Sony TV update solves annoying graphics problem for PS5 and Xbox owners

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There's great news for people who bought one of Sony's 'Perfect for PlayStation 5' LED TVs from 2021 or 2022 and who game on it using a PS5 or Xbox Series X – you'll now be able to get both full video quality and VRR at the same time!

Until now, activating variable refresh rates on Sony's LED TVs that use its XR Cognitive Processor turned off the localized dimming feature of the backlight, meaning that you didn't get as good HDR contrast if you had VRR on. We still ranked some of these TVs as being among the best gaming TVs due to their great other features, but this was definitely a major frustration.

But now an update is rolling out to relevant TVs that fixes this issue, so VRR and local dimming can live in harmony. It affects the Sony X90J, Sony X95J and Z9J 8K TV from the 2021 models, and the Sony X90K, X95K and Z9K from its 2022 models. The change was spotted by TV reviewer Vincent Teoh(opens in new tab).

The update appears to be available now, but some TV software upgrades take time to roll out, so check in the settings to see whether v6.5929 is available for you yet.

Sony's rolled out firmware update v6.5929 to enable local dimming in VRR mode on BRAVIA XR LED LCDs from 2021 (X90J, X95J, Z9J) & 2022 (X90K, X95K, Z9K), thus improving contrast performance during VRR gaming. I don't have any of these TVs to test, but let me know how you get on! pic.twitter.com/NwIFsjGrTOJune 29, 2022

The update doesn't affect Sony OLED TVs that support VRR, such as the Sony A90J, because these don't use the same kind of local dimming tech. It also doesn't change anything for the Sony X85J and Sony X85K, which also support VRR and use LED backlights, but these don't have XR-processor-powered local dimming, so it wasn't an issue there.

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