Guys,

Last week i bought this model without researching further because they offer me free gifts and discount (mum and sister keep making noise making me cant think logically)\

The picture quality and everything seems good in my eyes and i just trust my instinct.

There is no review on internet however i saw W802A review and the spec seems to be similar.

Is this model KDL55W804A good ?

Thanks.

u bought it then only ask? y not just go survey afew shop 1st b4 only decide?

This post has been edited by Alexcsyan: Aug 19 2013, 10:17 AM

Already did my survey at few shop.

Initially i plan to buy Sharp, but ends up with this model.

Just want to know this model good n bad.

Plan to use for gaming in future.

of coz its good bcoz it uses lg ips panel on it, so u can wear passive 3d specs to watch 3d, some more it has da new tech called tricolor sort of, & of coz x-reality pro processor. but da bad thing is da price of coz...

804 series doesnt not come with triluminous tech.

I think the W804A is a good deal. It's 1080p HD, uses passive 3D (no flickering on sensitive eyes compared to active 3D) and supports DVB-T2, which is the Digital TV system RTM and Media Prima will be migrating to in the future. And the demo set I saw at Sony showroom at The Curve has no lag on a PS3 (comparatively, my LG has small almost unnoticable lag on PS3 but horrible lag on Wii and other analog input console).

I'm planning to get one once my aunt is forced to upgrade to B.yond and I dump that LG in her house.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Aug 19 2013, 11:25 AM

Ya but the 55" Triluminos 9xx series cost almost 3 times more, worth the price dif? Have not had the chance to compare the difference.

Seriously tho, if the 804 came in 60" i would have grabbed it, Im happy with the pq and features

Just bought the 47W804A yesterday.

How do you feel?

I am lucky though. Singapore channels will be full DVB-T2 by this November.The pic quality is good....very warmth.

i dont know whether its worth or not. i was just responding to the previous post.

anyhow, i also wanted the 804 series, but after got racun, now i'm more towards LG LA7400 series.

LG LA7400 more gooding?

I suggest that if you play retro games a lot, particularly pre-HDMI consoles like NES/SNES/Wii/MegaDrive/Saturn/Dreamcast/PS1/PS2/XBox, check the set completely first. LG TVs are very well known for their lag especially on analog input. Don't trust the salesperson, personally take a console to the shop and test. I made the mistake of trusting the salesperson's word with my LG. Big mistake.

nevermind. i believe less than 1% of gamers playing previous gen consoles on their HDTV.

Yeah... read about the lag on LG set but... just asking because saw local_machine mentioned got poison to get LG La7400 instead W804...

Want to know what racun he kena...

TS,

can share pic of your 55" LED displaying astro beyond HD channel?

This post has been edited by pokchik: Aug 19 2013, 05:42 PM

Maybe victim of older Sony TV self destruct after just few weeks? Remember that some Sony TVs released a year or two ago commit harakiri just after a few weeks due to bug in firmware...

Speaking of which, I hope that doesn't happen with the W804. I'd prefer getting a Sharp, but 1. Sharp don't have Passive 3D set (I don't like active 3D- again bad experience from demo unit at Sony Center where the salesperson handed me 3D glasses to demo but forgot to charge the thing) and 2. Sharp currently don't have any DVB-T2 ready TV in the market.

Experience with the glasses made me wonder what will happen if they run out of battery in the middle of an intense PS3 WipeOut HD Fury session...

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Aug 20 2013, 12:05 AM

My opinion about this model still superb without triluminous tech .if with triluminous tech ultra superb but my budget won't allow me.. this set come with blu-ray / DVD player model BDP-S490 without speaker plus free one 3D blu-ray disc.Anyway I'm still puas hati....

I think it is overpriced. Not that it is a horrible TV, but for how much you pay for it... there are better models out there.

While blacks on the W804 is decent (you have to activate Adv. Contrast though), it does crush shadow detail if you put Gamma at -2. Unfortunately, having Gamma at anyhting higher than -1 would make the TV too washed out, no matter what your contrast on brightness settings are.

Color accuracy is poor on the W804, especially blue levels. Enabling the Clear White helps a little bit but you will have to offset the Red and Green bias a little bit so that you still keep proper greyscales.

