This is why we have tv reviews. And super valuable from calibrators that break things down well. If we just assumed every tv was going to be great, companies wouldn’t have to do anything well. Great review. A great tv it sounds like…if you never watch it at night, don’t game, and you want to overspend. Ouch. But maybe it works for some people.
The thing about the X-95k in my estimation since I’m a photographer. It is a much more natural looking TV than all oleds or the Samsung‘s which have absolute out of this world contrast ,pun intended
I think reviewers forget what it's like to have a bright room 100% of the time, not just for quick tests. There's significant value in a TV that can handle that and get really close to the best OLEDs.
I had a lot of great expectations for this TV being that on paper it sounded great. So, thanks for the honest review. I'm starting to wonder just how critical Value Electronics can be since they are a retailer and have dubious interests between their customers and their suppliers. They gave this TV an amazingly positive review.
Thank you classy for reviewing a 75 inch version…while I want to say, the qn90b doesn’t offer Dolby vision as well. Though your hate of lifted blacks, is starting to drive me crazy, I mean I will be coming from a 55 inch edge lit Samsung ks8500 | 42 direct lit x85j, so for me the size of the tv, will be a good upgrade, while I understand blooming won’t be under the best control, but I could care less for the oled could have burn in, which I do not want to deal with… I will see how well the Samsung deals with the possibility of burn in, but I may consider a Samsung/Sony qd-oled panel once they make a bigger tv. I just want to add, that I have the 75 inch x95k, and I don’t really see blooming… which could be my own eyes, not showing me such things, but I think I am good until their will be a bigger qd-oled tv, available, depending on how well it does with burn in….
It's funny how sometimes reviewers see the world through completely different eyes than customers do. Case in point: the S95B from Samsung. All the reviewers raved about it, but when it actually got into the stores, customers quickly found out how ridiculously over-boosted and over-saturated its colors were (especially greens and reds). Not only are customers not buying that "flagship" TV from Samsung, they are asking if the TV's are broken when they see them. The first thing most customers actually say when they see one is, "Why do the colors look so completely unnatural? Is there a way to fix that? Why does it look like that? I sure hope that can be adjusted?" Well, needless to say, the S95B is not selling in anywhere even close to the volume Samsung was expecting. But, when you mess up on your color accuracy that bad, that's the type of thing you can expect to happen.
Samsung has always been over saturated and appeals to a certain group of a people. There’s no one surprised at that, in fact most people actually like that
They rave about the tv because its the best out there. Colors look oversaturated in stores because they're in store demo mode, not in a natural setting. How do you know when people see it in the stores they don't like it? How do you know nobody is buying it? Strange claims to make about a tv that isn't being reviewed in the video. Kinda seems like another sony fanboy isn't happy about another bad review so they crap on their most hated brand.
I was gonna get X95k, but when i see the price $2,200 for 65, too much, then a week later i went to costco see Qn90a 65 for 700, i bought it right away just for casual gaming PS5 so happy in my purchase.
I was gonna wait for this, I'm glad I didn't. I bought the X90J 75 at 1500 Eur and very happy with it. X95J is 3000 Euros and this new X95K at 75 is 4999 Euros. I could get 3 X90Js and a decent sound system for the price difference. No deal in a million years.
How would you say this compares to the X950H and the X95J? From other reviews it looks like this had more blooming than both of the previous models despite being mini LED. Would you say this is worse overall with contrast?
I have a X950H, LG CX and an A80J. The X950H was the best TV I bought before the OLEDS. The X950H had decent contrast even with the wide angle filter despite what the numbers on paper stated. Only real weakness is the blooming in a dark room in regards to movie and watching shows. The next model from Sony didn't improve and nor does the X95K that much from the X950H. In other words, there's no upgrade from the X950H in led terms. You have to go OLED from there.
@@Monster-Abee I have the X950H and I would agree with that. And like you said the contrast is deceiving. I have a U6G which is supposed to be double the native contrast but the 950H is actually deeper, I think it has to do with the local dimming. But yea just sad that Sony can’t get rid of blooming, even with mini led and their charging triple the price of other TVs that are actually better.
Maybe they are still working on the local dimming algorithm and will make it better in a firmware update. The 85 in at Value Electronics seemed to perform better and people are speculating its bc it has more zones.
True, I saw the 85” in person and a 65” The 65” was rough. 85” was way better. I hope they can fix it up a bit with updates those purple black bars scare me.
i appreciate this honest review and i like how you get right to the point. sony always over price their TV's when they first come out. so much for the mini LED backlight master drive "flagship" 4K TV. Looks like I will stick with OLED.
From other reviews it looks like this tv has lower contrast and worse blooming than even the previous two models, 950H and 95j at double or almost triple the price
I found this tv at 75” at Best Buy open box in “excellent condition” for $2,032.30. So after a week of looking at other models like the Hisense U8H or the Samsung QN90B I went with the Sony because I found it for less and I like the color accuracy and excellent motion control.
@@MrJAE288 I haven't picked up the TV just yet. I am picking it up in a few days. I'll be honest with you MRJAE. I am probably the best person to ask. Before this I had a cheap Samsung TU7000 and I was happy with that.
@@Uncle_Titus I've had it for 5 months now and I do not have a single complaint. Honestly it checks every box and I personally can't think of anything that I wish it could do better in or perform better at.
Great review! Thank you for the straightforward and even-keeled approach. I especially like that you addressed what could possibly help this set going forward with a price drop and firmware update. I don’t know enough about programming and controls but I am guessing that any firmware update would have to be MAJOR to correct these issues, and Sony does not have the best reputation with fixes through firmware updates. If firmware can really turn this around then they should have delayed its launch a few months and tried to get it right the first time. Anyway, I value my 75” x950h that much more now. Thank you!
Am I crazy or does it not seem much better than the X95j from last year despite the mini led backlight in terms of dimming? Like it sounds brighter but yeah
I got the 65” version and have been playing around settings to get less blooming. The one thing that looked good was the movies on Sony core and 4K content from bell Fibe tv. Mostly sports. I’m not thrilled about the gaming fortunately I have a lg c1 in my basement that absolutely kills it. The brighter tv works in my living room just sucks I paid full pop for this. Future updates hopefully will ease my pain lol
It's a shame Mini-LED really hasn't changed anything. We all want LCD brightness but the zones and control is severely lacking; even at 1000 zones which is basically "flagship" ...still laughable. Step it up to 20-50k and maybe we have something. Sony probably realized LCD is a dead end though and they're just going through the motions until it's no longer worthwhile to produce. I respect them for not harming the actual content due to the panel's shortcomings though; just my opinion but preserving detail is more important than trying to make LCD look like OLED. Thanks for taking a look at it Classy
Any chance the 85 inch might review better? This is very disappointing to say the least and if I’m being honest it’s kind of taking a little bit of the air of excitement from the balloon for the Z9K. Even if it does slightly better than the X95K it still won’t justify a 10K price tag. Anyway as you say I guess this panel can look good and satisfy some consumers (even myself lol)with the color and brightness but yes the price needs to come down considering it’s using Miniled. I was just expecting more. It’s crazy though because when Whisperstatus did his comparison with the S95B I actually thought his X95K looked better in a few shots compared to the S95B. Then again it might’ve been the camera not fully representing the S95B at its full potential. In any event if there is that much panel size variance in terms of performance for a specific model that’s just another can of worms that should not be happening. Oh Sony **sigh**. Unless the Z9K does wonders at a respectable price point(doubtful) then my choices come down to the Samsung quartet: S95B, QN95B, QN900B or QN90B. Samsung really hit hard this year and seem to have a better handle on the Miniled tech than Sony. Granted it’s their second year but I don’t recall them struggling with Miniled in their first year (ex: QN90A).
