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SONY 4K ULTRA HD CLARITY!!!
So after having the X850C for about a week now I have to say we are very pleased. Out of the box the Sharpness needed to be dialed down some. I ended up between 45-50. I use VIVID and tweaked some of the picture settings. There is also another key setting to keep a lookout for after you hit the HOME button. It's under Picture and Display after you tap Settings. Go to Dynamic Range. Pause your image and toggle between LIMITED and FULL. Depending on your source one will blow the other out of the water. Image looked a little cloudy but after changing it blacks looked great and the image was full of POP! Also for best results turn the Light a Sensor off.
SETTINGS:
PIC mode: VIVID
Brightness 47
light Sensor OFF
Color 60
Black level 47
Black adjust High
adv Contrast Enhancer High
Color Temp Neutral
Color space Auto
Live Color High
Sharpness 45 to 50
Noise reductions LOW (Blu-Ray OFF)
MOTIONFLOW CUSTOM - SMOOTHNESS 1 and CLEARNESS Min
Obviously you can tweak yourself to your personal taste. We are exceptionally happy with the clarity and motion. DirecTV looks good on all HD channels. Sports look terrific. Hockey you can keep up with the puck easily. Basketball the ball is not as blurry in the air. Football should be terrific as well. Can't wait to see the grass this season! Blu-Ray movies are like looking through a window. As for 3D we didn't mind it. We did pick up our own TDG 400A glasses from eBay. Movies looked pretty good with minimum to none crosstalk. As for streaming it looked very good. I was impressed! Google works reasonably well but internet features will depend on your signal. My TV has firmware updated twice. First one took a hour. Second one 25 minutes. Oh another cool feature we like is the Daydream Mode. You can change your TV screen into a classy looking photographer's best work! Definitely a conversation starter during a party or with any company over at the time. The biggest gripe I have is there is not an easy quick SLEEP TIMER short cut. Though it does have many options once you get there. Leaving off on a positive note I love the PIC OFF button on the remote. If I am watching something questionable you can hide the image at the press of a button! Love it!!! As for sound it is not half bad for a "TV" but I suggest a good sound bar. I am using a Martin Logan so we get the best of both worlds with picture and sound!
With a little bit of tweaking this midrange 4K Smart TV can look very close to a high end model. At the current sale price it is a steal!!!
May 2015 · Electronics