Sony BRAVIA 7 Mini-LED (XR70, 2024): quick sheet

Covers: Sony BRAVIA 7 (2024) mini-LED Google TVs: K-55XR70, K-65XR70, K-75XR70, K-85XR70. Replaced by the BRAVIA 7 II (RGB mini-LED), which is a different platform.

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Sony's cheapest 2024 TV with local dimming: mini-LED backlight, VA-type LCD, Google TV. Only two of the four HDMI inputs have full HDMI 2.1 bandwidth. Repair blocks: power board, mini-LED backlight, main board, panel electronics.

Safety first

Unplug and wait before opening.
Live tests on power board or LED driver are caution work.
Two-person panel handling.

How it works

Power board makes standby, logic and LED drive rails; the main board (Google TV) runs dimming control and sends video to the panel timing electronics.

Mini-LEDs sit on boards behind the diffuser, grouped into zones. A dead zone is a dark block; a driver fault can black out a region or the whole screen.

Sony sets report faults with a blinking front LED; count the blinks before opening and compare with Sony's support pages for the model.

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Official manufacturer documentation

Always confirm values against the tech sheet for the exact model.

OnCall Tech is a reference tool for trained technicians and can make mistakes. Always disconnect power and confirm with the manufacturer's documentation before you work. © 2026 OnCall Tech. Original content; not a reproduction of any manufacturer document.Generic part photos (not of this brand): LCD TV with the panel removed, showing the grid of lit LED backlights by RobertKuhlmann, CC BY-SA 3.0

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