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55
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Philips
The Xtra Mini-LED
around $1799
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77 Pros
74%
5 reviews (0h 50m)
27 Cons
Experience breathtaking picture quality with the Philips The Xtra Mini-LED TV. Its mini-LED backlight delivers stunning brightness, vibrant colors, and impressive depth, enhancing movies and gaming alike. Ambilight adds another dimension to your viewing, casting a natural, immersive glow that complements on-screen action and creates a relaxing at...
74%
37 vs 13
Picture Quality
89%
8 vs 1
Gaming Features
90%
9 vs 1
Design & Build
38%
3 vs 5
Smart Features
100%
7 vs 0
Sound Quality
Reviewer verdict
Across 5 YouTube reviews, the Philips The Xtra Mini-LED earns a Summa score of 4/5, ranking #55 among TVs. Reviewers most often praise its picture quality, design & build, gaming features, while the most common criticisms concern picture quality, smart features.
The Xtra Mini-LED is repeatedly praised for its excellent overall picture quality, with 37 mentions highlighting strong color calibration, high brightness (around 1,000 nits), effective Mini‑LED local dimming and improved contrast and shadow detail. Reviewers frequently note effective picture processing and noise reduction, reliable 4K upscaling and smooth motion handling (including 120 Hz) that keep fast scenes sharp. Multiple reviewers also compliment the premium design touches and Ambilight build features, solid sound systems on some models, and gaming‑friendly features such as HDMI 2.1/VRR and low input lag. Several reviewers observe the new Google TV OS and a faster processor that contribute to snappy smart performance and app responsiveness.
Criticisms are concentrated on picture uniformity and black‑level performance despite the Mini‑LED backlight, with many reviewers calling out average uniformity, visible blooming or light leaks and blacks that remain greyer than OLED. Some reviewers found viewing angles and IPS‑type panel behavior reduce perceived contrast from the side, and a few noted movie mode can be too bright. The smart/app ecosystem and UI drew repeated comments about a smaller app gallery and occasional OS quirks such as strange power cycling or the TV turning on by itself. A handful of reviewers also flagged usability annoyances like scattered picture settings and limited 120 Hz support on only two HDMI ports.
Analysis based on 5 YouTube reviews (0h 50m of video) with 77 pros and 27 cons extracted.
Pros (77)
Picture Quality (37)
- excellent color calibration ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 12:22
- good contrast ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 6:26
- next generation of miniet screen panels ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 6:32
- this is mini lead ▶ Philips PML9009 television, The Xtra Ambilight TV with Mini @ 0:51
- picture processing and noise reduction is very effective so even low quality HD videos looks very good ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 6:10
- really cracky picture ▶ Philips Ambilight 9008 Series TV Review | Pros, Cons & Featu @ 1:05
- depth in the movies ▶ Philips Ambilight 9008 Series TV Review | Pros, Cons & Featu @ 1:08
- the clarity of the television it's not bad at all ▶ Philips PML9009 television, The Xtra Ambilight TV with Mini @ 7:02
- MiniLED backlight system ▶ Check out these 2023 TV Series from PHILIPS @ 1:01
- maximum brightness of 1000 cd/m² ▶ Check out these 2023 TV Series from PHILIPS @ 1:09
- after the update this Blooming effect has improved a lot ▶ Philips THE XTRA com tecnologia MINI LED é BOA MESMO? TESTAM @ 8:04
- almost perfect contrast compared to the 88 series because it has mini backlight with around 100 zones to create perfect black levels ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 6:38
- picture can lock absolutely excellent ▶ Philips Ambilight 9008 Series TV Review | Pros, Cons & Featu @ 11:40
- Shadow details are abundant and convincing ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 7:46
- picture looked very good to most of our test HDR and HDR content thanks to the extra big brightness up to 1,000 nits ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 8:06
- Phillips has managed to find almost 15% more brightness than it delivered with last year 8 series ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 0:51
