Confusingly you also have to manually choose in the TV’s input menus (not the Xbox’s menus) between either 4K at 120Hz with no Dolby Vision support when gaming, or 4K at 60Hz with Dolby Vision enabled. At the time of writing, though, our XR-50X90J sample still doesn’t register any support for variable refresh rates from an Xbox Series X, despite that feature having been promised for ages. It’s supported 4K at 120Hz on two of its HDMI ports for a while, but it can now additionally handle automatic game mode switching with the PS5. The eARC support is not the only advanced HDMI feature the XR-50X90J offers, either. Panel type VA with direct lighting and 24-zone local dimming Sony’s enthusiasm for Dolby extends to the XR-50X90J’s audio as well, in the shape of both built-in Dolby Atmos decoding and the ability to output full, uncompressed Dolby Atmos to compatible soundbars and AVRs via HDMI eARC. Though as ever with Sony, there’s no support for the Dolby Vision-rivalling HDR10+ system, but that’s no great loss. The XR-50X90J adds Dolby Vision HDR support, too, alongside the more typical HDR10 and HLG HDR formats. This may well all play a part in the XR-50X90J having received IMAX Enhanced certification, revealing that its pictures have been deemed capable by IMAX of unlocking the picture quality potential of content mastered using its proprietary technology. This Sony gets a wide colour gamut panel to go with what experience of previous equivalent Sonys suggests will be unusually high levels of brightness for a mid-range LCD TV.
But the Sony set is significantly cheaper, and we’ve seen in previous Sony generations just how much quality Sony’s processing can get from even such a limited dimming zone count. This is some come down from the 400-plus dimming zones found in Samsung’s mini LED-toting QE50QN90A (a full review of which we'll be publishing in the coming days). While this combination typically delivers superior picture quality, the dimming system only appears to comprise 24 separately controlled dimming zones. The XR-50X90J is built on an LCD panel, with direct LED lighting and local dimming. It achieves this by (as simply as we can put it!) identifying the type of image being received before breaking it down into its different components and then subtly manipulating local colour, sharpness and contrast to deliver more ‘real world’ results. Starting with Sony’s Cognitive Processor XR, which focuses on trying to make images appear more as your eye perceives the real world. The XR-50X90J boasts a decent set of features for its money.
(Image credit: Sony / Lost In Space, Netflix)
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