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Sony BRAVIA 8 II vs Sony BRAVIA W5500

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SonyBRAVIA 8 IISonyBRAVIA W5500
Overview
ReleasedJune 20252009
Display
PanelQD-OLEDLCD
Panel detail–CCFL-backlit LCD. Sony's Motionflow 100Hz includes frame interpolation and Image Blur Reduction; this is not entered as an independently verified native panel refresh figure.
Resolution3840 × 2160 (4K)1920 × 1080 (Full HD)
Refresh rate120 Hz–
HDR formatsDolby Vision, HDR10, HLGNone
HDR extrasIMAX Enhanced–
Screen finishLow-reflection film–
Peak brightnessAbout 1,800 cd/m² calibrated and up to 2,200 cd/m² in Vivid mode, HDR (FlatpanelsHD, 65″)–
Colour rangeXR Triluminos Max–
Picture processingXR Contrast Booster 25, XR 4K Upscaling, AI scene recognition, ambient light sensorBRAVIA Engine 3, Live Colour, Motionflow 100Hz with Image Blur Reduction and 24p True Cinema.
Picture modesVivid, Standard, Cinema, Professional, Calm, Photo, IMAX Enhanced, Dolby Vision (Vivid, Bright, Dark, Game), FPS Game, RTS Game; Studio Calibrated modes for Netflix, Prime Video and Sony Pictures Core–
Motion handlingXR OLED MotionSony's Motionflow 100Hz name describes the motion-processing output; a native panel figure for every UK size was not verified.
Sizes
Sizes55, 65″32, 37, 40, 46, 52″
Largest size65″52″
Gaming
HDMI ports4 (2 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)
Variable refresh rateHDMI VRRNone
Auto low latency modeYes–
HDMI detailHDMI 2.1 features: 4K 120 fps, eARC, VRR, ALLM, SBTM (Source-Based Tone Mapping); HDCP 2.3 on all four inputsFour HDMI inputs, plus component, two SCART and VGA inputs according to Sony's UK technical sheets.
Input lag17 ms at 60 Hz, about half that at 120 Hz (FlatpanelsHD)–
Game featuresGame Menu; Auto HDR Tone Mapping and Auto Genre Picture Mode with a PS5; Dolby Vision Game mode–
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platformGoogle TVNone (no smart platform)
ProcessorXR ProcessorBRAVIA Engine 3
Speakers50 W, 2.2 channels20 W
Dolby AtmosYes–
DTS:XYes–
eARCYes–
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6E–
Bluetooth5.3–
Speaker detailAcoustic Surface Audio+ with 2 actuators and 2 subwoofers, 15 W + 15 W + 10 W + 10 WSony UK specifies 10 W + 10 W and S-Force Front Surround for its W5500 technical sheets.
Audio featuresAcoustic Center Sync, Voice Zoom 3, 3D Surround Upscaling, S-Force Front Surround, automatic room and position sound calibration, S-Master digital amplifier–
Voice assistantsGoogle Assistant built in with hands-free voice search; works with Alexa and Apple HomeKit–
CastingGoogle Cast, Apple AirPlayDLNA playback of video, music and photos over Ethernet. AppliCast accesses simple online widgets such as RSS feeds, weather and a clock; this predates a full app platform.
TV tunersDVB-T/T2, DVB-C and DVB-S/S2; 2 terrestrial/cable and 2 satellite digital tuners; CI+Sony UK lists digital terrestrial MPEG-2, MPEG-4 HD with supported operators, digital cable and analogue tuners.
USB2 × USB; USB hard disk recordingUSB 2.0 media input.
Ethernet1 × EthernetWired Ethernet for DLNA and AppliCast; no built-in Wi-Fi is listed on the UK sheet.
Optical audio out1 × optical digital audio out (shared with the S-Center speaker input)One optical digital audio output.
Design and power
SizeWithout stand, 55″ 1224 × 707 × 34 mm; 65″ 1443 × 830 × 34 mmSony UK without-stand W × H × D: 37″ 917 × 602 × 91 mm; 40″ 987 × 638 × 93 mm. Listed weights exclude the stand; unverified size weights are omitted.
StandAluminum Edge Stand with two heights (standard and soundbar)Sony UK lists a supplied swivel table stand, rotating 20° left and right, for the 37- and 40-inch sizes.
VESA pattern300 × 300 mm–
Power use55″ 334 W, 65″ 418 W rated; 0.5 W standby–
ColoursBlackPiano black.

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