Turning it off makes the real scene brightness drop to 442 cd/m². We also tested the SDR brightness with Peak Luminance disabled. We reached 1095 cd/m² in the 25% window with these settings. If you want a brighter image and don't mind losing image accuracy, set the Picture Mode to 'Vivid', Contrast to max, and Color Temperature to 'Cool'. We measured the SDR brightness after calibration in the 'Custom' Picture Mode, with Brightness at max, Contrast at '90', Color Tone set to 'Expert 1', Auto Local Dimming set to 'High', and Peak Luminance set to 'High'. Unfortunately, there's quite a bit of variation in peak brightness between different scenes, but this shouldn't be very noticeable with regular content. It's bright enough to overcome glare in almost any room. The Sony X95J has amazing peak brightness in SDR. This TV can interpolate from 60 to 120 FPS. There was a mistake in the motion interpolation results. We retested local dimming with a 4k 120Hz source, and we retested audio passthrough for DTS-X support. There's some flickering when navigating menus, but it works well overall.Ĭlarified that you can't enable VRR with local dimming.Ĭhecked for VRR support after latest firmware update. Sony rolled out a new firmware for this TV, v6.5929, which enables local dimming in VRR mode. We've also split the console compatibility boxes into separate PS5 Compatibility and Xbox Series X|S Compatibility tests. Updated to Test Bench 1.7 with an updated HDR Brightness test that better reflects real world usage. We uploaded the initial brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.

Updated to Test Bench 1.8, adding a new box for PQ EOTF tracking and updating our Color Volume and Color Gamut tests to better reflect real world usage. Updated to Test Bench 1.9, modifying our Contrast testing and splitting our local dimming testing into multiple sections covering Blooming, Black Crush, and Lighting Zone Transitions. Unfortunately, our unit has developed a serious uniformity issue a few weeks into our Accelerated Longevity Test. We uploaded the brightness measurements and uniformity photos after running the TV for two months in our Accelerated Longevity Test. We retested the variable refresh rate feature with the latest firmware (PKG6.6070.0711NAA), confirming that VRR now works across the full refresh rate range.

We uploaded the brightness measurements and uniformity photos after running the TV for four months in our Accelerated Longevity Test.

Sony x95j review