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Sony BRAVIA 9 vs Sony BRAVIA W5500

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SonyBRAVIA 9SonyBRAVIA W5500
Overview
ReleasedMay 20242009
Display
PanelMini-LEDLCD
Panel detailQuantum-dot LCD with Mini LED backlight and XR Backlight Master Drive; native 120 Hz reported by TechRadarCCFL-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
Screen finishX-Anti Reflection–
Colour rangeXR Triluminos Pro–
Picture processingXR Contrast Booster 30, High Peak Luminance, XR 4K Upscaling and ambient-light sensorBRAVIA Engine 3, Live Colour, Motionflow 100Hz with Image Blur Reduction and 24p True Cinema.
Motion handlingXR Motion ClaritySony's Motionflow 100Hz name describes the motion-processing output; a native panel figure for every UK size was not verified.
Viewing angleX-Wide Angle–
Sizes
Sizes65, 75, 85″32, 37, 40, 46, 52″
Largest size85″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 3 and 4 support 4K at 120 Hz; HDMI 3 also serves eARC (RTINGS). Maker lists VRR, ALLM and SBTMFour HDMI inputs, plus component, two SCART and VGA inputs according to Sony's UK technical sheets.
Game featuresGame Menu, automatic HDR tone mapping and Auto Genre Picture Mode with a PlayStation 5–
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platformGoogle TVNone (no smart platform)
ProcessorXR ProcessorBRAVIA Engine 3
Speakers70 W, 2.2.2 channels20 W
Dolby AtmosYes–
DTS:XYes–
eARCYes–
Wi-FiIEEE 802.11ax/ac/a/b/g/n–
Speaker detailAcoustic Multi-Audio+; two midrange drivers, two tweeters, two subwoofers and two upward-firing beam tweeters; 70 W totalSony UK specifies 10 W + 10 W and S-Force Front Surround for its W5500 technical sheets.
Audio featuresAcoustic Center Sync with compatible Sony audio systems; Voice Zoom 3, 3D Surround Upscaling, S-Master amplifier and automatic room/position sound calibration–
Voice assistantsHands-free Google Assistant; works with Alexa and Apple HomeKit–
CastingGoogle Cast and 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 tuners–Sony UK lists digital terrestrial MPEG-2, MPEG-4 HD with supported operators, digital cable and analogue tuners.
USB2 USB ports; Japanese models support USB hard-drive recordingUSB 2.0 media input.
EthernetOne 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T portWired Ethernet for DLNA and AppliCast; no built-in Wi-Fi is listed on the UK sheet.
Optical audio outOne optical audio output, shared with the S-Center speaker inputOne optical digital audio output.
Design and power
SizeJapanese maker specifications without stand; 65-inch 1443 × 835 × 48 mm, 75-inch 1667 × 960 × 48 mm, 85-inch 1888 × 1085 × 49 mm. Listed configuration weights also exclude the standSony 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.
StandFour-position stand with wide/narrow feet and raised soundbar positions; weights including stand are 34.8 kg (65-inch), 45 kg (75-inch) and 55.7 kg (85-inch), from Japanese maker specificationsSony UK lists a supplied swivel table stand, rotating 20° left and right, for the 37- and 40-inch sizes.
Colours–Piano black.
Power useJapanese models rated 350 W (65-inch), 456 W (75-inch), 512 W (85-inch); standby 0.5 W. Regional power ratings differ–

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