Was gonna buy this 2 weeks ago at £1100, so this seems a great price for a really good tv in my opinion! 4K Ultra HD HDR Catch-up & 4K Streaming with Android Picture quality: Motionflow XR 400 Hz Tuner: Twin Freeview HD with YouView Connectivity: HDMI 2.0 x 4
3 comments
maxxd
25 Aug 17#1
Can't find a review for this exact model, do we know if it's a 10bit panel, how many nits brightness, etc?
EndlessWaves to maxxd
25 Aug 17#2
There's no local dimming on the XE80/XE83 so the peak brightness is irrelevant as it can't use it. In terms of bit depth, rtings found it had very little banding so whatever it's got is sufficient.
Basically, it's a good mid-range (probably) IPS TV. It's not something I'd recommend if you're buying specifically for HDR as it's hardware there is limited - you need to go up to the XE90 for that - and home cinema setups would be better off with the XE85 and it's higher contrast VA panel. Everyone else though should find it a good TV.
Last year's model went down to £750-800 by the end of the year, so this isn't a bad price if you're in a hurry but you could probably save another hundred quid if you're not.
Ciderlord
2 Sep 17#3
I bought this a few days ago, it's a very good TV. I wanted OLED, but this is less than half the price. Looking at the two technologies side by side in the store there is a difference in contrast, but in day-to-day use you won't usually notice it. Not at all bad for the money. It's a Sony, and has a 5 year warranty too, as I recall. You can't go too far wrong. 4K looks terrific displaying photos well shot with a decent camera.
Opening post
4K Ultra HD HDR
Catch-up & 4K Streaming with Android
Picture quality: Motionflow XR 400 Hz
Tuner: Twin Freeview HD with YouView
Connectivity: HDMI 2.0 x 4
3 comments
Basically, it's a good mid-range (probably) IPS TV. It's not something I'd recommend if you're buying specifically for HDR as it's hardware there is limited - you need to go up to the XE90 for that - and home cinema setups would be better off with the XE85 and it's higher contrast VA panel. Everyone else though should find it a good TV.
Last year's model went down to £750-800 by the end of the year, so this isn't a bad price if you're in a hurry but you could probably save another hundred quid if you're not.