Sony X750H Bravia – The new entry-level model by Sony

The X750H Bravia has a solid design for its price class. There are two simple feet, one is placed left and one right. They are quite stable so the TV does not wobble. The frame is slightly wider and thicker than on higher class Sony models but this does not distract that much. The backside ist half made of metal and half made of plastic. The cable management is rather simple with two extra clips that are attached to the feet.

The 10 bit VA-panel of the Sony X750H delivers quite typical a good black level and a relatively good contrast ratio of ~5730:1 although it does not have a local dimming feature to further improve this. Therefore the TV is best used in dark surroundings. The disadvantage of the VAVertical Alignment, type of LCD Panel panel is its problem with the viewing angle: When watching TV from side angles on the Sony X750H, the image appears washed out and therefore we recommend to place it directly in front of the couch. A layer to enlarge the viewing angle is only used on higher class Sony models. Similar to for example Samsung’s entry-level models, the peak brightness is with around 370 Nits not very high and therefore not suitable for HDRHigh Dynamic Range – image/video with more dynamic range (contrast range) content. Nevertheless the X750H offers wide color gamut. HDR10 and HLGHLG or Hybrid Log Gamma facilitates the transmission and reception of signals by combining the SDR and HDR signals. If the device supports HDR, the HDR part of the signal is used, otherwise the SDR part. are supported but HDR10+License-free, dynamic HDR-format in competition with Dolby Vision and Dolby Vision are unfortunately not available.

When it comes to Motion HandlingDisplaying fast moving objects, first of all the refresh rateHertz is the derived SI-unit of frequency with 1Hz=1/s – When talking about TVs this means how many different pictures a TV can display in one second. is important which is only 60Hz here. Also the TV’s response time is not really outstanding, but quite good for an entry-level TV, as it takes a little bit more than 4ms. The backlight of the X750H is completely free of flickering which means that all content with fast motion can be displayed very well. Moreover an optional black frame insertion feature is available that helps reduce motion blur.

Unfortunately the TV has a problem with judder which it cannot reduce from most resources.

In terms of gaming it is always interesting if the TV is useful in combination with consoles or as a PC monitor. Its input lag is with 12ms quite short. For console gaming the Sony X750H has no real specials to offer, as an HDMI 2.1 input is missing as well as a Variable Refresh RateVariable Refresh Rate – synchronizes the display’s refresh rate with the output refresh rate of the graphics card, which would reduce screen tearing, and the Auto Low Latency Mode, which would shorten the Input LagTime it takes for the input signal to appear on the screen (delay) of the television when connected to a console even further. Because of the limited viewing angles gaming in a group will not be that much fun as single player games. But because the X750H is no OLED TV, the problem of a potential burn-in is not given and makes it useful as a computer monitor. For gaming fans the TV might not be the best option.

The sound of the 2.0 bass reflex speakers with 20W is acceptable as it is relatively balanced. The TV can quite get loud but distortion is a problem. When it comes to sound formats the X750H only offer DTSMulti-channel-sound-system (Surround Sound) competing with Dolby Digital but no Dolby AtmosObject-based surround sound format with 3D-Sound from any direction as there is no HDMI eARC available. As usual it makes sense to add a soundbar to the setup for a better sound experience.

The X750H runs with the Android 9.0 Pie OS which works a lot better than its predecessor. The attached Play Store offers a large selection of apps, so that nothing should be missed. These run apart from that even really smooth. The corresponding Smart Remote is connected to the app Android TV and offers voice control via Google Assistant. For an entry-level device this is very satisfying.