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| 24.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 17.8 inches | | Package Height:
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| 17.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
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40 of 40 found the following review helpful:
 Best 22-inch TVMar 19, 2010
By Abyss
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.
18 of 18 found the following review helpful:
buy from sony = free shippingJul 06, 2010
By Jane's Addiction
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 : 1366x768 (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
16 of 17 found the following review helpful:
exactly what I was looking for!Apr 26, 2010
By D. Darling
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!!
18 of 21 found the following review helpful:
Built-in Netflix streamer.. but not Roku quality (yet)...Mar 25, 2010
By Jim Francis
"Jim Francis"
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!!!
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 SONY's Bravia KDL22EX308Sep 18, 2010
By k2
This is my first LCD tv, purchased to replace a Sony Trinitron WEGA. It doesn't compare; these tvs are very different species. But on balance I am very happy with this purchase and feel that it is an excellent value for the money. I'd give it 4.5 stars if I could.
If you're planning on warming your hands by the glow of a tv set this winter, prepare to be disappointed. This 22" set barely gets warm; it consumes 58% less energy than my 20" WEGA. It also uses a heat sink, rather than a fan to moderate temperatures (so may have fewer problems after electrical outages, provided that you use a quality surge protector with a line conditioner).
If you're concerned about the health effects of outgassing, give this tv 3 days. After that, remaining outgassing, if any, is low enough to fall below most olefactory thresholds.
SONY's sleek styling wins hands down. There are no cheap looking, shiny logos to distract attention. When the picture is turned off, the matte screen is a beautiful deep black, not that muddy gray that is so popular on other sets.
One of the reasons I chose this model was because it does an excellent job of delivering standard definition channels. Since my cable company doesn't require set top boxes (for an added fee) yet, and has a moderate selection of HD channels without it, I'll wait to get one.
Experts who say that 720p doesn't matter on a small screen may need even thicker glasses than mine. While it's true that individual pixels are only visible very close up, the effect from normal viewing distance is a slightly softer edge on both SD and HD channels (reminiscent of early SONY digital cameras). Adjusting sharpness can only do so much, but the handful of small t.v.s available with 1080p had serious issues of their own (e.g. unreliability, tinny sound, higher power draw, etc.).
Slight tinkering (with settings that are varied enough to satisfy a wide range of tastes), yielded colours that are richly and deeply saturated. In a word... beautiful! The other sets I tested didn't touch SONY's performance on this score.
The sound is not the immersive experience that the WEGA offered, but what SONY accomplishes with 10 watts is impressive. It can be tailored to suit your preferences and there is more volume than most people will need for daily viewing. I like having the option to attach speakers, but there's no urgent need to do so; it's quite good as is.
The screen menu for settings (XMB) is organized in a logical way and the option to turn off SONY's chirps is a welcome addition to the original software. But if SONY included a printed explanation for the remote's new buttons and a bit more obout TV Guide's set up, it would save considerable frustration for those of us over a certain age.
At first glance, it appears the remote was designed by a committee focused on size rather than quality. There's a button for nearly everything but sleep mode. For sleep mode, you must enter the XMB screen and scroll through so much each time that it's a royal pain. The ECO settings, however, allow you to always automatically turn it off after a set period of inactivity. Perfect!
The Favorites button simply brings up a list of icons on the XMB screen. Hiding unwanted channels in settings and then using the remote's channel plus or minus button may be a more efficient way to scroll through Favorites.
Although I would still prefer a smaller remote, the shape and colours (for daytime use) on this one are nice and I can now feel my way in the dark through most of the functions I use most frequently. Still... flourescent buttons would be a welcome addition.
Happy comparison shopping!
k2
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