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Sony KD-43X8500G (Asian and Oceanian versions)
Highlights
- 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
- HDR10, HLG support
- TRILUMINOS™ Display
- X1™ Processor
- Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
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Content
Overview
Sony KD-43X8500G was introduced in 2019. It has a LED screen with 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and 100 Hz/120 Hz refresh rate. The TV is HDR compatible. It supports HDR10 and HLG. Its powerful X1™ picture processor guarantees a high quality upscaling of any low resolution source to 4K UHD (3840 x 2160).
We give Sony KD-43X8500G TV 88 overall score out of 100. Our ranking system is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.
Pros and Cons
In this section we highlight pros and cons of Sony KD-43X8500G.
| PROS |
|---|
| High Resolution |
| High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz |
| Color Depth |
| HDR10 |
| HLG |
| DSEE |
| Clear Phase |
| Dolby Atmos |
| DTS Digital Surround |
| Wi-Fi |
| Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth |
| Works with Alexa |
| HDCP 2.3 |
| CONS |
|---|
| Edge LED |
| No Full-Array Local Dimming |
| Limited Viewing Angle |
| No HDR10+ |
| No Dolby Vision |
| No IMAX Enhanced |
| No AMD Freesync™ |
| No NVidia G-Sync |
| No 4K HFR |
| No 2K HFR |
| No VRR |
Predecessor
A predecessor of 2019 X85G series is 2018 X85F series. In this section we show their comparison.
| UPGRADES | Sony KD-43X8500G | vs | Sony KD-49X8500F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolby Atmos | vs | ||
| Dolby AC-4 | vs | ||
| Newer Bluetooth Version | 4.2 | vs | 4.1 |
| HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) | eARC | vs | |
| More RAM | 3 GB | vs | 2 GB |
| DOWNGRADES | Sony KD-43X8500G | vs | Sony KD-49X8500F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Panel Bit Depth | 8 bits + FRC | vs | 10 bits |
| Precision Color Mapping | vs |
For this comparison we chose 49" version of the predecessor - model KD-49X8500F. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit Sony KD-43X8500G vs Sony KD-49X8500F where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.
Selected Features
IPS Panel
Sony KD-43X8500G has an in-plane switching (IPS) panel which is not commonly used in LCD TVs as they suffer from light leakage which lead to the lower contrast and poor HDR experience. However, this type of panel can provide better viewing angle and color accuracy compared to the VA panel.
HDR10
Sony KD-43X8500G supports HDR10 which was announced on August 27, 2015, by the Consumer Technology Association and uses the wide-gamut Rec. 2020 color space. It is not backward compatible with SDR. It sends static metadata via video stream to the TV which calibrates its screen brightness and color according to that. HDR10 is technically limited to a maximum of 10,000 nits of brightness and uses 10-bit color which corresponds to 1024 shades of the primary RGB colors.
Specifications
In this section we present all the features and specifications available for Sony KD-43X8500G.
| BASICS | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Sony |
| Series | X85G |
| Model | KD-43X8500G |
| Size | 43" |
| Country | Asia and Oceania |
| Release Year | 2019 |
| Smart TV | |
| DISPLAY | |
|---|---|
| Display Type | LED |
| Actual Size (Diagonal) | 42.5" |
| Resolution | 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) |
| Refresh Rate | 100 Hz/120 Hz |
| Screen Design | Flat |
| Panel Type | IPS |
| LED Type | Edge LED |
| Backlight Dimming | Frame Dimming |
| Color | TRILUMINOS™ Display |
| Viewing Angle | |
| Panel Bit Depth | 8 bits + FRC |
| Color Depth | 1.07 Billion |
| VIDEO | |
|---|---|
| 3D Capability | |
| HDR10 | |
| HDR10+ | |
| Dolby Vision | |
| HLG | |
| Advanced HDR by Technicolor® | |
| IMAX Enhanced | |
| AMD Freesync™ | |
| NVidia G-Sync | |
| 4K HFR | |
| 2K HFR | |
| VRR | |
| HGIG Compatibility | |
| Picture Processor | X1™ |
| Frame Interploation Technique | Motionflow™ XR 800 |
| Frame Interpolation Frequency | 800 Hz |
| Black Frame Insertion | |
| Filmmaker Mode | |
| Dynamic Backlight Control | |
| X-Reality™ PRO | 4K |
| Dual database processing | |
| Object-based Super Resolution | |
| Live Color™ Tech0logy | |
| Precision Color Mapping | |
| Super bit mapping™ 4K HDR | |
| Contrast Enhancement | Dynamic Contrast Enhancer |
| Object-based HDR remaster | |
| Auto Low Latency Mode | |
