@@rerikm what do you mean by more for less?? Because I don’t think you’re going to find many other smart TVs (monitors maybe but we’re talking TVs) in 600$ range that have 2 HDMI 2.1 ports and Native 120 hz at the 43’ size. Plus VRR. Show me the better options that have identical specs.
Great vid guys! It's actually a great TV for ordinary SDR content with sports, movies and shows - along with being completely flicker-free which really helps with eye strain for non-OLED TVs. It also goes a very good job of upscaling and processing 720/1080i/p content due to the great X1 HDR chipset - though it lags behind the newer XR Cognitive/XR Clear feature quite a lot! Wouldn't recommend it for HDR content as it lacks local dimming and peak brightness compared to other mid and high range models - it's decent but not more than that. If you like the Sony look for colour, motion & clarity and only watch SDR content and your coming from an older LCD TV, then this, for me atleast, is a solid choice!
I got mostly dvds and blu rays. May replace the more visual heavy dvds with 4k or 1080p blu rays. I like this tv so far and I'll buy the tv complete strangers want me to buy later in a bigger size when I move out but I'm not throwing this tv under the bus. John wick 4 in dolby vision uhd disc is impressive along with the other 25 titles I have in 4k. Plus the 100s I have on blu ray and the even more hundreds of dvds. 1080p blu ray looks great but dvd is ymmv but mostly ok to it is what it is. Some good for what it is. Vhs is what it is ofcourse. I use a hdmi 4:3 capable converter cause the av connection looks terrible. Looks like the image is unstable and gonna melt or burn away or something.
Why do all these tv reviewers push the hisense tvs??? They are doing great things no doubt but once you see how horrible the image processing is in person there is no way you would recommend it to anybody to actually spend their money on.. I'm convinced hisense is paying off these reviewers or every major tv reviewer caught some kind of disease that disables their eyesight.
You are right. Hisense looks horrible, I bought a 4k 55" based on these reviews on RUclips, and the 10 year old Samsung we owned previously had much better picture quality, colours etc. All these reviews are Fake paid. After that Hisense died in less than 2 years, I bought a Bravia. It’s a much much better even LED Sony(lower tier tv) is better than Hisense top range screen.
They are sponsored by China tv big time . That is why . Many. Reviewers will never talk about reliabilty of tv and upscaling capability eventhough most people still watching lower resolution tv programmes , in Which SONY is unbeatable . Also picture detail and color accuracy . The reviewers will normally talk about brightness or dark scene or vivid
Yeah when i was shopping for a TV i was weary of Hisense since its a newer brand but every reviewer was hyping them. I went on reddit forums and a lot of people were having issue's with them so went with the Sony. It's been problem free for 9 months as of yet. I don't understand how they downgraded the contrast that much either because the original written review of the 85k on their site praised the black level's for not having local dimming. This TV has great contrast
Just bought this X85K in 65 inches to replace my X750H Sony that my son cracked the screen of. Super impressed. The quality is amazing and the picture sharpness, brightness, contrast etc. is off the charts. Was struggling between this and the X90L with full array screen. Glad I went with this as the X90L would be an overkill for our needs.
Good video I do agree with you Hisense is cheaper and it is a mini LED TV and they do have a beautiful picture!!! But the only thing that's going to keep me away from the Hisense compared from the Sony is how durable and reliable this TV is I have found a few Sony televisions and all of them are still running today they last a long time I am a firm believer you get what you pay for, but I would definitely have to wait another 10 years to see how reliable these new Hisense TVs will be so far I'm seeing some issues with them because of that I'm going to have to stick with Sony!!!
Don't buy the X85k. I've owned for nearly a year. It has issues connecting with soundbar. Constantly switching between tv and soundbar, sometimes not working at all .Upscaling is terrible. Greens are oversaturated, low hdr brightness. No smooth gradiation feature, old xr processor which is buggy . Only vivid mode is usable . Cinema mode and custom mode are greyed and washed out. My 12 year old samsung tv have better picture quality. I've tried all the settings and never satisfied with the picture There's not even full array dimming. It's an awfull tv . I paid £1000 aswell . Go with the x90k instead. People who think this is a good tv don't have a clue what there talking about.
