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Sony KD-43XH8096 (UK version)
Highlights
- 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
- HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
- TRILUMINOS™ Display
- X1™ 4K HDR Processor
- Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
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Content
Overview
Sony KD-43XH8096 was introduced in 2020. It has a LED screen with 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and 50 Hz/60 Hz refresh rate. The TV is HDR compatible and can reach 550 nits of peak brightness. It supports HDR10, Dolby Vision and HLG.
We give Sony KD-43XH8096 TV 89 overall score out of 100. Our ranking system is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.
Pros and Cons
In this section we highlight pros and cons of Sony KD-43XH8096.
| PROS |
|---|
| High Resolution |
| Color Depth |
| HDR10 |
| Dolby Vision |
| HLG |
| DSEE |
| Clear Phase |
| Dolby Atmos |
| DTS Digital Surround |
| Wi-Fi |
| Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth |
| Works with Alexa |
| HDCP 2.3 |
| CONS |
|---|
| Edge LED |
| No Full-Array Local Dimming |
| Limited Viewing Angle |
| No HDR10+ |
| No IMAX Enhanced |
| No AMD Freesync™ |
| No NVidia G-Sync |
| No 4K HFR |
| No 2K HFR |
| No VRR |
Predecessor
A predecessor of 2020 XH80 series is 2019 XG80 series. In this section we show their comparison.
| UPGRADES | Sony KD-43XH8096 | vs | Sony KD-43XG8096 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolby Vision | vs | ||
| Object-based HDR remaster | vs | ||
| Dolby Atmos | vs | ||
| Newer Bluetooth Version | 4.2 | vs | 4.1 |
| Auto Calibration with CalMAN | vs |
| DOWNGRADES | Sony KD-43XH8096 | vs | Sony KD-43XG8096 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Less USB Inputs | 2 | vs | 3 |
| Component Inputs | vs | ||
| USB HDD Recording | vs |
For this comparison we chose 43" version of the predecessor - model KD-43XG8096. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit Sony KD-43XH8096 vs Sony KD-43XG8096 where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.
Selected Features
IPS Panel
Sony KD-43XH8096 has an in-plane switching (IPS) panel which is not commonly used in LCD TVs as they suffer from light leakage which lead to the lower contrast and poor HDR experience. However, this type of panel can provide better viewing angle and color accuracy compared to the VA panel.
HDR10
Sony KD-43XH8096 supports HDR10 which was announced on August 27, 2015, by the Consumer Technology Association and uses the wide-gamut Rec. 2020 color space. It is not backward compatible with SDR. It sends static metadata via video stream to the TV which calibrates its screen brightness and color according to that. HDR10 is technically limited to a maximum of 10,000 nits of brightness and uses 10-bit color which corresponds to 1024 shades of the primary RGB colors.
Dolby Vision
This TV also supports Dolby Vision which is an update to HDR10 by adding dynamic metadata that can be used to more accurately adjust brightness levels up to 10,000 nits maximum brightness on a scene-by-scene or frame-by-frame basis and support up to 12-bit color depth (4096 shades of RGB) and 8K resolution.
Specifications
In this section we present all the features and specifications available for Sony KD-43XH8096.
| BASICS | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Sony |
| Series | XH80 |
| Model | KD-43XH8096 |
| Size | 43" |
| Country | UK |
| Release Year | 2020 |
| Bezel Color | Black |
| Smart TV | |
| DISPLAY | |
|---|---|
| Display Type | LED |
| Actual Size (Diagonal) | 42.5" |
| Resolution | 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) |
| Refresh Rate | 50 Hz/60 Hz |
| Screen Design | Flat |
| Panel Type | IPS |
| LED Type | Edge LED |
| Backlight Dimming | Frame Dimming |
| Color | TRILUMINOS™ Display |
| Viewing Angle | |
| Panel Bit Depth | 8 bits + FRC |
| Color Depth | 1.07 Billion |
| Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage | 70% |
| DCI P3 Color Space Coverage | 95% |
| Brightness | 400 nits |
| Peak Brightness | 550 nits |
| Contrast Ratio | 1100∶1 |
| Input Lag | 10 ms |
| VIDEO | |
|---|---|
| 3D Capability | |
| HDR10 | |
| HDR10+ | |
| Dolby Vision | |
| Dolby Vision IQ | |
| HLG | |
| Advanced HDR by Technicolor® | |
