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Sony KD-85Z9G (USA version)
Highlights
- 8K UHD (7680 x 4320) LED Display
- HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
- Full Array Local Dimming
- TRILUMINOS™ Display
- X-Wide Angle
- X1™ Ultimate Processor
- Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
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Content
Overview
Sony KD-85Z9G was introduced in 2019. It has a LED screen with 8K UHD (7680 x 4320) resolution and 100 Hz/120 Hz refresh rate. The TV is HDR compatible. It supports HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG and IMAX Enhanced. Its powerful X1™ Ultimate picture processor guarantees a high quality upscaling of any low resolution source to 8K UHD (7680 x 4320).
We give Sony KD-85Z9G TV 94 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-85Z9G.
PROS |
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High Resolution |
High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz |
Direct LED |
Full Array Local Dimming |
X-Wide Angle |
Color Depth |
HDR10 |
Dolby Vision |
HLG |
IMAX Enhanced |
4K HFR |
2K HFR |
Speaker Channels |
DSEE |
Clear Phase |
TV Center Speaker Mode |
Dolby Atmos |
DTS Digital Surround |
Wi-Fi |
Wi-Fi Direct |
Bluetooth |
Works with Alexa |
New HDMI 2.1 |
HDCP 2.3 |
CONS |
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No HDR10+ |
No AMD Freesync™ |
No NVidia G-Sync |
No VRR |
No NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0) |
Predecessor
A predecessor of 2019 Z9G series is 2018 Z9F series. In this section we show their comparison.
UPGRADES | Sony KD-85Z9G | vs | Sony XBR-75Z9F |
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Higher Resolution | 8K UHD (7680 x 4320) | vs | 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) |
Higher DCI P3 Color Space Coverage | 100% | vs | 95% |
High Dynamic Range | 8K X-tended Dynamic Range™ PRO 20x XDR Contrast | vs | X-tended Dynamic Range™ PRO 12x XDR Contrast |
4K HFR | vs | ||
2K HFR | vs | ||
Higher Speaker Power Rating | 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W | vs | 10 W + 10 W |
TV Center Speaker Mode | vs | ||
Dolby Atmos | vs | ||
HDMI Version | 2.1 | vs | 2.0b |
ASF | vs | ||
VC-1 | vs | ||
VP8 | vs |
DOWNGRADES | Sony KD-85Z9G | vs | Sony XBR-75Z9F |
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Sound Processing | vs | ClearAudio+ | |
Content Bar | vs |
For this comparison we chose 75" version of the predecessor - model XBR-75Z9F. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit Sony KD-85Z9G vs Sony XBR-75Z9F where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.
Selected Features
VA Panel
Sony KD-85Z9G has a vertical alignment (VA) panel which is most commonly used in LCD TVs as it provides deeper blacks compared to the IPS panel. However, it is still limited with the viewing angle compared to the IPS panel or OLED display.
Full-Array Local Dimming
The TV has Full-Array Local Dimming technology with multiple zones throughout the display. Individual zones of LEDs can light up independently which enhances black levels, shadow details and decreases level of light bleed in dark parts of the image. This gives higher contrast with increased picture quality which is very important for HDR reproduction. Higher number of zones gives better control over local dimming and less blooming around the bright objects and subtitles.
HDR10
Sony KD-85Z9G 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.
Dolby Vision
This TV also supports Dolby Vision which is an update to HDR10 by adding dynamic metadata that can be used to more accurately adjust brightness levels up to 10,000 nits maximum brightness on a scene-by-scene or frame-by-frame basis and support up to 12-bit color depth (4096 shades of RGB) and 8K resolution.
Specifications
In this section we present all the features and specifications available for Sony KD-85Z9G.
