How are the viewing angles?

@@davidross7255 I don’t own one but coming from a 75 Z9D once you hit 75 inches plus the tv is soo big you have to go far left or right to see a significant degradation of picture quality… yes it’s not oled but damn close with tons of brightness

@@davidross7255 tv on wall , my seats are placed directly in front of tv I personally don’t watch tv from a corner of room but get what your asking if I sit on either of the four seats in front of screen picture is awesome also the Qa at Sony was spot on the panel has no dse also..just get the 85 in and enjoy it..

@@sparkiegaz3613 the 85 inch Bravia 9 is tempting as I'm currently looking at the 77 inch G4. I need to see the Bravia 9 in person to see if the viewing angles are good enough for multiple viewing.

What is dark room viewing like compared with oled?

How was the viewing angle on the 85” Bravia 9? Was there any noticeable colour loss or blooming off angle?

@@rayenwoomed5323 yes if you went WAY off angle. I don't have a use case with ultra wide seating. With a 3 person couch and end chairs on both sides NOBODY would lose in my home with an 85" If you have one of them huge 3 sided mega-couches that can host both movie night and the United Nations, those fools on the very end will lose but, why in hell are you trying to watch tv from the very outer edge.

I was thinking the same thing

Was in the shop yesterday and saw no losing of colour from any angle. I think those reviews are super critical

Borderline, you may start seeing blooming at 40+ degree angle and some color desaturation. I sit 7.8 feet away from my TV, and wanted the B9 85" but it has not released where I am. Always had the worry of offangle viewing, especially after witnessing the X95K offangle viewing being bad (similar scores with B9 on Rtings). Got the G4 83" instead, and can rest in peace. It is also the better overall TV, and with it the measurements do not matter, it is nearly as bright as the B9, and in dark scenes brighter due to pixel level brighness control.

what makes the image better in comparison to the s90c ? I have not viewed b9

@@a1blues do you have the 65 A90J? I had that and then went to 77 S90C. The Samsung panel is amazing, but their processing for 24p film content is no where close to Sony. It’s just something you can immediately feel and see when watching a 1080p Blu-ray, with the motion and upscaling detail. I’ve never seen film grain in general look as good as it does on the B9.

@@a1blues HDR impact? 85 B9 100%. Black levels are basically indistinguishable from OLED as long as you’re not viewing off-angle from the side. I’ve only owned oleds since around 2016, so it’s pretty crazy how good this is for an LCD.

@@a1blues I’d highly recommend also making the jump from 65 to 85”. It’s just so immersive for watching movies.

@@Hamza-yu1ur Yeah thanks for your help. It sounds like it must be a good tv and with very little draw backs compared to when I last owned a lcd tv. If you have come from oled too then you obviously must have a good idea if there was any draw backs to the b9. Cheers.

Why don’t you get a new stand or mount?

SONY.

TCL

QN900D

LOTS

Crazy how good you Aussies get the G4 for , compared to us Kiwis , we do get the Panasonic . But that's a great price , if happy with size

@@nimblegoat It was on special at the time, they had taken around $1,000 off plus that weekend another 15% off I just looked and it's gone back up to $5,200, so I got lucky with timing on the price.

@@laserspewpew_7175 sweet as, yeah I'm holding of a year. Aiming for 83" G5 ( hoping they will stack another RGB layer to 4 ) . Anything under NZD 10000 will be OK for me . That extra layer will up the colour volume ( plus Nits ) ,But if Samsung or Sony bring something special to 83"- who knows. But Sony will be silly price , max I will go is a bit more . Still only a TV , even if I can afford it fortunately . I would bite on mini LED unless a real nice 90"-100" - not interested in any more, as though the wall can handle it , it doesn't pass my husband factor will alone WAF

The 900C was very good and is an excellent value right now

@@gallynuts awesome!!!

@@dougnykel7693 I don’t think a flagship TV users use a built in TV speaker xD

Awesome! Enjoy the Bravia 8! It's excellent!

I have the 83" A80L and love it but the Bravia 9 at 85" is just on another level.

Not seen Sonys TVs but would think easily S95D, it’s really no match in a dim/ dark room but lights/daylights I take a guess Bravia 8 and 9 show the better side.

Would you consider the LG M3 being wireless for a cleaner install?

Awesome!! Congratulations on your new TV!

