What Hi-Fi? Says Sony’s £22,999 Bravia 9 II Could Be Best Backlit TV
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Updated · What Hi-Fi? · May 27
What Hi-Fi? Says Sony’s £22,999 Bravia 9 II Could Be Best Backlit TV
12 articles · Updated · What Hi-Fi? · May 27
Sony’s 75-inch Bravia 9 II impressed in early hands-on testing enough for What Hi-Fi? to call it a potential best-ever backlit TV, though the outlet stopped short of declaring it an OLED replacement.
4,000-nit peak brightness, RGB Mini LED lighting and stronger color accuracy versus the Bravia 9 drove that verdict, with the set also praised for reduced blooming, effective anti-reflection treatment and improved built-in audio.
Two caveats stood out: the TV still has only two HDMI 2.1 ports, and some difficult scenes exposed backlight weaknesses, including raised blacks, pink-tinted text and off-axis blooming.
OLED still appeared to retain advantages in viewing angles, zero blooming and overall image solidity, leaving Sony’s new flagship positioned as a high-brightness premium alternative rather than a clear category killer.
The Bravia 9 II launches in 65-, 75-, 85- and 115-inch sizes from £3,499 to £22,999, after Sony unveiled the RGB Mini LED lineup earlier Wednesday.
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