hdmi color space auto adjustments from xbox360.Be sure that if you hook a 360 up to it that its set to rgb in the hdmi color space on the 360 settings if you plan on displaying in 1080p.For movies ycbr is best and for games rgb is best.So you can manually switch between the two if you using the 360 for both movies and games.

Theres no real glare at all the picture quality is top notch after the right adjustments and the only bad thing is the hdmi color space issue that can be fixed most likely with a firmware update.

Social Distortion 74 rated the KDL52V5100 as 4/5 and says - Defective Sony BRAVIA V-SERIES KDL-525100! - I received this tv one week ago from Amazon's delivery service and it is a beautiful tv and the picture is awesome! Problem is, when I turn it on in the morning or when it has been sitting for more than a couple of hours turned off and turn it on, there is no sound? I have to turn it off & on several times before the sound kicks in. I have contacted Amazon several times and they tell me that I have to contact Sony and trouble shoot the problem with them myself! And I have to get a case number from Sony to prove that I contacted them. This is ridiculous and insulting to think that I spent this kind of money on a product from Amazon and one week into it, I have a problem with the tv having a defect and I'm supposed to contact Sony and take time out of my day doing so, sitting on hold, waiting for a repairman to come out at his convenience? Amazon should replce this tv at once! I'm very dissapointed in Amazon on the way their handling this situation and would urge anyone thinking about buying this tv to think about this first...

Revise:
7/27/09 Amazon is sending me a new Sony BRAVIA V-SERIES KDL-525100 today after talking with a Sony rep for 45 minutes this morning and troubleshooting the sound problem, they determined in fact the tv is defective. I will keep my fingers crossed that this one performs without any problems.

C. Cooke rated the KDL52V5100 as 4/5 and says - Sony BRAVIA KDL-52V5100 Sound Problem - We bought this TV a couple of weeks ago, and the picture is beautiful. We love the look of the TV, the colors etc. but this past week we have been having problems with the sound. When we turn the TV "ON", sometimes there is no sound. Our only solution is to turn the TV "OFF" then back "ON" again, and the sound is there. Once "ON" we don't have any further problems with the sound.

Since this problem has occured several times now, we called Sears and they are going to replace it with a brand new TV. Hopefully, this isn't a known problem with this particular model.

TRBSHOOT rated the KDL52V5100 as 4/5 and says - EXCELLENT TV, BUT DELIVERY HASSLE - THE SONY TV HOOKED UP TO MY FIOS PRODCUCES OUTSTANDING AUDIO AND VIDEO.GOOD PRICE AND ON TIME DELIVERY. THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS WITH THE DELIVERY. WHEN YOU MAKE THE PURCHASE THE COMPANY TELLS YOU THE DELIVERY DRIVER WILL ONLY DROP THE SET OFF IN THE DRIVE WAY. SO,YOU HAVE TO HIRE SOMEONE TO HELP YOU GET IT INTO THE HOUSE. IT'S DELIVERED DURING THE DAY, SO NEIGHBORS ARE AT WORK AND UNABLE TO HELP. ALSO, THE SALE COMPANY WANTS YOU TO DO A DELIVERY CHECK LIST BEFORE ACCEPTING THE TV. HOWEVER, THE DELIVERY DRIVER WAS IN A BIG HURRY AND REFUSED TO STAND BY WHILE I RAN THE CHECK LIST. ANYWAY, IT'S A GREAT PRODUCT. JUST BE PREPARED FOR A DELIVERY HASSLE.

Christopher Dietz rated the KDL52V5100 as 4/5 and says - Pretty Good - The hd quality is the best i have seen on any tv the standard def takes a good hit.It has issues with hdmi color space auto adjustments from xbox360.Be sure that if you hook a 360 up to it that its set to rgb in the hdmi color space on the 360 settings if you plan on displaying in 1080p.For movies ycbr is best and for games rgb is best.So you can manually switch between the two if you using the 360 for both movies and games.

Theres no real glare at all the picture quality is top notch after the right adjustments and the only bad thing is the hdmi color space issue that can be fixed most likely with a firmware update.

