Sony XBR49X900F 49-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV (2018 Model) with Sony UBPX800M2/CA Blu-Ray Disc Player with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, (2019), Black

Sony XBR49X900F 49-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV (2018 Model) with Sony UBPX800M2/CA Blu-Ray Disc Player with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, (2019), Black

Reviews

• Reviewed by Tom M (Reviewed in Canada on October 14, 2018)
  Massive Picture
  I know you can spend quite a bit more money on an 4K/HD TV but I don't want too. My wife would leave me. I (we) are very pleased with this purchase. Fantastic picture. It handles motion very, very well. Watch a Blue Ray on it and be blown away. Plug it into the proper receiver and a healthy stereo set-up and its like you're at the movies. It takes up a lot of space though. Wouldn't mind getting another one for downstairs but she'd probably leave me if I did. My home is old, my TV is new. I should probably up the value rating but I won't because it can't all be perfect but I do love this TV and I highly recommend it.
• Reviewed by 343Wathaman (Reviewed in Canada on February 5, 2019)
  Nice TV, but very very few apps are available for Sony TVs
  It's a great TV as far as picture quality and user experience et c go, however I feel I was somewhat mislead when purchasing the TV with the following points:1. The audio search function sounded really cool however it actually only searches content on You Tube, which is really disappointing and hugely annoying (I really don't like You Tube!). So if I want to know the top news stories of the day it just bring up crappy, useless content posted on You Tube.2. There are very, very few mainstream apps that work on the Sony platform. And even less if you live in Canada. For example, we can't use apps like CBC Gem, Crave TV, and a whole lot of others. I'd estimate only about 10-20% of the apps I would like to use are available through the Sony TV. So while it's a great TV it has limited use in my experience. I wish I had purchased a Samsung Smart TV.The sales people I talked with on Amazon did not mention these limitations, which I find really disappointing. I will not buy electronics from Amazon again because of this.
• Reviewed by Robert Harrison (Reviewed in Canada on December 3, 2018)
  Sony's Quality Assurance Is Lacking
  Dead on arrival. 5x red flashing LED code. Sony suggested I send this brand new unit in for service after the CSR repeatedly asked me questions I already answered. Very poor support.He seemed more concerned about gathering my personal data than he did with troubleshooting the problem.Never had a Sony or DOA display before. Two firsts for me. Not a good first impression.
• Reviewed by Amazon Customer (Reviewed in Canada on August 1, 2018)
  Great TV
  I was debating between the Samsung Q8FN and this, for the price difference I felt that it wasn't worth the extra $1000 for not that much of a difference as per rtings. I couldn't be more happy with this TV.
• Reviewed by NJ the techie (Reviewed in Canada on July 29, 2018)
  📺 Excellent Upscaling, vibrant colors, 4k Ultra HD resolution, a little annoying remote butt ons 📺
   If you are in the market and looking at 📺 Sony TV 📺, or comparing this with either 850E or 900E, hope you find my review helpful to decide.This TV is the 2018 model (VA Panel) which offers super impressive color quality with full array of local dimming support (the light behind the display layer adapt to the picture display, improving the contrast ratio) that gets you enhanced contrast and incredible brightness by accurately balancing the light output across the screen via x-tended dynamic range PRO 6x. If you are also into gaming, you will find the motion handling to be excellent, giving you frustration free gaming enjoyment, with little to none input lag. It comes with X1 extreme processor that offers great low input lag, especially when playing 4k video. If you are using android box, you will be amazed as to how good this TV can upscale! The blacks in 16:9 blend into the rest of the screen and colors are vibrant. Thanks to this X1 extreme processor - The 4K Processor X1™ is an innovative technology that uses advanced algorithms to cut noise and boost detail. It works with 4K X-Reality PRO™ to produce pictures that are sharp, clear and incredibly lifelike. It takes every picture closer to 4K. Pixels across multiple frames are analysed and images sharpened and refined in real time. You will find this processor in Sony's OLED TVs.Setup, Built and Look - Just cut open the tape on the top of the box and follow the instruction sheet on how to take your TV out. It should not take more than 5 to 10 minutes to put the legs on and put it on your TV stand!! Very impressed with the