The Sony BRAVIA 2 II is an entry-level model in Sony's 2025 TV lineup. It sits below the Sony BRAVIA 3 and is the most affordable 4k television in Sony's 2025 lineup. It's a very basic 60Hz model that is light on features, so you won't find local dimming, HDMI 2.1, or Dolby Vision on this TV. However, this model still has some basic features like motion interpolation, black frame insertion, and ALLM. It has 20W 2.0 channel speakers built-in and also passes through all major audio formats for those with a soundbar or surround sound system. It utilizes the popular Google TV OS, which supports voice control and casting through either Apple AirPlay 2 or Google Cast. We bought and tested the 75-inch model, but it's also available in 43, 50, 55, and 65-inch options.
Our Verdict
The Sony BRAVIA 2 II is a poor choice for mixed usage. It's too dim and doesn't have the reflection handling needed to overcome glare in a bright room, but it also has poor image quality in a dark room due to its terrible black levels and dull colors. The TV lacks modern gaming features and has very slow response times, making it a poor gaming TV. Fortunately, it does have a wide viewing angle, so it's an alright choice for wide seating arrangements.
Wide viewing angle means it's suitable for use in a group setting.
Blacks look gray due to its awful contrast.
Poor HDR brightness leads to a lackluster experience.
Too dim in SDR to overcome glare in a well-lit room.
Colors are dull.
The Sony BRAVIA 2 II is a poor choice for a home theater. The TV's black levels are terrible, so blacks look gray, and the image lacks depth. The TV doesn't display the vibrant colors and bright highlights needed for an impactful HDR experience, so HDR content looks very dull. Overall, it has good processing, so most SDR content looks alright, but that doesn't make up for its lackluster image quality.
Response time stutter is minimal.
Good upscaling and great low-quality content smoothing.
Blacks look gray due to its awful contrast.
Poor HDR brightness leads to a lackluster experience.
Only removes judder from 24Hz sources.
Colors are dull.
No Dolby Vision.
The Sony BRAVIA 2 II is inadequate for a bright room. It's a dim TV with poor handling of direct reflections, so it's only really suitable for a room with a few overhead lights on. The TV's picture quality is mostly unaffected by ambient lighting, but since its picture quality is lackluster to begin with, colors and black levels are unimpressive.
Too dim in SDR to overcome glare in a well-lit room.
Blacks are even grayer in a bright room.
Poor handling of direct reflections.
The Sony BRAVIA 2 II is unremarkable for watching sports. It has good processing, so low-quality streams and cable broadcasts aren't filled with distracting artifacts, and low-resolution feeds aren't devoid of detail. It has a wide viewing angle, so the TV's image quality is mostly consistent if you or your friends are watching the game from an angle. Sadly, the TV is just too dim to overcome glare in a bright room, so it's not a good choice for watching Sunday afternoon NFL games.
Wide viewing angle means it's suitable for use in a group setting.
Good upscaling and great low-quality content smoothing.
Too dim in SDR to overcome glare in a well-lit room.
Noticeable uniformity issues in brighter content.
Colors are dull.
The Sony BRAVIA 2 II is a poor gaming TV. It's limited to HDMI 2.0 bandwidth, doesn't support VRR, and only supports 4k @ 60Hz. Its input lag is low enough that gaming feels somewhat responsive, but its incredibly slow response times mean motion is blurry. It's also a dim TV with terrible black levels and dull colors, so it's not a good TV if you want to take advantage of the image fidelity that modern graphics provide.
Low input lag at 60Hz.
Blacks look gray due to its awful contrast.
Lacks modern gaming features.
Slow pixel transitions lead to blurry motion.
Poor HDR brightness leads to a lackluster experience.
Colors are dull.
The Sony BRAVIA 2 II has poor brightness. It's too dim in SDR to overcome glare in a bright room, and its poor HDR brightness means highlights don't stand out much at all in HDR content.
Poor HDR brightness leads to a lackluster experience.
Too dim in SDR to overcome glare in a well-lit room.
The Sony BRAVIA 2 II has terrible black levels. The TV's contrast is awful, and it doesn't have local dimming to improve it, so blacks are gray. Furthermore, it has poor black uniformity, so dark scenes are blueish and cloudy.
Blacks look gray due to its awful contrast.
The Sony BRAVIA 2 II has mediocre colors. It has outstanding SDR color accuracy out of the box, but its HDR color accuracy is only mediocre. Unfortunately, the TV's color volume is poor overall, so it doesn't display dark, saturated colors well at all, and it's too dim to display bright, punchy colors.
Extremely accurate in SDR out of the box.
Colors are dull.
Note: We're in the process of improving our tests related to image processing, but this score should give you a general idea of how a TV performs overall with its image processing capabilities.
