Our quick take

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Sony XF9005 TV - 4.5 / 5

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Design

  • 4x HDMI in, 3x USB multimedia port LAN and Wi-Fi connectivity

Smart features

  • Smart systems supported: Android TV, YouView

Picture features

  • HDR Support: HDR10, Dolby Vision (via a future firmware update), and HLG Processing engine: Sony X1 Extreme

Dolby Vision coming in the future

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Brighter than last year’s model

Motion performance perfection

Any issues?

Sound quality

To recap

The Sony XF9005 improves upon last year’s model in many areas: brightness, colour, HD upscaling and motion clarity all get a bosst. Problem is, so does the backlight blooming as a result of that extra brightness. Otherwise - ignoring the big feet of the design - this is one stellar back-lit LCD telly.