Comments on: Sony’s XBR 8

By: Rob Scott

Rob Scott — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:45:27 +0000

I wanted the Sony and seem them beside a W sieies.There was very little difference. Have bought a Samsong 950 . What a great TV.I have a sony xbr 4 for in another room and I would say the 950 is a step ahead.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:28:13 +0000

I’m sorry to hear that you feel that way about Samsung. My first Samsung 32” has been great. It did get hit by lightning and since then has been doing odd stuff but I’ll be cashing in on a new set soon considering it’s under warranty. Yet you’re not the first person I’ve heard say that about Samsung.
Sony will only be releasing the XBR 6,7, & 8 for this year. Now as far as durability is concerned, no one really knows since it uses Tri-color LEDs. I believe it is the first model to be massively produced using Tri-Color. The Samsung 81 series last year was one of the first large LED TVs but that used White LEDs. Now when dealing with a TV that big as long as you are feeding it quality content size should not matter. If you plan on watching cable don’t expect it to look that great but then again no HDTV does well with regular cable feed except for say the Pioneer and believe the new LaserVue was doing decent with it.
At the end of the day when if you purchase one of the better sets in the market you have to consider it’s going to shine when you feed it 720p and 1080p video. Other things to consider when looking at the big picture the 55” XBR 8 is $7,000~. If you have a budget of that much I would HIGHLY suggest comparing it to the Pioneer Elite Pro 60” & the Mitsubishi LaserVue. They are both around the same price range. The Pioneer is still being considered one of the best TVs in the world but the LaserVue seems to bring some serious competition to the table and think it definitely could remove the crown from Pioneer this year. Granted if you planned on mounting on the wall scratch out the LaserVue & if you have a lot of light coming into the location of where you plan to place the set forget the Pioneer.
If you have any further questions feel free to ask.
The Sony XBR 8 is a good buy all around. The only problem I have with it is that it washes out colors if you get and a large angle. The LED sets seem to have a problem at angles. If you’re in the sweet spot you’re talking one of the best pictures in the world.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:40:44 +0000

Hey I was just wondering how many XBR’s are supposed to be made???, but more importantly, I won’t buy Samsung because they only last three or four years and then they die. If you watch Sony for 5 hours a day they’ll last 20 years…at least the Xbr series anyway…Does the XBR 8 have the long lasting capability that the 3,4,and 5 had? I don’t want to buy a T.V. that is going to fizzel out in 3,4,or even 5 years??? One more thing, if I buy a 55 inch XBR 8, will the screen have worse clarity than the 46inch because of it’s size. I just don’t want to buy a 55 inch and then lose clarity because it’s a big t.v.??? Thanks for your time.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:34:32 +0000

The major difference inside and probably will make for which set will look better is the type of LEDs used.

The Sony will use RGB LEDs instead of a White LED which Samsung will use. Many people are expecting the Tri-RGB LEDs to beat out the White LED technology. Soon we’ll find out.

By: Dr. Matt

Dr. Matt — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:24:46 +0000

Lets not forget the fact that S-LCD makes the panels for both Sony and Samsung so I would Expect them to Be almost Identical. Apart from the bells an whistles on the Sony and Yeah I would Expect to see the Sony about $200 more than the Samsung!

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:10:02 +0000

While there is always better technology around the corner, I’m not interested in waiting too much longer to replace that 21″ Trinitron tube set in the living room, thats been doing duty for 10+ years.

The xbr8 has the features I think will give me another good set for 10+ years of use, and if the price is decent and the quality in reality lives up to what the paper suggests, I’ll jump in. OLED is too far away from getting me a 50″er to consider.

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By: admin

admin — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:14:59 +0000

The 70″ XBR3 has been out but also not something the average consumer could ever consider buying.

Hopefully the XBR 8 will be something with a premium price but affordable with financing.

As far as Samsung’s 120Hz compared to Sony’s I’ve always found that the Samsung’s was bearable. Movies like Spiderman 3 with 120Hz on high is just terrible. The XBR just gets a lot fuzzier in my opinion on those fast panning scenes. The thing about the Samsung’s 71 series is that you need to upgrade the firmware to a newer one to fix the really bad motion. This is referring to the 2007 models.

I went out to go check on the new 2008 models but was so distracted with toying with the employee that didn’t really pay attention to the new models. The 6/7 series does look good. Looking forward to see the XBR 6/7 soon.

By: Lorenzo

Lorenzo — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:01:43 +0000

The XBR 8 is definitely not Sony’s first foray into LED-lit TVs. There is a 70-inch XBR model that has been out for about a year or so now, and it costs $32,999. They call their version of LED lighting ‘Triluminous’. Also, I have heard so many gripes from people about Samsung’s implementation of the 120-Hz technology, with some returning their new sets and exchanging them for Sony XBRs, and being pleased with them.