Sony’s X850F series is their entry level offering into its upper tier of premium class of 4K HDTVs for 2018 and is available in 65”, 75” and 85” screen sizes.
Last year’s 900E was a very popular and excellent performing 4K TV. So with the recent release of its replacement, the 900F, I was eager to review this new model.
Sony hasn’t released much for this year’s 4K TV lineup and only has three new models currently available. These new displays consists of the A8F (A8F Series), X900F (XBR X900F Series) and X850F (XBR X850F Series).
As expected 2017 was a good year for the continued growth and popularity of 4K Ultra HD TVs. And with a new year upon us, it time for me to reflect on my favorite models from last year.
Sony entered the OLED TV market this year with its excellent performing OLED Bravia A1E series. Sony now joins LG as the second major manufacturer that provides OLED TVs here in the US. The AE1 series is also available in 55” and 77” screen sizes.
Sony’s new XBR930E offers improvements over last year’s excellent XBR930D with better video processing control and redesigned edge-lit backlight illumination, in addition to higher peak brightness for better HDR performance.
The X930E series is available in 55″ and 65″ screen sizes.
The 2017 television models are beginning to hit big box stores and online retailers. And what better way to kick off my 2017 review season than with Sony’s new 65″ XBR900E… and as a prelude to the performance section of this review, I will reveal to you that this TV’s picture quality did not disappoint. More on this later.
The 4K UHD Blu-ray disc player family will soon be growing by one. I know that’s not a huge number, but in the current 4K Blu-ray player market, which is very limited at this time with only a handful of available machines here in the U.S., one more player makes a significant impact in a product category that is in its infancy stage.
2016 came and went as quickly as any other year in recent past. And now that we’ve kicked off a brand new year, it’s time for me to look back and reflect on which TVs delivered the best performance (picture quality).
OLED televisions are continuing to gain momentum as Sony is jumping into the OLED market, and introduced the Bravia A1E Series at CES 2017 in Las Vegas. This new lineup of slim 4K HDR OLED TVs will be available in 55″, 65″ and 77″ screen sizes. No pricing or release date info available at this time.