Sony Z9F Master Series 65"-Class HDR UHD Smart LED TV (2018 Model)

Sony's Master Series Z9F LCD TV has a remarkably bright picture and the convenience of hands-free Google Assistant voice control, for a premium price.

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  Bright picture with strong contrast. Wide color gamut. Android TV with hands-free Google Assistant.

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  Yellows are very warm out of the box. Clunky, dated remote. Some light bloom.

Sony has now released the prices of its Master Series 4K HDR TVs and we can confirm that the Z9F costs a nice little chunk of change more than any other 2018 Sony TV except the A9F Master Series cousin that’s coming out with the Z9F (at least for the 65 inch editions, which are priced equally at...

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  Stunningly high levels of peak brightness, Exceptionally good local dimming quality, Remarkably vibrant color delivery, Fantastic motion handling, Beautifully deep black rendering

Sony’s Master Series Z9F LCD makes a strong claim for top-dog status in today’s Ultra HDTV market. It produces superb images, with enhanced off-center viewing so all guests will be happy at your next Super Bowl party.

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  Impressive HDR brightness, Excellent black level and shadow detail, Superior off-center viewing angle for LCD

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  Some backlight blooming artifacts, Unimpressive built-in sound

Sony's Z9F LCD is a dizzying mix of delight and disappointment. On one hand, Sony’s new X1 Ultimate processor is terrific, delivering numerous subtle but cumulatively outstanding improvements to TV picture quality.

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  Bright, colorful HDR pictures, Excellent video processing, More affordable than expected, Wide viewing angle support

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  Backlight clouding issues, Contrast not the best, Vocal playback issues, Requires careful set up

Inky blacks, great viewing angles, excellent upconversion/processor are all pluses. Oreo operating system is much faster than previous Sony's. Blooming is present, but not distracting due to such good picture quality. Tv is amazingly bright and clarity is awesome.

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  Upconversion, brightness, viewing angle, inky blacks

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  Speakers, price

I love the tv, the picture is amazing and the blacks are very well...black.. There is some blooming that does nothing to take away from my personal viewing pleasure.. Screen uniformity is awesome with clarity right across the whole panel and daytime viewing cannot be beaten.. Very happy

Nice tv good sound

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  Good sound nice pitcher

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  Nothing