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Question: Has anyone had banding issues with this TV?  This is my primary concern as every TV I've ever owned has this issue.  It drives me crazy.
Document: I did a lot of research before I settled on the Sony. This TV is the best TV out of all the ones I looked at in this proce range. The colors are out of this world. All my buddies love to play some Madden on this. All around the best TV by far I&#8217;ve ever owned.
The only negatives I've found so far are the fact that you can't access the TV settings menus while using the Netflix app and the sound. The sound isn't bad at all, but it lacks a little in the low end, but I'd expect that from such a slim TV with downward firing speakers. I use a 7.1 surround system anyways, so for me it wasn't even an issue.
I absolutely love the picture quality on this LED but I keep getting bad TV's. First one came with a big dent down the middle back of the TV and the packaging was unharmed. Second one, that is getting exchanged this Friday 1/31/14, came with a problem with the panel and sound. The screen has for a lack of better word ripples or a bulls eye. I am posting pictures to see if anyone else has this issue.
This is without a doubt the best TV purchase I've ever made and perhaps the best electronics purchase I've ever made. After getting this TV set up and getting to spend some time watching it I literally called a few of my friends and told them I was considering taking a job without so much travel just so I could be home more to watch this thing. I seriously made that call. The really "bad" part about this TV is it completely spoils you.
Strange but once it is gone no other A/V equipment (Computer, Blu-Ray, or PS3) causes the sound issue on any other input for the exception of the TV input while navigating to select channels. I am hoping the replacement arrives and works as it should because minus these two issues this TV is a solid 5 stars.UPDATE: 2/4/2014I received the new TV yesterday and unfortunately it suffers from the same issues albeit not as much.
I compared this item and a Samsung f8000 and after some research, ordered this Sony. I am pleased to say that I am very glad I choose this Sony. It has great picture and following some video settings by WhiteSands from avsforums, it looks even better than out of the box. Great Colors, 3d looks awesome. Minor issues with pairing up my Xperia Z1s phone but I think its not an issue with the TV or the phone rather the technology behind screen mirroring (Mirracast, DirectWifi and NFC).
Always been a fan of Sony TV's I just upgraded to this Sony TV from a 2004 Sony LCD projection TV and I was amazed at how clear this set is. I bought mine 2 weeks ago. I did have some motion blur issues till I found setting the motion flow option to smooth and the scene selection to general cleared it up. This sony puts out extra colors and has deep blacks equal to any plasma set I have ever seen.
This set can power on and deliver a picture to the screen faster than any set I have ever owned. I upgraded to the latest software without a hitch.. Nice bonus got Netflix and Hula plus free for 1 year to boot ! 0 percent interest for 24 months make sure you pay it off or you know ....I like watching 3D action movies. This set when on Vivid is very bright and easily compensates for the loss of brightness when wearing one of the 4-pair of active glasses.
I was pleasantly surprised by the 3D function. It is something I never thought I would use, but I watched 15 mins of Pacific Rim from Comcast On Demand, and the effect was pretty good.I would highly recommend this TV to anyone.
I will post new pictures of the screen when I get a chance. It would be great if any current owner of this TV can check for the issue I am having and if they can confirm they do not have the issue let me know the Date your TV was manufactured. I also want to state that Amazon has been nothing short of awesome through this whole process.UPDATE: 2/4/2014Hiss and ticking came back on the left speaker only and I cannot get rid of it.
Answer: No, I have not had any banding issues with this TV, but I have only had it 2 months.