Because of favorable reviews (including yours), I bought a 75" X95J last Dec. for $2200. Except for some minor DSE I'm pleased overall with the TV. When I heard about the upcoming improvements with the X95k I felt some remorse for not waiting to buy. Now it sounds like the X95k is not living up to expectations. Would you say overall the X95J is actually the better TV, especially considering price?
Too financially reckless for me to sell my 6 month old x95j at a loss,and then pay $1600 more for the X95k. Hypothetically I would probably upgrade to Samsung's Qn90b.
@@Codeman113 Some minor DSE on my X95J. Not noticable when viewing most content except perhaps on a solid moving blue sky. Most noticable in SDR like RUclips live TV. Some blooming also. Mainly with white on black credits. Doesn't really bother me that much.
Ouch, not good. I had high expectations for this TV. I noticed the S&M disc and tv demos you showed looked great on this tv, showing why we probably shouldn't use them. If you could come up with some really challenging scenes (darker scenes with highlights) compilation so we could really see how these tvs do against each other like that sweet water scene is good to test a local dimming tvs. And I was wondering if you could edit your side by side of the qn90b and c1 to show the tvs exposed properly at the same time? Hopefully it wouldn't be too much trouble. As I and probably others had trouble comparing the performance, showing one at a time (would love to see how often the qn90b raises blacks to hide blooming? as I've noticed it doing...maybe, or is it trying to show more shadow detail over maintaining contrast? which is why i'm hesitating on pulling the trigger on it, it's already been on a decent sale!). If you could that would be awesome, it could really help people see how well it does in actual scenes. I couldn't find another video that showed real dark scenes side by side. Don't worry about the gaming part, there is plenty of that content to compare. Thanks.
Sounds like my x90l experience lol. Guess I'm not getting the x93l then..... Sony is just not for me it seems, as a s95b owner, I definitely suggest the s90c over an x93l if you were considering this tv's twin.
Did Sony not want to cannibalize their OLED sales? I feel like the X95J is a better value right now, unless they can tune the local dimming through firmware updates.
This TV is better than what the video is claiming if you use it to watch movies, and are just a casual gamer. Casual gaming meaning you don't spend every waking moment gaming your life away. I think someone like Andrew Robinson has the correct evaluation of this TV but he reviewed the 83inch.
So not long ago , i got my money back , from Samsung , cause my 90T had crazy ghosting in games...Since x95j recived vrr update , i pull the triger for Sony , game mode and motion is way better than was on 90T. I game on pc , i turn fast sync in nvidia panel , global settings , and its realy smooth. X95J is on sale so i got my 65 inch for a good price , im happy with it , cant say there is a lot of blooming on X95j.
@@Codeman113 yes , i had 3 Samsungs before , ks7000 , than q85R , but after Q90T , and that green mess in games , and stuters in movies , dont want any Samsung again. Took Sony , cause my room is bright. Will see the blood bath of oled battles , qd-oled -wrgb oleds , maybe will get one in a few years.
"Most content is under 1000 nits" Um, no. Review this set next to an OLED and you'll see how dim the OLED is. If your use-case is a theater room, with highly controlled light, then sure, an OLED may be for you. If the room is mixed use, windows, light from a kitchen or other sources, you'll kick yourself for not going brighter.
X95K is disappointed there's no effort to control the blooming what so ever in contrast Samsung called close to OLED like performance! I don't mind blooming on this TV either, but 2 HDMI 2.1 and horrible performance when VRR let alone the price no comment honestly!
i saw it right next to the qn90b and qn85b and it was very lack luster. im sure they need to push a update to fix some of the issues I saw. everything was fuzzy? it didnt look sharp the tv also crushed a lot of contrast and the motion really off. all the displays were not calibrated and they were just out of the box movie mode/film maker mode running off a 4k player.
@@Codeman113 it wasn't in store mode. We had it set to movie mode, vivid, played with the settings. Not to come off like a dick over the internet but I've been in the business for 6 years so I really tried to make it look good. For sonys sake I hope a firmware update can fix it
Just a question that hit me nothing related, generally number of dimming zones is less with reduction in tv size. So smaller tvs have a tad lower brightness than its larger siblings. Can anyone confirm that does lower brightness tends to improve color gamut coverage or the color gamut coverage remains same accross the board in the same line up.
He turned up the ISO. But I’m sure there is blooming. It’s a miniLED, so it’s going to have it, but it might not be as abundant as his video. But that’s the trade off. Super peak brightness at 1700 nits over inky black images with no blooming. If you want dim inky images, there’s always an OLED. However, the VRR local dimming issue is ridiculous. Hopefully Sony patches that via firmware, because that is a huge miss.
Sony has made great leds. FOMO loved the X95J, and the X950H was really great in terms of black levels. it's not like they don't know how to make great led tvs. Don't know why they are dropping the ball so hard lately.
Then again which Sony panel was ever praised on this channel ? Even the A90J, which ended up TV of the year wasn't favoured by Dude over the inferior C1, someone who claims LG has surpassed Sony's processing has to be taken cautiously. The X95K 85" looked amazing on Brian's channel... even up against the S95B.
@@ManuelMedellin. He's not saying the tv is terrible. He's pointing out the short comings and the fact the tv is overpriced for what you get. Especially when you can get a 77 a80j for around 2500 compared to almost 4k for a 75 x95k. Do the math.
@@dp-calibrations2057 Yes, Yes. In fact you can get the A90J 83" for 4500 here in Germany. Yet the X95K looked even BETTER than the A90J and G2 on Brian's channel, like I said two vastly different video experiences, so far no 80+ inch TV looked competitive against the S95B apart from the X95K.
@@ManuelMedellin. you can't go by a video to judge a tv. no camera reproduces the image correctly. You're not seeing what the person reviewing the display is seeing.
