Cnet apprehended this delicately made thin edge-lit LED TV and published their findings in the review. Were they delighted or rushed to order one right away? Unfortunately not, one of the big disappointments (not even mentioning the price tag of $4000 for a 40 incher) was uneven screen uniformity and black levels were below average. Some color saturation was also one of the drawbacks. The things they were impressed were stunning design looks and energy efficiency.
I happened to spend some time with this set at CES and truly the set is a beautiful almost 1 inch thick panel, that has a round shape stand that conceals your power cord and HDMI cable (mind you the TV has only 1 HDMI input and no TV tuner). I would have loved to see the same ZX1 model that is offered in Europe, as it comes with a wireless media receiver box that can accommodate more inputs. Sony also decided to yank the XMB interface out and instead used the menus found on its older models, not sure why the US model was treated that way….
As you would imagine with this TV expandability would cost you even more, as you would have to acquire a pricey Sony’s Bravia Wireless Link I reviewed earlier (which is still not ready for its prime time with its annoying audio drop outs) or Sony’s Input Link module DMX-SW1 sort of like an HDMI switcher. Another not so fun expenditure would be if you decide to wall-mount this TV, you will end up purchasing a speaker accessory(model SS-WAL700) designed for this TV and of course the wall-mount bracket itself that will add another $700…Costly? Heck yea!
The TV is really well made and of course being such an eye-catcher assembled in Japan not in Mexico like most other Bravia TVs.
Feel free to dive into the review and see if this TV is for you! I almost jumped on it, but will wait for another gen of edge-lit TV with a bigger screen and a wireless media receiver.
P.S. If you are like me and want to research check out the Printed Literature that comes with this TV, like its operating instructions and other stuff, go here.
P.P.S. Of course the models in Japan come in various colors, check out the review of the silver ZX1 here (in Japanese).
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Cnet apprehended this delicately made thin edge-lit LED TV and published their findings in the review. Were they delighted or rushed to order one right away? Unfortunately not, one of the big disappointments (not even mentioning the price tag of $4000 for a 40 incher) was uneven screen uniformity and black levels were below average. Some color saturation was also one of the drawbacks. The things they were impressed were stunning design looks and energy efficiency.
I happened to spend some time with this set at CES and truly the set is a beautiful almost 1 inch thick panel, that has a round shape stand that conceals your power cord and HDMI cable (mind you the TV has only 1 HDMI input and no TV tuner). I would have loved to see the same ZX1 model that is offered in Europe, as it comes with a wireless media receiver box that can accommodate more inputs. Sony also decided to yank the XMB interface out and instead used the menus found on its older models, not sure why the US model was treated that way….
As you would imagine with this TV expandability would cost you even more, as you would have to acquire a pricey Sony’s Bravia Wireless Link I reviewed earlier (which is still not ready for its prime time with its annoying audio drop outs) or Sony’s Input Link module DMX-SW1 sort of like an HDMI switcher. Another not so fun expenditure would be if you decide to wall-mount this TV, you will end up purchasing a speaker accessory(model SS-WAL700) designed for this TV and of course the wall-mount bracket itself that will add another $700…Costly? Heck yea!
The TV is really well made and of course being such an eye-catcher assembled in Japan not in Mexico like most other Bravia TVs.
Feel free to dive into the review and see if this TV is for you! I almost jumped on it, but will wait for another gen of edge-lit TV with a bigger screen and a wireless media receiver.
P.S. If you are like me and want to research check out the Printed Literature that comes with this TV, like its operating instructions and other stuff, go here.
P.P.S. Of course the models in Japan come in various colors, check out the review of the silver ZX1 here (in Japanese).
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