What's the Sony Bravia KDL37W5500 Like?

The Sony KDL37W5500 is another great product from Sony. Fitting firmly into its middle range line of products, this 37" flat screen tv is sure not to disappoint as it comes with an abundance of calibration features and more extras and accessories that you would often only find with the much more expensive models.

Firstly, the 37 inch screen size on the KDL37W5500 is more than enough for most people and you will be able to watch films rather like you do in the cinema, in full high definition glory. Many people are interested in buying a set which has a resolution of 1080p since this is the native resolution of many of the hd movies on the market today.

However, still the vast majority of people do not have a large collection of hd recordings. That is not a problem. As you build up your collection, though, you want to have something which can play them as they were supposed to be played. The KDL37W5500 will not disappoint in that respect but also, you can happily watch your old the movies then they will be given a new lease of life for the advanced picture processing techniques which improve the quality of these movies on the fly.

Performance wise, the KDL37W5500 certainly doesn't disappoint either. It has extremely vibrant colours and an abundance of extras to help you tune them in an optimal fashion to suit your individual needs. The settings of the screen will also automatically adapt to the amount of ambient light in the room, a common feature amongst LCD flat panel tvs.

The video processing techniques in the KDL37W5500 will also enable you to watch older movies in lower resolutions yet make them look better by upscaling the content and making various tweaks on the fly. This again makes the screen very versatile, since you can use it for all sorts of things from watching your old DVDs as well as enjoying the latest Bluray movies.

The Sony KDL37W5500 also comes with various presets allowing you to change the quality was just a click of a couple of buttons to optimise it for various forms of media. For example, if you are using the screen to play games, you can use game mode preset. Alternatively, if you are watching movies, you can use the applicable preset. This again makes the screen more versatile, by optimising it for different forms of media.

However, the options are very easy to follow and the menu is very user friendly. Using it, you can change various settings on the KDL37W5500 to optimise in more for your liking. It also has various precepts which are optimised for certain types of content playback. For example, you can use a special mode on the screen if you are playing games and another one for movies or just plain television.

The stereo speakers built into the KDL37W5500 are also exceptionally high quality but nonetheless, as is always the case, if you are into movies or games, it is strongly advisable to get an extra surround sound system.