@@dp-calibrations2057 Reviews on the X95K, even here in the Comments vary greatly, from "complete garbage" to "phenomenal contrast and black levels" and people like QuantumTV and Classy may or may not have a Anti-Sony campaign ongoing, in fact I know from QuantumTV that he is purchasing RUclips comments. Only way to find out the truth is to see the TV yourself in person, not relying your Buying decision on RUclips Influencers.. Anyways we'll see soon what Rtings thinks..
Thanks for the review Classy. I currently own a Samsung Q8F and upgraded to the 65 inch LG G1. However on top of gaming on Xbox Series X & PS5, I watch Cable TV for news and sports and the G1 cable picture was terrible. Everything else like gaming and streaming like Netflix and Disney were amazing but Cable was horrible compared to my old Q8F. I was able to purchase a 75 inch X95K for $2000 brand new. It's shipping this week. Should I keep it at that awesome price or buy a 65 inch QN90B? I really want an OLED but always concerned about burn in. I had the G1 because of the 5 year warranty. Thanks again for your great content and advice.
@John Hooper Initial reviews from Digital Trends and Whisper Status were positive. I ordered because I didn't want to miss out on the price because it's sold out now.
@@tears2040 y wud anyone even consider digital trends’ review. He did the review in the studio n didn’t have anything to compare against. Whisper Status clearly stated this is a disastrous gaming tv. N even his review was done at value electronics. They want to sell the tv. If u say it’s overpriced, who would buy it. It cud also be that the 85inch is better due to more dimming zones.
Digiatal trends has done two reviews of the TV, and he is mostly negative for the VRR game mode not for the blooming. He agrees that there is some blooming, if you look for it will find it but not a big issues. Samsung give less blooming, but normally also less details in the dark sceenes.
Just Wild how Experiences with this panel vary so much, when the 85" showcased by Brian looked rather phenomenal in comparison to your Copy. I'am assuming this channel doesn't have a Anti Sony Agenda going (but who knows..) therefore Panel lottery seems to be the most likely issue with this particular model.
I like Brian's channel, but he does have a strong affiliation with Value Electronics, and his videos are for promotion instead of technical reviews. Classy's review is much more balanced.
I really don’t know why people keep comparing it to last years oled? I mean new tv’s are *never* good value at release compared to their previous years…
The 75” xr miniLed in Canada is $4998 but the 77” xr a80k is $4599!--? 🤔 🧐🤨😫😩😤😠😡🤬🤯. Why is the lesser picture technology more expensive than what is considered to be the best which is Oled? The reason can’t be because it’s brighter! Oleds don’t bloom. The contrast is superior to led/miniLed…….WHAT THE!
G2 calibrated X95K calibrated ? Advantage Sammy having two years of Mini LED Displays with first year firmware updates. Sony's first year with no updates "yet". Your opinion of location of TV in regards to ambient light describes my environment. Thank you for the review and I do agree with you about the cost and that Sony should waive it's "Sony's Tax".
Although X95K is looking good now with Local Dimming w/ VRR enabled, I'am gonna get the 85 inch X95J, which Classy rated "Best LED of 2021" even ahead of the QN90A. Local Dimming / Blooming control and Contrast are worse on the X95K than on it's predecessor, according to Rtings. Yes Color Gammut is quite noticeably better, but that doesn't warrant such a price bump. Sony failed flat with their initial pricing, and now even hesitant to offer any Price drops for it. The 85" X95J at around 2500 is a excellent choice tho, you're not gonna miss out nothing.
You were much more positive about X95J last year ( review - ruclips.net/video/6aHCI1_nACQ/видео.html )... would you say the X95K is actually worse than X95J in some areas regardless the price tag?
Black bar bleed is a deal breaker but so is DSE on the QN90B and I’m not buying a Chinese brand. The QN85B might just be the best option if my theory that less screen filters equates to less DSE has any validity. Crazy that the QN85B with its ADS/IPS panel probably has better effective contrast than the Sony X95B with its VA panel and master black drive.
Unfortunately this is like Sony’s ridiculously priced soundbars…where Samsung gives you the whole package for cheaper. Last year I took the X95J over the QN90A after trying both, but it was debatable depending on the user. This year, looks like Samsung is gonna take the crown undoubtedly from Sony for 4K miniled TVs 😟
@@a4andrei sorry for the late reply, but the QN90A didn’t have 1. Dolby Vision (not a HUGE deal but it’s a point nonetheless) 2. The QN90A’s upscaling wasn’t as good. It’s pretty noticeable 3. The QN90A also tended to over brighten and oversaturate the picture. I don’t mind added brightness, but the Samsung can take it too far (whites could be blinding even in SDR; which makes no sense) and I don’t like my grass neon, skintones red, and sand orange, but that’s just me 🤷♂️ And 4. The QN90A wasn’t great with near black. It could crush some detail, whereas the Sony doesn’t.
My 2019 $399 Hisense H8F has better black than this x95k. This TV has a weak contrast ratio than my h8f thats why it struggles with black levels (hence the 3D image like) h8f native contrast and with local dimmin contrast ratio is so much higher in my hisense than this x95k. Hence better black level.
Are you going to update this review when the price drops? I doubt it. I am not sure why there is so much negativism in this review and every time repeating base on price. Of course the price will drop, as always new Sony models are with very high prices so they can sell the old ones. Samsung price will drop also, but they really have issues with the quality in EU, not sure how it is in the USA. When I look the prices now, QA90B costs significantly more than X95J , and the new models are not yet in the market in my country. QA90B has always been a competitor in this range and there are many reviewers who prefered X95J to see more details with the sacrtifice with some blooming compared to inky blacks where details of the picture are just lost.
Great review. It seems classy tried his best not to hurt the sony fanboys by not bashing the tv hard because it’s pretty poor for the price. When u turn on vrr, it looks like nano75. Theres no way u wud turn off vrr if u have that option because the gameplay is so much smoother with vrr on. N even with local dimming on i can clearly see blooming. Moreover, the higher input lag, 2hdmi 2.1 are negatives as well. N even on normal content there is blooming. The specular highlights are pretty good from what i noticed. They should charge the same price they’re charging for x90k. N x90k shud be made even cheaper. Enough of sony tax. The samsung qn90a is way better. Might not have the specular highlights but lower input lag, much better visuals during gaming n much better black performance. Don’t even wanna mention the qn90b
Even the hisense u8g was a solid bright tv, I have 65 inch. Better blacks with no bloom really….and native contrast is still good without local dimming on for game mode. If you do chart comparison on rrtings between x95k and u8g, not much big diff and in fact u8g beats it in certain categories, it’s crazy. Sony has the better motion ofcourse and low res content upscaling over it, but hisense supports Dolby vision and hdr10 plus, which is rare..
