2024 Sony Bravia 9 (65", 75" and 85") [Owners' & Discussion Thread]

[MechaGodzilla]

2024 Sony BRAVIA 9 Official Product Video | Official Video - YouTube

Bravia 9 (North America: 65", 75" and 85" models | Europe: 75" and 85" models) 4K Mini LED TV features:

• Thousands of Mini LEDs are precisely controlled by XR Backlight Master Drive™ to deliver authentic contrast and our brightest ever 4K TV.
  
• Access billions of accurate real-world colors with QLED technology and XR Triluminos Pro™.
  
• XR Processor™ intelligently enhances every scene in real-time boosting color, contrast, and clarity.
  
• Get a premium picture, with reduced glare, from every seat in the room with X-Wide Angle™ and X-Anti Reflection™.
  
• Get access to all your favorite streaming apps in one place with Google TV™. And with Google Assistant™, simply use your voice to search and ask questions.
  
• Get access to all your favorite streaming apps, including Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, YouTube, the Apple TV app, Crunchyroll, and many more.
  
• Easily stream to your TV with support for AirPlay® 2 and Chromecast built-in™.
  
• Get movies included, and access to the largest IMAX® Enhanced collection, with the SONY PICTURES CORE app (formerly BRAVIA CORE).
  
• See a studio calibrated picture with modes specially designed for Netflix, Prime Video, and SONY PICTURES CORE (formerly BRAVIA CORE).
  
• Get a truly cinematic viewing experience with support for Dolby Vision® and Atmos®, IMAX® Enhanced, and DTS:X®.
  
• Upscale all your HD and digital content and bring back lost detail with XR Clear Image™.
  
• See blur-free picture quality in fast-moving sports and action-packed movies powered by XR Motion Clarity™.
  
• With Acoustic Multi-Audio+™, up-firing Beam Tweeters and dual Frame Tweeters, hear room filling surround sound and an elevated cinematic feeling.
  
• Always hear clear dialog, even in loud action scenes, with Voice Zoom 3™.
  
• Pair BRAVIA TV with a compatible BRAVIA Theater sound system to unlock Acoustic Center Sync for elevated audio and clearer dialog.
  
• Use BRAVIA Connect app to easily control your BRAVIA TV from your smartphone and change volume, picture settings, and even troubleshoot issues.
  
• Take your PlayStation® 5 gaming to the next level with exclusive features – Auto HDR Tone Mapping and Auto Genre Picture Mode – that optimizes picture quality for gaming and streaming.
  
• Game Menu puts all your gaming picture settings and exclusive assist features in one place.
  
• Get the advantage in high-performance gaming with HDMI 2.1 features 4K/120, VRR, ALLM and the newly added Source-based Tone Mapping (SBTM).
  
• Premium four-way stand – two low-profile positions for wide or narrow furniture, or two raised positions to accommodate a soundbar.
  
• BRAVIA CAM (sold separately) automatically optimizes picture and sound according to your room environment, and you can enjoy video chat on a bigger screen.
  
• Our rechargeable and backlit Premium Eco Remote uses approximately 79.7% recycled plastic.
  
• Eco Dashboard keeps all your energy efficiency settings in one place, making it easier to change them individually or in one go.

Official site links: US

[JEArgumedo]

I kind of want to upgrade my 2021 Sony LED TV for one of these. Everything I've seen about these has been super impressive. OLED's never been an option for my household, so this is going to be a strong consideration.

[Member-115369]

Originally Posted by JEArgumedo

I kind of want to upgrade my 2021 Sony LED TV for one of these. Everything I've seen about these has been super impressive. OLED's never been an option for my household, so this is going to be a strong consideration.

Yeah that should be a big upgrade. I just got a Sony X93L to upgrade my 2020 Sony X900H. Mainly for the gaming features as the HDMI 2.1 stuff was gimped on that model with blurry 4K120fps, no local dimming if using VRR etc. But I’ve been very impressed with how much better the overall picture is with miniLED vs. LED and the other upgrades.

These new series look like a huge jump, but still happy with my purchase as they the 7 and especially 9 series are out of my budget anyway.

[Robert Zohn]

Check out Brian's tech Therapy w/Stop the FOMO on today's presentation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYcv75ys_w0&lc=UgxS1NZi2PFeCAfI5hh4AaABAg

[Robert Zohn]

Sony just approved us to add Sony's new flagship BRAVIA 9 TVs on our website's secure shopping cart.
Delivery for the limited supply of the BRAVIA 9's 1st allocation is scheduled for the week of May 20th.

[Robert Zohn]

As Brian correctly says in the headline "Sony BRAVIA 9!! The Real Deal!"

Thank you for filming this at our store and making this very nice short video!

Look forward to Brian's full YouTube video presentation!!

https://youtube.com/shorts/nxMr2m01Q...9ITGEV5ghA4Vw8

[teddyballgame]

Originally Posted by Robert Zohn

As Brian correctly says in the headline "Sony BRAVIA 9!! The Real Deal!"

Thank you for filming this at our store and making this very nice short video!