In terms of input lag, the W804 is amazing if you play games. Meassured around 16ms with a Leo Bodnar lag tester device. I usually think passive 3D is stupid (as is 3D entirely), so I'm not going to comment on this one.

So once again, the W804 isn't really a bad TV but just decent enough. Just that paying over RM3k (I don't know how much of a discount you got, but I assume the total price is still at least RM3k) for the TV isn't a good deal.

OK. I will post it after i back to home today.

if run out in da middle, for sure u need 2 take another spec to replace da 1 tat run out of battery, & of coz u need to plugin to recharge...

damn i thought it has triluminous color when da salesman explain 2 me when it 1st release in show room...

bro, since u can expain it in details, so can i know which tv within 3k- 4k is da best option u will pick?

sharp is abit slow in new tech due to its financial issue to it main company, so u wont get da latest tech from sharp. unless sharp has more big investor for its coming capital...

And while I do that people beat me senseless and I lose the game?

Don't get me wrong- I like Sharp. I just don't like Active 3D for several reasons (fear of battery running out in the middle of an intense gaming session and I waste precious time in swapping glasses, and I can actually see the flickering caused by the glasses' shutters). In fact, I strongly believe autostereoscopic 3D (glassless 3D- which ironically, Sharp invented but almost never capitalize on outside of licensing it to third party) is the future...

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Aug 20 2013, 12:05 PM

as what i know da latest model of active 3d spec from samsung, according to da salesman claims tat he is also has da same item, can use it continuously for 7 hours. so i'm not sure about other models...

& 1 thing i can confirm, i like sharp picture quality, but da it is lack of latest tech, so i hav forced to turn 2 korea brand, which is samsung & lg.

but, when u hav astro sd or astro beyond, samsung f8000 has da best picture quality among all, if u dont believe, u can always go to ss2 happy household retails to hav a good look, there has afew leds tat is showing astro daily.

just share my experience on 47W804A

After spend some time on the color setting, finally almost find the best match to my eyes. Really need to find best match for ASTRO hd & sd, becoz when i follow HD, the SD not good enough, so need to find in between.

Tested astro HD, pendrive FHD movie ( via sony S4100 player ). So far so good.

Loved the build-in wifi, also tested linked the youtube from my android phone. Now still no time to test other sony apps becoz i'm using sony phone.

also done the manually firmware update. Got it from sony website.

Please teach me step by step !

A plasma, specifically a Samsung PS51F5500 for RM3.2k. Has everything the Sony W804 has but just leaps better.

Better blacks, way better color accuracy, handles motion better, a more robust Smart TV option (this though doesn't mean anything if you're using a HTPC or a media player with XBMC of course), has 3D as well (bleh), and just downright better picture quality with a lot more options to really calibrate the TV unlike the W804's fairly limited options.

About the only thing the W804 does better is lower input lag, lower power consumption and it handles bright rooms better (as is with all LCD TVs).

i know u will gonna said tat, but for me, a 100% for me as 'NO' to plasma. 1st, sorry but no offense tat, i will banned plasma, bcoz i will not pay more electrical bills to tnb as bills increase almost every yr, unless i hav a rich dad or mayb my boss pay me doubles monthly, so plasma is out of my options. 2nd, heat is almost double or triple than a led can produce. for a little small house with no air con living hall, plasma is totally out of my expectation, not even just plain lcd like those old days big ass lcd. 3rd, black levels is always mention lcd & plasma forum, but in actual life, for a normal guy with just a small house, no theater room, i would not prefer plasma bcoz it needs a dark environment to expand its pros rather than cons, if a plasma put in my house living hall, i can tell da living hall will be 'HOT AIR-CON' once da tv is switch on after 5 minutes. lastly, from tv viewing distance from tv to my sofa is just bout 5feet max.

Well, I wouldn't know the variable circumstances you are facing in your own stead because you didn't mention it. The question from you was which TV between RM3k - RM4k would I pick.
No offense taken of course, no worries.

Hi, I'm interested in getting this TV / Sony KDL55W804A!
Can anyone pls tell me where is the best shop to buy (Best Price) around Klang valley? Thanks!

check this out!

