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43XD8305 Opinions

Ev1ldead72 — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 16:17:29 GMT

Hi,

I'm interested in purchasing the SONY BRAVIA KD43XD8305BU , does anyone have this tv who could offer some opinions on it, I've looked on google but can't find any reviews, I'm basically looking for a 43 inch tv that's good for HDR gaming for use with PS4 pro and Xbox one s , can you use game mode and HDR together and how is the input lag? Is it an IPS or VA panel ? and have the issues with the juddering with sky q now been fixed ?

Any advice would be much appreciated 🙂

Regards Nat

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Ev1ldead72 — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 16:19:15 GMT

Is their anyone who has this tv ? *lol*

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Anonymous — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 12:36:05 GMT

Hi there

Sorry that no one has responded. I have seen a few people on these forums have this model and was hoping that they would post.

I have the KD-55XD8577 TV which I find good - hey its an IPS panel Unfortunately, I dont know what panel this model is, but a good page for specifications is:

http://www.displayspecifications.com/en/model/813d634

In regards to HDR, it does increase the lag somewhat unfortunately, I cant tell you how much by because I simply do not know.

If you are still unsure on purchasing, why not go to a retailers and get a demonstration yourself. Also, retailers like John Lewis offer a good returns policy if you are unhappy - but speak to them about it.

In regards to the issue of Sky Q Juddering, Sony released a new firmware update a couple of weeks ago - for some it was resolved, for others it didnt, but believe the symptoms was reduced for many. It is still under investigation, but I am confident that a full fix will be released in due coarse.

Cheers

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Ev1ldead72 — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 13:54:42 GMT

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to reply much appreciated 🙂

I'm actually going to go to currys this afternoon to view the TV , unfortunately it would seem the XD8305 is only being sold at currys and pc world , as I would have preferred to buy from John Lewis purely because they are fantastic at returns.

They have the 8077/8099 series but I'd prefer the 8305 for the 800 hz motion as in theory it should be better.

It seems HDR gaming and choosing a TV is a bit of a minefield at the moment when it comes to lag when it is enabled . I would have waited until next year to purchase a TV alas I'm without one at the moment so need to buy asap.

It's good to know the juddering has been fixed to some extent and they are still working on making it better.👍🏻

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Anonymous — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 13:56:55 GMT

Hi there

Let us know how you get on anyway, and im curious on what you think about the TV (on first impressions anyway).

Cheers

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Ev1ldead72 — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 22:05:52 GMT

Well went to currys to look at the 43 inch model and they didn't have it out on display to view only the 49 inch, it looks a nice TV, not sure if the 43 inch will have the same panel and the sales assistant didn't seem to know, what didn't help was directly next to it was a 55LGB6 oled which was superior in every way, still trying to convince my wife an oled is the way to go, though the £2299 price isn't swaying her *lol* So more than likely will go for the Sony , and I'll let you know my impressions and how good it is.

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Anonymous — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 22:03:17 GMT

Hiya

If its a matter of convincing your wife, how about the KD-100ZD9

Thanks for the update however, was curious on how you got on.

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Ev1ldead72 — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 22:18:04 GMT

Oh wow , would definitely end up being divorced if I showed her that *lol*

It did seem a nice TV.. and as soon as the funds clear in my bank I'll order the smaller model and update you as to how I'm finding it 🙂

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Anonymous — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 22:23:25 GMT

I think my bank would close my account if i tried to order that one

Cool, good luck with everything.

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Ev1ldead72 — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 17:07:59 GMT

Hi,

my 43XD8305 arrived today 🙂 Could anyone recommend some picture settings to calibrate it? I'm not really familiar with Sony TVs

thanks in advance.

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MiCal1967 — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 17:17:35 GMT

Check this:

https://community.sony.co.uk/t5/how-tos-faqs-tvs-home-cinema/our-definitive-guide-to-the-perfect-tv-picture-settings/ba-p/1968909

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Ev1ldead72 — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 18:18:06 GMT

Brilliant 🙂 many thanks .

