We need to mention Sony X91J and X85J as our alternative choices if we are looking for 4K LED TV from Sony in 2021. Both of Sony X91J and X85J are introduced as part of Sony’s 2021 TV lineup. Sony X91J comes with only 85-Inch screen size option (KD-85X91J) while there are 6 screen size options available for Sony X85J : 85-Inch (KD-85X85J), 75-Inch (KD-75X85J), 65-Inch (KD-65X85J), 55-Inch (KD-55X85J), 50-Inch (KD-50X85J) and 43-Inch (KD-43X85J). If we look at their series number, we can easily guess that Sony X91J is positioned higher than Sony X85J. What’s the reason to choose Sony X91J that positioned higher? It’s important for us to know more about the key differences of Sony X91J and X85J before we can find out the reason to choose Sony X91J that positioned higher.
Sony X91J Review
Sony X91J
Sony X91J is introduced with 4K UHD resolution that completed with 4K X-Reality Pro. 4K X-Reality Pro allows us to enjoy excellent picture clarity from both of original 4K content sources and non 4K contents that upscaled into near 4K picture quality. Triluminos display is already integrated with Sony X91J that allows us to enjoy rich and accurate color details. The color is also enhanced by Live Color Technology that brings more lively color details. Sony X91J already comes with Full Array LED backlight that completed with local dimming. Full Array Local Dimming allows us to enjoy excellent picture clarity between the bright and dark part of the TV screen while also brings superior light uniformity. X-tended Dynamic Range, Object-based HDR remaster and Dynamic Contrast Enhancer also provides enhancement for the contrast delivered on the screen of this TV. X-tended Dynamic Range brings wider brightness range, Object-based HDR remaster reproduces greater depth and textures while Dynamic Contrast Enhancer can adjust the brightness according to the environment’s lighting condition. HDR10, HLG and Dolby Vision are already supported by Sony X91J so that we can enjoy enhanced details and expanded contrast from wide range of HDR content sources. The color, clarity and contrast of Sony X91J are optimized by 4K HDR Processor X1 that integrated as the picture processor of Sony X91J. The motion technology of Sony X91J is X-Motion Clarity that based on 120Hz native refresh rate. It can brings fluid motion images from our favorite action movies and sports while also allows us to enjoy minimum input lag when we use this TV as our gaming monitor. Sony X91J also supports Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) and Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) to delivers more immersive gaming experience when we use this TV as our gaming monitor. Google TV is the operating system integrated with Sony X91J. It allows us to enjoy wide range of premium entertainment from our favorite content providers while also allows us to run wide collection of smart apps with the access to Play Store. 802.11ac wireless is already attached to Sony X91J to provides fast and stable internet connection. Sony X91J already comes with Voice Remote Control that allows us to control this TV conveniently with our voice. We can also control this TV conveniently with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa since they are already supported. Sony X91J comes with quite basic 10 W + 10 W audio power output, but it’s still able to delivers good sound quality with Acoustic Multi-Audio speaker type. We can also setup more advanced AV system to enjoy higher quality audio formats since Sony X91J already supports eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel).
The table below can summarizes the key specs and features of Sony X91J
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| Introduced | 2021 | |
| Display Technology | LED | |
| Screen Size | 85-Inch (KD-85X91J) | |
| Resolution | 4K UHD | |
| Backlight Technology | Full Array LED | |
| Dimming Technology | Local Dimming | |
| Clarity Technology | 4K X-Reality Pro | |
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| Motion Technology | X-Motion Clarity (120Hz native) | |
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| Picture Processor | 4K HDR Processor X1 | |
| Operating System | Google TV | |
| Remote Control | Voice Remote Control | |
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| Built-in Wifi | 802.11ac (WiFi 5) | |
| ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) | YES | |
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| HDMI/USB | 4/2 | |
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Sony X85J Review
Sony X85J
Sony X85J is Sony’s 2021 4K LED TV series that introduced between the higher Sony X90J and the lower Sony X80J. Sony X85J only comes with frame dimming on top of its Direct LED backlight but it’s still able to delivers good contrast vibrancy although it’s not as excellent as local dimming on top of Full Array LED backlight. The contrast is also enhanced by Object-based HDR remaster that reproduces greater depth and textures as well as Dynamic Contrast Enhancer that adjust the contrast brightness to match the environment’s lighting condition. Triluminos Pro and Live Color Technology are already integrated as the color technology of Sony X85J. While Triluminos Pro display allows us to enjoy rich and accurate color details, Live Color Technology can brings more lively color details on the screen of this TV. We can find 4K X-Reality Pro is already integrated with 4K UHD resolution of Sony X85J. It can brings excellent picture clarity not only from original 4K content sources but also from non 4K contents that upscaled into near 4K picture quality. 4K HDR Processor X1 is already integrated as the picture processor of Sony X85J that can optimizes the color, clarity and contrast of the picture delivered on the screen of Sony X85J. We can also enjoy enhanced details and expanded contrast from wide range of HDR content sources since Sony X85J already supports HDR10, Dolby Vision and HLG. Motionflow XR 960 that based on 120 Hz native refresh rate is the motion technology of Sony X85J. It allows us to enjoy fluid motion images for our favorite action movies and sports while also can brings non lagging gaming experience when we use this TV as our gaming monitor. Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) and Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) are also supported to bring more immersive gaming experience. The operating system integrated with Sony X85J is Google TV. It can delivers wide rage of premium entertainment from our favorite content providers with fast internet connection provided by 802.11ac wireless. Google TV is also connected to PlayStore that allows us to run wide collection of smart apps. Since Sony X85J already supports ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV), We can also enjoy 4K HDR OTA (Over the Air) entertainment. We can control Sony X85J conveniently with its included Voice Remote Control as well as Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa since they are already supported. Sony X85J comes with Bass Reflex Speaker powered by 10 W + 10 W output. Although it’s still able to delivers good sound quality, but it’s surely a good idea to attach additional soundbar if you are looking for more powerful surround sound. Sony X85J also supports eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel) that allows us to enjoy higher quality audio formats.
