Have been looking for a 65" TV upgrade from my 55" B9. Unfortunately the only one in stock near me is 81 miles away so no luck but this is a tremendous price for a top of the line Sony Mini-LED. YMMV with stock. Fair listed even lower at $1166.
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Have been looking for a 65" TV upgrade from my 55" B9. Unfortunately the only one in stock near me is 81 miles away so no luck but this is a tremendous price for a top of the line Sony Mini-LED. YMMV with stock. Fair listed even lower at $1166.
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you can still get the 2023 versionof the bravia 7 in 75" x93L for $1200 new. The only difference is the 2024 dropped the ultra wide lcd filter(which made it worse depending on review), and bumped the internal android hardware to the one that comes in the x95L.
Check the inside of box before you leave the store. I picked up an excellent open box that didn't have the stand , remote and missing most of the packaging .
you can still get the 2023 versionof the bravia 7 in 75" x93L for $1200 new. The only difference is the 2024 dropped the ultra wide lcd filter(which made it worse depending on review), and bumped the internal android hardware to the one that comes in the x95L.
This is a B9, not a B7. The difference is kind of significant. The B9's backlight can generate nearly true black in darker areas of even a mixed scene, without sacrificing brightness. It actually looks borderline OLED like but gets bright like a QLED. The B7 does well at brightness but in darker areas you see way more raised greys. It all depends on what you are looking for and what bothers you. The B7 is a great general TV but the B9 is basically unique right now in being able to generate OLED like contrast.
This is a B9, not a B7. The difference is kind of significant. The B9's backlight can generate nearly true black in darker areas of even a mixed scene, without sacrificing brightness. It actually looks borderline OLED like but gets bright like a QLED. The B7 does well at brightness but in darker areas you see way more raised greys. It all depends on what you are looking for and what bothers you. The B7 is a great general TV but the B9 is basically unique right now in being able to generate OLED like contrast.
Black levels and picture preference is subjective, but 10 inches is 10 inches 😄
I'd take the 75 inch Bravia x93L (2023 near flagship mini LED) for $1198 new from Walmart over this.
The Sony Bravia 9 is a significant step up over the X93L
Except for the better picture processing and accuracy of the Sony X93L...there are things that the Hisense U8N does better. Black levels and brightness specifically
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This is going to be a hard TV to find open box....unless it was the store display that has been in the store for a while
I suspect that buyer of this TV is not common and they are looking for the best of the best
I cant see them returning, unless they get buyers remorse and just truly cant afford it
Other than that, this Tv is somewhat in a class( and price range) by itself
The Sony Bravia 9 is a significant step up over the X93LExcept for the better picture processing and accuracy of the Sony X93L...there are things that the Hisense U8N does better. Black levels and brightness specifically
100% agree and after doing a side by side, in person, it's really not close. Fantastic price if you can find one and don't need the extra real estate.
you can still get the 2023 versionof the bravia 7 in 75" x93L for $1200 new. The only difference is the 2024 dropped the ultra wide lcd filter(which made it worse depending on review), and bumped the internal android hardware to the one that comes in the x95L.
Yeah.... Sony's Ultra Wide filter always degraded the picture quality and the contrast ratio.
Yeah.... Sony's Ultra Wide filter always degraded the picture quality and the contrast ratio.
Well its a bit of a hit and miss. I agree that measured contrast ratio goes down. And i agree that off axis colors are not the best in the world with sonys, either with or without the filter.
But with the filter i see two things. Sony's magic anti reflection kicks in, and you see almost zero light sources if you are directly in front of the set. And the tv is no longer a black mirror, so you are no longer watching yourself watching the movie, with your white socks.
And as a bit of copeium, contrast ratios are a bit weird. They goto infinity pretty quick. So you can have OLED with 500k contrast, that can completely turn off, then barely light up. it will be completely unwatchable in anything but the darkest room. Meanwhile you can have an old school lcd with 1000 contrast, it makes you puke with the greyblacks in a dark room, but perfect for daily use.
So in the case of the sony mini leds, i think they are around 70k contrast, but if they can make the leds twice as bright (going from 1000 nits to 2000 or even 3000 like the qm8) they magically get to 250k contrast, but your eyes will bleed.
Good deal for someone looking for a LCD as this is one of the best. I'd wonder about if it was returned for DSE though. Still may be worth the effort to bring it home and audition.
That said the Bravia 7 looks really good in person if you don't want to mess with a potential hassle. The viewing angles are fine too IMO assuming you don't need ultra wide viewing (get an OLED if so). Either option at that 1200ish price point is a good option (or the somehow still in stock x93 75 if you need/want bigger).
Can also get a C4 65 at that price if like me you need truly excellent wide angle viewing (almost plasma like) and top dark room performance. All are great options.
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Quite a good price
Except for the better picture processing and accuracy of the Sony X93L...there are things that the Hisense U8N does better. Black levels and brightness specifically
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Its literally a numeric difference like 10 inches is
I suspect that buyer of this TV is not common and they are looking for the best of the best
I cant see them returning, unless they get buyers remorse and just truly cant afford it
Other than that, this Tv is somewhat in a class( and price range) by itself
But with the filter i see two things. Sony's magic anti reflection kicks in, and you see almost zero light sources if you are directly in front of the set. And the tv is no longer a black mirror, so you are no longer watching yourself watching the movie, with your white socks.
And as a bit of copeium, contrast ratios are a bit weird. They goto infinity pretty quick. So you can have OLED with 500k contrast, that can completely turn off, then barely light up. it will be completely unwatchable in anything but the darkest room. Meanwhile you can have an old school lcd with 1000 contrast, it makes you puke with the greyblacks in a dark room, but perfect for daily use.
So in the case of the sony mini leds, i think they are around 70k contrast, but if they can make the leds twice as bright (going from 1000 nits to 2000 or even 3000 like the qm8) they magically get to 250k contrast, but your eyes will bleed.
That said the Bravia 7 looks really good in person if you don't want to mess with a potential hassle. The viewing angles are fine too IMO assuming you don't need ultra wide viewing (get an OLED if so). Either option at that 1200ish price point is a good option (or the somehow still in stock x93 75 if you need/want bigger).
Can also get a C4 65 at that price if like me you need truly excellent wide angle viewing (almost plasma like) and top dark room performance. All are great options.
Says there is one at a store about an hour away from me
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