The Sony X95J comes at a premium price and offers excellent performance across a variety of content, including movies, sports, gaming, and is a strong performer in bright rooms. If budget is not a constraint and performance in bright rooms is important, the Sony X95J would be the better choice. If cost savings are a priority and you can compromise on some performance aspects, the TCL Q6 may be the right option. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Sony X95J (LCD)
Excellent for bright room
Very good for dark room
Very good for gaming
Very good for movies & TV
Very good for sports
Excellent for news, talk, & other TV
Very good for cartoons & animation
Good for use as monitor
Best in class for upscaling
Best in class motion processing
Very good reflections
Advantages of the TCL Q6 (LCD)
The TCL Q6 (LCD) has no clear advantages over the Sony X95J (LCD).
Key differences
Picture Quality
8.0/10
6.9/10
7.50/10
CONTRAST
5.64/10
7.8/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
7.5/10
LED FALD
PANEL TYPE
LED
VA
PANEL SUB-TYPE
VA
The Sony X95J (LCD) has very good picture quality, while the TCL Q6 (LCD) has only fair picture quality.
Movies & TV
8.0/10
5.9/10
7.50/10
CONTRAST
5.64/10
6.1/10
BLACK UNIFORMITY
9.0/10
10.0/10
UPSCALING
6.3/10
Yes
HDR10 SUPPORT
Yes
No
HDR10+ SUPPORT
Yes
Yes
DOLBY VISION SUPPORT
Yes
The Sony X95J (LCD) is very good for movies & TV, while the TCL Q6 (LCD) is poor.
The Sony X95J excels in watching movies and cinematic TV thanks to its high contrast, effective local dimming, and better black uniformity, delivering a rich and immersive viewing experience. On the other hand, the TCL Q6 falls short due to its poor local dimming and black uniformity, leading to less accurate and less captivating reproduction of dark scenes, and while it has good colors, it doesn't match the overall performance in critical viewing settings.
Sports
8.0/10
6.2/10
10.0/10
MOTION PROCESSING
4.6/10
120Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
7.0/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
10.0/10
10.0/10
UPSCALING
6.3/10
8.9/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.1/10
Yes
HLG SUPPORT
Yes
The Sony X95J (LCD) is very good for sports, while the TCL Q6 (LCD) is only fair.
The Sony X95J is better for watching sports than the TCL Q6 because it has a very good motion processing capability and good response time, which is essential for smooth fast action visuals, compared to the TCL Q6 which has poor motion processing and only fair response time.
Gaming
8.2/10
5.8/10
8.0/10
RESPONSE TIME SCORE
6.4/10
7.0/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
10.0/10
10.0/10
MOTION PROCESSING
4.6/10
85.0/100
GAMING LOCAL DIMMING
19.0/100
9.1/10
GAME HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.1/10
The Sony X95J (LCD) is very good for gaming, while the TCL Q6 (LCD) is poor.
The Sony X95J is better for gaming because it has very good response time and input lag performance, which are crucial for smooth gameplay and fast-paced action, while the TCL Q6 has only fair response time and the best input lag performance, which might not provide as fluid of a gaming experience.
Cartoons & Animation
8.6/10
6.6/10
7.7/10
COLOR GAMUT SCORE
7.3/10
7.8/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
7.5/10
8.9/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.1/10
8.5/10
COLORS OUT OF THE BOX SCORE
5.8/10
8.0/10
GRAY UNIFORMITY
6.2/10
The Sony X95J (LCD) is very good for cartoons & animation, while the TCL Q6 (LCD) is only fair.
The Sony X95J is better for watching cartoons and animation as it offers very good colors straight out of the box and a good color gamut, providing a wide range of colors and more accurate hues. The TCL Q6, on the other hand, is rated as fair due to poorer performance with out-of-the-box colors and a less impressive color volume, affecting its ability to display a wide variety of colors, particularly at different luminance levels.
News, Talk, & Other TV
9.1/10
6.2/10
8.9/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.1/10
10.0/10
UPSCALING
6.3/10
The Sony X95J (LCD) is excellent for news, talk, & other TV, while the TCL Q6 (LCD) is only fair.
The Sony X95J excels in upscaling lower-resolution content and has very effective local dimming, which contributes to its higher SDR brightness and contrast, making it superior for watching news and TV programs. In contrast, the TCL Q6 struggles with upscaling and has less effective local dimming, leading to poorer performance in these aspects despite its similar SDR brightness.
Bright Room
9.4/10
7.2/10
6.0/10
VIEWING ANGLE
5.4/10
8.9/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.1/10
9.1/10
HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
7.6/10
8.4/10
REFLECTIONS SCORE
5.9/10
The Sony X95J (LCD) is excellent for bright room, while the TCL Q6 (LCD) is good.
The Sony X95J excels in a bright room due to its higher SDR and HDR brightness, which means it can maintain clearer visibility in well-lit conditions, and it manages reflections better than the TCL Q6, thus maintaining the picture quality with fewer distractions from light sources. While the TCL Q6 is good in bright rooms, its performance is limited by lower SDR and HDR brightness compared to the Sony X95J and less effective handling of reflections, impacting its ability to combat bright room conditions effectively.
Cost
$1,425
$500
$0
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
The Sony X95J (LCD) has a price of $1,425 and the TCL Q6 (LCD) costs $500.
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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.
About TCL
TCL, the highly recognizable TV brand from China, has firmly established itself as the second-largest manufacturer in terms of sales volume. Renowned for striking an impressive balance between affordability, picture quality, and design, TCL TVs deliver a compelling overall package. While they have traditionally excelled in the low-end and midrange TV segments, TCL has recently made remarkable strides in the realm of high-end televisions, introducing impressive models that rival top competitors. Most TCL TVs use Roku software which is very user friendly and easy to use, but they have a few other models that use Google TV which has the largest app selection, but is not as user friendly as Roku.
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