Sony Bravia 55-inch KDL-55HX853 3D LCD TV Review
Picture and Audio
rating:4.5
Now, lets get to the real meat of the review; the picture and sound quality. I mean, what can I say? Its incredible. The picture is unbelievably crisp and the levels of colour the definition and temperature are, for lack of a better word, perfect. Watching a Blu-ray on this monster TV is like washing your face in moving image. The 3Dwell, its 3D. Obviously wearing the silly glasses diminishes the overall quality and the levels of crispness slightly, but for the most part (and depending on how close youre sitting) youll be gifted with a 3D experience thats as near as damn it to what youll get in a theatre. My only qualm is that, despite this being a 3D TV, no glasses come in the box, meaning youll have to splash out a little more (a decent set of these specs will set you back around £30) if youre interested in using the 3D function. Sound wise, the speaker that comes provided with the 55 Sony Bravia is more than adequate for small to medium rooms; however one cant help wonder if itll flounder to send fully immersive sound around a larger space. That said, if youre splashing out this much on a TV (£1,438.90 on Amazon) then the chances are youll have your own cinematic sound rig ready to go. If not, youd do much worse than the featured speaker stand. As I said, it does its job more than adequately, just dont expect high-end cinema quality immersion. Click "next" below for our overall impressions;