r/bravia

TL;DR: My Sony KE-65XH9077 (XH90 / X90H series, 2020 model, bought 2021), running Android TV 12, seems to put its wired Ethernet port into a bad state that hangs my router's Ethernet switch and takes down my entire home network (LAN and internet). Unplugging the TV or switching it to Wi-Fi fixes it 100%. Looking to confirm others see this, and whether there's a setting on the TV to prevent it.

Setup:

• Sony KE-65XH9077, Android TV 12.
• Connected by cable to an OpenWrt router (GL.iNet Flint 2, MediaTek MT6000 SoC).
• The TV's Ethernet port negotiates at only 100 Mbps, never gigabit.

Symptom (reproduced deterministically):

• Whenever the TV is plugged into the router by Ethernet, the router's kernel starts logging mtk_soc_eth ... NETDEV WATCHDOG: transmit queue timed out within ~30-40 seconds. That's the router's Ethernet transmit queue hanging.
• Because the switch and WAN share one engine on this chip, it kills both my LAN and my internet at the same time.
• It happens on any router port, and crucially even when the TV is "off" (standby) - the NIC stays linked.
• Unplug the TV (or put it on Wi-Fi) -> the router is instantly rock solid again. Confirmed across many reboots and two different cables, so it's not a cable.

My guess is it's an EEE / Energy-Efficient-Ethernet (green ethernet) low-power link behavior on the TV that some switches don't tolerate.

Questions:

1. Has anyone else had a Sony Bravia (especially the XH90/X90H) cause router/switch instability or network dropouts over wired Ethernet (especially with switches sensitive to EEE)?
2. Is there any setting (or service menu option) on these TVs to:
   • disable EEE / Energy Efficient Ethernet / green ethernet,
   • force/limit the link speed, or disable the low-power 100 Mbps mode,
   • disable networked standby / "Remote start" / cast-while-off so the Ethernet actually powers down when the TV is off?
3. Is 100 Mbps a hardware limit on the XH90/X90H, or should it do gigabit? (Mine never links above 100.)
4. Did any firmware update change/fix Ethernet behavior on this model?

Thanks - trying to figure out if this is fixable on the TV or if I just keep it on Wi-Fi / behind a separate switch.

I’m planning to buy the Sony Bravia 7 II. In the showroom and in YouTube videos played there, I noticed that whites look too white/overexposed.

Is this actually the case, or is it mainly due to the picture settings/camera exposure? Can it be adjusted to look more natural?

I can get a new Bravía 8 65" for half the price of the Bravía 8 II.

Is Bravia 8 still worth considering?

I plan to replace my 7 year old oled.

I wanted to get everyone's advice on whether the 8ii or 9ii will be a better fit and value for my family's use case. We're upgrading from a nine year old 55" Samsung MU8000 so I assume no matter what, it'll be a massive upgrade, but I am looking for consensus on the best option.

Size: 55" or 65". I sit about 5 feet from the TV.

Light: there are south facing windows to the left of the TV, and it gets bright during the day, but there is no direct sunlight on the TV.

Use: probably 30% gaming on PS5 and Switch2 at night; 40% sports day and night; 30% movies and streaming tv shows at night.

Budget: We don't have one, and we're willing to spend extra if it means getting a TV that will last awhile. Right now, the 8ii is on sale for $1999 (55") or $2499 (65"), while the 9ii is full price at $3599 (65")

My sense is the 9ii is likely the best for us overall, but given the significant price difference is the 8ii a better value right now? Also, is there any consensus on whether the 9ii will go on sale for Black Friday?

Thanks!

My choices are below:

Bravia 3 ii 75 inch from Costco with the 5 year warranty for $1000

Bravia 7 65 inch with no warranty from Amazon for $1200. I can add a 4 year warranty through amazon/asurion for $159.

I prefer costco customer service to amazon. Anyone have experience with the amazon warranty offered through Asurion?

I went to Best Buy to check out the 7 and the 3 ii but they did not have any 7s on display anymore. Only the 7 ii RGB.  There was a Bravia 5 75” next to a Bravia 3 ii 65" and the 3 ii was holding its own against the 5. I even thought some scenes looked better and the 3 ii in terms of picture quality and detail. 

Any input on what I should go with? Warranty is pretty important to me because I've had some bad experiences with dead pixels and other issues or TVs died after a few years.

EDIT: Usage will be mostly for streaming, sports, and 4k dvds. No gaming.

I recently purchased a Bravia 7 II and a Bravia Theater Bar 6 (just the soundbar and sub, no extra speakers).

I regularly use my Apple TV 4k, Xbox Series X, PS5, and Switch. On my old TV and before I had the soundbar I just connected all of my devices via HDMI.

To manage all five devices in my new setup (and since the B7 II only has two 2.1 ports), I bought an Orei 8k 5-input HDMI switcher. The switcher has a dedicated eArc soundbar input and enough other inputs for all my consoles and the Apple TV. I appreciate the CEC support and the auto-switch feature, and I'm glad I can keep everything connected, but I've run into some issues. Frequently, when switching inputs to a device playing content at a different resolution, the picture cuts out entirely while the audio keeps playing. Sometimes I'm able to correct this by switching to another input and back, but sometimes I have to turn off all connected devices and start back up.

So, I'm looking for a better/more reliable solution. Do I need a better switcher or possibly an AVR? If the latter, I've never used one before so I'm not sure what I should be looking for or if it does everything that I do now. I don't need it to do CEC or auto-switching as long as the picture works and the audio comes through the soundbar.

Thanks for any advice!

Looking for some advice. I have an X90J that is now a few years old. For years it had no issues. I pair it with an AppleTV that I watch TV through and also have a Sonos Arc on the EARC HDMI Port. For the last year (maybe more), I've had issues with the TV not recognizing the soundbar. I often have to turn the TV off and on and hope it eventually recognizes it. If not, it'll default to TV speakers. I also have another Sony TV in bedroom (newer model) and same thing. Anyone else experiencing this? Any thoughts? Thanks!

​Hello everyone,

​I have two slightly older Sony TVs at home:

​Sony KDL-43W755 from 2015

​Sony KDL-32BX420 from 2011

​Both work like day one, never had a single issue with them. Given this great experience with Sony, I’d like to buy another, larger Sony TV.

​The distance from the couch to the TV stand is 3 meters (10 feet / 118 inches).

​Would 55" be too small, is 65" enough, or would 75" be preferred (though 75" might be an issue due to a limited budget)?

​I’d prefer something better than standard LED at least Mini-LED. My budget is around €1,000 (I’m aiming for Black Friday discounts).

​What would be the best buy from Sony in this price range?