The End of OLED? Sony Bravia XR X93L Mini LED 4K TV Review 

So what do you guys think, would you choose mini LED over OLED after seeing what this TV can do? Check out the Living Room PC Gaming Setup here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NapMHW-2uno.htmlfeature=shared

Oled does enough for me . Gets bright enough for it to not be a problem and the infinite contrast and no blooming is essential.

Appreciate you going more in depth about the audio than any other review I’ve watched! Can’t wait to pick this up when we move into our new house

I just ordered the X93L 85” and can’t wait to get in 3 days! This was a great in depth review! Thank you and keep up the good work! 🌊

Liked that you showed the reflectivity of the panel / blooming but I was hoping you would have checked for DSE on a 15% gray screen and toggled thru the different video modes - great overall.

Im a mini led fan so thanks for giving it some love. Im on the fence with the G3 and the qn95c right now!

I got this thing instead of an OLED because of a review, and the blooming is so minimal it's virtually nonexistent. The brightness isn't necessary for where I have my tv and at night it can get a little wild, but the picture is incredible. Sony does color different and out of the box settings are so good for the first time I haven't been annoyed by factory settings, literally the first time ever. ...and the sound. Not sure I'll ever give another brand a chance after this thing.

Bravo, one of the nicest set ups I’ve seen

Insane picture quality 😍

I've had an LG CX for three years now. It's in a living room with a big window. Never had a problem with the light in the room. I have absolutely no burn-in so far after hundreds of hours of gaming. The picture quality is incredible. It's extremely responsive. Even the built-in speakers are great sounding. No complaints whatsoever. LED doesn't really seem special even when compared with my OLED of three years. Maybe it's just more affordable?

Nice Tv review Mike ..i Really enjoy your videos...i still think the OLED Technology is the best for me. Gaming is just on another level.

So far the best review of this TV

Good review. I gotta say that you are the only reviewer that did not say that the blooming was a problem on the 65” model. A lot of reviewers and forums have confirmed lower contrast and more blooming on the 65” and 75” models vs better contrast and less blooming on the 85”.

Man. I saw this TV on display at Best buy and was blown away with the picture quality and how true it is to to natural colors production. I currently have another Sony 65" and i am upgrading to this X93L (Kids will be happy to inherit my old Sony as theyll be going from al old 32" to a 65"..lol). I wanted to go bigger and get a 75" but for the price i ended getting the 65" plus a HT-A5000 sound bar and still saved about $200 Vs going with the 75". I really hope this TV and Sound Bar bundle brings more Pop to my entertainment room.

Great content. Keep doing what you do 🌊👍🏾

Great review! I’m waiting for the X93M in 2024 with hopefully the new chipset and XR Clear Image.

Depends on where you are watching it. In a bright living room with lots of windows, mini led. In a more light controlled room oled. I love my 83 inch oled. The black levels on dark scenes can't be beat. Those black bars make the tv look like it is floating in a dark room. Can't wait to see what micro led can do when it gets cheaper.

Its great to see Mini LED bridging the gap to OLED but with a brighter picture and quality blacks.

Great information and thank you for helping choose between mini led vs oled 🌊🌊🌊

Gonna look into this setup. 🌊

Not an expert on TVs, but our Sony A90K is more than adequate for PS5 and movies (not as bright as LED and related variants, but prefer the color depth). Side note: unless the backside of that TV stand is open (doesn't look like it), that poor PS5 is gonna have a rough time with ventilation.

A lot of the newer tvs only have 2 120hz HDMI ports now. Nice review man

Ive been thru a few LG OLEDs for gaming but now prefer my Samsung S95b. The LG OLEDs were too dim in game mode. The S95b is so vibrant and colorful as long as you dont update it past 1310 or whatver it was

Great info bro👍👍, just subbed,👊👊👊.

