The Sony X750H is a decent budget 4k TV. It's a significant shift from its predecessor, the Sony X750F, as it has a VA panel this time around to provide a significantly better dark room viewing experience. Its response time is decent and input lag is low; however, the refresh rate is limited to 60Hz, and it doesn't support variable refresh rate technology to reduce screen tearing. Unfortunately, its narrow viewing angles make it less ideal for wide seating areas, and some screen uniformity issues can be distracting. It gets reasonably bright to fight glare, but not bright enough to make highlights pop in HDR content. On the upside, its Android TV interface is easy to use, has tons of apps, and voice control through Google Assistant.
Our Verdict
The Sony X750H is decent for most uses. It has a high contrast ratio and outstanding black uniformity, making it a great choice for watching movies and gaming in the dark. Although it gets reasonably bright for watching daytime TV, it isn't bright enough to deliver a good HDR experience. It has a decent response time, low input lag, but sadly, it doesn't support variable refresh rate technology.
- High contrast ratio.
- Decent response time.
- Narrow viewing angles.
- Sub-par gray uniformity.
The Sony X750H is okay for watching movies. Its VA panel has an outstanding contrast ratio that results in deep blacks, making it a good choice for dark room viewing. It upscales lower resolution content well, and it doesn't stutter much in lower frame rate content. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a local dimming feature, and there are visible screen uniformity issues. Also, it can only remove judder from native 24p sources.
- High contrast ratio.
- Outstanding black uniformity.
- Sub-par gray uniformity.
- No local dimming.
The Sony X750H is decent for watching TV shows. It upscales lower resolution content from cable TV well and without causing any artifacts. It has decent reflection handling and can get bright enough for most lighting conditions, but it might not be able to handle intense glare, so visibility can be an issue if you're watching in a very bright room. Unfortunately, its VA panel has narrow viewing angles, which isn't ideal if you like watching TV while walking around doing chores.
- No risk of permanent burn-in.
- Narrow viewing angles.
- Sub-par gray uniformity.
The Sony X750H is decent for watching sports. It gets reasonably bright and has decent reflection handling, so you shouldn't have any issues with visibility unless you're in a very bright room. However, its VA panel has sub-par viewing angles and isn't ideal for watching with a large group of people. Response time is decent, but our unit has quite a bit of dirty screen effect, which can be distracting. That said, uniformity can vary between units.
- Decent response time.
- No risk of permanent burn-in.
- Narrow viewing angles.
- Sub-par gray uniformity.
The Sony X750H is good for gaming. It has a decent response time and exceptionally low input lag to deliver a responsive gaming experience. However, the refresh rate is limited to 60Hz, and it doesn't support any variable refresh rate technology to reduce screen tearing. On the bright side, it has a high contrast ratio and outstanding black uniformity, making it a great choice for dark room gaming.
- High contrast ratio.
- Low input lag.
- Decent response time.
- No VRR support.
The Sony X750H is okay for watching HDR movies. Its VA panel has a high contrast ratio and outstanding black uniformity, making it a great option for dark rooms. It has a good HDR color gamut to produce a wide range of colors; however, it doesn't get bright enough to make highlights stand out in HDR content. Furthermore, it doesn't have a local dimming feature.
- High contrast ratio.
- Outstanding black uniformity.
- Sub-par HDR peak brightness.
- Sub-par gray uniformity.
- No local dimming.
The Sony X750H is decent for gaming in HDR. It has incredibly low input lag and decent response time, so your actions feel responsive and fast-moving scenes look reasonably clear. It has a high contrast ratio, but there's no local dimming, and its sub-par HDR peak brightness isn't enough to make highlights pop. Additionally, it doesn't support any variable refresh rate technology to reduce screen tearing.
- High contrast ratio.
- Low input lag.
- Decent response time.
- Outstanding black uniformity.
- No VRR support.
- Sub-par HDR peak brightness.
- No local dimming.
The Sony X750H is okay for use as a PC monitor. It has a very low input lag and a decent response time. However, its VA panel's narrow viewing angles can make the image look washed out at the sides if you sit too close. It has decent reflection handling and gets bright enough to overcome glare in most lighting conditions. It can't display proper chroma 4:4:4 at this time due to a bug, but it should be fixed in a future firmware update.
- Low input lag.
- Decent response time.
- No risk of permanent burn-in.
- Narrow viewing angles.
Changelog
- Updated Jul 26, 2021: Added the real content local dimming videos.
- Updated Mar 01, 2021: Confirmed that 1440p @ 60Hz is a forced resolution.
- Updated Mar 01, 2021: Converted to Test Bench 1.6.
- Updated Nov 05, 2020: Updated review for accuracy and clarity.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the 55" Sony X750H (KD55X750H), and for the most part, we expect our review to be valid for the 65" (KD65X750H), and the 75" (KD75X750H). It's a model that's only available in North America, and it's sold as the Sony X75CH at Costco. There are reports that the XH70 is the EU equivalent; however, that model runs on Sony's Linux-based operating system.
| Size | North America | Warehouse Variant |
|---|---|---|
| 55" | KD55X750H | KD55X75CH |
| 65" | KD65X750H | KD65X75CH |
| 75" | KD75X750H | - |
If someone comes across a different type of panel or if their Sony X750H doesn't correspond to our review, let us know and we will update the review. Note that some tests, such as the gray uniformity, may vary between individual units.
Our unit of the Sony X750H was manufactured in April 2020, you can see the label here.
Popular TV Comparisons
The Sony X750H is an okay budget TV. Compared to another budget TV such as the Samsung TU8000, they perform similarly overall. The X750H has a higher peak brightness in SDR and HDR, but it isn't as good for use as a PC monitor since it can't display proper chroma 4:4:4. For other options, check out our recommendations for the best TVs, the best budget TVs, and the best TVs under $500.
The Sony X900H sits higher in the lineup than the Sony X750H and has much better performance. The X900H delivers a better HDR experience because it gets much brighter and has a full-array local dimming feature that does a good job at improving its contrast. The X900H also has more gaming features like HDMI 2.1 support, allowing you to play 4k @ 120Hz games, which the X750H can't do.
The Sony X750H and the Samsung TU8000 have very similar overall performance. The Sony has a higher peak brightness in SDR and HDR, and it has a better HDR color gamut. However, the Samsung has a better Black Frame Insertion feature that can help improve motion clarity and it has better screen uniformity.
The Sony X750H is slightly better than the LG UN7300. The Sony has a much higher contrast ratio due to its VA panel and it gets a lot brighter in SDR content. However, the LG's IPS panel has much wider viewing angles and significantly better reflection handling.
The Sony X800H is marginally better than the Sony X750H. The X800H gets much brighter in both SDR and HDR, it has wider viewing angles due to its IPS panel, and faster response time. The X800H also has better color accuracy out of the box. On the other hand, the X750H has a VA panel with a much higher contrast ratio, making it a better choice for dark rooms.
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 use 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
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