Sony HX950 (2012) Series

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 103 reviews of Sony HX950 (2012) Series. The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People are impressed by the durability and design, but many are negative about the price and image quality.

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Amazon.com review summary for Sony HX950 (2012) Series

alaTest has collected and analyzed 60 user reviews of Sony HX950 (2012) Series from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

90% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : David Katzmaier (cnet.com)

Top LED picture of 2012, but a poor value

Sony's best LED ever has the best non-plasma picture of 2012, but it's very expensive.

The ; produces deeper black levels than any current LCD or plasma TV, giving excellent overall picture quality. It evinces accurate color, offers plenty of video-processing options, and can properly handle 1080p/24 sources. It also has a beautiful,...

The extremely expensive XBR-HX950 shows some blooming artifacts, and its picture deteriorates more noticeably than usual when seen from off-angle. Its menu and Internet service design is lackluster, and Sony does not include 3D glasses. When displaying...

Although it's priced higher and performs worse than the best plasmas, the Sony XBR-HX950 is still one of the top-performing LED TVs ever.

Nov, 2012

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Expert review by : Al Griffin (soundandvision.com)

Sony XBR-55HX950 3D LCD TV

When it comes to picture quality, LCD TVs ?with a full-array, “local dimming” LED backlight tend to outperform their edge-lit LED brethren by a not insubstantial margin. We've covered the particulars of LED backlight tech before, so I won't get...

Dec, 2012

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Expert review by : Thomas J. Norton (hometheatermag.com)

Sony XBR-55HX950 3D LCD HDTV

All LCD HDTVs require some form of backlighting. The LCD panel's pixels modulate the light and provide filtered color, but without backlighting to shine through the panel, you'd have no picture. Recently, LEDs (light-emitting diodes) have replaced the...

Dec, 2012

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Expert review by : Thomas J. Norton (soundandvision.com)

Sony XBR-55HX950 3D LCD HDTV

2D Performance 3D Performance Features

Dec, 2012

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Expert review by : Thomas J. Norton (hometheater.com)

Sony XBR-55HX950 3D LCD HDTV

Dec, 2012

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Expert review by : Josh Fields (reviewed.com)

Sony Bravia XBR-55HX950

Sony's flagship may be pricey, but it's a quality performer all-around.

A quality, yet pricey, flagship television

Oct, 2012

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Consumer review (cnet.com)

"Excellent LED Great black levels"

Excellent PQ. This may be the last full array local dimming set manufactured. Hoping this set lasts @least 10 yrs. by then 4 K should be reasonable priced. Excellent motion handling for fast paced sports. No blooming, flashlighting or DSE on my set....

Gorilla Glass, thin profile looks nice on wall when turned off. Excellent PQ. Inky blacks

Price- should be a $2700 set

Feb, 2013

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Consumer review (cnet.com)

Excellent LED Great black levels

Gorilla Glass, thin profile looks nice on wall when turned off. Excellent PQ. Inky blacks

Price- should be a $2700 set

Feb, 2013

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Consumer review (cnet.com)

"A Winning Combination of Technology and Quality"

I have owned several high def TVs including a Pioneer Elite and several Samsungs. This TV outperforms them all. While Samsung tend to lead with innovation I have found their sets lacking the quality of construction compared to this Sony. Both the fit...

Incredible inky deep colors with great clarity

Price but worth every penny

Oct, 2012

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Consumer review (cnet.com)

A Winning Combination of Technology and Quality

Incredible inky deep colors with great clarity Excellent black levels - think Pioneer Elite level Amazing 3D Performance Very high quality construction-gorilla glass Quality of plasma and brightbess of LED Great looking piece

Price but worth every penny

Oct, 2012

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