Sony XE85xx (2017) Series

The 55XE8596 is a new 55-inch TV from the middle of Sony's latest 4K range. It still supports HDR despite only costing £1,290, uses edge LED lighting with whole frame dimming, and deploys a combination of YouView and Android TV for its smart features.

Having dropped the ball with its key XD85 range in 2016 by building the models around low-contrast IPS panels, Sony looks to be on much firmer ground with 2017's XE85.

A pretty affordable 55in 4K TV, but the HDR performance needs to be better

A 4K HDR TV that doesn't destroy your bank account

After struggling to impress with its mid-range TVs for the past couple of years, Sony has turned things round handsomely with the 55XE8596.

An excellent TV with great black level response and superb motion handling but it isn't great at HDR

X85E (US) / XE85 (Europe) is a 2017 mid-range TV with a new LCD panel, 4K resolution, HDR, and Google's Android TV operating system

Sony X85E receivedWith the 2017 version Sony will once again use a VA LCD panel after having briefly switched to IPS LCD in last year's 85 series. We expect the VA LCD panel to improve contrast. X85E also offers 4K resolution, HDR (HDR10 and HLG) and...

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The Sony KD-55XE8596 is a mid-range 55-inch TV with 4K HDR support. The slim aluminium frame and silver slate stand with neat cable management are attractive, and the TV comes with the benefit of Android Smart TV too. Picture quality isn't a match for...