BASICS | |
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Brand | Sony |
Series | Z9G |
Model | KD-85Z9G |
Size | 85" |
Country | USA |
Release Year | 2019 |
Bezel Color | Black |
Smart TV |
DISPLAY | |
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Display Type | LED |
Actual Size (Diagonal) | 84.6" |
Resolution | 8K UHD (7680 x 4320) |
Refresh Rate | 100 Hz/120 Hz |
Screen Design | Flat |
Panel Type | VA |
LED Type | Direct LED |
Backlight Dimming | Full Array Local Dimming |
Backlight Name | Backlight Master Drive™ |
Color | TRILUMINOS™ Display |
Viewing Angle | X-Wide Angle |
Panel Bit Depth | 10 bits |
Color Depth | 1.07 Billion |
DCI P3 Color Space Coverage | 100% |
VIDEO | |
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3D Capability | |
HDR10 | |
HDR10+ | |
Dolby Vision | |
Dolby Vision IQ | |
HLG | |
Advanced HDR by Technicolor® | |
IMAX Enhanced | |
High Dynamic Range | 8K X-tended Dynamic Range™ PRO 20x XDR Contrast |
AMD Freesync™ | |
NVidia G-Sync | |
8K FPS via HDMI | |
4K HFR | |
2K HFR | |
VRR | |
HGIG Compatibility | |
Picture Processor | X1™ Ultimate |
Frame Interploation Technique | Motionflow™ XR |
Black Frame Insertion | |
Filmmaker Mode | |
X-Reality™ PRO | 8K |
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 | |
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Speaker Channels | 4.4 |
Speaker Type | Acoustic Multi-Audio™ |
Speaker Power Rating | 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W |
DSEE | |
Sound Processing | |
Clear Phase | |
Simulated Surround Sound | S-Force Front Surround |
TV Center Speaker Mode | |
Dolby Atmos | |
Dolby Digital | |
Dolby Digital Plus | |
Dolby Pulse | |
Dolby AC-4 | |
DTS Digital Surround | |
WiSA Ready |
CONNECTIVITY | |
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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 | 2.1 |
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 | 1 via A/V 3.5mm input |
RCA Audio Outputs | |
3.5mm headphone Audio Output | |
Optical Audio Output | |
RS-232C Remote | |
DLNA |
OTHER | |
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CPU Cores | 4 |
RAM | 4 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) Closed Caption (Digital) Closed Caption |
USB HDD Recording | |
USB Drive Format Support | FAT16 / FAT32 / exFAT / NTFS |
VIDEO FORMATS | |
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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 | |
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AAC | |
AC4 | |
AIFF | |
ALAC | |
APE | |
aptX | |
eAAC+ | |
EAC3 | |
FLAC | |
HE-AAC | |
LPCM | |
M4A | |
MIDI | |
MP2 | |
MP3 | |
OGG | |
RealAudio | |
WMA | |
WAV |
IMAGE FORMATS | |
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BMP | |
GIF | |
JPEG | |
JPS | |
MPO | |
PNG |
TUNER | |
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Digital Tuner | 1 |
SAT Tuner | |
Analog Tuner | NTSC-M |
NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0) | |
Digital Terrestrial TV System | ATSC |
Digital Cable TV System | Clear QAM |
Color system | PAL / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43 |
FM Radio |
GENERAL | |
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Power Supply | AC 120 V, 60 Hz |
Power Consumption (Typical) | 900 W |
Power Consumption (In Standby) | 0.5 W |
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D) | 1.913 x 1.141 x 120 mm (75 3/8 x 45 x 4 3/4 in) |
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D) | 1.913 x 1.226 x 432 mm (75 3/8 x 48 3/8 x 17 1/8 in) |
Stand Size | Width: 1.567 mm (61 3/4 in) |
Dimension of Package (W x H x D) | 2.071 x 1.283 x 337 mm (81 5/8 x 50 5/8 x 13 3/8 in) |
One Connect Box | |
VESA Wall Mount | |
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H) | 400 x 400 mm (15-3/4" x 15-3/4") |
Weight Without Stand | 71.7 kg (158 lbs) |
Weight With Stand | 74.5 kg (164.1 lbs) |
Weight of Package (Gross) | 94 kg (207.1 lbs) |
Warranty | 1 Year |
ACCESSORIES | |
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Remote | RMF-TX600U |