@@Buzza235 I watch KZbin tv and sports on this tv and the quality is great. Obviously you won't be getting 4k quality upscaling but it definitely is solid. I recommend checking out HDTV test and their 65 inch Bravia 9 review to get an idea of how it does

@@SpencersStuffTV I'll check that out, cheers.

@@Buzza235 you're welcome!

It really depends on what's comfortable for you. Both work fine

Yeah I'm not a fan of the native sound from the xm4's. I made tweaks to the EQ pretty quickly to make them less muddy

@BLUEMOON1894. That's up to you. At this point, I would wait for the xm6

@ what do you think the price would be for the xm6s ?

@@AlexSheep I will be making a video this week! 😁

@@tbecket4890 I think the Bravia 9 is worth it if you're getting the 85 inch. It's on a whole different level than the 65 or 75. But yes, I agree. The extra brightness was what I was missing the most

I had two OLED's in a row, bought an expensive led tv en returned it within a week. Colors on a Oled are miles ahead still. And even with an oled i turn the brightness down. How do you watch tv, with sunglasses on? :)

@@HB-mj2jz I wouldn't say miles ahead lol. The a95l is still the color king right now though. I just love seeing the brightness man. It's how I perceive reality. Plus I am never in a dark room. I have backlighting and a room that reacts with the lighting too.

@@Bklynblaze1 I am in the 85 inch! I usually play games from about 4 to 5 feet away so games fill my peripheral vision! And for video it's about 8 feet away! I definitely recommend the 85 inch The X95J is a great TV but I think the Bravia 9 definitely takes the cake. I've been incredulized by the tv!

4 ft away from an 85-in TV, You're kidding right

@@noybiznatch nope. I stand when I play games. I usually stand close to the tv to fill my peripheral. It's usually closer to 5 ft though.

@@suedepup fortunately I checked uniformity when I got mine by running a black to white test which had gray slides in the middle. The only small flaws I saw were in the corners. I also only played with local dimming on high to get the best contrast. I am happy sacrificing some brightness for it. The HDR is still extremely bright on high and I don't think people will be disappointed

@@checarlos956214 it really is amazing! The video doesn't quite do it justice, but I did the best I could to recreate what I was seeing

@@schlagboy I'll add it to my list. Thank you for the recommendation 😁

@@bungalowtomcat1 I tell people the b7 is about 85 to 90% of the Bravia 9's picture quality. The difference is the ultra bright segments in HDR content and games where the Bravia 9 shines through. The Bravia 7 also doesn't have x wide angle so you'll have more fall off at a shallower angle. The Bravia 7 is a great TV for the money.

How is that possible? I was in Best Buy yesterday, saw the two TVs side-by-side and I thought the B7 looked noticeably worse than the B9. It was barely better looking than the X90L. The image just looked flat and the contrast was very disappointing. And it's semi-matte screen coating wasn't doing it any favors in that brightly lit showroom. They showed a clip of Venom from the new Spiderman game and he looked grey in comparison to the B9 (although neither LED TV really came close to what the A95L or B8 were doing for that particular scene)

@@SpencersStuffTV I did all the testing on KZbin content and USB saved movies and shows 1080p 10 Bit And I spend 3 hours going nuts with the settings and I just didn't see a difference I did update there Firmware What do you think 🤔

@@vikingsfan2218 I did all the testing on KZbin content and USB saved movies and shows 1080p 10 Bit And I spend 3 hours going nuts with the settings and I just didn't see a difference I did update there Firmware What do you think 🤔

@@bungalowtomcat1 how much did you get to play with the actual tv settings? For me, the Bravia 9 and Bravia 7 shine best when you can crank them to their peaks. As I said in my original comment, you can get about 85 to 90% of the Bravia 9 picture from the Bravia 7. They share the same processor. The biggest difference will be the x wide angle being absent, blooming control should be better, especially in a dark room, and the brightest brights will definitely favor the Bravia 9. The native contrast of the Bravia 9 is also higher than the b7. That being said, the Bravia 7 is still a phenomenal TV for the price of it. If you mess with the settings of any TVs you can really get a quality image. You're comparing the highest end Sony to a high end Sony tv... So both TVs will be incredible haha

@@baconbutter thank you so much 😁

I'll take a gander. Thanks!

@@Bklynblaze1 not at all. You can always scale back the brightness to what is comfortable for you. You have a ton of headroom to work with on this tv, so if you ever want to crank it, you can. If you want the deepest blacks and contrast you'll want an OLED, but if you aren't a brightness person, this tv scaled back should provide you as good of black levels

@@SpencersStuffTVThat’s true. And you’re right about OLEDS sometimes crushing blacks and not having the shadow details of a mini led.

It's the truth lol. I think, at times, the non perfect blacks can help give more shadow detail. Man this TV comes so close

@@Bklynblaze1 Depends on the mini-LED and how the backlight is tuned. Some mini-LEDs have very unsophisticated backlight algorithms and crush blacks way more than any OLED in order to minimize blooming.

