Your opinions on the Sony Bravia EX723 46" 3D Full HD Freeview HD LED Smart TV

Lady Chatterton

I currently have a Sony Bravia 37" which I am very happy with but I would like to upgrade now.

I'm thinking of purchasing a Sony Bravia 46" television and I'm wondering if it would be a good purchase or if there are better TVs out there. I'd really appreciate a bit of advice

Sony Bravia 46in Full HD LED Smart Internet TV (€1079)

Complete with a Freeview HD tuner, it also has 3D and WiFi capabilities, allowing you to catch up with BBC iPlayer, stream YouTube videos and much more. Bursting with features, it has two USB ports and four HDMI sockets for all your multimedia and gaming needs.

Television picture quality:

• Full HD (1080p).
• Integrated digital.
• Freeview HD digital tuner.
• 46in (117cm) widescreen TV.
• Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels.
• Refresh rate 50Hz.
• Viewing angle 178/178 degrees.

Connectivity:

• 4 HDMI sockets.
• 1 SCART socket.
• PC input socket.
• Component video socket.
• Composite.
• Optical connection.
• Headphone socket.
• 2 USB ports.
• Wireless/Wi-Fi enabled.
• Requires Wi-Fi dongle (sold separately).
• Ethernet connection.
• DLNA compatibility.

Sound quality:

• NICAM sound system.
• 2 x 10 watts RMS power output.

Digital features:

• Saorview approved to work with the Irish digital signal.
• Digitally interactive.
• Digital text.
• RF loop.
• Auto setup.
• Auto scan for new channels.
• Now and next programme guide.
• 7 day electronic programme guide (EPG).
• CI slot.

Additional features:

• UHF/VHF tuner.
• Sleep timer.
• Child lock.
• Picture in picture (PIP).
• Picture and picture (PAP).
• Picture and text.
• Remote control batteries required 2 x AAA (included).
• Size of TV H66, W107.8, D4.2cm.
• Weight of TV 14.3kg (unpackaged).
• Complete with tabletop stand.
• Size of TV with stand H69, W107.8, D26cm.
• Weight of TV with stand 17.9kg.
• Suitable for wall mounting with a VESA 300 x 300mm bracket (bracket not included).

Energy efficiency information:

• Energy efficiency rating: A.
• On mode power consumption 81 watts.
• Annual power consumption 118kW.
• Standby power consumption 0.25 watt.

Many thanks

johnj1969

MrsD007 wrote: »

I currently have a Sony Bravia 37" which I am very happy with but I would like to upgrade now.

I'm thinking of purchasing a Sony Bravia 46" television and I'm wondering if it would be a good purchase or if there are better TVs out there. I'd really appreciate a bit of advice



Many thanks

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blackius

Refresh rate 50hz? Thats not very good.
Head over to the philips shopand get yourself a proper tv or better

Moving images on a 50hz wouldn't be very good.

http://www.philipsshop.ie/tvindex.htm

Their forum is here

They do deals for boards.ie members

watty

Nonsense

The BEST refresh rate is whatever the broadcast is, anything else degrades it. Besides some of the super high refresh / and short lag figures are just marketing hype. Not related to TV viewing.

The most important aspect is Saorview compatibility followed by decent speakers unless you have a Home Theatre system.

LED is just the backlight system. It's LCD.

There are NO 3D TVs or transmissions. It's Stereoscopic TV, a 1/2 HD resolution image for each eye (invented and wide spread in Victorian times with photos). Causes eye strain and doesn't work for nearly 1/5th of people. Canal+ just closed their "so called" 3D service. It's exactly same principle as a toy "viewmaster"

In reality all TVs will be 3D (Stereoscopic) eventually as with Active Glasses it only costs about 50c extra to add the feature. Only "glasses" free so called "3D" cost much more and they have poor viewing angle and locations.

blackius

:rolleyes:

Yeah op,you pick any aul tv as long as its saorview approved -refresh rates..and other hocus pocus,never mind about that.