Fantastic T.V. and video bro 👍

Video Summary: Mike introduces the Sony Bravia XR X93L Mini LED TV, specifically the 65-inch model. He mentions that the TV was provided by Sony for review, and he will provide an unbiased opinion. The TV can be set up in three different positions to match various consoles or placements. Picture Quality: Sony uses its cognitive processor XR for image processing, resulting in vibrant colors and clarity. The TV excels in displaying content that supports HDR or Dolby Vision, with impressive gradient handling. Mini LED technology allows for deeper blacks, brighter colors, and better contrast compared to OLED. Even older non-4K content looks good when upscaled. Impressive black levels and minimal blooming, especially in dark scenes. The TV is great for well-lit rooms as it can get very bright. Some reflection issues when viewing at an angle, but Sony's X anti-reflective technology helps reduce reflections when viewed directly. Gaming: The TV has four HDMI ports, with two supporting 4K 120Hz for gaming. Mike used the TV for gaming on a PS5, and it delivered a smooth and detailed gaming experience. The TV automatically detects when a gaming console is active and enables gamer mode to minimize input lag and enable variable refresh rates. The TV's gaming performance as a PC monitor is also impressive, with low input lag. Audio Features: The TV comes with two mid-range drivers, two tweeters, and two woofers built-in. Mike demonstrates the TV's speaker settings, which can be controlled from the TV menu. A unique feature is the acoustic center sync, which makes the sound feel like it's coming from the TV itself. The TV integrates with external speakers and provides options for customization. Operating System and Voice Control: The TV runs on Google TV, with fast and responsive navigation. Google Assistant can be used to control the TV with voice commands. Privacy is protected with a physical switch to turn the mic on and off. The TV has an ambient sensor that adjusts brightness based on lighting conditions. A "Living Decor" feature serves as a screensaver with attractive images. Special Features: The remote includes shortcuts to popular streaming apps, including Crunchyroll and Bravia Core, which offers free Sony movie streaming with credits. Overall Impressions: After using the TV for a month, Mike is impressed with its mini LED display, which provides advantages similar to OLED without the risk of burn-in. He highlights the TV's design and its suitability for use as a PC monitor for gaming and work. In summary, the Sony Bravia XR X93L Mini LED 4K TV offers impressive picture quality, gaming performance, audio features, and smart functionality, making it a strong contender in the TV market.

Thank you for the review of SONY 93L! I am still very happy with LG C1… and it is a bit darker (I normally don’t turn up all the way the brightness), so to help with the darker looks, I just turn this back light LED (placed on the back of the TV). It helps with your eyes from being tired after watching movies in a dark room): Govee Envisual LED Backlights (and No, I don’t get paid to share this with you guys!). Just thought of sharing my solutions with darker scenes watched at night (with light off). Congrats on the SONY 93L TV! Love playing PS5 on my LG C1 as well!! Keep up the great reviews!! 👍🙏🏽

Nice review I really enjoyed the video. I'm curious... where did you purchase the TV stand and sofa? Its a nice setup.

Switched from a Samsung q90a to the 85” and holy smokes this tv is amazing. OLED is a no go for me as I’ve had significant burn in with a precious high end unit.

I got an A80L sony bravia oled and this thing is magnificent. I was back and forth with that 93 led but took a chance on the oled.

Sheesh! The picture for this is absolutely stunning! My eyes don't know where to look lol I thought it was gonna look a little funky honestly on the stand but it actually looks amazing and I am quite surprised! I am tv shopping and I can't decide whether to go for a 65 inch or a 70 inch tv I haven't had a tv in over a decade so I am honestly a bit overwhelmed by filling out a living room, it's the first time for me that I will have my own space and I just can't decide. But this and that media console 👀 not gonna lie, I am tempted. I want a wall mount floating minimalist look though. I kind of like the idea of just having the tv there. I don't really play games much but I do love the idea of having a small form factor home theater pc that has access to an AV rack/server 🤔 too many options lol

Mike, great review, will look at mini led before purchasing that oled. What's the brand of that white tv cabinet you have your tv on? TIA.

