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@@owenroberts6572 It is made from a music sample I licensed from a sound service. Is someone using it exactly like we are, or is the original song unedited?
Is there a reason I did not hear you talk about AI processing and features like the Samsung TV's have. you just stated the processing is a godsent.. :) How does it compare to the samsung qn900d ( at the same resolution) because for me I thought it had the best screen quality of all tv's this year ( from seeing revieuws) .
If Sony makes his TV in a (98-100 ) inch tv by the summer of 2025 , when I move into my new house. I will buy it on day one. I don’t care what the price is.
@@GuidoHendrikx If you watch our Samsung review here (ua-cam.com/video/7TJ_KSRHnys/v-deo.html) you'll see our thoughts on both the QN900D and 90D's processing and why, at least in 2024, we do not recommend Samsung QLED TVs due to very poor quality and backlighting/processing controls.
Saw both the Bravia 9 and the A95L setup at best buy (I know, not ideal conditions) but really preferred the Bravia 9. This thing looks AMAZING. The black levels impressed me the most, Sony has some magic going on here with the brightness/how they handle local dimming.
You give such excellent, easy to understand reviews and impart practical useful information . It’s such a pleasure to listen to your reviews. Thank you
Owned the Bravia 9 for about 3 weeks now. After owning several of the higher end Samsung LED and LG OLED, this is hands down the best TV I have ever purchased. Picture quality to get excited about and really impressed with the onboard sound!
@if there’s something the average Joe can notice is contrast, that’s why 4:2:0 subsampling has been an industry standard for a long time, because you’ll notice bad contrast waaay before you notice anything else
To all those people who claim we wouldn't have reached the conclusion we did about the Bravia 9 had we seen the A95L, please don't forget: We reviewed the A95L. If you need a refresher, you can view it here: ua-cam.com/video/SphQc_OJYi4/v-deo.html.
So I have had a Bravia 9 for a while now. I have been a Sony TV customer since 1981. This is the very best TV I have ever seen. I totally love this TV. In 2025 we are going to build a new house. And in the new house we have lots of places to watch TV. And most all of them are going to have a Bravia 9 in them. It’s hard to understand for people who have not seen it, how absolutely beautiful it is. Really the very best TV I have ever seen. I recommend one to everyone. But the way, a 98 inch screen is under consideration as an addition to the lineup in the Bravia 9. Sony rep has told me that.
My middle of the line sony from a few years back is still rockin. But its nice to know ive waited long enough to get a real upgrade in quality when i decide to make a move!
I got the 75" B9 on release and it's been outstandingly good. After some early software bugs it now seems rock solid. Oh and the sound❤It's just on another level. Great video👍🏼
I'd been looking at 65" Sony TVs to replace my 2021 55X900J. Considered The Bravia 7, 8, 9, and the A95L. Only one I actually could see in person was the 8, and it was nice as far as contrast. Read as many reviews as possible. I ended up purchasing the B7; many have said it's 90% of the B9, and Costco offered it at $1299 with a premium backlit remote and 5 year warranty. I'll receive it in a couple days and have the chance to offer my thoughts. If it doesn't meet my needs I will return it and get either the B8 or 9. UPDATE: I received the Bravia 7 and it's quite incredible! RTINGS provided a basic setup, which I altered a bit. The picture is bright, detailed, and very colorful. I may not be highly-trained in setup, or have the highest detailed eye, but I'm very pleased with the B7. Can't imagine how awesome the Bravia 9 might be; the B7 was only a bit more than I paid for my prior X55X90J LED (2021).
I mentioned I liked the Bravia 8's contrast and deep color, but something occurred to me: at Best Buy, the TVs are all cranked to the highest brightness each can muster. The B8 was definitely darker than the other Sony LEDs on the wall. It made me think if I changed the picture to standard, Professional etc, it may not be bright enough for my well-lit living area. That made me choose the B7.
Just wanted to mention for the budget-conscious among us, the Bravia 7 gets VERY close to the 9's performance at half the price. The tradeoff is the wide-angle performance (colors start to wash out at 20° off or so), a little more sensitivity to room reflections, and it's slightly less bright (although still much brighter than most of its competition). Definitely check them out side by side in a showroom and factor in your room's needs if you think the 9 is just a bit too expensive at the moment.
@@chrislukowski1825 Totally agree! I got the Bravia 7 because the Bravia 9 is not available in 65 inch in my country and I am blown away by its picture quality all these months. Watching live telecast of badminton matches for hours is a joy without the fear of burning in of the sports logo etc and the picture is absolutely vibrant with no pixelation seen. HDR content is just astounding too. 🤩
Bought the Bravia 9 85inch, delivered today. Television is kalibrated. I love the picture quality! It's really outstanding, cinematic experience. My first impressions HDR looks better in proffesionel mode. I've changed some settings for less grain in films in proffesionel mode. 1080p also looks fantastic, but looks even better in my opinion in IMAX enhanced. Also i've changed some settings for less judder. It gives me a cinematic experience, without the opera-effect (like oled does in a dark inviremend), super fast, brilliant! Also have Bravia theater-U, the soundquality is fantasttic (with the connect app). I am so f*cking happy with this masterpiece I can't see straight ❤
Hi there, I'm been following you guys for a while. I have to see this for myself because I can't believe this LCD panel with mini LEDS is better than the LG G4. I can imagin that this tv looks beter in your living room because there is much light. Most of the time, I watch when it's dark so I don't need a very bright TV. Will check this out in real life too see the difference but you got me intrigued! As always thank you for the review and god bless you both!
Wow! For someone like me looking to upgrade simply from LG Oled 55” to 65”, you make me contemplate something other than Oled for the first time. Specially considering getting a professional to calibrate my TV is out of the question.
Great review, Andrew. I picked up a Bravia 7 as a second TV to my LG G4 and man, I'm more into Mini-LED over OLED. It's so bright and the motion is so good for my use case. Have you seen the Bravia 7 in person and how it compares to the Bravia 9?
We’ve been running a Sony Bravia 55” for a while now ..and it’s by far the best television we’ve seen …especially since we stream the bulk of our viewing content.
My bravia 9 85" was delivered 2 days ago, I watched multiple movies on it Aquaman, Topgun:Maverick, Oppenheimer etc. and let me tell you this, IT IS MIND BLOWING!!!! Sony wasn't fooling around when they chose "Cinema comes home" as their brand slogan. I felt it and me and my wife decided to not to go to cinema anymore, this tv is that good. Color accuracy, quality of picture, brightness, deep blacks.... it is NOT OLED, but it is not ANY LESS THAN OLED , Its literally 99.99% there with its deep blacks, with added bonus of brighness.. oh man oh man!! bye bye movie time!
@@vishalgabaniI've got the 85" Bravia 9, have also watched those movies on it and I concur! Best PQ on a TV to date, the HDR on it is more spectacular and mesmerizing than on any other TV. Since I also own 77" A95L, 83" LG G4 and Samsung S95D, I can say that from experience. None of them look as good as the Bravia 9.