Oh brother, so disappointing 😢other than A90J Sony just can't seem to get it together, not for gaming not for LCD. Sadly it seems their midrange TVs are their best for the money and only for nongamers
The type of TV to use in shops in a mall to show ads about the products/shops in that mall. The same I feel about my 930E, it lacks contrast, everything looks washed out, muddy, dirty, colors don't look like colors, there is no purity in colors/black levels and overall it lacks detail, it's grainy and very bad upscaling. Just bright just to see ads in a shop.
I have a 930E and love it. If I wanted inky blacks where the TV maxes at 600 nits, I’d get an OLED. I think this TV is for those of us that want to get laser surgery via the TV brightness. The VRR local dimming issue can hopefully be fixed with a firmware update, but that was a huge miss on Sony’s part. This is the TV I’m looking to replace my 930E. And I can wait for the price drop to get better value.
@@denissssss8579 I did. I got the 85” x95k, and it’s amazing. The brightness is comparable, if not more bright, and the blacks are super inky. There is still some blooming, but significantly less than the 930e (I have the 65” for that). Another huge improvement is that Dolby Vision on Netflix works better. The 930e would have an issue where the brightness would flicker on DV movies, which doesn’t happen on the 95K. I’m not regretting my purchase one bit.
@@denissssss8579 btw, supposedly, the x93L in the new Sony TVs are just rebadged x95k tvs, so if the price point is better for those, you can look at a x93L instead. They are amazing replacements for the stellar 930e.
Quite a disappointing review. First time seen a review of this anticipated TV on RUclips. Being Sony's first Mini-LED TV I was expecting to be better than Samsung QN90B. Let's see how Vincent and AV Forum review this set.
Very dissapointed in this tv. 😕 really sucks it didn't have that magic we all thought it would with the master drive. I didn't expect this tbh you may of but me I expected a z9d replacement which it clearly isn't. You still need to see the z9d one day brotha lol. It's what we all hoped this would be. I'm hoping the z9k can do it but I don't think it will be. Just a bummer!
@@Zoranurai13 that's just due to the times not quality and what tvs can do. That's like going ahh oled cost 10k dollars for one that cost 3k now but quality isn't as good when in fact they are now better. When tech ages prices come down.
/ watch?v=X2mcLi9m9Dw - sorry man, X95K looks Killer for most people, 3D Pop and amazing Color Saturation / Volume. Definetly you must have gotten a bad panel.
He cranked up the ISO to show the blooming. But there is going to blooming. It’s not OLED. But the trade off is you get peak brightness of 1700 nits, instead of inky blacks.
Sorry but this youngster sounds like a negative Nellie and like a Samsung Fanboy. Samsung televisions suck as far as quality, reliability, and longevity. Their pictures are over saturated and unrealistic. Go view the Sony in person then decide for yourself … don’t let this youngster sway your decision!
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This is why we have tv reviews. And super valuable from calibrators that break things down well. If we just assumed every tv was going to be great, companies wouldn’t have to do anything well. Great review. A great tv it sounds like…if you never watch it at night, don’t game, and you want to overspend. Ouch. But maybe it works for some people.
Hi Classy, did you review the x95k 85”? I heard the picture quality is much better on the larger 85 variant compared to the 75 inch
The thing about the X-95k in my estimation since I’m a photographer. It is a much more natural looking TV than all oleds or the Samsung‘s which have absolute out of this world contrast ,pun intended
I think reviewers forget what it's like to have a bright room 100% of the time, not just for quick tests. There's significant value in a TV that can handle that and get really close to the best OLEDs.
I had a lot of great expectations for this TV being that on paper it sounded great. So, thanks for the honest review. I'm starting to wonder just how critical Value Electronics can be since they are a retailer and have dubious interests between their customers and their suppliers. They gave this TV an amazingly positive review.
Time for you to do an update and this time on the 85" with the recent updates including local dimming with VRR.
I'll be honest this x95k broke my heart!! I may have to go tobthe darkside and get either the 75" QN90B or the 77" LG G2!! 🤦🏽♂️
I'm in the same boat :( Looks like it will be the 75" QN90B for me.
Yep. I got a cheap X95J hoping the X95K would be a banger, but it looks like I’ll be hanging into my X95J until next year 😂
@@justsaying993 X95J is much better tv when it comes with blooming control very disappointed in Sony
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Thank you classy for reviewing a 75 inch version…while I want to say, the qn90b doesn’t offer Dolby vision as well. Though your hate of lifted blacks, is starting to drive me crazy, I mean I will be coming from a 55 inch edge lit Samsung ks8500 | 42 direct lit x85j, so for me the size of the tv, will be a good upgrade, while I understand blooming won’t be under the best control, but I could care less for the oled could have burn in, which I do not want to deal with… I will see how well the Samsung deals with the possibility of burn in, but I may consider a Samsung/Sony qd-oled panel once they make a bigger tv.
I just want to add, that I have the 75 inch x95k, and I don’t really see blooming… which could be my own eyes, not showing me such things, but I think I am good until their will be a bigger qd-oled tv, available, depending on how well it does with burn in….
like I just bought a A80J for 1,600$ now that's a value in my opinion 3,700$ for a mini LED TV is just a slap in the face.
Proud owner of A80j too that tv rocks!
It's funny how sometimes reviewers see the world through completely different eyes than customers do. Case in point: the S95B from Samsung. All the reviewers raved about it, but when it actually got into the stores, customers quickly found out how ridiculously over-boosted and over-saturated its colors were (especially greens and reds). Not only are customers not buying that "flagship" TV from Samsung, they are asking if the TV's are broken when they see them. The first thing most customers actually say when they see one is, "Why do the colors look so completely unnatural? Is there a way to fix that? Why does it look like that? I sure hope that can be adjusted?" Well, needless to say, the S95B is not selling in anywhere even close to the volume Samsung was expecting. But, when you mess up on your color accuracy that bad, that's the type of thing you can expect to happen.
Samsung has always been over saturated and appeals to a certain group of a people. There’s no one surprised at that, in fact most people actually like that
@@lonniechamberlain251 I’ve always liked it
@@Codeman113 as do i
They rave about the tv because its the best out there.
Colors look oversaturated in stores because they're in store demo mode, not in a natural setting. How do you know when people see it in the stores they don't like it?
How do you know nobody is buying it?
Strange claims to make about a tv that isn't being reviewed in the video.
Kinda seems like another sony fanboy isn't happy about another bad review so they crap on their most hated brand.
@@grandthefteggo9347 Vincent is the one who proved it and why the problem blew up as big as it did that it made samsung scramble to fix it
Would you say save the money and get the x95J?
So the question then is this set or the Z9J? Same price now at BB
thanks - classy in your opinion between x95k and x90l which one has better motion handling in games?
