SONY X90L REVIEW! DOES FULL ARRAY STILL HAVE IT? 

Sony's 98" X90L is on sale from July 1 - July 28 with a $3k discount to just $4,998. all in and delivered Nationwide! Very nice Sony premium 98" 4K HDR TV at a very aggressive 3 week promotional sale. Goes back to $7,999 at the end of the day on Sunday, July 28th. and stays at $7,999. This is a one time opportunity.

Thank you very much Brian, glad to hear there's more x90l to come on y"our" channel 😉

Saw the 90L instore looks much better than my 90E. Time for my upgrade this year ,cant wait for black Friday.

The quality of this model is just surprising to see, This has to be the best tv for the money this year, for someone who isn’t in the premium oled price point or doesn’t want to spend an arm and a leg it’s the tv that’s best all around. Easily competes with MiniLED and it’s affordable and performs for the price.

I've had the 55 inch since it launched and I am amazed by the color and the clarity. Low bit rate content looks better on this than the TCL Q7 by far. I came from the Sony 900f and it is a clear step up in all respects - even the black levels. Sony tvs have the best dialogue when listening to the built speakers. I'm amazed by what I'm getting for the money. It's such a premium experience!

Just purchased this TV. Soon to have it in my home. I went with a Sonos Arc as I currently have the Beam and sub combo with my 65”. Upgraded to the 85”.

Glad to be back at my safe channel. Seeing this guy channel showing comparisons. Doing and growing well. Please do mention which channels are available in 85” sizes as well for value. Since Sony is changing model with larger size. It’s confusing. So this is an update from 900h series? Been away and can’t make sense of these letters. Please do help in having some folks understand who come back to models after years of their purchase. I remember 900f 950h 800h etc. Now what are they currently, I don’t know ? Also, love Sony tv color profiles. Vivid with brightness 5 in my 4yr old tv gives me such a wonderful viewing experience in my huge tv. It’s really clears up colors making it compete with any Samsung pop with dark black and depth due to software optimizations. Love reality creation on Auto, add details intelligently so close to highest video signal and this is 4 yrs old tv with limited chips, it doesn’t add nasty Ai upscaling to everything. But to only places which would enhance resolution in split of second every scene👏. And that picture quality attracts everyone in my house and enhances all colors of all content. Sony wins for that for making all kind of customers happy.

Sony makes some of my favorite gear. It's amazing what Sony can do when they exert even half their effort, LOL. I hope this year's strategy of quality over quantity works for them, as I feel we need Sony in the AV business. Thanks for his review, Brian!

And Vincent Teoh made your feelings about the Sony X95L set in stone. The best Mini-Led we have seen!

Great TV, its an all around stellar TV. The clors are spot on & accurate. The contrast is very good & the operating system is smooth

Omg Brian this is the tv I looked at today. Really excited that this could be my next tv!

Excellent review - Thank You 🙏

Excellent detailing you have shared in the video. Could you please advise which one is better between Sony X90L vs Samsung QN90B

Thank You! ❤️ 💯 Do not slow down!!!

Thanks Brian for review

Excellent video and review! 😄

Hey Brian…. Great review. Was at Best Buy today. They didn’t have the 90 and 93l next to each other, so kinda hard to tell get a good comparison done, but what do you think is the better deal… $2799 for 85” 90L or $3999 for the 85” 93L? We watch a lot of movies, both daytime and nighttime. We have the X90j now. Solid TV but it struggles sometimes when the living room is rather bright and the blooming is sometimes a little distracting.

Great video! If money was not a consideration, which would you chose in the 75 inch size, the X90L with XR Clear feature or the greater depth and contrast from the mini LED X93L?

If you close your eye’s you’d think Ron Swanson was doing the TV review hahahah great review man

Hi brian......watched this video today because I am planning to buy this tv........the way you explained everything reminded me of mkbhd.......you are awesome....... you have a new subscriber....... keep up the good work

I have the 65" X90L and it is a fantastic TV, worth every penny.

While I am hoping to get this beast before 2023 is out, there is a slim chance I might not be able to afford a $2,000 85-inch display until the summer of 2024. Next time you meet with Robert from Sony, could you ask and find out whether Sony will be sticking with the X90L like they stuck with the X85K, or if the X90L will be replaced with the X90M and how significant the upgrade will be. Thanks. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to more!

