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Center viewing vs side viewing. Big difference pictures don't show how much blacks you lose from just a couple of feet off cente
I have been in the market for a new tv and have bought and test several this week for the Samsung 9500 to Sony 850d and the lg b6. This tv is very very nice. After having the 850d for a few days I just could not live with the washed out blacks the tv produced. So I Returned and tried out the Samsung 9500 and the lg oled b6. First off let me say a few things about this Sony 930e. It's an awesome tv by far. The IQ is what you expect from a flagship tv. The black levels are close to that of the LG OLed b6. After comparing the 930e and the B6 side by side I have a few things I wanted to discuss. The black levels of 930e are very dark however what I have noticed compared to the b6 was that the 930e picked up some blue/purple in the blacks where the B6 was just back. I also noticed that the 930e is very bright to the point where the whites and bright areas get washed out and have clipping. You lose detail in the bright areas if you have this bad boy at max brightness which really defeats the purpose of a tv going so bright. It's just about unusable light. Especially if you use the X1 extended settings on high. The lg b6 handled the bright areas better than the 930e perhaps because it's not as bright. I have the 930e down at 20 on the bright setting and it looks good and bright in both day and night. The 930e seems to be sharper than the Lg B6 straight out the box however there are tweaks you can to the lg to nearly match the sharpness of the 930e but I would say that there seems to be more detail in the Sony 930e than both Samsung 9500 and the b6. If you are into that soap opera effect the Sony does a great job with it especially in the motion part. It surpasses the 850d and the 930d by far in that respect. Although the lg did does a great job as well I think the 930e handled jutteering and motion better. Skin tones on the Sony tvs seam like they pick up green tint and I have not been able to figure out how to get it out. I do not like that green hue to skin tones it does especially in Lower light scenes. The LG seams to have better skin tones more natural. HDR viewing so far is better on the LG b6. I have streamed some 4K hdr from Netflix and yeah the LG out performs the Sony. More detail in the darkest blacks in the LG over the Sony 930e. Colors are rich and vibrant and and probably the reds and yellows are deeper and more saturated often times on the Sony but blues and better on the lg. Not in every movie which is weird because there are some movies where the colors are better than the Sony. What I found was that with the lg b6 I had to crank up the saturation color +10 to match the sonys vibrance. I also noticed that background blurs and gradients are waayy better on the Sony 930e. It's like night and day. Very smooth transitions from light to dark espcially in sky's. Where the LG b6 is more grainy. Folks this tv has to be the best altertnative to oled right now in the price range and if you are only viewing from the front there is no hesitation that this tv would be the top choice. However this tv falls very short from off center viewing. It's absolutely horrible!!!!! And this is why I gave it 4 stars. This was the only thing that I just can't get over. For the price you are paying you would expect a wider viewing angle. My king chair is off to the right of the tv and everything is brighter and you lose your deep blacks which this tv is all about and for that reason the Lg b6 wins in off center viewing. If you want to. It a tv so that the whole room can get the best colors and picture OLed is where it's at hands down and worth the extra $200 but if you only will be watching from the center. This is then the Sony 930e is the tv to buy and you will be amazed at the picture quality. It's a giant step forward from the 930d.
March 2017 · Electronics
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Sony XBR55X930E BRAVIA XBR 55-Class HDR UHD Smart LEDTV
4.3★ · 248 ratings, as of 2023
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