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Sony X75k 2022 Series Review & Unboxing | Best Budget Sony 4K TV

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Today, I am going to review a 43 inches entry-level TV from Sony, whose performance is pretty good for its price. This TV is a perfect option for those who are searching for a 43-inch TV. This is the 43 inches Sony X75K 4k TV.

Inside the box, apart from the TV, you get a remote, 2 AAA+ batteries, a warranty card, an instruction manual, 2 pieces of the stand, and, an AC power adaptor.

Overall in looks, this TV is elegant and smart. Its design is the same as that of last year's model X75J. If we talk of the built quality, though it is not premium, it can be termed as decent.

Plastic has been used in the construction of the TV, however, the quality of the plastic is pretty good which makes it different from the budget category TVs.

Even the weight of the TV is more than the budget category TVs.

Slim bezels have been provided on the three sides of the TV, and the lowermost bezel is also not very thick, on the centre of which Sony branding is given.

Both the stand pieces come in a slim blade design and their colour matches perfectly with the bezels of the TV.

On the rear, there is a black shiny finish.

Towards the bottom, a box has been designed on the sides and back of which placement for the ports has been given.

There is a standard remote with this TV, which is pretty big, but sleek in design.

It is exactly like the one that came with last year's model Sony X75J.

The remote carries direct buttons to YouTube Music, Netflix, and, Amazon Prime, apart from a button for the Google Assistant.

On the connectivity front, the TV has 3 HDMI ports whose HDCP version is 2.3.

On this TV, you get HDMI ARC, apart from this, the TV comes with 2 USB ports, 1 digital audio output port, a headphone jack, and, 1 composite video input port.

Now let's talk about the specifications as claimed by the company.

This TV comes with DLED backlighting.

It has a 50 Hz refresh rate and it exhibits frame dimming.

The TV comes with a high dynamic range, and, you get the support of HDR 10 and HLG on it.

This TV comes with Sony's X1 processor, for colour enhancement, it has Live Color Technology and for contrast enhancement, there is a dynamic contrast enhancer.

This TV comes with MotionFlow XR200, which according to the company is capable of increasing its native 50 Hz refresh rate to 200 Hz.

For audio, there are 10+10 Watts 2 full-range bass-reflex open baffle speakers. This TV supports Dolby audio and for reproducing pure sound there is Clear Phase Technology.

This is an Android TV, which comes with Google TV UI.

Apart from this, it comes with a new improved X-Protection Pro Technology, which protects the TV from moisture, dust, lightning and power surges, thereby increasing its life.

Sony X75K TV comes with a built-in Chromecast, apart from Apple Airplay and Apple Home Kit.

So these were the company-given specifications, now, let's talk about its real performance.

This TV comes with an IPS panel and has DLED backlighting.

Firstly let's talk about the grey uniformity on this TV.

As this TV comes with an IPS panel its grey uniformity is pretty good.

The importance of having a good grey uniformity in a TV lies in the fact that such a TV displays a very good colour uniformity when it comes to displaying a single colour stretch, such as a stretch of the sky or any sports field.

Because of this, you don't get to see dark patches in a colour stretch and this helps in tracking the cricket ball in the field as you get a very clear field view.

As this TV comes with an IPS panel, its contrast ratio is mediocre and frame dimming does nothing to boost the contrast.

Now coming to its colour reproduction; Despite having an IPS panel and no Triluminos Technology, the TV once calibrated, produces deep and vibrant colours.

The Blacks are sufficiently deep that do not veil details behind them.

The HDR peak brightness of the TV is around 380 Nits and the SDR peak brightness is also not much different.

The SDR performance of this TV is very good.

All contents are pretty enjoyable.

Though the TV falls much behind the brightness required to play HDR videos in their optimum quality, dark scenes in HDR videos look good on it.

Details are clear to a great extent even in the dark scenes.

These are some settings, you can note them down.

After applying the settings you will get better detail clarity in dark scenes.

If we compare this TV to the other 43 inches TVs from LG or Samsung, then, this Sony X75K TV gives you better detail clarity in dark scenes.

Though you get better contrast and Deeper Blacks on the Samsung Crystal Pro TV, its Blacks tend to overpower the details.

On LG TVs, you get lower brightness than this Sony TV, because of which HDR performance suffers.

On this Sony TV, even the picture upscaling is better than other TVs in this category.

Now, let's talk about the viewing angles of this TV; as it comes with an IPS panel, the viewing angles are pretty good.

Even if your family is big, sitting at different angles and watching this TV will not create any problem.

Coming to the motion blur on this TV, here, I would like to give you one piece of information.

All budget TVs that come with IPS panels have a refresh rate of 50 Hz, whereas, VA panel budget TVs come with a refresh rate of 60 Hz.

The reason behind this is that VA panel TVs are capable of achieving a better refresh rate than IPS panel TVs.

Even the difference between a 50 Hz and 60 Hz panel counts when it comes to the visibility of motion blur on a TV.

If there is no other technology in the TV to enhance the refresh rate, then you will surely get to see much motion blur on it.

In the LG TVs that have a refresh rate of 50 Hz, motion blur is much evident.

In Samsung TVs, too, motion blur gets visible during fast action scenes, though, it is a little less than that in LG TVs.

On the other hand, the MotionFlow XR Technology of Sony, though it is unable to reach anywhere close to the claimed refresh rate, does control the motion blur to some extent, especially when there is MotionFlow XR 200 or above in the TV.

Overall the picture quality of this TV is good, which can be termed as pretty enjoyable.

This is an Android TV on which you get Google TV UI.

The Google TV comprehends your browsing history and displays similar contents on the home screen, which makes your browsing experience easier.

This TV comes with Bluetooth, so you can wirelessly connect your earphones and soundbars with it.

The TV also has a built-in Chromecast and Apple Airplay.

Casting is smooth on this TV, and, you can enjoy the content of your Android phone or Apple device on the big screen of this TV.

And then, the X-Protection Pro of this TV gives assurance of its durability. PS5 gaming is lag-free and enjoyable on this TV.

Though you cannot compare the gaming performance of this TV with those TVs that come with a high refresh rate, VRR and ALLM, among the budget TVs, its compatibility with PS5 is pretty good.

Overall, according to its price, this entry-level TV from Sony is a good performer that beats other TVs in its category on some fronts.

But if you compare it with Sony X80K or Sony X80J TVs, then let me tell you that these TVs perform much better than this Sony X75K TV.

Their brightness is better than Sony X75K, apart from this, they come with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, which go missing on this Sony X75K TV.

However, it will not be out of place to mention here that none of the higher brand TVs in this category come with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos.

So, if your budget is limited and you are searching only for a higher brand TV, then this is the best option for you.

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