r/bravia

I’m helping a friend pickup/buy a new 65” tv this week sort of on a budget. How’s the Sony Bravia 5 comparing to some other models out there today? Best Buy has an open box model for $692 near me @ 65” in “Excellent” condition. I currently own and just bought a QM7k not long ago and while we both enjoy watching sports and movies and such on it very much and that’s what I recommend, they are hesitant to purchase a TCL because of the brand itself.l, I’m truly blown away by that still but regardless.

The tv is across from a very large window that does not get direct sunlight at all, north ish facing. It is however bright in the room during the day, but there are well equipped blinds and curtains in the room. Viewing distance is roughly 8.5 feet. Watching mostly streaming services through AppleTV.

So is the Bravia 5 still a noticeable upgrade from a circa 2016 maybe older Sony TV? Going brand new route if they decided is $1099 a decent price for a tv like this or are there better screen options in that price range? Will they be happy with the picture and definition that this TV provides compared to my QM7K because again, one of the driving forces for the new purchase is the picture on the unit I just bought.

Hi all - im having an issue with my setup.

I have a Bravia 8 II and use a LG S95TR soundbar plugged in directly to eARC.

Everytime I turn on the tv, it outputs to audio system, sound is on. Then a second later it switches to tv speakers, then back to audio system and goes silent.

Ive found a fix in the quick settings to simply toggle “eARC setting” from auto -> off -> auto, and the sound begins to work. Its easy but annoying to have to do nearly every time I turn the TV off and on.

For reference - i have the TV prioritizing passthrough, av sync set to auto, audio system prioritizing set to on

I mainly watch tv through a 4k apple tv, but use a blu ray player and xbox from time to time on the same tv as well. I do see these issues on all of the devices

Please help!!!

I have a Sony Bravia 9 and I’m trying to figure out if there’s a way to have Black Adjust and Advanced Contrast Enhancer apply only when watching HDR content.

When I change those two settings while watching HDR, it seems like the changes also affect SDR mode. I’d prefer to keep them off for SDR, but maybe use them for HDR depending on the content.

Is there a way to make these settings separate for HDR and SDR on the Bravia 9, or do they always carry over within the same picture mode/input?

Any help from other Bravia 9 owners would be appreciated.

I’m replacing my current Bravia 7 because, unfortunately, my panel has noticeable DSE. Once I noticed it, I couldn’t unsee it, especially while watching sports or other bright content.

Now I’m torn between the Bravia 9 II and the Bravia 8 II.
The B9 II looks very appealing, but I’m worried about ending up with another panel that has DSE. On the other hand, everyone seems to praise the B8 II for its incredible picture quality, but I’m a bit concerned about OLED burn-in.

I play a fair amount on PlayStation (mostly Destiny 2 and Battlefield), usually around 1–2 hours a day during the week and a bit more on weekends. I also use my Apple TV a lot for Apple Music, YouTube, movies, and TV shows.

For those who own either TV, which one would you choose and why? I’d really appreciate hearing your experiences, pros and cons, or anything else that might help me make the right decision.

Thanks in advance!

To clarify, I've just started a job. I make enough to afford either options without worry, and it would go on my card first for the benefits. I've been trying to do some research on QD-OLED and OLED vs RGB and etc. I felt that I wanted something more 'organic' if that makes sense with the colors despite how far ahead RGB has come.

Moving on from that, everyone keeps telling me the money I would blow on the Bravia 8 II is ridiculous (the 65" one) and the TV is not worth it despite what it offers. I've wanted a Sony TV for a long time now, and especially with the announcement of TCL taking over for production of their TVs starting next year, I didn't want to risk a fall off in terms of quality in their line. TCL does well, but to a standard of Sony, I feel like it would fall a bit short. So I thought I would purchase one now since I need a TV.

With that said, I'm a bit confused if I should opt for the cheaper option despite it being OLED. Size does not matter to me and I plan to have this TV with me for a decade, give or take. I do prefer big screens, 65" feels standard to me so I don't mind anything like that.

As for the true question, is there much of a noticeable difference between QD-OLED and OLED in the two? Does it just make more sense for me to save the money anyways and buy the Bravia 8? I plan to watch shows, movies, play my PlayStation on it (waiting on the PS6 too so I definitely thought brand and quality matching would pop). I'm no sound or movie aficionado.

My current TV is a 46-inch KDL-EX700 that I’ve been using for the past 16 years. It’s been working flawlessly, and the colors it produces are excellent. I’ve been planning to upgrade for a while now, but I’ve never really liked any new TVs over the years, except for the A95L. Even after three years, it still seems to be the best TV, except 8 II slightly better, but it’s missing the 77-inch size.

Looking at Sony’s roadmap, I’m thinking that there won’t be any more flagship Oleds. The A95L seems to be the one to get, as I have no interest in mini LEDs since my usage is primarily for PS5 gaming and movies.

Would it be a reasonable upgrade to go to the A95L 77-inch TV in 2026, or should I wait next year to see if there are any new Oleds 77 inches and above in the roadmap?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

Are there any decent reviews of the Bravia 3 II out there? I can't find any; the 7 II and 9 II seem to be dominating that landscape right now.