Classy, would you go X95J over this TV? Or if I go OLED, the A90J?
So what's better the x95k or the a80k! I don't know wich one to buy from this two models.
I was gonna get X95k, but when i see the price $2,200 for 65, too much, then a week later i went to costco see Qn90a 65 for 700, i bought it right away just for casual gaming PS5 so happy in my purchase.
So u r saying local dimming is working worse in game mode?
I was gonna wait for this, I'm glad I didn't. I bought the X90J 75 at 1500 Eur and very happy with it. X95J is 3000 Euros and this new X95K at 75 is 4999 Euros. I could get 3 X90Js and a decent sound system for the price difference. No deal in a million years.
And now you pay 2k for 75inch
@@Uncle_Titus The X95K 75 is still 3000 euros in my country.
@@sampsalol damn
I paid 2300 for a calibrated 75inch With 5 year warranty.
Useful information, thanks.
How would you say this compares to the X950H and the X95J? From other reviews it looks like this had more blooming than both of the previous models despite being mini LED. Would you say this is worse overall with contrast?
I have a X950H, LG CX and an A80J. The X950H was the best TV I bought before the OLEDS. The X950H had decent contrast even with the wide angle filter despite what the numbers on paper stated. Only real weakness is the blooming in a dark room in regards to movie and watching shows. The next model from Sony didn't improve and nor does the X95K that much from the X950H. In other words, there's no upgrade from the X950H in led terms. You have to go OLED from there.
@@Monster-Abee I have the X950H and I would agree with that. And like you said the contrast is deceiving. I have a U6G which is supposed to be double the native contrast but the 950H is actually deeper, I think it has to do with the local dimming. But yea just sad that Sony can’t get rid of blooming, even with mini led and their charging triple the price of other TVs that are actually better.
Please note: Sony turns off local dimming when you are using the Google OS. Once you start watching content the local dimming turns on.
I want to see a qn90b vs x95k showdown.
I want to see a qn900b vs z95k showdown.
If you want to see, press the recommendation
Maybe they are still working on the local dimming algorithm and will make it better in a firmware update.
The 85 in at Value Electronics seemed to perform better and people are speculating its bc it has more zones.
True, I saw the 85” in person and a 65”
The 65” was rough. 85” was way better. I hope they can fix it up a bit with updates those purple black bars scare me.
i appreciate this honest review and i like how you get right to the point. sony always over price their TV's when they first come out. so much for the mini LED backlight master drive "flagship" 4K TV. Looks like I will stick with OLED.
From other reviews it looks like this tv has lower contrast and worse blooming than even the previous two models, 950H and 95j at double or almost triple the price
I found this tv at 75” at Best Buy open box in “excellent condition” for $2,032.30. So after a week of looking at other models like the Hisense U8H or the Samsung QN90B I went with the Sony because I found it for less and I like the color accuracy and excellent motion control.
How are the black levels and blooming?..
Also have you seen any grid effect?.. last year the X95J had that, one of the main reasons I returned it
@@MrJAE288 I haven't picked up the TV just yet. I am picking it up in a few days. I'll be honest with you MRJAE. I am probably the best person to ask. Before this I had a cheap Samsung TU7000 and I was happy with that.
@@MrJAE288 So far I am blown away by how good it looks. I am very pleased with it.
Very nice i ordered my today 75inch With 5 years warranty and calibrated for 2300 . I Hope this TV ist better as my x90l
@@Uncle_Titus I've had it for 5 months now and I do not have a single complaint. Honestly it checks every box and I personally can't think of anything that I wish it could do better in or perform better at.
Good thing there is a update patch now 😅...I bought a 85 Z9K after Sony announced that it will still be the 8K Master Series model for 2024 😊
Hey how would you compare this to the x95j? Big upgrade for the price or minor upgrade? The x95j currently is 1300 vs the 2400 on the 95k.
Hey Classy, are you planning on looking at the X90K? I’m curious to see how it does, especially if it’s similar in performance to the X95J.
Great review! Thank you for the straightforward and even-keeled approach. I especially like that you addressed what could possibly help this set going forward with a price drop and firmware update. I don’t know enough about programming and controls but I am guessing that any firmware update would have to be MAJOR to correct these issues, and Sony does not have the best reputation with fixes through firmware updates. If firmware can really turn this around then they should have delayed its launch a few months and tried to get it right the first time. Anyway, I value my 75” x950h that much more now. Thank you!
Am I crazy or does it not seem much better than the X95j from last year despite the mini led backlight in terms of dimming? Like it sounds brighter but yeah
At least they put 10ms input lag for game mode, they been slacking with that for years
I’m curious about your delta e value after calibration...🤓...something looks off.
I gamed on a Samsung Q60R it can’t be that bad...🤣
I got the 65” version and have been playing around settings to get less blooming. The one thing that looked good was the movies on Sony core and 4K content from bell Fibe tv. Mostly sports. I’m not thrilled about the gaming fortunately I have a lg c1 in my basement that absolutely kills it. The brighter tv works in my living room just sucks I paid full pop for this. Future updates hopefully will ease my pain lol
You just dont know how to use settings in Sony
@@marinac7676 what do you mean? I’ve got it to look good and bright.
Did you check the audio drop outs through earc with 4k120 Atmos like last year? Not that it matters as I'd never buy this TV but hoping they fixed it.
THANKS CLASSY.. I'm wondering if youve actually seen a Z9J and could give me your thoughts on it??
I bought this tv last month in 75inch for only 1600 and this tv has a lil bit blooming but not that much
9:47 you told in another review its sea of white and there are no grass/plants. Please dont fool your viewers. Are you getting paid by samsung?
Im going to wait to x95k to price go down maybe black friday or next year, samsung 90b more cheaper but the built and processor i go with the sony.
It's a shame Mini-LED really hasn't changed anything. We all want LCD brightness but the zones and control is severely lacking; even at 1000 zones which is basically "flagship" ...still laughable. Step it up to 20-50k and maybe we have something. Sony probably realized LCD is a dead end though and they're just going through the motions until it's no longer worthwhile to produce. I respect them for not harming the actual content due to the panel's shortcomings though; just my opinion but preserving detail is more important than trying to make LCD look like OLED.
Thanks for taking a look at it Classy
Is the a80j better
Wayyy better
Honestly it’s a lot more better
Any chance the 85 inch might review better? This is very disappointing to say the least and if I’m being honest it’s kind of taking a little bit of the air of excitement from the balloon for the Z9K. Even if it does slightly better than the X95K it still won’t justify a 10K price tag.
Anyway as you say I guess this panel can look good and satisfy some consumers (even myself lol)with the color and brightness but yes the price needs to come down considering it’s using Miniled. I was just expecting more.
