OK, I am editing this (March 25th) to better summarize it now that I've tried most of what I wanted to try.

Design- The tv does not have monolithic glass like CNET listed it as having, unless I am totally crazy or misunderstanding the term. The screen is even difficult to figure out as far as matte or not... so I am assuming it's semi-gloss. The stand is much less wobbly compared with the 2011 Sony stands. The remote control is much smaller than last year's. The component and composite inputs are now normal old school ones rather than you needing an included converter cable.

Performance- The picture has a lot of pop and seems overall good. To me personally the black level looks to be good as well. However, I have no idea how that's even possible since it does not have local dimming and is edge lit. So we'll see what measurements someone such as CNET gets (they are supposedly reviewing this set soon). All these sites say this has "frame dimming". Well... Read more

Was going for a HX929 but the price increase pushed it out of budget and I settled for HX750.
This is a decent TV and I found cnet review mostly right. Colours are too good. Watching NGC and Discovery HD is really a treat. Blacks are really black like an other reviewer noted and its incredibly good. Downside is lost shadow detail. Shadow detail is not less, it simply is gone. Dark areas of picture appear totally black with nothing in detail or texture whatsoever. Motion judder is noticeable in standard and smooth modes (which are the ones recommended for regualar use). I had compared this one side-by-side with HX 9 series and the latter humbled this at contrast and depth. HX 929 is still probably the best bet. But I felt the difference in picture doesn't justify the huge premium for 9 series.

Overall, it might be a good TV, but overpriced for what it gives.