Before I discovered the X90L, I would occasionally revisit this one. Ultimately, the lower color gamut, lower color volume, and sustained full-screen brightness were the deal breakers.
Well, I've had my 43-inch Sony X85K in my bedroom for over a year now and it has performed admirably with a 70/30% gaming/streaming apps use overall. If anything, I perceive that it has gotten brighter over time (!)
Hey, do you know if you can turn the tv on and off using the remote control but without pointing the control at the sony x85k tv?? And another question, does the x85k have two settings called "Display area" and "+1" in the display aspect settings?? That serves to make the image look complete and not with a slight zoom
What did I just saw? You are comparing Hisense to Sony? You guys don't know anything about genuine reviews. All your reviews are about the Hinsense advertisement. Next time please mention "Sponsorsed" in your videos. I sure hope Sony is not sending a free review unit and wasting money. Oh wait, That is why you promote Hisense in every Sony video.
I just brought a 43”one rn off Amazon for $548 no tax (bless Delaware), I had a TCL which was good but this is a huge upgrade and I’m excited to experience 120hz and 4K 🙌🏾
hi i was wondering if anyone has update the Firmware to v6.7546 for North America on x85k because all i see is improvement performance and i want to know if is has any issue after the update or is just get better but if so what is the different?
mine bought 55" during WC 2022 now its starting to flickering / double image, rarely happen, warranty due by this November , power reset been done but same, would try a factory reset soon.
Not impressed. Horrible vignetting in all corners. Returned 2 of them and ended up with a TCL. I also thought the black levels were poor with a fair amount of backlight bleed through.
Sony still makes one of the best TVs in my opinion, even the lowly x77l which is their budget 4K model. In terms of just quality of picture especially with standard definition content it far exceeds price comparable models from TCL and Hisense.
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Great review! I do need one clarification, this tv does't have local dimming but does it have blooming around subtitles? You always mention blooming on tv with FALD and for me is a deal braker. I'm from Europe and i watch movies and tv shows with subtitles. Do tv's without local dimming from other brands also don't have blooming? Please, response.
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we’re actively buying and testing 2024 models, but while we waito n thsoe we still want to put out content for the average user who may not only consider the most recent models! Hope that clears things up :)
Not as far as we know. We bought and tested the 65-inch Sony X85K, and the results are also valid for all the sizes listed below. The only differences are that the 43 and 50-inch models have a slightly different design compared to the larger sizes, with feet that are set closer to each other.
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@jfsps15 - What makes the X85K desirable is the fact that it comes in 43 and 50 inch models. I got a 50-incher for PS5 gaming because it fits on my TV stand and I'm completely satisfied with it.
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Hello, do you know if you can turn the tv on and off using the remote control but without pointing the control at the sony x85k tv?? And another question, does the x85k have two settings called "Display area" and "+1" in the display aspect settings?? That serves to make the image look complete and not with a slight zoom
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That's a fair point. For what it's worth, our written review was published around the release! We're just catching up on video reviews. We hope to do a better job timing these up in the future!
