The Official KDL....EX700 Thread - Page 3

Originally Posted by ThomasH

I was also hoping that the new Sonys would have separate controls for motion blur and dejudder. Both the 501 and 701 at Costco both had soap opera effect on movie clips. Can you make movies look like movies?
Is Samsung the only company who offers this level of adjustment?

Originally Posted by km23

I went to my local Best Buy and they had the 55 EX500. To me, it was the worst looking TV. The color was very dark, was not sharp at all and the set itself was very fat. For some reason, the 46" one looked decent, but still worse than the others around it. The 55 may have some bad settings, but the employee told me that they leave the TVs as is when they take it out. Maybe he was mistaken.

Originally Posted by 2K8CivicSI

Oh and just a comment on the black level, the bars on top and on the bottom of most wide screen movies (the black ones) have always been darker than the blacks in the actual video. For me in all of my past TV's, I could notice the line where the video ends, and the black bar begins.

Originally Posted by rockjet

i would like to know if the sony ex700 series presents the high quality

picture that is virtually identical to the samsung led models---

6000,7000,8000.etc.

if so,i feel that this tv would be a spectacular bargain given the size,price

performance ratio.

Originally Posted by Cleveland Plasma

analog inputs are supposed to be gone next year all together....

Originally Posted by lorenzow

funny. My research led me to believe that UV2A is just the name for a proprietary method for treating the alignment layer.

http://www.sharp-world.com/corporate/news/090916.html

Originally Posted by MetalAlien

... the lack of analog inputs bugs me. ..

Originally Posted by frito

it's my understanding from reading that and watching sharps video awhile back that what UV2A does completely changes how the LC's are controlled in the display and rather than having an electrical field modulate the rotation of the LC's they use UV light to control the rotation claiming double the speed of current panels and if that is the case I'm still very excited to see TV's using this technology

Originally Posted by davegow

I downloaded the EX user's manual from Sony's website and on pages 6-8 it clearly shows both composite and component input.

Originally Posted by googlymoogly

The EX700 has Wireless listed as "Ready" vs. "Integrated" for the NXs. Does that mean you can plug a USB network adapter into it and it'll be wireless?

Originally Posted by lorenzow

Sharp's video and probably bolsters that misunderstanding. It assumes a basic knowledge of LC display construction. Either that or their marketing dept. are trying to baffle with BS.

If you thought about it though, what would be the source of that UV light that would align liquid crystals in real time?

The UV light is actually just applied during the assembly process (just prior to drop fill and seal) to 'cure' the transparent polymer alignment coatings (1 layer per glass plane). This creates parallel 'grooves' that provide a foundation or footing for the liquid crystals to align themselves to when an electrical field is applied.

The UV2A method provides a much more precise and consistent alignment layer than you would get through other methods, e.g. mechanical rub wheels (which can cause other problems). The UV2A method would probably improve process throughput and yields as well.

Originally Posted by notreally

On the Z5100 & XBR9 you would need a wireless bridge or hardwire connected to the Ethernet port. The NX700 has wireless built in. To set up you just scan for the network and you're good to go.For the EX700 you will need a UWA BR100 usb adaptor

Originally Posted by mfarris214

I also have a EX701 and mine has no clouding and a very uniform screen. If you decided to change to a EX700 you would be pleased.

Originally Posted by dfunky

I have had the 46EX701 for almost a week. I agree with mfaffis214 that screen has no clouding. White texts on black backgrounds have no bleeding and whites are amazingly bright. This line of Sony looks better than any other led TV’s that i have seen so far. This TV is all black around the screen with a mate screen finish. Three things i would be concerned about for ppl looking to purchase an EX700 TV;
1) The TV is so thin it should be mounted on a wall, the speakers are very small and pointing down at the bottom of the TV.
2) If you use the included stand and do not wall mount the TV, there is not enough room from the bottom of the TV to stand for a sound bar. -- This could be bad if you really want good sound just from the TV. i found that i need to crank the sound up 1/3 to just hear it and no i do not have bad ears.
3) When the TV first comes on and Sony logo is shown and the TV puts off a tone that is annoying (like is being booted up). I am not sure if you can turn this off, but i found that if i sneak out the watch the TV before everyone is up, i have to remember to turn the sound down/off before i turn off the TV or everyone gets to hear that i just turn the TV on.
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Personal thoughts about the TV; After looking at the LED VIZIO TV as Costco and waiting for the web app version to get the Costco the warehouses i found at the VIZIO LED TV looked better. Well better that it was brighter, but once I played with the Sony remote I found that it was an obvious choice on the Sony. Be careful personally reviewing LED based LCD TV’s. They are way brighter than normal LCD TV’s but that can also loose detail. I found in my comparison that yes even though the VIZIO was brighter that it lost a lot of detail in white scenes, like snow. Also, check if you demo this model at the store try to turn up the volume if you are going to run sound just from the TV to make sure it’s to your liking. Some ppl are complaining about the off center viewing going gray. I have not experienced this with my 46EX701 set. I found this set to keep the color just a clean and bright from very far off center viewing. As a side note, this TV from Costco did come with a wireless network adapter and internet apps.
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Questions and hopes;
I am a bit scared of the upcoming 3D HDTV’s, Did I just purchase a TV that will need to upgraded when this is released? I know the TV can have a firmware update, so maybe it will handle it?
I hope that Sony either works out a deal with Google or Yahoo to bring better apps to the TV or at least Facebook and twitter.
I have heard that Edge LED Backlighting is not as good as Local diming backlighting. Is this true on models at this price point even though it sounds like some big manufactures are going away local dimming? Also I have not been able to find the contrast ratio on this TV for the life of me. Has anyone else found it, I would love to compare it to other LED LCD TV’s just to make sure.
Should I be worried that the EX700’s are only 120hz even though it has motionflow and sports programs look prefect?

Originally Posted by mfarris214

The EX701 from Costco comes with the USB wireless adaptor for free

Originally Posted by Guinea

Thanks. The EX500 I have has some clouding. Is the bottom panel on your EX701 silver or black?

The only difference between the EX701 (with the wifi USB) and the NX700 is the styling and the glass outer layer, right?

Originally Posted by topr

I am a bit scared of the upcoming 3D HDTV’s, Did I just purchase a TV tha