guys,
since I got curious with 4K HDR's, I ended up buying a smaller real estate screen instead.
Sony 43X8000D, 2016 Android TV model. 4K, HDR, quad-core processor with Triluminos technology (Sony patent). madali naman ito ibenta later kapag okay na ako sa mas malaki. i'm still learning about new things like iFlix/Netfilx and other UHD streaming channels, including 4K Youtube and digital terrestrials. I still also need to upgrade my internet bandwidth. hindi pa available PLDT Fibr sa area namin, anyway.
basically, Android TV usage experience is very different with the usual TVs. para ka talagang gumagamit ng celfone only you can't do touchscreen control. it's a very interesting experience navigating through-it. you'll access icons, including Android recommended ones are there on your home screen. maraming pindot sa remote bago mo magawa kailangan mo gawin. I need to learn if I could re-shuffle the icons (like on smart phones). ilalagay ko sa ibabaw yung "Input" options kasi nilagay nila sa ilalim eh. but any external inputs (connected and turned-on) will be detected. I set analog TV as default. so upon turning it on, analog TV kaagad bubukas. press HOME screen on the remote if you need to do other things on the TV.
i placed it in our small bedroom na balak ko gawing entertainment room. I hooked up an LG SH5 soundbar with it.
VA panel si 43" (like all Samsungs) unlike IPS panel kapag 49" (like all LG's). kung next higher model series X8500D, it comes with IPS panel on 55" & 65" real estate, i think. but X8000D and X8500D are basically the same. not sure why series# is changed according with screen sizes.
eto specs niya:
http://www.sony-asia.com/support/product/KD-43X8000Dwhat I'll need urgently next are:
- airMouse or wireless logitech gamepad
- or wireless keyboard logitech K400+
- 64GB USB thumb drive -- since the out-of-the-box remaining internal storage is only 8GB, you can set a USB drive as external storage for your installed apps. good enough, right? removable pa! so you can use multiple USB drives, perhaps 1 for each of my family members =))
need to install:
- MX Player app (haven't tried VLC) for HEVC X265 videos to play
- ES Explorer app for a better file management when searching thru your large USB external media storage
- some game apps (which are aplenty on Android Play store)
with my untrained eyes, picture quality (including colors, fast scenes response including interpolation, near-4K upscaling 1080P videos) on this Sony model is better than these brands' models (as compared, limited to only):
- Sammy 7000 HDR series
- LG 6100, 6500 and even the 7700 HDR which recently I was really planning to buy
- Devant UHV200
note: PQ of this Sony even became better after some setting tweaks at home -- but I think i'm not through yet as I need to test/observe all different video/movie materials which i currently have. i believe it would improve even more!
for those interested, got this 43X8000D for only P31,100 cash... while 49X8000D is offered for P47,500. with a mere difference of 6" screen size (other than the IPS panel) and P16,000, I decided to go with the smaller VA panel =))