I must say Brian after listening to Vincent Tioh review of the Sony x95L, especially with him saying its the best FALD Mini Led this year is praise indeed....are you able to bring it to the shoot out and compare to TCL Hisense Sharp etc...stay safe from UK

Looks like an excellent tv for the money. I still have an x930e that I use in a vacation home and I still enjoy it. Glad to see Sony has stepped it up in 90 series this year. Best Buy has the 65" at $1199 right now. Holiday sale I guess.

Looks beautiful. Wish I would have waited one more year. Im going to keep my 75" x90j though and continue to use Black adjust and Advanced contrast on low and try Live Color in hdr since you like it. I figure in a few more years, there will be a big enough improvement to get a new tv. I also use govee lights for darkroom performance. I highly suggest using them for Lcd tvs. Makes black bars black. I dont use them on my oleds, though, and I only use white.

I have 6 older Sony tvs, the oldest is from 1995 the newest is from 2008 and all still work.

Great review! Coming from an X85K (which doesn't have FALD, but it does have a great panel with one of the highest native contrast ratios of any LED TV) I have a few questions: 1. How does the native contrast and brightness compare to the X93L? 2. Do you think the X93L or X95L are worth the premium over the X90L for a home theater in a variety of lighting conditions? 3. Any thoughts on blooming vs the aforementioned mini-LED models? Thanks!

Brian ! You’re the MAN ! I don’t care what FOMO says about you 🎉😂

Wow the design surprised me ; it looks in real life much better than photos ( almost like oled ) .

Oh, the classic. :)

Hey Brian… great channel and great episode. Directly compared to the X90K, what is your thought? Is this model in 85” at $2799, worth the $800 price difference between it and the X90k? And do the processing and upscaling capabilities make it worth the extra money over the same size QM8?

I needed to do some recon at my local BestBuy. Not the ideal place to compare TV's because they are so juiced up for retail display, but only way for me to compare multiple models. On my possible radar is a 75/77" TV for my living room to replace my 65" A80J. Off my list - A95L-too expensive, same for the S95C & LG G3. The X95L is also not a consideration due to only coming in an 85" size, and the price. Refuse to pay those prices for any TV. I saw the QM8, X90L, X93L, and A80L. while there. The QM8 was separate from the others but just popped when you looked at it. A bit over intense on the colors but it's probably in its most vivid mode. The 65" A80L and 65" X90L were in a group of 4 Sony's. The A80L looked the best of the 4, once you see OLED it is hard to not gravitate to it. The X90L had an odd matte looking finish to the screen that made blacks look grayish quite often. Another group had the X93L and X90L together. I honestly could not see much if any difference between the two, and in a larger size, I think they were both 85", I didn't notice the grayish blacks on the X90L. So the QM8 and A80L are still the two I would consider. The Hisense U8K was great too but the QM8 I thought rivaled it and is currently a bit less $$'s. Not in a rush so will wait to see if there are any great discounts around Black Friday.

Definitely still the best TV on the market right now, it has no equal!!!

Ah this is the post i wanted to see. I do have the 90k. Seen the 90l at best buy for 2500 for a 75 incher. Got my x90k last year for 1800 CAD

Hey, what would you recommend between A80J and X90L?

Haha my subwoofer was bumping with that intro. I thought we were going clubbing but then I realized I'm watching a TV review. 😆

Any difference between X90L and X93L as far as reflection (lots of bright windows). I thought the X93L featured anti-reflective tech that X90L does not have. Thx

Excellent review - could you please do a comparison with the A80L? I'd like to know if its worth spending another $1000 for the OLED over this one.

I just bought this tv from Costco on sale instore for $799 with 5 year warranty....whaaat!!!

Thanks for the video. Seeing this makes me think the 98" version will be one of the better 98" tvs this year.

I just purchased a QM8 and, while it has a beautiful picture in the optimal settings and feed with Disney Plus and video games, it leaves a lot to be desired when watching Discovery Plus or RU-vid. My 4 year old Vizio is better with lower resolution content. There is also a terrible rainbow reflection from our dining room light that makes the tv unwatchable with the light on. I think I will be returning the QM8 for the X90L.

Great …as usual Brian

Saw the X90L at the shops. Impressive!

I have a lot of film grain on my X90L and don't know how to get rid of it. I see it on all formats, i.e., streaming from Fire, streaming from TV and playing 4K through the PS5. Any recommended changes I should make? Also, some of the options are greyed out on mine. Great video though!

