4K TVs with HDR are becoming popular day by day. Sony’s take on this comes with their X700E series of TVs. The 43-inch variant priced under Rs. 70,000, is more affordable than a competing model from other brands. Sony has skipped the Android OS and placed it with their own. The TV still gets some smart features and access to some online media channels but it isn’t a full-fledged smart TV. The aluminum finish on the slim bezel looks good but doesn’t make the TV look premium. The only thing that stands out is the silver plate placed right under the Sony branding. It has a white LED embedded in it that switches on with the TV. The U-shaped stand is definitely the highlight. Its compact size goes very well with the look of the TV. The stand also carries arrangements that can help you hide all the cable clutter from the ports. Speaking of which, most of the connectivity ports are placed on the left for easy access. You can reach them with minimum effort even when the TV is wall-mounted.
The remote is pretty standard. It’s thin and comes with small buttons. If you have big fingers you might find it a little annoying to use the directional keys. We found ourselves hitting the buttons around it. There are abundant options here. You get three HDMI ports which should be enough for most homes. One of the ports also supports ARC which is mentioned in the list of sources. For those who don’t know, ARC allows you to send audio from the TV to the home theater and vice-versa using that cable. This means you can enjoy all your TV shows with surround sound. There are no component ports, but composite is provided to connect older devices. There is even a headphone jack. The TV comes with three USB ports to play media content from a hard drive. USB keyboards are also supported but it doesn’t work well with the custom interface and apps. Wireless connectivity includes WiFi 802.11n. You can use WiFi direct to mirror your device’s screen or to stream media to the TV. Because of the older WiFi standard, streaming 4K videos might not work seamlessly on the TV.
Sony offers a whole bunch of picture and audio settings to play with. You can really dive deep and tweak things to your preference. There are three pre-set modes to choose from. You can even customize them individually if you want. Besides that, you get advanced settings that include a whole range of picture enhancements such as Motion Smooth, Reality creation and Gamma settings. The Sony 43X7002E wins you over with its accurate colour reproduction and amazing detail. The X-Reality Pro engine works well while upscaling full HD content. Black levels are good but the brightness seems a little low. You need to dim the lights in the room to get a balanced picture. HDR performance is where the TV will win you over. We already spoke about how good the TV is with colours. Turning on HDR takes it up a notch. Even the transition between different shades of same colour can be easily seen. However, HDR content at the moment is a little difficult to find. Web-based channels like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video do have some titles in HDR.
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