Sony KDL-50WF665 is a 50 '' Full HD (1920 × 1080 px) TV model with 50 Hz refresh rate. It is equipped not only with a PAL / SECAM tuner for receiving analog TV signals, but also with digital ones - DVB-T / T2 / C / S / S2 standards.
A powerful 4K HDR X1 processor is responsible for image processing. This proprietary development from Sony "pulls" video quality up to the HDR standard, makes textures more natural, and colors - deep, realistic. The slim aluminum bezel surrounding the display is virtually invisible, bringing the great picture right up to you. There is Smart TV technology. I will tell you about this gorgeous TV in more detail.
This model participates in rating of the best Full HD TVs.
Screen
50 '' (126 cm) diagonal screen with 1920 x 1080 px display resolution (Full HD, HDR) and 50 Hz refresh rate. This model features Direct LED backlighting, LEDs are evenly distributed under the LCD matrix. This option provides uniform brightness, no glare. The viewing angle, declared by the manufacturer, reaches 178 °. X-Reality PRO upscales every pixel for incredible Full HD clarity. Each scene is analyzed frame by frame, and the images are compared with the database to improve the picture, reduce the noise level. Thanks to the Clear Resolution Enhancer technology, which can increase the resolution of low quality images to Full HD resolution, the level of picture distortion does not increase. When watching movies, Motionflow ™ XR technology creates and adds extra frames between the original video frames. A special algorithm compares image elements in consecutive frames, calculates the missing phases of motion in the existing sequence, which allows you to achieve true cinematic quality, completely get rid of blur.
Appearance
The Sony KDL-50WF665 TV case is made in black. The TV is placed on two beautiful legs fixed on the sides of the case. The waterproof coating of the board will prevent short circuits in high humidity. Power surge protection - up to 9000 volts during a thunderstorm. Wall mount is provided, VESA mount size - 200 × 200 mm. Dimensions - 1113 × 717 × 268 mm. Weight - 11 kg.
Connectors
- HDMI (2 pcs.) - connection of digital devices for image and sound transmission (computers, laptops, video recorders).
- USB (2 pcs.) - connecting a USB flash drive or external hard drive. The model beats its competitors in this indicator.
- AV input (red, white, yellow) - connection of analog devices (camcorders, DVD, Blu-ray players, some TV transmitters).
- 3.5 mm audio output - for connecting headphones or acoustics.
- RJ-45 (Ethernet) connector - for connecting an Internet cable.
Sound
The total sound power is 10 W, the speaker system is 2 built-in stereo speakers with a power of 5 W each. The TV uses the powerful S-Force Front Surround and Dolby Digital Plus algorithm to analyze and compensate for inaccuracies in sound reproduction through the TV speakers. It does this by creating a high-precision graph of the frequency response of the speaker system. The information is transmitted back to the device, compensates for peaks or dips in the original frequency range of the speaker system, provides clear, natural, even sound throughout the entire frequency range.Digital Sound Enhancement Engine restores high frequencies when playing music.
Functions
Smart TV with Linux-based Tizen operating system. This is a pretty good system, but with its own pitfalls. For example, when connecting to Smart TV itself, the TV cannot always pick up the Wi-Fi signal, you have to reboot it. On the second or third time, it is possible to connect to the network. This is the main disadvantage. There are few free apps on Tizen when compared to Android TV. Otherwise, the function works flawlessly, there are no slowdowns when watching movies online, everything is loaded quickly.
Picture-in-picture - two images are displayed simultaneously on the TV screen: the first video is displayed on the entire screen, the second in the corner. You will be able to watch a TV channel in parallel, and at the bottom right (in the "window"), start, for example, a video from YouTube.
Video recording - it is possible to record on-air channels to a memory medium (USB drive).
Time Shift is a function that allows you to stop the broadcasting of the on-air TV program at any time and record it in order to continue viewing from the moment of pause at another time.
Advantages and disadvantages
Benefits:
- availability of exclusive technologies to improve picture and sound quality;
- protection against power surges;
- fast work of Smart TV.
Disadvantages:
- high price;
- does not always connect to Smart TV the first time;
- a small number of free applications.
Verdict
Sony has proven its excellence in producing high quality TVs. A model with a screen like that of the KDL-50WF665 will be desired by every potential buyer, if he is not afraid of the price - 40 thousand rubles. More expensive than Samsung UE49N5000AU and LG 49LK6200, although they are identical in feature set. I also cannot say that Samsung and LG have a worse image, so I do not understand how to explain such a high price of technology. A gorgeous image, impeccable sound, the Smart TV function works almost flawlessly.
