Official Sony HX929 Owner's thread (46HX929, 55HX929, 65HX929) No Price Talk - Page 4

Originally Posted by Playdrv4me

So is the Sharp panel in the HX909 produced in Japan? (I realize final assembly is in Mexico).

Originally Posted by Do-It-Yourself

Yessir.

Originally Posted by Viper2847

Probably explains why the 46/52HX909 was more expensive when they first came out than the 46/55HX929.

Originally Posted by ss396s

Assembled in Mex? Really... I think the bulk of Sony panels are still coming from the Samsung/Sony plant (funny... isn't it). They are buying a lot from Sharp too. Don't know the percentage.

Originally Posted by Playdrv4me

Maybe, but do we know for a fact that the 929's aren't perhaps still using Sharp panels too? This new Taiwan arrangement may be phased in with lower models first, or maybe hasn't even begun yet.

Originally Posted by Viper2847

Its been asked alot and has been said repeatedly that Sony is no longer using Sharp panels.

Sharp UV2A panels also do not come in 55" or 65" sizes. The chances of them putting a Sharp panel just for the 46HX929 is very unlikely.

Originally Posted by irkuck

HX929 also has good viewing angle

Originally Posted by kmp14

I had wondered if I had gotten a "bad one", but I just assumed they would all have problems.

I will be watching this thread closely! I am going to wait and see how the new LGs, supposedly coming out in the fall, compare. I like the idea of the passive 3D that LG is switching to. That was another thing I did not like about the 60LX900 - the 3D was weak. Lots of ghosting, and a much dimmer image (known issues for active 3D, I realize).

Thanks.

Originally Posted by kmp14

I am curious how you know the HX929 will have good viewing angle? I hope it does, ....

Originally Posted by Playdrv4me

... I REALLY don't understand the haphazard distribution of features and upgrades across the NX, LX and HX lines.

Originally Posted by Playdrv4me

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who was completely disappointed with the LX900s viewing angle... and that's with a perfect setup at Magnolia (i.e. not hanging on a wall or somewhere where you can't sit at multiple angles... they had three seats at eye level at the middle and to the sides). I never personally considered the LX900, but seeing it at BB completely confounded me as to what the high price was supposed to get you. I later realized that the HX series was not available in anything larger than 52 inches at that time.

One thing I DID like about the LX9 was the Yahoo Widgets and the gorgeous Piano Black rear panel. I REALLY don't understand the haphazard distribution of features and upgrades across the NX, LX and HX lines.

Originally Posted by Playdrv4me

One thing I DID like about the LX9 was the Yahoo Widgets and the gorgeous Piano Black rear panel. I REALLY don't understand the haphazard distribution of features and upgrades across the NX, LX and HX lines.

Originally Posted by spoons

1. Does anyone know how the off-angle viewing will be for the HX929? I saw the HX909, NX810 and XBR8 in person but was not totally happy with the viewing angles. I think someone posted that they are better for the 929, but I didn't hear any specifics. Any idea how good it will be?

Originally Posted by Do-It-Yourself

Yessir.

Originally Posted by chicagorunner10

I had originally ordered an NX700 last spring, (which has the monolithic glass like the LX900 and HX909), and I thought the viewing angle was absurdly bad. (Not to mention the 'cones' issue, which was also bad). Standing completely in the center looked great and then just moving two feet to the left or right caused significant degradation.

There was no way I was keeping it for the $2400 I had paid for the NX700

I also checked out the LX900 and a couple other monolithic models and came to the opinion that the glass Sony was using for the monolithic look, which I think looks very cool, was causing the poor viewing angle.

I ended up going with the EX700, cost $1000 less(!!), no monolithic design, but the picture quality was without question better, and not only was the viewing angle much better, I was actually very impressed with how wide I could go before there was any significant degradation; wider than anyone would reasonably want to watch it. After having had the NX700 in my place, at first the EX700 didn't look quite as cool, but after a couple weeks, didn't even notice/think about it. What good is having a cool designed TV if the picture quality is mediocre...

I've been far happier with the EX700 even though it does have the cooler design (not to mention $1000 cheaper!)

So anyway, I'll be waiting in anticipation to see if this new 'Gorilla Glass' is better in terms of not impacting the viewing angle; (I'm presuming the previous NX700, HX909 didn't also use Gorilla Glass since it was never mentioned until recently with these new models). I've love to get an HX929, but not going to spend that kind of money unless they get it right this time.

Originally Posted by Viper2847


Also, not all the glass panels have that "piano black rear panel". The HX9 does not have that and produces a phenomenal picture.

Originally Posted by Viper2847

Maybe the glass does make the viewing angle worse (though i dont understand why that would be the case) I certainly disagree about it making the picture look worse.
From straight on the monolithic glass Sony uses makes the picture look much "richer" and gives it that impression of looking through a "window" with outstanding clarity. It seems the models without the glass lack the same clarity to me.
Also, not all the glass panels have that "piano black rear panel". The HX9 does not have that and produces a phenomenal picture.

Originally Posted by chicagorunner10


EX700 ... viewing angle much better, I was actually very impressed with how wide I could go before there was any significant degradation; wider than anyone would reasonably want to watch it.

Originally Posted by anthonymoody

Definitely will do, though september is still a long way away. Like...all of baseball season (except for us Yankee fans who always get October ball :P)



Cool about the pre order! Two weeks isn't far off at all though I'm sure it feels like an eternity! Can't wait to hear your thoughts. And you'll probably answer your own questions before anyone else can

As for the problems with the latest Panny plasmas I stopped following the threads on the GT30 and wasn't aware of that stuff. But jeeeeeeeeez is Panny ever not going to do a two steps forward one step back thing each new model year?? Fix the blacks but screw up the whites

I know we can necessarily extrapolate these problems to the vt30, especially at much larger scree sizes where performance sometimes does differ even between different sized models from the same line. But still...ugh.

Originally Posted by HDTVShopping

I saw the EX700 today at Best Buy and felt the opposite about the viewing angle. Anything over about 15* off center, resulted in the picture becoming washed out and the color's looking significantly dull.

I had checked out the EX723 the other day and was impressed by the off angle viewing. I'm guessing Sony has corrected the issues that I saw with the EX700

Originally Posted by chicagorunner10

hmm, interesting. perhaps more of that 'panel lottery' nonsense...

Originally Posted by HDTVShopping

Is Sony sticking with one panel for the HX929 Series or are they going lottery style? Which panel is it supposed to ship with?

Originally Posted by chicagorunner10

You'd hope for their 'flagship' model they'd have one high quality panel type in all units made.

I actually wasn't aware that Sony did the whole 'panel lottery' thing, but based your feedback on the EX700 that you saw on display that had the poor viewing angle, and my EX700 that has quite impressive viewing angles, maybe they do...

Originally Posted by spoons

However,the caveat is that the 929 will use a "Gorilla glass", which could impact viewing angles but might be a marketing play as well. We'll have to wait to see how this model turns out. Hopefully the 929 will live up to the hype.