Does anyone have any glare problems with this Sony EX645? I'm considering this TV and want to put it in a room where I have natural light.
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We have had this tv in our very bright living room since November. Absolutely love the picture quality & have not experienced any glare problems. Hope this helps!
859219
During daylight hours the picture does diminish somewhat. When direct light hits the screen there is glare from the light. I am able to watch TV without a problem with natural light in the room.
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We have a lot of natural light as well, although none shines directly on the screen. But I haven't had any issue at all with glare on this TV.
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I have it in a real well lit room and glare is not an issue unless direct sunlight hits it, which it can do a certain short periods of the day. Dont think you have much to worry about. Over all am real happy within the TV in the 6 months or so i have had it.
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I have no glare problems, but I don't keep my main TV in a brightly lite area. I would imagine if I had a window staring right into the screen, that would be a problem for any TV. This TV is great ---buy it.
859223
I purchased this TV in December this past year. Even though this TV has nonreflective glass, you will still get some sort of reflection with any direct light. The nonreflective glass does a decent job mitigating this. Much better than a normal glass panel would do. You shouldn't have any problem with natural light unless there is direct light coming in such as sunlight. The good thing is you can always make adjustments with the backlighting and the brightness controls. Hope this helps!
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I have had the TV for a while now and no problems with glare unless in direct sunlight.
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I haven't had any issues with glare and I have the tv in a room with a lot of windows. Maybe it's where I have the tv, but no issues
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Yes, I now agree with you. I was in Best Buy today and was comparing the Sony to the others and I must say the Sony was a standout. The Sharp was kinda of washed out and very pixeli (is that a word?) while the Sony was very bright and crisp in ever kind of action.The Glare was much less noticeable then the Sharp even, but to be sure the TV are in the back of the store and I had to make sure to get the Large overhead lights to reflect in the screen to compare the TV for glare.I have decided to go with the Sony.Thanks everyone for all your input to my question. Yes, I now agree with you. I was in Best Buy today and was comparing the Sony to the others and I must say the Sony was a standout. The Sharp was kinda of washed out and very pixeli (is that a word?) while the Sony was very bright and crisp in ever kind of action.The Glare was much less noticeable then the Sharp even, but to be sure the TV are in the back of the store and I had to make sure to get the Large overhead lights to reflect in the screen to compare the TV for glare.I have decided to go with the Sony.Thanks everyone for all your input to my... » Read More Yes, I now agree with you. I was in Best Buy today and was comparing the Sony to the others and I must say the Sony was a standout. The Sharp was kinda of washed out and very pixeli (is that a word?) while the Sony was very bright and crisp in ever kind of action.The Glare was much less noticeable then the Sharp even, but to be sure the TV are in the back of the store and I had to make sure to get the Large overhead lights to reflect in the screen to compare the TV for glare.I have decided to go with the Sony.Thanks everyone for all your input to my question. « Show Less
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We do notice some reflection from some windows that are across our den from the TV set, but it doesn't bother us much. During shows we are deeply interested in, I close the blinds on those windows & it is perfect. The picture is so good and colors so accurate that we don't let the glare bother us in our particular setting. I have not tried the filters you mention, however. If it bothers you, I'd try experimenting with that.
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I find glare a problem as well. As one poster says, "the reflection is not a bother at all", well, that makes me wonder is there is still some reflection. I have a matte screen now and love it - no glare even with direct light. I'd love to upgrade my TV to 1080p but can't seem to find screens that are matte any more. So frustrating when manufactures do stuff like this. They should at least make it an option.
