This is a slim TV, only 74mm deep at its fattest part and around the edges is much slimmer, begging to be wall mounted. The strip of brushed metal across the bottom of the screen adds a little detail.Īs an edge LED TV it is around the sides that the real interest lies. The movie front is a little sparse at the moment, so it looks like 3D gaming and Sky 3D will be the real motivators here for 3D adoption.Ĭoming from Sony's Cinematic range of TVs, the HX803 doesn't quite have the slick design of some of the other 'monolithic' screens Sony are offering the simple narrow bezel does nothing to offend, but doesn't blow us away either. Other 3D sources include the forthcoming launch of Sky 3D and of course the Sony PlayStation 3, which has just gone 3D, and will likely be one of the biggest sources of 3D content in the immediate term. Sony has a number of 3D Blu-ray players already on the market - we tested the HX803 with the BDP-S470 (£199), so you can already see that on top of the £1779 asking price for the HX803 TV itself, the pursuit of 3DTV will cost you around £2250 overall at Sony's asking prices.

Of course a 3D source is slightly less of an issue. It's important to get these points out of the way to make sure that you know exactly what you are buying and what you'll get. The glasses cost you £99 per pair, so unless you're a hermit that's going to be two pairs fairly quickly, whilst the transmitter will set you back £54.99. The slightly negative opening to this review may be knocked out of the water by retailer bundles, which might include the vital accessories you need - the TMR-BR100 3D sync transmitter and TDG-BE100 glasses (in black, pink or blue).

The message here is check what you are buying before you part with your cash. With a band of '3D Ready' TVs are we going to see the same confusion? The HX803 is one such set: it's 3D Ready, meaning the screen is capable of producing 3D images, but you're not supplied with the hardware accessories to make it happen. 'HD Ready' caused plenty of confusion a few years ago. (Pocket-lint) - When we first heard that there were going to be '3D Ready' TVs coming from Sony we audibly groaned.

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