Hi gamers, I have a different, higher end model with (very few) local dimming zones and higher brightness - the X85L. And I'm *furious* that after spilling 75€ on a high end 8K | 4K/120Hz supporting HDMI cable I noticed that it *destroys* your picture quality, once you actually set a connected PC to 120Hz. Everything's sharp and clear at 4K/60, but at 120 you can barely read native-scale text, and you lose a ton of edge/general clarity. This gets worse once you enable HDR. (both HDR and VRR simultaneously work at 4K/120 on the X85L [can't claim anything about this K model], which is nice, but the lost clarity feels like such a betrayal, that I absolutely didn't expect). The L's speakers are very usable once you bump bass and lower mids/treble in the built-in equalizer and have quite a bit of bump, but yeah, can't compare to any dedicated speakers of course. (sadly no 3.5mm port, so I had to sell my old Bose PC speakers that I always used for my old TV). For the ads/Google TV: • Go to the Android Settings (top right cog wheel next to 'Google TV' on the home screen, or the cog on either of the two Sony remotes) • "Accounts and sign-in" [alternatively get here via profile pic in the top left → click → [Manage accounts"] • Select your account • Scroll all the way to the bottom, and you should see "Apps only mode", right between "Google Assistant" and "Remove" Enable that to get significantly less clutter and random ads for streaming services you don't use. It will just show your installed apps in a grid view (with some suggested content above it). Technically you can install third-party launchers like FLauncher (which you need to easily launch sideloaded non-native TV apps - I use that for Xtra and a bluetooth mouse/phone app that emulates physical mouse/keyboard hardware, helps greatly) But I wouldn't recommend tinkering with ADB to fully replace the default launcher with a solution like that. You can also set your DNS to AdGuard's filtering resolver at 94,140,14,14 [Primary] and 94,140,15,15 [secondary] to block ads/some tracking in most apps systemwide. Also the Google TV interface is a lot different from the classic Android TV - for example I couldn't find the regular Play Store anywhere. To fix that, tap 'Inputs' ➞⃢ and scroll to the right to 'Edit' you should find the Play Store somewhere in there. Additionally the official RUclips app can't go above 1080p even for 4K videos, because many apps/Android TV internally reports a 1080p resolution (and the user interface also renders at that) and Sony forgot to work around this. (Aida64 correctly displays a 4K resolution though) Thankfully you can easily sideload a client that flawlessly displays 4K RUclips videos e.g. the absolutely excellent SmartTube beta (the only official sites are either the GitHub page of developer 'yuliskov' directly, or his overview webspace at smarttubeapp,github,io) You can easily send the APK to the TV using these apps from the Play Store. "Send files to TV" by Yablio lets you send the APK from a phone or PC over your local network. Or the "AFTVnews Downloader", which lets you input URLs, or even easier, a short code using the numpad on the classic-style Sony remote. (e.g. 79015 for SmartTube beta) If you don't want to log in, you sadly can't just connect an USB stick, because you can only view media on those with the preinstalled apps. But you can log out of Google after setting up STb, because it works (and updates) completely independently from the Play Store/any 'full' device account. (otherwise you can push it from a PC via ADB, but its way easier to just use one of these apps from the Play Store - once installed you can just log out and use those for further sideloading/installing of APKs - F-Droid works, too, but really needs a mouse to navigate sometimes) I don't really fall into the mainstream streaming app subscriber customer-type - but if you're here on Rtings, then I believe you're somewhat of a nerd like me, and would appreciate some nerd insight. After some tinkering I'm actually pretty happy with this thing! (keep in mind that I have the KD-55X85L, which isn't exactly this X85K, but I assume the software stuff applies for it as well)
@@furballbear Oh yeah, I can confirm that it still looks amazing and flawlessly fluid at 120 HDR - but at least with a PC at 100% scale you lose just a tad bit clarity. Fairly, that isn't really noticable at all in games and if you set e.g. Windows to 200%+ scale, so text is actually at a readable size with usual couch distances (or using Steam Big Picture). It's great, just not *perfect* (the processor apparently isn't powerful enough vs. the XR models) so there's a little bit more aliasing. But tbh being too pedantic about tiny details and obsessing over FPS and frametime readouts rather than just playing a game at fairly great specs already might be a specific PC gamer 'issue', haha.
Hello, do you know if you can turn the tv on and off using the remote control but without pointing the control at the sony x85k tv?? And another question, does the x85k have two settings called "Display area" and "+1" in the display aspect settings?? That serves to make the image look complete and not with a slight zoom
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This is my gaming TV plus work monitor and it's been great.
Glad to hear that you're enjoying it! 😄
@@RTINGSdotcom Thank You👍
Does it really do 4k 120hz? Well on a PS5 or Xbox one?