Geek Squad set up my 77” A95L over the weekend. The picture quality is amazing, up scaling is great, it’s very bright, and build quality can’t be beat! I understand the A95L is a 5 thousand dollar 💵 TV, and not everyone can afford it, but if you can just buy the Damn thing! 😮
For those who don't need to buy today, CES is coming up January 7-10 and new models will be introduced. When the new models do roll out in the Spring, current models get discounted as well.
I have the 85” x90L and I’m very impressed. I have no doubt the 9 is a step up but have zero issues with clouding blooming and black levels. Perhaps I’m not as sensitive to it but I’m about to get another x90L for different room. Given the cost, the Sony processing and performance just can’t be beat for mixed use and lighting.
I have the same and non biased because I wasn't pleased with the x90J that I had before Costco replaced it with the X90L. This tv isn't even a mini led. It should not be performing this well but it is!!
I watch a lot of News Chanel’s….logos are on screen continuously……..after watching loads of reviews….Burn In……on Oleds is still very much an issue……therefore LCD all the way……
I’ll never understand how people seemingly take it so personally when someone praises a brand/model that isn’t THEIRS. I’ve owned this TV for a few months now and have been absolutely thrilled by its performance. Some folks are just haters of Sony, mini LED, or both.
I don't get it either, and, at least from my perspective, it only rears its ugly head when talking about Sony TVs or QLEDs. OLED, it seems, has a great PR team because, despite its known and obvious limitations, it can do no wrong in some people's eyes.
Perfect timing , I am looking for a 75 " Tv and this might have sealed the deal for me 😊 thanks Andrew for making the task much easier for me to chose 👍
You know when I bought the Bravia 9 and watched our universe on Netflix, I felt same way. I was blown away and felt this was the greatest increase in performace I had seen since HDTVs were first introduced!...... And then I realized it was on vivid mode...Lol true story. Under the more accurate modes it was just ok. It didnt look that much better than my Hisense 75 U8k and my hisense was 1/3 of the price. The bravia did have better black levels and blooming performance but not way better and certainly not as good as the OLED I was looking to replace. For the price it just wasnt a good enough improvement in performance so I returned it and went with an LG G4. It really seems to check all the boxes for me. Black levels, accuracy, plenty bright, not quite as bright as the Bravia 9 but it pops when it needs to so still plenty of wows. Really a great tv and I highly recommend you review it Andrew.
Also, I was totally sold on the 85QM8 since it does 90% of what the B9 does at half the cost (your 98” is my 85”). However, the Bravia 9 does some things no one else does like: Sony pictures core (underrated based on my research). Has all the hdr/dolby vision video options, dts-X atmos etc audio, looks like it’s the best pic quality/upscaling for Dish network/direct tv feeds (something almost no reviewer displays or talks about), build quality, Q/C.. Basically, when you said “puts everything I wanted in one tv”, that’s exactly how I felt!! However, I can only hope that at some point it lowers in price substantially, otherwise it’s the 85QM8 $1999 for me or wait until tcl comes out with the “QM9/QM951”. 🎉 great review!
The hyperbole here is nuts. You think the B9 is comparable to the leap between crt and plasma and modern flat screen tech, but in the comments you acknowledge that its debatable if it is better than the a95l and dependent on how much brightness the consumer needs at their disposal.
Great review, thank you Andrew and Kristi. I am a proud owner of a B9 myself and love it. I am truly baffled as to the business decision of Sony not to offer this item and others in much much larger sizes. With the exception of the X90L at 98", why do you think Sony hasn't decided to enter into the 100+ inch market? The demand is truly there I think. I can't fathom why they are opting out of this arena. I am from the days of the 90s where Sony was the leader in the pack of innovation and it just seems they are actively willing to forego this aspect (size) of the consumer wishlist. I know of many people who, as you articulated above, would want bigger over something that is "technically" better because only the niche home audio/video enthusiasts would know or see the difference. I'm pretty baffled. I wonder what they're hoping to accomplish...
I’ve been saying this since the B9 came out. We need a 98” B9. With TCL and Hisense taking over that market there is definitely a customer base that will buy it, me included. Come on Sony!!! Give us a 98” B9 in 2025
@@shadowbotz4293 Indeed...totally agree...not doing so seems like total corporate self-sabotage. Why not make these larger sizes if that's what the public wants? Their competition are doing so already. 🤔
Thanx a lot. What about the Dolby Vision issue? Other reviewers say that DV doesn´t work good on the B9, that it is wether too dark or too bright. Could you check that out? Love - from Spain
Sony needs to come out with a 98” Bravia 9 ASAP. TCL and Hisense are crushing it in those sizes and there’s definitely a market for those sizes. I’d buy one in a heartbeat. Here’s hoping to a 98” Bravia 9 in 2025!
98", 110" of course price would be high end too. Bravia 9 will remain of best mini-led ever made in terms of getting close to oled. Any further improvement (lets call it Bravia 9 +) in mini-led + Sony processing will pretty much drive Oled out of market. Projectors lovers with their cinematic feel are 🤡🤡🤡
@@And-vx6ry There's still the center channel problem that tvs have yet to solve where projection remains king. There are a few integrators who've figured out how to solve the problem with a no-compromise approach but you're paying crazy high dollar for it.
What bothered me and steered me away from this tv and on to the 83” G4 was that awful rainbow streak that goes across the screen. It was awful and so distracting. Maybe in a room with absolutely no light it won’t happen, but even on a cloudy day you’d see that terrible streak going across the screen.
The 85" size is what I needed and just had delivered for my smaller great room and over the fireplace cubby. Black Friday price and cash back got the price down to $3600. I am very happy with this TV. So far, the set calibrations for Netflix and Prime TV are outstanding except for sports, too bright on white and can't be adjusted as far as I can see. HDR on UA-cam looks and sounds amazing. For streaming SDR TV the standard setting has the best colors, and the cinema and professional are too yellow or dim and skin tones wash yellow. I don't seem to need a sound bar so found value in that with the onboard great sound system. I saw advantages over OLED and excellent picture for a bright room. No issues with the angle viewing but have to turn off the kitchen lights at night for darker scenes or reflections can be noticed.
Hi A&K! Great video, now I feel the necessity of getting this Bravia 9, as you mentioned, I made my decision based on your reviews and now with this one, possibly TV of the year, I think I’ll have to get it! Thanks
We have one, and side by side, I'm not 100% certain I agree. Sure, the A has OLED absolute black and color, but the added brightness of the Bravia 9 cannot be overlooked.
