I tested Sony's 98-inch Bravia Mini LED TV for week - and here's who should buy the $6,000 model

• Enhanced color, contrast, and clarity make this TV live up to its hype.
• It handily delivers upscaled HDR content and high-speed footage.
• A soundbar will complement its size, and its off-angle viewing can be less than perfect.

Sony recently sent us the 2025 Bravia 5 TV, this one with a 98-inch screen and weighing in at 158 pounds. It goes without saying that this TV is a beast -- an expensive one. And the Bravia 5 is not even considered the company's flagship model (you can look to the Bravia 8 II for that). But this TV is impressive, and after testing it for a week, I'll explain why.

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The Bravia 5 is a Google TV, so setting up the UI was fairly easy using the remote and ...