An Illuminating Upgrade
5/5
Bought this unit as an upgrade to our previous 43" Ambilight TV - the Ambilight feature really adds to the immersion of TV, films and games, and works even better on this newer model with its slimmer bezels. However, weirdly, the screen doesn't seem to go all the way to the bezels, leaving an extra, small black band - it's nothing major, but I've no idea why it is designed like that - it is just a little triggering, if nothing else. The colour calibration out of the box is terrible - overly bright, very washed out - I'd recommend going into the settings and giving it some fine tuning, as it can look great. I can't comment on the TV software much, as we use it as a 'dumb TV' with a home theatre/streaming/gaming PC and A/V system, however the software doesn't seem intrusive (or randomly boot loop/crash like our previous model). It's also with checking for updates as soon as you get it set up, and then making adjustments afterwards. I can't comment on the inbuilt speakers, but e-arc works fine with our amplifier. Overall, very pleased!
Joseph