Sony Bravia KDL-55HX729 55-Inch 1080p 3D LED HDTV with Built-In Wi-Fi
- RS-232C and IR-in: Allows flexible control capabilities in custom and advanced installations
- See It All in 3D: Enjoy incredible depth and a sharp, Full HD 1080p picture from the leader in 3D technology.5
- Save energy when you’re not around. The television’s built-in motion sensor has the ability to scan the room and detect movement.
- Enjoy an easy-to-use menu that allows you to navigate additional content or adjust the picture settings while watching your favorite program
- Deep Black Panel: Enjoy excellent contrast and crisp picture
- If the sensor detects no movement it automatically turns off the picture leaving only sound
- 3D Active Glasses required, sold separately
Rating:
Best Price
Post on December 4th, 2011 Please check price update will lowest price or up.
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Great HDTV. Amazing Picture Quality. SONY does it Again.,
*** Before reading this review understand that watching a movie on a new TV right out of the box will not provide the best picture. I spent hours and hours perfecting the settings and features of this 3D HDTV before I even tried to watch something. This Sony 3D HDTV has a huge amount of options and when set just right, you will not believe your eyes.
Pros:
+ Amazing Picture Quality. Clean crisp images with amazing depth.
+ Netflix and other streaming programs launch and run easily.
+ The Sony menu system while watching is great. Change options and features as you watch.
+ Very beautiful TV. It is a work of art and even while off I can’t stop looking at it.
+ Built in WiFi
+ Built in 3D Transmitter
Cons:
- Sound is not the best. The speakers are mounted in the back of the set which is nice because they are hidden, however this greatly hinders the audio quality. This is not an issue to me though as I have never used a TV’s built in speakers to watch a flick.
- The TV itself is a little wobbly. The stand is quite simple and seems almost too light to hold the TV up. But this goes with the simple clean look of the new Sony HDTV’s.
- Not really much of a physical manual. It is actually on the TV in the menu. “i-Manual”.
I purchased the Sony KDL55HX729 55″ Class Widescreen 3D LED HDTV over the Sony BRAVIA EX 500 Series 55-Inch LCD TV, Black due to the built in WiFi and the built in 3D glasses transmitter. They are not expensive to add, however the less extra junk I have the better. I like that everything is built in and it was well worth the extra money.
This is a great Sony 3D HDTV. I have seen Samsung and Panasonic 3D and I would say this is just as good. I watched Resident Evil: Afterlife [Blu-ray 3D]in 3D the night I got it and I was blown away. But I honestly didn’t buy this TV for the 3D. I was simply looking forward to an upgrade from my 6 year old 52″ SONY HDTV, which was great, however so much new technology has been released.
My old Sony HDTV had a large frame with speakers in the front and a “glass” frame around it. It took up about 4 1/2 inches of space on each side, which was pretty, but very unnecessary. The KDL-55HX729 has a very simply clean design with hardly any frame and the speakers are in the back. The screen is quite reflective, however this is not an issue while viewing. It simply makes it a littler nicer to look at while it’s off.
One of the first things I watch was Life (narrated by David Attenborough) [Blu-ray]on Blu-ray. LIFE is an HD nature documentary type program. Watching this blew me away, especially while watching the close-ups of the little bugs and reptiles. The color and depth felt incredibly realistic and very true to how nature intended.
One gripe I had as compared to my old LCD TV (non LED) is the LED lighting on this TV is much more noticeable. When the screen is black, I can see some spotlighting or flash-lighting or whatever you want to call it. This is where the LED light is. Also when the screen has a large white moving object on it I can see thin dark lines that I believe is the frame work that holds rows of lights behind the screen. I noticed this while watching LIFE and there was a above shot of an iceberg and then the camera moved upward. While the camera was still I really couldn’t see these lines in the screen, however when the camera shifted upward it was noticeable. So when the screen is white you really can’t see the lines. However they popped out to me when there was large white movement with darker backgrounds surrounding it. This could just be me nitpicking, however I thought it was worth mentioning. It is nothing worth returning the TV over.
