Sony BRAVIA KDL46HX850 46-Inch Deals

By Tim D. Hendon - 

This review is from: Sony BRAVIA KDL46HX850 46-Inch 240Hz 1080p 3D LED Internet TV, Black (Electronics)

This is really a superb TV. The settings right out of the box are probably the best you will ever

see. The Gorilla Glass2 is incredibly thin. This TV is about half the depth of the XBR HX929 and

is much lighter. To get the most out of this TV, I recommend the following:

1. Leave the TV in standard mode. Decrease the color saturation by 4% to 56. Turn off the presence

sensor and the light sensor. Set motionflow to standard (never use any of the others, including smooth,

as unpleasant background viewing will be very jumpy). When streaming SD set motionflow to OFF, otherwise

leave on standard as the motionflow manipulates the backlight to achieve localized dimming.

2. Set audio to standard and not dynamic. Increase bass to +8 and turn on auto-volume.

3. These settings should be used for all inputs including the special game mode. In my opinion, do not

use game mode.

4. For simulated 3D use the medium settings and not lo or hi. This seems to be the only one that works well.

That's about all there is to change. Best LED TV I've ever seen and that includes the XBRs. (I realize that

this TV is a 2012 model and the XBR is a 2011 model). I am sure the 2012 XBR will be spectacular, but as of now

this is the best LED TV on the market with black levels approaching the very best of the plasmas with much, much

better light transmission through the glass rather than diffused through a typical LCD panel.

 By Nick (New York) -
This review is from: Sony BRAVIA KDL46HX850 46-Inch 240Hz 1080p 3D LED Internet TV, Black (Electronics)
I got this TV on a swap with Sony on the 21st of April, so far it has been AWESOME! (Sony took back my defective 820 and gave me a 850) 46' model. I will be comparing the HX850 to the HX820.

Pros:

*Slimmest bezel of any Sony TV yet
*Silver lining around the bezel adds a nice touch
*Input lag seems better on the 2012 850
*Less adjustment needed right out of the box, at least in my case.
*Speakers seem a tad bit better this year, but nothing to brag about.

Cons:

*Remote is garbage, Sony needs to bring back the remote they used with the HX820. A victim of cost-cutting.
*Illuminated Sony Logo is gone. Another nice feature butchered by Sony's new cost-cutting strategies of 2012.

So-So's:

*3D viewing seems to have improved overall over the 2011 HX820, however tilting your head at all will ruin the picture. Perhaps this is resolved with the new 3D glasses? I am using the TDG-BR250 glasses.
*Motion sensor is gone. Never really liked this feature, but it was a good idea.

Overall the HX850 is a superior TV to the HX820, which is saying a lot considering the HX820 was and is an amazing set. Black levels are similar to the hx820 (awesome) and picture quality has gone up. As always, Sony is king when it comes to displaying the correct colors, vibrant and colorful to say the least.

Good set!

By H. Batra "aks316" (New York) - 

This review is from: Sony BRAVIA KDL46HX850 46-Inch 240Hz 1080p 3D LED Internet TV, Black (Electronics)

Hi everyone after lot of research and demos of all the leading brands i bought Sony hx850 and i am very very happy with it. The design is very classy as expected from Sony and according to me its the best design. it has awesome picture quality with excellent build quality. Smart features are very good even though i dont use it that much. This tv reminds me of Sonys excellent trintron tvs. Worth it.