Sony A80J BRAVIA XR OLED TV Unboxing + Picture Settings 

Finally, I can´t wait for your Review of the A80J! :)

My 65A80J arrived today. Followed your setup tips Vincent. 65A90J out of my budget. Not as bright as it’s big brother of course but a gorgeous display. Bright enough for our space. Thanks Vincent for all the info.

Have this panel, all I can say is wow just the best I have seen this year!

Finally the pro review 👍

I just upgraded from a 55” x900e to a floor model 65” a80j I was able to snag for a song with no visible defects and I am absolutely FLOORED.

Just got this for $999 at BB. Amazing tv. My first ever OLED!!

Thank you Vincent for not putting the sharp boxcutter in your front pocket this time and tossing it safely aside. That is the most daring and scariest part of your TV unboxing videos, stowing the (spring loaded) sharp boxcutter in your front pocket almost every time.

I just got mine, the 77 inch version, two days ago, and still figuring it out. I also purchased the backlighted remote for it. Loved your video! Unfortunately a lot of it is way over my head, so my question is, if I go into settings and totally mess them up, is there a factory default setting I can launch to get the TV back to how it was when it arrived? Update: Sony’s customer service ROCKS! Just call them and they take you through whatever issue you may have! My TV is all setup, even the extra backlit remote I bought! IT’s even setup on my Apple HomeKit! Absolutely LOVE how their customer service staff can log into your TV (with your permission) and make settings changes! Too cool! I love this TV!

I love that you give detailed overview of picture options. Looking forward to the full review.

Finally the A80j!! 👏👏👏👏

Looking forward to seeing the A90j vs A80j

Rocking the 77” variant. It’s god tier. Haven’t had a single issue with it in the past month

Really appreciate the time you put into making this content. I just bought the 55" version and your whole unboxing and setup guide was immensely helpful - as I was on my own and was concerned that I could unbox and physically setup the TV without someone to assist in holding the TV securely while the stands were attached. FYI: I live in London, UK and the TV I got from John Lewis had a single piece of polystyrene protecting the TV in the box for both the top and bottom. So I had to put the TV flat on the bed to attach the feet - as the technique described in the setup guide - and the procedure you demonstrated - requires the base to be of at least two separable pieces of polystyrene so that the TV can be securely held while the stands are attached. More importantly was your helpful picture setup guide, going through all the custom picture options. Very helpful! All the best to you!

Best review ever on a television congratulations and thank you for taking your time. I just got my 77 in 2 days ago and it is amazing it blows away my 7-8-year-old Sony XBR that I upgraded from. By the way I purchased the 77 inch model I so badly wanted the 83 but it was twice the price and I could not justify that shame on you Sony!

This is such a beautiful TV

Thanks Vincent. I got my a80J a few months ago. love it

Why do I just love your accent so much. It has a soothing effect.

@HDTVTest, I took delivery of mine yesterday. Thanks for the video!

A80J vs C1 would be neat!!!!! Also motion in comparison as well as processing.

I got the A80J 77" from Costco. Gloss screen is nice. This was an upgrade from a 51" Samsung Plasma so going from 1080 to 4k was also a nice feature. I ordered the remote for the A90J and it works fine with the A80J - the accelerometer based back light is really slick.

Vincent, the videos are so well mastered and the recording quality increases, I get a increasingly urge to buy an OLED to see the it is intended.

Thank you ! Your channel is awesome and really helpful !

First of all Vincent - big fan! I’ve been following you for a while and absolutely love the little zingers at each video. Second, it would be nice to see a comparison later on for A90J, A80J and the now available (at least I can see in stores in the UK) X95J which is the LED Sony flagship for this year. When do you think you can get your hands on one of those?

Thanks!!! As Sony just dropped the price on the 77" by 33% this is my ordered set.

Hi Vincent, I really enjoy your videos! I bought the 77 A80j 10 days ago and I absolutely love it! (I upgraded from a Panny ZT65 plasma.) I am using a Sony 800M2 4K Blu ray player in Bravia mode and the picture is incredible. 90% of my viewing is 4k Blu ray in a dark room. You can REALLY see a wide variance in how different discs are produced / mastered. I am looking forward to seeing your calibration settings. Thanks!

Another great video. Thanks.

I get mine on the 11th, can’t wait!

What a beautiful tv 📺

The best looking tv

Your box is way different than mine? Hmm yours is way better. Awesome unboxing really energy art in the making. Best of luck on the TV, had to return mine.