Another small gripe is the sturdiness of the stand which upon this beautiful expensive TV sits. The TV pivots and turns, which is nice, however I think they would have been better off taking the flexibility away and simply making a strong sturdy stand. I would say mounting this TV to a strong wall or an equipped TV stand may be a better option if you are worried. But this TV is about 6 inches thinner than my last TV. I think I may just not be used to something so much smaller and less…
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|Awesome,
WHY THIS MODEL:
I bought this TV through Amazon last week and it arrived a few days ago. I’ve had a good amount of time to play with all its capabilities. The out of the box settings are not that good, so the settings do need some adjustment. This TV is an unbelievable deal coming from SONY as it has the EXACT same specifications as the more expensive HX820. The only difference is that the HX820 has monolithic gorilla glass design. I’ve compared this TV with both the EX720 and the HX820 and this TV delivers a picture almost identical to the HX820 for a much cheaper price than the HX820. The original listing price for the 46HX820 is $2,600 while my 46HX729 was originally listed for $1,900. Trust me, $700 more just for just the monolithic gorilla glass on the HX729 is not worth it. Don’t by into the opti-contrast gimmick that Sony says monolithic gorilla glass provides, the HX729 creates black as black as the black frame. I was originally looking to buy the EX720, but after finding out that the panel frequency on that model is actually only 120hz, I settled on this model which is the cheapest SONY 3D TV with 240hz panel frequency. (The EX720 is motion-flow 240, however its actually frequency is only 120hz.) Specification wise, this TV is much better than the EX720 in multiple categories such that the Hz is twice as fast, it has X-reality PRO*(2 processing chips instead of 1), dynamic LED, local dimming, etc. It also the cheapest model to have wifi and the 3d transmitter built it. Surprisingly, it has a glossy display. I thought that this display was the same as the EX720 which is semi-matte but this TV definitely looks more glossy than semi-matte (That’s a plus to me because matte can distort the sharpness a little bit) As far as LCD TV’s I couldn’t find any other LCD with 240hz panel frequency for this price that looked this good. I would say that this is the best quality/price ratio you will find.
2D PICTURE:
The 2d non-HD picture is actually pretty good on this TV. The problem with buying decently sized HD televisions is that they seem to stretch out and distort an SD(standard definition) signal. Surprisingly, the X-Reality Pro engine does a nice job tuning up an SD input. Of course, it doesn’t make the picture look HD but makes it look better than many other HD TVs will make the SD picture look. As far as HD picture, my girlfriend and I cannot stop saying how incredible and real the picture looks. So far, I have tested BBC’s Life series on here in 1080p and he scenes look unbelievably crystal clear with the most vivid colors on a TV I have ever seen. It literally gives a 3D effect without 3D. It looks so clear that it seems like we are actually there watching something through our binoculars. There is absolutely no ghosting effect or distortion whatsoever. The only bad thing I can say is that the picture is so clear that you can sometimes tell when the filmer did not have the camera completely in focus. As far as the motion flow 480, I watched one of the NBA finals game last night and there is no jitter, it is completely smooth. The only downside to using 480 Motionflow is that the back-light is dimmed. I find using the 240hz panel frequency know as the “clear” setting as opposed to “clear pro” setting is the best. I also was able to test out streaming HD content through Netflix. Although the picture was not as good as it was through the blu-ray player it was still pretty clear. But trust me, content through the blu-ray player doesn’t even look like you’re looking at a TV. The last thing I really like about this TV is how many settings there are for the picture, there must be at least 50 different settings categorized into about 15 groups. As far as the things I don’t like(but don’t really care about), is that I notice a very tiny amount of light on the bottom corners of the screen when the screen is black. When I say tiny amount I mean about a cm^2 of noticeably brighter back-light. It’s no big deal though as when watching Life I only saw it every 2 hours or so for a split second. The other thing I didn’t don’t like is that the back light is a litter bit dim without adjustment. I turned up the white levels and turned on some setting when I got it and it looks fine now.
3D PICTURE:
After ordering a defective pair of glasses and replacing them, I finally got a chance to test out the 3d. Even the simulated 3d is amazing. The simulated (2d to 3d conversion) doesn’t pop out at you dramatically, but it adds so much depth to the picture. It looks as if you where looking into a window and watching what was going on inside. The real 3d content is identical to the experience you would have in a theater. The 480hz motion flow and the panel frequency of 240hz makes the 3d nearly flawless. Very rarely you will see a double image but that can be fixed by turning down the glasses brightness setting.
GAMING:
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|Excellent Value,
Why spend double for the Sony top of the line, XBR? This television is fantastic. Everything works perfect, it looks great. Sound is so-so, but it is hooked up to a home theater system, so that’s no big deal.
This is a great tv.
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