- accurate colors at every point across the visual Spectrum ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 6:19
- excellent calibration with more than 90% color accuracy ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 6:56
- has a decent viewing angle ▶ Philips PML9009 television, The Xtra Ambilight TV with Mini @ 8:03
- brighter natural color calibration out of the box ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 8:31
- technologies such as Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos to improve our experience when watching a film or series ▶ Philips THE XTRA com tecnologia MINI LED é BOA MESMO? TESTAM @ 0:36
- look the beauty of the images ▶ Philips PML9009 television, The Xtra Ambilight TV with Mini @ 7:21
- overall picture quality is above average ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 8:38
- ulite ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 0:16
- noise reduction was equally efficient and the picture sharp and generally free of noise when upscaling low quality videos ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 8:54
- high power miniet with 1,000 nits ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 12:01
- excellent motion processing with no discernable blur and picture looks smooth and sharp even in the fast Fanning scenes ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 7:21
- amazing picture quality ▶ Check out these 2023 TV Series from PHILIPS @ 1:22
- 4K upscaler across a lot of viewing situations ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 8:45
- fast and extra bright 4K miniet screen ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 0:19
- MINI-LED technology that allows the television to improve the black level and improve contrast ▶ Philips THE XTRA com tecnologia MINI LED é BOA MESMO? TESTAM @ 0:20
- just by setting local contrast to maximum...we already have a much better result in terms of black level ▶ Philips THE XTRA com tecnologia MINI LED é BOA MESMO? TESTAM @ 4:41
- 120 HZ refresh rate helps a lot ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 7:15
- fantastic picture quality ▶ Philips Ambilight 9008 Series TV Review | Pros, Cons & Featu @ 0:46
- content motion processing looks stable with less flickering in areas of fine detail ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 7:08
- accurate contrast and excellent natural color levels ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 7:42
- brightness sensor that automatically adapts the color temperature to the lighting conditions, ensuring that the colors always look accurate ▶ Check out these 2023 TV Series from PHILIPS @ 1:53
Design & Build (9)
- materials used in this TV is also a step above the build quality of many TVs in the same class ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 2:10
- stylish slim metal bzel and two legs for the stand ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 2:01
- Ambilight technology...are LED lights that are behind the television and illuminate our environment according to the images that appear on the screen ▶ Philips THE XTRA com tecnologia MINI LED é BOA MESMO? TESTAM @ 0:25
- so natural and relaxing ▶ Philips Ambilight 9008 Series TV Review | Pros, Cons & Featu @ 1:50
- the remote control is brand new ▶ Philips PML9009 television, The Xtra Ambilight TV with Mini @ 8:30
- ambilight has improved ▶ Philips Ambilight 9008 Series TV Review | Pros, Cons & Featu @ 12:56
- ambilight is so natural and engaging ▶ Philips Ambilight 9008 Series TV Review | Pros, Cons & Featu @ 1:33
- turning on the Amblight technology...the LED lights end up illuminating your environment and when lighting our environment we end up losing some of the perception of the black level, making the television's black level seem even better than it really is ▶ Philips THE XTRA com tecnologia MINI LED é BOA MESMO? TESTAM @ 6:14
- Ambilight on all three sides, creating a truly immersive viewing experience ▶ Check out these 2023 TV Series from PHILIPS @ 1:32
Gaming Features (8)
- 120 sh, this is very good TV ▶ Philips PML9009 television, The Xtra Ambilight TV with Mini @ 0:58
- even plays games 144 HZ ▶ Philips PML9009 television, The Xtra Ambilight TV with Mini @ 1:04
- some of these inputs can even handle up to 4K and 120 HZ with supportable variable refresh rate ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 3:04
- 120 HZ motion processing and improved support for gamers ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 12:40
