Sony KD-75XE9405 (UK version)

•   Overview
•   Pros and Cons
•   Selected Features
•   Specifications
•   Successor

Sony KD-75XE9405 was introduced in 2017. It has a LED screen with 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and 100 Hz/120 Hz refresh rate. The TV is HDR compatible and can reach 1200 nits of peak brightness. It supports HDR10, Dolby Vision and HLG. Its powerful X1™ Extreme picture processor guarantees a high quality upscaling of any low resolution source to 4K UHD (3840 x 2160).

We give Sony KD-75XE9405 TV 92 overall score out of 100. Our ranking system is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

In this section we highlight pros and cons of Sony KD-75XE9405.

VA Panel

Sony KD-75XE9405 has a vertical alignment (VA) panel which is most commonly used in LCD TVs as it provides deeper blacks compared to the IPS panel. However, it is still limited with the viewing angle compared to the IPS panel or OLED display.

Full-Array Local Dimming

The TV has Full-Array Local Dimming technology with multiple zones throughout the display. Individual zones of LEDs can light up independently which enhances black levels, shadow details and decreases level of light bleed in dark parts of the image. This gives higher contrast with increased picture quality which is very important for HDR reproduction. Higher number of zones gives better control over local dimming and less blooming around the bright objects and subtitles. This particular model has 256 zones.

HDR10

Sony KD-75XE9405 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.

In this section we present all the features and specifications available for Sony KD-75XE9405.

BASICS
Brand	Sony
Series	XE94
Model	KD-75XE9405
Size	75"
Country	UK
Release Year	2017
Smart TV

DISPLAY
Display Type	LED
Actual Size (Diagonal)	74.5" (189.3 cm)
Resolution	4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate	100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen Design	Flat
Panel Type	VA
LED Type	Direct LED
Backlight Dimming	Full Array Local Dimming
Number of Local Dimming Zones	256
Color	TRILUMINOS™ Display
Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth	10 bits
Color Depth	1.07 Billion
Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage	74%
DCI P3 Color Space Coverage	95%
Peak Brightness	1200 nits
Contrast Ratio	11600∶1
Input Lag	24 ms

VIDEO
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
High Dynamic Range	X-tended Dynamic Range™ PRO 10x XDR Contrast
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processor	X1™ Extreme
Frame Interploation Technique	Motionflow™ XR 1000
Frame Interpolation Frequency	1000 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 Type	Front-face 3-way speaker (tweeter/mid-range/woofer)
Speaker Power Rating	10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W
DSEE
Sound Processing	ClearAudio+
Clear Phase
Simulated Surround Sound	S-Force Front Surround
TV Center Speaker Mode
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Pulse
Dolby AC-4
DTS Digital Surround
WiSA Ready

CONNECTIVITY
Ethernet Input
Ethernet Standard	10BASE-T/100BASE-TX
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol	802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version	4.1
Smartphone Connectivity	Chromecast built-in Screen mirroring (Miracast™) Video & TV SideView (iOS/Android)
Chromecast
Google Home
Virtual Assistant
Works with Alexa
HDMI Inputs	4
HDMI Version	2.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)
HDCP Version	2.2
HDMI-CEC	BRAVIA Sync
USB Inputs	3
USB 3.0 Ports	1
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs	1
IF (Satellite) Inputs	2
Component Inputs	1 (hybrid with Composite)
Composite Inputs	2 (1 via A/V 3.5mm input/1 hybrid with Component)
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
DLNA

OTHER
SoC	MediaTek MT5891
CPU	ARM Cortex-A53
CPU Cores	4
CPU Frequency	1100 MHz
GPU	ARM Mali-T860 MP2
GPU Cores	2
GPU Frequency	700 MHz
RAM	2 GB
Storage	16 GB
Operating System	Android
Internet Browser	Opera
Content Bar
Voice Command
Light Sensor
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
Application Store	Google Play Store
Teletext
Picture-In-Picture
Closed Captions	(Analog) (Digital) Subtitle
PVR Function
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	2
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+
FM Radio

GENERAL
Energy Efficiency	B
Power Supply	Models with Supplied AC Adapter: AC 110 V - 240 V, 50/60 Hz Others: AC 220 V - 240 V, 50 Hz 24 V DC
Power Consumption (Typical)	495 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)	0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)	1673 mm x 962 mm x 62 mm 65-7/8" x 37-7/8" x 2-1/2"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)	1673 mm x 1037 mm x 325 mm 65-7/8" x 40-7/8" x 12-7/8"
Stand Size	Width: 510 mm (20-1/8")
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)	1778 mm x 1085 mm x 243 mm 70-1/8" x 42-3/4" x 9-5/8"
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)	400 mm x 300 mm 15-3/4" x 11-7/8"
Weight Without Stand	42.8 kg (94.3 lbs)
Weight With Stand	47.6 kg (104.9 lbs)
Weight of Package (Gross)	61 kg (134.4 lbs)
Warranty	1 Year

ACCESSORIES
Optional Accessories	Wall-Mount Bracket SU-WL845 (not supplied)

An indirect successor of the 2017 XE94 series can be considered a 2019 XG95 series. Let us now display the changes that the successor brought.

UPGRADES	Sony KD-75XG9505	vs	Sony KD-75XE9405
Viewing Angle	X-Wide Angle	vs
Higher Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage	75%	vs	74%
IMAX Enhanced		vs
2K HFR		vs
Object-based Super Resolution		vs
Dolby Atmos		vs
Dolby AC-4		vs
Newer Bluetooth Version	4.2	vs	4.1
Virtual Assistant	Google Assistant	vs
HDMI Version	2.1	vs	2.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)	eARC	vs
HDCP Version	2.3	vs	2.2
More RAM	3 GB	vs	2 GB

DOWNGRADES	Sony KD-75XG9505	vs	Sony KD-75XE9405
Less Local Dimming Zones	60	vs	256
Lower Peak Brightness	1100 nits	vs	1200 nits
Lower Contrast Ratio	5000∶1	vs	11600∶1
Loer Speaker Power Rating	10 W + 10 W	vs	10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W
Sound Processing		vs	ClearAudio+
Component Inputs		vs	1 (hybrid with Composite)
Composite Inputs	1 via A/V 3.5mm input	vs	2 (1 via A/V 3.5mm input/1 hybrid with Component)
Content Bar		vs
ASF		vs
VC-1		vs
VP8		vs

For this comparison we chose 75" version of the successor - model KD-75XG9505. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit Sony KD-75XE9405 vs Sony KD-75XG9505 where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.