Mini LED lighting and improved local dimming deliver outstanding contrast ; Refined, well balanced but also vibrant colours ; Accurately positioned and detailed sound

The sound is a bit bass-lite ; Only two of the HDMIs support the latest game features ; No Dolby Vision game mode

Sony’s sophomore XR-65X95L Mini LED effort turns out to be an impressive improvement over its already illustrious predecessor.

Brilliant contrast Excellent color accuracy Smooth motion Minimal blooming and halo Excellent gaming features/picture quality

Quirks with picture quality with some streaming apps

“The Sony Bravia X95L mini-LED TV is the best LCD TV I've ever reviewed -- but it may not be right for everyone.”

Excellent backlight control ; Outstanding picture processing ; Impressive built-in sound system

Up against some keenly priced competition ; Not as bright as some rivals ; Some gaming limitations

Sony’s second generation of mini-LED TV – the X95L – fixes pretty much everything that wasn’t quite there with the first, resulting in a real showstopper of a TV that proves beyond a doubt that Sony continues to care about LCD at least as much as OLED.

Composed, stable images ; Potent contrasts and convincing colours ; Predictably good standard of build and finish

Sound is on the thin side ; Only two HDMI 2.1 inputs ; No Dolby Vision gaming

Sony’s first Mini LED TVs weren't all that bad - but this latest generation is a decisive step forwards. In all sorts of ways (and especially where contrasts are concerned), the X95L is an impressive television and really compelling for the money.

Spectacular but still subtle picture quality ; Excellent video processing ; Powerful, detailed sound

Some tedious gaming limitations ; Occasional backlight issues ; Vivid mode is crazy

The X95L more than lives up to the promise shown by Sony’s debut mini LED TVs last year. In fact, by combining the beautiful colours, detailing, subtlety, outstanding video processing and knack for naturalism of those predecessors with more brightness...

Bright, high-contrast and nicely composed images ; Comprehensive and logical smart TV interface ; Built and finished without apparent compromise

Sound is rather toppy ; Still not the complete gaming solution ; Deeper and heavier than is fashionable

Bigger, brighter, better (and heavier) than before, Sony’s new MiniLED range is a winner

Bright, high-contrast and nicely composed images ; Comprehensive and logical smart TV interface ; Built and finished without apparent compromise

Sound is rather toppy ; Still not the complete gaming solution ; Deeper and heavier than is fashionable

Bigger, brighter, better (and heavier) than before, Sony’s new MiniLED range is a winner

even better. But before making any recommendations, we'll need to run all our benchmarks on the Sony Bravia X95L. Be sure to stay tuned.