Sony - 65" Class X800H Series LED 4K UHD Smart Android TV

TV is excellent. Remote can control cable box amongst other things. Only issue it’s hard to program. Had to call customer service a few times because it wouldn’t take a RE-program after the kids messed with it. Otherwise the TV is grade A. Originally bought open box 55” was impressed... but it had an issue. Went back and got the 65” brand new. Beats the comparable LG and Samsung models feature and picture wise in my opinion.

Great everything about this TV. Got it for a good deal. Deal of the Day. Happy I did not study to long before making decision to purchase. Happy with it

This is a Amazing TV, Picture is very clear, sound is great. Love the Netflix, Prime Video and YouTube options. Amazing quality for the price.

This TV is good,  very good sound and smooth wireless performance, which this TV has, the objectives in my particular situation for this new TV are; 1-Reduce clutter to eliminate multiple remotes and need for any external media playing devices. The TV is replacing a 2009 32” Sony 32XBR9, a Sony BDPS-3700 BlueRay-Streaming-Player, a WD TV Live Plus and a Yamaha YAS-107 sound bar. 2-Ability to play local media such as mp4, mkv, ISO and quicktime files located on either a SMB share or flash drive. 3-Watch local programming using an antenna for OTA (Over the Air) broadcasts. While the Logitech Harmony or equivalent would reduce the number of remotes, there still leaves the 2 media players and soundbar. The built-in video app does not support ISO but the TV can play these files using either VLC and KODI. Kudos to SONY for selecting Android TV as the OS. Been a SONY customer for over 30 years and wanted to stick with SONY. Their adoption of Android TV enables that. The Sony – Android TV combination is great! Being able to install the wealth of Android TV apps, including media players like VLC and Kodi places the Android TV OS on top. The TV has 3 USB ports. Copied some mp4s to 2 flash drives. Inserted both into TV, opened the video app and it was able to play video from either flash drive. Excellent. KODI and VLC, though different in setting up to see a SMB share, played all media types flawlessly. For the sake of testing, only installed approved Apps that are available from Google’s App store for Android TV. Besides VLC and Kodi, also installed a number of free and pay sites such as Tubi, PlutoTV, HayStack, PBS, ABC, NBC and CBS. All played beautifully, crisp, clean and stutter free. Side loading apps is possible but did not want to evaluate the TV with technically “unsupported” apps. Unfortunately, only the ABC affiliate WFTS-TV app content is very close to their OTA broadcast. The other network affiliates DO NOT offer essentially the equivalent of their local broadcasts without authenticating to a user’s carrier account which means, if you do not have Direct-TV, cable TV or FIOS TV, or you receive OTA, there is no way to receive the equivalent of their local broadcasts using apps and the internet. The sound output is very good, especially the surround simulation. Lacks a little in the low end frequencies, however, it sounds almost as good as the YAS-107 soundbar. In testing the ability of the TV to change directions quickly (as the saying goes) There has been only a couple of times where the TV was slow to change channels or switch apps. This was probably caused when quickly switching between multiple apps and OTA viewing. Interestingly, there were some apps, like VLC, where an exit or quit app option does not seem to exist. A power down (reset) fixed the issue. Other troublesome points and Wish List, --Not fond of the external power supply that powers the TV --Conspicuously missing, is a google browser, No Chrome? This seems to be an intentional Google oversight. Installed Puffin and it worked surprisingly well. Puffin played a number of website videos from a variety of sources. --As TV OS’s become more customizable with user apps and configuration, it is hoped that future releases of Android TV will have some sort of “backup” option. One might exist, but was unable to find it. --The stand, like other have commented. Sony should correct this in the next generation that employs this design. -As of this writing, there is no scheduled Andoid 9 update for this 2019 model year TV however Sony released Andoid 9 last month for other TVs. It is hoped that Sony releases the update for this TV. Android TV OS 10 is in beta. It will be interesting to see how Sony supports newer versions of the Android TV OS on existing models. -Inconsistent use of fast forward and reverse buttons from one app to another. This is not necessarily the fault of the TV but more how apps are developed to work with the myriad of remotes that are used with Android TV. In reference to the title of this review…. Decision time on whether to keep or return the TV is rapidly approaching. The only issue is OTA reception. NextGen TV products will be introduced at next week’s CES 2020. The migration that broadcasters are making should be in operation in over 50 markets by the end of this year. Using ATSC 3.0 technology, if widely adopted, will render the tuner in this TV obsolete, for OTA reception, within the next 5 or so years. There will be adapters available just like in 2009 when broadcast technology went to digital HD however, as stated in the beginning, one of the reasons for this TV purchase was the elimination of multiple remotes and media devices. I’m waiting till mid next week to see who introduces what at CES and attempt to gauge by the number of NextGen TV products before making a final decision. This concern only exists for those who receive local programming OTA with an antenna. This would not be a problem for those who obtain local programming from Direct-TV, a cable carrier or FIOS. The bottom line… If it were not for the NextGen TV broadcast changes beginning this year, the TV would definitely be a KEEPER!! The ability to install Android TV apps such as KODI and VLC is a huge plus for those, like me, who have media locally in a variety of digital formats-ISO, mp4 eg. This is a great TV!!

I just love this tv! A beautiful and bright color screen. Enjoyable to watch. So many apps with movies and tv shows. I would buy again.

I purchased this TV when the Samsung I had broke down & could not be repaired. I have not owned a Sony previously & I am very impressed. Everything about the tv has exceeded my expectations. I am greatly enjoying it! And the customer service at my local store went above & beyond with being helpful. Really worked with me on this!

This model keeps up with fast action sports and movies! No pixelation. It’s been nearly a month and am very pleased with this purchase

I love this TV. We first bought a Samsung TV that came with a connect box and the box stopped working day 1. I was so irate and decided I’m never buying a Samsung TV again and read some reviews on this Sony and ultimately decided to purchase. It was cheaper and larger and just works! My only complaint is there is some light bleeding at the bottom left corner of the TV but it isn’t terrible so I don’t mind it.