Translation: you're easy to please and don't care about paying more for less
@@rerikm what do you mean by more for less?? Because I don’t think you’re going to find many other smart TVs (monitors maybe but we’re talking TVs) in 600$ range that have 2 HDMI 2.1 ports and Native 120 hz at the 43’ size. Plus VRR. Show me the better options that have identical specs.
Great vid guys! It's actually a great TV for ordinary SDR content with sports, movies and shows - along with being completely flicker-free which really helps with eye strain for non-OLED TVs. It also goes a very good job of upscaling and processing 720/1080i/p content due to the great X1 HDR chipset - though it lags behind the newer XR Cognitive/XR Clear feature quite a lot!
Wouldn't recommend it for HDR content as it lacks local dimming and peak brightness compared to other mid and high range models - it's decent but not more than that.
If you like the Sony look for colour, motion & clarity and only watch SDR content and your coming from an older LCD TV, then this, for me atleast, is a solid choice!
X85K is great for budget-minding PS5 gamers.
Currently have a TCL Q7, feel like the upscaling off of Xfinity cable is meh, how is the upscaling on this TV? Mainly with 720p content like sports
I got mostly dvds and blu rays. May replace the more visual heavy dvds with 4k or 1080p blu rays. I like this tv so far and I'll buy the tv complete strangers want me to buy later in a bigger size when I move out but I'm not throwing this tv under the bus. John wick 4 in dolby vision uhd disc is impressive along with the other 25 titles I have in 4k. Plus the 100s I have on blu ray and the even more hundreds of dvds. 1080p blu ray looks great but dvd is ymmv but mostly ok to it is what it is. Some good for what it is. Vhs is what it is ofcourse. I use a hdmi 4:3 capable converter cause the av connection looks terrible. Looks like the image is unstable and gonna melt or burn away or something.
It's utter crap . Not worth £1000 . You can get oleds cheaper.
Why do all these tv reviewers push the hisense tvs??? They are doing great things no doubt but once you see how horrible the image processing is in person there is no way you would recommend it to anybody to actually spend their money on.. I'm convinced hisense is paying off these reviewers or every major tv reviewer caught some kind of disease that disables their eyesight.
Agreed!
You are right. Hisense looks horrible, I bought a 4k 55" based on these reviews on RUclips, and the 10 year old Samsung we owned previously had much better picture quality, colours etc. All these reviews are Fake paid. After that Hisense died in less than 2 years, I bought a Bravia. It’s a much much better even LED Sony(lower tier tv) is better than Hisense top range screen.
They are sponsored by China tv big time . That is why . Many. Reviewers will never talk about reliabilty of tv and upscaling capability eventhough most people still watching lower resolution tv programmes , in Which SONY is unbeatable . Also picture detail and color accuracy . The reviewers will normally talk about brightness or dark scene or vivid
Yeah when i was shopping for a TV i was weary of Hisense since its a newer brand but every reviewer was hyping them. I went on reddit forums and a lot of people were having issue's with them so went with the Sony. It's been problem free for 9 months as of yet. I don't understand how they downgraded the contrast that much either because the original written review of the 85k on their site praised the black level's for not having local dimming. This TV has great contrast
Just bought this X85K in 65 inches to replace my X750H Sony that my son cracked the screen of. Super impressed. The quality is amazing and the picture sharpness, brightness, contrast etc. is off the charts. Was struggling between this and the X90L with full array screen. Glad I went with this as the X90L would be an overkill for our needs.
Good video I do agree with you Hisense is cheaper and it is a mini LED TV and they do have a beautiful picture!!! But the only thing that's going to keep me away from the Hisense compared from the Sony is how durable and reliable this TV is I have found a few Sony televisions and all of them are still running today they last a long time I am a firm believer you get what you pay for, but I would definitely have to wait another 10 years to see how reliable these new Hisense TVs will be so far I'm seeing some issues with them because of that I'm going to have to stick with Sony!!!
Hisense is crap here in EU! So Sony wins!!!
It's the same here in the U.S.
