Great TV for little money

Hello everybody! While I have not purchased the TV from Amazon, but also at the same price. Only the model number is not 725, but 727 - these are the 725 with built-in Wi-Fi, but so is not on the SONY-side (Stand 15.03.2011). Otherwise the same.

What struck me was positive after purchase - there was immediately a firmware update, which brought the HbbTV support and the image widget (well ..).

The picture is very very good, especially in digital (not necessarily HD) - sources such as DVB-T / C. The analog sources thanks to X-Reality - raised almost to digital quality engine. DVDs look almost like Blu Rays. Of course, everything is switched off and the TV has a Game mode with extremely low input lag, I guess under 30ms - of course all Bildverbesserer be abgeschalet, so that the computing power in the input lag - can be invested reduction; In addition, you can set the I / P balance on speed, which reduces the input lag even more. With HD sources (eg Blu Ray) then shows an extremely sharp and simply wonderful picture. Since this is the device is an Edge LED - backlit LCD is, flashlight effects are unfortunately in dark passages good visibility but they may be greatly reduced (to ~ 90%), by referring to the rear panel loosening the screws one full turn - WARNING - will void the warranty! Otherwise no disadvantages. Irregularities in the screen illumination are inherently minimal and noticeable only by very close examination. In short - they do not interfere.

Sound: Well, acoustics can not deceive you - but one considers the extremely small thickness of the device, the built-in speakers are a lot better than you in Generic. as alleged - to television ranging from definitely, only very sound basslastigem catch them from time to time to vibrate at. But - with such a TV you should also invest in a system acc..

I would buy the device without yielding think again, it's easy, elegant, has an overwhelmingly beautiful picture and costs MMN only a fraction of what it should cost. To be honored or the eigeb. Access to various. Media libraries, video contribution collections, Widgets (ARD, ProSieben, K1, Sat1, Youtube etc), the free internet access via the Opera browser, DLNA Funtionalität (you simply streaming HD video (1080) from the computer to the TV) USB recording and the three receivers - then I do not know what one would have to ask for. And at the price ..

(must be) a few drawbacks:

- Limited A / V format diversity that the TV via DLNA support (with any remedial freeware software transcoder)

- The picture is indeed after 5 seconds (after powering everything correctly - loud advertising), the menu, however, still needs about 15-20 seconds to react

- In some videos from the online libraries of the TV says: Viewing this video too little space is available (has twice happened to me at Arte)

- If you are surfing, the similar comes Space message and all browser windows are brutally closed (except for the active)

- No mechanical switch (although there is an on / off button on the right at the back, which also turns off the red light, the TV can still use the remote control switch on ..)

That's it, despite everything it remains a superior entertainment center for the whole family.