I've been in the market since my X950H died in March. I'm stuck with the 48-50" sizes though, so no Bravia 5, 7, 8, 8 II, 9, or 9 II. I've considered the 50" Bravia 7 II as well, but $1600 for it is a large pill to swallow, with the 3 II being $700.

I know the 3 II doesn't have local dimming, so that part would be a step down from my X950H.

Edit: I did try a 55" LG C5. It was: Too big for this room, the remote literally hurt my hand, and most importantly didn't play well with my AV Receiver. It kept turning it on, even after disabling CEC. Sony hasn't ever been an issue for me.

Hi, I recently bought a PS5 Pro and a Bravia 5.

Today I was playing the new Lego Batman game for the first time and noticed a weird thing I hadn't seen before.

I saw a brief black screen on my TV after closing the game. Afterwards I was able to navigate the PlayStation menu / enter other games normally.

I then tried with 007 and GTA V but the black screen doesn't appear after closing those games.

Any idea of what it could be? I'm not sure if my TV or PS5 are having issues or if it’s a normal behaviour for the TV.

My Sony X90L is connected to an Onkyo 575E amplifier. For the past two months, I’ve been having issues with ARC when using the TV built in apps.

Whenever I switch from one of the Onkyo’s inputs to a TV app, the Onkyo display changes to TV, indicating that it has switched to ARC. However there is no sound. The only way to get the audio back is to restart the TV and Amp multiple times. Sometimes it works after 2–5 restarts, while other times even 10 consecutive restarts don’t fix the issue.

To troubleshoot, I tried isolating the problem to determine whether it was caused by the TV or the amplifier. Without going into all the details, I found that the TV appears to be the source of the issue.

Whenever I disconnect the TV HDMI cables from ports 1 and 2, leaving only the amplifier connected to HDMI port 3 (ARC/eARC), then restart the TV ARC starts working immediately.

What’s confusing is that sometimes everything works perfectly even with all HDMI ports connected, which makes the issue even more confusing.

Audio Settings on TV:
eArc off not Auto since I’m using ARC (tried both).
Audio pass through set to Auto.
And all other settings that has on or off are set to off.

Hey all,

I have a Sony Bravia 9, 85 inch that I purchased in Nov 2024. Sadly it's 7-8 months past its 1 year warranty.

Over the last 2 weeks its started to make a clicking type noise that's coming from behind the unit somewhere. Not as loud as the TV on/off click, but definitely noticeable. It changes from every 60 seconds and occasionally it will trigger every 5 seconds after turning the TV off. This can go for hours.

Only when powered off (but plugged in) does it make this sound. The clicking/ sound doesn't happen when I unplug the unit.

I've tried everything I can dig up on Google about resetting, turning off high energy modes, killing wifi connections, disconnecting all hdmi/USB connections.

Has anyone encountered this before? I know there was a system update within the past 2 weeks but I cannot say if it started happening afterwards exactly.

*also - I don't live near any Sony licensed repair companies either gg.

Thanks for any advice or experiences you can share

I need a new tv in the basement anyway so it could work but the Bravia 9 isn’t cheap!

I think I read somewhere that the Bravia 7 and 9 have an adjustable stand, a normal and one when you have a Soundbar.

I have found nothing in this regard on the store pages but since the dimension including are stated with "standard position" I was wondering if they do also have an adjustable stand.

Does anyone here own one or knows if they have?

I have an XR-55X90K and I’m looking for a replacement for the original RMF-TX800U remote. The right D-pad button doesn’t always register inputs. I already opened and cleaned it with isopropyl alcohol but this didn’t help.

I’m in Canada and haven’t been able to find any reasonably priced options locally. AFAIK, RemoteControls.com sells genuine Sony remotes and I’m looking at two options:

RMF-TX800U - $29.99 https://www.remotecontrols.com/product/RMF-TX800U.html

This is the safe option and I know it will work with my X90K but I don’t necessarily love the quality.

RMF-TX910U - $29.99 https://www.remotecontrols.com/product/RMF-TX910U.html

This is the more premium remote, so I’d rather get this one for the same price. My only hesitation is that the TX910U is meant for newer Sony TVs. I just want to make sure I won’t lose any regular TX800U functionality. I don’t want issues with the TV, voice controls, Bluetooth connectivity, app buttons etc. I know it has a find my remote function but I’m okay if that doesn’t work on the X90K.

Does anyone have first-hand experience using the TX910U with an X90K? Or is there another genuine Sony remote option that works well with the X90K?

Does anyone know how to find the remote for Sony Bravia 9 mark 2? The feature is not the same as Sony Bravia 9 in finding the remote.

I just purchased the Bravia 9, love it! Absolutely beautiful TV. . . The only issue is the constant bass and the inability to completely remove it.

I live in an apartment and I'm quite noise conscious on top of just finding the little boom and thumps downright annoying.

The equalizer settings do absolutely nothing and there's no night mode.

I'm willing to purchase a sound bar or any other additional speaker setup that gives me Stereo over this "theatre" experience.

Thank you for the help!