SONY BRAVIA 9 85" Can It Pull Me From OLED? 

I have the 75 inch and got it delivered four days ago. I’ve only left my house one time in that span. This TV is that good. Absolutely mind blowing.

Robert Zohn posted this link on Facebook and said "This is a must see RU-vid presentation of Sony's new 85" BRAVIA 9 QD MiniLED TV"

That's great that you and Robert took time to just chill and watch some of your favorite movies. That's what it's all about! I always liked Sony LCDs but something had been missing lately. The backlight getting an overhaul this year has helped tremendously.

This looks insanely good. I can't wait for mine to be delivered in a couple days!

Great vid Brian. Thanks to you, Robert and Wendy. This is my choice for my tropical location. Your presentation and overnight sacrifices are appreciated.

I like the Sony strategy, that they have one "Star" or "Hero" product every year. I think it is save to say that they improved the backlight system, improved power efficiency and made an impressive product. I love the long videos by the way 🙂

Great video, Brian!!! Definitely getting a Bravia 9 this year!!! This video is a HUGE help!

Brian, thanks for clarifying the debate about the masters series designation and quality implications.

Amazing video! Thank you!

Could certainly be swayed by Mini-LED for watching movie & TV content. Another awesome video Brian! 🏆🏆

Love it!

As a gamer, the XR clear is what edges mini led for me compared to OLED. The extra brightness counter acts the black frames and the look and feel of the screen just gives that feeling when growing up gaming on CRT.

Hi Brian, another great review, and that Sony 85” tv looks great, but the problem I have now, do I go for the Brivia9 or get the Sony 98” Sony from last year, both are approximately 5k each, what’s your thoughts on this? Thanks again for your fantastic review

Hello Brian. Thank you for taking the time to Review these Sony TV's as I am having to be patient before purchasing my replacement TV. I am having to wait up to 8 months to make this decision. The Bravia 9 is my first choice.

Hey Bri, another tremendous video sir 👏 Great intro, fantastic narration and superb footage. Dont think you realise how your videos impact (in a great way) our days. Just bloody brilliant 😁♥️

Appreciate you Brian! Thanks for another great video

if I had a dedicated cinema room this would be my choice of TV

Thanks Brian

THX Brain! I got so choose between the A80L in 83 inches and the Bravia 9 in 85 inches. Much love for the long viedeos which helped me make my decision for an TV. I watched all of them. Big THX that we gamers have our section too:-) Keep on going! Greetings from Germany.

Excellent video Brian some very impressive backlight control,I have two Oleds, Sony a80j And 48a9 , recently bought 55x90L for gaming so impressed at how good the black levels are on this full array, and it's all down to Sony backlight control and XR processor, when my A80j needs replacing it's definitely Gona be a bravia 7 I'm done with Oled prefer the brighter highlights than Oleds contrast

Love you Brian!!

Another fantastic display here Brian, splendid work 👌👌👌

T.y. for this informative video. I completely agree with you about the LED vs OLED competition where one tech tries to beat the other tech's strong points i.e. brightness vs blacks. Each tech will never be able to out do the other's strong points. When purchasing a new TV the consumer "should" decide on what tech better fits their viewing conditions. Btw the 4K 85"B9 looked great on my 8K 85" Z9K ! 😉😁

Is there a big difference in the image between 75 and 85? Thank you for the video

Excellent video, Brian! This TV looks pretty incredible!

Showtime!

Look at the quality of this TV at 22 minutes. WOW!

For sure wouldn’t miss my 2017 OLED.

Brian, Can you tell the difference in panel quality between the 85" and 65", since the former is supposed to use the premium AUO panel? I saw that comment on your video and got curious. I can't imagine it's a big difference. Thank you!!

Definitely a better choice at this category , what i like about it personally is the color temperature- i don't see the blue of woled or the pink tint of qd-oled ,,, hopefully next year they bring it to 55" with even better tech ; it's gonna be a battle between Sony qd-oled and mini-led .

Mega intro as usual, very good review, i hope you doing great Bro

Thanks for the 85" video. Hard to find a Bravia 9 in the area (NC) and your review helps seal the deal for me. Trying to decide whether to buy local or through Sony's site. Any thoughts on that decision? thx

Wow congrats man 😎💯

Beautiful. When you went into the dark room, I wished you had shown just a bit more viewing angle so we could see it. I wouldn't need the awesome angle like my A80J OLED has but I tried an X90L at one time and the angle was terrible after you went no more than 10-15 degrees on either side. Since I view from the kitchen which is open concept into the great room, I need at least a decent 45 degree or a bit less angle. I know LED aren't known for that but wondering if this Bravia 9 improved on it at all. Thanks for the great work Brian.

