Sony BRAVIA NX 800 Series 52-Inch LCD TV, Black

Review by J. Brown for Sony BRAVIA NX 800 Series 52-Inch LCD TV, Black
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UPDATE: I have started to get the popping and clicking noises as well. I have seen it mentioned several other places as well. It sounds like old monitors when they turn on. It does it for about an hour after I turn it on and about an hour after I turn it off. Very annoying.

This tv is incredible! The design is very sleek and understated. It has a much more expensive feel than all of those Samsung TV’s with their plastic see through bezels. Those come off as kinda cheap looking to me. And the picture is just stunning. Very rich colors and dark blacks. It does have a glass face, so in super dark scenes (where the picture is almost black) you can see some reflections if the lights are on. But otherwise I don’t see any reflections at all. The only other thing I can say about the picture is that at extreme off angles, the picture does get pretty light. But I wouldn’t be watching from that angle anyways as it is basically completely to the side of the TV.

The other cool thing about the TV is all of the internet connectivity. It has built in wifi (no need to buy a dongle!), so it is easy to connect. It has tons of content providers: youtube, pandora, netflix, amazon rentals, slacker radio, podcasts, etc. etc.. The youtube client was actually very nice and useful. I wish I had a netflix account so I could try out that service. But it looks cool. There was also a library of Michael Jackson videos loaded onto the TV. A nice little tribute to the man.

There are some widgets for things like weather, stocks, facebook, twitter, etc.. I think the only one of those that I’d really use would be the weather widget, but who knows. At least it is there.

All in all, I don’t think you can get a better TV right now. I am extremely satisfied and impressed.

Review by asturiaz for Sony BRAVIA NX 800 Series 52-Inch LCD TV, Black
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I have bought a Sony NX800 a couple of weeks ago and I felt the need to inform potential buyers of a substantial problem in this model: you are very likely to hear creaks for around 30′-60′ after turning the TV on and after turning it off. It seems due to the very cheap plastic used by Sony for a model which is advertised as a high-end TV. Before putting a product on the market, any reliable company will test it, but not SONY.

After a quick search on the Internet, I found comments of people having the same problem in addition to black cones visible on the edges of the screen (the uneven backlighting indicated in another review).

Review by Hanz Richter for Sony BRAVIA NX 800 Series 52-Inch LCD TV, Black
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I have also witnessed the uneven backlighting on this particular TV. Very frustrating. It almost looks like someone cut a slight horizontal line with a razor behind the pixels.

Review by D. Clark for Sony BRAVIA NX 800 Series 52-Inch LCD TV, Black
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I’ve had this Sony Bravia for about 3 weeks and havent had any problems with it.

I use it only as an additional computer screen and it looks quite lovely. I cant find anything to complain about. Reading articles online, watching videos on […] or anywhere else looks amazing.

I like how all the text and images on the tv appear to be glossy, almost like a magazine. The built in wifi is awesome too, but I rarely use it.

The setup for HDMI, wifi and channel tuning is probably the easiest of any tv I’ve used (and I have about 6 LCDs/Plasma’s).

I love how I ordered this on a Tuesday and by Thurs, I had 2 guys in my home office setting it up on my table. Thanks Amazon !