This unit replaced an 12 year old SONY Bravia that was still running. So much clearer picture. Bright and clear picture. So many new features makes this a great TV!
Bought this tv as a replacement for an older model Sony.
Setup: Setup is simple. Follow the promps, login to WiFi/LAN, sign into a Google account or create one.
Menus: Menus are handled on separate screens. The only improvements I’d suggest is allowing the user to bring up a menu without changing the screen they’re currently watching.
Picture: The picture is beautiful. The colors are sharp and bright, the blacks are deep and dark and the backlighting keeps a great balance of both. There are many different settings for gamers and movie watchers. This is one of the main reasons I tend to buy Sony. The TVs I’ve had-l900f included-don’t suffer from motion blur. Which can be distracting to many viewers.
Audio: I use a sound bar. I offer zero input for audio.
Apps: Apps function like using a cellphone. Download the app, login, use the app. Since I’m still new to the 900F I’m not sure if there’s a way to customize the order of the apps yet. I can say that, even after installing all the updates I’m having issues with apps freezing. Sometimes this causes the tv to stop responding all together. I’ve had to unplug the 900F twice because it stopped responding to the controller and wasn’t able to turn the tv off normally nor was I able to change out of the app.
I bought this about 3 weeks ago. It’s has a GREAT picture!!!!! However the android tv software is very slow and buggy. Lots of app crashes and getting stuck resulting in the tv restarting itself. If you purchase this tv, it is a must to get a Roku or Apple TV etc...
Sony should not advertise hands free google home integration on their televisions unless they actually work. I have a brand new sony x900f with android and google assistant, I also have several google home minis and google home speakers. Now you would think that an android tv and google home would be a seamless process to configure and work together, of you thought that you would be wrong. No only does google home not control the tv, but to make it even worse I had to buy a chromecast dongle to make google home work with my chromecast built in tv to make it just turn on and off with voice control. The flip side of this is that Alexa controls almost all functions with little set up. I 2ould have been better off buying a non android tv and saving a few bucks on these useless features, no one wants to talk to their remote...
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from sony.comBy Sony North America Customer Support, September 12, 2018
Hi Rekleiner23, thank you very much for taking the time to share your concerns with us. Sony takes the voice of our customers very seriously and hearing all feedback - good and bad is important to us. We appreciate your feedback. Regards, ^Ron
Everything I own is a Sony, I even have a Sony credit card. This TV was the easiest I had to setup. I was surprised that it has picture in picture. The only thing I don't like is when you are using the remote that it has to be aim perfectly, but I have 5 Sony TV's and they are all the same. I can't comment about the sound since I use my receiver and it plays nicely with my play station.