Originally Posted by Danno
In the 4 years since I bought my 75" Samsung 1080p, the following have become specs to have -
- 4K
- HDR 10
- local dimming
The Samsung still works great, but the 85" Sony 900F is sure tempting.
For what its worth, we went from a 1080P Samsung to the 65" x900F Nov/Dec 2018
and ...
Simply stunning picture quality. Honestly I thought the 58" Samsung 1080P was so good that I didnt feel we would see much difference except for the increase of screen size, well, all I can say is I dont see how an image could get any better with the Sony.
Sony does upscaling very well with OTA signals too. Though we are used to it now, for the first few weeks, much program material, (OTA, BluRay, BluRay 4k, streaming 4k) depending on source, looked almost so lifelike 3D it was a bit eery at first!
The biggest surprise was how it upscaled some OTA (780 & 1080) OTA signals to lifelike 3D ish quality. IN fact, it looks just as good if not better then streaming 4K sources, as the 4k so compressed from Netflex and Amazon.
and the Local dimming HDR ... wow! I think this is the key, the dynamic range of the picture (light to pitch black) is what surprised us the most.
Now, I just hope this Sony proves reliable, decades ago I had a rear projection Sony, it was not reliable and never bought another, here we are decades later and we are giving them a second chance but I think Sony has their act together again and stands out from the crowd in the mid to upper class of TVs once again. (so far)
Anyway, for those not to tight of a budget looking in the midprice range without question I recommend checking out the Sony 65" x900F.
One thing we did different then most people is completely IGNORE hooking up the TV WiFi set up.
I MUCH prefer having control over my TV (any brand not just Sony) so we stream through a 4K Roku Player, OTA through the TV through a Channel Master, DVD through a 4K Sony player. When first starting up the TV we ignored setting up it built in WIFI operating system.
I do on occasion connect it soly to check for any firmware updates when I first got it. Then disconnect right away.
Some TVs (maybe more so with cheaper ones) are nothing more then bloatware which ruins the experience (as far as I am concerned) and becomes an extended source of income for the TV manufacturer that I just paid good money for.
So I look at the TV as a monitor, I decide what it can deliver.