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Somebody has a gray fetish.
The unit I received, while not a complete loss, does not sit in the right price category. I have started the process of returning it for a refund.
Pros:
- Looks pretty, nice profile.
- Great exterior build quality. Sturdy base stand.
- The operating system is robust. Many apps, easy to navigate, functioned well for me the little I used it.
- Concise settings for picture quality.
- Excellent input lag/response rate. Fast motion is very smooth with no ghosting I could notice.
- The 4K resolution is great and sharp, and I'm sure I'll love it on the next brand of tv I purchase too.
Did not Experience:
- Audio. Only heard the TV speakers briefly before switching to an external system. They were adequate the bit I heard.
- Apps. I never used the apps to test their operability. I only used the UI that navigates them as this TV is meant for an HTPC monitor.
- Wall mounting. Not interested.
Cons:
- Terrible backlight.
- Backlight is so bad.
- Why did you do this to me, Sony? I loved your KDL55W800B and needed to replace it after an accident.
- How could a two year old set of roughly the same series progression outperform the newest one?
- There are no blacks. Only gray unless the auto-dim completely shuts off the LEDs in a completely black transition scene.
- It's like there are four oddly placed and uneven LED edge lights casting across the screen with massive gradient quadrants of GRAAAAAYYYYYY.
- Sony, I had so much faith in you because of that 55" I broke in a fit of floor vacuuming rage, and I'm disappointed that I'll have to look elsewhere this time. I wanted to commit brand loyalty to you, but it looks like that will have to go on the back burner till you sort out this cost cutting you do on a TV you were trying to retail for $1800 a few months ago.
FOR REFERENCE - I have submitted a photo in my dark living room with my old 55" on the left with its scratched and pixel ruined sadness SET TO MEDIUM BRIGHTNESS, sitting next to the 65" of this model with all the brightness SET TO ROCK BOTTOM. What the heck is with that??? The old 55" is almost OLED quality relative to this sad bungus!!!!
December 2016 · Unknown · verified purchase