minimalist packin. Once the TV is out and you turn it on, along with the newest software version update, it took me roughly 20-25 minutes to setup. The overall look of the TV is slim, sturdy and elegant, although almost entirely plastic. For the 55" TV the stand measures : 39.2" x 10.6" - that much wide TV stand be required , unless you plan on mounting, if you decide not to hang. See my pics🎮Gaming🎮 - if you are into gaming, you will enjoy all the 4k and HDR games out there giving you an immersive feeling with deep bright colors and brightness! Have played Uncharted 4 and God of War and enjoyed it thoroughly.Inputs - There are 4 HDMI - all HDCP 2.2 (HDMI 3 is the only one with ARC, HDMI 2 and 3 are are hdmi 2.0), 3 USB( one of which is 3.0), 1 Ethernet, HRD10 supportAlthough it does have Ethernet port, i have mine run on wifi and it is smooth with no interruptions and mine is 75mbps download. WI-FI support is for both 2.4 and 5GHzI have my Yamaha receiver connected to the hdmi with ARC input. This way, all of my inputs such as cable box, android box, PS4 and Raspberry Pi3 are connected to Yamaha. The sound comes through the surround sound speakers- this all via just 1 hdmi cable from receiver to TV's ARC input!Smart Features -This TV has✔️ lots of apps ready to use such as Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime, Spotify, Sharing tools, built in chormecast. Many other apps are there but you have to either pay or they are useless✔️ play store (not many smart platform offer this) so this is a big+✔️access to Google Assistance✔️Smart Cast✔️2 4K HDMI2.0 ports - one is with ARC- so you can have cable box in one and for example 4K bluray player/XBox/PS3/4 in another to get true 4k experienceSettings - I recommend going to rtings site and adjust the color/contrast/brightness settings to begin with. You will then slowly have to make changes from there depending on how dark or bright your room is and what suits your eyes. Just out of the box, without any changes, it worked great for me. There are a lot of settings. But once you find the right settings, it is set and forget. Overall the picture quality is uniform across the screen- cant see any dark or bright spot difference across the 4 sides of the screen.Remote- It does look cheap with lots of buttons , sometimes awkward to press, and difficult to find buttons in dark (does not illuminate). Sometimes, there is this lag with button pressed and thing happen , but I find the lag a little too much on my 850E! I hope Sony works on this. But what I like is this beautiful feature that I use often which is the Voice search - I just have to give command - play so and so on amazon prime, or you tube and that's what TV will show! You of course can ask other commands such as how is the weather, when is the next Blue Jays game etc etc.. If you have Google Home or mini, you will get response from it's speaker. You can even say switch to hdmi 2 with the voice command on your remote. Check out my video :)📌Note that, You cannot give commands to change picture setting such as contrast or brightness. It will be great if Sony can embed this feature too!My Sony remote works with my raspberry pi 3, meaning I can use Sony's remote to access Kodi on pi3.- I have Kodi on pi3, but you can have kodi on Sony TV directly!Google Cast - My sister was over the other day and wanted to share some pics from her Samsung phone. It was as easy as opening her phone and casting it to my TV - it was flawless!USB - if you have home videos and photos you can just have them in external HD and connect it to TV's USB. Then, go to home screen and select photo/video app and start watching! It works that easy! It can play a whole lot of USB playback codec - to name few - mkv, wmv, mpeg1,2,4, wav, mp3, avc, mov, xvid, jpeg etc etc.. It will also play 4k off your hard drive! Or you can have it centrally and access it through Plex app in your TV. You also have KODI app on the TV.📌Note - from what I learnt- If you have a lot of videos on your hard drive, when you connect it for the first time, it may take as long as 15 to 20 minutes for your videos to be populated, so don't worry if you do not see them right away!It comes with RF Blaster to use for example with sound bar or receiver to just have 1 remote for both - or if you are ok with some setup pain and have multiple remotes lying around, you can buy harmony home and sync all in 1.Cons for me - These are some cons for me, depending on your situation you should be ok with some❌ not a fan of the stand! If you are planning to mount it(Vesa 300x300), no worries, otherwise you will need to see how wide your TV stand is for it to stand on. Check the photos below! It is metal, it is sturdy and if you have or are planning to buy Sony sound bar, it will fit right in between (hence this