Just received the full refund from Sony for my defect set, so I went for the ES8000 55" and was very pleasantly surprised.
As mentioned in another thread, if you take the time to calibrate it properly, there is zero clouding or bleeding.
In fact, I'd have to say it exceeds my reference standard KDL52W4500 and that sat the bar high.
The motion control is not very good, the voice control actually works quite well.
But the picture and video processing are state of the art.
Extra glasses cost a mere £20 each and it plays my 3D still pics right off a USB stick.
The IR blaster is a stroke of genius and the set seamlessly locked into my NAS networks.
Bizarrely, the picture works best when set in "game" mode 😉
After calibration the 3D performance is nothing short of breathtaking, really.
If you are in a position to buy one of these babies, don't hesitate, just go and take the plunge!