I'd have to agree with the other owners, i have owned my set for 2 years now and i can see no problem with backlighting whilst watching any input. TV, DVD and BLU Ray all seem to be great. I can see what the critics are saying when the screen is blank. There is certainly an issue when the set is on and there is nothing on the screen. All four corners glow as does the centre but when a picture is on it is not visable. I guess if it was my job and i was testing one tv after another my view might be diferent but then the majority of readers i guess don't have that job either. All in all the review is spot on from a proffessionals point of view.
I just buy this TV since 3 weeks and friens and me think: it's a really good screen!! they want to buy the same model! your review is too bad and don't reflect the reality! we trying to find what'your find bad "Poor backlighting; just a smidge of noise around standard-def edges " but we didn't find theses..
All I can say, it's a really good screen, yours blu-ray will explode the screen!
I bought this set in FRANCE for just 1186£ 3 months ago. A magazine had also pointed to the backlighting problems (the french WhatHi-fi magazine, strange!). I have to say that I am very demanding on picture quality and that I instantly see anything perverting my pleasure to visualise movies. I have to confirm what Sonyman says: there is nothing coming close to to any backlighting problem, even with very dark scenes; from the edges or from the center, whatever I throw to the screen comes with stunning precision, incredible colours and the backlight is firm all over the screen. So I don't understand your critics. And yes blu-rays just blow the set up to the sky! For the price , there is nothing close to this one. And sorry for my english!
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I'd have to agree with the other owners, i have owned my set for 2 years now and i can see no problem with backlighting whilst watching any input. TV, DVD and BLU Ray all seem to be great. I can see what the critics are saying when the screen is blank. There is certainly an issue when the set is on and there is nothing on the screen. All four corners glow as does the centre but when a picture is on it is not visable. I guess if it was my job and i was testing one tv after another my view might be diferent but then the majority of readers i guess don't have that job either. All in all the review is spot on from a proffessionals point of view.
I just buy this TV since 3 weeks and friens and me think: it's a really good screen!! they want to buy the same model! your review is too bad and don't reflect the reality! we trying to find what'your find bad "Poor backlighting; just a smidge of noise around standard-def edges " but we didn't find theses..
All I can say, it's a really good screen, yours blu-ray will explode the screen!
I bought this set in FRANCE for just 1186£ 3 months ago. A magazine had also pointed to the backlighting problems (the french WhatHi-fi magazine, strange!). I have to say that I am very demanding on picture quality and that I instantly see anything perverting my pleasure to visualise movies. I have to confirm what Sonyman says: there is nothing coming close to to any backlighting problem, even with very dark scenes; from the edges or from the center, whatever I throw to the screen comes with stunning precision, incredible colours and the backlight is firm all over the screen. So I don't understand your critics. And yes blu-rays just blow the set up to the sky! For the price , there is nothing close to this one. And sorry for my english!
I have the 46" w5500 and the clouding is barely noticable on a black screen but does'nt interfere with any viewing,HD or SD.