The Sony BRAVIA 2 II has good image processing. It does a great job cleaning up artifacts in low-bitrate streams and cable broadcasts, and low-resolution content is upscaled well enough that the image doesn't look very soft. The TV has good HDR gradient handling, so banding is kept to a minimum. Its PQ EOTF tracking is okay overall, but blacks are raised, and the TV has to rely heavily on tone mapping highlights since it's so dim.
Good upscaling and great low-quality content smoothing.
Color gradients are smooth overall.
The Sony BRAVIA 2 II has poor responsiveness in its dedicated gaming mode. The TV's input lag is low enough that you don't feel a delay with the inputs on your controller and the action on screen. However, it's limited to HDMI 2.0, 4k @ 60Hz, and doesn't support VRR, so it can't take advantage of the features offered by modern consoles. Furthermore, pixel response times are very slow, so fast motion is blurry and lacks sharpness.
Low input lag at 60Hz.
Lacks modern gaming features.
Slow pixel transitions lead to blurry motion.
We're in the process of fixing the way we evaluate a TV's overall motion handling. This section is currently broken, and the score isn't indicative of how well a TV handles motion overall.
Performance Usages
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We bought and tested the 75-inch Sony BRAVIA 2 II, but our results should also be valid for the 43, 50, 55, and 65-inch models. Costco sells a variant of this TV with a slightly different model code that comes with an extended warranty and some additional perks, but it performs the same. Sony TVs typically perform the same in North America as in other regions, so our results should be valid for all regions.
| Size | US Model | Warehouse Model |
|---|---|---|
| 43" | K-43S20M2 | - |
| 50" | K-50S20M2 | - |
| 55" | K-55S20M2 | K55S20CM2B.U2 |
| 65" | K-65S20M2 | K65S20CM2B.U2 |
| 75" | K-75S20M2 | K75S20CM2B.U2 |
Our unit was manufactured in Mexico in May 2025.
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The Sony BRAVIA 2 II has awful contrast and poor image quality overall, so it doesn't look good at all in a dark room. It's also a very dim model, so it's not suitable for bright rooms. The TV has the solid image processing that Sony is known for, but outside of that, it doesn't offer very much at all. It's quite expensive for what it is, and for around the same price, you can get superior image quality and a ton of features from TVs such as the TCL QM6K and the Hisense U65QF. If you just want something cheap that gets the job done, you can get better overall image quality and save yourself hundreds of dollars by going with a TV like the Hisense QD6QF.
For more options, check out our recommendations for the best TVs under $1,000, the best 75-inch TVs, and the best TVs for gaming.
The Sony BRAVIA 3 is better than the Sony BRAVIA 2 II, but both TVs offer lackluster image quality. The BRAVIA 3 is brighter than the lower-end model, so it handles more glare in a bright room and offers a slightly more impactful HDR experience. The BRAVIA 3 also displays a wider range of colors, but outside of that, the TVs are incredibly similar.
The TCL QM6K is significantly better than the Sony BRAVIA 2 II. It offers much better image quality due to superior black levels, brightness, and colors. Furthermore, it offers a ton of modern gaming features like HDMI 2.1, 4k @ 144Hz, 1080p @ 288Hz, and VRR, making it a much better TV for gamers. The TCL is a much better TV for almost anyone.
The Hisense U65QF is much better than the Sony BRAVIA 2 II. It offers a ton of gaming features, like HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, 4k @ 144Hz, and VRR, so it's the better option to pair with your console. The Hisense also has superior image quality since it has significantly better black levels, colors, and brightness. The Hisense outshines the Sony in almost every way.
Even though the Hisense QD6QF is much cheaper than the Sony BRAVIA 2 II, it has better image quality. The Hisense has better black levels, colors, and brightness. Furthermore, the Hisense offers Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and has clearer motion, making it the more complete package. On the other hand, the Sony has a wider viewing angle, making it a bit better for wide seating arrangements.
We buy and test dozens of TVs yearly, taking an objective, data-driven approach to deliver results you can trust. Our testing process is complex, with hundreds of individual tests that take over a week to complete. Most of our tests are done with specially designed test patterns that mimic real content, but we also use the same sources you have at home to ensure our results match the real-world experience. We use two main tools for our testing: a Colorimetry Research CR-100 colorimeter and a CR-250 spectroradiometer.
Test Results
The Sony BRAVIA 2 II has poor HDR brightness. There's no variation in brightness across different scenes, but the TV is too dim and doesn't have the contrast needed to make highlights pop in darker scenes. Furthermore, entirely bright scenes look lackluster and don't stand out as they should.
There's no noticeable difference in HDR brightness when the TV is set to Game Mode, and gaming in HDR on this TV is lackluster.
The TV has sub-par SDR brightness. It's just bright enough to handle glare in a room with a couple of overhead lights on, but it's too dim for bright rooms.
The Sony BRAVIA 2 II has awful contrast. The TV lacks a local dimming feature to improve its contrast, so blacks are raised and look gray.