Kurt rated the KDL52V5100 as 3/5 and says - Anyone else having this problem? - I love the picture on this tv and with the 120 Hz, I feel it's a great value. However, my tv flashes (loses picture and sound) intermittently when I use the HDMI 1 port. I can't reproduce the problem with any of the other HDMI ports on the TV (I route everything via HDMI through my Sony AV Receiver, and have just a single HDMI cable from the receiver to the tv). After chatting with Sony tech support, they concluded the HDMI 1 port was bad. I returned it and got a second tv, but the problem persists with the new one. I realize I could use the other HDMI ports and all would be fine, but something is defective and I feel it's worthy of a recall. I'll continue to work with Sony tech support to resolve the problem, but I'm curious to know if anyone else has had a similar problem with this TV.

Big Daddy rated the KDL52V5100 as 3/5 and says - Picture has artifacts and laking - I have had the 52v5100 for two weeks. I noticed the picture has a boiling image around letters displayed on the screen and along high contrast lines, like the edges of peoples clothes and faces. I downloaded the firmware update and installed. No help. I called Sony, and they thought the issue might be weak signal from the cable because the self displayed letters from the internal menus were clear.

I had the cable company come and check the signal strength and lay a temproary new "long run" cable to my house. Nothing helped. I am going to return the tv to amazon. I just don't like having to have a service call to work on something brand new - not a good omen.

The tv will not even turn on now. It just shuts down immediately and begins blinking the standby light in red. Manual says it needs service. Amazon has authorized return of the tv. I guess there is a bad one every now and then. Amazon does not have any more in stock, so I will shop for another model.

Kurt rated the KDL52V5100 as 3/5 and says - Anyone else having this problem? - I love the picture on this tv and with the 120 Hz, I feel it's a great value. However, my tv flashes (loses picture and sound) intermittently when I use the HDMI 1 port. I can't reproduce the problem with any of the other HDMI ports on the TV (I route everything via HDMI through my Sony AV Receiver, and have just a single HDMI cable from the receiver to the tv). After chatting with Sony tech support, they concluded the HDMI 1 port was bad. I returned it and got a second tv, but the problem persists with the new one. I realize I could use the other HDMI ports and all would be fine, but something is defective and I feel it's worthy of a recall. I'll continue to work with Sony tech support to resolve the problem, but I'm curious to know if anyone else has had a similar problem with this TV.

Big Daddy rated the KDL52V5100 as 3/5 and says - Picture has artifacts and laking - I have had the 52v5100 for two weeks. I noticed the picture has a boiling image around letters displayed on the screen and along high contrast lines, like the edges of peoples clothes and faces. I downloaded the firmware update and installed. No help. I called Sony, and they thought the issue might be weak signal from the cable because the self displayed letters from the internal menus were clear.

I had the cable company come and check the signal strength and lay a temproary new "long run" cable to my house. Nothing helped. I am going to return the tv to amazon. I just don't like having to have a service call to work on something brand new - not a good omen.

The tv will not even turn on now. It just shuts down immediately and begins blinking the standby light in red. Manual says it needs service. Amazon has authorized return of the tv. I guess there is a bad one every now and then. Amazon does not have any more in stock, so I will shop for another model.

Steve Tong rated the KDL52V5100 as 2/5 and says - clicking noise when change channel - I got my tv kdl52v5100 6/4/09 as a swap change by Sony for previous kdl52w4100.
Guess it's another bad luck. Problem is the clicking noise occurs randomly when change channels. Chat with
Sony support and did all the necessary reset and unplug other source connection which is suggested by Sony web site of self service procedure to test if it is caused by the connection. Did not work.
Before I call them back to get repair service, is there anyone know or has experience how to deal with this problem?
Since it's a random noise happened when u change channel, I have no confidence on Sony outsource contractor's tech guy to come by to fix it.
My last experience with them was really frustrated.

Steve Tong rated the KDL52V5100 as 2/5 and says - clicking noise when change channel - I got my tv kdl52v5100 6/4/09 as a swap change by Sony for previous kdl52w4100.
Guess it's another bad luck. Problem is the clicking noise occurs randomly when change channels. Chat with
Sony support and did all the necessary reset and unplug other source connection which is suggested by Sony web site of self service procedure to test if it is caused by the connection. Did not work.
Before I call them back to get repair service, is there anyone know or has experience how to deal with this problem?
Since it's a random noise happened when u change channel, I have no confidence on Sony outsource contractor's tech guy to come by to fix it.
My last experience with them was really frustrated.

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