Sony BRAVIA EX308-Series KDL-22EX308 22-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Black

Review by Abyss for Sony BRAVIA EX308-Series KDL-22EX308 22-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Black
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I’m very impressed with this set, it is the best 22″ TV you can buy. The price is really worth it for what you get, a great Sony TV. First of all this TV uses a S-PVA panel found in the higher end sets, which means better blacks, colors, contrast. BE3 also goes further to enhance the image. The viewing angle is decent from all angles but could be better. The sound is great as it has 10W speakers, voices are clear and audible. It has plenty of inputs on the back and on the sides, 4 hdmi inputs in total. The menu has a nice PS3 like interface. The wifi is a great way to view internet videos like youtube, netflix and 20 or so other channels like golf, technology, cooking, and news. You can also use it to stream music and videos to the TV. As I said the PQ on this set is good enough so that it can be your main TV for the bedroom or it is stylish enough that you can put it in the kitchen.

Review by D. Darling for Sony BRAVIA EX308-Series KDL-22EX308 22-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Black
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I bought this TV for my bedroom. I wanted something small that didn’t take up too much space, but more importantly I wanted the internal wireless so I could stream Netflix since I don’t have a cable connection in my room.

The TV was extremely easy to put together and set up, however, I couldn’t get the regitration number from the TV that I needed in order to start streaming internet/Netflix. The TV kept saying I was connected to my wireless, but I wasn’t able to connet to internet. I called Sony and was on the phone with them for over two hours. They had no idea what was wrong and told me my internet was too slow and I needed to call my provider (yet, I have high speed internet through cable and have no problems with speed on my computer.#

I played with it for a few hours and turns out I just needed to move the TV a little closer to my doorway #the modem/router is in the living room ~ 20ft away)I’m not really sure why those few feet made a difference, but they did! Just note, if you buy this TV, it does need to be within a certain distance of your router.

I am now streaming Netflix like a pro! I think the interface is fine, but I have never seen the Roku interface so I have nothing to compare it to. It sometimes takes a while to load movies and will freeze up in the middle, but I think it is because it is too far away from the router still.

I wish this product could stream the internet without needing to be so close to the router. Otherwise, the picture and sound are great and I think the TV is a great value for being a Sony and having the internal internet!!

Review by Jane’s Addiction for Sony BRAVIA EX308-Series KDL-22EX308 22-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Black
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sonystyle dot com has this for 329.99 and free shipping. It’s hilarious how sellers will sell you something for more than the retail price direct from the manufacturer. The sad part is sony will sell it cheaper to retailers than consumers. That means retailers can sell it for cheaper than sony if they wanted to. What’s missing on this amazon page is a link to sonystyle so you don’t get ripped off by shady sellers.

This has the latest Bravia 3 engine which is the 2010 sony release. This is the best sony 22″ tv. You could upgrade to bigger sets, but you wont notice the difference in picture quality until the 600 series with LED edge technology for true blacks. This is just a good tv to replace your old non-digital 19″ thats ready for the museum aka city dump. This does not have LED backlight, but does have the newer Bravia 3 engine. It does have Picture in Picture(PC/Tuner), that all Bravia tvs have and no other brand offers atm.

Video Signal : 1080/60p (HDMI(tm) / COMPONENT), 1080/60i, 1080/24p (HDMI(tm) ONLY), 720/60p, 480/60p, 480/BRAVIA® Internet Video : Ready

DLNA : Renderer (Photo/JPEG); Renderer (Music/LPCM,MP3); Renderer (Video/MPEG2,AVCHD); Client (Photo/JPEG); Client (Music/LPCM,MP3); Client (Video/MPEG2,AVCHD)

DLNA : Yes

Photo MAP : Yes

Aspect Ratio : 16:9

Display Resolution : 1366×768 (WXGA)

Dynamic Contrast Ratio : 60,000:1

Screen Size (measured diagonally) : 22″(21.6″)

Viewing Angle (Right/Left) : 176(88/88)

Viewing Angle (Up/Down) : 176(88/88)

PIP (Picture in Picture) : PC Input/TV Channel&CVBS

Review by Jim Francis for Sony BRAVIA EX308-Series KDL-22EX308 22-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Black
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I bought this because it had everything built-in including Netflix and Wi-Fi adapter…

NETFLIX: The user interface in general sucks… for Netflix, I have to get right up to the screen to see the movie choices in my Instant play list… I much prefer using the Roku Netflix interface which I have in another room. I am having to choose the movie in one room (with the Roku) then go back and reselect it on the SONY to watch it in the other room. Why? Because this screen crams 18 Netflix movie images on the screen at the same time to choose from… but each image is so small you can’t really see it very well to make a decent choice. If you know the Roku system where you scroll through the movies with only about 6 images on the screen at one time – with the center image ENLARGED for easy selection… but with this Sony screen… everything is much smaller… too many small images to be practical. Also, you cannot grade the Netflix movie (with stars) – I have to go back to my Roku screen to do that.

Why am I going on about the Netflix integration? Because you can get a great screen and a Roku box for the same money as this SONY cost… I thought this combined unit would be better for Netflix but it’s not. However, in the future, this screen’s software could be updated by Sony as they make improvements, so I’m hoping they will soon update their interface to something more useable – because quite honestly – as I said above, it sucks right now.

WIFI: Somebody else mentioned problems with the wifi – so here’s my experience too: The included WiFi adapter connects to a USB port on the side of the screen. There’s an extension lead supplied that lets you position the adapter for a better reception. Problem is that no matter where you position it, even though my WiFi router is less than 20 ft away and high up, the Sony still has difficulty at times and it will stop dead in the middle of a Netflix movie FORCING you to pick up the remote and press a button to “Retry” the connection (possibly 4 or 5 times) for the movie to continue. No such problem with the Roku box that’s running on the same router. There’s no way to connect a third party WiFi antenna to the adapter either – so I think wifi reception is something that Sony needs to improve.

If the wifi crashes and will not restart, then you have lost your position in the movie – the screen doesn’t remember where you were and when you go back to that (Netflix) movie – it will only start again from the beginning.

HDTV: It receives digital HDTV broadcasts with an antena (not supplied). I got 45 channels in Miami – mostly spanish with about 11 English channels. The setup allows you to switch OFF all the channels that you don’t want to see… then the channel selector just flips through the channels that are left.

ALARM: I set it to switch itself on every morning like an alarm clock to wake me up. Works great… BUT if you unplug the unit from the power socket – you lose the alarm setting – you need to reprogram it.

SOUND: The sound quality through its speakers is excellent.

PICTURE: Out of the box, the picture seemed too dark – so I went into the settings and brightened it up – it’s much better now.

SUMMARY: Great screen but I really hope SONY improves their Netflix User Interface and wifi adapter.

Otherwise, I recommend going for a cheaper screen and separate Roku box for the same money or even less.

Thanks!!!

Review by James Jancewicz for Sony BRAVIA EX308-Series KDL-22EX308 22-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Black
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Excellent product, much more than was expected. Price was excellent, and received in two days, even without express shipping.