Sony XF9x / X900F (2018) Series

Excellent color accuracy ; Smart use of brightness in HDR ; Strong black levels ; Best-in-class processing ; Excellent cinematic motion

Sound isn’t great ; Android TV is sluggish

Sony’s X900F offers some of the finest picture quality you can get without shelling out thousands more. With top-notch picture processing, accurate color, and excellent HDR performance, this is a 4K LCD TV that we’d be proud to have in our own living...

Very bright panel. Excellent color performance. Lots of features. Attractive design.

Mediocre black levels with light bloom. Interface can feel slow and jerky. Expensive.

Sony's X900F 4K TV series is bright, colorful, and stylish. It can put out well over 1,000cd/m2 when pushed, and it comes packed with features thanks to its Android TV interface. Its black levels are mediocre, however, and light bloom can hurt its...

Excellent HDR picture quality ; Excellent SDR picture quality ; Clean, open sound ; Fair value

Android TV is frustrating ; Some light bloom ; Limited effective viewing angle ; Divisive design

Sony’s inspired decision to use a direct LED lighting system and local dimming in the X900F makes the XBR-65X900F an outstanding model for the money. Inevitably, given its mid-level price point, it’s not quite perfect. But even in these early stages of...

Excellent motion handling. Deep and uniform blacks. Bright HDR highlights.

Picture quality degrades at an angle.

The Sony X900F is a great TV for a range of usages. High contrast ratio and local dimming results in great dark scene performance for watching movies in a dark room. Input lag is low, especially at 4k, and motion handling is excellent which is great...

Excellent image processing ; Plenty bright for HDR ; Tight fit and finish

Color palette suffers from a minor blue shift ; Mild, though smooth blooming around bright objects on a dark background ; Middling audio performance

Not having to deal with picture artifacts such as moiré, jaggies, and the like is a huge plus for the X900F. And despite my acuity and bleed complaints, its picture quality with the vast majority of material is well within the ballpark when compared to...

Clean design ; Excellent performance ; Bright backlight ; Google Chromecast and Assistant built in

Awkwardly angled port placement ; Mediocre audio ; Clunky remote ; Android TV has its flaws ; Waiting for Dolby Vision support

The Sony XBR-X900F offers excellent overall performance and impressive brightness, but the audio could be better.