Hi Guys,
I am new to this forum but I have been visiting here for some time and have learned quite a bit from the postings. Thanks to all for sharing your knowledge. I have had the Sony for one week and have three weeks left to make a decision on keeping or returning the unit. I have two issues:
1) I have a single stuck/dead pixel. It is dark grey in color and is located in the extreme upper left hand corner of the screen. It is not visible from my normal viewing distance of 13 feet. Is this better or worse than average? What are the chances that a replacement unit would be even worse in this regard? I know that Sony does not officially classify less than a certain number of stuck/dead pixels as a defect. Does the fact that I have one straight out of the box indicate an elevated chance that more will develop with this particular unit?
2) I am more than happy with the overall PQ of this model. Extremely sharp and vivid with a high-quality HD feed. Black levels are significantly improved over the previous model, even without the dynamic iris technology of the A10 series. Blacks are rich and deep versus the previous washed-out charcoal with a blue cast. SD can be good as well, depending on the source. The problem that I failed to notice after hours of studying this model in showrooms is SSE. Yet I don't see many complaints from others here about SSE with the A20 series. Am I missing something in setup that would minimize this effect? I run the lamp on reduced power mode and have calibrated brightness and contrast with the Avia disc. Aside from the SSE, to me the PQ is fabulous.
Thanks for any thoughts you may have on my dilemma.
I am new to this forum but I have been visiting here for some time and have learned quite a bit from the postings. Thanks to all for sharing your knowledge. I have had the Sony for one week and have three weeks left to make a decision on keeping or returning the unit. I have two issues:
1) I have a single stuck/dead pixel. It is dark grey in color and is located in the extreme upper left hand corner of the screen. It is not visible from my normal viewing distance of 13 feet. Is this better or worse than average? What are the chances that a replacement unit would be even worse in this regard? I know that Sony does not officially classify less than a certain number of stuck/dead pixels as a defect. Does the fact that I have one straight out of the box indicate an elevated chance that more will develop with this particular unit?
2) I am more than happy with the overall PQ of this model. Extremely sharp and vivid with a high-quality HD feed. Black levels are significantly improved over the previous model, even without the dynamic iris technology of the A10 series. Blacks are rich and deep versus the previous washed-out charcoal with a blue cast. SD can be good as well, depending on the source. The problem that I failed to notice after hours of studying this model in showrooms is SSE. Yet I don't see many complaints from others here about SSE with the A20 series. Am I missing something in setup that would minimize this effect? I run the lamp on reduced power mode and have calibrated brightness and contrast with the Avia disc. Aside from the SSE, to me the PQ is fabulous.
Thanks for any thoughts you may have on my dilemma.