design change). It also is designed so that you can hide all the cables behind. The 850E series comes with stand in the center(I prefer this), rather than sides. If you are considering mounting on the wall, I can recommend PrimeCables® Full Motion Articulating TV Wall Mount. I have it and it is very sturdy!PrimeCables Tilt TV Wall Mount for 37-70 inch Curved/Panel TVs up to VESA 600 and 110 Lbs - Dual Full Motion Articulating Arm fits 16" Wall Wood Studs (Heavy Duty, Sturdy, Universal Design)❌ The smart feature is not too user friendly. You will need to press a lot of buttons, scrolling etc to go to your desired app. Or you can use the voice search on remote to to open some apps❌ I find majority of the buttons you will pressing crammed together in the center and the design is awkward. This to me is annoying 😬❌ Still no Sony App for Alexa in Canada!❌ I find the Tv speakers better than my 850E but still not too impressed, may be because I am so used to surround sound (5 speakers and 1 sub :)). If you are buying such a priced TV, I do recommend investing either in surround sound system or sound bar to have even better experience.According to rtings VA panels are knows for image quality degradation at an angle, so how you are going to be watching the TV most of the time might be an important consideration. To be honest, I do not find a huge different standing at an angle if the scene is bright, but if it light, you will find it affects the brightness. Check out the pictures belowComparing with 900E - If you are comparing 900E and 900F the main difference is Dolby Vision for 900F and X1 extreme processor vs just X1 in 900E. Also, you will find 900F to be brighter for HDR content and slightly better with fast moving scenes (less motion blur). According to rtings "We still don't consider Dolby Vision to offer a significant advantage over the standard HDR10 presentation. Yes, a Dolby Vision source will simply fall back to a standard HDR10 signal if connected to a non-compatible TV." According to Sony the X1 extreme outperforms their conventional 4k processor X1 with 40% more real-time image processing power! It uses 2 databases - one cleans the picture, reducing on-screen noise and the other upscale the resolution, improving clarity.Ultimately, in my opinion it boils down to how you are going to be using this TV, how much you are willing to pay a nd what is important to you - Is it mainly cable, android box, movies or gaming? I mainly watch through android box for both tv shows and 🎬 movies and I am completely blow away by the up scaling, quality of the colors, the blacks, the brightness with my 850E. I am saving on cable and it was important for me to get a tv that does superior up scaling. I replaced my 10 year old Sony Tv. The 900F is superior in every way. It is worth your investment!I own XBR65850E and you can find my review on amazon if you are considering a step down.In the end, you will not be disappointed with 900F or 900E, however, if price is a factor and if there is a huge price gap, I would recommend 900E over 900F for following reasons-Not enough Dolby vision content to justify the cost difference-if you do watch Dolby vision content, it will show at least in HDR10 on 900E TV.-The smart features are exactly the same on both TVs - so no upgrade hereDespite all the cons I have mentioned, I am extremel y pleased with the TV's output and hence 5🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟I hope you find my review helpful to decide if this TV is right buy for your or not. If so, please hit the helpful button below :). And don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions below.
• Reviewed by Jeffrey A M (Reviewed in Canada on January 27, 2019)
  Five flashing red lights of death.
  We purchased this unit three weeks ago, and now we are confronted with the five flashing red lights of death. No simple, or convoluted recommended method of key pushing and power on/off/on will get the thing started. Luckily we are within the window to return the item, which I expect will be a hassle, but will keep you informed. So far, not a lot of stars, although when functioning is a lovely TV.
• Reviewed by bobhster (Reviewed in Canada on June 2, 2018)
  Sony TV
  Unpacking was difficult and I lost half an hour locating four screws that had been taped to one of the plastic bags - i personally had a few difficulties with the set up, the instructions could be betterDespite all that, the video on this TV is incredible and that is straight out of the box, I have not tried any fine tuning yet
• Reviewed by Davey (Reviewed in Canada on July 30, 2018)
  Awesome picture!
  Incredible TV!! I was expecting alot and was pleasantly blown away. I personally have never seen a better picture, the colours are incredible. 100% happy with this purchase.