Look forward to Brian's full YouTube video presentation!!

https://youtube.com/shorts/nxMr2m01Q...9ITGEV5ghA4Vw8

Hey Robert, it's early but what your first impressions like with the Bravia 9? anything surprise you?

I've spent a lot of time with oleds but I'm still curious about high end miniled. Depending on the HDR grade a movie gets I feel the microcontrast of OLED is a little too much sometimes. Just not natural to my eyes. I'm thinking the XR90 might be the sweet spot and have more of that traditional "cinematic" look where the image carries a pleasant glow and isn't so contrasty in all areas.

[Robert Zohn]

I am loving Sony's new 2024 flagship BRAVIA 9 QD MiniLED TV! We have one set-up in our showroom next to Sony's A95L and LG's G4 and the BRAVIA 9 has very hear the same pure blacks that only OLED TVs were able to produce.

The shadow details are significantly better on the BRAVIA 9 as are all of the peak luminance levels and larger dynamic tonal range give all images from all content a more detailed look with more depth and may I say more pop, but very accurately rendered.

[Derb]

Digital Audio Out is something I’ve been curious about with the Bravia 9..

I’ve read the input is a hybrid S-Speaker/Optical one connection.

If this is the case, can you run any standard optical cable connector to the port?
I have 2 different optical cables. One is a cheap thin cable & the other is a more durable gold plated thicker wired Toslink.

To be clear I’m not talking about mini-optical. The standard common size one is what I want to know if it fits in this new Sony Hybrid?

Thanks

[MechaGodzilla]

I'm looking forward to seeing how the Bravia 9 performs in this year's Value Electronics TV shootout. How well will it be able to compete with the OLEDs? Will it be the first LCD to win the shootout since the Sharp Elite back in 2011?

[Robert Zohn]

Check out Brian's very cool Sony 75" Bravia 9 short video. More to come shortly!

https://youtube.com/shorts/2PsQhtBxQ...AbDg99NxqiGc6k

[Robert Zohn]

Today, Sony lowered the BRAVIA 9 QD MiniLED 75" to now be $3,499. and the 65" $2.999. We're still delivering Nationwide from 7 warehouses across America at no charge.

[Kirk Out]

The B9 is very impressive for mini led

[teddyballgame]

Originally Posted by Kirk Out

The B9 is very impressive for mini led

Did you get one too or just happen to take a gander at it? Movie watching is my use case 90% of the time and so far I'm in heaven

[Robert Zohn]

Check out Brian's Tech Therapy YouTube short video presentation of Sony's new flagship 85" BRAVIA 9 QD MiniLED TV.

Excellent background song choice for Sony's BRAVIA 9 TV, Say Hello to Heaven!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mYNQMpiE5k

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by MechaGodzilla

I'm looking forward to seeing how the Bravia 9 performs in this year's Value Electronics TV shootout. How well will it be able to compete with the OLEDs? Will it be the first LCD to win the shootout since the Sharp Elite back in 2011?

Good lord no. The orthodoxy of OLED will never be openly challenged by those in 'the industry'

[Robert Zohn]

This is the first year we're separating the OLED TV from LCD TVs.

So 1st we'll have our OLED TV Shootout® Evaluation event and at the conclusion we'll announce the results and crown the new "King of OLED TV™"

Then we'll have our MiniLED TV TV Shootout™ and at the conclusion we'll put the two winners butt next to each-other and compare and discus the image performance differences and which TV has the overall better picture quality.

We'll be judging all of the image quality attributes for high and low ambient light viewing pre and post calibration. So we'll be evaluating and judging the TVs in their best picture mode out of the box, and we'll also be evaluating and voting on all of the picture quality attributes with the TVs in their professional calibration modes.

I'll also looking forward to our 83" - 86" top models competing against each other in another room and although not part of our main TV Shootout, we will be carefully looking at and reviewing the differences between these top premium 83" - 86" TVs, e.g. Samsung 85" QN900D, Sony 85" BRAVIA 9 LG 83" G4, LG 86" QNED90T, Sony 83" A80L and some other same screen size top TVs for the 2024 model year.

[Kirk Out]

Originally Posted by teddyballgame

Did you get one too or just happen to take a gander at it? Movie watching is my use case 90% of the time and so far I'm in heaven

Haven’t got one yet still
On the fence , it looks great but my eyes are drawn to oled when side by side, still waiting for official reviews

[Robert Zohn]

Thank you Sony for our third large shipment of 85" BRAVIA 9 QD MiniLED TVs!

[blupetros]

Originally Posted by Robert Zohn

Today, Sony lowered the BRAVIA 9 QD MiniLED 75" to now be $3,499. and the 65" $2.999. We're still delivering Nationwide from 7 warehouses across America at no charge.

So the UK get screwed over even more. Not only no 65" version but our 75" is £4499, though there is a £500 cashback option till 16th July (big deal). I want to see some real reviews of it before I'd commit. In the meantime I'll continue with my ZD9 until it drops in price.

Wish I lived near you Robert. Lol.