I have the x95k wich is the same but last years model and its a fantastic tv for gaming and movies i have an 85" i cant wait to see the future of tvs

Nice video man, what you think about the x95k? To me are very similar

🌊 Thanks for the video, actually looking at this TV and sound set up. May start with the sound bar and expand later. Thanks for answering some of the questions I had, especially about not having to live the 2 remote life for better sound. I'm response to the question, I'm looking towards the mini LED because I know burn in is real. I have a visible ghost of my keyboard on the OLED on my Galaxy S20 Ultra.

I believe that some TV's like this one have a technology that makes it feel like you have double the frame rate for console gaming in game mode, hence not having a problem playing a PS5 game caped at 30FPS.

i say mini led is great, oled is great as well especially now with the quantum dot oleds and the mla oleds. i believe the the mla can reach 2,100 nits, that along with the perfect blacks is enough to sell me on oled over mini led. micro led may be the one i switch to i believe micro led has a capacity to hit 10,00 nits, that along with every pixel being an led would also serve perfect blacks has me salivating

Very well done and thorough review sir. 👍

I just got the hisense u8k its a 85 inch ips mini led and damn it is the best tv i ever owned .ive owned 2 oleds and 2 mini leds before this. Wow i am suprised how amazing it looks .idk how the sony looks but these mini leds with the high brightness really bring out a theater experience

Awesome video 😊

This is really dope!

Good review thanks 🌊

The bad thing about Mini LED is the game mode; it basically turns off much of the algorithm for the dimming of the zones, so you don’t get the contrast that would get when watching videos. You don’t have to worry about that with OLED, because it does not need to waste processing power to figure out the dark parts or bright parts.

Great review and great channel!! But at this point is there ever gonna be any other technology that can give us true black or are we just stuck with OLED

Would you recommend this over a top oled for a brighter room?

Refresh rate is shown on A95L on game mode menu. Think may be introduced in a future firmware update.

My LG C2 is more than sufficient for my viewing needs. Thanks for the review Mike.

🌊 AWESOME VIDEO BRO! 🌊

I bought one over Labor Day weekend in 85-in and loving it, Is a pricey TV but it's Sony and picture is a stunning👌🤘 My friend bought TCL QM8 in budget TV 85 in for $2,100, an picture is reallyyyy nice, blks and brightness is super , for unbelievable price he paid an he paid half of the price i paid for this Sony , dang WTF😪

Under 77' mini led and qled TVs have a hard time with bloom and contrast. When looking at that tv vs the a95l OLED or even the Samsung q90 (both qd OLED) in 65' or below it falls off a clif in comparison. The full array dimming isn't as big an issue when you have a larger screen.... 65' and smaller have a hard time in some instances, the OLED per pixel "dimming" is noticable. Was looking at that x93l but the rep sold me on the a95l, he "demo ed" the two side by side for me and got me...

Great review man. 👊 Google TV is what kept me from getting an LG or Samsung. IMO best TV OS. The X93L is def my next TV. If my living room wasn't so bright I'd go with A80L Upgrading from a X85K. 👍

Hello mike brother! When is your new desk setup gonna come??? I'm waiting for it😊😊

Owned a couple of Sony OLED TV's not a big fan in dark scenes the TV is second to none in scenes where it's supposed to be bright it doesn't get bright enough reminds me of when you don't have your brightness settings set correctly on your game console my next TVs will be mini-led it's just the better overall technology for both gaming and movie watching

Most important Bravia core as blu ray like quality. The streaming service unlike others as 80 megabit or more of bitrate

Good overview

Just received S90C 77 inch for 2200, so happy :) Even was consider x95l 85 inch, but 3699 pounds....

just a friendly advice, don't put your ps5 in there. It will overheat FAST. I'm talking from experience here (and of course you can do a quick research on google about it). Put it on a table, and make sure it has extra space from the wall behind it. Then compare the heat, you'll see what I mean

Great Vid, where did you buy the media console?

