Sony XBR79X900B 79-Inch TV with FMPX10 4K Media Player

Close to being the best
OK, I have this thing only about two weeks, so I'll give you my initial impressions. Excellent picture, even in HD. When in UHD it's hard to describe how good it really is. The best source material I can find is streaming 2160 UHD from YouTube. Not only is there noticeably more detail (comparing to the same stream in HD), but color seems to be more precisely saturated (meaning that the color is exactly where is should be and not where is shouldn't). Watching House of Cards stream in 2160 HD on Netflix is excellent. It's more like comparing high resolution outputs from a fine camera than looking at a TV.

One thing we noticed when switching back to HD (1080P) is that you look at the HD and say, wow, it really doesn't look as sharp as 2160. I didn't think I would notice the difference but I did and it is signifcant.

OK, now the bad. The firmware is not that good. Just doesn't seem that intuitive. OK, you can get past that, but one thing I am having a major...

Great TV with ground breaking sound quality
I own this TV and love it. I ended up purchasing it from a local retailer, only because they offered the TV also with the Sony subwoofer AND a free Toshiba 40 inch LCD TV both thrown in at the same price as on Amazon.

The picture and sound are outstanding. What really makes this TV shine when compared to other 4K TV's is the sound quality. My wife and I compared the sound output to other 4K sets (including Sony) in the store, and there is simply no comparison. The sound output is almost as good as my previous Sony Home theater sound system (which I have since taken out), with the only advantage of a home theater system being the surround speakers mounted in the corners of the room. This is such a minor issue to me that I no longer needed the theater system, leaving a much cleaner and neat looking TV cabinet (with only a blue ray player and Apple TV now along with the TV itself). If you want to use your home theater system with the TV, it integrates nicely and will...

I've had several people comment that it's the best picture quality they have ever seen

Outstanding. I've owned the XBR65X900B for about 3 months now and it absolutely blows away any TV I've ever owned. Sony nailed it with this model. The picture is a dream. The color, contrast and clarity are surreal. I've had several people comment that it's the best picture quality they have ever seen. I can't agree more. My set up is Verizon FIOS 75/75, Oppo BDP, Yamaha RX-A1040 Avantage receiver with JBL Studio speakers and sub in a 5.1 array. I stream blu-ray content from a Qnap nas. I don't care for all of the apps and whatnot, but 4K streaming from Netflix will leave you speechless. It has worked flawlessly and although there were a couple of freeze ups early on, sony pumped a couple of firmware updates that have since resolved that. Just cannot recommend this TV enough.

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