Sony - 65" Class X80K LED 4K UHD Smart Google TV (2023)

I bought this TV after I had moved out and had to leave my older generation Sony Bravia 55 inch. I got that TV on with a insane deal but I really liked it. Do to my experience with that TV I decided to upgrade to the newer 65'. Overall this TV keeps the things I loved about the older generation and improves on other things. Image: This TV had a great picture. Decent brightness, vivid colors, and very solid and dark blacks. To my eyes this is tv is close to as good as you can get without spending way more for some of the newer display technologies like OLED, mini LED, etc. Don't take my word for it though once you get into "good" TVs you really should be going to the store and seeing them for yourself, what will edge out what you like more is going to be personal preference. Sound: Based on personal preference I like the sound on this TV, what is objective is this TV is LOUD. I've never even put it up as high as 50%. For me this is a huge bonus because I've never felt it was necessary to get a sound bar. If you aren't planning on doing a surround sound setup and you just want good clean stereo audio without the headaches that tend to come with a sound bar I can definitely recommend this TV. Physical design: this is a good looking TV, bezels are thin, the included stands are simple and unobtrusive. And there are no obnoxious LEDs on the front that will light up a dark room. Other than that, not much to say Remote: I honestly love this remote. Not a bunch of unnecessary buttons, it isn't too big, the buttons don't click but they do have a positive feeling press that makes it clear when you've actuated the button. The biggest thing I like about it though the fact that it doesn't use IR as it's wireless technology, because you don't have to point it at the TV, button presses are super reliably registered, even when I in the next room in the kitchen while having Spotify, or YouTube playing. Software: I really like Google/Android TV it is simple and easy to navigate while still being able to let you dig in a bit. For example it's nice that I can go into settings and force stop applications that are having problems so I can restart them without having to fully restart the TV. And on more basic things, this TV is going to have all of your standard streaming apps available. Really the only negative I can say about this TV would be the price. While I happily paid full price for this TV and do not regret it in the slightest, I also recognize that there are better deals out there. So if price is your biggest factor this may not be for you. But if this seems like a reasonable price to you and you are happy with everything else I can recommend it. If you can get it on a sale then it's a no brainer.

Simple to set up and program. Sturdy construction. Great quality picture, and sound.

Finally settled after trying at least 5 Led/Oleds the past 4-5 years. I’m coming from one of the most excellent tv pictures ever produced in the Pioneer Elite FD-141 plasma which is an 2008 model and still has a excellent pic. Recently returned a LG C2 Oled, and also a Sony A80J Oled, which both had great pics but I decided I didn’t want to spend the extra money on top of purchasing the geek squad 5 year coverage. Before returning the Sony A80J Oled I thought I’d give an Led a shot. Picked up the X80K 65” and was very pleased with the picture. Plasmas and Oleds are known to have great off angle views if you’re sitting off to the side, which is important to me as my living room is narrow and long. The X80K has a great picture straight on, and surprisingly has a pretty good picture off to the side. So it was a no brainer for me to buy the X80K with the 5 year protection plan for a lot less than what one of the Oleds would have cost me. Most of my tv watching is cable, Spectrum, streaming content, mostly YouTube, and also use a 4K Blue Ray. Sound is fairly good from the tv, but I use a home theatre receiver. I like the remote as it is smaller than the previous year model, another selling point, which connects to my home theater receiver, awesome. So I don’t have to use 3 different remotes if I don’t want to. I included some pics of the Sony. Straight in front, off to the side. Almost 2 months later I’m happy with my choice.