I’m a fiddler, and I haven’t had a fiddle for 2 weeks. There, I’ve said it.I’m one of those people that can’t help but fiddle, tweak and interfere with settings, whether it be in the car or my HiFi – it’s a bad habit that achieves marginal amateurish results.My worst habit is fiddling with TV’s.I sit there and torment myself - could the black be blacker? Is it bright enough? What about the skin tones? You get the idea.It drives my good lady wife mad, and she quite rightly questions why I have to do this anyway, surely the investment in the item should give me the best out of the box. And of course she’s right, as she is with most things.This brings me to the Sony Bravia 9, this is what I can only describe as a “statement TV”, everything about it is ... MoreI’m a fiddler, and I haven’t had a fiddle for 2 weeks. There, I’ve said it.I’m one of those people that can’t help but fiddle, tweak and interfere with settings, whether it be in the car or my HiFi – it’s a bad habit that achieves marginal amateurish results.My worst habit is fiddling with TV’s.I sit there and torment myself - could the black be blacker? Is it bright enough? What about the skin tones? You get the idea.It drives my good lady wife mad, and she quite rightly questions why I have to do this anyway, surely the investment in the item should give me the best out of the box. And of course she’s right, as she is with most things.This brings me to the Sony Bravia 9, this is what I can only describe as a “statement TV”, everything about it is statement’y. The box is a work of recyclable art and engineering, designed with such thought that the box even assists in assembling the legs for the included stand (so clever).The actual screen itself is finished in premium materials that simply look amazing in any room. Guests have audibly gasped with delight upon first sight – and that’s even before it’s powered on.Feed it a high-quality signal like 4K, HDR or Dolby Vision and OMG (as my kids said), it’s breathtaking and a real WOW moment. The definition, the brightness, the colour and a first for me is the fabric of the image – almost better than life like. Despite all the technical wizardry going on behind the scenes, I’ve never seen an image look so NOT processed and so real-world-like.I stand proudly admiring the image and the reactions of my casual audience, but there is no pride for me personally, as this isn’t a result of my own fiddling and tweaking and therefore, I can’t claim (like I used to) that this greatness was down to my fine eyes and my ability to navigate and interpret the settings.Sony’s very clever engineers have created a TV that calibrates itself based on not only the specific content you are viewing, but also how you are viewing.It’s called Calibrated Mode, and it’s a game changer. Whether you are streaming through Netflix or Prime or even Sony’s own Sony Pictures Core streaming service, the TV understands what you are watching and therefore what you should see, as The Director intended.A studio and professional quality image out of the box without all the hours and hours of fiddling. Add in the optional Bravia Cam, and it will even take into account your viewing environment (including your seating position) and calibrate accordingly.My torment and that constant search for the perfect picture is over, all that’s left for me to do is to enjoy the movie or the game, and that’s the way it should be.Bravo Bravia.

I have the Sony Bravia 9, 75-inch TV, and after unboxing my first impressions were that it is a big TV, with excellent build quality and a very sleek design.I currently have the TV mounted on the feet that are supplied with it. You have a choice of width of where you place the feet, which is great to cater for different sizes of TV cabinet. Plus, the choice of height to have the TV, which allows the placement of a soundbar at the bottom of the TV.What I do like is that the TV comes with a choice of remote controls, one of which illuminates and is also USB rechargeable. The quality of the Eco-friendly plastics used for this is much improved on previous versions of remote controllers.Setting up the TV I found was straightforward, almost like plug and play. After ... MoreI have the Sony Bravia 9, 75-inch TV, and after unboxing my first impressions were that it is a big TV, with excellent build quality and a very sleek design.I currently have the TV mounted on the feet that are supplied with it. You have a choice of width of where you place the feet, which is great to cater for different sizes of TV cabinet. Plus, the choice of height to have the TV, which allows the placement of a soundbar at the bottom of the TV.What I do like is that the TV comes with a choice of remote controls, one of which illuminates and is also USB rechargeable. The quality of the Eco-friendly plastics used for this is much improved on previous versions of remote controllers.Setting up the TV I found was straightforward, almost like plug and play. After connecting to the WIFI, the TV recognised what I was connecting to it, (satellite service, sound bar and voice activated service) and then through the built in Google TV, logging on to my streaming services following the easy onscreen instructions and QR codes.I was all set up and ready to watch and explore the features of this TV very quickly.I am very impressed with the excellent picture quality from this TV. It adapts to its environment well, the picture is vibrant and sharp. For me this TV reproduces well balanced vivid colours, contrasting shadows and highlights, in what to me looks very accurate representation and with true colour tones.The TV has several pre-defined viewing modes which you can change dependent upon the content you are watching. There is also the option to fine tune these picture settings to really make the picture you see personal to your taste.In addition, this TV also continues with the feature to provide the option to calibrate and optimise your feed from streaming services, again with the additional options to make the viewing adjustments for yourself.Personally, I am more than happy with the output from the predefined picture settings provided and have not needed to fine tune or tinker with anything.The picture produced by this TV is giving me an excellent immersive viewing experience that both me and my family are thoroughly enjoying.Also contributing to this immersive experience is the audio that is produced by this TV.The TV adapts the sound to the size and shape of the room, and I can say that the sound direct from this TV is the best I have experienced. Again, you can utilise the built in equaliser function where you can adjust the sound output to suit your own taste. The sound output really does fill the room with clear vocals, good midtones plus a decent bass sound, this TV produces a very good sense of surround sound.The built in smart TV functions are comprehensive and intuitive, and again linking to your streaming accounts was very simple, following the on-screen instructions.Overall, I think that this is an excellent TV with the standout features being both a stunning picture and superb sound output. In addition, for me, being able to adapt both picture and sound qualities to your own personal taste / room qualities only enhances a truly immersive and thoroughly enjoyable viewing experience that I have from this TV.

This TV packs in feature, after feature. Opening the box I was impressed with the size of the tv and its build quality. (Buyers should ensure that if they are using a tv stand to check the weight of the tv as these are substantial screens.) Putting the tv up on the wall is definatley my preferred option.Setting up the tv was simple and we connected it to a google account. For ease of set up I used the bluetooth controller, opposed to the standard one (both are supplied). Once set up the display from the screen does not disapoint.I had seen some reviews that people couldn't connect their soundbars using a optical connection, however within the kit is a attachment that allows you to use this feature. Once set up I played around with the options on the audio, as the ... MoreThis TV packs in feature, after feature. Opening the box I was impressed with the size of the tv and its build quality. (Buyers should ensure that if they are using a tv stand to check the weight of the tv as these are substantial screens.) Putting the tv up on the wall is definatley my preferred option.Setting up the tv was simple and we connected it to a google account. For ease of set up I used the bluetooth controller, opposed to the standard one (both are supplied). Once set up the display from the screen does not disapoint.I had seen some reviews that people couldn't connect their soundbars using a optical connection, however within the kit is a attachment that allows you to use this feature. Once set up I played around with the options on the audio, as the delay needed tweeking, but again not to complex to sort.As well as your standard tv features I love the quick buttons on the remote, and even found extra shows that way my children love.I have also had a look at the room art features and love the space function with the great colours of the screen taking my mind to a peacful place as the solar images and music relax you.The thing I most enjoy about this tv is that it is like having your own cinema experience at home, bringing those big screen pictures to your living room. With updates the capability of this tv and all its features will continue to grow.