| IMAX Enhanced | |
| AMD Freesync™ | |
| NVidia G-Sync | |
| 4K HFR | |
| 2K HFR | |
| VRR | |
| HGIG Compatibility | |
| Picture Processor | X1™ 4K HDR |
| Frame Interploation Technique | Motionflow™ XR 400 |
| Frame Interpolation Frequency | 400 Hz |
| Black Frame Insertion | |
| Filmmaker Mode | |
| Dynamic Backlight Control | |
| X-Reality™ PRO | 4K |
| Dual database processing | |
| Object-based Super Resolution | |
| Live Color™ Tech0logy | |
| Precision Color Mapping | |
| Super bit mapping™ 4K HDR | |
| Contrast Enhancement | Dynamic Contrast Enhancer |
| Object-based HDR remaster | |
| Auto Low Latency Mode | |
| AUDIO | |
|---|---|
| Speaker Channels | 2.0 |
| Speaker Type | Full Range Bass Reflex x2 |
| Speaker Power Rating | 10 W + 10 W |
| DSEE | |
| Clear Phase | |
| Simulated Surround Sound | S-Force Front Surround |
| TV Center Speaker Mode | |
| Dolby Atmos | |
| Dolby Digital | |
| Dolby Digital Plus | |
| DTS Digital Surround | |
| WiSA Ready | |
| CONNECTIVITY | |
|---|---|
| Ethernet Input | |
| Ethernet Standard | 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | |
| Wi-Fi Frequency | 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz |
| Wi-Fi Protocol | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac |
| Bluetooth | |
| Bluetooth Version | 4.2 |
| Smartphone Connectivity | Chromecast built-in |
| Chromecast | |
| Google Home | |
| Virtual Assistant | Google Assistant |
| Works with Alexa | |
| HDMI Inputs | 4 |
| HDMI Version | 2.0b |
| HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) | |
| HDCP Version | 2.3 |
| HDMI-CEC | BRAVIA Sync |
| USB Inputs | 2 |
| USB 3.0 Ports | 1 |
| RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs | 1 |
| IF (Satellite) Inputs | 1 |
| Component Inputs | |
| Composite Inputs | 1 via A/V 3.5mm input |
| RCA Audio Outputs | |
| 3.5mm headphone Audio Output | |
| Optical Audio Output | |
| RS-232C Remote | |
| DLNA | |
| OTHER | |
|---|---|
| CPU Cores | 4 |
| Storage | 16 GB |
| Operating System | Android |
| Internet Browser | Vewd |
| Content Bar | |
| Voice Command | |
| Light Sensor | |
| Electronic Program Guide (EPG) | |
| Application Store | Google Play Store |
| Teletext | |
| Auto Calibration with CalMAN | |
| Picture-In-Picture | |
| Closed Captions | (Analog) (Digital) Subtitle |
| USB HDD Recording | |
| USB Drive Format Support | FAT16 / FAT32 / exFAT / NTFS |
| VIDEO FORMATS | |
|---|---|
| 3GPP | |
| AV1 | |
| AVI | |
| ASF | |
| DivX | |
| Flash Video | |
| H.263 | |
| H.264 | |
| H.265 | |
| MKV | |
| M2TS | |
| MP4 | |
| MPEG-4 | |
| QuickTime | |
| RealVideo | |
| TS | |
| VC-1 | |
| VP7 | |
| VP8 | |
| VP9 | |
| VOB | |
| VRO | |
| WebM | |
| WMV | |
| Xvid | |
| AUDIO FORMATS | |
|---|---|
| AAC | |
| AC4 | |
| AIFF | |
| ALAC | |
| APE | |
| aptX | |
| eAAC+ | |
| EAC3 | |
| FLAC | |
| HE-AAC | |
| LPCM | |
| M4A | |
| MIDI | |
| MP2 | |
| MP3 | |
| OGG | |
| RealAudio | |
| WMA | |
| WAV | |
| IMAGE FORMATS | |
|---|---|
| BMP | |
| GIF | |
| JPEG | |
| JPS | |
| MPO | |
| PNG | |
| TUNER | |
|---|---|
| Digital Tuner | 1 |
| SAT Tuner | |
| Analog Tuner | B/G,D/K,I |
| Digital Terrestrial TV System | DVB-T/T2 |
| Digital Cable TV System | DVB-C |
| Digital SAT TV System | DVB-S/S2 |
| Color system | PAL / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43 |
| CI+ | 1.4 |
| FM Radio | |
| GENERAL | |
|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | A |
| Power Supply | 19.5 V DC with AC adapter AC 220 V - 240 V, 50 Hz |
| Power Consumption (Typical) | Standard: 66 W Vivid: 108 W |
| Power Consumption (In Standby) | 0.5 W |
| Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D) | 970 x 570 x 57 mm 38 1/4 x 22 1/2 x 2 1/4" |
| Dimension With Stand (W x H x D) | 970 x 630 x 286 mm 38 1/4 x 24 7/8 x 11 3/8" |
| Stand Size | Width: 544 mm / 21 1/2" |
| Dimension of Package (W x H x D) | 1070 x 695 x 141 mm 42 1/4 x 27 3/8 x 5 5/8" |
| One Connect Box | |
| VESA Wall Mount | |
| VESA Hole Pitch (W x H) | 100 mm x 200 mm 4" x 7 7/8" |
| Weight Without Stand | 9.4 kg (20.7 lbs) |
| Weight With Stand | 9.8 kg (21.6 lbs) |
| Weight of Package (Gross) | 14 kg (30.9 lbs) |
| Warranty | 1 Year |
| ACCESSORIES | |
|---|---|
| Remote | Standard Remote |
| Optional Accessories | Wallmount Bracket (SU-WL450(Terminal access limitation))Depends on country selection |