Sony KDL65S990A Curved 65-Inch 1080p 120Hz 3D Internet LED HDTV (Black)

This TV was better than expected. The picture is great and the color superb. The 3D is truly the best I have seen on TVs or at the movies. A truly remarkable set. I am 78 and I don’t often write revues but this set blew me away.

We have upgraded from a 4 year old Toshiba LCD, which is still working great. We first tried Samsung 7100 and though the picture quality was good but it was not consistent as some movies seems to be washed out and required changes to the settings. Also, the color depth and quality was not as good as my old Toshiba. I had to think twice before returning because the picture clarity and 3D were amazing but didn’t like the idea of frequently changing the settings to the liking. With my old LCD, all I do is change the mode but there was ever a need to change the settings. As we were happy with our old Toshiba, and based on the good reviews, we tried 7350 series. Though the ratings were good but we were not impressed especially when compared to 7100. Coincidentally, during that time, the price of this model came down by $1000, which was still a stretch but we went ahead for the following reasons –

Curved LCD – we checked in person as well in a local store.
Passive 3D – Watching active 3D for more than 2 hours caused strain
Sony picture quality – review ratings for the similar high end model were very good.

It has been a day, and so far we are very much impressed with the TV. It is better than 7100 for sure, and Passive 3D is amazing – I did not find any difference in resolution between this and Samsung’s active 3D, and on the contrary Passive seems to be better as the images do pop out more and image does not seem to shrunk that much.

I was little skeptical in the beginning, as there were not many reviews of this model, and whatever reviews that are available on the internet questioned the need for a curve TV. Curve in this TV is very minimal and gives a very good feel and appeal. The only downside with this TV is the weight – it is very heavy but the build quality is unquestionably the best.

I benefited from all the reviews so I hope this review would help folks who are interested at this TV. Also, I purchased this TV directly from Sony store as I got additional discount.

I will update later if I find any issues and/or my impression changes.

Good luck.