Difference between Sony TV KDL46HX923 & KDL46HX923BU

manic23 · 05-08-2011, 12:43

Hi there, I am interested in buying the Sony KDL46HX923 TV but am a little confused as there is also a KDL46HX923BU, does anyone know what the difference is? what does the BU mean? I have been unable to find out from anywhere else on the internet, many thanks.

Nigel Goodwin · 05-08-2011, 13:20

The letter at the end signifies the country - U is for UK.

Generally you wouldn't specify the end letter when advertising the set, as long as it's in the correct country of course.

manic23 · 05-08-2011, 13:50

Ah ha, OK, many thanks for that

JulesandSand · 05-08-2011, 15:21

I've had the 55HX923 for a week now - it is fabulous, the best LCD I've ever seen.

manic23 · 05-08-2011, 15:30

Really, that's nice to know, thanks for letting me know, I have not got room for a 55" TV, so opted for the 46" looking forward to getting it now

JulesandSand · 05-08-2011, 15:32

Just make sure it doesn't have the infamous 'crease'.

manic23 · 05-08-2011, 15:33

OK, im worried now what's that?

manic23 · 05-08-2011, 15:38

Just googled it, looks slightly worrying, I hope mine does not suffer from this issue

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/sony-...1107011261.htm

JulesandSand · 05-08-2011, 15:40

If you can be bothered there's a little bit of reading

Here

I bought mine from my local Sony Centre so if I had a problem with it I could return it.

Mine is perfect, but I think some of the early batches had a manufacturing problem, something to do with the adhesive between the panel and the glass.

manic23 · 11-08-2011, 11:24

Well, I have my Sony KDL46HX923 and I am sad to say that the crease does seem to be there, have a look at the picture and see what you think, do i have anything to worry about? shold I send it back ?

JulesandSand · 11-08-2011, 12:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by manic23

Well, I have my Sony KDL46HX923 and I am sad to say that the crease does seem to be there, have a look at the picture and see what you think, do i have anything to worry about? shold I send it back ?

It looks very faint to me from your picture - can you see it at all when it's displaying a 'normal' picture?

If I put the blue screen up on mine I sometimes think I can see (from about 6") away a lighter strip of blue about 1cm wide down the left hand side, other times I think I'm imagining it. Displaying a normal image I can't detect anything at all, but I had to tell myself to watch the screen and stop concentrating on the edges.

In any event it's the best LCD I've seen (comparable to the 903) and beats all the edge-lit sets hands down.

I also like it much better than the Panasonic VT plasmas, especially viewing in daylight or a lit room.

manic23 · 11-08-2011, 12:10

Thanks for the reply, I think you are right, it is very very faint indeed and does not really show when viewing a normal TV picture. I think I will live with it.

Nigel Goodwin · 11-08-2011, 12:24

Just to let you know, there's no mention of any problems on Sony Assist, the Sony engineering software - so there's no fix announced yet.

JulesandSand · 11-08-2011, 12:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by manic23

Thanks for the reply, I think you are right, it is very very faint indeed and does not really show when viewing a normal TV picture. I think I will live with it.

I honestly think if you and I had never heard of the 'crease' we wouldn't have seen a thing. On no other TV I've bought have I put up a plain blue screen and examined it from a nose-lengths away.

You can see anything if you look hard enough.

You could buy a Samsung or similar - it would be guaranteed crease-free but in any other respect could it hold a candle to the Sony - I doubt it very much

JulesandSand · 11-08-2011, 12:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nigel Goodwin

Just to let you know, there's no mention of any problems on Sony Assist, the Sony engineering software - so there's no fix announced yet.

The problem was said to have been an adhesive curing issue so there's unlikely to be an engineering fix.

I believe this is the first time that Sony has used Gorilla Glass for a panel, possibly that's a factor (uneducated guess).

Nigel Goodwin · 11-08-2011, 12:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by JulesandSand

The problem was said to have been an adhesive curing issue so there's unlikely to be an engineering fix.

In which case the 'cure' would be to replace the entire panel with one that doesn't have the problem. But as I said, there's no mention of anything 'yet'.

Quote:

I believe this is the first time that Sony has used Gorilla Glass for a panel, possibly that's a factor (uneducated guess).

Who actually makes the panel?, the previous troublesome LED ones were from Sharp - where the production ones supplied didn't match the spec of the pre-production samples.

05-08-2011, 12:43	#1
manic23 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 63	Difference between Sony TV KDL46HX923 & KDL46HX923BU Hi there, I am interested in buying the Sony KDL46HX923 TV but am a little confused as there is also a KDL46HX923BU, does anyone know what the difference is? what does the BU mean? I have been unable to find out from anywhere else on the internet, many thanks.

