Sony KD-85ZG9
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8K Television | £13,999 | whf.cm/KD-85ZG9
We’re in a real chicken-and-egg situation with 8K. Without more 8K TVs being sold, no one will be interested in streaming or broadcasting 8K content. And as long as there’s no 8K content to watch few people can justify the extra outlay for an 8K TV.
And we are talking about a huge outlay. The Sony ZG9 is available in two sizes, the biggest of which (98in) will set you back £85,000. The smaller, 85in ZG9 is cheap by comparison, but at £14,000, it’s still £9000 more expensive than Sony’s top 4K LCD, the KD-85XG9505.
In other words, you’ve got to have extremely deep pockets and really want to be at the bleeding edge of TV tech. But if those two statements describe you, there’s really no downside to the KD-85ZG9. If we were in the market for an 8K TV, this is the one we’d buy.
Making a statement
The ZG9, even in the smaller 85in size, is huge and imposing. What’s refreshing is that Sony hasn’t attempted to disguise the set’s bulk, instead coming up with a design that makes a virtue of it.
With its straight lines, sharp edges and chunky panels, it has an industrial aesthetic, but is elegant too, with the stylishly utilitarian feet a particular highlight. With the 98in model, you get legs, rather than feet, allowing the TV to stand in free space.
The ZG9 is designed to