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...2229&hl=sony+55

Thanks will check it out. TQ

No offence meant bro .. I'm actually also looking at LG now, the dual play features will b something that gamers will find interesting, I'm looking at either the LA6200/8600.

What dual play features?

dual play means 2 players can play games on da same screen with fullscreen on, unlike those days 2 players share half screen on da same tv...

This post has been edited by Alexcsyan: Aug 22 2013, 10:13 AM

i'm thinking of getting the 55" LA6200. this is much cheaper than getting the sony W706 or W804 series.

actually no harm getting this model, but theres always better bcoz it has 3d but with a cheaper price, sony has those superb colors but lack of 3d, somemore expensive than lg la6200...

i tested the LA7400 series before, which is using 200Hz panel instead of LA6200 (100Hz).
to my opinion, the LA6200 behaves more like sony W706 while the LA7400 suits well with W804.
but i failed to notice any difference during the 3D conversion with trumotion/motionflowXR onboard.

if u test da passive 3d, it is da same with lg la6200/la7400 & sony w804 bcoz lg provide da same ips panel 2 da models... only difference is da features tat comes with models...

totally agree.

but what i meant was the TruMotion and MotionFlow XR which many reviews suggest to enable them when watching 3D content.
since the (in LG case) TruMotion for 6200 is 100 while the upper 7400 is 200, i still cannot differentiate them.
maybe need to take a better look later side by side.

if u put it side by side (left 6200 & right is 7400), u will feel tat da left side abit jurky & da rite side abit smooth in motion like ppl moving, text moving & etc... tats all depends on how fast your eyes scan ps... my eyes abit sensitive eventhough i'm 4 eyes... jugger is noticeable on 6200 but still alot better than those 50hz tv & 600hz plasma, 7400 is much better & of coz 8600 & 9600 play smooth in fast action movie...

This post has been edited by Alexcsyan: Aug 23 2013, 11:42 AM

Passive 3D is Not a Stupid thing !!! Actually it is better than Active 3D because Passive 3D is brighter due using Non Powered Shutter Glasses like
in the case of Active 3D. Anyway, as what the Expert in Internet Web said " The present 3D Technology is still NOT REFINED yet ! Nevertheless,
PASSIVE 3D doesn,t cause Fatigue watching espesially long long Movies.....(Sources are all from Internet Expert......)

Therefore in my eyes, 3D all together is a stupid thing. I meant no offense to 3D lovers, I respect the fact that you like 3D.
But 3D is still stupid to me, at this point in time.

Want to ask what the latest firmware for Sony model W804A?

mine update via USB.
If wifi only detect 3.5

System Software Update (Version PKG3.610GAA) For Asia Pacific
http://www.sony.com.my/support/download/56...uct/kdl-47w804a

it's work on all size W804A

This post has been edited by karheng: Aug 23 2013, 10:19 PM

Thanks for your info karheng .what improvement for this model after update the firmware?

Youtube doesn't crash as much. That's about it.

cant said like tat, it is something like... a person's poison but for other person's meat sort of those statements...

I understand. I've got no issues with people liking 3D, but that's also why I've been saying in my opinion and in my eyes all this while in regards to 3D being bad.

theres a good spot when watching 3d... IMAX... best 3d among all 3d source...

mine is 47W804. The pic is so neutral but so sad when watching 3D the refresh rate is downgrade to 720p 60Hz or 24p only so rasa pening2 sikit la bila ada flicker..am i raight?

This post has been edited by guy73: Aug 25 2013, 12:49 PM

i downloaded 1 3D movie in MKV format. It's not playing thru TV USB, or S4100 player. ( i know, they are not support )

Then i try my media player, which is support MKV, but it's only playing 3 second, then it's stop. It that because of the HDMI cable must use v1.4? Or the media player also need to support 3D?
but my computer can play the file without any problem ( of course no 3D, it's split to 2 side by side ). So the file no problem.

This post has been edited by karheng: Aug 25 2013, 08:26 PM

Yes to bolded.

SSBen,
I am NOT saying I like watching 3D....I was replying to your comment on saying " Passive 3D is a stupid thing " .....Actually Passive 3D
and Active 3D all have the Pros and Cons. But at this time, all 3D Technology on TV is still at its " Infancy " stage. We will have to wait maybe
another Two to Four years before the Picture is as Good as a Normal 2D. I like watching Tv on the normal 2D mode.....

actually u can do settings on da 3d in your menu...