Hi There...In Sony X90L About Section and Model name it's written as VH22 Instead of the real name ...Is That a Problem or its normal??

Sony X90l vs Samsung Neo Qled Qn90b...which one is the best.

Great video, but why is mention of the 98" left out? I'd like to hear more opinions of what people would choose (if the price was equal), the 98" X90L or the 85" X95L for a bright room :-). The price here in Mexico has the 98" at around $7000 USD which I know will continue to drop towards black Friday. Loved how this video changed through the modes for those of us who aren't 100% purists. I wish I could see the input lag as the video was shuffling through the game settings. Regardless, I know from other reviews since I'm not a competitive gamer (I play single player large world RPGs), the input lag will be good enough for me. My current Samsung 75" Q9FN crushes the details in black, so I'm 95% sure I'll be moving to Sony (as well as for the motion processing/upscaling).

Got a 75in on the way. Excellent deals here in Australia. $2475 down from $3995. That includes delivery.

Oh full array definitely still has it. Best value for a TV on the market right now.

Thanks!

I bought the 65 inch at Costco for $999 With a five year warranty. Offer is good until December 23rd I believe.

what tv you think would be best for around 1500$ for gaming only

1398CAD for X90L or 1048CAD for U88KM? Kindly suggest. Maon usage will be Sports, movies and games.

I ordered the 85 inch Sony X90l from Best Buy. They brought it today and after setting it up and turning it on the screen was messed up. It looks like it got hit in 2 places but there's no marks on the screen. Gonna be 5 days until they can bring another one. It certainly won't fit in my hatchback. Hopefully the next one will be ok.

Would this tv be a good upgrade to the x900h?

Brian, I am deciding between the 98" TCL QM8 and the 98" Sony X90L. It will only be used with 4k blu ray HDR 10 / Dolby Vision movies in a dark room as I'm a movie buff, so I don't care about upscaling capabilities (already own an Apple TV 4K as well). I won't be gaming, watching sports or RU-vid. I won't be watching anything less than 4K HDR. The feeling of "depth", i.e. the image looking 3-dimensional for a 2D movie is important to me. Both TVs have the same price of $10,000. Which one would you recommend in this situation?

Brian, thanks for the content, as always. Sony X90L or TCL QM8? (75 inches; I'm concerned most with sports, gaming, and then streaming apps- in that order). Keeping in mind there's about a $200 Sony tax right now at Best Buy.

Just ordered the Limited edition spiderman 2 ps5 yesterday and I am buying this T.V on the 15th and I just saw today that it went on sale where I am, it's now selling for $1500 Canadian plus tax so $100 dollars off. Looking forward to seeing how it all looks together.

The HDR tone mapping is greyed out on my TV. Why is that?

That tv is amazing and in germany you can get 75inch for 1900 euro. Thats a amazing price for that quality of picture. A have a oled cx and a A80j and wow that picture is stunnig. Better than most of qled and neo qled

I saw a review where they said vrr ruined the contrast. Is that fixed now some months later?

Thaniks for the review. Trying to compare this unit (65") vs Hisense U88KM. Hopefully this will help. Btw, is this unit a 10bit panel?

Just bought the 65 inches brand new for 997$ and I believe for this price it really worth it and beat the competition.

A little off subject my apologies.. I am looking at the 85 inch X95l for $4,798 or the G3 77 inch for $4,499. Which one would you go with personally if you had to pick one? Thanks in advance!

Hey apparently HDTVTest posted a quick "First take" review on the Sony A95L.

Was just at Best Buy checking out the 75 inch version of this X90L for the first time. I was VERY dissappointed in how quickly the picture fell apart at off viewing angles. Then I walked over to the 65 inch X90L, the viewing angle was MUCH better to the point where I was questioning if it was really an X90 or they mistakenly put a higher end model on display.🤔🤔🤔. I was going to get the 75 but now I dont know.

I have the sony x90h and want to upgrade, is this tv a lot better?

75" X90L or 65" A80L for OTT streaming to upgrade from 50" LED TV? Priority is picture quality and sound.

I'm definitely going with Sony when I upgrade my TV. Would love to see some comparisons between the X90L and X93L just to see if mini-LED is worth the price jump.

I got the 85 inch, and guess what? I F-Ing Luvs it!!!📺

Rtings hasn’t published their numbers yet. I’m really interested in the actual hdr and sdr brightness numbers.

Brian, I ended up going A95L. How do you access this store demo video from home? Thanks!

