Sony Bravia KDL-32CX523 32-inch LCD TV Review
Sony is a Japanese multinational company based in Tokyo. We are pretty sure that Sony stands in top when it comes to LCD televisions. It’s all for Sony’s innovations and contributions to the world of home entertainment. Sony Bravia KDL-32CX523 32 Inch LCD TV is the entry level television released in CX series of LCD televisions. The aim is to fulfill the expectation of an ordinary LCD TV buyer with decently featured television in a handy price. Even though the aim is to deliver a basic LCD television in a cheaper price, Sony shown no partiality with this 32 Inch LCD widescreen television. It has almost all the features of a television of this era.

Looks and Design
It’s really surprising that Sony shown very least care on the design of Bravia KDL-32CX523 LCD television. Honestly, this 32 Inch LCD HDTV cannot be compared with today’s LCD televisions with stunning design. The looks are pretty average while looking at the televisions of this range from other manufacturers. The design of this LCD television cannot give a tough fight with its rivals. The 32 Inch widescreen television can be hanged in a living room or a midsized bedroom.
This is because of the heftiness, which makes Sony KDL-32CX523 to stand alone in the latest generation of LCD televisions and one could hardly believe that this is one of a television which came to market a year ago. It could make buyers who want a stylish and trendy looking LCD television to stand away from this bulky old modeled LCD television. Even though the look is not that attractive when compared to latest LCD televisions, Sony KDL-32CX523 comes with very attractive price tag and bunch of features which could make the buyers ignore the downfalls and go for it.
Built Quality
Sony is always famous for their best built quality. They always believe in delivering the best quality products to their loyal customers. In this LCD television, they used old-fashioned CCFL(cold cathode fluorescent lamp) backlighting instead of the latest LED backlighting. That is the sole reason for this 32 Inch LCD television to look hefty than today’s LCD televisions. Despite the traditional backlighting and bulky look, this LCD television comes under the budget.
Nowadays, buyers believe strongly that a television without LED backlighting cannot perform well with today’s additional technologies which come as an add-on with television sets. But it’s not true, even a LCD TV with CCFL backlighting can perform well in its class. And yes, LED backlighting can produce better blacks, consumes less power and makes the television look ultra-slim, but it will be more expensive as Sony KDL- 32CX523 costs even less than £350.

Decent picture quality
Sony KDL-32CX523 widescreen LCD TV has a very decent picture quality. We cannot say it’s competitive to its rivals, but while seeing the picture quality of this 32 Inch HDTV it really worth its price. Despite the CCFL backlight, it produces vibrant colours and fine blacks with Sony’s Live colour technology. It supports the full HD resolution of 1080p and the aspect ratio is 16:9 as a regular LCD television and 24p True Cinema gives better effects like being watched in a cinema theatre. The full high definition is really impressive when a proper high definition input is given. It is suitable for a medium sized living room or a bedroom as wall mounted or standing. It has a 32 Inch widescreen, with automatic adjustment according to the picture being displayed in the screen. So you won’t miss out any part of a picture and it can we watched the way it has to be watched. The wide mode is not limited only while watching TV programs; it supports even when the TV is connected to a PC to be used as a monitor. It has a swivel stand which can be adjusted to get the clearer and detailed view of the television, instead of changing your position to get a better view.
The pictures which are being download from the internet while live streaming, may become blurry at times due to low speed internet connection or by its picture quality. Thanks to the X-reality picture processing engine with noise reduction, as it enhances the low quality blurry pictures and delivers a better crisper picture. The contrast of this 32 Inch LCD television is highly dynamic and enhanced by its advanced contrast enhancer. The available picture modes are music, photo, cinema, game, graphics, sports and animation. It can be chosen manually to define the type of the picture being viewed to get best out of them. The refresh rate of 50 frames per second, gives a great experience while playing action games and watching stunning action movies in Sony KDL CX523 32 Inch LCD widescreen HDTV.
Handful features
Sony Bravia KDL- CX523 1080p HD Ready TV has handful of features which cannot be matched with its price tag. It has inbuilt Freeview HD tuner, so there is no need to buy an additional tuner to view Freeview HD channels like BBC HD, BBC One HD, ITV 1 HD and many more. We advise you to check the Freeview’s UK website to get the exact list of channels available at free of cost in your neighborhood. This 32 Inch LCD television comes with almost all necessary features available in an updated LCD television. It supports media remote controls of android and iphone applications, where the mobile phone can be used as a handy remote controller. The pre-installed Bravia internet video and Bravia Internet widgets makes Sony KDL CX523 32 Inch LCD television to stand tall as a smart TV. Make free calls from pre installed skype and stay in touch with your family and friends while relaxing in the living room.
Internet Connectivity
Internet connectivity can be made in this bravia 32 inch LCD TV by either one of the following ways. It can be connected to internet by plugging in a high speed broadband cable into the Ethernet port. If you don’t want messy broadband cable running around to the TV, simply an additional home cable adapter can be used to solve this problem. If there is a wireless connection, it can be connected with Sony KDL-32CX523 Freeview HDTV by using an additional wireless LAN adapter like Sony UWA BR100 for best results.
Audio Quality
Sony Bravia KDL-32CX523 widescreen LCD television has two 10w invisible speakers with sound elevation to ensure clearer and crisper audio. There are three types of sound modes to choose from, they are dynamic, standard and clear voice. It helps to define the type of picture being viewed and get best out of the audio supporting to the genre of the picture. Its NICAM stereo system with dolby digital makes the surround system better. Cinema, sports and game are the three surround modes available to choose according to the type of the audio being produced in the surround mode.

