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Sony Bravia 5: prices, fit, and what the testing says
Sony's midrange mini-LED, and the cheapest TV in our catalog with top marks for both a bright room and movies. It also costs the most to run.
Our take
The short version
The Bravia 5 is for a bright living room where you still care how films look. It's a quantum-dot mini-LED with Sony's processing and Google TV, and it fills the midrange role the Bravia 7 used to. Of the sets we cover, it's the cheapest one that scores top marks for both a bright room and movies. The other two are the Samsung S95H and Sony's Bravia 9 II, at well over $2,000.
You pay for the badge. The TCL QM8L and Hisense U8QG match or beat its bright-room, dark-room, sports, and gaming scores for $200 to $400 less, which is why our value score is middling. It also has only two HDMI 2.1 ports.
Amazon.com had the 65-inch at $1,498 on October 19, up from $1,398 on October 7. At 85 inches, Amazon itself wasn't selling it on October 19.
Our price checks
Price history
The 65-inch went up $100 between October 7 and 12 and stayed there, and the 75-inch held at $1,999.99. The 85-inch is the one to watch: $2,398 on October 12, then no buy box at all on October 19, with only third-party sellers at the same $2,398. Buy that size from a seller you trust, or from another store.
- $1,398
- Amazon (seller not recorded), Oct 7
- $1,498
- Amazon (seller not recorded), Oct 12
- $1,498
- Amazon.com, Oct 19
| Size | Store | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65" | Amazon | $1,398* | $1,498* | $1,498 |
| 75" | Amazon | – | $1,999.99* | $1,999.99 |
| 85" | Amazon | – | $2,398* | $2,398† |
New-condition prices; Amazon ones sold by Amazon.com unless marked. * Seller not recorded. † Third-party sellers only.
- Oct 19, 85" at Amazon: No buy box; new from Video & Audio Center and Electronic Express.
The scores, explained
Fit by room and use
By room
- Bright room5/5
- Bright mini-LED output handles daylight well. It shares the top bright-room score with the S95H, Bravia 9 II, and the bright TCL and Hisense sets.
- Mixed light4.5/5
- Daylight is easy and night is good, with some blooming on dark scenes. That puts the blend in the second tier, just under the S95H.
- Dark room4/5
- Local dimming keeps blacks deep, but halos can show on tough dark scenes, a point short of the OLEDs.
By use
- Movies & TV5/5
- This is the score that sets it apart from TCL and Hisense: Sony's upscaling and motion lift everyday streaming, not just 4K HDR.
- Sports5/5
- A top score, from Sony's motion processing, cleaner upscaling of broadcast feeds, and enough brightness for afternoon games.
- Gaming4/5
- Good, not class-leading. Two HDMI 2.1 ports, one shared with eARC, is the limit for multi-console setups.
- A bit of everything4.67/5
- Ties for the top all-round reading in the catalog, thanks to strong films and sports.
Find my TV
What Find my TV picks it for
Of the helper's 144 possible answers, the Sony Bravia 5 makes the shortlist in 12 and leads it in 3. With no limit, the helper's top pick for a bright room and movies is the Bravia 5, ahead of costlier sets with the same scores. Under $1,800 it slips out of the top three: at about $1,500 it leaves little budget headroom, and the cheaper QM8L, QM7L, and U8QG collect that bonus.
Under $1,000
Over budget at ~$1,500.
Under $1,200
Over budget at ~$1,500.
Under $1,800
Fits, never picked. Best showing: 4th for bright room and movies, 4% short of the last pick's score.
No limit
Bright room: movies #1, sports #3, a bit of everything #3 · Mixed room: sports #3
#1 is the top pick. Seat distance changes only the size it suggests here: Cozy 55", Standard 55", Spacious 85".
Sizes
Sizes and panels
55" · 65" · 75" · 85"
- 55, 65, 75, and 85 inches in our catalog. We price the 65-inch, K-65XR50.
- A 2025 model that Sony carried into 2026 alongside the Bravia 8 II.
- On October 19 Amazon.com sold the 65- and 75-inch, but the 85-inch (K-85XR50) only had third-party offers.
Electricity
Cost to run
- 175 W
- 12.7 W
- 407 kWh
- $75/yr
407 kWh a year comes to about $75 at 18.31¢, from $52 in Louisiana to $195 in Hawaii. Rank: 12th of 12. It has the highest on-mode filing in our table, 175 watts, and the second-highest standby, 12.7 watts. Standby alone is about 88 kWh, roughly $16 a year.
65-inch K-65XR50, DOE filing, 5 hours on a day. Rate: EIA's July 2026 U.S. residential average.
Cross-shop
Who should skip it
Brightness per dollar is the goal
Instead: Hisense U8QG. About $400 less at 65 inches on October 19 ($1,099.99), with the same 5s for bright rooms and sports and a 5 for gaming.
You're buying 85 inches
Instead: TCL QM7L. $1,497.99 at 85 inches on October 19, sold by Amazon.com, when Amazon itself had no 85-inch Bravia 5 offer.
You play on two consoles
Instead: LG C6 OLED. Four HDMI 2.1 ports, all at full bandwidth per RTINGS, and OLED blacks for $98 less at 65 inches on October 19.
Sound
Soundbars that pair with it
At 65 inches, the size our prices use, the picture is 56.7 inches wide, so every soundbar we cover fits underneath. At 55 inches, the smallest Sony Bravia 5 size, 12 of them do. Sony names sync features for Sony TVs on the Theater Bar 5, the highest-ranked bar that has them.
- Sony BRAVIA Theater Bar 5
3.1-channel, bar and sub, 35.5 in wide (fits 42-inch screens and up). Voice Zoom 3, BRAVIA Quick Settings with Sony TVs (2024 or later), per Sony.
$348
- Samsung HW-Q990H
11.1.4-channel, bar, sub, and rears, 48.5 in wide (fits 65-inch screens and up). No Sony features; it connects over HDMI eARC.
$1,497.99
- Samsung HW-B750F
5.1-channel, bar and sub, 40.6 in wide (fits 48-inch screens and up). No Sony features; it connects over HDMI ARC.
$297.99
From the soundbar finder at 65 inches with all-round use; Amazon prices seen October 26, 2026. Sync features are what each soundbar maker states for this brand and model year. Every TV brand and size · How to connect one
Supporting evidence
What the testing says
We haven't logged an outlet's test findings for the Bravia 5 yet. Its fit scores rest on the catalog's synthesis of published reviews and Sony's specs. RTINGS has a full review, linked below, that we haven't summarized here.
- FTC EnergyGuide label: Its Amazon listing's label shows 407 kWh a year, matching the DOE filing.
Sources
- RTINGS Sony Bravia 5 review (opens in a new tab) · not yet summarized here
- Sony, Bravia 5 (opens in a new tab)
Where we pick or compare it
- The Best 75-Inch TVs of 2026Best picture processing
- The Best 85-Inch TVs of 2026Best for movies and streaming
- The Best TVs Under $1,500Best for streaming and movies in mixed light
- The Best TVs for Bright RoomsBest for bright-room movies
- The Best TVs for Watching SportsBest motion and upscaling
- OLED vs QLED for Bright Rooms: Which Should You Buy?Best bright-room pick for movies
- Sony Bravia 5 vs TCL QM8L
Disclosure: We haven't tested this TV. Prices are dated, not live. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.