I don't think this is a minor thing either after reading a dozen pages or so and may be a deal breaker for many.
https://www.avsforum.co
Unboxing [youtu.be]and Calibration [youtube.com]
Per Sony: The width or the distance between the TV stand feet is approximately 60 1/8 inches (1,527 mm) wide and feet are approximately 17 3/8 inches (441 mm) deep (front to back).
https://www.sony.com/electronics/...ifications
Look under the 4th column for 85" version's specifications.
TV weight without stand is 100.9 lbs or 105.1lbs with stand.
Location of VESA holes can be found here: http://sonypremiumhome
For those with 3 year warranty on their boxes Sony has already confirmed the 5 year applies
https://www.sony.com/electronics/...s/00250278
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$1970 85" version cost 63.8 cents per square inch of screen
$1599 75" version cost 66.5 cents per square inch of screen
$970 65" version cost 53.7 cents per square inch of screen
Therefore, the 75" version is the worst choice and actually cost more than the 85" version when looking at cost per square inch of screen
Links
Direct Link to purchase TV: https://www.costco.com/sony-85%22...57292.h
Rtings.com review: https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/sony/x900h (IMHO one of the best LED TV's out there)
Costco.com VS Costco Warehouses (physical stores)
Costco.com vs Costco Warehouses (physical stores) act as 2 different business units and will not price match if bought from the "other" store.
Costco.com
Costco.com Price Adjustment Page: https://customerservice
30-day Price Adjustment
Multiple people have chatted/talked with customer support and have posted proof that orders will be price adjusted.
Multiple Costco.com orders even have the price adjustment already issued.
Free shipping
Costco Warehouses
Price adjustment seems to depend on the associate/store manager so YMMV.
The carton is a beast and DON'T LAY TV FLAT when transporting.
4K 120HZ Blur Issue
(11/13) Sony has acknowledged the blur issue and promised to address it: https://www.sony.com/electronics/...s/00254079
Here is the Sony support page: https://www.sony.com/electronics/...s/00254078
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I'll say again, I think putting this tv on an inexpensive articulating mount is crazy. It's massive and is $2000 down the drain if the mount lets go. The EchoGear mount glides like butter even with this beast hanging on it. (They claim to test their mounts for four times the weight that they are rated for.) It's $100 and well worth it. I considered the Sanus at Costco that is going on sale, but I studied their designs and function and I like the EchoGear better.
I screwed the mount in at the same position as the mount for the 65. Thinking that would be a good start for the 85. I knew in advance that Sony has the mounting holes positioned low on this tv but didn't realize quite how low. Crazy low. So the TV ended up about 11-12" inches off my cabinet when I wanted 8" I'll admit that I was hoping for more height range adjustment from the brackets. I think that might be a failing of the EchoGear EGLF2, but not sure, because this is the first time I've mounted a TV with this much offset on the Vesa mounts on the back. For now I'm leaving it and we're seeing how we feel about it. If we decide to change it the tv will have to come down and the mount moved down several inches on the wall. No biggie.
This TV is thick and I have to admit that, from the sides, it doesn't look awesome sticking out from the wall. I suspect that Sony had to make it this thick to give it FALD at an affordable price point. But I don't know that for sure and I'm sure some of you will push back and say blah blah TV does that and is thinner. I didn't buy this tv for being sleek. I bought it for being an amazing deal on 85" yet having Sony quality (as I've mentioned before this is my fourth Sony TV).
First impressions of the TV:
For context we sit 13 feet away, and the 85 is replacing the aforementioned Sony 65" and I'm used to the 75" at our friends and I have a friend with a 100" projector screen, and I thought I was prepared for 85" on our wall. But DAMN, it is a DOMINATING presence in the room. My wife joked "We have IMAX now!"
But the picture is worth it (after a good bit of tweaking). Everything we've watched so far has been streaming via Apple TV. (But I do have a 4k Blu-Ray player, but not a lot of 4k discs.) Actor's performances are so much more engaging at this scale.... We were watching the HBO show The Undoing last night and were getting totally sucked in. (Oh and I joyously discovered HBO Max app on Apple TV is doing 4k now! You can count every curl in Nicole Kidman's hair.)
Wonder Woman (via streaming from apple 4k dolby vision using standalone apple tv) looks the best I've seen it since I was in the theater opening weekend. And thank you Sony for Dolby Vision Dark and Dolby Vision Bright modes!!!! I had turned off dolby vision with the 65" because it was always too dark. The dark mode is perfect for night, and the bright is perfect for day. I found that the noise reduction modes really serious hurt picture detail and I've disabled them completely.
I'm glad that I waited until this point in time to get a TV this big. Our friends with the 75 have a faint wire line down the center of theirs that bugs them occasionally (sony gave them a new tv but it still has it). This 85 doesn't have that. And between the wealth of 4k content and the evolution of the video processing in the TVs, stuff looks really awesome. That is of course, when the content is awesome. Feed it mediocre content and you'll be disappointed.
A Minor criticism is that the bezel has a silver trim line around the perimeter that catches light coming in the windows. This has been an issue with all the Sony HDTVs I've had, and my solution has been to put matte finish scotch tape on the bezel. Probably doing that with this one, too.
I'm including some pictures. The TV is tilted down as far as the mount allows 15 degrees. I realize that the tv and the speakers and the cabinet are off center from each other. I was in a hurry to take the pictures before I noticed and fixed it. The TV looks unlevel, but it's not. It looks that way because it's turned a little on the articulating mount.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yyngth2jzgp1g6j/Sony%20XBR85X90CH%20TV%202020-11-16%2011.00.27%20HDR%20day... [dropbox.com]
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ku201rb8a0j3gsz/Sony%20XBR85X90CH%20TV%202020-11-15%2015.52.59%20left%20si... [dropbox.com]
I'll say again, I think putting this tv on an inexpensive articulating mount is crazy. It's massive and is $2000 down the drain if the mount lets go. The EchoGear mount glides like butter even with this beast hanging on it. (They claim to test their mounts for four times the weight that they are rated for.) It's $100 and well worth it. I considered the Sanus at Costco that is going on sale, but I studied their designs and function and I like the EchoGear better.
The Echogear:
https://www.amazon.com/ECHOGEAR-M...NrPXRydWU=
http://www.sonypremium
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http://www.sonypremium
The Echogear:
https://www.amazon.com/ECHOGEAR-M...NrPXRydWU=
http://www.sonypremium
I ordered online and originally scheduled delivery for the 21st and then changed my mind and had it delivered this past Saturday. So far, we are impressed by the TV, and this is just "out of the box" without any custom settings. I've been quite impressed with the speed of the OS. All the menus seen very quick compared to other smart TVs I've used.
I was a little disappointed that the Apple TV app isn't yet available for this TV, but it sounds like it will be soon enough. The app store says Apple TV isn't compatible with this version. Hopefully that changes soon.
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/11/13/the-apple-tv-app-is-coming-to-android-tv-starting-with-select-sony-models/
Also, the firmware update said it now includes the Apple TV app:
https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/downloads/00016966
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