Don't buy the X85k. I've owned for nearly a year. It has issues connecting with soundbar. Constantly switching between tv and soundbar, sometimes not working at all .Upscaling is terrible. Greens are oversaturated, low hdr brightness. No smooth gradiation feature, old xr processor which is buggy . Only vivid mode is usable . Cinema mode and custom mode are greyed and washed out. My 12 year old samsung tv have better picture quality. I've tried all the settings and never satisfied with the picture There's not even full array dimming. It's an awfull tv . I paid £1000 aswell . Go with the x90k instead. People who think this is a good tv don't have a clue what there talking about.
Before I discovered the X90L, I would occasionally revisit this one. Ultimately, the lower color gamut, lower color volume, and sustained full-screen brightness were the deal breakers.
Highly recommend getting the X90L over the 80K.. good choose son....
Sadly, the X90L doesn't come in 43 and 50 inch models.
Love my Sony X90J ✌🏻
Well, I've had my 43-inch Sony X85K in my bedroom for over a year now and it has performed admirably with a 70/30% gaming/streaming apps use overall. If anything, I perceive that it has gotten brighter over time (!)
Glad to hear you've been enjoying your purchase! 😄
Hey, do you know if you can turn the tv on and off using the remote control but without pointing the control at the sony x85k tv?? And another question, does the x85k have two settings called "Display area" and "+1" in the display aspect settings?? That serves to make the image look complete and not with a slight zoom
How's the ghosting? Is it noticeable in darker content?
You need to get new glasses nothing wrong with that tv I have one!
😂😂
What did I just saw? You are comparing Hisense to Sony? You guys don't know anything about genuine reviews. All your reviews are about the Hinsense advertisement. Next time please mention "Sponsorsed" in your videos. I sure hope Sony is not sending a free review unit and wasting money. Oh wait, That is why you promote Hisense in every Sony video.
Good enough for use as a bigassed PC monitor for playing NFS Heat from my recliner?
I just brought a 43”one rn off Amazon for $548 no tax (bless Delaware), I had a TCL which was good but this is a huge upgrade and I’m excited to experience 120hz and 4K 🙌🏾
hi i was wondering if anyone has update the Firmware to v6.7546 for North America on x85k because all i see is improvement performance and i want to know if is has any issue after the update or is just get better but if so what is the different?
mine bought 55" during WC 2022 now its starting to flickering / double image,
rarely happen, warranty due by this November , power reset been done but same, would try a factory reset soon.
Not impressed. Horrible vignetting in all corners. Returned 2 of them and ended up with a TCL. I also thought the black levels were poor with a fair amount of backlight bleed through.
I just have a tcl 745 but i am thinking for taking this one instead the price here is 850 what do you think
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Sony is was better Than Hisense and TCL💯
Sony WAS better long ago. This range TV is now dominated by Hisense and TCL
Correct. WAS.
Sony still makes one of the best TVs in my opinion, even the lowly x77l which is their budget 4K model. In terms of just quality of picture especially with standard definition content it far exceeds price comparable models from TCL and Hisense.
From a security standpoint, yes very much so. Stay away from TCL and Hisense if you think TikTok is a problem.
Lol the Echo Chambers are going Strong, now its next level. :)
X85L Doesn't Available In Usa?
The X85L was not released in the US!
Hi!Can you give me a Samsung Tv alternative for this x85k?
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Bro I fucked up my home page by connecting it to the google tv app and it made the apps look like third party apps wtf can I do to fix this
Sony x85l is the one to own out the two.
Great review! I do need one clarification, this tv does't have local dimming but does it have blooming around subtitles? You always mention blooming on tv with FALD and for me is a deal braker. I'm from Europe and i watch movies and tv shows with subtitles. Do tv's without local dimming from other brands also don't have blooming? Please, response.
Thank you! Because there is no local dimming feature on this TV, there is no blooming around bright objects or subtitles in dark scenes!
X85L vs LG QNED816RA for the price Almost sampler,I would to buy it now because these model for 2023 offering so what is the right choice??
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does this tv have 2k??
It does!