@@BRIANSTECHTHERAPY thanks. Unfortunately it won’t turn on! I get a blinking red light. I now have to exchange it for a new one.

Loads of confusion I see. At 97” screen is immersive so extra pop not needed but if it was present then would blow peoples minds. FOMO rumor is different from Brian’s opinion don’t know why you’re putting both in the same basket - entirely different things. If G5 will have 97” price will be still crazy and only few will afford it - especially they don’t drop in price same way Mini led is, so the latter still will rule in that space

I'm still taking the A95L. Classy's video with the meter shows blow for blow brightness between the G4 and the A95L but the G4 can NEVER beat QD-OLED color.

I'm sorry to hear that, John. The question for me is, would you have seen it if you weren't trying to find it? If you don't love it, then switch it out my friend

As I understand this is already a new tech with miniled so guess so what Samsung and LG does, improve a few % for some years but Sony going all out on it will pay off with the years if market stand still like this.

Oh really! So Bravia 9 is riddled with problems! Having a hard time deciding whether to cancel my purchase.

Here is a summary of the issues to date: Anti reflection coating is very intrusive, and has a weird pattern that causes ghosting and haloing, even in a dark room. Brightness and local dimming is uncontrollable in SDR Audio sync via HDMI doesn't work, no matter what sync setting is used. I haven't had sync problems since the early nineties. For SDR content via HDMI, none of the presets present even the minimum of an adequate picture. Each preset is worse than the previous. Color is always inaccurate. And haloing happens in all presets. Streaming using the TV: The calibrated settings for Netflix and Amazon Prime are abysmal, even in the darkest of rooms. I've had to spend an inordinate amount of time to adjust picture for each movie or series as I watch, which is very disruptive to myself, my husband and others, hoping to just enjoy a show. Surprisingly, HBO Max has a calibrated mode, which actually is just about acceptable. I have unplugged and replugged TV, AV receiver multiple times with no improvement. So, I'm not sure if I have a bad TV or if this is an issue with this model. I have not heard back from Sony.

@@petercarberry470 I'm so sorry you're having these problems. B9 sounds so good in the reviews but these real use problems don't come to light until users like yourself report them. When you say sync problems since the early nineties. Is that with other Sony TVs ? I suspect there are enough B9's out there now that if these problems were very common then we'd be hearing about it by now. But it's hard to know. One of the reasons I've decided on the B9 is I've heard its audio is good enough for 95% of the time. I'm getting rid of my old AV system and not going to buy another. Want it simple so I don't have any the audio issues and multiple remotes etc. Please report back here with any updates with your B9.

@davevale7021 Hi. This is the first Sony that I've bought that has issues. AV sync issues were solved,or so I thought, when HDMI first came out. I was referring to my first HDTV, a Toshiba, which only had component video inputs!

sure, if color isn't your thing.

I need a center stand if I get the A95L. Those pesky wide feet will not fit my stand. What say yee out there. What do you suggest that will hold the TV close to the stand?

@@gosman949 just wall mount it.

@@MrUpscaleman negative on wall mounting. I have a custom stand and a custom rack for big time components. And this is so much more flexible than those gen-x wall mounts! haha

@gosman949 if it doesn't fit the tv then what are you gonna do? I've had to move on from old furniture to accommodate larger televisions several times, the I wall mounted it because that's the best option.

That’s what I took away from Fomo. Although I can’t get past him saying the A95L is too dim for sports. I’ve not heard anyone else say this about any QD OLED, even in brighter viewing environments.

Sadly no 😢

@@pabloeduardodelvillarvalen8097 explain your reasoning. I only say this because you're wrong. COLOR!

Really?, thats the only thing matter to You?, there are things the a95l lacks, brightness, 4 HDMI 2.1 full bandwith, 144hz, etc, this year we have more options than the last year that can compete or beat the sony, maybe the last year it was the Best tv but this year i don't think so

@@ingenieriaytecnologiaasoci3553 Go find a video from a guy named Classy on KZfaq where he has the G4 and the A95L WITH A METER, SIDE BY SIDE. The two tv's go BLOW FOR BLOW in brightness scene for scene. Come back when you've actually been educated by OBJECTIVE DATA. Four 2.1. ports AND 144 only apply to gaming geeks. When I'm bored I go to my club and play golf. 144 is especially funny as it only applies to the COMPUTER PLAYING geeks, not the Playstation or Xbox crowds. However, if gaming is more important to you than physical exercise and sunlight, then get the G4. It's the most-perfect TV for your crowd, if you don't like color.....If you like color, the S95D is the better choice.

