Sony KD-55XG8096

Advantages: Picture quality built-in OS Android 8

Disadvantages: described in comments

Comment: I want to share my disappointment, I bought a TV to my room to enjoy my favorite TV show alone after work or on a weekend, well, I love science fiction, but my wife does not, and what should I do? I went and bought it, brought it quickly, assembled it and put it in place of the old one, connected WiFi 5GHz so that the neighboring wifi networks would not interfere. Instead of the prefix of my Internet operator connected to the old TV, I just downloaded its own application from the android market right on the TV, entered the username and password, I could not use the TV more and more. The initial general interest of all my family members in the new product has not disappeared anywhere, even after a month or three, now I am sitting in the kitchen and watching an old TV. In order, the new TV has a very convenient voice search, it finds any content and not only on YouTube - children no longer watch TV in their room, especially when they realized that the android market is the same as on the tablet and you can download everything, including games ... Father-in-law seemed to quickly lose interest, but then it turned out that he had been trying to adjust the colors in his Samsung all week, hesitating to ask for help, then when I said that his TV simply could not show with such clarity and colors, he settled with us in a room when there is no wife, and the children are at school, we only watch videos about war or somsh, etc. Wife - as soon as I set up the TV, while switching channels, we came across the TV series "Friends", she said that she was amazed at the details that she had never seen before in that scene. At the moment, she has already re-watched this whole not the shortest series and started watching "my favorite" series "Sex and the City". I already had a nervous breakdown, well, I quickly found a solution, now there are details left - to change the TVs to my father-in-law, children and in the kitchen for new TVs sony androyd, damn now that's my goal.

Advantages: Great picture, although I'm not an expert. Lack of flicker, this is in contrast to samsun for example. I watched "Love and Doves", the feeling of a home video on the cinema pro preset, the colors are well reproduced. Not all buttons are needed on the remote control, but YouTube and vlc players are convenient to use, but what else do you need from a TV set? There is a microphone in the remote control, google assistant. I put vlc just by saying to the remote control what I want to put, omg. You can also download the Sony remote control program to your phone))

Disadvantages: A brake processor that can barely carry the interface. For 4k on YouTube, I can say that the video is on, but there are jams, especially if you open the menu. Also, the wifi here is 5GHz, one of the reasons why I bought this one, but a wired network of 100Mbit (checked). Sony, what's wrong with you? What is the problem to put a normal processor (you don't even need to save a battery, it would seem) and a gigabit wired network (it's the end of 2019 !!)

Comment: Great picture, built-in chromocast and 5GHz network. I have a YouTube subscription, I just watch what I want. What else do you need? VLC player opens movie from network balloons with subtitles and audio tracks. I didn't even turn on the terrestrial TV, I don't need it, maybe I'll try later. Finally tried 4k 50GB movies. The VLC player does not carry such. The only option is the built-in player and dlna distribution, it works surprisingly well, it seems that the built-in player is not quite an android, the performance is very noticeable. At the same time, the load on the network jumps from 30 to 180 Mbit, hello 100Mb wired network, it will not drag the cinema, for which, in theory, 4k TVs are made. A 5GHz router is required if you want to watch 4k 50GB movies, keep this in mind. On YouTube, the load on the network seems to be enough, which hints that YouTube is cheating. Perhaps only on the TV it is visible, but on fast movements the loss of frames is very large! Try chtoli from your computer to twist YouTube. So far, the LG nanocell 8600, for example, looks like the preferred choice. But maybe the picture is worse there or it flickers or something else, I judge only by the reviews.

On the advice of consultants, I took this telly, choosing between also lg and samsung. As a result, the picture is not black enough, as it was praised. The colors are bright. The remote control is bulky and not stealthy, like a log. I faced the main problem a little later: I uploaded a 4k film to hard. I start to look, everything is ok. It takes about 40 minutes of the film and everything freezes. Only the disconnection from the socket helped. I turn it on again, it takes another 30 minutes and hangs again !!! As if the TV resources are not enough. Connection via yusb 3.0 and hard and tv.

Advantages: Picture, Android.

Disadvantages: All is good.