Yes Alex, But at present, a TV set is manufactured on one 3D Mode. That is either Passive 3D or Active 3D. Active 3D works on the principle of
opening and closing of Battery Powered glass Shutter which is why Active 3D permit less Light to pass through and hence, the picture is not as
bright as Passive 3D. While the Passive 3D uses normal Unpowered Glass and permit all the lights available and picture is brighter.(better)
The Expert recommend Passive 3D at this stage because although there are " lines " in the picture, it doesnt cause Fatigue watching especially
long Movies.

sorry bro, what i mean is tat, we can goto menu, then 3d settings, then is there any further settings can tune the tv 3d depth? what i know, lg can do such settings in 3d...

the are 3D settings ( 5 or 6 mode ), view side by side, top & bottom, 2D-3D etc...depend on what type of your movie source. So sad the Astro now not provide 3D sport, last time got on some big football match. I'm still waiting for that.

Watching youtube 3D no problem.

This post has been edited by karheng: Aug 26 2013, 02:44 PM

nice...

My room about 8 feet,deal or not to get 55w804 sony

Your room is 8 feet from wall to wall or you're gonna sit 8 feet away from the TV? There's a difference.

If you just use 1080p sources, then 55" is... well, barely fine. Play 720p or worse, SD content and you'll see the darkside of upscaling.
So if I were you, honestly no deal. A 46" would be a better bet.

You can have a look here - just for reference.

TV Viewing Distance Calculator

I though u called it baeyong.
anyways, what is the refresh rate of your LG

I was feeling a bit generous when I typed that...

I'm not really sure about the refresh rate, will check tonight (although I'm pretty sure it does 24fps 3D at 1080p, meaning at least 48Hz at 1080p)

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Sep 2 2013, 03:09 PM

ben, if the distance from the wall is ~18ft-20ft should be no problem right?

Wow... that far, even SD would look like HD. It'll be extremely hard to tell the difference between 720p and 1080p too.

Look 1080P from far it looks like 4K.

Hi all ,

I just bought a 47w804a and im having a hard time confuguring the settings...

I have a PS3 hooked up on the HDMI port 3 and bluray and DVD hooked on the HDMI 1 , HDMI 2 and 4 is free at the moment ,

I just cant figure how to do separate settings for the bluray/movies and Gaming Mode /PS 3 coz when I switch on the HDMI3 it doesnt allow me to change options nor Home.. even on HDMI 1 it doest allow.... not to mention i wanna do setting for 3d.


really confused ... coz my old sammy was quite straight forward..

any help here would be appreciated.

i guess probably u need to set scene mode to other type 1st, forget which mode. got gaming/cinema/graphic if not mistaken.

Just saw one today displaying a football game.

Colours are all good but I saw the movement of the ball is not smooth.

When the players passes the ball... you can clearly see a trail behind the ball when it moves forward.

Don't know it's bad video source or refresh rate thingy.

Currently considering this Sony model and Samsung 55 inch 7100 model.

Which of these 2 is more suitable for gaming?

Not an expert in LCD LED TV.

This post has been edited by youngy: Dec 9 2013, 05:51 PM

if i were u, i will pick sony bcoz of the price & same brand of ps3, so definitely no problem compatible with it. as for samsung, the contrast & brightness is high, but its pricey & not worth the money unless u dont mind spending more into the same size of tv...

But how about the ghosting thingy? Is it normal? Will it happen during gameplay?

I'm currently owning a Sony 40 inch V series LCD... I think for 5 years already...

BTW... I'm a Sony Fanboy! =P

Thanks!

if ure a sony fanboy, sony ps3 of coz will b 1 of your favourite... so sony brand tv i will only recommend w804... bcoz if u wanna 3d, a passive 3d will b better than active 3d due to less torture like flickling left rite...

Got it bro! BTW.. new LED for my PS4

Thanks for the advice!

804A is highly recommended for PS3 Gaming and I find that the setting for under gaming Standard is suitable for battlefield4 and from cnet and most TV forums recommends the us version of 804a which is 802a this for PS3 because of its input lag especially first person shooters...