Reviewing a 2 year old model and ignoring the latest model from last year... Scratching my head here
we’re actively buying and testing 2024 models, but while we waito n thsoe we still want to put out content for the average user who may not only consider the most recent models! Hope that clears things up :)
"Pop" is unnatural.
Are their any differences between the 50in and the 43in?
Not as far as we know. We bought and tested the 65-inch Sony X85K, and the results are also valid for all the sizes listed below. The only differences are that the 43 and 50-inch models have a slightly different design compared to the larger sizes, with feet that are set closer to each other.
What happened to the OG staff? Are they still there?
Probably! Who are you referring to?
where's Cedric!
Which sound bar do you recommend for this? 200-500 bucks.
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Does the U7k is available at 43'?.
Nope! Smallest size is 55" www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/hisense/u7k-u7-u75k
@jfsps15 - What makes the X85K desirable is the fact that it comes in 43 and 50 inch models. I got a 50-incher for PS5 gaming because it fits on my TV stand and I'm completely satisfied with it.
@@furballbear absolutely, I only have space for max 43, and the Hisense has little of flicker which I'm susceptible.
@@jfsps15 I've heard nothing but bad things about Hisense from friends who have taken a chance with that brand so I wouldn't risk it myself.
Which better game
X85kvs x85l
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We pay more attention to how the tv look instead of what's playing on the screen
need review of x85l... i cant find a good review on that TV...
not available in USA, maybe that's why
I got the 50" version of the very similar X80J for 700€ and I'm very happy with it.
Hello, do you know if you can turn the tv on and off using the remote control but without pointing the control at the sony x85k tv?? And another question, does the x85k have two settings called "Display area" and "+1" in the display aspect settings?? That serves to make the image look complete and not with a slight zoom
@@useraph-c4j The X85J has both of those features, just tested it. So I assume the X85K has them too.
What is the most reliable tv brand that will have the least hardware issues in the long run looking for a 43inch
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Thanks I bought this tv lol
is this better than X85L?
We haven't actually bought and tested the X85L, so we have no data to comment on how they compare. Sorry about that!
X85L isn't available in the US yet.
Thanks for the review
Which one is worth it to buy?
X85K or X90K ?
90l
The smallest size the X90L comes in is 55 inch. It's a better overall TV but you may notice blooming because of the full array local dimming (FALD).
where is TX-42MZ800E review?
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Im looking at this vs Q7. im worried about ghosting with vrr on
I got the q7 since launch no problems and definitely satisfied. Game bar is clutch
I have the q7 as well you will definitely notice ghosting when playing some games. Worse when it was on Netflix when in Dolby Vision
2 year old tv review? 😊
I had to do a double take too…… like what in the world are they doing wasting time reviewing a TV from 2022 🤷♂️
Kinda late to the party at that point
That's a fair point. For what it's worth, our written review was published around the release! We're just catching up on video reviews. We hope to do a better job timing these up in the future!
On point "expensive for what it does" !!!
Hi gamers, I have a different, higher end model with (very few) local dimming zones and higher brightness - the X85L.
And I'm *furious* that after spilling 75€ on a high end 8K | 4K/120Hz supporting HDMI cable I noticed that it *destroys* your picture quality, once you actually set a connected PC to 120Hz.
Everything's sharp and clear at 4K/60, but at 120 you can barely read native-scale text, and you lose a ton of edge/general clarity.
This gets worse once you enable HDR. (both HDR and VRR simultaneously work at 4K/120 on the X85L [can't claim anything about this K model], which is nice, but the lost clarity feels like such a betrayal, that I absolutely didn't expect).
The L's speakers are very usable once you bump bass and lower mids/treble in the built-in equalizer and have quite a bit of bump, but yeah, can't compare to any dedicated speakers of course.
(sadly no 3.5mm port, so I had to sell my old Bose PC speakers that I always used for my old TV).
For the ads/Google TV:
• Go to the Android Settings (top right cog wheel next to 'Google TV' on the home screen, or the cog on either of the two Sony remotes)
• "Accounts and sign-in"
[alternatively get here via profile pic in the top left → click → [Manage accounts"]
• Select your account
• Scroll all the way to the bottom, and you should see "Apps only mode", right between "Google Assistant" and "Remove"
Enable that to get significantly less clutter and random ads for streaming services you don't use.
