Sony 75X9500G TV review: The dominant player in the LCD era, true 4K HDR flagship

From the lens to the living room, as the only full-industry chain player in the industry, this domineering slogan not only reflects Sony's confidence in its products, but also highlights Sony's extraordinary position in the imaging field.

As the leader of high-end TV brands, Sony has always been unrivaled in its high-end products, such as the recently launched 75-inch X9500G TV, which is said to have the most powerful "core" in history.

Although the wave of OLED is getting higher and higher, as Sony's first blockbuster TV this year, the X9500G series, which sticks to LCD, still performs brilliantly. If you also believe that "LCD will never be a slave", this 75-inch Sony flagship that can be bought for more than 20,000 yuan is undoubtedly the best choice. It is no exaggeration to say that perhaps the 75X9500G you bought will be the last overlord of the LCD era, so watch it and cherish it.

Design: Pure blood, simple and neat

The overall design of Sony 75X9500G has obvious heritage, and the excellent genes of the two former kings X9000F and Z9F are perfectly preserved. Wrapped in an ultra-thin metal frame, the designer cuts out all unnecessary elements according to the Occam's razor principle of "do not add entities unless necessary". From the front, 75X9500G is almost a 100% visible full screen. When we sit in front of it to watch a movie, at a distance of about 3 meters, the 4K-level presence brought by this 1674x961 mm (including frame) huge screen makes people feel real, and the overall visual experience is quite shocking.

Based on the minimalist design concept, the color of the breathing light at the bottom of the phone is also cool. Unlike some brands, the breathing light is made extremely dazzling. When watching TV at night, people are often distracted and have to cover it with tape.

The back of the 75X9500G is a whole piece of matte back panel. Although it is not visible at ordinary times, Sony has tried to make it simple.

In terms of interfaces, the 75X9500G retains a commonly used HDMI interface, two USB2.0 and an audio interface on the side, which should be convenient for daily random plugging and unplugging. The remaining three HDMI and USB3.0, network port, optical fiber and RF interfaces are all facing the bottom, which will not be very convenient for normal plugging and unplugging. In other words, if you plan to wall-mount this 70-pound TV, remember to connect the cables in advance, because moving it up and down will not be an easy task.

Similar to the X9000F series, the metal stand of Sony 75X9500G is made of very solid materials and can support the TV very well. Even if it is shaken slightly, there will be no unusual noise, giving a full sense of security. There is also a groove on the back of the stand for convenient cable storage, which is a clever idea of ​​Sony TV besides the black technology.

Since the 75X9500G has a direct backlight, the body of the TV still appears a bit thick at around 7 cm. Fortunately, TVs are generally placed in fixed positions, so this is not an intolerable disadvantage.

Hardware: Sony TV's most powerful chip to date

In film and television creation, the images shot by the creator need to be encoded and transmitted to the TV, and then decoded and converted to finally appear on the TV screen. In this process, many details and images will be lost. Sony's self-developed 4K HDR image processing chip X1 flagship version can minimize the signal loss caused by the encoding, decoding and transmission process, so that every frame of the creator can be delivered to the user in its original form.

This is the absolute secret of "from the camera to the living room" that Sony has always been proud of. The cameras used to shoot movies and TV series are made by Sony, and the TVs are also made by Sony. How to make the two form the most perfect resonance at the same frequency? Without a doubt, only Sony can do this.

The 75X9500G is equipped with such a chip - Sony's most powerful image processing chip to date, the X1 flagship version. This chip is also used in Sony's highest-end Master series, which is an 8K TV that costs more than 500,000 yuan.

Compared with the previous generation X1 advanced version chip, the performance of the X1 flagship chip is about twice that of the previous generation. Based on the advanced version, it has added dynamic image-by-image precision display technology, which can detect hundreds of objects in the picture at the same time and use different algorithms to improve clarity, thus presenting amazing details and accuracy.

It is understood that the dynamic precision display technology of the X1 flagship chip can detect and analyze each object in the picture in real time and give a corresponding optimization algorithm. In other words, the X1 flagship chip can actually use AI big data for continuous learning. It will adjust and optimize for different objects in the picture. In addition, it will also adjust based on the overall picture style, making the viewing effect more natural, rather than mechanically making red redder and green greener.

In addition to the dynamic picture-by-picture precision display technology, the X1 flagship chip also enhances the HDR dynamic picture-by-picture reconstruction technology, which is more precise than before and makes more detailed and specific optimizations for each object in the picture, which can not only greatly improve the contrast, but also improve the picture to better clarity.

Picture quality: True 4K HDR flagship

Sony TVs are known for their excellent picture quality, emphasizing that no matter what screen, they can bring out the most beautiful colors. The 75X9500G in hand uses a 75-inch 4K HDR screen, supports a 120Hz refresh rate, and has a peak brightness of 800nit, fully covering the DCI-P3 color gamut.

Judging from the parameters, this is definitely a top-level 4K HDR screen. But we know that if we want to achieve perfect picture quality, hardware alone is far from enough, and post-production tuning is the focus we should pay attention to.