- Ultra HD definition at a fast refresh rate of 120 Hz ▶ Check out these 2023 TV Series from PHILIPS @ 0:54
- a lot for video games, delivering a refresh rate of 120 Hz with VRR, HDMI 2.1 ▶ Philips THE XTRA com tecnologia MINI LED é BOA MESMO? TESTAM @ 0:46
- variable refresh rate and out to low latency mode ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 10:17
- input lag below 15 milliseconds in the game mode which is on par with many TVs in this price class and good enough for playing first person Shooters ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 10:07
Sound Quality (7)
- it has a processing audio process processing that goes up to 5.1.4 channels ▶ Philips PML9009 television, The Xtra Ambilight TV with Mini @ 2:13
- sound quality is a big big step above from pass 8 series ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 10:56
- Stereo 20 wats per channel in total 40 Watts it plays Dolby Atmos dtsx ▶ Philips PML9009 television, The Xtra Ambilight TV with Mini @ 2:07
- excellent high and mid-range sound ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 11:27
- two 20 wat speakers below the screen that combines together 40 wats meat bass drives ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 11:08
- base is expectedly among the best and can easily outperform many TVs in the same class ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 11:32
- Bowers and Wilkins 2.1 sound system with a powerful 64-watt output ▶ Check out these 2023 TV Series from PHILIPS @ 1:26
Connectivity (4)
- hdmis all of them it's all of them are 2.1 ▶ Philips PML9009 television, The Xtra Ambilight TV with Mini @ 2:55
- it has playi ADD compatible wireless speakers with DTS playi ▶ Philips PML9009 television, The Xtra Ambilight TV with Mini @ 2:22
- huge array of inputs ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 2:43
- two HDMI 2.1 inputs that support the latest and greatest technologies like eARC, V R R, A L L M, FreeSync Premium Pro, and HFR Ultra HD technologies at 120 Hz ▶ Check out these 2023 TV Series from PHILIPS @ 1:38
Operating System (4)
- fast processor and better memory optimization ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 4:55
- This TV has a new operating system ▶ Philips PML9009 television, The Xtra Ambilight TV with Mini @ 0:12
- powerful P5 processor ▶ Check out these 2023 TV Series from PHILIPS @ 1:01
- uses the Google TV system which is super complete in terms of applications ▶ Philips THE XTRA com tecnologia MINI LED é BOA MESMO? TESTAM @ 0:57
Smart Features (3)
- Netflix has the new interface and run smoothly with the great HDR content presentation ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 5:52
- YouTu app is also responsive and there are no long loading times while browsing to the videos ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 6:05
- it's very nice it's very fast even has a web browser ▶ Philips PML9009 television, The Xtra Ambilight TV with Mini @ 4:37
Value for Money (3)
- delivers a lot of technology for a lower price than the competition ▶ Philips THE XTRA com tecnologia MINI LED é BOA MESMO? TESTAM @ 0:15
- the price is not expensive ▶ Philips PML9009 television, The Xtra Ambilight TV with Mini @ 8:28
- performs good for the price for this categor is external extremely good ▶ Philips PML9009 television, The Xtra Ambilight TV with Mini @ 7:12
Ease of Use (2)
- very simple to use and fairly Snappy ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 5:00
- in the other features that we have been testing so far, we have not found any type of problem and the television has been very pleasing in terms of other features ▶ Philips THE XTRA com tecnologia MINI LED é BOA MESMO? TESTAM @ 9:00
Cons (27)
Picture Quality (13)
- black and gray test screen uniformity is still average at the best ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 9:51
- it's not that like the OLED ones the premium ones ▶ Philips PML9009 television, The Xtra Ambilight TV with Mini @ 0:54
- may not have the best viewing angle so colors look little dimer from the side ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 7:57
- losing in black level, delivering a much grayer black, making it worse compared to a television that doesn't even have MINI-LED technology ▶ Philips THE XTRA com tecnologia MINI LED é BOA MESMO? TESTAM @ 2:47
- slight concern is picture uniformity ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 7:52
