Sony Bravia KDL-32E5500 32in LCD TV Review

this vs the Philips 9604,

any anti-philips or sony fanboy will never understand. but anyone whos neutral and have a chance to see these 2 tvs side by side will agree with the ratings given (to a certain extent)

The Philips 32pfl9604 is a top of the range LCD tv and its direct competitor should be the Z series from Sony, both with 200hz processing. not the 100hz W series.

i would give the 9604 vs W550 a higher rating based on these reasons, and Yes, i did see them side by side.

1. Class leading SD performance. it is that much better than Sony. in fact this is their biggest niche. (if im shopping for a tv and watching SD most of the time, i will give this tv 10/10)

2. outstanding HD performance. comparing these 2 tvs side by side, the philips definitely has got that extra punch, detailing etc.

3. best audio performance in its class.

4. best net features. namely the net-tv functions etc. the interface is the best ive used. next to come close are the panasonics. btw, this tv is wi-fi certified. u can access wi-fi out of box. not like samsung who needs you to add a wireless dongle. sony needs to be wired.

5. ambilight is exclusive to philips. to someone who likes it, is 10/10,to someone who dislikes it, is 0/10.

6. design. again, really relative to whoever is looking at it. the sony may really appeal to someone who wans a White bezel thou.

7. 200hz vs 100hz processing. hugely debatable.

8. only area where sony is better is user-customability. You do get to tweak the pict in more ways than is available on the philips. definitely the better tv if you have the equipment to calibrate it to industrial standards.

Value of 4 for the E550 and value of 8 for the W550. if considering all things similar except for design, maybe $300 diff is clearly too much to pay.

Value of 4 for the E550 and value of 9 for the philips. considering all what ive said, it really is justifiable. and yes, im a ambilight fan.

You think your the only one that saw those tvs side by side? hey buddy let me tell you there are Electronic stores, hypermarkets, where you test those TV's side by side.

i saw the Philips 32PFL9604 side by side with a bravia W550 (i tested them for hours)



1. The SD performance is slightly better on the Philips, but its barely noticeable.


2. outstanding HD performance? wrong, for it price the Philips 32PFL9604 has some issues with the noise, alot of dark blue areas you can notice some noise (tiny dots) same problem with Philips 32PFL9613D, also i noticed some gradient issues

example
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as for the 32W5500 it didn't have the noise problem, looked pretty smooth.


3. 32PFL9604 audio was impressive, just like the S-Force Front Surround.

4. as for the net feature and the ambilight, do not inters me.


In my opinion, there is not much deference between Philips 32PFL9613D and Philips 32PFL9604. minor difference is just the net feature and the sound, as for the picture quality (the most important part) they are the same, same noise problems.

and paying 200 euros more, not worth it.


5. both Philips 32PFL9604 and Sony 32E5500 are over priced TV's, in my opinion.


Have a nice day.