The key specs and features of Sony X85J can be summarized with the table below.
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| Introduced | 2021 | ||||||
| Display Technology | LED | ||||||
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| Resolution | 4K UHD | ||||||
| Backlight Technology | Direct LED | ||||||
| Dimming Technology | Frame Dimming | ||||||
| Clarity Technology | 4K X-Reality Pro | ||||||
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| Motion Technology | Motionflow XR 960 (120 Hz Native) | ||||||
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| Picture Processor | 4K HDR Processor X1 | ||||||
| Operating System | Google TV | ||||||
| Remote Control | Voice Remote Control | ||||||
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| Built-in Wifi | 802.11ac (WiFi 5) | ||||||
| ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) | YES | ||||||
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| HDMI/USB | 4/2 | ||||||
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The Key Differences of Sony X91J and X85J
We can find that there are few differences between Sony X91J and X85J after we look at their specs and features table. The first key difference of Sony X91J and X85J comes from their backlight and dimming technology. Sony X91J already comes with Full Array LED backlight that completed with local dimming while Sony X85J only comes with frame dimming on top of standard Direct LED backlight. With Full Array Local Dimming backlight, Sony X91J is able to delivers more excellent contrast vibrancy and better light uniformity across its LED screen. The second key difference of Sony X91J and X85J comes from X-Tended Dynamic Range that we can find in Sony X91J. X-Tended Dynamic Range allows us to enjoy wider contrast brightness between the brightest and darkest part of the TV screen. We can also find another key difference in the speaker type of Sony X91J and X85J. While their audio power output are similar (10 W + 10 W), we can find that Sony X91J and X85J come with different speaker type. Sony X91J comes with Acoustic Multi-Audio while Sony X85J comes with Bass Reflex Speaker. Acoustic Multi-Audio is relatively able to delivers more astonishing sound than Bass Reflex Speaker although their audio power output are similar.
For similar screen size option, Sony X91J is normally offered at the higher price than Sony X85J (X91J only comes with 85-Inch screen size option). If you are interested to know their latest price difference, it’s necessary to check the price of those two TVs since TV prices often change from time to time.
Summary
Sony X91J is positioned higher than Sony X85J. What’s the reason to choose Sony X91J that positioned higher? From our discussion above, we can find that Sony X91J comes with more excellent contrast as It already comes with Full Array Local Dimming backlight that completed with X-Tended Dynamic Range. We can also find that Sony X91J comes with Acoustic Multi-Audio speaker for better sound quality. So if you are looking for more excellent contrast and Acoustic Multi-Audio speaker while you don’t mind to spend higher, then Sony X91J is the one that you should choose. Please also note that Sony X91J only comes with 85-Inch screen size option.
| Sony X91J Price | |
| 85-Inch (KD-85X91J) | Check Today’s Price (BHPhotoVideo.com)… |
Sony X85J is a good choice if you have more limited budget for your large screen 4K LED TV. It’s still able to delivers good picture quality although it’s less excellent in contrast than Sony X91J. Sony X85J also should be your choice if you are looking for other than 85-Inch screen size option since It also comes with 75-Inch (KD-75X85J), 65-Inch (KD-65X85J), 55-Inch (KD-55X85J), 50-Inch (KD-50X85J) and 43-Inch (KD-43X85J) screen size options. If you are not satisfied with the sound delivered by Bass Reflex Speaker of Sony X85J, you can also attach additional soundbar and setup additional AV system since Sony X85J already supports eARC.
| Sony X85J Prices | |
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