Sony 65 Inch Mini LED QLED 4K Ultra HD TV BRAVIA 9 Smart Google TV with Dolby Vision HDR and Exclusive Features for PlayStation 5 (K-65XR90), 2024 Model

The factory settings on this television are surprisingly good, but if you’re a techie, you’ll find the handles that you want for fine tuning. The sound is also surprisingly good. If you use the built-in equalizer, you can get close to what you’d expect from decent small bookshelf speakers. I’ve often wondered why dim, burn-in and fade vulnerable OLEDs are so highly touted. A high contrast range on a dim picture means that much of the content in a dark scene is lost. With a proper local dimming setting, the blacks on this television look dead black, and the image can be made bright enough for any viewing environment. The remote could use a few more dedicated buttons, but it uses RF; so there’s no pointing. The TV also works with older Sony infra-red remotes and infra-red universal remotes. The faint, narrow vignette at the edge of the picture (shown in another positive review) isn’t really noticeable in normal viewing. Since perfection isn’t an option, I’ll take this this one as a close second.

Excellent!

Chose this tv for a bright room and it definitely has the output to handle a bright room. The 4K and HDR picture is stunning. The speakers are weak but I have a surround system attached to the tv.

This TV is fantastic! I recommend it if you like watching a lot of movies and are happy to use physical media. This TV made my streaming look better, but the 4k discs are where it really shines. I was slightly disappointed that the display wasn’t as dramatic at home as it had been in the store. The TV’s in the stores are playing specifically crafted videos that highlight whatever the new TV’s do best. Most content won’t be as incredible as the store footage. Fast action, conversations in dark rooms– I can’t tell a difference from my old TV. Where this one really shines is with long range, high detail wilderness shots. So, nature documentaries look great. Or movies with epic settings, like Legends of the Fall, Mad Max: Fury Road, or even The Matrix. The color is much better, the dynamic range of light to dark is fantastic, the resolution is great. My PS5 pro games look incredible on it. Even older movies transferred over to 4k can pop with new details. I was surprised to see the weave of the clothes the actors were wearing in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. I love the new controller; the buttons light up whenever you move it. The packaging it came in was impressive! No danger of damage while shipping. I saved all of it for when I have to move. I can’t imagine a better packing system. Anyway, Sony did a great job. There’s a bunch of videos on YouTube to help you calibrate it.

Two words… Excellent TV.

I highly recommend this TV!

I absolutely hate this TV. Anytime I pause a show to get a snack from the kitchen and come back. It has gone to screensaver mode which cannot be disabled. I cannot continue my show. The TV goes back to the home screen advertising the Superman movie. I have to navigate all the way back to the app that I was using and then back to the show I was watching. This is absolutely ridiculous.