I’m not going to get into a crazy long review because I’ve only had the TV set up for about 24 hours. I was coming from a Vizio M65-E0, which is a really good TV in its own right, but wanted some better for my home theater. The Vizio M Series has impressive contrast ratio, but sub par local dimming. The 4K HDR Dolby was not bad, just not bright enough for HDR.
This Z9D blows the Vizio’s doors off. I was going to get a Vizio P Series Quantum, but couldn’t pass up the deal on Amazon for this TV.
The 3D function is an added bonus, something I wasn’t really interested in because I hated 3D in the movie theater. 3D on this TV is actually quite impressive. The glasses are very comfortable unlike the movie theater glasses, which is one reason why I did not like it in the theater. If you wear glasses, you are going to need to put your contacts in, the glasses won’t fit over regular glasses.
The one issue I have found so far and it’s not really a game changer for me, but may be for you, the X1 Xtreem processor dosen’t quite have enough power to handle HDR Dolby thru an HDMI port, only 4K HDR10. You can only get HDR Dolby when streaming on Netflix or Amazon Video, maybe other streaming services (haven’t checked yet). I am using my XBox One S as my 4k HDR BluRay player which only does HDR10 anyway and I had no plans to buy a 4K HDR Dolby 4K BluRay player. My home theater 5.2 system is thru regular 1080p BluRay (TV upscales even better than the Vizio) and I have a 2.1 sound bar for the XBox. (4K HDR10). Also only HDMI 2 and 3 are Full HDMI 2.0. HDMI 1 and 4 are only HDMI 1.4.
Sony has released conformation of the Z9F with the X1 Ultimate processor, the successor to this TV with many upgrades, which is now why I know why I got such an amazing deal on this TV. This is my 4th TV in the last 18 months (kept selling and upgrading) but this is the TV I plan to keep for at least a couple years. I have always bought from BestBuy and picked up, but Amazon delivery service was amazing and handled with ease.
I took off one star because of the issue with the X1 Xtreem Chip not being able to handle HDR Dolby thru an HDMI port.
Changed to 5 Stars...
The HDR problem is no longer an issue. It will do HDR Dolby thru an HDMI port (2or3) on this TV, and most Sonys pre-2019, and of course with a HDR Dolby device)) and with an update, the Xbox OneS and X now does HDR Dolby as well.
| Brand Name | Sony |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 71 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 62.25 x 8.69 x 40.13 inches |
| Item model number | XBR65Z9D |
| Batteries | 2 AA batteries required. (included) |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Color Name | Black |
| Special Features | Flat |
| Item Weight | 71 Pounds |
| Standing screen display size | 65 Inches |
