Reality TV
OLED ULTRA HDTVS grab most of today’s headlines. And although prices for OLED sets have dropped dramatically over the last year, they still command a high premium. Even flagship LCD sets—Sony’s Z9D line, for example—remain beyond the price reach of many consumers. Sony’s new X900F LCD TVs, which are available in screen sizes all the way up to 85 inches, provide a more reasonable alternative. Choose the 65-inch X900F under review here and you’ll leave the store with a far smaller dent on your credit line than you would when buying an OLED or a flagship LCD.
DESIGN AND FEATURES
Thin at the edges but nearly 3 inches deep at the center (not counting the stand), the XBR-65X900F is less svelte than some of its competition, particularly OLED models. But that fact shouldn’t bother most buyers. Two legs at the left and right of the screen provide good stability, though their wide spacing means that your stand will need to be nearly as wide as the TV for a table mount.
The X900F’s four HDMI inputs are all HDCP 2.2-compliant, but only HDMI 2 and HDMI 3 can support the full bandwidth (18Mbps) required to pass Ultra HD signals at 60 frames