It’s crazy though because when Whisperstatus did his comparison with the S95B I actually thought his X95K looked better in a few shots compared to the S95B. Then again it might’ve been the camera not fully representing the S95B at its full potential.
In any event if there is that much panel size variance in terms of performance for a specific model that’s just another can of worms that should not be happening. Oh Sony **sigh**.
Unless the Z9K does wonders at a respectable price point(doubtful) then my choices come down to the Samsung quartet: S95B, QN95B, QN900B or QN90B. Samsung really hit hard this year and seem to have a better handle on the Miniled tech than Sony. Granted it’s their second year but I don’t recall them struggling with Miniled in their first year (ex: QN90A).
I just found this channel. Nice review and you have new sub.
As a Sony fan im disappointed. Was expecting much more with this mini led stuff
Because of favorable reviews (including yours), I bought a 75" X95J last Dec. for $2200. Except for some minor DSE I'm pleased overall with the TV. When I heard about the upcoming improvements with the X95k I felt some remorse for not waiting to buy. Now it sounds like the X95k is not living up to expectations. Would you say overall the X95J is actually the better TV, especially considering price?
Nope x95k is by far better. I had the x95j too and trust me the x95k is a lot better overall
Too financially reckless for me to sell my 6 month old x95j at a loss,and then pay $1600 more for the X95k. Hypothetically I would probably upgrade to Samsung's Qn90b.
@@OC-6174 any DSE? I need to know I’m getting one today I’ll cancel if so
@@Codeman113 Some minor DSE on my X95J. Not noticable when viewing most content except perhaps on a solid moving blue sky. Most noticable in SDR like RUclips live TV. Some blooming also. Mainly with white on black credits. Doesn't really bother me that much.
No the X95K is definitely the better TV especially after the recent update
Ouch, not good. I had high expectations for this TV.
I noticed the S&M disc and tv demos you showed looked great on this tv, showing why we probably shouldn't use them.
If you could come up with some really challenging scenes (darker scenes with highlights) compilation so we could really see how these tvs do against each other like that sweet water scene is good to test a local dimming tvs.
And I was wondering if you could edit your side by side of the qn90b and c1 to show the tvs exposed properly at the same time? Hopefully it wouldn't be too much trouble. As I and probably others had trouble comparing the performance, showing one at a time (would love to see how often the qn90b raises blacks to hide blooming? as I've noticed it doing...maybe, or is it trying to show more shadow detail over maintaining contrast? which is why i'm hesitating on pulling the trigger on it, it's already been on a decent sale!). If you could that would be awesome, it could really help people see how well it does in actual scenes. I couldn't find another video that showed real dark scenes side by side. Don't worry about the gaming part, there is plenty of that content to compare. Thanks.
Sounds like my x90l experience lol. Guess I'm not getting the x93l then..... Sony is just not for me it seems, as a s95b owner, I definitely suggest the s90c over an x93l if you were considering this tv's twin.
how's motion handling on x90l in games compared to s95b ?
any ghosting or blur?
So much for the master drive in 2022.
Did Sony not want to cannibalize their OLED sales? I feel like the X95J is a better value right now, unless they can tune the local dimming through firmware updates.
This TV is better than what the video is claiming if you use it to watch movies, and are just a casual gamer. Casual gaming meaning you don't spend every waking moment gaming your life away. I think someone like Andrew Robinson has the correct evaluation of this TV but he reviewed the 83inch.
His was on 85”
Very nice review it reminds me of my x90j
So not long ago , i got my money back , from Samsung , cause my 90T had crazy ghosting in games...Since x95j recived vrr update , i pull the triger for Sony , game mode and motion is way better than was on 90T. I game on pc , i turn fast sync in nvidia panel , global settings , and its realy smooth. X95J is on sale so i got my 65 inch for a good price , im happy with it , cant say there is a lot of blooming on X95j.
Ya Samsung there DSE/banding is horrendous LOL thinking of trying X95K myself
@@Codeman113 yes , i had 3 Samsungs before , ks7000 , than q85R , but after Q90T , and that green mess in games , and stuters in movies , dont want any Samsung again. Took Sony , cause my room is bright. Will see the blood bath of oled battles , qd-oled -wrgb oleds , maybe will get one in a few years.
Excellent review. 👍
"Most content is under 1000 nits"
Um, no.
Review this set next to an OLED and you'll see how dim the OLED is. If your use-case is a theater room, with highly controlled light, then sure, an OLED may be for you. If the room is mixed use, windows, light from a kitchen or other sources, you'll kick yourself for not going brighter.
Confused with video info unboxing video of x95k or Samsung qn90b .. . 😀😀😀
X95K is disappointed there's no effort to control the blooming what so ever in contrast Samsung called close to OLED like performance!
I don't mind blooming on this TV either, but 2 HDMI 2.1 and horrible performance when VRR let alone the price
no comment honestly!
i saw it right next to the qn90b and qn85b and it was very lack luster. im sure they need to push a update to fix some of the issues I saw. everything was fuzzy? it didnt look sharp the tv also crushed a lot of contrast and the motion really off. all the displays were not calibrated and they were just out of the box movie mode/film maker mode running off a 4k player.
Ya I’d say that’s store shelf view, you gotta take it home and use it
@@Codeman113 it wasn't in store mode. We had it set to movie mode, vivid, played with the settings. Not to come off like a dick over the internet but I've been in the business for 6 years so I really tried to make it look good. For sonys sake I hope a firmware update can fix it
@@XLFluffyGuy it did just come out, S95B is plugged with problems to I have it now, give it few months of updates and it will stabilize
Just a question that hit me nothing related, generally number of dimming zones is less with reduction in tv size. So smaller tvs have a tad lower brightness than its larger siblings. Can anyone confirm that does lower brightness tends to improve color gamut coverage or the color gamut coverage remains same accross the board in the same line up.
Is the x95k better than the x95j?
that blooming almost makes it seem like you got a faulty unit...
He turned up the ISO. But I’m sure there is blooming. It’s a miniLED, so it’s going to have it, but it might not be as abundant as his video. But that’s the trade off. Super peak brightness at 1700 nits over inky black images with no blooming. If you want dim inky images, there’s always an OLED. However, the VRR local dimming issue is ridiculous. Hopefully Sony patches that via firmware, because that is a huge miss.
Sony has made great leds. FOMO loved the X95J, and the X950H was really great in terms of black levels. it's not like they don't know how to make great led tvs. Don't know why they are dropping the ball so hard lately.
The 940e has almost OLED level blacks. Love that panel. Sony has dropped the ball recently on their LED’s
Great review classy. Glad you reviewed this model. Now I know I can definitely cross it off the list. Not overpaying for an inferior display. 👍
Then again which Sony panel was ever praised on this channel ? Even the A90J, which ended up TV of the year wasn't favoured by Dude over the inferior C1, someone who claims LG has surpassed Sony's processing has to be taken cautiously. The X95K 85" looked amazing on Brian's channel... even up against the S95B.
