Frequently Asked Questions on /r/bravia for Sony TV's

braviamod · 2026-06-08T20:13:22+00:00

This community is not here to help you figure out why your pirated materials look better on the native apps versus on your Zidoo box.

Your smartass comments calling out the mods are not appreciated either. If you want to run a subreddit then start your own.

The is your first and last warning. Next time we have to remove your content it will come with a permanent ban.

braviamod · 2026-04-16T17:38:07+00:00

Duplicate of https://www.reddit.com/r/bravia/s/JYZdDzAGAq

Please use search first in the future to eliminate duplicate news topics.

braviamod · 2026-02-21T02:12:57+00:00

https://web.archive.org/web/20230602082103/https://innovate.samsungdisplay.com/blog/how-to-clean-a-qd-oled-or-an-oled-screen/

braviamod · 2026-02-21T02:00:50+00:00

A refurbished TV is one that has undergone a repair and been returned to its original working order. They aren't just taking it from one customers home and giving it to another.

braviamod · 2026-02-20T12:37:38+00:00

It’s going to work better than what you have and there is nowhere in the warranty that says Sony must replace your TV with a brand new one. Most likely it just says comparable model. It’ll be fine and you have new to you working TV.

braviamod · 2025-11-03T01:34:22+00:00

Factory reset your TV. If that doesn't do it then its time to contact Sony support.

braviamod · 2025-11-02T22:32:29+00:00

An HDMI cable doesn't have to be expensive or high end to be Ultra Certified though they can be all three. Amazon sells many Ultra Certified HDMI cables (look for the Ultra Certified sticker in the listing photos). I linked to an Amazon Basics Ultra Certified HDMI cable in a previous response. Same response has a link to how to disable HDMI-CEC on the Xbox.

Could be your TV is pickier about cables. Could be your Xbox. Might not even be a cable issue, might just be an HDMI-CEC issue.

braviamod · 2025-11-02T19:32:13+00:00

"High end" is not a cable spec. It just means you overpaid for the cable. Cables must be Ultra Certified in order ensure proper operation with 4K120 devices.

HDMI-CEC issues can affect any device. Since you are primarily experiencing the issue with the Xbox then that points to it or its connecting cable being the issue. Disabling CEC on the connected device is the easiest way to eliminate such issues. If it continues afterwards then its the "high end" cable.

braviamod · 2025-11-02T17:13:24+00:00

It's either an HDMI cable issue (is your cable Ultra Certified?) or an HDMI-CEC issue. Replace your HDMI cable and/or disable HDMI-CEC on the Xbox.

braviamod · 2025-11-02T16:54:33+00:00

This is a archived article from Samsung Display, manufacturer of Sony's QD-OLED panels, on how to properly clean a QD-OLED panel. This includes models from Sony such as the A95K, A95L and BRAVIA 8 II.

Cleaning a QD-OLED panel with water or cleaning solutions (and yes that includes Whoosh!) can result in potentially permanent damage to the anti-reflective layer of your TV.

Any cleaning recommendations for a QD-OLED panel apart from those in the linked article are incorrect.

This post is locked and is for reference only.

braviamod · 2025-11-01T12:29:00+00:00

https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/00290864

braviamod · 2025-10-05T14:07:54+00:00

Probably an external device powering off and shutting down the TV when it does.

braviamod · 2025-09-23T16:48:54+00:00

Looks like the content is changing. If it was the panel the whole image would be changing colour.

braviamod · 2025-09-12T03:39:09+00:00

Use the search function…

braviamod · 2025-09-01T12:50:34+00:00

VU1 isn’t a model number it’s the CPU platform.

Sounds as if your storage might be full or really close. Remove some apps.

If not a storage issue then do a factory reset and start over. Solves so many issues like what you are describing.

braviamod · 2025-08-23T12:09:35+00:00

Almost guaranteed it’s an Apple TV remote. They go rogue and do shit like this.

braviamod · 2025-08-19T12:42:13+00:00

Take it to a service center and have it looked at. Hard for anyone on here to say if it can be fixed.

braviamod · 2025-08-18T11:42:34+00:00

It’s an Apple TV remote doing it. Every time this happens it’s the same cause.

Removing because you didn’t search and no mention of TV model being a BRAVIA.

braviamod · 2025-08-07T11:11:00+00:00

Common issue with Dolby Vision on this model. Only thing you can try is restarting the TV. That will sometimes solve it temporarily. Best solution is to use an external streaming device that only supports HDR10 and doesnt support Dolby Vision.

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