Because of the support of X1 flagship chip, Sony 75X9500G supports Elite Light Control PRO Enhanced Edition, local dimming technique is superb, contrast control is just right, dark details are also visible. From this 4K resolution "For Honor" game screenshot, we can see that in the strong contrast between light and dark, details including the soldiers' clothes in the dark are very clear, edges are sharp and rough, colors are accurate, and the overall dynamic visual effect is convincing.

In addition to its excellent performance in contrast, the 75X9500G also has a strong image noise reduction capability. In this cherry blossom video, the original film has a lot of gray and white noise in the blue part of the sky, but after it is displayed on the screen, it is basically eliminated. Moreover, the 75X9500G does not affect other details while reducing noise. The texture of the cherry blossoms and branches is still clearly visible, showing Sony's strong control over the picture.

In terms of color performance, Sony 75X9500G still continues its unique TRILUMINOS display technology. The red and green gradient of the leaves is very natural, without color overflow. The separation of foreground and background colors is good, and it does not appear flat, with a three-dimensional sense that is ready to emerge.

Sony 75X9500G supports the entire Dolby family (Dolby Atmos & Dolby Vision). When watching Dolby resources, the picture has better dynamic colors and higher contrast. The skin color of the characters is very natural, even the pores are very clear, the changes in hair and light and shadow are also very smart, the ambient light of the characters and background is not overexposed, and the noise in the dark part of the picture is very small and almost invisible.

In the previous article, when introducing the screen of 75X9500G, it was mentioned that its panel refresh rate supports up to 120Hz. In order not to waste this high refresh rate screen, Sony also supports X-Motion Clarity technology. Our domestic video is in PAL format, and the maximum refresh rate of the picture is only 50Hz, but this technology can increase the video signal to 100Hz, and perform real-time interpolation through intelligent analysis of motion pictures to reduce ghosting and increase the smoothness of the picture, making people feel that the picture is clearer.

According to the actual viewing test, the screen displayed by 75X9500G is very smooth. There is no bright smear when playing action games with PS4. The picture is solid and clean. It can be clearly felt that 75X9500G has strong motion processing ability, fast picture response speed, clear image, and only a little blur behind fast-moving objects, which can't be detected without a slow camera. When playing games, you can clearly feel that the character's movements are smoother and lighter. Even when watching streaming media resources such as Tencent Video, dynamic interpolation optimization will be performed to cover all viewing scenes.

It is worth mentioning that many PS4 games now only have 30 frames. The Octavia motion technology can significantly increase the frame rate. If you play games frequently, please be sure to go to a physical store to experience it.

Sound quality: Entering the era of stereoscopic panoramic sound

As early as the year before last, Sony released the A1 OLED product equipped with screen sound field technology, and its special sound generation method brought us an unprecedented audio-visual experience. Although the X9500G does not have screen sound field technology this time, it uses multi-channel screen sound field technology, and uses two hidden low-frequency reflex speakers at the bottom of the screen to enhance the human voice, and there are two high-frequency sound field positioning speakers at a slightly higher position on the back, making the sound more transparent and bringing an audio-visual experience of sound and picture integration.

In actual experience, I think its effect really surpasses Sony's previous products. The thick sound is powerful enough and has a certain sense of direction. Not only can you hear the sound coming from all directions, but it also gives the sound a three-dimensional sense of "coming to your face", which is quite like an onboard 2.2 speaker. In fact, to be fair, if you plan to equip this TV with a set of speakers, don't consider it if the budget is less than 2,000. It's better to use the 75X9500G built-in speakers, and the effect will not disappoint you.

System: Android 8.0, no ads, super smooth

Compared with various customized Android TV systems in China, Sony restores the original system to the greatest extent. The overall design is very intuitive, basically an application desktop, without the integrated waterfall flow movie list. If you want to watch a video, just enter the software, simple and clear. Relying on the ad-free and native system, the operation response speed is very fast, which can be described as smooth as flowing water.

In terms of content, the 75X9500G is pre-installed with Tencent Cloud Audio-Visual Aurora and iQiyi Video, which basically covers most of the domestic film and television resources. Relying on Tencent's high-quality resources, there are more than 11,000+ movies and 150,000 episodes of TV series, which is enough for you to watch for a lifetime.

The built-in application market of Sony 75X9500G system is a customized version of Dangbei Market, which provides TV applications such as Mango TV and QQ Music. If you think these are not enough, Sony TV also supports installing software by plugging in a USB flash drive, so it is more friendly to third-party applications.

Summarize:

With years of accumulation in audio and video quality technology, Sony has been dominating the high-end TV market. In addition, Sony's innovative black technology and signature X1 flagship chip make the 75X9500G, positioned as the flagship LCD TV, vivid and extraordinary. It can be said that in the high-end TV market with a price of more than 10,000 yuan, if you have enough budget and your living room is big enough, Sony's 75X9500G will bring you a rare immersive audio-visual experience.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.