Connectivity
When it comes to connectivity, KDL-32CX523 matches the features of other bravia range of televisions in its class. There are four HDMI ports available to connect the high definition devices like blu-ray player, Playstation, hi-fi systems, home cinema systems. There are four high definition devices can be connected at the same time. Two USB ports are given to connect USB devices like digital camera, camcorder to get photos and videos to see them in 32 inch LCD screen. An Ethernet cable is given to connect high speed broadband connection to access internet. An additional Wi-Fi dongle can be connected to the USB port to access internet via wireless. There is a memory card slot given to access the data from an external memory card. It supports headphone for personal hearing, through its headphone output. Sony KDL-32CX523 has extended connectivity features to support almost all external multimedia devices. The remote control is slightly different from regular bravia remote control, but its pretty user friendly and easy to access all the features with minimum button press.
Verdict
Sony KDL-32CX523 is one of the best rated LCD TV by top reviewing communities. The handy features and attractive price is really appealing the buyers. Due to the CCFL backlight, the power consumption is pretty high when compared to other range of bravia LCD televisions. The thickness of the TV creates a thought that this television is outdated when it’s kept on display with other LCD televisions. Sony didn’t show any partiality towards KDL-CX523 other than the CCFL backlight and design. If you are looking for a television which should look good and with LED backlight, this is not the best option to choose from. At the same time, if you are a Sony fan and just need a budget LCD television with all latest features, Sony KDL-32CX523 is the best option. If you need a 40 inch LCD TV in CX523 range, Sony Bravia KDL-40CX523 is available with same features and 40 inch screen size.
Sony KDL-32CX523 32″ LCD TV – Technical Specification Table
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Model Name | KDL-32523 |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) cm | 79.9 X 53.2 X 23.0(With stand) 79.9 X 50.2 X 7.0(Without stand) |
| Weight | 8.7 kg |
| Colour | Black |
| Display Size | 32 Inch (Diagonal) |
| Display type | LCD |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080p ( Full HD) |
| HD ready | Yes |
| Image aspect Ratio | 16:9 |
| Picture refresh rate | 50 Hz |
| Youtube | Yes |
| Speakers | Yes, 2 x 8w stereo speakers |
| Audio Type | Nicam stereo sound system |
| Freeview HD | Yes |
| Model Name | Yes |
| Bravia Internet Video and Bravia Internet Widgets |
5.15x 52.3x 11.5 cms |
| Freesat tuner | No |
| Backlighting | CCFL(Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp) |
| Analogue Tuner | Yes |
| Widescreen | Yes |
| Swivel Stand | Yes |
| DLNA | Yes |
| Features | Skype, Youtube, Bravia Internet Video Built in FreeviewHD Easy to use remote control Supports full HD resolution of 1080p Memory Card Slot |
| Connectivity | 4 x HDMI 2 x USB-in 1 x headphone output 2 x audio output 1 x Composite video input |
| Live colour technology | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Yes (with additional wireless lan adapter) |
| X-Reality Picture processing engine | Yes |
| Warranty | 5 year |











