TVs and monitors · Sony
Owners keep the X90L for a bright, capable picture in both SDR and HDR, and most still call it a great TV that does not need replacing, with the built-in software being the main irritation.
The picture is the reason people keep it: owners describe it as brighter than the newer Bravia 5 and strong in both SDR and HDR, and several who have looked at newer sets say it still holds up by current standards.
The built-in software draws complaints: one owner found an ad banner for a streaming app they do not use taking over half the home screen, and another has had the Sony Pictures Core app crash repeatedly mid-movie on current firmware.
Pick up to three. You get a page with just those, side by side, on the subjects owners raised.
Once it is on the wall, the picture is what owners keep talking about. Brightness is the recurring point, and people who have since shopped for LG OLEDs or the Bravia 5 still describe the X90L as strong, even where they concede a newer set has more local dimming zones and more precise backlight control. Several say they see no reason to upgrade.
The adjustment most people make is to the home screen. One owner got tired enough of the ad banner to spend a few hours installing the Projectivy launcher and now runs a custom, clean home screen instead; they say they would not go back. Not everyone shares the frustration: one owner finds the Sony interface very quick to navigate and prefers it to other smart TV software.
The panel itself is not what owners report trouble with. One owner's 85 inch set arrived from the retailer damaged and was swapped within about a week; the replacement has been fine for a few years since. The software side is where things go wrong: the Sony Pictures Core app has crashed several times for one owner on the latest firmware, who suspects the app is being built for a newer Android version than the TV runs, and the fix so far is simply restarting the app.
Long-term accounts here are thin. Only a handful of owners speak to how the set holds up over years, and the overall quality theme has too few accounts for the site to judge. What is there is positive, but treat it as a small sample rather than a track record.
Nothing with a clear majority yet. Owners who raised these subjects were split, or too few to judge.
Nothing has a clear majority against it yet. Counted from the owners who raised each subject, not from everyone. A subject is judged once at least 4 owners raise it.
The same owner, asked again at each point. Fills in as owners answer.
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