- some clearly visible light leaks at the top ▶ Philips THE XTRA com tecnologia MINI LED é BOA MESMO? TESTAM @ 3:04
- appears to have an IPS type panel and perhaps due to the fact that being using this IPS panel that in some scenes the black level was not as deep as it could have been ▶ Philips THE XTRA com tecnologia MINI LED é BOA MESMO? TESTAM @ 9:20
- although it looks much better, it may still not be enough to please people who are very demanding when it comes to black level ▶ Philips THE XTRA com tecnologia MINI LED é BOA MESMO? TESTAM @ 5:30
- the television had an extremely exaggerated Blooming effect ▶ Philips THE XTRA com tecnologia MINI LED é BOA MESMO? TESTAM @ 7:39
- movie mode is too bright ▶ Philips Ambilight 9008 Series TV Review | Pros, Cons & Featu @ 8:24
- the black level of the Philips television, at least for me, was initially quite disappointing, especially considering that this is a MINI-LED technology television ▶ Philips THE XTRA com tecnologia MINI LED é BOA MESMO? TESTAM @ 4:20
- there were some scenes...where you notice that in the dark regions...you can see that the black level is not a perfect black you can see that some regions are a little more whitish ▶ Philips THE XTRA com tecnologia MINI LED é BOA MESMO? TESTAM @ 5:47
- it continues to have Blooming but at least At least it gives a nice relief ▶ Philips THE XTRA com tecnologia MINI LED é BOA MESMO? TESTAM @ 8:13
Smart Features (5)
- average apps gallery ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 5:06
- it's not a universal uh procedure to do it like chomecast or a play but you can do it by download downloading an app ▶ Philips PML9009 television, The Xtra Ambilight TV with Mini @ 5:14
- apps and buil-in game list is smaller than on any Android TV ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 5:17
- no Disney Plus on the app store ▶ Philips Ambilight 9008 Series TV Review | Pros, Cons & Featu @ 6:52
- apps Gallery could still be bigger and better in some ways ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 12:29
Operating System (4)
- power cycling is weird and strange ▶ Philips Ambilight 9008 Series TV Review | Pros, Cons & Featu @ 4:07
- sometimes the screen doesn't come on ▶ Philips Ambilight 9008 Series TV Review | Pros, Cons & Featu @ 5:02
- TV turns on by itself when off ▶ Philips Ambilight 9008 Series TV Review | Pros, Cons & Featu @ 4:13
- TV's UI is terrible ▶ Philips Ambilight 9008 Series TV Review | Pros, Cons & Featu @ 5:39
Ease of Use (2)
- picture settings are all over the place ▶ Philips Ambilight 9008 Series TV Review | Pros, Cons & Featu @ 7:44
- look the text here in order to update the TV you have to read pages and Pages just to press accept ▶ Philips PML9009 television, The Xtra Ambilight TV with Mini @ 1:21
Gaming Features (1)
- problems with Xbox HDR settings, screen goes pink ▶ Philips Ambilight 9008 Series TV Review | Pros, Cons & Featu @ 10:46
Design & Build (1)
- bigger buttons, slightly bigger than competition's smart remotes ▶ Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actual @ 4:34
Connectivity (1)
- only two of the four HDMI ports are 120Hz ▶ Philips Ambilight 9008 Series TV Review | Pros, Cons & Featu @ 9:25
Review sources
- Philips PML9008 Review - How much Power does MINI LED actually have? by Tech Watcher — 36 pros, 7 cons
- Philips PML9009 television, The Xtra Ambilight TV with Mini LED - QD panel, drive by Titan OS by hxos plus — 15 pros, 3 cons
- Philips THE XTRA com tecnologia MINI LED é BOA MESMO? TESTAMOS!!! by VRL Tecnologia — 10 pros, 8 cons
- Philips Ambilight 9008 Series TV Review | Pros, Cons & Feature Breakdown by Modern Family Life and Travel — 7 pros, 9 cons
- Check out these 2023 TV Series from PHILIPS by tsboi — 9 pros, 0 cons
Frequently asked questions
Is the Philips The Xtra Mini-LED worth buying?
Based on 5 independent YouTube reviews, the Philips The Xtra Mini-LED scores 4/5 with 77 positive and 27 negative points mentioned by reviewers, placing it #55 in the TVs category.
What do reviewers like most about the Philips The Xtra Mini-LED?
The most praised aspects are picture quality, design & build, gaming features — Picture Quality (37 mentions), Design & Build (9 mentions), Gaming Features (8 mentions).
What are the most common complaints about the Philips The Xtra Mini-LED?
Reviewers most frequently criticize picture quality, smart features — Picture Quality (13 mentions), Smart Features (5 mentions).
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