@@andrewrobinsonreviewsthis is what a lot of people miss. Sure, OLED can be perfect black but black levels are only half of hdr performance. Brighter highlights look better even if the black levels are not quite as good. (Even tho this makes blacks look as good as OLED)
As subjective opinions can differ but objectively OLEDs micro-contrast gives depth that no LED is able to do yet. Bravia 9 will look like excellent Cinema Display (flat) whilst Oled adds realism beyond cinema feel. A95L fells bit short in brightness and new QD Oled is better if not for that matte screen mistake. It’s not worth to get B9 now as I predict next year oleds will have similar peak brightness to B9 and if you wanna go LED go bigger - get a new 98” UX, for similar money as b9
Great review. I am considering the Bravia 9 as the 75” in Europe is just over 3000€ (same price I just paid for the 65” A95L). In Europe, Sony are not protecting their A95L screens well enough with a single foam layer loosely taped to the screen and sandwiched between some plastic and polystyrene inserts. My examples were manufactured 8/2024 and 12/2024 so straight off the production line. Two of mine have arrived with the coating rubbed off in the two top corners. Latest one is not so bad though as it was transported upright. Bravia 9 comes with the foam + cardboard layer so this should prevent the coating from scratching rubbing off during transit. Despite how amazing the A95L is and I am concerned with the fragile screen and longevity with OLED/QD-OLED. Still have a Trinitron from 1997 and my Pioneer KRP-500M Kuro is still going strong after 15 years. I dont think these OLEDs will last that long. Maybe 5-7 years tops. Therefore I am considering the B9 although I don’t really need to brightness as I live in Finland and watch in the dark :)
I bought the 85 inch bravia 9 a few weeks ago. It looked so close to the LG G4 but without the worry of burn in. For those who say oled don't burn in, don't have kids who hit pause on the tv and then walk away for hours at a time..lol.
@ak1996able On my 77 inch G2 oled, screen saver mode just reduces the brights of the screen but the picture is still there to burn in. On my brother's Lg C1 it works the same way. Don't assume every tv from every manufacturer is the same.
@@Tim861-m8i You don’t have the screen saver enabled! Both the C1 and G2 have a screensaver that the entire screen goes black and has fireworks which move around the TV. If you aren’t seeing that then the screensaver is not enabled. The TV going dim is not the screensaver, it is just the TV trying to save itself because you haven’t enabled the proper screensaver. I’ve an LG OLED and kids and no problem with burn in as the screensaver always comes on.
I'd rather go with the sony Bravia 9, all things considered I don't want to worry about screen burn, and not in the position to buy a new TV every couple of years
Nice try to convince urself of lies, oled burn in was solved years ago, they dont get burn in anymore, lg has 5 year warranty which will cover it, no other tv inclusing sony gives even 2 year warranty
It's a great TV, though I would caution against judging the picture quality of ANY TV using UA-cam or another display (it's sort of a copy of a copy). Plus, a person's camera settings can affect what you see.
Here's a challenging question for you. I believe you also reviewed the Sony A95L QD-OLED. Which would you choose? A 75-inch Bravia 9 or a 77-inch A95L?
If all HDMI must be 2.1 wait until next year when the Soc is upgraded. Plus the price of this year's models will drop. All good things come to they who wait.
This is a great TV and we're enjoying the 65" Bravia 9 in our family room. My only complaint is the Bravia 9 makes my mid-range 2024 Samsung (living room) feel like it's generations behind it in terms of picture quality and "smartness". Is this the trappings of having the best of the best or what?
LG 55G4 OLED TV for $2199. If OLED is not important to you, you can get a top tier QLED with local dimming zones for $700-1200 from Sony, LG, Samsung, Hisense, TCL. The key phrase is top tier: Hisense 55U8, TCL 55QM751G in USA.
The truth is I can’t really be bothered to worry and babysit a tv while watching it, that’s why I chose a mini led over a oled as I watch lots of sports. 🙏
Burn in really is a non issue with the newer models. My 2018 lg c8 has over 24,600 hours on it of 60/40 gaming tv watching and it shows no signs of burn in. I also haven’t babysat it or done anything special. It does all its own anti burn in stuff on its own
I spent about 45 mins at one of my best buys and stared at this TV. I fully know the content is not and the experience at the store is not the best. But at least right now I’m still happy with my 85X95K. I can see where there were a lot of great improvements but I know that V2 of this tech is prolly going to get me to upgrade at least the media room TV and maybe the living room tv for the wife. Great review like always!
It looked amazing even in store mode. I almost got the Bravia 7 since you said it was 90% of the Bravia 9 but cheaper, but I went with an oled. If I was willing to spend for it I would get the Bravia 9, it’s just on another level
Bought the 75inch couple weeks ago. Considering that not all content is 4K out there dare not go bigger. Sure upgraded all my subs to 4K cost me €100 more per year but still even then not everything is 4K. And comming from a 55 inch 75 is massive don’t forget every hous is different even if you have a big white wall ..that’s 13 feet away.. that’s 4m like me 75inch is massive ..and 85 inch was 1k more expensive I’m going to put that in to a new AVR Onkyo TX-RZ70…and 4 Polk r600 towers hopefully
I bought all three Bravia 9s for a new house and my ONLY complaint is that I wish there was a 98”ish model! I’d move the TVs all down and then end up with the 55 in a guest room. LOVE this tv on the wall of our living room that has a huge wall of windows. Sound is through a Marantz Cinema 50 and a bunch of Focal Utopia in wall and in ceiling speakers and I could not be happier! Thanks for your great reviews and other videos!
if u like sports b9 is fantastic. i returned a 95l cuz pic looked dead watching sports. movies on b9 85" is awesome. software update took care of blooming and a couple other bugs. matter of preference for everyone. i never thought id switch to the qled but it happened.....
Andrew what're your thoughts on TVs this generation (and even the next and following) becoming brute force of more and more brightness? There's only a few metrics now that TVs improve upon every year (getting brighter, better processing, better color volume / gamut, more dimming zones if mini led, pricing etc), but the available content out there to take advantage of it seem to be progressing slower than the advancement in the TVs. personally I think it's nice to have the capability of brightness and not need it, than need it and not have it (when the time comes)
You can always "dim down" a bright TV, but you can't really make a dark TV brighter. As for available content, this comes down to processing and how the manufacturer chooses to approximate real-time brightness adjustments to images that may not have the necessary information to fully take advantage of the panel's potential. In this regard, some TVs stand out from the rest, and Sony definitely leads the pack, in my opinion.
The Bravia 9 is a jack of all trades TV. I think the biggest compliment is at 5:37 when Andrew says it's the best Streaming he's ever seen, even rising to the level of physical media (4K BR). As someone who has watched the same movies on streaming and 4K BR on the Bravia 9, I can confirm that the Bravia 9 does an incredible job of displaying streaming content, far better than my C3. On my C3, the difference between streaming and 4KBR is noticeable. On the Bravia 9, it's far more difficult to tell the difference.
We’ve been rocking the 55” Sony 9005 for the past six years and the picture quality is still quite good. My only gripe is the fast-ish decaying processing and UI horsepower. We’ve had some color issues with Netflix HDR & Dolby Vision and audio issues streaming from Amazon and Disney. Apple TV 4K to the rescue, I hope! Never used it before and quite excited to see how it is to daily drive! Also, it seems to have a tool for calibrating your TV with an iPhone, so excited to try that feature too.
