'The Sony KDL-HX800 series is the company's least expensive to feature 3D compatibility. '
'The Sony KDL-46HX800 was easy to calibrate, as putting it in Cinema mode seemed to put it pretty close to the mark for our calibration standards.'
'The KDL-55HX800 has an MSRP of $3,399.99, but it's now being sold through www.sonystyle.com and other outlets for around $2,800, which is competitive with similarly equipped models from Samsung and LG that are also 3D-ready.'
'The VGA port has also been relocated to the side of the TV which is more convenient given the fact that vga cables protrude quite a bit and can be a problem if the HDTV is mounted on the wall.'
'Auto-contrast control which is on by default is extremely annoying - kicks up and down the brightness/contrast in attempt to improve image quality, distracting and noticeably degrading.'
'There is a power saving mode pair which limits the peak light output with picture off and there is a convenient picture setting that keeps the sound off.'
'The KDL-46S5100 should be friendly to your power bill because of it's light sensing, dynamic backlight technology and it's Energy Star 3.0 compliance. 3 HDMI inputs give you enough space to get your sources plugged in and a PC input lets these TV function as a nice, if large, PC monitor.'
'Many viewers are probably familiar with the quality associated with the various standard-definition video cables--namely S-Video, composite (the yellow video cable), and RF--and HDMI provides a potentially huge improvement over all of them.'
'No inputs on the side..'
'more realistic picture quality'
'The picture might be wonky or the sound might be a little off, and of course there’s those horrible controls, but today, I’ve got a rare treat–a Samsung unaffected by negative commentary.'
