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Updated January 10, 2024·

The Sony X80K offers good sports content viewing and performance in bright rooms, and costs significantly less. If budget is a concern or if you mostly watch sports and daytime TV, the Sony X80K could be suitable. For movie enthusiasts, gamers, or those seeking higher quality in dimly-lit environments, the TCL R655 is a better choice, but at a higher cost. Give Feedback

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Advantages of the Sony X80K (LCD)
  • Good for sports
  • Best in class for upscaling
  • Best in class motion processing
  • Good viewing angle
Advantages of the TCL R655 (LCD)
  • Best in class for bright room
  • Very good for dark room
  • Very good for gaming
  • Good for movies & TV
  • Very good for cartoons & animation
  • Good for use as monitor
  • Very good reflections

Key differences

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Picture Quality

6.0
KD-55X80K
55R655
8.0
5.06/10
CONTRAST
9.07/10
6.6/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
8.2/10
LED
PANEL TYPE
miniLED FALD
IPS
PANEL SUB-TYPE
VA
The TCL R655 (LCD) has very good picture quality, while the Sony X80K (LCD) has only fair picture quality.

Movies & TV

5.5
KD-55X80K
55R655
7.9
5.06/10
CONTRAST
9.07/10
5.2/10
BLACK UNIFORMITY
6.1/10
10.0/10
UPSCALING
5.4/10
Yes
HDR10 SUPPORT
Yes
No
HDR10+ SUPPORT
Yes
Yes
DOLBY VISION SUPPORT
Yes
The TCL R655 (LCD) is good for movies & TV, while the Sony X80K (LCD) is poor.

Sports

7.4
KD-55X80K
55R655
6.6
10.0/10
MOTION PROCESSING
5.3/10
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
144Hz
8.7/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
8.7/10
10.0/10
UPSCALING
5.4/10
7.5/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.1/10
Yes
HLG SUPPORT
Yes
The Sony X80K (LCD) is good for sports, while the TCL R655 (LCD) is only fair.

Gaming

5.8
KD-55X80K
55R655
8.6
6.2/10
RESPONSE TIME SCORE
7.0/10
8.7/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
8.7/10
10.0/10
MOTION PROCESSING
5.3/10
0.0/100
GAMING LOCAL DIMMING
85.0/100
6.3/10
GAME HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.8/10
The TCL R655 (LCD) is very good for gaming, while the Sony X80K (LCD) is poor.

Cartoons & Animation

7.2
KD-55X80K
55R655
8.7
7.1/10
COLOR GAMUT SCORE
7.6/10
6.6/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
8.2/10
7.5/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.1/10
8.5/10
COLORS OUT OF THE BOX SCORE
7.7/10
8.0/10
GRAY UNIFORMITY
8.2/10
The TCL R655 (LCD) is very good for cartoons & animation, while the Sony X80K (LCD) is good.

Bright Room

6.4
KD-55X80K
55R655
9.5
7.5/10
VIEWING ANGLE
5.2/10
7.5/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.1/10
6.1/10
HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.5/10
6.0/10
REFLECTIONS SCORE
8.8/10
The TCL R655 (LCD) is best in class for bright room, while the Sony X80K (LCD) is only fair.

Cost

$598
KD-55X80K
55R655
$700
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The Sony X80K (LCD) has a price of $598 and the TCL R655 (LCD) costs $700.
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Key similarities

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News, Talk, & Other TV

7.2
KD-55X80K
55R655
7.2
7.5/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.1/10
10.0/10
UPSCALING
5.4/10
The TCL R655 (LCD) and Sony X80K (LCD) are both good for news, talk, & other TV.

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How the Sony X80K (LCD) and the TCL R655 (LCD) compare to other TVs

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Spec Comparison

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Sony X80K (LCD)TCL R655 (LCD)
Sony X80K (LCD)TCL R655 (LCD)

GENERAL

Price
$598
$700
Brand
SonyTCL
Release Date
March 3, 2022September 1, 2022
Full name
KD-55X80K55R655
Screen Size
55"55"
Screen Resolution
4K4K

TV FEATURES

Operating System
Android TVRoku TV
Sound Quality Score
6.7/108/10
NextGen Ready
YesNo
HDMI Ports
44
Coax Ports
11

DISPLAY QUALITY SCORES

Picture Quality Score
6/108/10
Bright Room Score
6.4/109.5/10
Gaming Score
5.9/108.7/10
Movies & TV Score
5.5/107.9/10
Sports Score
7.4/106.6/10

PHYSICAL

Dimensions w/o Stand (H x W x D)
28.1" x 48.5" x 2.8"28" x 48.3" x 2.7"
Dimensions with Stand (H x W)
30.8" x 48.5"31.1" x 48.3"
Weight without Stand
35.1 lbs35.5 lbs
VESA Mount
300 x 300300 x 300

DISPLAY

Color Depth
10 bit10 bit
Black Frame Insertion
YesYes
Auto Low Latency Mode
YesYes
Contrast
5.1/109.1/10
Local Dimming
2.5/107/10

SOUND

Speaker Setup
2.02.0
Speaker Power
20 W20 W
Dolby Atmos
YesYes
DTS:X
YesNo

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Sony X80K (LCD)

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Matthew Murray | February 2023
"The Sony Bravia X80K is an inexpensive LCD TV that turns out pleasing visuals and is armed with a number of other desirable features. Sony’s robust internal processing, results in generally better picture quality than you’ll usually get for this price. In practice, the X80K is satisfying to watch. You’re not going to get as sumptuous a picture as you may with other TVs from Sony or other companies, but we didn’t encounter anything that looked bad on it."

TCL R655 (LCD)

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Parker Hall | January 2023
"It has an excellent Roku interface, isn’t too expensive, has quantum dots and mini LED backlighting, and looks genuinely fantastic playing everything. If you’re in the market for a new TV, you should still start here. Gamers will like that it has a 120-Hz refresh rate at 4K, which is the maximum that a modern Xbox or Playstation 5 will put out—meaning the smoothest possible gaming and sports viewing in general. We’re no longer in the days of having to spend over $1,000 and spending a few hours on setup for decent black levels and great color accuracy and HDR"

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About Sony

Sony stands as a highly experienced and widely trusted TV manufacturer, earning a reputation that surpasses all others. A Japanese company, Sony has been making TVs for far longs than it has been making Playstation game consoles. Sony's high-end TVs are often regarded as the ultimate choice for videophiles, representing the epitome of quality, albeit at a premium price point. Renowned for their advanced and precise motion handling, as well as their cutting-edge local dimming algorithms, Sony consistently delivers unparalleled performance in these areas. They include Google TV software with all their TV sets, which grants access to the largest selection of apps available and they also include Bravia Core which is a movie streaming platform specifically for Sony TVs that offers higher picture quality by using more bandwidth.

About TCL

TCL, the highly recognizable TV brand from China, has firmly established itself as the second-largest manufacturer in terms of sales volume. Renowned for striking an impressive balance between affordability, picture quality, and design, TCL TVs deliver a compelling overall package. While they have traditionally excelled in the low-end and midrange TV segments, TCL has recently made remarkable strides in the realm of high-end televisions, introducing impressive models that rival top competitors. Most TCL TVs use Roku software which is very user friendly and easy to use, but they have a few other models that use Google TV which has the largest app selection, but is not as user friendly as Roku.

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