I had carefully researched this Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR5 TV and I would definitely choose it again, for these reason I thought I would write a nice positive piece to add to the other KDL 52XBR5 reviews on the internet. It seems that the features/price/value ratios for HD TVs have hit a sweet spot and this was a good time to buy my first high-definition TV after waiting for the price to come down and the technology to fully mature. The 120 hz rate of the Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR5 was a selling point in addition to the picture clarity of the Sony XBR series. This Sony KDL52XBR5 TV is really able to display all kinds of signals with a superb picture quality and very clean action shots. It is bright enough to be placed in front of a large, south-facing tinted picture window with a lot of light in the room. In fact, I usually turn the picture setting down from the vivid to the standard picture mode. The KDL 52XBR5 52 LCD gives good clarity from all the viewing angles in the room which many other reviews also mention .

I read some KDL 52XBR5 reviews on Amazon. Amazon's KDL 52XBR5 52 price was much better than list price and reasonably better than local retailers that turned out to also be running their own sales the week before the Superbowl. It took about one week to get the Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR5 after I placed the order despite the fact that the order included "expedited shipping speed." One or two days of that delay occurred when my credit card company put a hold on the order pending my call to confirm that I really had ordered this item that was atypical of my spending habits. Chase is very careful about avoiding fraudulent purchases by putting a hold on atypical charges. Confirming this charge with them immediately would have improved the delivery time.

The Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR5 delivery man was very helpful and he actually brought the large TV inside my door, despite the contract that only required him to leave it at my front door. This was a potential concern: a KDL 52XBR5 52 TV that would be too large for a single person to easily move, left outside according to the the "portal to portal" delivery contract. It would be helpful if Amazon would correct this potential problem. I suspect that most customers could talk their delivery man into bringing the large Sony KDL52XBR5 TV inside, especially during a rainy week. Customers should be prepared to get someone to help them lift the KDL 52XBR5 52 onto its final resting place. It takes at least two strong people to safely move this Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR5. It's important to get the position right the first day. After couple of weeks, the pads underneath the Sony KDL52XBR5 TV had adhered to the glass stand under it and it could not be easily repositioned.

The Sony KDL52XBR5 TV arrived in excellent condition from Amazon. I would definitely choose this Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR5 model again. I would probably order this from Amazon again too. If you are unsure read more KDL 52XBR5 reviews on the Amazon web site.