Sony KD-85X85J vs Sony X90J

Overall Pros: - Very nice picture with direct lit display - DolbyVision, HDMI 2.1 120 Hz, and eARC (passes Dolby Atmos sound correctly) - Smart TV features load quickly - Has the ability to load basically any streaming app that you need - Google voice remote with added functionality (for instance, the playback buttons such as pause and fast forward will control my Apple TV box) - AirPlay built in Overall Cons: - You may have privacy concerns about using a Google connected TV and you must accept Google’s terms in order to unlock the full functionality of this TV - The TV defaults to using MotionFlow on every input and on every app - You have to change this setting manually multiple times if you don’t want to use it - Even the enhanced HDMI ports default to standard interface - You have to manually set them to the enhanced mode or else your connected devices won’t use all the advanced features that you’re paying for with this higher end TV - The advanced HDMI functions are only available on 2 of the 4 HDMI ports - This means that if you connect a sound bar to HDMI 3 for eARC you will only have one input that is capable of using the Dolby Vision and 120 Hz functions. If you have a second advanced device (such as if you want to connect both a new generation game system and a streaming device) then you’ll need to use some sort of extra switching device since both won’t be able to be connected to the TV at the same time. In summary, I highly recommend Sony TVs

You will get superior tone mapping. You will get deeper black levels, you will get smoother gradation. You will also get you know, sharper upscaling. ...

And based on many reviews, getting the 120 Hz speed seemed important. After much deliberation, we chose the Sony X85J which is a 2021 model as we preferred not to go over $1,000 Purchase Price. Could have purchased a 2022 model with only the 60 Hz speed for $200 less but the salespeople insisted that was old technology and to have seamless fast motion, 120 Hz was the way to go.

Terrible warranty and policy standards (I'll give them an "F"). Also, their "smart" features and overall interface is slow, glitches (kicks me out of programs), randomly resets itself, and the refresh rate of streaming services/channels is abysmal ("D").

The sound from my apple tv not work, i didnt change anything from my old tv setup. The appletv plugs into the sony dvd player, and then the dvd eARC plugs into the tv. The tv and dvd also have an optical audio cable link. With this new one i had to plug in appletv directly to the tv to get the sound to work

I will keep the TV, but would go for cheaper model next time for my particular needs in that specific room. Unless you sit close to the screen, lots of the advantages of this screen quality get lost. Sound wise, it's actually usable after some equalizer adjustments, but here too I'm using HomePods that deliver fuller sound and don't sound like a TV speaker. (the TV allows connections to Amazon and Google wireless speakers as well)

As for the controller, Bluetooth works great, you’ll just have to make sure it’s plugged into a charger elsewhere.

Okay, normally the google tv home screen will be populated, but because i skipped it, then clearly it isn't even connected to the internet. Yet so wha...

When I actually went to place the order I realized that the difference in price between a 43" TV and a 50" was almost nothing and so I ordered the 50. It arrived and I quickly realized that it was too large for my bedroom which meant that I had made my first mistake. I decided to plug it in and I did watch it for a bit so that I could decide if I would simply exchange it for the Sony 43". This gave me pause

And you have a clear winner in a bright room: i'm not sure we can assign an exact dollar amount to the brightness, because it's not really an easy thi...

I have cable and for some reason I don't have the ability to get into my DVR, even though there is a DVR button on my controller. That's my only real complaint, other than how unuserfriendly the whole setup process is.

It takes a total of 18 (yes, EIGHTEEN) button presses on the remote to successfully make a connection, and get me back to the input I was watching. (I'm not even including the button press on my headphones). In comparison, my Blu-ray player takes exactly ONE press of a button, but I like to use my Xbox for a superior picture, as well as 4K support (Xbox lacks Bluetooth). This seems like a software fix needed on Sony's end

The ones it can't play are not even the TV's fault its the network unable to handle the latency even with ethernet. No idea how successful using wireless would be but I imagine all the family and party games would be ok. Which brings me to the one and only con I can even reach for and it is a reach. Cons: Since phone apps usually require you to be on the same wifi as the device, even though the device is on ethernet on the same network, it won't work with wifi turned off

As the title says, I just recently bought a new Sony X90J and as I am not happy with the motion performance while gaming. Panning and moving the camera around causes stutter and blurriness that was not as noticable on my old 2009 LG Tv. Maybe imperfections are now more visible because of the better resolution as this is my first 4K tV.

I was mad, but Amazon customer service really came through. They ordered a new one and had UPS pick up the damaged one. Within a few days, everything was made right. I’m grateful for that

In fact, with the previous (deemed defective model) I had tried with another soundbar and had problem, so I have asked them to re-open case. Not happy..