watty

Unless it's for a PC / Xbox / PS3

byte

In fairness, TV channels do tend to look better with the 100Hz disabled. Sony calls it Motion Plus, and disabling is better. Can't remember what Samsung call it, but again, better off. There's a funny sort of blur with it enabled IMO.

watty

It only works with true progressive sources (games consoles or film originated DVD/BD on some players). All Broadcast in Ireland /UK apart from a few BBC experiments that crashed some Sony sets are Interlaced 25fps / 50Hz.

johnj1969

whats all this about refresh rates anyway,the op was asking an opinion on getting a 46" tv.The 50hz was a mistake anyway.The entry level sony 3d 46ex723 has mflow xr200,not a 50hz tv,unless the lady was talking about the 46ex524 which doesnt have the 3d option.

johnj1969

blackius wrote: »

:rolleyes:

Yeah op,you pick any aul tv as long as its saorview approved -refresh rates..and other hocus pocus,never mind about that.

The tv which is going reasonable enough,seen as the spec was explained,i thought it helpful to refer to the extras on the nx model,as its selling for a similar price.the spec also refered to build quality hocus pocus...btw 50hz doesnt make it a bad tv,& also buying from the philips shop does make it a good TV does it??

johnj1969

watty wrote: »

Nonsense

The BEST refresh rate is whatever the broadcast is, anything else degrades it. Besides some of the super high refresh / and short lag figures are just marketing hype. Not related to TV viewing.

The most important aspect is Saorview compatibility followed by decent speakers unless you have a Home Theatre system.

LED is just the backlight system. It's LCD.

There are NO 3D TVs or transmissions. It's Stereoscopic TV, a 1/2 HD resolution image for each eye (invented and wide spread in Victorian times with photos). Causes eye strain and doesn't work for nearly 1/5th of people. Canal+ just closed their "so called" 3D service. It's exactly same principle as a toy "viewmaster"

In reality all TVs will be 3D (Stereoscopic) eventually as with Active Glasses it only costs about 50c extra to add the feature. Only "glasses" free so called "3D" cost much more and they have poor viewing angle and locations.

+1 on your 50hz opinion .But isnt active shutter 3D 1080p to each eye at 200fps?I think the passive polarised system uses 1/2 HD for each eye,no?

johnj1969

byte wrote: »

In fairness, TV channels do tend to look better with the 100Hz disabled. Sony calls it Motion Plus, and disabling is better. Can't remember what Samsung call it, but again, better off. There's a funny sort of blur with it enabled IMO.

Sonys version is motionflow 100/200 & 400hz pro on the 2010/11 models.Aliens on bluray is one of the jerkiest movies in straight 1080/24p pure mode,but employ motionflow 200hz pro on smooth or standard,& it totally smoothes the picture flow,without any strange artifacts or blur.Totally stable & vibrant pic.Its not a bd player problem either as the source feeding is a pio bdp lx52 & they are noted for good 1080/24p playback,so imo the motionflow is a must in certain cases.TV channels are blurred compared to hdtv or bluray anyway.

johnj1969

johnj1969 wrote: »

Sonys version is motionflow 100/200 & 400hz pro on the 2010/11 models.Aliens on bluray is one of the jerkiest movies in straight 1080/24p pure mode,but employ motionflow 200hz pro on smooth or standard,& it totally smoothes the picture flow,without any strange artifacts or blur.Totally stable & vibrant pic.Its not a bd player problem either as the source feeding is a pio bdp lx52 & they are noted for good 1080/24p playback,so imo the motionflow is a must in certain cases.TV channels are blurred compared to hdtv or bluray anyway.

just came back here by chance through google link,i wondered why i was the only 1 who didnt get a thanks,as i was only person to tell you where there was a genuine tv bargain. (they were actually going for €799 in the end,my mate bought 1,lovely tv,top pic.) ive just noticed your a moderator & can see all my posts. makes sense,& its just plain courtesy & principle to even acknowledge anybody that trys to help.