The z9d is still Sonys pinnacle achievement for led. It’s a legendary tv❤

Excellent the TV looks so good. Was especially impressive in the blacked out dark room with those very high contrast images. No blooming but very bright. The reality it that the B9 would have higher contrast ratio than an OLED in those images. Because low black level and higher brightness, aka "Ratio". It's only in some scenes with micro-contrast and in dark room there would be really any difference and even then not in a lot of content. Almost down to a preference level. I always prefer to see detail and zero crushing and prefer brighter HDR. And SDR. I just find it amazing how far MiniLED and LCD has come. It was barely 2-3 years ago an LCD FALD or MiniLED would show blooming and less contrast and less bright.

Hey Brian, thank you for the review. If you had to choose and money wasn’t the issue, would you buy this tv over the Sony Z9K ? Thanks in advance

Man this this is an absolute unit

I’m jealous Brian you got the monsters

Wasn't expecting it but I love the dramatic entry 😅

Awesome video, Brian! Appreciate all the content you post on RU-vid, so very helpful! Considering mini LED, do you believe it is worth upgrading to the Bravia 9 from an x95L point of view? The x95L is currently priced €3900 and the Bravia 9 is currently €5000, both in 85 inch sizes. Is it worth to pay more for the Bravia 9?

My next TV !!

Im sold! Will we see the bravia 9 85 inch at mwave?? As i said before, moving on from my a90j

i am afraid you're right and the reason this Bravia 9 is so good is because it is also replacing the Z9K. i think what happened in the industry is 8K sales were slow and Sony and Samsung relented and decided to put 8K spec backlight systems into 4K TVs which is what the customers wanted in the first place. before that 4K TVs were getting crippled backlight drives with lower brightness and lower zone count compared to 8K variants. personally i am fan of 8K and hope it will come back next year better than ever, but congratulations to 4K fans who are getting a treat this year already.

Great Review!!!

The video is excellent! You say in the video that you think the Bravia 9 has just as good local dimming as the x95L. Does the Bravia 9 have better local dimming or are they really identical? Thank you

Great video. I need to stick with Mini LEDs because of my use case scenario. This Bravia 9 is just too expensive though. Think im gonna go with the QN95D as Samsung have improved their processing and the contrast and blacks of the QN95D have been getting great reviews. Then in a few years i'll spend QN95D type money again and get something better than the Bravia 9. But if i bought a Bravia 9 id be keeping it for a while because of the price.

How does the B9 compare to Samsung 8k 900D? Apart from price which tv has the best picture quality. Is it close or is there a clear winner?

Micro contrast on this TV looks very good for a LED TV

Hello, how are you? Can I ask a question? I want to buy a TV. What do you recommend? LG G4 or Sony 9. Thank you.

Still love your background music. As usual great presentation 👍

There are two closely spaced rows of what appear to be reflections of bright lights (3 each?) appearing in the middle of the screen, right of center. Were these artifacts generated by your camera, or by lights inside the store, or from outside? Are these an example of how the Bravia 9 handles reflections?

I'm tuning in right now, I can't wait to hear what you say🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤ let's #go 💪 🌋 🙌

Fantastic TV, Sony is to be congratulated

It looks like it does a great job of preventing blooming that washes out areas of the screen in these demos, but I'm curious how well it handles white subtitles? Is it just a tiny bit of haloing around the subtitles? It seemed to handle that LG logo in the corner well, but I'm wondering how that looked in person as opposed to a video. Also, the gaming examples didn't include anything with HUDs against dark backgrounds, since you mention the blooming control is worse in game mode, did you try any titles that might have examples of this? When I played Witcher III on a Sony LED, the HUD frequently introduced severe blooming when exploring caves, etc in HDR mode

Would the x95l have less blooming because it's not as bright as the B9?

Brian you mentioned about the reflections, how were they in person? I'm thinking an 85" for the main living room, which is has some windows without blinds. I'm coming from Pannys VT60 Plasma, so I'm sure it'll be better than that, but still a bit concerned.

How is the dirty screen effect in gray screens compared to pervious years ?

Thank you, Brian And 🎉Robert !!!

Wish there was a store location in Toronto. I'd definitely buy my audio and video from you. It looks like a great staff who cares about there consumers

An other commercial for Value Electronics!! The image looks outstanding on my OLED screen 😂

best TV..thanks ❤

When will the actual reviews come?

I have had a Panasonic oled for about 7 years. Early on it goes to the some burn in. For this reason I am thinking of getting a Bravia 9 75". It was down to 65" A95L or 75" Bravia 9 (price was about the same). Oppo 4k player I have does 1600 nits max so I 4k nits tv may not take full advantage. Also I'm not sure how bright is a "bright room". It'll be in a north facing room. Some day watching a bit of night. It looks like the B9 will be about as good as my oled but no burn in. And way better than my old Sony side lit led that bloomed everywhere. Not to mention a 10" bigger screen for less. At least that's my thoughts at the moment. Appreciate some feedback. Thanks.

How's the blooming on this compared to the X95L? Does the X95L have more of a glossy screen?

