Official Sony HX820 Owner's Thread (46HX820, 55HX820) - Page 3

Originally Posted by curly21029

If I could, a few questions for you happy HX820 owners out there:

Firstly, what made you choose this set over the HX729? (or any other options you considered for that matter) The two models seem to be close in terms of specifications but one is significantly cheaper than the other. Was it the (admittedly awesome) monolithic styling or is there some PQ performance difference that I'm missing.

Secondly, I've been able to see the HX729 in person but have been unable to find somewhere to demo the HX820. The picture is nice for sure, but I wasn't all that impressed with the viewing angles. It could've partially been the environment, (a dimmed Magnolia floor) but I found that the HX929 performed noticeably better in this regard. Could someone please comment on their personal experience with off-axis viewing performance?

Thanks in advance!

Originally Posted by curly21029

Thanks for the response!

I thought some were under the impression that Television Info wasn't a reliable source of info? To be honest, I don't know who to believe. Cnet has more or less been regarded as reliable in the past, but David claimed that the HX929 had poor off-axis viewing. Based solely off of my viewing in a Magnolia, I'd have to disagree wholeheartedly. I actually did a bit of reading before going in and went with my fianceé. I told her "that's the high end one, but it won't be good for our living room because it washes out unless you're viewing from dead center." Yeah... I had to eat crow after that, but it wasn't like she really cared to begin with.

On the other hand, Television Info wasn't all that impressed by the viewing angles of the NX720. I'd say that it definitely has a wider than LCD average sweet spot. I'd have to agree that the HX729 is quite narrow, however. A shame since it's a really nice set otherwise.

You're correct that the HX729 does not have the Gorilla Glass monolithic design, but the screen is still glossy. The design is more similar to Sony's entry-level sets from last year. Fortunately, it doesn't have the brushed silver strip at the bottom of the bezel, but rather a brushed black one. The speakers do jut out from the bottom ever so slightly and it would've been more elegant if they just made the bottom flat, IMO. Of course, removable speakers are the best design of all as most don't use them anyway, but that's just daydreaming.

EDIT:

Thanks for the comment on 3D performance, but I guess that I should provide the transparency that I have little interest in the technology. If I could get a top-performing display without 3D it would probably be cheaper and that's what I would purchase. Unfortunately, it seems that high-end 2D performance and 3D capabilities are not made available a la carte in the current market. (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong!)

Originally Posted by digitalnrg

Glad to see this official thread. I got this TV on july 4th weekend for $1500 on Amazon and I can't be happier. I currently have it paired with my ps3 and yamaha 3d capable receiver and it's stunning. This TV was to replace my 3 year old Samsung 7 series. I decided to go with this tv mostly because of the gorrilla screen and the deep black pixel when comparing to Samsung UN850 series.

Originally Posted by mystic54

How the heck did you get this for $1500?

Originally Posted by digitalnrg

pricematched to USappliance.com for $2200, and then 20% off from the kindle special that Amazon had. Amazon also included the Google blu-ray internet player for free, which I cancelled right away so I ended up with the TV for $1500. Sounds crazy but it worked out well so I can't complain

Originally Posted by E55 KEV

Amazon.com pricematches? How?

Originally Posted by mystic54

TV's are the only exception to Amazon's stance of not price matching.

Originally Posted by E55 KEV

Did not know. Thanks. Their policy:

Price Matching
With the exception of TVs, Amazon.com doesn't price-match with other retailers (including those who sell their items on our website). We do, however, consistently work toward maintaining competitive prices on everything we carry.

Originally Posted by mystic54

Just wanted to re-post this to see if any of the people who recently got HX820's have noticed, but has anybody played dark content/movies and noticed any flashlighting?

Originally Posted by mystic54

Lowest price ever from Amazon on the 55" HX820 today. Anybody ordering?

Originally Posted by E55 KEV

Under $2050. Not bad.

Originally Posted by mystic54

Lowest price ever from Amazon on the 55" HX820 today. Anybody ordering?

Originally Posted by Mr-Homer

Found a very thorough review of the 820 (two days after I bought one)
http://www.televisioninfo.com/conten...DTV-Review.htm

From what I read, it's a decent tv that is over priced-- but so far I am likeing mine. I haven't bought any glasses yet though.

BTW, are there any good 3d kits that don't include a transmitter? Or would I be better off just buying glasses separate?

Originally Posted by chiefs_11

This review puzzles me. They trashed the hx820's motion handling, but gave the hx729 pretty high marks for it. Aren't both TVs pretty much the same, sans the gorilla glass panel?

hx820: http://www.televisioninfo.com/conten...iew/Motion.htm

hx729: http://www.televisioninfo.com/conten...iew/Motion.htm

Originally Posted by stevedensmore

I'm about to pickup the 55" model. Could someone else who owns this plrease verify whether or not it has issues with light leakage in the corner like the review above states about the 40" model?