Of course, nobody watches a full black screen, so we were curious to see how well the contrast performance would hold up with the ANSI test chart, which gives a better idea of performance with actual programme material. Here, t
he black patch in the middle of the chequered white/black screen returned a value of 0.05 cd/m2, which, sure enough, is exactly what black measures if we disable the [LED Dynamic Control] option (we’re not sure why anyone would disable it after paying so much for it in the first place, though, but we can hardly complain about being given the option). 0.05 cd/m
2 is a couple of nits higher than we’re used to seeing on much cheaper Samsung CCFL-backlit LCD TV displays, which seemed a little unreasonable at this price point, but the Sony HX923′s panel has enough strong points of its own (see the next section on Viewing Angle).