Sony BRAVIA 9 II vs Sony BRAVIA W4000

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BRAVIA 9 II compared with BRAVIA W4000

	SonyBRAVIA 9 II	SonyBRAVIA W4000
Overview
Released
Released	May 2026	2008
Display
Panel
Panel	RGB Mini-LED	LCD
Panel detail
Panel detail	True RGB backlight with independently driven RGB LEDs, RGB Backlight Master Drive Pro	Fluorescent backlight. The 32-inch sheet lists standard CCFL and an 8-bit panel; Sony's 40, 46 and 52-inch sheets list WCG-CCFL and a 10-bit panel. No maker sheet read establishes native panel refresh.
Resolution
Resolution	3840 × 2160 (4K) (better)	1920 × 1080 (Full HD)
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	–
HDR formats
HDR formats	Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG	None
HDR extras
HDR extras	IMAX Enhanced	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Immersive Black Screen Pro, glare-free and low-reflection (65–85″; not on the 115″)	–
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	4,720 cd/m² on a 10% window and 3,765 cd/m² on a 2% window, HDR after calibration (RTINGS, 65″)	–
Colour range
Colour range	RGB Triluminos Max	–
Picture processing
Picture processing	XR Clear Image, XR Contrast Booster 40, Luminance Booster Pro, ambient light sensor	BRAVIA ENGINE 2, Advanced Contrast Enhancer and 24p True Cinema. Sony's 40–52-inch UK sheets list Live Colour Creation, PhotoTV HD and x.v.Colour; the 32-inch sheet does not list those features.
Picture modes
Picture modes	Vivid, 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	Vivid, Standard and Cinema; 40–52-inch sheets also list Photo mode.
Motion handling
Motion handling	XR Motion Clarity	Native refresh is unpublished in the read maker sheets. TechRadar notes this series lacks 100Hz processing; 24p input support does not establish a native refresh figure.
Viewing angle
Viewing angle	X-Wide Angle Pro	–
Sizes
Sizes
Sizes	65, 75, 85, 115″	32, 40, 46, 52″
Largest size
Largest size	115″ (better)	52″
Gaming
HDMI ports
HDMI ports	4 (2 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+) (better)	3 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)
Variable refresh rate
Variable refresh rate	HDMI VRR	None
Auto low latency mode
Auto low latency mode	Yes	–
HDMI detail
HDMI detail	HDMI 2.1 features: 4K 120 fps, eARC, VRR, ALLM, SBTM (Source-Based Tone Mapping); HDCP 2.3 on all four inputs	Three HDMI inputs accept 1080p and 24p. Also two RGB SCART inputs, component, composite and VGA PC input.
Game features
Game features	Game Menu; Auto HDR Tone Mapping and Auto Genre Picture Mode with a PS5; Dolby Vision Game mode	–
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platform
Smart TV platform	Google TV	None (no smart platform)
Processor
Processor	XR Processor	BRAVIA ENGINE 2
Speakers
Speakers	80 W, 2.2.2 channels (better)	20 W
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	Yes	–
DTS:X
DTS:X	Yes	–
eARC
eARC	Yes	–
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	–
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	–
Speaker detail
Speaker detail	Acoustic Multi-Audio+; 65–85″ 2 full-range, 2 tweeters, 2 subwoofers and 2 up-firing beam tweeters (80 W); 115″ 8 full-range, 2 tweeters and 2 subwoofers (85 W)	Two 10 W speakers, 20 W total.
Audio features
Audio features	Acoustic Center Sync, Voice Zoom 3, 3D Surround Upscaling, automatic room and position sound calibration, S-Master digital amplifier, Direct Connect for Sony wireless rear speakers and subwoofer	BBE ViVA, Virtual Dolby and automatic volume adjustment; optical digital, stereo analogue and headphone outputs.
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	Google TV with Gemini, hands-free voice search; works with Alexa and Apple HomeKit	–
Casting
Casting	Google Cast, Apple AirPlay	–
TV tuners
TV tuners	DVB-T/T2, DVB-C and DVB-S/S2; 2 terrestrial/cable and 2 satellite digital tuners; CI+	Analogue PAL/SECAM and digital terrestrial tuner; Sony's UK pages also list digital cable and MPEG-4 HD tuner support with compatible operators. UK W4000U and continental variants have different regional tuner details, according to HDTVTest.
USB
USB	2 × USB; USB hard disk recording	One USB 2.0 port for photo viewing and Picture Frame Mode.
Ethernet
Ethernet	1 × Ethernet	–
Optical audio out
Optical audio out	1 × optical digital audio out (shared with the S-Center speaker input)	Optical digital audio output.
Design and power
Size
Size	Without stand, 65″ 1445 × 826 × 45 mm; 75″ 1669 × 952 × 46 mm; 85″ 1892 × 1077 × 46 mm; 115″ 2565 × 1465 × 65 mm	Without stand (W × H × D), Sony UK: 32″ 794 × 540 × 99 mm; 40″ 986 × 646 × 110 mm; 46″ 1120 × 742 × 115 mm; 52″ 1262 × 829 × 119 mm. Configuration weights exclude stands.
Stand
Stand	Mirage Stand with a transparent centre panel (65–85″); T-shape stand (115″)	Supplied swivel table stand; 32″ VESA 200 × 200 mm and 40″ VESA 300 × 300 mm. Other sizes have mounting provision but exact spacing was not verified from their support sheets.
VESA pattern
VESA pattern	65″ and 75″ 300 × 300 mm; 85″ 400 × 400 mm; 115″ 1000 × 700 mm	–
Power use
Power use	65″ 269 W, 75″ 302 W, 85″ 416 W, 115″ 656 W rated; 0.5 W standby	Sony UK lists operating/standby respectively: 32″ 120/0.19 W, 40″ 176/0.19 W, 46″ 225/0.19 W and 52″ 223/0.19 W.
Colours
Colours	Aluminum Black	Midnight Sky blue-black with silver lower trim.
In the box
In the box	–	Supplied table stand, RM-ED011 remote and operating instructions. A May 2008 UK exact-model review confirms the TV was in reviewers’ hands; a maker first-sale month was not found, so release remains year precision.