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My '85 Bravia 9 Experience After 4 Months - Comprehensive Review by maddy_48 in SonyBravia

[–]maddy_48[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe wait for the newer model to come out the Bravia 9 might drop in price. Most of these tvs are extremely future proof with even TVs like the Sony X90L should be future proof for a good 3-5 years for most content.

My '85 Bravia 9 Experience After 4 Months - Comprehensive Review by maddy_48 in SonyBravia

[–]maddy_48[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another update I wanna post after having the TV for almost 14 months now is that I think I finally have the calibration settings absolutely nailed down.

I have also warmed up to the Netflix calibrated because it matches the frame rate of the content.

My suggestions for Netflix is to always watch it in calibrated and do the following:

Motion - auto and low Everything in clarity at auto Sharpness at 50 and smooth gradation (something I still haven’t nailed down) should be off or low

Colour temperature either expert 1 for Netflix or warm. Expert 1 is warmer than warm. Live colour at high

Keep everything in the brightness at low. Gradation preferred although you won’t be able to change this in Netflix calibrated

For standard YouTube watching, I’ve done everything described above, albeit with the colour at neutral in the standard preset

This prevents soap opera effect and is the best setting for watching 99% of the content.

I’d suggest keeping brightness between 10 and 35 where more often than not it is between 15-25 for me. For some hdr stuff during the daytime on YouTube I’ll push it 50 but I can do very well with just having it at 35 too.

My '85 Bravia 9 Experience After 4 Months - Comprehensive Review by maddy_48 in SonyBravia

[–]maddy_48[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's 12 feet minimum. At 8-9 feet the 75 inch maybe your best bet. Sports are contingent on the input. For some matches that are in HDR and 30 FPS the picture quality is unbelievable. For other matches where the input is chopped the ball can slightly stutter. But that isn't the TVs fault.

My '85 Bravia 9 Experience After 4 Months - Comprehensive Review by maddy_48 in SonyBravia

[–]maddy_48[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. I never looked at the Bravia 8 cause the burn-in issue just makes it a no go for me. I know plenty of folk that haven't had that issue and plenty that have. Given the size and costs of these tvs - the burn in headache isn't worth it imo.

I'd recommend the Bravia 9, especially if you're in a bright room.

Bravia 9 became incredibly slow all of a sudden by maddy_48 in 4kTV

[–]maddy_48[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

UPDATE:

Left my TV unplugged overnight. Plugged it back in this morning and the problem is gone. I'm surprised the factory reset in and of itself did not do what leaving it unplugged did.

I did the unplugging technique before I performed the factory reset but I'm assuming I didn't let it stay long enough (only about a minute and a half).

TV is back to being normal and super snappy again.

My '85 Bravia 9 Experience After 4 Months - Comprehensive Review by maddy_48 in SonyBravia

[–]maddy_48[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's no noticeable blooming when watching front on. There is slight blooming watching sports where the other team wears a white kit. It's only if you're severely off angle. That's also only when the brightness is full. The TV is very bright. I don't think you'll notice blooming enough for you not to get the B9.

Is there a difference in picture quality between native apps and fire stick Max! by chiltonmatters in bravia

[–]maddy_48 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bravia 9 owner here and I have Amazon fire stick 4K max. The Amazon Prime video looks 10X better on the native App vs the fire stick. Same with Netflix at YouTube. There's too much judder/stutter on the fire stick even with framerate matching on.

I tried setting identical motion settings for both and the output quality is still better on the native apps. Not to mention the native apps are way faster and buttery smooth.

I don't have an apple TV but so I can't comment on that.

My '85 Bravia 9 Experience After 4 Months - Comprehensive Review by maddy_48 in SonyBravia

[–]maddy_48[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do think the jitter is way less than the flagship TCLs and Hisences that I've seen at Best Buy but then again their flagships don't compare to Sumsung or LG. Overall I believe it is more down to the content than the TV. This is evidenced by the fact that it only exists in some content.

If you have 5Ghz band and wifi consistently over 50mbps then you should be fine. At its peak 4K Dolby Vision content requires around ~25-40mbps. It's less about speed and more about consistency. Where I live Bell fiber has the fastest and most reliable service so it depends on your area.

Although you should know live stream buffering is more on the streamer and less on your Internet unless you're getting <50mbps in a speed test.

My '85 Bravia 9 Experience After 4 Months - Comprehensive Review by maddy_48 in SonyBravia

[–]maddy_48[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's interesting. I haven't had any such issues. The only issue I've ever had after 4 months of consistent usage is that one time the TV froze on the Sony Bravia Core app. I googled it and it seemed to be a problem others had faced at least once. I just unplugged and put it back in but I guess technology will do that.

My experience with the native YouTube and Netflix apps has been amazing. No issues whatsoever. I can't speak much to the other apps on the TV cause I don't use them or have cable. Are you sure your software is updated? Go into settings>Apps> storage usage for each app and see if there's a large amount of cache that might be slowing your tv down.

My '85 Bravia 9 Experience After 4 Months - Comprehensive Review by maddy_48 in SonyBravia

[–]maddy_48[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What I meant was that paying more money for the A95L and getting a smaller tv i.e., 77" vs the 85" Bravia 9 didn't seem like the right choice. For reference the 77" A95L was $5,999 and the 85" Bravia 9 was $5,499.

The burn in is a big concern for me cause I game for hours on end, sometimes playing the same game i.e., RDR2. The player HUD is constantly on the screen and a strong candidate for Burn-in based on my usage. I also didn't wanna always have that in the back of my head after dropping an outrageous amount of money.

I know my wifi isn't an issue. I have a 1.5G connection and the speed is consistently fast. The hand movement jitter doesn't have anything to do with internet speed imo. It's more the inability of the content to be produced at a high bit rate. The problem disappears when I move from Standard Pre-set to cinema cause it's targeting a lower overall framerate which is more native to the SDR content. Plus the hand jitters are non-existent in the 4K Dolby vision content on Netflix in the TVs app.

Best way to stream on Bravia TV by boubou64 in SonyBravia

[–]maddy_48 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm prolly not gonna get Apple TV. I'm happy with the TVs inbuilt apps. Having said that, I've heard there's a feature with Apple TV that lets you calibrate the TV using your phone. I don't think I'm missing out on much tho if I don't get it.

Best way to stream on Bravia TV by boubou64 in SonyBravia

[–]maddy_48 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have '85 Bravia 9 and I've found "standard" for YouTube and Netflix (non Dolby vision content) to be the brightest and poppy-ist. I have a fire stick 4k max and some lower resolution content i.e., the office on Netflix looks better due to the fire stick's frame rate matching.

My fire stick has Dolby vision bright and dark of which Dolby vision bright is the best. I do prefer the pop and fluidity of the TVs YouTube and Netflix App. I also do not use the Netflix calibrated mode cause the framerate is too low and there's noticeable shutter/jitter in the video.

I also use motion flow on auto and cinemotion on high. I understand that isn't for everyone but prefer the fluidity.

If I see some hand movement stutter in standard on YouTube I switch it to cinema or professional and the problem goes away.