Sony - 50" Class BRAVIA XR X90J Series LED 4K UHD Smart Google TV

Review of the 50 inch Sony Bravia XR-50X90J Background Info: In 2004 I purchased a Sony - KV-32FV310 32-Inch FD Trinitron WEGA Television from The GoodGuys. It was one of those huge square heavy televisions. It had a great picture being a Trinitron. In 2009 I purchased a Sony KDL-46XBR9 from Best Buy. It was a 46 inch LCD "XBR" model which signifies top of the line. It was a close-out so I was able to afford it ... about $1,200 which was almost half off the normal price. It was a great TV with excellent color. It finally died this spring in April 2021. I hate shopping for TV's because I am extremely picky about the picture and color quality and features. And now that there are several companies that make excellent TV's, it is very hard to choose. Also I figure I will have the TV for many years so I want to make sure I will be happy with it. After spending several days at BestBuy and many hours on Youtube I realized that Sony was not the dominant manufacturer anymore. However it did seem that Sony had maintained it's reputation for excellent true color. But it also had gained a reputation for being a bit more expensive than the competitors. My first decision was between OLED and 4K LED. After watching hours of YouTube reviews I decided there was not a enough picture quality difference to justify the extra money and having to worry about the screen "burning in" on the OLED after a few years. Next I had to pick the size. My last TV was a 46 inch. A 50 inch was a nice upgrade and still fit perfectly with my existing setup. Several people said "no, go bigger", but I am totally happy with this size. I sit about six feet away from it. Also the feet on the Sony 50 inch are closer together and not spread way out near the edges of the TV, so that fit on my existing TV stand very well. And there is a Composite video input which allows for older equipment to connect to the TV via the Red/White/Yellow cable. The operating system of this TV is very good and the remote is very good. It has a powerful CPU processor. The thing I like the most about this TV is the absolutely gorgeous picture. I have always had a good picture with my older Sony's but this truly is incredible. I waited two months before writing this review to really see what I thought about it. And I have on quite a few occasions literally said out-loud ... "Wow, that is a beautiful picture" ... the color is perfect and strong while looking extremely natural and realistic. And blacks are black. I also like the price. Sony had just dropped the price from $1,299 to $1,099 when I was shopping which made it competitive and removed the "Sony is more expensive concern". If you are like me and stress out about which TV to buy let me tell you what worked for me. Take your time. I started by spending a few nights online browsing what was available. There are three main companies that seem to make the best TV's. Samsung, Sony, and LG. The feet on the LG 4K LCD's were too wide apart for my furniture. The Samsung 4K LCD's looked good but did not have the composite video input and also had some complaints about glare. Next I picked a weekday afternoon to spend in the store. The store was not crowded and I took my time looking at the TV's and occasionally chatting with a couple sales guys. I had told myself I was not going to make a decision on that first visit which allowed me to relax. I brought a notepad so I could take notes. When I finally got maxed out looking at so many TV's I left the store and took a break for a couple days from thinking about it. Finally after some more online researching and another store visit I decided on the size and then on the Sony. I ordered it online and picked it up at the store. The 50 inch TV box actually fit in my car which was great, although the salesmen at the store had said he could give me free delivery. All that time and effort was worth it. The color and picture are truly stunning, and the operation of the TV is very good. I went with an extended warranty for five years. I do that with TV's and Dell computers. Over the two months there have been two firmware updates which are easy to do and I think one of them actually improved the picture quality. Two settings were important to get the picture just right: CineMotion - set this to high to remove any "judder" Brightness - I dropped this down to 15 I hope this review will help others. Many folks can make a quick decision and get on with it. Not me. If you are considering the X90J series I can tell you it is an outstanding television, especially the picture quality and the color realism. Good Luck, Richard B

This is probably the best TV I’ve ever owned. I mainly play Xbox Series X & PlayStation 5 at 4K 120Hz (frames per second) and this TV does it all! I’ve never seen a TV that comes with perfect colors out of the box as this one did. With this TV you get: 4 HDMI port (Port 3 & 4 are HDMI 2.1) HDR 10 HLG Dolby Vision Dolby Atmos Full Array Local Dimming Sony’s XR Processor Google TV I purchased this TV to replace my LG NanoCell 85 (49 Inch) which recently started to display horizontal lines and I cannot be any happier. HOWEVER… there’s no VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) at the moment or Dolby Vision in Game mode for the Xbox Series X. Hopefully Sony would update it at some point to enable these features. But everything else is amazing and I couldn’t be any happier.

Wasn't looking for something too big and this TV has so far been great!

Love the quality the picture comes in so much clearer than my other last TV, Sony Bravia and I’m on one of my book right now

My living room Sony Bravia XR 55 X90J SmartTV since last August is so good that I want to return my new unopened for my bedroom Sony Bravia XR 50 X90J exchanging it by return date February 21 for the Sony Bravia XR 65 X90J for my living room, and putting the 55" in my bedroom instead of the 50". I really like the Sony Bravia XR X90J and need the 65" for my vaulted ceiling 19'x13' living room!!! Hopefully it can Be Done! Waiting on Arnie - In Home Consultant to let me know.

We use a Bose sound bar, so this is not a factor for us.

I got the 50inch X90J mainly for my PS5 & XBOX Series X. Works well with both. I did start having the issue with the tv restarting every time I would turn it on. If you get this just go to network and internet than home network and enable ipcontrol in the settings menu. Still waiting for the VRR update.

Sony xr50x90j is my coolest first 4K TV thing is amazing I've been watching a lot of content racing YouTube whatever and it's all working