Awesome as always Vincent. Would love you to have a look at some of the hdmi 2.1 over fibre cables. I'm needing some long runs for a home media centre setup I've got planned and would be grateful for your expertise

I actually got mine yesterday as well. be sure and get the June firmware update Vincent that was just released ironically. Look forward to your review on this. I love mine so far.

While realizing this will be a trickier assessment at the larger 65" size, very interested to hear your opinion on whether the a90's impressive sharpness has trickled down to a80

Ordered it yesterday:)

Bought the 77inch version a couple of days ago should be delivered in the next few days and by reading the comments found out that it has a glossy screen am over the moon that was my only gripe with it !!!!!!!! And I think you can just buy the A90Js remote and it will work seen them for around fifty pounds

Is the A80J review coming soon? Can't wait!

Thank you Vincent. I have difficulty to understand the difference between the "motionflow" and the "Film mode" options in the setting menu...

Cant buy until your review comes out.. waiting

Interested to see what you think of the panel itself as its different from the A90j and how it reflects light ? For me, I'm buying the C1 or this A80j

WOW 👑 SONY GOD FOREVER#1 ✌️ 👑

Vincent what do you think of the semi gloss screen on the A80. Do you think it affects perceived picture quality under different lighting conditions vs glossy screen? Thank you

Vincent, would engaging the black adjust feature, help with the brightened near black gamma issue the Sony OLED's have this year? Love the channel, any help is appreciated.

Thanks for the excellent video , will there be a more detailed video for best settings on Sony A80J ?

Vincent can you please compare tv performance compared to C1 when gaming on PS5 console

This instrumental playing is awesome. Immediately shazamed it. Was just talking about the "Drive" Soundtrack, this track reminded of that. Oh yeah, the TV is pretty amazing too.

Vincent are you doing A90J settings video?

Just bought this tv based on your suggestions! Such an incredible tv... I was wondering, why I can't see the Program Guide / Input / Settings button on my Home as shown on your's? Is there a reason why? There's no Sony app like that.. Still can access but would be nice to have a shortcut on the home! Thanks for your work, I appreciate it!

Can you please make a video explaining the best audio settings for this TV?

Patiently waiting for Samsung QN95A review.......

Thank you Vincent. I'm a year late to the party, but my Sony A80J arrived yesterday, after much research on it, especially your content. I chose it over the LG C1, because the Sony A80J has better color reproduction. Most of all, your unboxing video was the best of all the unboxing videos on RU-vid!. The delivery guy didn't believe when I said I had it all figured out to unbox this monster by myself.

Works ok with Australian 1800i /25 hz etc . Smooth as.

Hi 👋🏻 Mine is being delivered tomorrow 😀

What's your opinion on the semi gloss screen compared to the glossy one on the 77"? Does it affect the picture quality on bright Room?

Well, you asked... :-).. In my priority order... 1. I would very much like to get an idea of heat being given off byTV's and monitors you test Vincent. I live in a small flat and even ventilation is limited. 2. I'd also like to know whether the sets have external noises like buzzes or hums. Especially when relevent to HDR or brightness controls. 3. How the sets fare in a bright & dark room setting including reflection issues. 4. I would value knowing that you hear no such noises from the speaker/screen when watching, listening, recording a programme or movie on the TV - and you are able to record clean audio out of the TV. 5. I would like to get an idea on how long the screen is likely to last before the picture is washed out or becoming unwatchable - being based on either normal use, or 12 hours per day use, - assuming using the TV's default normal setting. 6. Lastly, just as you do now, to highlight anything that might be an issue that the general public (like me) might find a problem. Don't stop picking up both common sense issues and the technical issues where I wouldn't have a clue! You are very good at this. Thanks Vincent.

I like how you did the legs

Guess I should start filming all my un boxing’s

Vincent, can you make a video to explain when to activate or not enhence to hdmi ports and also provide simple ways to setup picture mode for Netflix app and 4 k Ultra HD media player on HDMI 2 ports

Hi matey do u have a proper setup video pls for the TV set pls

Great video. Is there an option for Picture Settings LIST ?

I just picked up the 77" version of this. I notice in some dark scenes there is almost like a flicker in the dark areas like the panel doesn't know how to handle the black levels. Do you know what setting or adjustment might cause this?

How do you peel off that energy guide sticker on the bottom right without scratching the screen?

This is my dream tv 😍😍😍😍

I hope you can review the SONY Xperia 1 mark iii. It's the first smartphone with a 4K HD OLED 120 Hz refresh rate.

Do you know if film mode can differentiate between 24p and 25p in 60p signal?

X95j now that’s it’s finally out

Vincent, how does the tone mapping on Gradation Preferred compare to HGiG? At 8:35. I didn't see this mentioned in your review.

