I just received my TV, set it up and tested it out. First of all,
installation was a breeze, camera and mic work beautifully as do the
motion controls.
More importantly, the image is perfect. I don't
know what these other reviewers are going on about but screen uniformity
is phenomenal and on par with any of the other LED LCD tvs I've seen.
Blacks are deep and inky and with the backlighting on the factory
default, I saw no evidence of flashlighting or light creep.
3D
works like a charm. Set the PS3 to recognize the new screen and the new
3D glasses pair with the TV quickly and easily and don't mind at all if I
look away from the screen. Tested out Transformers 3D (don't laugh, I
have 6 year old son and he loves them) and the image was crisp, detailed
with very little artifacting or crosstalk. I fired up wipeout HD 3D and
that performed beautifully as well.
For me, it was between this
TV and the new Panasonic line up. While I agree that the plasmas handle
blacks better than LCD screens, I prefered the image crispness of an LED
LCD panel. I am not disappointed and more than happy with the es8000.