The BRAVIA 5 is a solid example of what Sony brings to the table when targeting the middle of its lineup.

Reviewing Sony’s 65 Bravia 5 is surprisingly difficult. Not because there’s anything wrong with it, though - on the contrary, the problem is I keep falling into just watching and enjoying whatever I am using as test material rather than engaging my critical TV testing faculties. Which is actually about as big a compliment as such a long-serving TV reviewer can muster, actually.

The Sony BRAVIA 65XR50 65-inch Mini LED TV delivers superb contrast and reference-level color accuracy along with premium video processing and solid value.

Now, Overall my experience with the Bravia 5 is solid.

The Sony BRAVIA 5 98-inch is good for mixed usage. It looks good in reference conditions, with bold blacks, vibrant colors, and decent enough HDR brightness for highlights to pop out.

The Sony BRAVIA 5 is satisfactory for mixed usage. It looks decent in reference conditions, with fairly deep blacks and vibrant enough colors to enjoy, but its mediocre HDR brightness means HDR content lacks the impact it should have. It gets bright enough in SDR to fight glare from indirect lighting, but direct light sources are distracting. Although the TV supports most modern gaming features, its very slow pixel transitions mean motion is blurry, which holds back its gaming performance. Sadly, its narrow viewing angle means it's not great for wide seating arrangements.