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Sony KD-55X8500E

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User ratings:
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4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
48 %
3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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3 editorial reviews
Sony KD-55X8500E (55") (4K Ultra HD TV): 3.5 out of 5 stars from 32 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
The Sony X850E 4k LED TV offers better than average picture quality and excellent motion handling but lacks a handful of high-end features. It does best in darke...Read more
Android TV is a version of Android with a user interface optimised for TVs, not touchscreens. Despite a lot of effort by Sony, Android TV has yet to gain much market share in Australia from Apple TV, Fetch and Telstra TV streaming boxes and Google’s own Chromecast product. It’s fair to say that Sony has […]Read more
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Pros

  • better color gamut and better color volume
  • Motion is excellent
  • fast sports look fluid and crisp

Cons

  • model online locally or overseas or in a second-hand store
  • too soft
  • No cherry-picked units sent by brands

Key specs

  • Flat
  • 55 in
  • 3840, 2160 px
  • 60 Hz
  • yes
  • yes

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Sony KD-55X8500E - Pros & Cons

Sony KD-55X8500E

Pros

  • better color gamut and better color volume
  • Motion is excellent
  • fast sports look fluid and crisp
  • It gets sufficiently bright to accommodate brighter living rooms and deals with reflections quite well
  • Picture quality is good
  • contrast ratio is great and blacks are very uniform
  • Lines appear smooth and the image retains details
  • sleek and minimalistic
  • Build Quality The build quality of the X850E is good
  • X850E offers a good experience with every usage
  • ensures that most of the common buttons are within easy reach

Cons

  • model online locally or overseas or in a second-hand store
  • too soft
  • No cherry-picked units sent by brands
  • The TV lacks local dimming and shows very little frame dimming
  • lacks local dimming and uses very little frame dimming
  • there is no color space management
  • Voice assistant scores are not included in the overall score
  • rating is not included in our total score
  • Sony TV operating system
  • range of TV models do not run Android
  • TVs do not run the proper Google Android TV software

Sony KD-55X8500E - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
55 in
Best:
Axen 8682442100917
Screen size: 123 in
IconRefresh rate
60 Hz
Best:
Panasonic TC-P55VT60
Refresh rate: 3000 Hz
IconResolution
3840 x 2160 px
Best:
Samsung QE82Q800TATXXU
Resolution: 7680 x 7320 px

Sony KD-55X8500E - Full Specifications

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Display
Panel designFlat
Screen size55.0 in
Resolution3840 x 2160 px
Aspect ratio
  • 1.78:1
  • 16:9
Refresh rate60.0 Hz
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Features
Operating SystemAndroid TV
Smart Tvyes
Sleep timeryes
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3d technology
3D Supportno
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Network
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Ethernetyes
Bluetoothyes
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Body with stand
Height30.39 in
Width48.5 in
Weight42.99 lb
Depth9.92 in
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Energy efficiency
Energy classA
Annual Energy Use139.0 kWH/year
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Power
Ac Frequency50.0 Hz
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Tuner
Tuner typeAnalog & Digital
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Audio properties
Built-in speaker(s)yes
Audio decoders
  • DTS
  • Dolby Digital
Voice controlyes
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Ergonomics
Vesa mountyes
Vesa interface type200x200mm
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Connectivity
Number of HDMI ports4
Number of component video (YPbPr/YCbCr) inputs1
Number of composite Inputs2
Audio return channel (ARC)yes
MHLno
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Body without stand
Height28.23 in
Width48.5 in
Weight41.01 lb
Depth2.24 in
Colour of productBlack
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Shipping
Height32.52 in
Width52.52 in
Weight57.32 lb
Depth6.54 in
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Frame interpolation
TechnologyMotionflow XR 800 Hz
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Video
Video quality standards
  • 480i
  • 480p
  • 576i
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080i
  • 1080p
  • 2160p

Sony KD-55X8500E - Q&A (1)

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    Productz
    over 1 year ago
    Are Sony TVs any good? I have been thinking about buying one.
    frederic_huel
    over 1 year ago
    According to most Sony TV owners, the sets are usually of high quality.
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