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Ev1ldead72 — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 19:49:36 GMT

Ok my thoughts on the 43XD8305 after the short time I have spent with it,( bear in mind I'm not a tv guru ) after doing basic calibration the picture quality is very nice , though I think I will get it professionally calibrated just to make sure I'm getting the best picture possible, I haven't noticed any back light bleed so I must have a good panel , the motion is very good ..on the Samsung ks7500 I returned, I kept noticing a juddering especially on certain programs on ITV...I haven't noticed any so far with the Sony and also no judder whilst watching sky q in UHD 10 bit.

gaming seems very nice with low input lag, even playing GOW4 and forza horizon 3 in HDR it felt smooth and perfectly playable...obviously the HDR effect wasn't quite as impressive as on the Samsung due to the 1000 nits that tv has , though both games looked very nice. ( do you need to put contrast up to max on the Sony in HDR ? as that's what you needed to do on the ks7500 if anyone has any HDR settings that would be great )

Viewing 4K videos on YouTube the picture is absolutely stunning and the Martian on sky q in uhd looked suitably impressive.

Aesthetically I think the Samsung had the edge but that could be because it was curved and looked more sleek, I haven't been able to get the ir blaster working with sky q and YouTube seems more basic than on other TVs , but overall I'm impressed with the Sony and would recommend it for anyone looking for a good 43 inch 🙂

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spater1975 — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 11:26:42 GMT

I have had my 43XD8305 for 2 weeks now and am broadly happy with it apart from the Colour Settings - I think there is a software bug here as when I change the colour setting (e.g. to 43), come out of settings then change channel, the screen colour then changes to a HIGHER colour resolution (even though colour setting is still showing as 43); a good 10% more vibrant colour than I had wanted. Hence I have to artificially LOWER my colour setting as I know the TV will correct it higher. Very odd

Anyone else have this issue?

Also I think the red colour is over represented generally in all picture settings - I've spent oodles of time playing with the settings (reducing colour, reducing the red colour temperature setting, increasing live colour/ lowering colour) but cant't get it quite right, yet

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markeebl — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 15:19:22 GMT

I'm happy with tv apart from not being told when I purchased tv that I can not receive the 10 bit Sky ultra Hd transmission which is the best quality picture. I can only get the 8 bit ultra high definition which is as good as normal HD . I'm paying sky extra for the UHD but am not getting it . I was told by Sky that it is only Sony tv's that need an update to receive 10 bit but neither sky or Sony know when the update will happen. The tv looks good and I'm overall happy with the sound and picture but feel like I'm missing out by not getting the 10 bit 4K picture.

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Ev1ldead72 — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 23:09:18 GMT

Hi,

I'm having no problems running sky q in 10 bit mode, what hdmi input are you using ? Only HDMI 2 and 3,are for UHD , also check in the settings that you have extended colour on , I'm not in front of the TV at the moment but I'm sure the option is in the settings maybe under the hdmi.

Kind Regards Nat.

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Loofah — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 15:49:38 GMT

It's a good TV but I'm constantly frustrated by a few basics that it can't do - connect headphones via Bluetooth or connect a webcam for example. This is a top flight TV so I'm a bit peeved tbh.

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markeebl — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 23:35:47 GMT

Thanks I tried hdmi 2 and can now get 10 bit uhd.
As the tv is a 4K tv it would be a good idea to have that hdmi input labelled as uhdmi.
Thanks for your help the picture is a lot better.

Sent from my iPhone

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Cbrown13 — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 21:53:45 GMT

That's odd as I'm able to get 4k 10bit on my tv , I'm guessing you've turned the hdmi to advanced in the tv settings ?

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Ev1ldead72 — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 23:36:52 GMT

You're welcome , glad I could be of help and it's now working 🙂

I agree it should be a little clearer which HDMI inputs to use, I'm at bit peeved it only has two as I need an extra one with the PS4 pro coming out next week.