I actually had the Bravia 9 and exchanged it for the LG G4. I have a wide seating arrangement and the blooming off axis was pretty bad on the Sony in some scenes. It looks fantastic dead-on though. I am loving the G4, but I do miss Sony’s image processing sometimes.
Amazing review as always. In shopping for my recently purchased tv I had the privilege to compare a bunch of high end TVs side by side. My ranking would be 1- Sony s95l 2- lg g4 3- Sony Bravia 9 Bravia 9 was close, but didn’t match the insane contrast of a high end OLED. Hands down the best led though. I ended up with a g3 as they were going on clearance.
Good morning A&K. Great review of what sounds like the new benchmark in TVs. Glad to hear it also offers good off-axis performance which is important in situations where viewers are spread more widely around a room. While Sony's decision not to offer this TV in a 100" model, I've got a strong feeling this will be rectified soon with CES just around the corner... Hello 100" Bravia 10! Size matters! Thanks again for the fabulous reviews and enjoy the rest of the day!
If I have a lot of old 480p and 720p media like DVD collections (that have no remasters...) or use my PC to play those resolutions on the Series 9 - 85" how bad will it look? One of my fears of ever leaving my 55" Sony Bravia, is that I have a lot of good old standard SD content media and I'm assuming the jump to 85" will absolutely trash my DVDs and/or old computer files. :( Otherwise, I'd get this Series 9
I've heard this mentioned before and I think if you are going to be using the TV as the source of your content (streaming though the built-in smart TV OS) that's what you are going to be limited to there. The only way I can think of to actually improve on that at all is to use a 4K Blu-ray player (and 4K Blu-ray discs) and then send that audio out directly to a receiver and bypass the TV altogether. If you have digital coax out on your player you can do 24-bit/192kHz audio with up to 6.1 channels of surround sound. Alternatively, with TOSLINK fiber optic you can do 24-bit/96kHz with up to 7.1 channels of surround. Unfortunately, neither of those will support the new object-oriented audio formats like Dolby Atmos or DTS:X, but if you can live with that, you can certainly (at least potentially) get higher quality audio output by going that route instead. Unfortunately, everything thing in the home A/V space today, especially when it comes to streaming content over the web, involves making at least some type of trade-off or compromise it seems.
@michaelbeckerman7532 Yes I agree with you, in my case I use and Stereo Integrated (7000a) with only 1 HDMI Input, so my idea was to connect my other HDMI sources thru the TV and use ARC to output to the Amplifier, but then I noticed the Downsampling to 16bit/48Khz (the other sources are 24bit/192Khz). I could connect the other sources to the other digital inputs of the 7000a, but in that Amplifier is really annoying selecting inputs -_-!
Good afternoon Andrew! Just watched your Bravia 9 review. So if it came bigger. Would you buy it over Sony 95 oled? I’m in the middle of my decision. Or should I wait another year or 2? I am wondering can tv go any further than they are right now? Can Bravia 9 push out oleds of the best overall picture? Thanks for your content
They're out in full force alright lmao. They're brainwashed and just don't get that OLED isn't better than the very best of LCD technology anymore. Bravia 9 is an alternative that's every bit as good, and even better in many respects. I bet those OLED fanboys will have a fit when even better iterations of the backlight master drive release over the next 2 - 3 years, and will cry like babies when QDEL hits the market in a handful of years and will be far superior to either display type.
I'm sure I would prefer an oled in a side by side light controlled demo but in real day to day viewing I'm super happy with mini LED and the fact that it continues to improve is great and I'll happily buy another unless OLED can truly eliminate the inherent degradation over time.
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@andrewrobinsonreviews just out interest is your intro music your own ? Heard it on another UA-cam broadcaster.
@@owenroberts6572 It is made from a music sample I licensed from a sound service. Is someone using it exactly like we are, or is the original song unedited?
Is there a reason I did not hear you talk about AI processing and features like the Samsung TV's have. you just stated the processing is a godsent.. :)
How does it compare to the samsung qn900d ( at the same resolution) because for me I thought it had the best screen quality of all tv's this year ( from seeing revieuws) .
If Sony makes his TV in a (98-100 ) inch tv by the summer of 2025 , when I move into my new house. I will buy it on day one. I don’t care what the price is.
@@GuidoHendrikx If you watch our Samsung review here (ua-cam.com/video/7TJ_KSRHnys/v-deo.html) you'll see our thoughts on both the QN900D and 90D's processing and why, at least in 2024, we do not recommend Samsung QLED TVs due to very poor quality and backlighting/processing controls.
I have no intentions of buying a tv, and I still watch. Love your consistently great content.
Thanks, Charles!
That's fantastic! We're glad you enjoy the content even without a purchase in mind.
I upgraded from the x95k to the bravia 9, couldn't be happier. It's a fantastic tv
Saw both the Bravia 9 and the A95L setup at best buy (I know, not ideal conditions) but really preferred the Bravia 9. This thing looks AMAZING. The black levels impressed me the most, Sony has some magic going on here with the brightness/how they handle local dimming.
what the! The experts say no way a LED can do blacks as well as OLED.
You give such excellent, easy to understand reviews and impart practical useful information . It’s such a pleasure to listen to your reviews. Thank you
I sincerely appreciate your comment.
You tempt me to want to buy anything you review because of how good you are.
I've fallen for this tv; I'm buying one.
It's a great TV!
Owned the Bravia 9 for about 3 weeks now. After owning several of the higher end Samsung LED and LG OLED, this is hands down the best TV I have ever purchased. Picture quality to get excited about and really impressed with the onboard sound!
@@andyprice4696Im guessing you’re using it in a bright room, in low light OLED is still unmatched, same with gaming, OLED is still ahead
@@yonkocommander5531 the average Joe Blow can't tell the difference.
@if there’s something the average Joe can notice is contrast, that’s why 4:2:0 subsampling has been an industry standard for a long time, because you’ll notice bad contrast waaay before you notice anything else
@@yonkocommander5531 You haven’t seen this in a dark room with 3000nit content done right
Since I’ve owned Sony all my life 53 years and had only 7 Sony TVs they are first class
To all those people who claim we wouldn't have reached the conclusion we did about the Bravia 9 had we seen the A95L, please don't forget: We reviewed the A95L. If you need a refresher, you can view it here: ua-cam.com/video/SphQc_OJYi4/v-deo.html.
Do a side by side
@@andrewc1036 tkk did a side by side and the b9 had better shadow details in Batman vs Superman night fight scenes
85 inch works for me
This tv was the standout in the showroom
So I have had a Bravia 9 for a while now. I have been a Sony TV customer since 1981. This is the very best TV I have ever seen. I totally love this TV. In 2025 we are going to build a new house. And in the new house we have lots of places to watch TV. And most all of them are going to have a Bravia 9 in them. It’s hard to understand for people who have not seen it, how absolutely beautiful it is. Really the very best TV I have ever seen. I recommend one to everyone.
But the way, a 98 inch screen is under consideration as an addition to the lineup in the Bravia 9. Sony rep has told me that.
