Nonexistinghero
Standard Member
I have the ZF9 myself and bought my mom an XG9505. Just wondering if it's really just me or if it's actually the case, but after spending the holidays at my mom's and sister's place I feel like the image on my own TV looks a notch better than on my mom's TV.
Can't say I notice much of a difference between black levels, even though the 55XG9505 is supposed to have a much better contrast level. The ZF9 does seem to make pretty good use of the extra brightness for HDR content, though I'm pretty sure not much of the content we watched pushed either TV to its limits. Sound is supposed to be terrible on the XG9505, but it sounds good. Maybe even a bit better than on my ZF9.
Overal though, I was under the impression from reviews and specs that they were more or less the same with a few give or takes. Though after spending time with both, I am under the impression the the ZF9 still provides a noticeably better image.
I know the ZF9 isn't made anymore, just wanted to give my 2 cents. The settings were mostly factory with a few tweaks, but I tried calibrated settings on my TV and the image looked a lot worse, IMO. I know professional calibration is made for the specifics of your own unique TV and the viewing conditions/room, but it should still come pretty close that way and I was not satisfied.
It could just be me, I guess. Perhaps the ZF9 just requires a lot less tweaking out of the box than the XG9505. Anyone else here who has or can directly compare the TV's? I tried to find some articles on it, but sadly I found nothing outside of raw spec comparisons.
EDIT: I just got home again a few hours ago and double checked, just to be sure. And yes, the picture quality is indeed quite a bit more vibrant on my own TV. It looks less flat as well. Seems a bit strange, considering that they should have the same type of LCD panel and have the same CPU/SoC. I'll try fiddling around with the XG9505's settings a bit more when I visit my mom's place again to see if it's possible to make the image quality on par with my own TV, but I would also like to hear some impressions of others or if it's even possible.
Can't say I notice much of a difference between black levels, even though the 55XG9505 is supposed to have a much better contrast level. The ZF9 does seem to make pretty good use of the extra brightness for HDR content, though I'm pretty sure not much of the content we watched pushed either TV to its limits. Sound is supposed to be terrible on the XG9505, but it sounds good. Maybe even a bit better than on my ZF9.
Overal though, I was under the impression from reviews and specs that they were more or less the same with a few give or takes. Though after spending time with both, I am under the impression the the ZF9 still provides a noticeably better image.
I know the ZF9 isn't made anymore, just wanted to give my 2 cents. The settings were mostly factory with a few tweaks, but I tried calibrated settings on my TV and the image looked a lot worse, IMO. I know professional calibration is made for the specifics of your own unique TV and the viewing conditions/room, but it should still come pretty close that way and I was not satisfied.
It could just be me, I guess. Perhaps the ZF9 just requires a lot less tweaking out of the box than the XG9505. Anyone else here who has or can directly compare the TV's? I tried to find some articles on it, but sadly I found nothing outside of raw spec comparisons.
EDIT: I just got home again a few hours ago and double checked, just to be sure. And yes, the picture quality is indeed quite a bit more vibrant on my own TV. It looks less flat as well. Seems a bit strange, considering that they should have the same type of LCD panel and have the same CPU/SoC. I'll try fiddling around with the XG9505's settings a bit more when I visit my mom's place again to see if it's possible to make the image quality on par with my own TV, but I would also like to hear some impressions of others or if it's even possible.
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