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Hello! My wife and I own two plasma TVs (See recent post on Panasonic TH-50PZ800U, "Great delivery time and our recent experience") and we both wear glasses. There is little to no glare from the screen and we have not noticed any problems watching TV with glasses.By the way, our LCD and CRT TVs, also in very well lit rooms, are not different from the plasma TV display from a glare perspective. If you watch any TV at night from an angle with other light sources near the TV, maybe you'll experience a "halo" effect with your glasses, but it's not unique to plasma TVs. Hello! My wife and I own two plasma TVs (See recent post on Panasonic TH-50PZ800U, "Great delivery time and our recent experience") and we both wear glasses. There is little to no glare from the screen and we have not noticed any problems watching TV with glasses.By the way, our LCD and CRT TVs, also in very well lit rooms, are not different from the plasma TV display from a glare perspective. If you watch any TV at night from an angle with other light sources near the TV, maybe you'll experience a "halo" effect with your glasses, but it's not unique to... » Read More Hello! My wife and I own two plasma TVs (See recent post on Panasonic TH-50PZ800U, "Great delivery time and our recent experience") and we both wear glasses. There is little to no glare from the screen and we have not noticed any problems watching TV with glasses.By the way, our LCD and CRT TVs, also in very well lit rooms, are not different from the plasma TV display from a glare perspective. If you watch any TV at night from an angle with other light sources near the TV, maybe you'll experience a "halo" effect with your glasses, but it's not unique to plasma TVs. « Show Less
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Well, the screen tends to lean more toward shiny than matte. Not like plasma tv glassy smooth and shiny but definitely not matte. Our living room has 11 windows and most of them are south facing so a huge amount of glare as you can imagine. So, what we do is to simply rotate the TV out of the glare zone. The base allows certain amount of movement (using built in rollers) to the right or left and that's plenty. Considering how bright how room is, it was quite impressive to be able to watch tv with the curtains not drawn.
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This is great TV just make sure you go to sony web. site to get update to fix intermittant light/dark issue.You might want to order some new HDMI cables that support 120hz cat.2 or b, price on amazon is the best for cables.The color in 1080p/i is WOW!!!!!!!!!!!
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I got the 71F about a month ago and the glare is not an issue. Don't get me wrong, if you position lights badly or the sun hits directly you'll get the glare on any set. Once you power it up the quality of this set will blow you away. My only wish is that I bought the set sooner....
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I don't know, but we have a window that is across the room directly behind the TV, and all we do is close the blind. It works well. Glare has not been an issue for us. This is a great TV -- really good picture. I'd buy another if we needed.
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I just got the new 46" 860...been out about 4 weeks. It blows away my XBR. And the 860, unlike the 650 and 850, has almost NO GLARE. That's why I got it instead of going Sony again. The 860, I think, is the best LCD on the market in it's price range.
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I have had no problems with glare or anything else for that matter. I don't know if it has actual anti-glare properties built in but it works great for me. Great monitor for a great price. Just don't buy it for the sound. The speakers are more than useless.
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I have had no problem with glare, I have only used it indoors so I can't say what it would be like outside. I would think it would be fine.
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Just for the record, I have the Samsung A550 40 inch and it has a matt screen and not a shiny screen as mentioned above. I am very satisfied with it, but it could be that the Sony is just as good. Our older TV is a Samsung and that and the good reviews influenced us. So far, we are happy with it, great picture. I have the sound hooked up to my sound system and that is great also.
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I found that my TV does not have reflection issues...they are not eliminated but are reduced to a point that you have to be looking for reflections in order to see them at all. Glare has not been an issue for me at all. Remembering that plasmas inherently have lower brightness than any LCD/LED set, the reflection/glare level is satisfactory, your issues may be more brightness related. The set has a beautiful picture!
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"...more glare than other models..." - Does this mean that the one sheet of glass results in more glare than for Panasonic's other models that don't have the one sheet glass design - or are your referring to other maker's models? Just trying to clarify.I'm a Panasonic fan. - Used to always buy Sony, but they got too involved in low end products, and it seems to have affected their other products as well.
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I have the 48inch also I upgraded from a newer LG and to me the LG always seemed a bit washed out and the blacks were very Grey.This Sony has a beautiful picture and the black is truly black. Great TV and and price!!
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No glare. We have this tv next to two big windows. Picture is great from any angle and anytime of the day or night.