TV looks great and the performance not only meets expectations it exceeds them. Set the calibration settings to those I found online, however I found by using the Sony default Auto(24) setting and doing very minor adjustments the TV produces excellent picture quality. Using the auto setting allows me to change between free to air SD broadcasts and Blu-ray with ease. You haven't seen a Blu-ray DVD until you've seen it in up scaled into 4K. It is awesome

I am so glad I bought this TV, the picture quality and features just blow me away. I also have a Sony Blue ray player and the picture and sound with these 2 combined are outstanding. Then my son hooked up his PS4 to it and it was even better. Can't give you technical reviews cause I'm old and don't understand such things, but I can tell you I don't mind spending money on quality and this is quality without the big price tag.

Sony did it again!! The TV i grew up with is SONY. First there was a 21" CRT then a 14" CRT after that a 40" EX520 and now i own a 49" X8500B. And yes i am again amazed with its built quality as well as its performance. Truly the picture & Sound quality is out of the world. When i hook up my PS4 with it and put Football mode, Playing Fifa has never been better. The price for this TV is really cheap comparing the other brands available in the market. I wear Glasses so watching 3D is always been a issue but Sony's new passive 3D glasses are made in such a way that it has a gap for your glasses, so all those who wear glasses SONY Passive 3D is for you. The TV is bit thick comparing to other models but thats not a deal breaker i guess. it can run almost any Video format from external HDD. so if you wanna jump into the future and be ready for a new generation TV go for it. You will Love it