Hello, considering that we are only a couple of months away from Black Friday, which 85" tv would you recommend for around or under $3000? Some of the options that I have been considering are the X93L, QN90C, X90L, QN90B, and QM8. I dont do much gaming, I stream everything, shows, movies, and sports, in a mixed but controlled environment.

If I don’t like my G2 that arrives in a couple days, I’m buying this TV for 900 bucks. I’ve never heard a bad word said about it by anybody, only praise. It’s the steal of the season to me.

The 85” at Best Buy is currently $1,999

The 65inch right now is just 999.00, if you get it from Costco, you get additional 3 yr warranty for free at that price

I have seen and played with this 📺 tv in person. Its definitely a big improvement. Its going to get overlooked. The A80L is also nice 😊 and a tempting purchase.

How do the side speakers work? Do they fire sound forward or to the side? Only asking because i am fitting the tv so its sunk into the wall and want to know if i need to leave a bigger gap and if so how much of a gap roughly

Do you have to enable XR clear or is it automatic?

Just wish the blooming have been sorted out on the black bars other than that i would buy this if i had the money as i an happy with everything else what they have done with this tv

I have a 65 a80k , feel I need a bigger tv , a80k/l 77 is out of my budget, am thinking of selling my set and getting x90l 75 , what do you suggest, I love the picture quality of my current system and don't want to make a judgement blunder moving to led from OLED only for size

Hey Brian, love your channel - awesome work! Im curious about the viewing angle on this? I've read some reviews saying it's not great. How does it look if viewing from a 45 degree angle? Any thoughts would be really appreciated.

Great video Brian. Any idea when Sony releases its 2024 models?

I own an X90J, and in a vacuum it's an amazing TV, but I could not deal with the light bleed into black bars. I finally bit the bullet last night and picked up a 77 inch A80K OLED on sale, but I'm still interested to see if the X90L significantly lessens the black bar light bleed issue.

What demo is that at 11:20? The screen looks beautiful, just wish it had 4 HDMI 2.1 ports.

This TV looks great as well as the pricing, it just sucks on their release timing as I know many have went with other options. That’s still not a knock to the TV itself though!

Im thinking the best buy this year from Sony if we wait long enough will be the A80L since its overlooked and most likely not selling. Hope to see some good prices on it come the Holidays but it is a Sony so I could be wrong

how is the Sport action on it ... Watching / Streaming LIVE sports World seris , super bowel ect .... ??

It's a great TV yes but my X90J still rock's ✌🏻

I got the x900h is it worth upgrading to a x90l?

Hi sir Sony x90l 65inch or Sony A80L 65inch best tv please tell me I am confusing OLED screen burning issue

ready to replace my mits 92 inch dlp lasted 10 years then the sound went out so i am do for a new 4k tv, you convinced me on the sony 90l i still dont trust the longevity and build quality of the hisence i was considering even though it is very bright, the sony 65 inch is on sale right now at costco for 1199, so if i can get it past the old lady ill get it while on sale and be ready for college football, thanks for the review

Soooo 75" x90l or a 85" TCL Q7??? thanks.

Being that Sony is carrying this model over to their 2024 lineup, it's still relevant for comparing similarly priced Hisense and TCL models, especially the Hisense U8N and 2024 makeover of the TCL QM8. While the U8N and QM8 will get brighter, the question is how close their color accuracy, PQ EOTF tracking, motion performance, and upscaling can get to the Sony X90L.

Hello, a question, can you turn the tv on and off with the remote control but without pointing the remote control at the sony X90L tv??

It's pretty cool, I like it. But I'll just keep my 85" Sony X90K it's only 8 months old. Had I waited I would've bought the 85" Sony X90L

Brian, Did you test the center speaker mode with the HT-A9?

I'm confused between Sony 65inch x90L and samsung 65inch qn90b from last yr. I just want the best picture quality for watching content from netflix and youtube tv so both sdr and hdr are my top priority and i want accurate skin tones and good colors... Which one should i go for?? Please reply and thanks for uploading all these high quality reviews!!!

55 inch at 899.99 worth it over the Hisense U7k and U8k? Mostly for ps5 and light watching but just hear about all the bugs in Hisense tvs

Hey Brian, I recently switched from the Sony X90L to the Sony X93L and immediately noticed how much worse the blooming is in the 93L surprisingly. Are you experiencing the same? Both are 65”