The TV doesn't have a local dimming feature, so there's no lighting zones. This means there's no haloing around bright elements against a dark background, but the entire image looks gray and washed out.
This TV doesn't have a local dimming feature, so it can't adjust the backlight of individual areas to brighten up highlights without impacting the rest of the image. This means that there are no distracting flickers or brightness changes as bright highlights move across the screen.
Switching to Game Mode doesn't result in any noticeable difference in dark scene performance.
The TV has poor black uniformity. Almost the entire screen is blueish and cloudy, so blacks are uneven during dark scenes.
The Sony BRAVIA 2 II has disappointing SDR color volume. It barely covers the entirety of the BT.709 color space used in most SDR content, so it doesn't show any of the additional colors found in the wider DCI-P3 and BT.2020 color spaces. Unlike most other TVs, there's no way to manually choose a color space, so all SDR content is clamped to BT.709. However, you can use Sony's 'Live Color' setting to slightly increase the saturation of colors, which helps a bit with its coverage of the DCI-P3 and BT.2020 color spaces.
| Volume ΔE³ | DCI-P3 Coverage |
BT.2020 Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| L10 | 69.12% | 45.48% |
| L20 | 76.46% | 50.48% |
| L30 | 77.07% | 51.25% |
| L40 | 76.57% | 53.05% |
| L50 | 75.91% | 53.98% |
| L60 | 73.57% | 52.18% |
| L70 | 69.40% | 44.72% |
| L80 | 68.43% | 42.19% |
| L90 | 66.89% | 41.17% |
| L100 | 64.54% | 43.71% |
| Total | 72.06% | 47.89% |
Unfortunately, the TV has poor HDR color volume. It doesn't do a good job displaying dark, saturated colors due to its awful contrast and lack of local dimming, and it's too dim to display bright colors with impact.
The Sony BRAVIA 2 II has fantastic SDR accuracy before calibration. Its RGB balance is outstanding overall; reds, greens, and blues are just slightly underrepresented, which makes the TV's gamma a bit darker than 2.2. The TV's color temperature is incredibly close to 6,500K, and there are only very minor inaccuracies in some colors that are barely noticeable. Overall, this TV doesn't require calibration if you care about color accuracy.
The TV is a bit more accurate after calibration, but it's barely noticeable since it was so accurate to begin with.
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The TV has mediocre accuracy in HDR before calibration. The TV's white balance is not bad, but blues are overrepresented in most shades of gray, while reds are underrepresented, which contributes to its cool color temperature. Unfortunately, the overall accuracy of colors is sub-par, with many mapping errors across the board.
The TV has very good HDR color accuracy after calibration. The RGB balance is better now, but blues are still a bit overrepresented in some grays. Its color temperature is closer to 6,500K, but still a bit too cool. The overall accuracy of colors has greatly improved, but they aren't perfect, and there's still some mapping errors across the board.
The Sony BRAVIA 2 II has okay PQ EOTF tracking. Blacks are very raised, but the TV mostly follows the curve with shadows and midtones. It has a very aggressive rolloff with HDR content mastered at all luminance levels, which helps the TV retain details in highlights. This rolloff is important, since this model is too dim to display most highlights anywhere close to the brightness level intended by the filmmaker.
The TV has great low-quality content smoothing. It does an impressive job of smoothing out artifacts in low-bitrate content while still preserving details.
The TV does a good job upscaling low-resolution content. Although some finer details are a bit hard to make out, the image is sharp enough that it doesn't look smudgy and soft.
The TV has good HDR gradient handling. There's noticeable banding in dark grays and bright greens, but all other colors have minimal banding.
This TV has low input lag at 60Hz when set to Game Mode and Graphics Mode, but it doesn't support 120Hz and above at any resolution.
The TV supports almost all common resolutions up to 4k @ 60Hz. It displays chroma 4:4:4 properly with any signal as long as the TV is in Graphics Mode, which is important for reading clear text from a PC.
This TV doesn't support VRR to reduce screen tearing.
The Sony BRAVIA 2 II has poor pixel transitions at its maximum refresh rate of 60Hz. It's slow overall, and there's a lot of overshoot, which leads to noticeable blur and inverse ghosting. Furthermore, it's incredibly slow when entering dark states, which leads to black smearing in dark scene transitions.
This TV doesn't support a 120Hz refresh rate.
The Sony BRAVIA 2 II has poor pixel transitions at its maximum refresh rate of 60Hz. It's slow overall, and there's a lot of overshoot, which leads to noticeable blur and inverse ghosting. Furthermore, it's incredibly slow when entering dark states, which leads to black smearing in dark scene transitions.
The Sony BRAVIA 2 II is a 60Hz TV, so it only supports up to 4k @ 60Hz on the PS5. It has Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM), so it'll automatically switch to Game Mode when the TV detects a game console as its input device, which gives you the lowest possible input lag for games. The TV doesn't support 1440p.