@@ManuelMedellin. He's not saying the tv is terrible. He's pointing out the short comings and the fact the tv is overpriced for what you get. Especially when you can get a 77 a80j for around 2500 compared to almost 4k for a 75 x95k. Do the math.
@@dp-calibrations2057 Yes, Yes. In fact you can get the A90J 83" for 4500 here in Germany. Yet the X95K looked even BETTER than the A90J and G2 on Brian's channel, like I said two vastly different video experiences, so far no 80+ inch TV looked competitive against the S95B apart from the X95K.
@@ManuelMedellin. you can't go by a video to judge a tv. no camera reproduces the image correctly. You're not seeing what the person reviewing the display is seeing.
@@dp-calibrations2057 Reviews on the X95K, even here in the Comments vary greatly, from "complete garbage" to "phenomenal contrast and black levels" and people like QuantumTV and Classy may or may not have a Anti-Sony campaign ongoing, in fact I know from QuantumTV that he is purchasing RUclips comments. Only way to find out the truth is to see the TV yourself in person, not relying your Buying decision on RUclips Influencers.. Anyways we'll see soon what Rtings thinks..
Should I buy this tv, 75 inch for $1999 ?
Thanks for the review Classy. I currently own a Samsung Q8F and upgraded to the 65 inch LG G1. However on top of gaming on Xbox Series X & PS5, I watch Cable TV for news and sports and the G1 cable picture was terrible. Everything else like gaming and streaming like Netflix and Disney were amazing but Cable was horrible compared to my old Q8F. I was able to purchase a 75 inch X95K for $2000 brand new. It's shipping this week. Should I keep it at that awesome price or buy a 65 inch QN90B? I really want an OLED but always concerned about burn in. I had the G1 because of the 5 year warranty. Thanks again for your great content and advice.
@John Hooper Initial reviews from Digital Trends and Whisper Status were positive. I ordered because I didn't want to miss out on the price because it's sold out now.
@John Hooper I appreciate your feedback John. I agree that I should wait but this darn new TV itch keeps coming back. LOL!
@@simbanuba The truth is out, this question doesn’t need to be asked. If anything it needs to be directed towards those that praised the tv……..
@@tears2040 y wud anyone even consider digital trends’ review. He did the review in the studio n didn’t have anything to compare against.
Whisper Status clearly stated this is a disastrous gaming tv. N even his review was done at value electronics. They want to sell the tv. If u say it’s overpriced, who would buy it. It cud also be that the 85inch is better due to more dimming zones.
Btw q8fn is really good. Wait for qn90b price to drop or get c/g2. Lgs processing has improved this year.
I know it’s youtube, but this looks worse than my x90j, Qn90b is not a competitor to this tv, is X95j better?
Digiatal trends has done two reviews of the TV, and he is mostly negative for the VRR game mode not for the blooming. He agrees that there is some blooming, if you look for it will find it but not a big issues. Samsung give less blooming, but normally also less details in the dark sceenes.
Ya I’ve always had LED tvs with blooming I’ve gotten use to it LOL
How this X95k vs X95j?
When I first heard the price I was like Hell Naw. Mini LED was supposed to be Cheap !!
What's everyone's thoughts on the A95K OLED Sony?
Just bought at Best Buy for $2499. 🙂
Is x95k 65 that bad as someone said?
Just Wild how Experiences with this panel vary so much, when the 85" showcased by Brian looked rather phenomenal in comparison to your Copy. I'am assuming this channel doesn't have a Anti Sony Agenda going (but who knows..) therefore Panel lottery seems to be the most likely issue with this particular model.
I like Brian's channel, but he does have a strong affiliation with Value Electronics, and his videos are for promotion instead of technical reviews. Classy's review is much more balanced.
I kinda disliked how much emphasis the price played in the review.
@AtR Not really. Value is perceived by price to performance. You can have a fantastic tv that has poor value because it's too expensive.
I really don’t know why people keep comparing it to last years oled? I mean new tv’s are *never* good value at release compared to their previous years…
The 75” xr miniLed in Canada is $4998 but the 77” xr a80k is $4599!--? 🤔 🧐🤨😫😩😤😠😡🤬🤯.
Why is the lesser picture technology more expensive than what is considered to be the best which is Oled?
The reason can’t be because it’s brighter! Oleds don’t bloom. The contrast is superior to led/miniLed…….WHAT THE!
Because of sony fanboys they can charge so much.
@@anuzahyder7185 Sony needs a slap!
Btw let me know which tv u need. Can do a80k for cheaper
GUESS I'LL GET LG G2. I WAS GONNA GET THIS SINCE I OWED A LOT OF SONY TVs, BUT YEA SONY GOT LAZY NOW.
G2 calibrated X95K calibrated ? Advantage Sammy having two years of Mini LED Displays with first year firmware updates. Sony's first year with no updates "yet". Your opinion of location of TV in regards to ambient light describes my environment. Thank you for the review and I do agree with you about the cost and that Sony should waive it's "Sony's Tax".
I always say that Sony be charging used car prices for tvs.
Although X95K is looking good now with Local Dimming w/ VRR enabled, I'am gonna get the 85 inch X95J, which Classy rated "Best LED of 2021" even ahead of the QN90A.
Local Dimming / Blooming control and Contrast are worse on the X95K than on it's predecessor, according to Rtings. Yes Color Gammut is quite noticeably better, but that doesn't warrant such a price bump. Sony failed flat with their initial pricing, and now even hesitant to offer any Price drops for it. The 85" X95J at around 2500 is a excellent choice tho, you're not gonna miss out nothing.
You were much more positive about X95J last year ( review - ruclips.net/video/6aHCI1_nACQ/видео.html )... would you say the X95K is actually worse than X95J in some areas regardless the price tag?
Black bar bleed is a deal breaker but so is DSE on the QN90B and I’m not buying a Chinese brand.
The QN85B might just be the best option if my theory that less screen filters equates to less DSE has any validity. Crazy that the QN85B with its ADS/IPS panel probably has better effective contrast than the Sony X95B with its VA panel and master black drive.
Samsung is a Korean brand.
@@helloguy8934 I know that, I was referring to Hisense and TCL.
@@helloguy8934 Samsung gets there panels from TCL LOL which is why you have horrible DSE/banding
Wow, in UK it is priced at £ 3,999 almost $ 5.000
How much do you think it’s worth
How do I get my Prize thanks
Unfortunately this is like Sony’s ridiculously priced soundbars…where Samsung gives you the whole package for cheaper.