If your living room is surrounded by glass, definitely choose mini LED since they can go brighter than OLED. I bought 77 A80j OLED, very disappointed I can't see the image during daytime. I return and replaced it with 85" QN85A, now I can see the TV image, big difference. Comparing both side by side at night, I pick OLED sligtly, but daytime no comparison. Mini led win handily.

Very good review!

Good job 🎉

Really love you pc rig ❤ What the name of the case you used ?

Really enjoyed the video! 🌊

Is the 65” X95L better than this 65” X93L? Because I hear stories that the 85” X95L is the best picture quality from the model. What’s the difference??

Try moving that soundbar to the edge of tv stand might sound better

I saw a Hisense 50 inch tv with Dolby vision at target yesterday for 279.00

where did you get your entertainment center from? i like it, can you drop a link?

Great job

Huh, the best buy spec sheet had 4 hdmi2.1 ports listed n you show 2. Do they have different review models compared to the consumer version?

What TV stand is this? Didn't see it listed in your description

Did you check the upscaling on cable or satellite content?

Did you review the table? I always want a table to use mnk on sofa

Would you chose this over the c2 oled??

Hi thank you.this is awesome I love Sony.

Sick is it cheaper than old looking for new TV

When I was a kid Star Wars came out. It blew us all away so much so that people went back several times to see it again. In today’s technology, that movie was child’s play. The TV used to have rabbit ears as an antenna. Now we’re not happy unless we have a 4k picture.

Final fantasy XVI has a performance mode. I reckon there's a chance you've beaten it by now I'm probably late lol.

Hi, how does this COMPARE TO A95L ?

Hey we just got the 75 inch 95K but we noticed the lights in the background have this rainbow line across the TV in the dark colors like you said in the dark is amazing but when we open the curtains we can see the background but with rainbow colors extra bonus anything to minimize this?

Is this US market only model?

How does it compare to the Sony A95K

What is that table you use as a desk?

🌊🌊🌊 nice video

I love the best tech and it ages like fine wine (LCD/led) plasma was hot until LCD caught up then oled but now mini/micro led will beat it in the long run. Burn in and crushing darks in contrast will be the undoing of oled. It’s pretty but doesn’t hit hdr the same and retains static images longer if you’re pc using/same game gaming or watching tv. Static images and that image retention takes us out of the submersion. If video Wallpaper is what you’re going for then jump on oled but if you want the best tech without worrying about countless hours of content or static content then mini led is it.

Do Sony tvs still do that weird black screen issue when you have external speakers connected?

I have the LG c1 oled the blacks tend to be a little overpowering. I wish the tv was a little bit brighter in hgig mode for daytime use. The colors really stand out more in a dark room

The TV speakers sound better than the Audio system. I did not expect that. It may be a different experience for people in the actual room.

Wish they have a 55 inch version of this.

Hi Am confusing Sony x90l 65inch Sony A80L 65inch Samsung qn90c 65inch Which is the best tv please tell me

Where can that white media console be purchased?

How are the viewing angles?

Definitely sticking with OLED. Block dimming is inferior to individual pixel dimming. It is a step backward. Yes, more brightness can be nice but it isn't worth it to me.

What about watching sports though vs OLED?

The X90L is a steal, saw it at a friend's & it is nice...

How many dimming zones? Hoe bright can this get? Heard the motion was kinda eh.

That PS5 there burning out. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Sorry brother but the only TV that has ended OLED is the new 85X95L. It's the only TV that has all but eliminated blooming while keeping the picture even more accurate then OLED. Blacks are very close but does a better job at shadow detail than OLED does.

does image quality the same the quality of a pc monitor?

I might choose an X95L over an OLED but not over the X93L. I think Sony screwed up by not offering the Flagship X95L to the U.S..

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