I love my Bravia 7 and can only imagine how even better the 9 looks. 🤩
One of ur best reviews bro, made my drive home bearable
My middle of the line sony from a few years back is still rockin. But its nice to know ive waited long enough to get a real upgrade in quality when i decide to make a move!
If what you have isn't "broke" and don't feel the need to fix it, don't sweat it. But yes, when the time makes sense for you, the Bravia line is 🔥
referring to projectors as fancy flashlights is the greatest line I've heard in a product review all year 😁
I try my best to keep things entertaining, haha! Hope you're well my friend.
Thanks!
Thank you, Michael!
Im about 6 months in with my B9 85". Great set like it a lot. No problems.
I got the 75" B9 on release and it's been outstandingly good. After some early software bugs it now seems rock solid. Oh and the sound❤It's just on another level. Great video👍🏼
If I had to buy a TV tomorrow, the Bravia 9 would be on my short list in 75" or 85".
You are spot on, Sony needs to make this available in 98” or 100” 👍🏽
I'd been looking at 65" Sony TVs to replace my 2021 55X900J. Considered The Bravia 7, 8, 9, and the A95L. Only one I actually could see in person was the 8, and it was nice as far as contrast. Read as many reviews as possible.
I ended up purchasing the B7; many have said it's 90% of the B9, and Costco offered it at $1299 with a premium backlit remote and 5 year warranty. I'll receive it in a couple days and have the chance to offer my thoughts.
If it doesn't meet my needs I will return it and get either the B8 or 9.
UPDATE: I received the Bravia 7 and it's quite incredible! RTINGS provided a basic setup, which I altered a bit. The picture is bright, detailed, and very colorful. I may not be highly-trained in setup, or have the highest detailed eye, but I'm very pleased with the B7. Can't imagine how awesome the Bravia 9 might be; the B7 was only a bit more than I paid for my prior X55X90J LED (2021).
I mentioned I liked the Bravia 8's contrast and deep color, but something occurred to me: at Best Buy, the TVs are all cranked to the highest brightness each can muster. The B8 was definitely darker than the other Sony LEDs on the wall. It made me think if I changed the picture to standard, Professional etc, it may not be bright enough for my well-lit living area. That made me choose the B7.
Just wanted to mention for the budget-conscious among us, the Bravia 7 gets VERY close to the 9's performance at half the price. The tradeoff is the wide-angle performance (colors start to wash out at 20° off or so), a little more sensitivity to room reflections, and it's slightly less bright (although still much brighter than most of its competition). Definitely check them out side by side in a showroom and factor in your room's needs if you think the 9 is just a bit too expensive at the moment.
@@chrislukowski1825 not to mention more blooming on the B7.
@@chrislukowski1825
Totally agree! I got the Bravia 7 because the Bravia 9 is not available in 65 inch in my country and I am blown away by its picture quality all these months. Watching live telecast of badminton matches for hours is a joy without the fear of burning in of the sports logo etc and the picture is absolutely vibrant with no pixelation seen. HDR content is just astounding too. 🤩
@@SagaciousFrank but barely. Not a difference I'd spend an extra $1,500 for.
NO NO NO. Unfortunately.
Bought the Bravia 9 85inch, delivered today. Television is kalibrated. I love the picture quality! It's really outstanding, cinematic experience. My first impressions HDR looks better in proffesionel mode. I've changed some settings for less grain in films in proffesionel mode. 1080p also looks fantastic, but looks even better in my opinion in IMAX enhanced. Also i've changed some settings for less judder. It gives me a cinematic experience, without the opera-effect (like oled does in a dark inviremend), super fast, brilliant! Also have Bravia theater-U, the soundquality is fantasttic (with the connect app). I am so f*cking happy with this masterpiece I can't see straight ❤
Hi there,
I'm been following you guys for a while.
I have to see this for myself because I can't believe this LCD panel with mini LEDS is better than the LG G4.
I can imagin that this tv looks beter in your living room because there is much light.
Most of the time, I watch when it's dark so I don't need a very bright TV.
Will check this out in real life too see the difference but you got me intrigued!
As always thank you for the review and god bless you both!
Wow! For someone like me looking to upgrade simply from LG Oled 55” to 65”, you make me contemplate something other than Oled for the first time. Specially considering getting a professional to calibrate my TV is out of the question.
Great review, Andrew. I picked up a Bravia 7 as a second TV to my LG G4 and man, I'm more into Mini-LED over OLED. It's so bright and the motion is so good for my use case. Have you seen the Bravia 7 in person and how it compares to the Bravia 9?
We’ve been running a Sony Bravia 55” for a while now ..and it’s by far the best television we’ve seen …especially since we stream the bulk of our viewing content.
I was on track to buy a LG G4 in the normal person size of 65", now I looks like I'll have to consider the Bravia 9 now, Thanks for the review!
My bravia 9 85" was delivered 2 days ago, I watched multiple movies on it Aquaman, Topgun:Maverick, Oppenheimer etc. and let me tell you this, IT IS MIND BLOWING!!!! Sony wasn't fooling around when they chose "Cinema comes home" as their brand slogan. I felt it and me and my wife decided to not to go to cinema anymore, this tv is that good. Color accuracy, quality of picture, brightness, deep blacks.... it is NOT OLED, but it is not ANY LESS THAN OLED , Its literally 99.99% there with its deep blacks, with added bonus of brighness.. oh man oh man!! bye bye movie time!
@@vishalgabaniI've got the 85" Bravia 9, have also watched those movies on it and I concur! Best PQ on a TV to date, the HDR on it is more spectacular and mesmerizing than on any other TV. Since I also own 77" A95L, 83" LG G4 and Samsung S95D, I can say that from experience. None of them look as good as the Bravia 9.
Geek Squad set up my 77” A95L over the weekend. The picture quality is amazing, up scaling is great, it’s very bright, and build quality can’t be beat! I understand the A95L is a 5 thousand dollar 💵 TV, and not everyone can afford it, but if you can just buy the Damn thing! 😮
@@LonGilford can you get the A95L in the 83 inch size ?
no! Only 77”
Danke!
Thank you!
For those who don't need to buy today, CES is coming up January 7-10 and new models will be introduced. When the new models do roll out in the Spring, current models get discounted as well.
I have the 85” x90L and I’m very impressed. I have no doubt the 9 is a step up but have zero issues with clouding blooming and black levels. Perhaps I’m not as sensitive to it but I’m about to get another x90L for different room. Given the cost, the Sony processing and performance just can’t be beat for mixed use and lighting.
I have the same and non biased because I wasn't pleased with the x90J that I had before Costco replaced it with the X90L. This tv isn't even a mini led. It should not be performing this well but it is!!
Is the Bravia 9 better than the Hisense 85UX?
The best Sony B9 Realtime review till now 🎉
Thanks guys for these wonderful tv reviews
I watch a lot of News Chanel’s….logos are on screen continuously……..after watching loads of reviews….Burn In……on Oleds is still very much an issue……therefore LCD all the way……
Same, I watch lots of sports and documentaries and don’t want to have to worry and babysit my tv while watching them. 🙏
I’ll never understand how people seemingly take it so personally when someone praises a brand/model that isn’t THEIRS. I’ve owned this TV for a few months now and have been absolutely thrilled by its performance. Some folks are just haters of Sony, mini LED, or both.