I’m going for an oled because I think it’s the closest to a crt tv. I’m interested in tv’s that give me the best of both worlds. Both new content and old content alike.

Hey B can this TV make you wanna switch from infinite contrast and deep black levels that OLED gives you?

how's the out of the box calibration? it kinda looks like there's a little bit of black crushing

A perfect video. You hit all the marks. I have never given mini a 2nd thought. I’m a total OLED snob. But this does hit! It definitely brings heat. That water glass splashing with a black background was shocking. That looked pure black to me. I’d love to see that image beside an OLED. I just hope the audio is as good as always.

Thanks Brian for lovely video . 😊Have seen Sony release its sets very late in most parts like for example mine it comes in October. Is it because the limited quantity of sets they make unlike Samsung and LG which are available everywhere ? Shouldn't they be more pro active .? I would love to buy it but will have to wait for 5 months . Qn900d is available. That's what I meant.

I was sold on the BRAVIA X95L 85", it's now in deals and will likely drop even more in months to come if still available, so is the BRAVIA 9 worth c. £2K/$2.5K more at the moment?

We have the 65 " it definitely is a good tv but not worth the ticket price compared to my Samsung i paid half the price for ! But damn the sound in this tv is definitely something very special.

would you recommend this for a bright room? brightness says yes, but viewing angles and reflection say no?

Question for Robert, saw the A90J 83” on your website for $4k. Is it still available and is it worth buying and A90J in 2024? it’s one of the best looking TVs I’ve ever seen design wise

Will they bring this out in 98" next year do you think?

You want to give each model its “Zohn” time. I get it! 😂

Hello Mr Brian what is the best TV to watch football ?

This is the greatest Mini LED 📺 of all time!! Best TV of 2024. Nuff said!!

Just curious.. is this recorded with a phone? A higher resolution video would be absolutely amazing to watch these phenomenal TVs on.

just wow

Brian, how is the 3d effect as compared to an oled?

Looking to wall mount a TV; do you think the Bravia 9 85 inch is to big and heavy to wall mount?

Thanks for another great review. Curious would you chose a 85"Sony X93 at $3500 over a 75" Bravia 9 for $3999? Basically both are great tvs with some pluses and minuses. Would you sacrifice size for a better picture even though it appears the 93 has better reflection and more 2.1 HDMI for a game changing picture? Is it that much of a change? The 85" Bravia 9 is just out of price range. Thanks for any input.

I see sharp reflections of something in the video. No thanks, I'll go with the S95D. I only wish it came in an 85" version.

Who makes this panel for Sony? Sharp , BOE ?

My only beef with Sony this year is they should’ve made the Sony Bravia 8 OLED a QD OLED and just made it a step down from the A95L which would be more of a competitor to the S90D

Thanks Brian for lovely video . Have seen Sony release its sets very late in most parts like for example mine it comes in October. Is it because the limited quantity of sets they make unlike Samsung and LG which are available everywhere ? Shouldn't they be more pro active .? Because the customer looks for ready availability.

It looks great. But when I play her stuff on my 6 year old samsung it looks great also with Brilliant colors. I wish you would show normal content like a firestick. So us normal people who are trying to decide on witch tv to purchase. Thanks darrell

What are the chances of a 98” and 115” eventually?

I'm watching on oled and thinking, it's hard to find blooming. Now if there was subtitles on a movie, you'll see it.

Hey Brian, which one do you think has better picture quality and viewing angles between the Bravia 9 and the Hisense U8N? You've spent time with both TVs, so I trust your perspective.

15:37 Exactly this is the way to watch regular broadcasted contents.

To me it’s simple 3.1k for 77G4 vs 5k for 85B9. Would only consider B9 if it was same/cheaper. 50% more expensive? No thanks! IMO it’s too early to jump on 4k bandwagon cause Sony released new master monitor. Will take a good 5 years to be adopted at least! Highlights are more prevalent and they still show brighter on OLED. Otherwise good luck finding scenes that will utilize that brightness in a way it would be noticeably brighter than OLED. Saying this B9 is impressive, and if it was cheaper I would consider no doubt. If they would release bigger size 90”+ for sensible price then I would be very interested. Size wins over slightly better picture. Still need to see it person how it fares. KG has great video comparing both - B9 and G4 and what he says I agree fully.

What would you go for Brian, 77" a95l or the B9 85"???

I have black out curtains. I'll be using a streaming box. I enjoy sports heavily and gaming alot on a ps5. Enjoy movies as well. What would you recommend 85 B9 or 83 G4? B9 is 6500 and G4 is 8k Canadian price lol.

My OLED is making this bravia 9 video look next level 😂😂

Hey Brian long time viewer I finally figured out how to post a comment 😂 I really appreciate your videos and just wanted to say that with the current price drop are you going to get the 85” Bravia 9?

How many local dimming zones on the 85”?

Dear, should I choose the 65" G4 or the 65" B9?

This Demos always looks good..we need some Seconds of movies.