Last year I took the X95J over the QN90A after trying both, but it was debatable depending on the user. This year, looks like Samsung is gonna take the crown undoubtedly from Sony for 4K miniled TVs 😟
What made you go for the X95J over the QN90A? I am looking to buy a TV this year and the X95J is at the top of my list for an LCD TV.
@@a4andrei sorry for the late reply, but the QN90A didn’t have
1. Dolby Vision (not a HUGE deal but it’s a point nonetheless)
2. The QN90A’s upscaling wasn’t as good. It’s pretty noticeable
3. The QN90A also tended to over brighten and oversaturate the picture. I don’t mind added brightness, but the Samsung can take it too far (whites could be blinding even in SDR; which makes no sense) and I don’t like my grass neon, skintones red, and sand orange, but that’s just me 🤷♂️
And 4. The QN90A wasn’t great with near black. It could crush some detail, whereas the Sony doesn’t.
Before the ATSC 3.0.
The z9d backlight was better lol
My 2019 $399 Hisense H8F has better black than this x95k. This TV has a weak contrast ratio than my h8f thats why it struggles with black levels (hence the 3D image like) h8f native contrast and with local dimmin contrast ratio is so much higher in my hisense than this x95k. Hence better black level.
Hopefully this is not indicative of whats to come with the X95K.
Are you going to update this review when the price drops? I doubt it. I am not sure why there is so much negativism in this review and every time repeating base on price. Of course the price will drop, as always new Sony models are with very high prices so they can sell the old ones. Samsung price will drop also, but they really have issues with the quality in EU, not sure how it is in the USA. When I look the prices now, QA90B costs significantly more than X95J , and the new models are not yet in the market in my country.
QA90B has always been a competitor in this range and there are many reviewers who prefered X95J to see more details with the sacrtifice with some blooming compared to inky blacks where details of the picture are just lost.
X95J is a excellent purchase now, 85" for around 2500 EUR almost a steal.
@@ManuelMedellin. link??
The X95K is overpriced garbage. What the hell is Sony thinking with their prices?
Great review. It seems classy tried his best not to hurt the sony fanboys by not bashing the tv hard because it’s pretty poor for the price. When u turn on vrr, it looks like nano75. Theres no way u wud turn off vrr if u have that option because the gameplay is so much smoother with vrr on. N even with local dimming on i can clearly see blooming. Moreover, the higher input lag, 2hdmi 2.1 are negatives as well.
N even on normal content there is blooming. The specular highlights are pretty good from what i noticed. They should charge the same price they’re charging for x90k. N x90k shud be made even cheaper. Enough of sony tax. The samsung qn90a is way better. Might not have the specular highlights but lower input lag, much better visuals during gaming n much better black performance. Don’t even wanna mention the qn90b
at least there are the sony oleds lol
Even the hisense u8g was a solid bright tv, I have 65 inch. Better blacks with no bloom really….and native contrast is still good without local dimming on for game mode. If you do chart comparison on rrtings between x95k and u8g, not much big diff and in fact u8g beats it in certain categories, it’s crazy. Sony has the better motion ofcourse and low res content upscaling over it, but hisense supports Dolby vision and hdr10 plus, which is rare..
what a disaster. This worth 2k for 75 inch at most.
Oh brother, so disappointing 😢other than A90J Sony just can't seem to get it together, not for gaming not for LCD. Sadly it seems their midrange TVs are their best for the money and only for nongamers
In a lot of the demo material the TV looks washed out.
You should review the PQX. Makes the X95K look like junk
The type of TV to use in shops in a mall to show ads about the products/shops in that mall. The same I feel about my 930E, it lacks contrast, everything looks washed out, muddy, dirty, colors don't look like colors, there is no purity in colors/black levels and overall it lacks detail, it's grainy and very bad upscaling. Just bright just to see ads in a shop.
I have a 930E and love it. If I wanted inky blacks where the TV maxes at 600 nits, I’d get an OLED. I think this TV is for those of us that want to get laser surgery via the TV brightness. The VRR local dimming issue can hopefully be fixed with a firmware update, but that was a huge miss on Sony’s part. This is the TV I’m looking to replace my 930E. And I can wait for the price drop to get better value.
@@ganthc have u bought it? How does it compared to 93e? I have 55“ 93e
@@denissssss8579 I did. I got the 85” x95k, and it’s amazing. The brightness is comparable, if not more bright, and the blacks are super inky. There is still some blooming, but significantly less than the 930e (I have the 65” for that). Another huge improvement is that Dolby Vision on Netflix works better. The 930e would have an issue where the brightness would flicker on DV movies, which doesn’t happen on the 95K. I’m not regretting my purchase one bit.
@@ganthc thanks 🙏 have fun
@@denissssss8579 btw, supposedly, the x93L in the new Sony TVs are just rebadged x95k tvs, so if the price point is better for those, you can look at a x93L instead. They are amazing replacements for the stellar 930e.
the image definitely lacks depth to it.
I got my X95j 65” $1091 lol
I got my X95J 75" for $2,299 from BB. This TV is overpriced imho.
X95J 85" was around 2500 for limited time. No brainer really, who wants to pay 6000 for a minor update ???
Quite a disappointing review. First time seen a review of this anticipated TV on RUclips. Being Sony's first Mini-LED TV I was expecting to be better than Samsung QN90B. Let's see how Vincent and AV Forum review this set.
Very dissapointed in this tv. 😕 really sucks it didn't have that magic we all thought it would with the master drive. I didn't expect this tbh you may of but me I expected a z9d replacement which it clearly isn't. You still need to see the z9d one day brotha lol. It's what we all hoped this would be. I'm hoping the z9k can do it but I don't think it will be. Just a bummer!
Z9d was twice the price though. It isnt as if leds got cheaper to manufacture unfortunately
@@Zoranurai13 that's just due to the times not quality and what tvs can do. That's like going ahh oled cost 10k dollars for one that cost 3k now but quality isn't as good when in fact they are now better. When tech ages prices come down.
/ watch?v=X2mcLi9m9Dw - sorry man, X95K looks Killer for most people, 3D Pop and amazing Color Saturation / Volume. Definetly you must have gotten a bad panel.
He cranked up the ISO to show the blooming. But there is going to blooming. It’s not OLED. But the trade off is you get peak brightness of 1700 nits, instead of inky blacks.
damn they want to charge 3,700$ for this I feel like people should just get a tcl 6 series 8k tv that tv cost 2,400 $ I think.
Sorry but this youngster sounds like a negative Nellie and like a Samsung Fanboy. Samsung televisions suck as far as quality, reliability, and longevity. Their pictures are over saturated and unrealistic. Go view the Sony in person then decide for yourself … don’t let this youngster sway your decision!
Youngster? Why don't you research other videos on my channel before you make ignorant claims.