The Sony BRAVIA 2 II is a 60Hz TV, so it only supports up to 4k @ 60Hz on the Xbox Series X|S. It has Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM), so it'll automatically switch to Game Mode when the TV detects a game console as its input device, which gives you the lowest possible input lag for games. It doesn't support Dolby Vision or 1440p.
Due to the TV's slower response time, there's only some minor response time stutter when watching movies or TV shows, and it's only noticeable during slow panning shots.
The TV only removes judder from 24Hz signals, such as an Apple TV with the 'Match Frame Rate' feature enabled. Unfortunately, it doesn't remove judder from any 60Hz sources or from the TV's native applications.
The TV has a poor response time, so fast motion in sports and movies is noticeably blurry.
The TV is about as close to being flicker-free as possible. It flickers at an incredibly fast 96,200Hz with the brightness set between 4-50. With the brightness set to 3 and below, it flickers at 20,200Hz.
The TV has an optional backlight strobing feature, commonly known as black frame insertion, to reduce persistence blur. It only flickers at 120Hz, which causes image duplications with 60 fps content.
The TV's motion interpolation feature doesn't work very well at all, as even slower scenes have visible artifacts present. Artifacts are very noticeable in faster scenes, and there's haloing around characters that's distracting. It even stops interpolating altogether sometimes, which makes motion look strange and inconsistent.
Interpolation isn't available when using the TV's native apps in the 'Professional' picture mode, but the setting is available when using other picture modes. If you're using an external streaming device, motion interpolation is available in the 'Professional' picture mode.
The Sony BRAVIA 2 II does a poor job of handling direct reflections. It barely lessens the intensity of bright light sources, so the reflections on the screen are bright and distracting.
The TV does an excellent job retaining its black levels in a bright room. Blacks are barely raised as more light is added to your room, so you get very similar blacks regardless of your lighting. That said, the TV has terrible black levels to begin with, so you never see deep blacks on this model.
The amount of total reflected light is decent. The TV reduces the intensity of reflections, but they're still quite noticeable in a room with more than one or two lights on, especially during dark scenes. Fortunately, there's no artifacts like rainbow smearing or light banding.
Colors barely lose any perceived saturation in a bright room. However, colors look dull to begin with, so you don't get vibrant colors on this TV in a dark room or a bright room.
The TV has a great viewing angle. Although colors wash out and there's some brightness loss the further you move off-center, the image remains mostly consistent when viewed from the sides of the screen. This makes it a good option for a wide seating arrangement.
The TV has unremarkable gray uniformity. The corners of the screen are noticeably darker than the rest of it, and there's some noticeable dirty screen effect towards the center. Its uniformity is a bit better on a near-black screen, but the image is still patchy overall.
The TV has an RGB sub-pixel layout, so it doesn't have any issues rendering text when used as a PC monitor. Unfortunately, the TV doesn't use quantum dots or KSF phosphor to improve its color gamut, which leads to poor separation between colors.
The TV is limited to HDMI 2.0 bandwidth on all four ports. Unfortunately, this model only has an ATSC 1.0 tuner, so 4k over-the-air isn't possible.
The TV has eARC support, which allows it to pass uncompressed high-quality audio from a connected source to your home theater system or soundbar. It supports all major audio formats, so you don't have to worry about compatibility with external sources.
The Sony K75S20M2 has a pretty plain design overall. It's primarily made of plastic, but has a metal bezel around the screen. Its style won't turn any heads, but it looks pretty good for a budget option.
The TV comes with two plastic feet. They support the TV well, but they're set wide apart and can't be adjusted, so you need a large media unit to place the TV on. The feet lift the TV about 3.75 inches above the table, so there's plenty of room to fit a soundbar underneath.
Footprint of the 75-inch model: 56.8" x 15.47".
The back of the TV is made up of a mix of plastic and metal. There's some typical flexing near the VESA mounting points, but it's not excessive and doesn't cause issues. Unfortunately, there's no form of cable management.
The TV has decent build quality. The two plastic feet feel a bit cheap, but they do their job and hold the TV well. Despite feeling a bit cheap overall, there's no issues with its design or build quality.
The Sony BRAVIA 2 II uses version 12 of the popular Google TV operating system, so you have a ton of apps at your disposal.
Unfortunately, like almost all TVs on the market, the smart interface contains ads, and you can't disable them.
There's a single button on the bottom of the TV that can be used to switch inputs, adjust the volume, change channels, and power the TV on/off.
The TV has an alright frequency response, but it really lacks bass, so the speakers sound a bit hollow. Fortunately, dialogue is easy to understand at most volume levels. However, the sound profile does become a bit unbalanced at maximum volume, which is too bad since the speakers don't get very loud.