Just In from Sony: The Bravia 9 Mini LED TV

July 22, 2024

What Are Mini LEDs? Learn More About Sony’s Latest TV

Maybe you finally have space for a larger screen. Or perhaps you’re ready for richer colors and brighter images when watching your favorite shows. Whatever the reason, if you’re in the market for a new television, you’ve picked the perfect time.

Sony has just released its all-new mini LED TV, the Bravia 9. It’s here at HiFi Buys in Atlanta, GA, and we’re loving the way it looks.

So what is a mini LED TV, you may ask? And how does the Bravia 9 stack up against other Sony TVs, including its flagship A95L? Let’s take a look at the Bravia 9.

What Does Mini LED Mean?

Mini LED is an evolution of traditional LED-LCD visual technology. It uses thousands of tiny LEDs as a backlight for an LCD panel, enabling more precise local dimming compared to traditional LED-LCD screens.

While they sound similar, Mini LEDs are not the same as micro LEDs, wherein each pixel is made of microscopic LEDs. Mini LED TVs, like the Bravia 9, still use an LCD panel and backlight system, whereas micro LEDs don’t need a backlight panel.

And then there are OLED TVs, where each pixel ‘organically’ produces its own light. All three types of TVs use very small LEDs to create an image, but mini LEDs, such as the Bravia 9, use them to illuminate an LCD panel.

How Do Mini LEDs Compare to OLEDs?

OLED has long been praised as the epitome of TVs today. So how does Sony’s new mini LED display compare to its OLED counterparts, like the Sony A95L?

Color and Contrast: The Bravia 9 mini LED offers superior contrast and color compared to other LED-LCDs, but it’s slightly edged out by OLED’s perfect blacks and contrast.

Brightness: With a new backlight in the Bravia 9, the mini LED TV achieves higher brightness levels than OLED. In fact, it is twice as bright as the A95L.

Viewing Angles: Mini LEDs can suffer from some off-axis color shifts, but the Bravia 9 is engineered with X-Wide Angle and X-Anti Reflection technology.

Lifespan and Burn-In: Mini LEDs like the Bravia 9 have the advantage, as they won’t suffer from potential burn-in issues that OLEDs often face.
HDR Performance: Proper brightness settings are essential to match the intended contrast and details in highlights and shadows. Thanks to the Bravia 9’s brightness levels, it improves HDR.

Processing: Both the Bravia 9 and A95L use Sony’s Cognitive XR processor, but the Bravia 9 includes a slightly upgraded version with new Face Detection and Scene Detection technology.

Price: Sony’s OLEDs are generally more expensive, but the gap is narrowing as mini LED technology improves.

A Frame for Your Sony TV

Looking for an aesthetically pleasing way to install your new TV? Leon, the audiovisual solutions manufacturer, has developed the Studio Frame for Sony’s 65- and 75-inch Bravia TVs. The frame turns your TV into a work of art when turned off and includes a motion and light sensor to automatically adjust the display.

Visit HiFi Buys to Experience Sony’s Bravia 9 TV

Words alone can’t express how great Sony’s new TVs look. So visit us in Atlanta to try out the Bravia 9 for yourself. Have any questions? Contact HiFi Buys here.