There’s a lot to be said for older technology when it’s been polished and refined, because you tend to get the best of both worlds: tech operating at peak efficiency and the sort of affordability that only comes with longevity. So just because LED-backlit LCD technology in TVs has been around for what feels like decades, that’s no reason to dismiss it. Quite the opposite, in fact, as this Sony X85L review proves.
Sony’s X85 range of LED-backlit LCD televisions has long represented one of the sweeter spots in the company’s extensive TV line-up. And for this ‘L’ series, Sony has given the venerable technology a right old fettling to make it a contender for the best TVs money can buy, certainly one of the best Sony TVs. So are these changes for the better and is the X85L a winner?
