If price is your main concern and you need a TV for casual viewing in well-lit rooms where detailed picture quality is not a priority, the Insignia F30 2024 may suit your needs. However, its performance in dark rooms and with dynamic content like sports, gaming, and movies is not impressive. On the other hand, the Sony X80K provides better overall picture quality, including sports and news content viewing experiences, but still performs poorly in dark room settings. It also has superior reflections handling and upscaling of lower resolution content. Both TVs may struggle with high dynamic range content and provide only fair sound quality, so separate speakers could enhance your audio experience. If you often watch content from wide angles, the Sony's better viewing angle and the Insignia's fair reflections handling could influence your choice if your room setup requires it. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Insignia F30 2024 (LCD)
The Insignia F30 2024 (LCD) has no clear advantages over the Sony X80K (LCD).
Advantages of the Sony X80K (LCD)
Good for sports
Good for news, talk, & other TV
Good for cartoons & animation
Best in class for upscaling
Best in class motion processing
Key differences
Sports
6.0/10
7.4/10
2.5/10
MOTION PROCESSING
10.0/10
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
8.7/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
8.7/10
5.5/10
UPSCALING
10.0/10
5.3/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
7.5/10
No
HLG SUPPORT
Yes
The Sony X80K (LCD) is good for sports, while the Insignia F30 2024 (LCD) is only fair.
Cartoons & Animation
5.9/10
7.2/10
5.9/10
COLOR GAMUT SCORE
7.1/10
6.2/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
6.6/10
5.3/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
7.5/10
8.1/10
COLORS OUT OF THE BOX SCORE
8.5/10
7.5/10
GRAY UNIFORMITY
8.0/10
The Sony X80K (LCD) is good for cartoons & animation, while the Insignia F30 2024 (LCD) is poor.
News, Talk, & Other TV
5.4/10
7.2/10
5.3/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
7.5/10
5.5/10
UPSCALING
10.0/10
The Sony X80K (LCD) is good for news, talk, & other TV, while the Insignia F30 2024 (LCD) is poor.
Bright Room
5.5/10
6.4/10
7.2/10
VIEWING ANGLE
7.5/10
5.3/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
7.5/10
5.6/10
HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
6.1/10
6.0/10
REFLECTIONS SCORE
6.0/10
The Sony X80K (LCD) is only fair for bright room, while the Insignia F30 2024 (LCD) is poor.
Cost
$350
$798
$200
$400
$600
$800
$1,000
$1,200
The Insignia F30 2024 (LCD) has a price of $350 and the Sony X80K (LCD) costs $798.
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Sony X80K (LCD) to have only fair picture quality, while the Insignia F30 2024 (LCD) has poor picture quality.
Movies & TV
5.3/10
5.5/10
4.294871795/10
CONTRAST
5.06/10
5.5/10
BLACK UNIFORMITY
5.2/10
5.5/10
UPSCALING
10.0/10
Yes
HDR10 SUPPORT
Yes
No
HDR10+ SUPPORT
No
No
DOLBY VISION SUPPORT
Yes
The Sony X80K (LCD) and Insignia F30 2024 (LCD) are both poor for movies & TV.
Gaming
5.6/10
5.8/10
5.8/10
RESPONSE TIME SCORE
6.2/10
8.7/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
8.7/10
2.5/10
MOTION PROCESSING
10.0/10
0.0/100
GAMING LOCAL DIMMING
0.0/100
5.8/10
GAME HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
6.3/10
The Sony X80K (LCD) and Insignia F30 2024 (LCD) are both poor for gaming.
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How the Insignia F30 2024 (LCD) and the Sony X80K (LCD) compare to other TVs
"The Sony Bravia X80K is an inexpensive LCD TV that turns out pleasing visuals and is armed with a number of other desirable features. Sony’s robust internal processing, results in generally better picture quality than you’ll usually get for this price. In practice, the X80K is satisfying to watch. You’re not going to get as sumptuous a picture as you may with other TVs from Sony or other companies, but we didn’t encounter anything that looked bad on it."
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About Insignia
Insignia is an in-house brand from BestBuy. It offers a range of TV sets that are lower-end and smaller size. They are manufactured in China by Hisense, which is another TV brand. Insignia TVs use Amazon's Fire OS as the smart TV software, providing users with a highly user-friendly experience.
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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