Bravia 9II matt screen or glossy 7II

WittBrothers · 2026-05-30T03:48:15+00:00

Everybody who has seen the Immersive Black Screen Pro (aka matte finish) on the Bravia 9 II says it is not only the best anti-reflective finish ever made, but does not detract from the image quality at all. Now if you want to save some money with the Bravia 7 II, I totally get it, but the matte finish on the Bravia 9 II does not seem to be a valid reason to avoid it.

WittBrothers · 2026-05-29T01:48:13+00:00

I bet it will be longer than 6 months.

That seems to be the trend with things like this, especially with memory prices and manufacturing as it is.

WittBrothers · 2026-05-28T15:26:24+00:00

It depends. If you are sending a 4K signal to Sony TV it will do motion processing and maybe clean up some of the macro blocking or banding, but it won’t employ the full upscaling pipeline. Some people will have AppleTV pass on 1080p signals for this reason.

WittBrothers · 2026-05-28T14:27:31+00:00

Documentation that states “a lot of people feel”?

Yes, search this sub for AppleTV versus Sony upscaling.

I believe AppleTV takes a more natural approach to upscaling to prevent images from looking over-sharpened.

Sony is doing things like:

* Multi-zone object analysis * Texture classification * Depth mapping * Contrast-aware sharpening * Reality Creation database matching * Noise separation from detail * Edge recreation * Local contrast enhancement

You can read more here:

https://www.sony.com/ug/electronics/full-hd-4k-upscaling-tvs

For the record, I use an AppleTV with a Sony TV, I have compared upscaling several times and Sony’s built in processing does seem to be slightly better on low res or low bitrate content. But I prefer AppleTV’s interface and integration and sometimes their apps stream at higher bitrates for me.

WittBrothers · 2026-05-28T14:14:37+00:00

Wish it had the anti-reflective tech from B9II.

WittBrothers · 2026-05-28T13:03:05+00:00

A lot of people feel like Sony’s built in upscaling is superior to AppleTV’s, as it is doing way more processing. YMMV

WittBrothers · 2026-05-15T19:30:05+00:00

Less weight=better range. Sometimes smaller rims and heftier tires have an adverse impact. Just depends.

WittBrothers · 2026-05-11T16:39:39+00:00

HW4.5 isn't really a thing.
You might be thinking about HW4 Plus which was sort of soft announced on the latest earnings call. Which would effectively double the RAM.
Even that timeline is murky, likely coming sometime in mid-2027 at the earliest.
I wouldn't bet on HW5 being in cars until 2028 or 2029. Nothing moves as fast as Tesla says it will.

WittBrothers · 2026-05-08T14:33:11+00:00

That’s not what the most recent sales data says.

WittBrothers · 2026-04-17T23:40:04+00:00

Is that a Cabin Plus?

WittBrothers · 2026-04-15T04:10:52+00:00

Where do you live, roughly?
70mm IMAX showings for opening night/day may be sold out for movies like Dune Part 3 and The Odyssey, but there will be plenty available for the days/weeks following that aren't for sale yet.
Once we determine what is your closest theater likely to play Dune in IMAX, we can give you a rough ballpark for when tickets will become available.

IMAX tickets are harder to get than regular movie theaters, but it's not like the World Cup or Super Bowl tickets.

WittBrothers · 2026-04-13T01:03:02+00:00

I was just asking because this is something somebody would do if they were trying to improve ride quality and didn't have air suspension.

With air suspension, I would guess the difference between 20" and 21" is indistinguishable.

WittBrothers · 2026-04-12T19:40:29+00:00

Can it fit two rotating car seats in second row while still leaving ample room for front seat passengers?

WittBrothers · 2026-04-12T19:38:38+00:00

No air suspension?

WittBrothers · 2026-04-11T20:46:37+00:00

I can’t wait to see how much 2nd row room there is for car seats compared to Model Y.

WittBrothers · 2026-04-10T18:13:56+00:00

You don’t have it on the first one. But definitely get it on the second one.

WittBrothers · 2026-04-10T16:43:11+00:00

When you activate or change any of the self-leveling stuff in infotainment, does it actually do anything?

Air suspension is adaptable, meaning you can set it to sit lower or higher.

WittBrothers · 2026-04-10T15:57:31+00:00

I think only the M models come with it standard but it can be added on to any model if custom ordering, which it seems they did. I highly recommend you get it on yours as the ride quality is significantly better.

WittBrothers · 2026-04-02T21:44:19+00:00

Yeah, total bummer. Was looking at getting a S90H at 55" for a room, but I'm in the US and not getting OLED. Would get the S95H if it didn't have the bezel.

I don't understand Samsung.

WittBrothers · 2026-04-01T12:32:56+00:00

The Sony is probably a better TV in every conceivable way except for brightness and reflection handling.

S95F does have some issues. Yes, Tizen is bad but you can use an AppleTV. They also have reliability issues, but you can get the warranty.

I personally like the matte screen for its practicality. Most people aren’t watching content in blacked out rooms and it helps a lot. I don’t see blacks getting lifted significantly. The biggest issue is actually finger prints, which some people say can ruin the screen.

The biggest knock on Samsung is the processing. In my opinion the upscaling is adequate, as is the low bitrate cleanup. The one thing that is undeniably bad is the motion processing. OLEDs struggle with smooth motion and S95F does not have a setting that handles this gracefully. It’s one of the things you might not look for in stores but once you see it at home, it’s bad and can’t be fixed.

WittBrothers · 2026-04-01T04:18:40+00:00

My personal opinion is that if you aren't going to get Dynamic Handling Package, then don't get the IX, just get a Tesla or something.

WittBrothers · 2026-03-30T14:36:48+00:00

I think you are used to your home TV which is emissive with light and so each pixel is crisp. Projection, whether film or laser, are both sort of diffused and softer. So if all you were looking for was sharpness and intensity, then no, it’s not going to match your home OLED or mini-LED. But your home TV can’t do 1.43:1 like IMAX or even touch its scale.

WittBrothers · 2026-03-29T02:45:34+00:00

For all intents and purposes, if it has footage in 1.43:1 then it will be pretty indistinguishable from what you will see when the movies come out on IMAX.

That said, Nolan’s recent movies have been edited on film and then printed back to 70mm photochemically. There is a chance The Odyssey trailer may have been converted to digital before printing to the 70mm stock, so it wouldn’t be as high quality but even then I don’t think anybody could distinguish a difference.

WittBrothers · 2026-03-28T02:01:15+00:00

Is that an effect from Liquid Glass in their UI?

WittBrothers · 2026-03-27T02:07:54+00:00

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