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Elegant design
Awesome 2D picture quality
Good online content
Excellent value
Picture exhibits very good sharpness and detail
Excellent built-in speakers
Impressive selection of internet sources
Built-in help menus
Excellent HD picture quality
Accurate preset colour modes
Excellent colour and contrast after adjustment
Very good 2D picture. Reasonably good 3D. Good network content. Good tablet/phone control feature
At an MSRP of $2,600—as I write this, it's on sale for less on Sony's own Website, although such offers are fluid—the KDL-55HX850 isn't exactly a steal. But when you consider its superb black level, crisp color, and near-reference-quality 3D, you'd have ...
Abstract: This upgrade feature in the KDL-55HX850 creates the 960Hz frame rate effect by manipulating the backlight through the local dimming mechanisms in the backlight. This is processed and achieved by the local dimming of hundreds of zones in the TV. This...
Published: 2012-06-25, Author: John , review by: pcmag.com
Attractively designed. Excellent image detail. Wide viewing angles. Accurate colors. Energy efficient.
Pricey, and 3D glasses not included. Low contrast ratio
Sony's Bravia HX850 series is a gorgeous but pricey HDTV line offering LED backlighting, 3D support, Web features galore, and accurate out-of-the-box color—if only the contrast ratio were higher....
When all is said and done, the 55HX850 (MSRP $2,600) proves that Sony still knows a thing or two about crafting TVs.There are plenty of good reasons to consider checking this Sony out, chief among them the TV’s picture quality. The 55HX850 has a super...
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Published: 2012-05-18, Author: Ty , review by: cnet.com
The Sony KDL-HX850 delivers excellent picture quality for an LCD, with deep blacks and plenty of detail in shadows. Blooming was minimal, and both uniformity and viewing angle were very good. The Gorilla Glass front adds both toughness and good looks
The HX850 is expensive compared with like-performing plasmas, and color tended somewhat toward blue
The Sony HX850 is a smart-looking Smart TV with sparkling picture quality, making it a front-runner for plasma-phobic videophiles.
Sony has created an elegant TV with their Monolithic approach. The TV is minimalistic, clean and without any visible joints. HX850 is the first Google TV ready model but until Sony's Google TV boxes arrive we only Sony's Bravia Internet Video platform is...
Decent picture quality, good uniformity of picture from an edge-LED set, decent price at time of writing, attractive "art object" design, full of connectivity including Skype and catch-up services,
Slanted design won't suit all and is exaggerated in 55-inch model, corner filtration "vignettes" in bright scenes, dark scenes show some inevitable edge-LED light, default sound needs tweaking, SEN access is too slow, Homeshare needs a rework
Even a year on from its unveiling the Sony Bravia KDL-55HX853 still proves its worth. Great picture quality and uniformity from this edge-LED LCD set that's only really let down by slow Sony Entertainment Network access and that slanted design which wo...
Abstract: Like the similar KDL-40HX753, the Sony Bravia KDL-40HX853 comes with a stand that angles the set slightly backwards. In this case, though, it's much broader and chunkier as it not only supports the TV but also contains speakers. Sadly these speakers do...
Abstract: Sony’s bid to take over your living room certainly is a tasty one. This 55-inch slice of nice is just about as connected as they get: it pipes Sony’s internet TV service straight to the big screen, but unlike many rivals, it packs Wi-Fi so you won’t ne...
