Consider the Sony X93L if you prioritize a superior movie and series experience, as it excels in dark room settings and offers the best-in-class picture quality, albeit at a premium price. Its local dimming and motion processing are top-notch, making it ideal for cinematic viewing. However, it falls short in bright room conditions and has limited viewing angles, which might not be ideal for large, well-lit spaces or if you have a wide seating arrangement.
On the other hand, the Hisense UX is a better fit for bright rooms and offers an exceptional streaming experience with its excellent bright room performance and broader viewing angles, ensuring a quality image even when viewed from the side. It also supports a wider range of HDR formats, enhancing your viewing options. But it comes with a high-end price tag and isn't as impressive for sports content or as a monitor substitute compared to the Sony. Additionally, its sound quality is superior, making it a strong choice if you're looking for an immersive audio experience without the need for external speakers. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Hisense UX (LCD)
Best in class for bright room
Very good for dark room
Very good for movies & TV
Excellent for cartoons & animation
Very good for use as monitor
Good viewing angle
Advantages of the Sony X93L (LCD)
Very good for sports
Best in class for upscaling
Best in class motion processing
Key differences
Picture Quality
8.8/10
7.9/10
8.00/10
CONTRAST
7.00/10
10.0/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
8.7/10
miniLED FALD
PANEL TYPE
miniLED FALD
VA
PANEL SUB-TYPE
VA
The Hisense UX (LCD) has very good picture quality, while the Sony X93L (LCD) has good picture quality.
The Hisense UX stands out with superior contrast, exceptional local dimming, and best-in-class HDR brightness, leading to a very good picture quality, especially in dark scenes, while offering a best black uniformity and color volume. On the other hand, the Sony X93L, while also having good contrast and local dimming capabilities, excels with accurate colors out of the box and a wide color gamut, but doesn't quite match the Hisense UX in terms of black uniformity and HDR peak brightness, resulting in good but slightly less impressive picture quality.
Movies & TV
8.5/10
7.9/10
8.00/10
CONTRAST
7.00/10
10.0/10
BLACK UNIFORMITY
6.7/10
7.0/10
UPSCALING
10.0/10
Yes
HDR10 SUPPORT
Yes
Yes
HDR10+ SUPPORT
No
Yes
DOLBY VISION SUPPORT
Yes
The Hisense UX (LCD) is very good for movies & TV, while the Sony X93L (LCD) is good.
The Hisense UX is very good for watching movies and cinematic TV because it has excellent contrast, superior black uniformity, and effective local dimming that heighten the viewing experience in dark scenes. Conversely, the Sony X93L, while good for these purposes, has slightly lower contrast and black uniformity, which may result in less impressive dark scenes but still offers a good overall viewing experience, especially when it comes to color accuracy and gray uniformity.
Sports
6.6/10
8.0/10
4.2/10
MOTION PROCESSING
10.0/10
120Hz
REFRESH RATE
120Hz
7.0/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
7.0/10
7.0/10
UPSCALING
10.0/10
10.0/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.0/10
Yes
HLG SUPPORT
Yes
The Sony X93L (LCD) is very good for sports, while the Hisense UX (LCD) is only fair.
The Sony X93L offers a superior sports viewing experience with very good motion processing and lower reflection handling, making it more suitable for fast-paced games and well-lit rooms. In contrast, the Hisense UX, while fair for sports, may not handle motion as smoothly or reduce room reflections as effectively, potentially impacting the viewing quality during dynamic scenes and in brightly lit spaces.
Bright Room
10.0/10
9.4/10
7.0/10
VIEWING ANGLE
5.8/10
10.0/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.0/10
10.0/10
HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.9/10
8.9/10
REFLECTIONS SCORE
8.4/10
The Hisense UX (LCD) is best in class for bright room, while the Sony X93L (LCD) is excellent.
The Hisense UX is better for watching TV in a bright room because it has top performance in both SDR and HDR brightness, ensuring clear pictures even in daylight, and it very effectively handles reflections. On the other hand, the Sony X93L offers excellent SDR brightness and very good HDR brightness, which might not be as bright as the Hisense UX, but still performs well in bright rooms, and also has very effective reflections handling.
Cost
$3,500
$3,000
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
The Hisense UX (LCD) has a price of $3,500 and the Sony X93L (LCD) costs $3,000.
The Hisense UX (LCD) and Sony X93L (LCD) are both very good for gaming.
The Hisense UX and Sony X93L both excel in gaming thanks to their very good response time, minimizing motion blur, and low input lag, ensuring a snappy gaming experience. Both TVs also feature a 120Hz refresh rate, which allows for smoother gameplay, particularly in fast-paced games.
Cartoons & Animation
9.0/10
8.5/10
8.6/10
COLOR GAMUT SCORE
7.6/10
10.0/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
8.7/10
10.0/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.0/10
7.7/10
COLORS OUT OF THE BOX SCORE
7.8/10
6.8/10
GRAY UNIFORMITY
8.2/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Hisense UX (LCD) to be excellent for cartoons & animation, while the Sony X93L (LCD) is very good.
The Hisense UX shows excellent colors right out of the box and offers a very good color gamut, enhancing the vibrancy and variety of colors in cartoons and animations, while the Sony X93L presents good colors out of the box with a decent color gamut, which is slightly less impressive in color richness. Given that both TVs have adequate color volume and gray uniformity, the Hisense UX leads slightly in these aspects, contributing to its superior representation of colorful animated content.
News, Talk, & Other TV
8.6/10
8.9/10
10.0/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.0/10
7.0/10
UPSCALING
10.0/10
The Sony X93L (LCD) and Hisense UX (LCD) are both very good for news, talk, & other TV.
The Hisense UX excels in SDR brightness and upscaling which ensures clear images and good detail for standard content like news programs, while its very good color accuracy out of the box means minimal adjustments are needed for accurate depiction of different scenes. Similarly, the Sony X93L delivers excellent SDR brightness and better upscaling for an enhanced viewing experience, along with a good out-of-the-box color accuracy that allows for a pleasant viewing experience without the need for immediate color calibration.
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About Hisense
Hisense, a Chinese TV manufacturer, entered the US market in approximately 2011 and has since acquired TV divisions from various companies such as Toshiba, Sharp, Hitachi, and NEC. Currently ranking as the fourth largest vendor in terms of sales volume, Hisense aims to capture a wide range of TV budget segments. They offer exceptional value with TVs that often outperform their competitors at similar price points, making them a compelling choice for consumers. In the US, they use Google TV as their smart TV software which provides the largest app selection and a very modern user interface, however it is not as user friendly as the software from other vendors.
About Sony
Sony stands as a highly experienced and widely trusted TV manufacturer, earning a reputation that surpasses all others. A Japanese company, Sony has been making TVs for far longs than it has been making Playstation game consoles. Sony's high-end TVs are often regarded as the ultimate choice for videophiles, representing the epitome of quality, albeit at a premium price point. Renowned for their advanced and precise motion handling, as well as their cutting-edge local dimming algorithms, Sony consistently delivers unparalleled performance in these areas. They include Google TV software with all their TV sets, which grants access to the largest selection of apps available and they also include Bravia Core which is a movie streaming platform specifically for Sony TVs that offers higher picture quality by using more bandwidth.
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