Sony XBR9 vs a newer XBR.

[bigbull2984]

I have a xbr9 in the bedroom. I have a sammy 650b plasma in the living room and I was comparing same movies and tvs shows on both tvs side by side. I must say I am really impressed with black levels on the Sony XBR9. I did this on many blu rays with lights off and same thing amazing blacks.

I have been thinkg of moving the XBR9 to living room and selling the plasma. But, how do the newer sony edge lit HX800 compare to the xbr9.

[carios23]

I have owned an XBR9 for more than a year now. The TV has great black levels close enough to those of LEDs.

I played around with an HX800 at best buy because they had the remote in front of it. After I tweak it a little, it looked great. I would say they are pretty close. I would be happy with it.

One thing however... I am not happy with the XBR9 viewing angle. I am have never owned a plasma but I hear viewing angles are in general better. I guess it is want thing to consider if you have a lot of people watching the TV at once.

[steve1971]

Originally Posted by bigbull2984

I have a xbr9 in the bedroom. I have a sammy 650b plasma in the living room and I was comparing same movies and tvs shows on both tvs side by side. I must say I am really impressed with black levels on the Sony XBR9. I did this on many blu rays with lights off and same thing amazing blacks.

I have been thinkg of moving the XBR9 to living room and selling the plasma. But, how do the newer sony edge lit HX800 compare to the xbr9.

In my opinion the XBR9 is a great tv with excellent PQ and great blacks. How does it compare to the edge lit HX800? I would give the HX800 a very slight edge but not much. I would stick with your XBR9. Again this is only my opinion though.

[FT-86]

Originally Posted by steve1971

In my opinion the XBR9 is a great tv with excellent PQ and great blacks. How does it compare to the edge lit HX800? I would give the HX800 a very slight edge but not much. I would stick with your XBR9. Again this is only my opinion though.

I agree. Like my dad said the other day, you can never really keep up with technology, its constantly changing. You just gotta be happy with the picture quality you got.