| AUDIO | |
|---|---|
| Speaker Channels | 2 |
| Speaker Type | Acoustic Multi-Audio (Full Range x2) |
| Speaker Power Rating | 10 W + 10 W |
| DSEE | |
| Sound Processing | ClearAudio+ |
| Clear Phase | |
| Simulated Surround Sound | S-Force Front Surround |
| TV Center Speaker Mode | |
| Dolby Atmos | |
| Dolby Digital | |
| Dolby Digital Plus | |
| Dolby AC-4 | |
| DTS Digital Surround | |
| WiSA Ready | |
| CONNECTIVITY | |
|---|---|
| Ethernet Input | |
| Ethernet Standard | 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | |
| Wi-Fi Frequency | 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz |
| Wi-Fi Protocol | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac |
| Bluetooth | |
| Bluetooth Version | 4.2 |
| Smartphone Connectivity | Chromecast built-in Video & TV SideView (iOS/Android) |
| Chromecast | |
| Google Home | |
| Virtual Assistant | Google Assistant |
| Works with Alexa | |
| HDMI Inputs | 4 |
| HDMI Version | 2.0b |
| HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) | eARC |
| HDCP Version | 2.3 |
| HDMI-CEC | BRAVIA Sync |
| USB Inputs | 3 |
| USB 3.0 Ports | 1 |
| RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs | 1 |
| IF (Satellite) Inputs | |
| Component Inputs | |
| Composite Inputs | |
| RCA Audio Outputs | |
| 3.5mm headphone Audio Output | |
| Optical Audio Output | |
| RS-232C Remote | |
| DLNA | |
| OTHER | |
|---|---|
| SoC | MediaTek MT5893 |
| CPU | ARM Cortex-A73 |
| CPU Cores | 4 |
| CPU Frequency | 1500 MHz |
| GPU | ARM Mali-G71 |
| RAM | 3 GB |
| Storage | 16 GB |
| Operating System | Android |
| Internet Browser | Vewd |
| Content Bar | |
| Voice Command | |
| Light Sensor | |
| Electronic Program Guide (EPG) | |
| Application Store | Google Play Store |
| Teletext | |
| Auto Calibration with CalMAN | |
| Picture-In-Picture | |
| Closed Captions | (Analog) (Digital) Subtitle |
| USB HDD Recording | |
| USB Drive Format Support | FAT16 / FAT32 / exFAT / NTFS |
| VIDEO FORMATS | |
|---|---|
| 3GPP | |
| AV1 | |
| AVI | |
| ASF | |
| DivX | |
| Flash Video | |
| H.263 | |
| H.264 | |
| H.265 | |
| MKV | |
| M2TS | |
| MP4 | |
| MPEG-4 | |
| QuickTime | |
| RealVideo | |
| TS | |
| VC-1 | |
| VP7 | |
| VP8 | |
| VP9 | |
| VOB | |
| VRO | |
| WebM | |
| WMV | |
| Xvid | |
| AUDIO FORMATS | |
|---|---|
| AAC | |
| AC4 | |
| AIFF | |
| ALAC | |
| APE | |
| aptX | |
| eAAC+ | |
| EAC3 | |
| FLAC | |
| HE-AAC | |
| LPCM | |
| M4A | |
| MIDI | |
| MP2 | |
| MP3 | |
| OGG | |
| RealAudio | |
| WMA | |
| WAV | |
| IMAGE FORMATS | |
|---|---|
| BMP | |
| GIF | |
| JPEG | |
| JPS | |
| MPO | |
| PNG | |
| TUNER | |
|---|---|
| Digital Tuner | 1 |
| SAT Tuner | |
| Analog Tuner | B/G,D/K,I,M |
| Digital Terrestrial TV System | DTMB |
| Digital Cable TV System | |
| Color system | PAL / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43 |
| CI+ | 1.4 |
| FM Radio | |
| GENERAL | |
|---|---|
| Power Supply | 19.5 V DC with AC adapter AC 110 V - 240 V, 50/60 Hz |
| Power Consumption (Typical) | 120 W |
| Power Consumption (In Standby) | 0.5 W |
| Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D) | 965 mm x 569 mm x 58 mm |
| Dimension With Stand (W x H x D) | 965 mm x 628 mm x 260 mm |
| Stand Size | Width: 673 mm |
| Dimension of Package (W x H x D) | 1072 mm x 699 mm x 150 mm |
| One Connect Box | |
| VESA Wall Mount | |
| VESA Hole Pitch (W x H) | 100 mm x 200 mm |
| Wall mount screw | M6 |
| Weight Without Stand | 10.8 kg |
| Weight With Stand | 11.3 kg |
| Weight of Package (Gross) | 15 kg |
| Warranty | 1 Year |
Successor
The 2019 X85G series has a successor - 2020 X85 series. Let us now display the changes that the successor brought.
| UPGRADES | Sony KD-43X8500H | vs | Sony KD-43X8500G |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolby Vision | vs | ||
| HDMI Version | 2.1 | vs | 2.0b |
| More IF (Satellite) Connection Inputs | 2 | vs | |
| Auto Calibration with CalMAN | vs | ||
| More Tuners (Terrestrial/Cable) | 2 | vs | 1 |
| More Tuners (SAT) | vs |
| DOWNGRADES | Sony KD-43X8500H | vs | Sony KD-43X8500G |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dual database processing | vs | ||
| Super bit mapping™ 4K HDR | vs | ||
| Less USB Inputs | 2 | vs | 3 |
| RS-232C Remote | vs | ||
| Content Bar | vs |
For this comparison we chose 43" version of the successor - model KD-43X8500H. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit Sony KD-43X8500G vs Sony KD-43X8500H where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.