Sony BRAVIA 7 QLED (XR l Mini LED), K55XR70, 55 Inch 4K HDR Google Smart TV | Gaming Features for PlayStation 5, IMAX Enhanced, Dolby Vision Atmos, Chromecast, AirPlay, 120Hz, 5 Year Warranty

Sony 32". Our 10 year old Bravia needed replacing (it would randomly switch itself off, usually at the exciting bits); I looked at a few 32" TVs as a replacement. We use this as an occasional TV. I was put off by some of the reviews here, but eventually I went for another Sony. I am not disappointed. Picture is subjectively better than last TV, and sound is fine for what we use it for - I'd say on a par with the last TV. We only had Freeview channels on our previous TV, and this one is destined to be used mainly for Freeview as well. Some reviews suggest the inbuilt tuner is a little dodgy; I had no problem setting it up and getting all the channels. Hopefully they stay tuned in!Given the comments about how Goggle takes over the TV if you enable it, I shied away from using my Google account to set up the TV; I did give it our wifi password (which it needs for voice control and streaming), and that was enough to give us access to streaming apps (Netflix, YouTube, etc). It came with BBC iplayer and ITVx pre-loaded, and we additionally downloaded STV player. At no point did I feel that Google had taken over the TV - albeit I have not given it any information about my Google account. Google being Google, can probably work that out based on our IP address if it wanted to.What I was a little surprised at - again given the comments - was that without using a Google account, I was able to "cast" from my phone to the TV. I have a Sony phone, and it used to have a "throw" feature where I could cast the phone on to the TV. That seemed to disappear a few years ago, so it's great to be able to cast to this TV. The cast feature seems very intuitive and easy to use, and allowed me not only to view phone-based photos on the TV but also e.g. cast a BBC iplayer recording I was watching on my phone on to the TV, effortlessly. No buffering observed over wi-fi. There was nothing to do on the TV, it just does what the phone tells it to. Don't know how this works, but it seems like the TV must broadcast (on local internet) that it is capable of being a cast receiver, because without doing anything on my phone I have a new icon within selected phone apps which enables casting.Although this is not our main TV, I did want to have the ability to pause what we're watching. I plugged in an external HDD into the USB socket, and, well, it works fine. Only observation is that the HDD runs pretty hot - it seems to record everything whether you've paused the channel or not - so I suspect it might wear out after a year or so. I also connected a SCART to HDMI converter to one of the HDMI ports to maintain our ability to watch VHS tapes (!) and DVDs.The build quality is fine, no grumbles. I was convinced for a while that there was no on/off switch on the TV itself, but I found one eventually (centre bottom). This TV came with a single remote (not sure what I would have done with two).There is some criticism of the power consumption of this TV. It gets an "F" rating. That's because the rating system has changed. It uses 32W - about 1p/ hour (and 0.5-2W in standby mode).I can't speak for the larger Sony TVs included in the reviews for this product, but I'd say, if you're swithering about whether this 32" TV is a good product or not, I have no qualms to date - it's giving me everything I want, and more.

Amazing tv, sony never disappoint, the picture is outstanding, great smart features, easy to set up and use, worth every penny, i can't recommend this tv enough, fast delivery

It works like any other tv the picture is great and sounds like it should i would recommend anyone to purchase one of theses item because it's worth the money

My first flat screen was a 32” and seemed huge when it arrived to replace a 19”CRT. Now, compared to my 49” tellies this new one seems tiny. And despite the quick set up chart showing that it needs two people to lift it out of the box, it is small, light, and easy enough for one person to handle and remove from the box. You need a flat surface handy to rest it on while attaching the small legs. Each leg is fastened on with two screws. You will need a smallish Phillips screwdriver to attach these legs.Despite the instructions making it clear that you should not put pressure on the screen, there are two totally unnecessary stickers actually stuck to the screen and which need peeling off. These are fiddly to get a grip on and need a fingernail pressing repeatedly against the screen to scrape up enough of an edge to get a grip before peeling off. Utter stupidity.Also I would suggest inserting the power connector (UK 3 Pin plug) while you have the TV face down after attaching the legs. This connector is a tight fit and needs some pressure to push fully home. I found this easier to do with the TV lying down rather than struggling to reach round the back of it when in its final resting place.This TV has a decent number of ports (for a modern TV that is) There are two standard HDMI ins, plus one HDMI (ARC) making three altogether. There are two USB-As. One of these is dedicated for the use of either a portable HDD or flash drive. This is used to record programmes (via the programme guide) to watch later. There’s also a headphone socket, LAN connectors, Optical audio out, a satellite co-ax, and a terrestrial aerial co-ax.As always with Sony gear the remote is supplied with the necessary pair of AAA batteries. The whole back of the remote comes off to insert the batteries rather than having a small battery compartment door.Set up is the easiest I’ve had with a TV. If you wish to use this easy option you need your Android smartphone handy. The TV and smartphone connect via Bluetooth (by the way, the remote works via Bluetooth too. This is a new one for me.) and the TV loads your Google account details up from your smartphone, and also the wifi router password and connection details. Piece of cake. Very little input needed.As I’m only using this TV for streaming and satellite services I didn’t go through the terrestrial tuning setup.As I’ve come to expect from Sony Bravia TVs, the picture quality is excellent. Unfortunately, with this TV, the sound quality is poor. It has no depth or quality. This is the worst sound from a Sony TV I’ve ever had. Considering the price of this Bravia TV compared to other manufacturers offerings in the 32” range, there is no excuse for skimping on sound quality. I’m happy with everything else on this TV, and my judgement may be a little coloured because my main TV is connected to a high quality sound system so that’s what I’m used to hearing, but the sound on this TV is noticeably weak - not in volume, in depth. Knowing this wouldn’t necessarily stop me from purchasing this model, but I would have to budget, at the very least, for a sound bar to go with it. If Sony can’t make it sound good enough on its own, then it should be bundled with a sound bar. Unfortunately, from reading a lot of reviews, it seems that Sony isn’t alone in this and poor quality sound on flatscreen TVs is the norm rather than the exception. Still if they made the sound high quality they couldn’t part your from more of your pennies with sound bars and receivers and surround sound systems could they?Apart from sound quality, this is a really nice TV and I’d happily buy another. I have, however, knocked off a star for the poor sound and those stupid stickers on the screen.

The picture quality and the sound are outstanding it was comparitifly easy to set up and it linked seamlessly with all of my other devices.