I don't get it either, and, at least from my perspective, it only rears its ugly head when talking about Sony TVs or QLEDs. OLED, it seems, has a great PR team because, despite its known and obvious limitations, it can do no wrong in some people's eyes.
@ tribalism - especially on the Internet - is a sickness that knows no bounds! 🤣
Thanks, as always, for your reviews!
I agree, I own tne Sony Bravia B9 75-inch.
Well said. And don't ever use that dirty four letter word, Bose, around here either. That really brings the haters! 🤣🤣😆😆
Love my Sony OLED. I have a simple A80J but it definitely delivers. Cant imagine how much better the newer ones are
Outstanding Review Truly! I had to get it..
Great stuff Andrew. Was deciding between this and the G4 83 and decided to go OLED. Though this is the best LED TV by far!
Perfect timing , I am looking for a 75 " Tv and this might have sealed the deal for me 😊 thanks Andrew for making the task much easier for me to chose 👍
This TV Is STUNNING, you can't go wrong
I hope you enjoy it!
You know when I bought the Bravia 9 and watched our universe on Netflix, I felt same way. I was blown away and felt this was the greatest increase in performace I had seen since HDTVs were first introduced!...... And then I realized it was on vivid mode...Lol true story. Under the more accurate modes it was just ok. It didnt look that much better than my Hisense 75 U8k and my hisense was 1/3 of the price. The bravia did have better black levels and blooming performance but not way better and certainly not as good as the OLED I was looking to replace. For the price it just wasnt a good enough improvement in performance so I returned it and went with an LG G4. It really seems to check all the boxes for me. Black levels, accuracy, plenty bright, not quite as bright as the Bravia 9 but it pops when it needs to so still plenty of wows. Really a great tv and I highly recommend you review it Andrew.
Thank you for the review. My experience lines up with yours
Also, I was totally sold on the 85QM8 since it does 90% of what the B9 does at half the cost (your 98” is my 85”). However, the Bravia 9 does some things no one else does like: Sony pictures core (underrated based on my research). Has all the hdr/dolby vision video options, dts-X atmos etc audio, looks like it’s the best pic quality/upscaling for Dish network/direct tv feeds (something almost no reviewer displays or talks about), build quality, Q/C..
Basically, when you said “puts everything I wanted in one tv”, that’s exactly how I felt!! However, I can only hope that at some point it lowers in price substantially, otherwise it’s the 85QM8 $1999 for me or wait until tcl comes out with the “QM9/QM951”. 🎉 great review!
Here we go!! Love me some Sony
Can't wait to hear what you think.
Good Sunday Andrew
Morning!
The hyperbole here is nuts. You think the B9 is comparable to the leap between crt and plasma and modern flat screen tech, but in the comments you acknowledge that its debatable if it is better than the a95l and dependent on how much brightness the consumer needs at their disposal.
Great review, thank you Andrew and Kristi. I am a proud owner of a B9 myself and love it. I am truly baffled as to the business decision of Sony not to offer this item and others in much much larger sizes. With the exception of the X90L at 98", why do you think Sony hasn't decided to enter into the 100+ inch market? The demand is truly there I think. I can't fathom why they are opting out of this arena. I am from the days of the 90s where Sony was the leader in the pack of innovation and it just seems they are actively willing to forego this aspect (size) of the consumer wishlist. I know of many people who, as you articulated above, would want bigger over something that is "technically" better because only the niche home audio/video enthusiasts would know or see the difference. I'm pretty baffled. I wonder what they're hoping to accomplish...
I’ve been saying this since the B9 came out. We need a 98” B9. With TCL and Hisense taking over that market there is definitely a customer base that will buy it, me included. Come on Sony!!! Give us a 98” B9 in 2025
@@shadowbotz4293 Indeed...totally agree...not doing so seems like total corporate self-sabotage. Why not make these larger sizes if that's what the public wants? Their competition are doing so already. 🤔
Have u reviewed the LG G4 ?
Thanx a lot. What about the Dolby Vision issue? Other reviewers say that DV doesn´t work good on the B9, that it is wether too dark or too bright. Could you check that out?
Love - from Spain
Sony needs to come out with a 98” Bravia 9 ASAP. TCL and Hisense are crushing it in those sizes and there’s definitely a market for those sizes. I’d buy one in a heartbeat. Here’s hoping to a 98” Bravia 9 in 2025!
98", 110" of course price would be high end too. Bravia 9 will remain of best mini-led ever made in terms of getting close to oled.
Any further improvement (lets call it Bravia 9 +) in mini-led + Sony processing will pretty much drive Oled out of market.
Projectors lovers with their cinematic feel are 🤡🤡🤡
@@And-vx6ry There's still the center channel problem that tvs have yet to solve where projection remains king. There are a few integrators who've figured out how to solve the problem with a no-compromise approach but you're paying crazy high dollar for it.
Hisense is the future
What bothered me and steered me away from this tv and on to the 83” G4 was that awful rainbow streak that goes across the screen. It was awful and so distracting. Maybe in a room with absolutely no light it won’t happen, but even on a cloudy day you’d see that terrible streak going across the screen.
I want one! Happy New Year to you both!
Really cool video. Good to know that other technologies are reaching the level where they can challenge OLED whilst offering their own benefits.
Yeah, the gap is getting smaller and smaller!
The 85" size is what I needed and just had delivered for my smaller great room and over the fireplace cubby. Black Friday price and cash back got the price down to $3600. I am very happy with this TV. So far, the set calibrations for Netflix and Prime TV are outstanding except for sports, too bright on white and can't be adjusted as far as I can see. HDR on UA-cam looks and sounds amazing. For streaming SDR TV the standard setting has the best colors, and the cinema and professional are too yellow or dim and skin tones wash yellow. I don't seem to need a sound bar so found value in that with the onboard great sound system. I saw advantages over OLED and excellent picture for a bright room. No issues with the angle viewing but have to turn off the kitchen lights at night for darker scenes or reflections can be noticed.
Any plans on reviewing the Bravia 7 or the 8 Andrew?
Hi A&K! Great video, now I feel the necessity of getting this Bravia 9, as you mentioned, I made my decision based on your reviews and now with this one, possibly TV of the year, I think I’ll have to get it! Thanks
This is so much better without having to worry about the burn in risk. A more versatile picture is definitely worth it.
Great review. I would have loved to see a 98 as well. Recently picked up a 98qm851 based upon your and others review. The $4000 for it can’t be beat.
Debating on getting that or the qm7. How do you like it thus far? Any issues? I picked up the Sony Bravia B9 75-inch for my bedroom, and I love it 😂
@ If the extra cost isn’t an issue for you, I would get the qm8. I love mine.
Thanks for great video. Where can I find the calibrated setting you used for making the picture perfect, as you mentioned? thanks
You either use the presets (cinema, professional, etc.) or you use special equipment to manually calibrate the display.
