Sony HX85x (2012) Series

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

91% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Attractively designed. Excellent image detail. Wide viewing angles. Accurate colors. Energy efficient.

Pricey, and 3D glasses not included. Low contrast ratio.

Conclusion At $2,600, Sony’s KDL-55HX850 is a bit pricey, especially when compared with our Editors’ Choice for Budget HDTVs, the $1,430 Vizio M3D550KD. Still, it is $900 less expensive than the same-size LG’s 55LM9600, and outperforms that set in...

Beautiful colors, superlative connectivity, and discretely handsome style. The Sony HX850 may not shout about its skills when you first look at it, but its LED display is among the best we’ve seen. Contrast levels and some hiccups in 3D performance...

Expect it to have excellent performance ; A dual-core processor built in

Terrible menu, for a second year in a row

The Sony Bravia KDL-55HX850, as the flagship TV for 2012, represents all the Sony has been developing in the last year. So It’s fascinating, therefore, to see how they want to launch their 2012 strategy here at CES, the industry’s annual call to arms....

The KDL-55HX850 should offer better black-level performance than we observed in the KDL-55HX750, thanks to its true local dimming ; The HX750 offered good light output, good detail, great color accuracy, and better-than-average screen uniformity; we...

As an LCD TV, the KDL-55HX850's viewing angle will not be as wide as that of a plasma TV ; Sony does not include any pairs of active 3D glasses in the package. The company's least expensive glasses (TDGBR250/B) are currently sold for about $50 apiece

The KDL-55HX850 incorporates many things we liked about the KDL-55HX750, and the addition of local dimming should improve upon the main thing we didn't: its black level. This TV also has a more stylish design and a slightly thinner form. Do these...

At an MSRP of $2,600—as I write this, it’s on sale for less on Sony’s own Website, although such offers are fluid—the KDL-55HX850 isn’t exactly a steal. But when you consider its superb black level, crisp color, and near-reference-quality 3D, you’d...