As for the trail on the football you need to set that particular channel to sports mode or motion flow which is normally off and a native to LED's.

A big Plus for its passive 3d and IPS screen ..too and great screen mirroring with my note 3 and DLNA connection to my laptop as the media server.

and for those of you who hooks up to PS3 and find that with the PS3 on and you can't get the options to pop up to change the picture settings which I had


Go to Settings/Home and I believe its under general TURN OFF THE BRAVIA SYNC settings to OFF!!!
was driving me crazy trying to resolve this untill the merchandiser in SENQ resolved it for me....


Kudos

This post has been edited by bulldog2: Dec 10 2013, 11:04 AM

Wow! Good to hear that!

Gonna wait for bonus now.

Btw... anyone knows what the US model code for W904A & W954A?

Wanna look for review for these 2 models.

Thanks!

Maybe W904A=W902A

Found W904A but not W954A.

I really like the colours of W904A but dont know if it's good for gaming. Not sure about the input lag for W904A.

Definitely a good LED tv for movies.

Should I go for 55 inch W804A or 46 inch W904A?

depending on the seating position and distance.

Does anyone know if real d 3d glasses are compatible with w804?

NO. W9 series is using active shutter 3d glasses. They r more heavier n expensive, and uses battery.

Which is why I asked if the W 8 04 can support them. I know they use passive glasses, but I don't know if the passive glasses which are sold at cinemas (occasionally, Cineleisure) are compatible.

if u watch normal 3d (not imax 3d) in cinema, u can use your passive 3d glass there bcoz there use the samethibf there as well. but in imax 3d, the passive glass is abit different, u can check & bring in your 3d glass to imax cinema, compare the lense & u will notice something.

Just bought Sony 55W804A!

I'm impress with the 3D. Haha.

Btw... What's your gaming mode setting?

Mind to share?

Only HDMI 2 will auto detect ps4 or all of them will be auto detection? Because when I connect my ps3 into HDMI 1 or 3 (Can't remember) and then do setting... there are no game mode but when I connect my ps4 into HDMI 2 and entered setting on the tv... it shown im running game mode.

Still new to this tech..... last time was more straigth forward.. haha

Wah congrats! How much did u get it for?

RM 5,299 with free Shanghai trip voucher for 2 person.

LOL... But air tickets have to pay yourself.

Bought at Onking outlet.

This post has been edited by youngy: Dec 23 2013, 10:45 AM

That's Beri cheap!

RM5299 is damn cheap..congrate bro..
i still can't decide 60r550a or 55w804a..haha
have you test screen mirroring function? i would like to know whether this tv support all type of smartphone for screen mirroring function?

The suggested price for 55W804A is RM 5,499 now.
Cheap RM 200 only.

I haven't try the screen mirroring yet. Maybe will do it this weekend if I'm free.
Heard it wont support Apple...

Your distant of viewing is...?

Mine is 7.5 feet, just ngam ngam minimum requirement for 55 inch.
Gaming wont hurt my eyes but watching blu-ray might...

Just tried the 3D yesterday, Transformers 3. Not bad... Not bad at all...

I watched the movie on Imax Time Square and I can say, it almost feel like back then...

I think you should go for 55W804A. Bigger doesn't mean better

And of cuz... look for review... that's what I did... haha

This post has been edited by youngy: Dec 23 2013, 10:36 PM

Hi,

Just bought my 55W804A from SQ last Friday, offer at RM4849, without any extra free gift.
Was thinking hard earlier whether to buy LG LA7600(with many good features as well) but finally decided on Sony w804A when the price drop from RM5999 to current level.

Anyway have no time to really enjoy it yet. Only try on Astro programs so far, SD channels pq not good as expected but happy with the HD channels especially the movies. Also try the simulate 3D and quite happy with it. Not trying on any real 3D source yet as I do not have 3D blue ray player.

Looking forwards for any tips from you guys here on how to optimize all the features and make full use of it!

:thumbs:

woo zentai..rm4849 is super duper good price...i wonder how did u manage to get that price other than no extra gift...i will try check SQ or senheng this week end..