Andrew's watched Maverick enough that he could probably do the valley run in 1:45 tops! 😂😂😂 We need to give you a call sign!
Great video but the A95L still sits on the iron throne.
We have one, and side by side, I'm not 100% certain I agree. Sure, the A has OLED absolute black and color, but the added brightness of the Bravia 9 cannot be overlooked.
@@andrewrobinsonreviewsthis is what a lot of people miss. Sure, OLED can be perfect black but black levels are only half of hdr performance. Brighter highlights look better even if the black levels are not quite as good. (Even tho this makes blacks look as good as OLED)
Very close those 2. Only big edge is viewing angles on a95l. And some are sensitive to blooming but only a very small amount of scenes will bloom
Correct
As subjective opinions can differ but objectively OLEDs micro-contrast gives depth that no LED is able to do yet. Bravia 9 will look like excellent Cinema Display (flat) whilst Oled adds realism beyond cinema feel. A95L fells bit short in brightness and new QD Oled is better if not for that matte screen mistake.
It’s not worth to get B9 now as I predict next year oleds will have similar peak brightness to B9 and if you wanna go LED go bigger - get a new 98” UX, for similar money as b9
Great review. I am considering the Bravia 9 as the 75” in Europe is just over 3000€ (same price I just paid for the 65” A95L).
In Europe, Sony are not protecting their A95L screens well enough with a single foam layer loosely taped to the screen and sandwiched between some plastic and polystyrene inserts. My examples were manufactured 8/2024 and 12/2024 so straight off the production line.
Two of mine have arrived with the coating rubbed off in the two top corners. Latest one is not so bad though as it was transported upright.
Bravia 9 comes with the foam + cardboard layer so this should prevent the coating from scratching rubbing off during transit.
Despite how amazing the A95L is and I am concerned with the fragile screen and longevity with OLED/QD-OLED. Still have a Trinitron from 1997 and my Pioneer KRP-500M Kuro is still going strong after 15 years.
I dont think these OLEDs will last that long. Maybe 5-7 years tops.
Therefore I am considering the B9 although I don’t really need to brightness as I live in Finland and watch in the dark :)
I am hoping the 98" version comes out in sonys pipeline next year id imagine a 8k price point to start then the price dropping.
Thank you! Been waiting patiently for this review all year!
Thanks for watching, Jason!
I bought the 85 inch bravia 9 a few weeks ago. It looked so close to the LG G4 but without the worry of burn in. For those who say oled don't burn in, don't have kids who hit pause on the tv and then walk away for hours at a time..lol.
I learned my lesson! My spouse burnt my Samsung OLED and I hate it now 😂
TV goes into screen saver mode after x amount of time. You must have that disabled and then wonder y it burned in 🤷♂️ 😂
@ak1996able On my 77 inch G2 oled, screen saver mode just reduces the brights of the screen but the picture is still there to burn in. On my brother's Lg C1 it works the same way. Don't assume every tv from every manufacturer is the same.
@@Tim861-m8i You don’t have the screen saver enabled! Both the C1 and G2 have a screensaver that the entire screen goes black and has fireworks which move around the TV. If you aren’t seeing that then the screensaver is not enabled. The TV going dim is not the screensaver, it is just the TV trying to save itself because you haven’t enabled the proper screensaver. I’ve an LG OLED and kids and no problem with burn in as the screensaver always comes on.
I'd rather go with the sony Bravia 9, all things considered I don't want to worry about screen burn, and not in the position to buy a new TV every couple of years
Nice try to convince urself of lies, oled burn in was solved years ago, they dont get burn in anymore, lg has 5 year warranty which will cover it, no other tv inclusing sony gives even 2 year warranty
Do you ever find pixel density to be a problem on the 98” TVs?
Good morning Andrew and Kristi. Beautiful picture at least what I see on an iPad.
It's a great TV, though I would caution against judging the picture quality of ANY TV using UA-cam or another display (it's sort of a copy of a copy). Plus, a person's camera settings can affect what you see.
@ obviously
Here's a challenging question for you. I believe you also reviewed the Sony A95L QD-OLED. Which would you choose? A 75-inch Bravia 9 or a 77-inch A95L?
If all HDMI must be 2.1 wait until next year when the Soc is upgraded. Plus the price of this year's models will drop. All good things come to they who wait.
This is a great TV and we're enjoying the 65" Bravia 9 in our family room. My only complaint is the Bravia 9 makes my mid-range 2024 Samsung (living room) feel like it's generations behind it in terms of picture quality and "smartness". Is this the trappings of having the best of the best or what?
How about the halo effect when viewing from side for bravia 9?
I'm considering a top of the line 55'' TV, wonder what would be the best choice? Bravia 9 seems not producing any in that size
LG 55G4 OLED TV for $2199. If OLED is not important to you, you can get a top tier QLED with local dimming zones for $700-1200 from Sony, LG, Samsung, Hisense, TCL. The key phrase is top tier: Hisense 55U8, TCL 55QM751G in USA.
Great review - the Bravia you always pay more for, but almost always you get what you pay for!
Need a 98" Bravia 9
Me too!
Andrew is the only tech reviewer I truly trust. The B9 85 inch is better than OLED and with no burn-in issues.
The truth is I can’t really be bothered to worry and babysit a tv while watching it, that’s why I chose a mini led over a oled as I watch lots of sports. 🙏
Burn in really is a non issue with the newer models. My 2018 lg c8 has over 24,600 hours on it of 60/40 gaming tv watching and it shows no signs of burn in.
I also haven’t babysat it or done anything special. It does all its own anti burn in stuff on its own
Love your reviews! Thanks!
Appreciate that, thanks!
I spent about 45 mins at one of my best buys and stared at this TV. I fully know the content is not and the experience at the store is not the best. But at least right now I’m still happy with my 85X95K. I can see where there were a lot of great improvements but I know that V2 of this tech is prolly going to get me to upgrade at least the media room TV and maybe the living room tv for the wife. Great review like always!
There are so many of us who would've happily paid a premium for a 98" Bravia 9. Instead our closest true alternative is a 98" UX.
Thank you, right in time for the black friday ! 🎉
Hi Andrew, will you be reviewing the 65" Z95 Panasonic OLED? I'm so happy that they're back in the USA, I'm a Brit who's always bought Panasonic
Sounds like a great tv . Thanks for review
Thanks for watching!
It looked amazing even in store mode. I almost got the Bravia 7 since you said it was 90% of the Bravia 9 but cheaper, but I went with an oled. If I was willing to spend for it I would get the Bravia 9, it’s just on another level
Hey. Great review! For your blooming test and content were you testing on local dimming medium or high?