05-08-2011, 13:20	#2
Nigel Goodwin Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Derbyshire Posts: 41,789	The letter at the end signifies the country - U is for UK. Generally you wouldn't specify the end letter when advertising the set, as long as it's in the correct country of course.

05-08-2011, 13:50	#3
manic23 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 63	Ah ha, OK, many thanks for that

05-08-2011, 15:21	#4
JulesandSand Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Caledonia Posts: 5,687	I've had the 55HX923 for a week now - it is fabulous, the best LCD I've ever seen.

05-08-2011, 15:30	#5
manic23 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 63	Really, that's nice to know, thanks for letting me know, I have not got room for a 55" TV, so opted for the 46" looking forward to getting it now

05-08-2011, 15:32	#6
JulesandSand Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Caledonia Posts: 5,687	Just make sure it doesn't have the infamous 'crease'.

05-08-2011, 15:33	#7
manic23 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 63	OK, im worried now what's that?

05-08-2011, 15:38	#8
manic23 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 63	Just googled it, looks slightly worrying, I hope mine does not suffer from this issue http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/sony-...1107011261.htm

05-08-2011, 15:40	#9
JulesandSand Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Caledonia Posts: 5,687	If you can be bothered there's a little bit of reading *Here* I bought mine from my local Sony Centre so if I had a problem with it I could return it. Mine is perfect, but I think some of the early batches had a manufacturing problem, something to do with the adhesive between the panel and the glass.

11-08-2011, 11:24	#10
manic23 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 63	Well, I have my Sony KDL46HX923 and I am sad to say that the crease does seem to be there, have a look at the picture and see what you think, do i have anything to worry about? shold I send it back ?

11-08-2011, 12:00	#11
JulesandSand Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Caledonia Posts: 5,687	Quote: Originally Posted by manic23 Well, I have my Sony KDL46HX923 and I am sad to say that the crease does seem to be there, have a look at the picture and see what you think, do i have anything to worry about? shold I send it back ? It looks very faint to me from your picture - can you see it at all when it's displaying a 'normal' picture? If I put the blue screen up on mine I sometimes think I can see (from about 6") away a lighter strip of blue about 1cm wide down the left hand side, other times I think I'm imagining it. Displaying a normal image I can't detect anything at all, but I had to tell myself to watch the screen and stop concentrating on the edges. In any event it's the best LCD I've seen (comparable to the 903) and beats all the edge-lit sets hands down. I also like it much better than the Panasonic VT plasmas, especially viewing in daylight or a lit room.

11-08-2011, 12:10	#12
manic23 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 63	Thanks for the reply, I think you are right, it is very very faint indeed and does not really show when viewing a normal TV picture. I think I will live with it.

11-08-2011, 12:24	#13
Nigel Goodwin Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Derbyshire Posts: 41,789	Just to let you know, there's no mention of any problems on Sony Assist, the Sony engineering software - so there's no fix announced yet.

11-08-2011, 12:26	#14
JulesandSand Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Caledonia Posts: 5,687	Quote: Originally Posted by manic23 Thanks for the reply, I think you are right, it is very very faint indeed and does not really show when viewing a normal TV picture. I think I will live with it. I honestly think if you and I had never heard of the 'crease' we wouldn't have seen a thing. On no other TV I've bought have I put up a plain blue screen and examined it from a nose-lengths away. You can see anything if you look hard enough. You could buy a Samsung or similar - it would be guaranteed crease-free but in any other respect could it hold a candle to the Sony - I doubt it very much

11-08-2011, 12:30	#15
JulesandSand Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Caledonia Posts: 5,687	Quote: Originally Posted by Nigel Goodwin Just to let you know, there's no mention of any problems on Sony Assist, the Sony engineering software - so there's no fix announced yet. The problem was said to have been an adhesive curing issue so there's unlikely to be an engineering fix. I believe this is the first time that Sony has used Gorilla Glass for a panel, possibly that's a factor (uneducated guess).

11-08-2011, 12:34	#16
Nigel Goodwin Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Derbyshire Posts: 41,789	Quote: Originally Posted by JulesandSand The problem was said to have been an adhesive curing issue so there's unlikely to be an engineering fix. In which case the 'cure' would be to replace the entire panel with one that doesn't have the problem. But as I said, there's no mention of anything 'yet'. Quote: I believe this is the first time that Sony has used Gorilla Glass for a panel, possibly that's a factor (uneducated guess). Who actually makes the panel?, the previous troublesome LED ones were from Sharp - where the production ones supplied didn't match the spec of the pre-production samples.

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