@@user-cj7zk1vb6s there is some artifacting due to the motion interpolation. I use the soap opera effect on my tv

@@epenson76 oooh man these are two heavy weights. I will say I don't feel like I've lost OLED picture quality with this tv. But that's just me. I feel like the overhead you get with the brightness makes up for the slight drop in contrast.

@@MSDOGS1976 the skin tones look extremely natural in HDR and SDR. Sony tvs generally do great when it comes to skin tones

@@mariosmichael837 I didn't notice any to be honest. Unless I was extremely off angle...say 40 degrees or higher, this tv controls blooming exceptionally well

@@SpencersStuffTV to the subtitles when you seen behind blacks?

@@mariosmichael837 I notice a halo but it's not from blooming... It's from how bright the subtitles get lol. I had the same phenomenon occur with my OLED since subtitles are a "small window"

@@SpencersStuffTV in my Sony OLED zero blooming.I am between Bravia 9 and LG g4

@@mariosmichael837 oleds don't have blooming. There's a natural bloom caused by our eyes around bright objects. That's what I'm talking about. What intrigues you the most about the Bravia 9 vs the LG? If you're extremely worried about blooming and not as much about brightness, you'll probably want to stick with an oled

@@sj460162 Samsung tends to over saturate their colors and go for more "pop" vs Sony. The beautiful thing as a consumer is we have a ton of great options out there 😁

@@suedepup that's very unfortunate. Were you getting stuttering? What did you notice was the major difference between this and your 900h?

@ Yes. Intermittent microstutters. My usual on-board KZbin app content was all over the place no matter what setting. Not used to that. Other on-board apps too. (Yes, I know - onboard apps, right?) For the serious TV viewing, however, I boot up my external Apple TV with match framerate and dynamic range on, and it was better, but still not as flawless as my X900H. Again, occasional micro stutter. Tried various non SOE motion settings. Jumping from an X1 to an XR processor introduced me to more motion settings, but I'm wondering if the new backlight technology is getting in the way of the world famous Sony motion processing I'm used to. Hoping Sony are aware of this and can fix in future sw updates. I'd like to try the B9 again in the future. Preferably with a substantial price drop. Yikes!

@@suedepup I still get the occasional stutters or poor motion with extremely low bit rate content since the interpolation can't keep up, but I'm used to it from my a90j. I understand what you mean though. I actually think part of the issue is the pixel response being faster. My x930e had much slower pixel response but had lovely motion. Who knows

@ So am I asking for more trouble wanting to give an LG G4 a try? Never had an OLED. Is OLED motion a whole other ballgame? I've heard great things about LG's "Cinematic Motion" setting.

@@suedepup you can always try it. LG does have great motion. Since I use motion interpolation, my native panel motion opinion largely comes from gaming. Natively I think any tv nowadays have great motion but it's down to the person watching if they like how it looks. I imagine it wouldnt be too hard to find an LG at a local tv store, best buy, whatever and try the motion for yourself. I find with how fast the pixel response on oleds is, stuttering is more noticeable

@@jaisharma6849 I did not have a professional calibration done on my tv. I don't really care to have my tvs look that way. But yes I'll post my personal settings in an upcoming video 😁

@@SpencersStuffTV i have a 85 since July very very happy with it, and hope to see your settings soon. Thks

@@luishuertassanchezdelpozo4042 I will for sure be posting them soon. Still trying to figure out precisely what I like 😁

@@alvidrez7956 exactly what I've been saying. The brightness adds a new dimension to HDR which oleds just don't have. I love how flexible of an image you can have as well with the tv. It's great to see mini led continue to take steps in improving like it has. Blooming is almost non existent on this tv

@ I watched a movie at night in hdr and there was a fire scene . The brightness was so intense that the light coming off my face almost felt like I was watching a real fire . Not a heat sensation but the mind was tricked into thinking i was by a campfire . It was weird .

@alvidrez7956 Dolby actually talked about this phenomenon happening with 10k nits content. I was watching a KZbin video with a forest and my nose actually smelled the forest.. I was like... Whoa this is powerful. We are getting to the point where brightness with purpose is becoming a thing and I'm all in for it 😁

Oooh great tv! What size are you looking at?

I game and watch movies and am seriously leaning towards a 65" Bravia 7 or an X90L....I wasn't really a Sony fan but I think I'd be in denial if I didn't admit they're the BEST tv's right now. I've been looking at flagship TCL and Hisense but I think I'd be disappointed if I didn't spend the little bit extra and go with Sony.....I don't want another Samsung and I don't really trust LG

@@dhowting between the x90l and the Bravia 7, I would 100% recommend getting the Bravia 7. Mini led is a substantial step up from the full array local dimming you'll get on the x90l.