Bought the 75inch couple weeks ago. Considering that not all content is 4K out there dare not go bigger. Sure upgraded all my subs to 4K cost me €100 more per year but still even then not everything is 4K. And comming from a 55 inch 75 is massive don’t forget every hous is different even if you have a big white wall ..that’s 13 feet away.. that’s 4m like me 75inch is massive ..and 85 inch was 1k more expensive I’m going to put that in to a new AVR Onkyo TX-RZ70…and 4 Polk r600 towers hopefully
I bought all three Bravia 9s for a new house and my ONLY complaint is that I wish there was a 98”ish model! I’d move the TVs all down and then end up with the 55 in a guest room. LOVE this tv on the wall of our living room that has a huge wall of windows. Sound is through a Marantz Cinema 50 and a bunch of Focal Utopia in wall and in ceiling speakers and I could not be happier! Thanks for your great reviews and other videos!
if u like sports b9 is fantastic. i returned a 95l cuz pic looked dead watching sports. movies on b9 85" is awesome. software update took care of blooming and a couple other bugs. matter of preference for everyone. i never thought id switch to the qled but it happened.....
I also had issues with two NeoQLED Samsungs and bought the Bravia 9 and have had ZERO issues.
I watch long hours of badminton and that’s why I chose Bravia 7 over an oled. No regrets. 👍🏻
Andrew what're your thoughts on TVs this generation (and even the next and following) becoming brute force of more and more brightness? There's only a few metrics now that TVs improve upon every year (getting brighter, better processing, better color volume / gamut, more dimming zones if mini led, pricing etc), but the available content out there to take advantage of it seem to be progressing slower than the advancement in the TVs.
personally I think it's nice to have the capability of brightness and not need it, than need it and not have it (when the time comes)
You can always "dim down" a bright TV, but you can't really make a dark TV brighter. As for available content, this comes down to processing and how the manufacturer chooses to approximate real-time brightness adjustments to images that may not have the necessary information to fully take advantage of the panel's potential. In this regard, some TVs stand out from the rest, and Sony definitely leads the pack, in my opinion.
The Bravia 9 is a jack of all trades TV. I think the biggest compliment is at 5:37 when Andrew says it's the best Streaming he's ever seen, even rising to the level of physical media (4K BR). As someone who has watched the same movies on streaming and 4K BR on the Bravia 9, I can confirm that the Bravia 9 does an incredible job of displaying streaming content, far better than my C3. On my C3, the difference between streaming and 4KBR is noticeable. On the Bravia 9, it's far more difficult to tell the difference.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
We’ve been rocking the 55” Sony 9005 for the past six years and the picture quality is still quite good. My only gripe is the fast-ish decaying processing and UI horsepower. We’ve had some color issues with Netflix HDR & Dolby Vision and audio issues streaming from Amazon and Disney. Apple TV 4K to the rescue, I hope! Never used it before and quite excited to see how it is to daily drive! Also, it seems to have a tool for calibrating your TV with an iPhone, so excited to try that feature too.
I actually had the Bravia 9 and exchanged it for the LG G4. I have a wide seating arrangement and the blooming off axis was pretty bad on the Sony in some scenes. It looks fantastic dead-on though. I am loving the G4, but I do miss Sony’s image processing sometimes.
Thanks for sharing. What size was your Bravia and current G4?
@@andrewrobinsonreviewsit doesn’t matter g4 better
@@andrewrobinsonreviewsB9 was 75” and the G4 is 77”
software update took care of that
@@Samzep It does in fact matter.
Amazing review as always. In shopping for my recently purchased tv I had the privilege to compare a bunch of high end TVs side by side.
My ranking would be
1- Sony s95l
2- lg g4
3- Sony Bravia 9
Bravia 9 was close, but didn’t match the insane contrast of a high end OLED. Hands down the best led though.
I ended up with a g3 as they were going on clearance.
Good morning A&K. Great review of what sounds like the new benchmark in TVs. Glad to hear it also offers good off-axis performance which is important in situations where viewers are spread more widely around a room. While Sony's decision not to offer this TV in a 100" model, I've got a strong feeling this will be rectified soon with CES just around the corner... Hello 100" Bravia 10! Size matters! Thanks again for the fabulous reviews and enjoy the rest of the day!
OMG if they come to market with a 100+ inch Bravia 9 (or 10) I'm going to be poor but happy 😉
If I have a lot of old 480p and 720p media like DVD collections (that have no remasters...) or use my PC to play those resolutions on the Series 9 - 85" how bad will it look? One of my fears of ever leaving my 55" Sony Bravia, is that I have a lot of good old standard SD content media and I'm assuming the jump to 85" will absolutely trash my DVDs and/or old computer files. :( Otherwise, I'd get this Series 9
Hi Andrew, great review!, i got a general question about HDMI ARC, it seems to limit Quality to 16 bits/48KHz? Do you know a way arround that?
I've heard this mentioned before and I think if you are going to be using the TV as the source of your content (streaming though the built-in smart TV OS) that's what you are going to be limited to there. The only way I can think of to actually improve on that at all is to use a 4K Blu-ray player (and 4K Blu-ray discs) and then send that audio out directly to a receiver and bypass the TV altogether. If you have digital coax out on your player you can do 24-bit/192kHz audio with up to 6.1 channels of surround sound. Alternatively, with TOSLINK fiber optic you can do 24-bit/96kHz with up to 7.1 channels of surround. Unfortunately, neither of those will support the new object-oriented audio formats like Dolby Atmos or DTS:X, but if you can live with that, you can certainly (at least potentially) get higher quality audio output by going that route instead. Unfortunately, everything thing in the home A/V space today, especially when it comes to streaming content over the web, involves making at least some type of trade-off or compromise it seems.
@michaelbeckerman7532 Yes I agree with you, in my case I use and Stereo Integrated (7000a) with only 1 HDMI Input, so my idea was to connect my other HDMI sources thru the TV and use ARC to output to the Amplifier, but then I noticed the Downsampling to 16bit/48Khz (the other sources are 24bit/192Khz).
I could connect the other sources to the other digital inputs of the 7000a, but in that Amplifier is really annoying selecting inputs -_-!
im curious what you think of the TCL C805
I love my Sony Bravia B9 75-inch.
Good afternoon Andrew! Just watched your Bravia 9 review. So if it came bigger. Would you buy it over Sony 95 oled? I’m in the middle of my decision. Or should I wait another year or 2? I am wondering can tv go any further than they are right now? Can Bravia 9 push out oleds of the best overall picture? Thanks for your content
Great review!
Glad you enjoyed it!
ODF (oled defense force) assemble! Please tell us all how lcd sucks and micro contrast is the only thing we should care about.
ODF 😂😂😂😂
They're out in full force alright lmao. They're brainwashed and just don't get that OLED isn't better than the very best of LCD technology anymore. Bravia 9 is an alternative that's every bit as good, and even better in many respects. I bet those OLED fanboys will have a fit when even better iterations of the backlight master drive release over the next 2 - 3 years, and will cry like babies when QDEL hits the market in a handful of years and will be far superior to either display type.
I'm sure I would prefer an oled in a side by side light controlled demo but in real day to day viewing I'm super happy with mini LED and the fact that it continues to improve is great and I'll happily buy another unless OLED can truly eliminate the inherent degradation over time.