The M4 is amazing. It's basically a wireless G4 . So if you like the G4, the M4 is a more expensive iteration of it. I'll have a video on it soon.

No way Dave!! The Bravia 9 is amazing!! My focus is more gaming and remember that Fomo is referring to the 65" 9. He's never seen the 85". Enjoy my friend!

Bigger led is more blooming. If you are used to oled then will be a problem

oh really i thought 85” would be better for blooming due to the more dimming zones.

Thanks Brian!

@@davevale702185 inch Bravia 9 will be the best as it has more dimming zones. The guy above has no idea what he is talking about

That's going to be costly

Any one of those can do all 3. People need to stop trying to put TVs into a single usage type box

Actually, that is similar to how I see it too. There are many good sets this year, all having a specialized niche

@@brokenwrench404 This is just my opinion on which TV I think is best for these use cases. The best TV for streaming is the A95L, the best gaming TV is the S95D. But the G4 to me is the 2. place in both categories so maybe the best compromise out there.

​@brokenwrench404 Your right! But which consistently do it better is what everyone is searching for 😊

Exactly , good question.

If you have a PS5 A95L. I mean either way they’re both fantastic. I have a 65 A95L.

RTINGS = Jokers.

​@@MrUpscaleman🎯

If you Like the TV you Bought then that is Outstanding. It Doesn't mean that you didn't pay too much for it. It also doesn't mean you wouldn't have enjoyed another TV Better if you had bought a different TV. Myself I am Not paying the Price you paid for a TV under 98 / 100 inches. Both TCL and Hisense have TV'S that are Much Better for the Price. Much more Immersive. Ratings are Paid Shills. It is Obvious that they are Paid Shills. All of these KZfaqrs are Pushing OLED TV'S and LG, Samsung, and Sony TV'S. They are Not Honest about the Flaws these TV'S have.

@@JesusSavesSinners so let me get this straight....do you think there's any difference between a 5000 Sony or LG vs. an 1800 Hisense or TCL? What a MORON comment. Some of us want a Ferrari, some of us want a Toyota Corolla. You think they are the same car. Hahahahahahahahaha.

I wouldn't buy the 83" G4 at the same price. Good luck with the panel lottery.

I don’t think next year there’ll be a Bravia 10, I think the naming scheme for their flagship will be more like Bravia 9 2025, Bravia 9 2026 etc..

I’m guessing that the replacement for the A95L will be named Bravia 10

@@MattCarlton-cd3bc I could see that

except color. Can't hold a torch to a QD-OLED

@@MrUpscaleman The G4 can EASILY be adjusted to look VERY similar to QD-OLED.

@billtinnell2206 no, it's IMPOSSIBLE to match the color volume. At 1000 nits, yes, but as the nit count rises the G4 WILL lose color relative to a QD OLED.

haha exactly how exhaustive!

​​@gosman949 So exhaustive that it gave me burnout. Everything on that list is stupid amazing. All incredible. The S95D was my selection because of my use case where I game a ton. I can see my list being flipped to any of the others based on what use case others have

​@gosman949 incredibly exhaustive. It was worth it, though I can see any of those sets being number #1 for anyone, depending on what they are looking for. My selection is not a claim of what is best overall. As such, a claim is subjective. it's just what is best for what I do.

I just got one. Blows me away. But I also use it to watch lots of movies with the family.

Does the A95L dim that much during gaming?

@@brokenwrench404 From what what little I read on it, it seems the A95L while quite good in a vacuum is still a bit dimmer than gaming than G4, and the gaming lag is a bit better on the G4 (if barely noticeable by humans), but the color banding and richness is better on the A95L.

They’re friends. I interrupt my friends all the time. It’s okay 😂

saw a a95l today and g4 both cost as much as a car . Both nice

HDR on a WOLED will always be gimped.

@@Greg29 thats because you haven’t seen G4’s godly MLA 2.0 panel.

@Greg29 mla panel on g4 and a95l is qd oled. Better then anything I saw from led qled , or any other panel

@@jayallen7368 MLA stands for micro lens array, it's still a WOLED panel, not quantum dot.

Infinite contrast So objectively brighter