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 Great TV December 25, 2009
Richard D. Grimes (Burnsville, NC)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this tv a few months ago. It has a beautiful picture and I love the look of the tv itself. I currently own a 46 inch xbr2 lcd. I was disappointed that the bezel was scratched right out of the box. After reading some other reviews on the tv I found out it has a plastic covering on the bezel. When that was removed it looked perfect. Two minor areas of concern, the screen is more reflective than the xbr 2 which I don't like. Not sure why they did that. As some others have mentioned I do notice some motion judder that I did not see on the xbr 2. I primarily see it on the scrolling info line at the bottom of the screen on ESPN. Never saw that on the xbr 2 and this is supposed to have advanced motionflow. Tried the different motion options in the menu and nothing helped. I don't see any problems when watching program material on satellite or on blu ray however.
Sony XBR8 55": TV can't be beat for picture quality December 9, 2009
Gautam
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The 55-inch Sony XBR8 has a fantastic picture quality right out of the box. It looks great on the wall although not as slim as the new LED TVs. But remember that the XBR8 has a back-lit system which makes the TV somewhat thicker. But I will chose the back-lit picture quality over a slimmer look any day.
We then got the Harmony 900 remote to control the TV, the DVD player, the Yamaha soundbar, and the cable box. I would highly recommend the Harmony 900 remote to go with the Sony XBR.
One of the best TVs money can buy December 2, 2009
William Butler (Frederick, CO)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've had this TV for about a year now. It isn't without some minor faults, but the picture quality is unparalleled. No TV is perfect, but until someone comes out with a 55" OLED or 1:1 LED backlight, this one will remain on top.
 Kdl-55xbr8 doesn't compare to new breed LED LCD's November 9, 2009
E. wilson (Chicago, IL USA)
6 out of 20 found this review helpful
I got a chance to see this TV at the Sony store. It was isolated by itself, maybe because it is last years model, or maybe because if they placed it directly next to other screens, it's faults become clear, or rather... blurry.
When watching fairly static images, the color depth and richness seems to be sharp (pictures of flowers and whales, looked good as long as they were static images). I heard of motion blur problems and asked to see something with quicker moving images. After thinking I was seeing blur, but not sure if it was the TV, or the source media, we found something with scrolling text and the blur became evident. The Sony sales rep played with the menus and various settings/modes for what seemed to be forever, but the results never changed. The blur was always present with quicker moving images.
Unfortunately, it seems Sony has thrown in the towel after experimenting on this first generation LED LCD TV, and gone back to CCFL for backlighting. I got to see the LG 55LH90 in action, and it looked sharper then the KDL-55XBR8, and saw no motion blur. NOTE: I did not see the two side by side.
Compare the price of the LG 55LH90 to the KDL-55XBR8, (even if the price was $2,500), the KDL-55XBR8 would still cost more, and offer poorer picture quality.
Best Picture September 10, 2009
Dennis Zanone (Jersey Shore,USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Pros
The best picture quality available in LCD TV
Good sound
Non glare screen, great in bright rooms.
Full range of picture adjustments to fine tune.
Sony quality.
Cons
Weight of TV.
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