Sony xl90

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It's powered by Sony's Cognitive Processor XR, designed to improve overall image processing and upscaling. It has HDMI 2. It's available in a wide range of sizes, from inch to a massive inch model, so there's something for everyone. Thanks to its high peak brightness, it's great for watching shows or sports in a bright room. It looks fantastic in a dark room for gaming or watching movies in HDR thanks to its high contrast ratio and full array local dimming feature, and it gets bright enough to bring out bright specular highlights in HDR.

Sony xl90

Going into this review, I was prepared to lay into the Sony X90L with some pretty stiff criticism. Well, you are definitely going to want to read what I have to say. But over the past three years or so, the X90 series has been an increasingly harder sell, because Hisense and TCL have been turning out some great TVs that punch right up to the Sony X90 in terms of performance. And in some respects, they even exceed the SonyX90 while costing significantly less. This year was looking pretty similar, at least on paper. In theory, those mini-LED backlights and high zone counts should provide pictures with high brightness while maintaining great black levels and reduced blooming and halo effects commonly associated with LED-backlit TVs. By comparison, the Sony X90L uses a standard LED backlighting system with significantly fewer local dimming zones — about 80 zones for the inch variant I reviewed. So, reading purely from the specs sheets, it looks like the TCL and Hisense competition have better tech for less money. So the price gap has closed some. So, you can see why — even though Sony increased the local dimming zone count for the X90L, and increased the number of backlights significantly — I was skeptical and ready to read Sony the riot act because both the TCL QM8 and Hisense U8K have seemingly more advanced mini-LED backlight systems for less money. Then I unboxed the TV and started watching it. And folks, I do have something to say about the little bit of blooming you will see on the Sony.

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A sleek design and adjustable support feet allow the X90L to blend into a wide range of installation scenarios, while its built-in ATSC 3. Find out more about how we test. This gives you access to virtually any streaming app you could want and, along with its own Google Assistant, the Sony works with Alexa and Apple Home for smart home control. These improvements show a benefit with HDR programs in particular, with an increase in contrast that brings enhanced definition to picture highlights and shadows. Upscaling of regular HD images is also very good, while native 4K ones look wonderfully detailed. Value for the X90L is very good, especially with recent price cuts on all sizes but the inch model.

Going into this review, I was prepared to lay into the Sony X90L with some pretty stiff criticism. Well, you are definitely going to want to read what I have to say. But over the past three years or so, the X90 series has been an increasingly harder sell, because Hisense and TCL have been turning out some great TVs that punch right up to the Sony X90 in terms of performance. And in some respects, they even exceed the SonyX90 while costing significantly less. This year was looking pretty similar, at least on paper. In theory, those mini-LED backlights and high zone counts should provide pictures with high brightness while maintaining great black levels and reduced blooming and halo effects commonly associated with LED-backlit TVs. By comparison, the Sony X90L uses a standard LED backlighting system with significantly fewer local dimming zones — about 80 zones for the inch variant I reviewed. So, reading purely from the specs sheets, it looks like the TCL and Hisense competition have better tech for less money. So the price gap has closed some.

Sony xl90

Two distinguishing X90L features are a full-array LED backlight with local dimming, something the cheaper X77L series lacks, and a inch size option, which is the largest screen currently offered by Sony. The X90L series is sold in screen sizes ranging from 55 up to 98 inches. New for on Sony TVs is a Game Menu that lets you adjust various game-related picture and control settings via a transparent pop-up menu when the Game picture mode is active. And with Black Friday TV deals on the horizon, it will undoubtedly soon become an even better one. Keep an eye out for our full review to post in the very near future. Get the hottest deals available in your inbox plus news, reviews, opinion, analysis and more from the TechRadar team. When not reviewing the latest and greatest gear or watching movies at home, he can usually be found out and about on a bike. US Edition. North America. Tech Radar Gaming.

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The Sony X90L's frequency response is decent. Get it as soon as Monday, Feb Overall, it has excellent motion handling, with a quick response time that ensures you can make out the action. Smart Features. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. So the price gap has closed some. The Sony X90L supports variable refresh rate technology to reduce screen tearing in games. Customers are also impressed with the ability to focus on highlight with little dimming zones. The Sony X90L has good distortion handling. In theory, those mini-LED backlights and high zone counts should provide pictures with high brightness while maintaining great black levels and reduced blooming and halo effects commonly associated with LED-backlit TVs. It's not going to shake the house or make your ears bleed since there's no sub woofer or anything, but for a TV I can't help but to be impressed. White Luminance. You really have to step well off-angle to see the backlight system doing its thing. Type LED.

A TV that works within its limits to excellent effect, delivering a consistently satisfying picture performance at a good price. Why you can trust What Hi-Fi? Our expert team reviews products in dedicated test rooms, to help you make the best choice for your budget.

The extensive advanced picture settings include adjustments for local dimming and peak luminance level, and there are also adjustments for gamma and white balance. Picture Processor. The picture quality is nice and way better than my previous LG tv The Google Play Store has tons of apps available to download, and they run very smoothly. With the main button, you can power the TV on or off, change channels, adjust the volume, or switch inputs. Customer Service. Weighted THD You can see the full settings used for our calibration here. Sorry, there was an error. You can also delete options from Quick Settings to streamline its look. I love the colors and how flawlessly the PS5 works on it.