I have a question. It seems like the Sony X900E contains the SoC MT5891 from Mediatek. This same chip is in a variety of Sony TVs, including the X930E, Z9D, and X800D.

So if they all contain the same SoC, what's the difference between an X1 and X1 Extreme?

Shoot. I was about to get this TV specifically for HDR gaming with the PS4 Pro. Does it crash every time you try to play an HDR game? How long has this been an issue?

Is X-tended Dynamic Range a software feature? I was watching a bluray (not 4k) last night and noticed it was extra grainy, especially near bright highlights and I found by turning XDR off, the picture was more natural, although less bright. I see a lot of recommendations to leave this on but I did not like what it was doing to the picture.

The X1 chips are for picture processing only, I believe the primary difference is in upscaling. I think the 900e does a fantastic job at upscaling, personally.

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Directly under picture adjustments you will see the source. To the right of the source, directly across you will see the HDR flag. If you do not see this, you're set is not receiving an HDR signal. The "Cinema Pro" selection you are seeing will be on the next row down.

On Netflix, I do not see the HDR in Picture Adjustments on either the native Netflix app or on my Roku+. When I press display, it reports 3840 x 2160p 4K. However, I do see HDR in Picture Adjustments when using Amazon Prime both native and Roku. I have the HD subscription to Netflix. Any ideas? Once again, thanks for your help with the query.

How are you conducting your speedtest? On a computer, cell phone? Is the device your running speedtest on a wired or wireless connection? Is the tv on a wired or wireless connection?

On a 2.4ghz signal, you almost always get about half of your max download speed over wifi. If your router is a dual band router, you'll want to connect via a 5ghz network to get max speeds.

So, if you are connecting the tv over wifi, and you don't have a dual band router, the issue is your wifi speeds probably aren't fast enough. You need at about 25mb per second to do 4k content and possibly more with HDR. So my guess would be it's time for a router upgrade. Also, if you have numerous devices logged into your router, cell phones, Xbox, etc. If multiple devices are using up bandwidth, you have to take that into account. 40gb per second isn't really the best speeds if you're going to be streaming 4k HDR content with multiple devices connected to the router.

Hope this helps.

I've not had any issues with HDR games on my ps4 pro.

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[quote=RolandM;55669814] HD subscription is not enough you need 4k

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[quote=Billy Williams;55670036] I just checked my streaming account and I have what they call HD and Ultra HD. I didn't see one for 4K

Thanks as always.

[quote=RolandM;55670218] And what shows have you tried

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[quote=Billy Williams;55670230] The Crown. I also checked my Netflix "Playback Settings" and it's set for the highest. My Netflix connection speed is at least 64Mbps.

[quote=Billy Williams;55670230] The Crown. I also checked my Netflix "Playback Settings" and it's set for the highest. My Netflix connection speed is at least 64Mbps. Thanks once again.

[quote=RolandM;55670256] The crown is not an HDR show try one of the marvel ones. They will even say HDR under the title.

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[quote=Billy Williams;55670274] Once again, sincerest thanks. I shall try tomorrow and report back. By Marvel, do you mean a show like Spiderman?

[quote=RolandM;55670460] Punisher. Luke cage. Defenders. Netflix shows. Second season of stranger things

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Well while I have a 55X900E for the wife and I just replaced my flashing white line Vizio P65 with a 65 X900E and can say I am ecstatic. I had ordered the Sony 2 weeks ago with Super Bowl pricing that equaled Black Friday pricing. I was a little worried since my 55X900E has a little left edge bleed under certain scenes, but I ave yet to see any evidence of it on this 65 inch. The upper corners have slight darkness only visible on full white scenes, but over all scene uniformity is great and very impressed. Do wish it had 4 full bandwidth port vs. 2, but oh well. I really have to give Sony some kudos for a great set.

So I got a 65" 900E from Amazon yesterday and after updating the firmware and setting everything up I discovered a residual crack beneath the screen in the upper edge. It wasn't immediately visible, but in a darker room while watching widescreen movies it was painfully visible. The box was a little banged up here and there, but not in the same spot as the defect in the screen.

I returned it and got one from the local Best Buy and that one has a near flawless panel. Now both my 900Es have come from BB and neither has any defects. I love ordering from Amazon and shopping online, but I wonder if the extra shipping is too much of a crapshoot when buying an item like this. I imagine that Best Buy and other large retailers are much more careful with their stock than the average parcel guy who delivers boxes all day. Just something to consider for anyone still in the market for any TV.

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If I'm watch something in HDR yet it's only 1080,do I still want to turn on the HDMI signal enhancement? I believe it's for 4k signals only.

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Do you use the 65-inch for gaming at all? I’m wondering what the motion is like with all motion interpolation off (aka game mode). I’ve heard it’s pretty good.

Oh ok. So the Mediatek chip runs the OS while the X1 is the picture processing? That makes sense.

I have played other hdr games with no issues, just battlefield 1 that had issue with. I found that if just before i click the x button to start the game, on the tv i change from the hdmi2 port that my ps4 is connected to and just switch to normal tv ch viewing, hit the x button on the controller to start the game, wait about 10sec and switch tv back to the ps4 input and all is good

Ok. And is this a bug introduced on the PS4 firmware or the TV firmware?

I also bought my 65" 900E from a Best Buy, unfortunately not local because that one closed a few years back. I tried to get the website to ship it to me but it told me I was outside the shipping area. I did buy the 5 year Geek Squad though. I suspect that Best Buy ships to store in their own trucks, with similar sized items grouped together, avoiding the dangers of the big shippers and multiple movements at different locations. My TV box had a slight bruise on one side that I did not see until I got home from BB, just under 75 miles. Luckily the TV was perfect. I have been very disappointed in the last year with Amazon packaging. I just got a Blu-ray in the mail in a plastic recyclable envelope, no box and it was a little beat. They have really started cheaping out on packaging and almost everything ships USPS unless it's big.

TV firmware. my work around is to turn off game mode in picture settings. SEems everything else works fine if game mode is off.

Did I read that this firmware got pulled or is it still being distributed?

About a week or two ago, I also was prompted to upgrade the firmware on my TV which I did. Then I started experiencing a loud siren/smoke alarm sound from my tv. I run a Tivo Roamio and the sound would appear at the end of a program when prompted to delete or keep the program. At first, I thought it was the Tivo beep that comes at the end of a program. Turned that off, but that didnt help. I searched for similar sound issues and found that a lot of Android phones experience a loud siren too. I thought this could be related since this Sony TV runs Android software too.

Then I found on Sony's website that this tv performs better with PCM audio. My Tivo was set to Dolby Audio. I changed my Tivo setting to PCM audio and the loud siren noise went away. I turned Dolby Audio back on and the loud siren came back. Looks like this tv and the latest firmwarm doesnt like Dolby Audio. PCM is uncompressed audio so it's better anyway.

Hope this helps people experiencing crackling or siren noises after the latest firmware update.

I don't think there is any 1080 content in HDR but I could be wrong. You don't need to turn on enhanced mode for 4k HDR content unless your gaming. You can also watch 4k HDR blu-ray or streaming on any of the 4 HDMI ports as long as their not 60fps.

Just turn off X-tended dynamic range for all SD content. It blows out the whites terribly.

Hi there,

Thank you for the reply - I checked playback settings and they weren't set up correctly for speed so adjusted.
Now can pull 4K signals no problem but not the HDR setting. I think it's time for a new cable modem box.

As for the router - just bought it and should be a good one - it got good reviews for streaming / useage.

Thanks again!
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I do not game, but overall motion handling seems very goo. I do not have any of the motion setting enabled and the TV seems to be very smooth.