I want to start by mentioning that I typically don’t buy the most up-to-date electronics. I can usually make the stuff that’s slightly older work well so I see no need. I haven’t purchased a TV for my living room in 8 years. Then I had the opportunity to review this TV so I decided to give it a go.
First thing is, it’s huge. I had a 55″ before and that 10 additional inches (measured as the diagonal of the screen) is quite a significant size difference. It’s about as big as is realistic for my living room (yes, there is such thing as a TV that’s too large).
Setting this up is a 2 person job. One thing that Sony does is make it easy to get out of the box. You open the top, remove the foam, then lift the box up. It’ll slide off the base. There are supports to keep the TV standing up. You don’t need to put this upside down and dump it out. You have the choice, when adding the legs, of putting them on mounts toward the sides of the TV or closer to the middle. I chose the middle because the stand I have is not as wide as the TV.
It has several covers so you can basically cover up everything in the back (close expose wires, the leg mounts, etc.). Adding the legs on is a bit of a project, it’s easier if you have one person hold it up off of the floor while someone else slides them on, then you add the screws to secure them.
Setup is relatively straight forward but takes a bit of time. There are several steps and it’s very much like setting up a new mobile device. I will say that if you are concerned about privacy, you’ll want to go into the TV settings after the setup and further refine your settings. The microphones are in the middle bottom on the front of the TV (the included instructions indicate where they are) so if you don’t want it picking up sound, you can place some type of sound proof foam or something over them to muffle.
The next thing to do is to go into the apps and remove anything you’re not going to use. It comes preinstalled with a bunch. For me, I don’t need most of them so I decided to clear up some space.
Now, how does it work? Well, wonderfully! The speakers aren’t boom-boom but I didn’t expect them to be. They’re better than the built in ones on my other TV so I don’t really care. If you really want the full theater experience though, you’ll probably want some high end sound system. I don’t really care. They’re pretty good.
The image is incredible. This thing upscales. I’ve never had a TV that does that. I watched a movie from the early 80’s that I’ve seen many times and it never looked so good. That’s probably the most amazing part. The image is incredible.
As far as connectivity, I use the built in ethernet. I avoid WiFi for numerous reasons. Wired is nice and dependable, far more secure, and there is little interference (note, I’m using a shielded cable, which helps).
My wife and I are absolutely thrilled with this TV. It’s an amazing difference from what we were using before.
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