It will just show your installed apps in a grid view (with some suggested content above it).
Technically you can install third-party launchers like FLauncher (which you need to easily launch sideloaded non-native TV apps - I use that for Xtra and a bluetooth mouse/phone app that emulates physical mouse/keyboard hardware, helps greatly)
But I wouldn't recommend tinkering with ADB to fully replace the default launcher with a solution like that.
You can also set your DNS to AdGuard's filtering resolver at 94,140,14,14 [Primary] and 94,140,15,15 [secondary] to block ads/some tracking in most apps systemwide.
Also the Google TV interface is a lot different from the classic Android TV - for example I couldn't find the regular Play Store anywhere.
To fix that, tap 'Inputs' ➞⃢
and scroll to the right to 'Edit'
you should find the Play Store somewhere in there.
Additionally the official RUclips app can't go above 1080p even for 4K videos, because many apps/Android TV internally reports a 1080p resolution (and the user interface also renders at that) and Sony forgot to work around this. (Aida64 correctly displays a 4K resolution though)
Thankfully you can easily sideload a client that flawlessly displays 4K RUclips videos e.g. the absolutely excellent SmartTube beta (the only official sites are either the GitHub page of developer 'yuliskov' directly, or his overview webspace at smarttubeapp,github,io)
You can easily send the APK to the TV using these apps from the Play Store.
"Send files to TV" by Yablio lets you send the APK from a phone or PC over your local network.
Or the "AFTVnews Downloader", which lets you input URLs, or even easier, a short code using the numpad on the classic-style Sony remote.
(e.g. 79015 for SmartTube beta)
If you don't want to log in, you sadly can't just connect an USB stick, because you can only view media on those with the preinstalled apps.
But you can log out of Google after setting up STb, because it works (and updates) completely independently from the Play Store/any 'full' device account.
(otherwise you can push it from a PC via ADB, but its way easier to just use one of these apps from the Play Store - once installed you can just log out and use those for further sideloading/installing of APKs - F-Droid works, too, but really needs a mouse to navigate sometimes)
I don't really fall into the mainstream streaming app subscriber customer-type - but if you're here on Rtings, then I believe you're somewhat of a nerd like me, and would appreciate some nerd insight.
After some tinkering I'm actually pretty happy with this thing!
(keep in mind that I have the KD-55X85L, which isn't exactly this X85K, but I assume the software stuff applies for it as well)
After a few settings adjustments my PS5 looks great at 4k 120Hz in HDR.
@@furballbear Oh yeah, I can confirm that it still looks amazing and flawlessly fluid at 120 HDR - but at least with a PC at 100% scale you lose just a tad bit clarity.
Fairly, that isn't really noticable at all in games and if you set e.g. Windows to 200%+ scale, so text is actually at a readable size with usual couch distances (or using Steam Big Picture).
It's great, just not *perfect* (the processor apparently isn't powerful enough vs. the XR models) so there's a little bit more aliasing.
But tbh being too pedantic about tiny details and obsessing over FPS and frametime readouts rather than just playing a game at fairly great specs already might be a specific PC gamer 'issue', haha.
yes get that chinese 4k tv.... LOL bad tech review... Never buy chiness tech
Stuck up ??
Hello, do you know if you can turn the tv on and off using the remote control but without pointing the control at the sony x85k tv?? And another question, does the x85k have two settings called "Display area" and "+1" in the display aspect settings?? That serves to make the image look complete and not with a slight zoom
I put my tclqm8 against any tv 4k 85 inch
good content, would be improved with better enunciation
We'll let Nicholas know that pcmcg told him to do better!
Between Samsung Q70A and Sony X85K which should be the best choice for PS5 gaming experience?
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@sindidsibgahtullahfaruk2566 - I play my PS5 on the X85K and I'm very satisfied.
X85K, not even close. Samsung is trash
Should show power consumption, watts?