@@MeLucky-KuNGPaO yes sir! I'm very excited 😁

@ keep masterBatinG

@@bungalowtomcat1 I haven't gotten much hands on time with the b7 except at best buy. From what I can tell, youre getting about 80 to 90% of the picture quality of the Bravia 9 on the Bravia 7. On the Bravia 9 you're definitely paying for that extra 10 to 15%. From what I could tell, off angle viewing was a little better on the b9. I felt the contrast was also better. Brightness was comparable. The Bravia 9 shined more on much higher nit content. I didn't get to game on the 7 though. Anyone who buys the Bravia 7 is getting what I equate the x930e or 940e to when the z9d came out years ago

@SpencersStuffTV what about Motion in all content

@@bungalowtomcat1 they both share the same processor so I wouldn't see why the Bravia 7 motion would be any better or worse than the Bravia 9

@@AnythingGoesJoJo not gonna lie, I was on the fence about grabbing the z9k instead just because of the higher resolution at that size. You got a fantastic tv. It was at my local best buy and it looked stunning.

My panel has been great. No noticeable DSE or anything. I pay the extra for Sony because they've always held up for me and I love their color science/processing compared to other brands. It's great we have so many options in the market to choose from

@@dis6900 Hisense is damn good for the price but the processing just isn't there. I would say the Bravia 7 is 85 to 90% of the Bravia 9 picture quality. You have a sensational tv. And it's tough, I really do hate comparing oleds and mini LEDs because they're both incredible technologies for very different things

@@partizanbgd0113 hi! Thanks for the comment 😁 I have stood off angle at about 30 degrees and don't notice a raise in blooming or a dropoff in color personally. You will definitely notice it fall off more the more drastic the angle is. With how big the TV is and the distance you're at, I don't think you'd see much, if any falloff. I actually think the contrast is in the ballpark of OLED too. I was watching my a90j yesterday just after watching my Bravia 9 and it's not a huge difference in perceivable contrast. What you gain in brightness more than makes up for it in my eyes. I was noticeably more immersed in the content. Also, I was watching the Michigan basketball game and some of the NFL games today and the motion is clean and smooth. In sdr the colors are vibrant and lifelike. You will not need to push the brightness to be happy with the tv

@ thank you for such a quick response 👍. I agree with the statement that at the end of the day, it’s about the experience. I’ve been going back and forth between these two models like crazy so your input is much appreciated. Congrats on your purchase again. At that size, mini LED is a wise choice as I believe new content will continue to come out in higher nits and Bravia 9 somewhat future proofs you, and OLEDS “should” continue to evolve and drop in price. I could be wrong, but just my 2 cents. Cheers

@@partizanbgd0113 you're welcome! I think no matter what you pick, you'll be happy. Personally, I think I'd pick the 85 inch over the 77 inch and keep that brightness in the back pocket. You can always turn down brightness and improve contrast. I really feel like the 85 inch has OLED like contrast already. I'm sure you could pick up the minimal, if any blooming, in the video. It just looks fantastic.

You can turn off side tone to prevent that static sound. You double click one of the wheels on the side. I believe it's the chat volume wheel. It'll tell you when it's on or off. When you're in voice chat with people, that hiss goes away. The cracking and popping sound likely is the planar driver. If I move mine right I hear the aluminum moving with the headphone. It's a really thin sheet. I can understand the worry though

Thank you! It really is a huge jump. My govees have done well sorta filling that "light gap" I've had but this feels so much more substantial of an upgrade. Gaming so far has been great on it as well. I appreciate your comment 😁

@@joedecordoba2894 hey Joe! Great to see you on here. I hope all has been well 😁 for sure the 85 inch feels like a nice step up on the 65. But man that 65 still was excellent. No matter what size you get this TV is a fantastic product

Sorry Sony no good this year's they not do any improvement a lot of problems Hardware software update problema and it's too expensive

@@davidmojonnier1034 you're correct. There are a lot of us who prefer the different features and feeling like the TV is our own. Just like any car, painting, art, whatever, things are down to preference and interpretation!

@@chadgarland8771 I showed every setting someone who could purchase the device could need and provided chapters to make it easier for people to look at. I can be thorough or I can be lazy. I prefer thorough. I don't think they're silly, and a lot of us find they add more immersion to the experience.

@@pgale so, you may be able to do a little Jerry rigging. You could get the 55 to 65 inch, then order the Govee m1's to put around the outside of those lights, then run them in dream view. It should offer a similar effect

@SpencersStuffTV thx

@@happyhoildays2010 that can happen. Some tvs get brighter in a smaller window

@@finalsflame it runs at 60fps still. 120fps, unfortunately, wouldn't be possible with this CPU. It's too intensive. They'd have to drop the resolution pretty massively

@@dante19890 it's for anyone with a larger tv. The resolution bump in titles definitely improves the overall experience. 😁

The key is to make sure you have no ambient light in the room, and during calibration, I didn't put the little squares at the end of the screen, but inward a little more, this prevents as much ambient light from affecting the camera. I found in a bright room, having the camera reading the edge of the screen causes it to pick up more of the rooms lighting on darker screens 😊 feel free to ask any more questions if you have them!

I would imagine the middle to late 2025. My best guess is spring or summer

@@SpencersStuffTVThanks for your time!

@@Elrehpani you're welcome 😁 thanks for commenting!