Comment: The Samsung (F7000) that worked for 6 years turned off and did not turn back on (. In the store, the choice fell on Sony 55XG8096, because when comparing the picture with other TVs, it was an order of magnitude better (natural colors). + Android installed applications on TV that I use in my phone (HD Vidio box, VLC, Deezer) Generally recommend!

Advantages: IPS screen - excellent colors, good viewing angles, No PWM, Uniform backlighting (only if you look closely you will notice that 1cm around the edge of the screen is darker), Good sound on most sources. I really liked the scaling / smoothing of sources with a resolution lower than 4K.

Disadvantages: IPS screen - you need to understand that black is not as black as in advertising. HDR is somewhat arbitrary due to the contrast and brightness of such screens. I don't use smart software on the TV itself, except for YouTube and IPTV.They work seamlessly. I don't watch the air.

Comment: In the segment of not too expensive TVs with good color rendition and without flicker, there is simply no choice, younger Sony or nothing. This one is a very worthy representative for his money. We decided that the price of even a very good TV set-top box is less than the difference between the older model (with a better processor) and the younger one, so they immediately took the set-top box and don't bother about a weak smart on the TV, software updates, etc. You can control the set-top box from the TV remote control, conveniently. WIFI 5GHz pulls 4K content without problems, problems with falling asleep on my copy are also not noticed. Has been working for almost a month, while everything suits.

Advantages: Picture, smart android, convenience of the menu, many settings, both sound and image. There are no highlights at all, not even a hint of them.

Disadvantages: It smells like plastic for a couple of days, but then it goes away. Black on the ips matrix is ​​not black enough, but it seems to have been fixed on oled, only for this there is no desire to pay 40,000 thousand extra. The body of the TV is slightly thicker than its older predecessors, due to direct led backlighting, but its presence is also a plus.

Comment: In general, I really liked the TV, it runs all formats that I have not tried, unlike samsung. Android 8.0 performed very well, as did voice search. Wifi with fast internet can digest any 4K content without any problems.

Advantages: Image quality, android 8, nimble.

Disadvantages: I would like a blacker one, as it was before on the plasma, but this needs to be forked out for ice ...

Comment: Decent TV set, gun for online content!

Advantages: We compared the picture in the store of this model and competitors with the family, Sonya's picture is more realistic and pleasing to the eye, there is no flicker, which is a positive factor for eye health during prolonged viewing. Brightness is enough with a head, I use a brightness of 30-35 out of 50 possible and + there is a tick on the auto-selection of brightness acc. with conv. lighting.

Disadvantages: In this model, a weak processor is installed, android 7 which was on board from the box noticeably slowed down and was buggy. Updated to 8 android, disabled unnecessary applications according to the instructions from w3bsit3-dns.com and everything became much better. Black is not completely black when watching TV in a dark room.

Comment: Before starting operation, I advise you to immediately update android to version 8, as well as disable unnecessary applications according to the instructions on the w3bsit3-dns.com website in the Sony Android TV branch. To view the content, I use the VLC video player, I play any 4k movies from an external HDD without problems, I tested Gemini at 60 fps 70 gigs in weight and Avatar 100 gigs, everything is going fine. This is my first 4K TV with HDR, the difference between HDR and regular content is noticeable.

Advantages: Lack of PWM to adjust the backlight (brightness). Android and 3 GB of RAM. Good viewing angles. Nice, natural colors out of the box.

Disadvantages: Black is not black, as the matrix is ​​IPS. I was deliberately chosen for the living room. Low brightness - 300 cdm.

Comment: I managed to get it for 47 thousand rubles. in a large federal clothing store. There were other Sony devices. Each has some kind of nice feature, an overpayment not only for the brand, but also for manufacturability, like Western cars. First I wanted LG 55SK8500 or LG 55SM9010, then I switched to Samsung. But, as it turned out, inexpensive Samsung has a "harmful" PWM, LG has in general on all lines, except for OLED.

Advantages: Cool TV set. I don't know much about the filling, but the picture, the surround sound .... Class!

Disadvantages: I did not find in the instructions how to use Google and other Internet settings on TV, I have to poke it

Comment: Delivery is fast, everything came in a proper way. Helped to load it into the car. Order no.1080257