Sony XC85x / X85C (2015) Series

reliability, durability, usability, sound

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42% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

image quality, usability, price, design, sound

reliability, energy

77% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

50% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

Excellent refresh rate ; Triluminous Display for excellent color rendering ; Great price ; Full connectivity package ; Wonderful access to 4K content ; Full array LED backlighting on 65 and 75 inch models ; This TV also now comes with HDR enabled

No full-array LED backlighting on 55 inch model ; Somewhat poor contrast ratio ; Could easily be $200 cheaper

The Sony XB455X850C is a great TV at a great price despite a couple of minor deficiencies. Overall, it would make an excellent introductory 4K home entertainment choice.

Good motion handling, with full control over the backlight flickering. ; Great picture quality in both a dark room and a bright room.

Limited viewing angle. ; Poor gray uniformity.

Mostly excellent picture quality ; Good connectivity ; Fair value

Backlight "flaring ; Slight luminance loss in the image's corners ; Android TV slows it down

Pictures sometimes look sublime, Space-saving design, Good price for a well-specced 4K TV

Significant contrast shortcomings, Missing a few key video streaming services, 3D looks a little soft

Lovely colours ; Good sharpness ; Well specified

Needs stronger contrast ; Android TV needs work

Not perfect, but a commendable stab at affordable 4K

Excellent contrast and colour ; Very sharp 4K/HD pictures ; Skinny frame design ; Good connectivity

Clumsy adaptive contrast ; Over-eager upscaling engine ; Android TV is marmite ; Uninspiring 3D

The 65X8505C is far from perfect. A couple of surprising - given the Sony branding - backlight and excessive sharpness issues together with merely average audio performance, uninspiring 3D and a currently cumbersome Android TV smart system take some of...

Sharp picture across the board, Lovely colours, Plenty of subtlety

Blacks could be better, Smart interface is not as comprehensive as rivals

Sony shows that you don’t need to pay a fortune to get a good 4K TV

Outstanding 4K clarity; great HD upscaling; integrated YouView platform with rollback catch-up TV on the way

Average audio; Android Smart TV platform is a chore; no HDR support

That said, picture quality on the X85C is superior to that of the much more expensive, ultra-thin X90C. Its images are punchier, boosted by a superior black level performance. So core Sony AV values remain strong, but with strong competition,...

Gorgeously detailed, richly coloured images; slim design; attractive price; clean 3D

Below-par native contrast; contrast-boosting tools can distract; slightly soft 3D; average audio performance

Highs: Gorgeously detailed, richly coloured images; slim design; attractive price; clean 3D Lows: Below-par native contrast; contrast-boosting tools can distract; slightly soft 3D; average audio performance

This UHD screen is quite the charmer. It's well specified, with a strong connected proposition thanks to that integrated YouView roll-back EPG, and image quality is spectacular – in fact it performs better than the slimmer, more expensive X90C. All...