Does the A80J have a fairly large black bar above the lower border? I was at BB and looked that way (store manager could not remove it). When added to the bottom border (where Sony name appears) creates a fairly large black space.

Will you be releasing picture settings after you review this tv?

Enjoyed the video. Please let us know if the semi-gloss screen finish has any impact on the picture vs the gloss finish of the A90J

Are there recommendations for settings on Air antenna channels? l was expecting that tv channels can looks better but isn't showing what I expected, I have a samsung led 65'' 2019 and looking too much better, everthing else looks wonderful on A80J except for tv channels.. Netflix, Disney plus, iTunes on Apple tv 2021 and playing movies from the Sony UBP-X700 player most blu- rays movies are looking nice the XR upscaling really do a good job sometime looks like 4K resolution, but definitely the Air channels are not looking good. Any ideas?

Can this TV do "picture and picture" or "twin picture"? The older TVs had a mode that displayed 2 of the video inputs at the same time and each input took up roughly half of the screen. the use case is for me to watch TV while the wife plays video games.

Can you show us the 3-way insertion?

I would love it if you can compare the A80J with the LG G1. Everyone compares the G1 to the A90J but based on price, I think the A80J vs G1 would be a better real world comparison.

How easy is it to remove/adjust the legs once on?

Got the 77 inch last week. Incredible picture. Replaced the LG c8 and I really like Sonys picture processing a lot more so far. I calibrated out the blue tint on the whites. Really happy we don't have that stupid warning every time to change a setting menu in the US. So far, zero regrets buying it.

Do you have any recommended settings?

Getting 65 a80j, out of the box, calibration needed? Viewing in dark room, mostly movies and streaming services.

I would like you to discuss using the 80J acoustic screen function as the center channel with a 5.1 surround AVR system. Pros, cons, sound quality, etc. Thanks.

Vincent...we need your review! :-)

Hi May I ask your help to help me on choosing the BEST TV for my new Playstation 5: 1. Samsung Q70T 2. Sony X900H (No VRR) Thank you in advance

How bright is it compared too other oled tv’s

Is the Sony better in removing judder form 24p content or the LG C1/C2?

Nice! When will the test be online?

I watch your video and just bought the tv yesterday, but I want don’t know why it shut down automatically even I didn’t set up the timer!!!

This this model hdmi 2.1 allows the full 48gb capacity or is limited to 40gb?

Hi Vincent, fan here from the Philippines. Can you review Samsung qn800a. I am torn between that and Q90a. I had the opportunity to replace my bad Q80t for 120hz gaming to either of those 2. Thanks much!

What is the best 4k Blu Ray player to pair with this in the sub-500 cost range? Thanks!

This set versus the LG G1 - what’s the better pick?

Hi Great video do you know how i can get the bbc catch up apps on this tv ?

Hi, do you know what Expert1 & 2 stands for in colour temperature ? Something like 5500°K and 6500°K..?

I was wondering how you lifted them on the TV stand, so at 5:00 I guess I will have to do it this way. 😅

sir, what's the weight of 55 inch Sony A80J OLED tv?

Been waiting for this one, wish he had the 77" for the glossy finish.

What is the best setup for watching sports on the 55 Inch? Thanks

Vincent, are you going to do the Samsung Qn900a by any chance?

Vincent, you should take a look at the new miniled iPad display. Would love to hear your thoughts on it.

Hi , I just got an A80J 77 inch as most of us in this forums i also would like to see what creators intended. But i also have some adjustments have it in three different presets Custom , Custom For Pro 1 and Custom For Pro 2 I have seen users reporting that if for example we modify Vivid or Standard tothe setting that we use in custom still there is change in how it is displayed . Essentially that means there are set of processing that we anyways cannot change. So we have to start off with the one that is stated as most accurate by sony. My Concern : 1. Is Custom For Pro 1 / 2 as accurate as Custom to begin with? 2. Is Custom For Pro More accurate than Custom or Vice Versa? These concerns are because sony states Custom as “Truly Reproducing the Original” while Custom for Pro it states that it is for Caliberation”. So the next question obviously will be is one of them more accurate than the other? Thanks

If anyone has the 77incher...how is the ABL? How is the glossy screen reflection in a darkened room?

Hi Vincent could you do a thorough near black chrominance overshoot test on this set please? I have a lot of issue on my c7 with a replacement c9 panel I’m sure by lg and get lots of flashing and flickering in dark scenes I would like the a80j to be my next set but I am seeing reports of similar behaviour on this tv over lg’s 2021 lineup which seem to have mitigated it altogether Thanks in advance!

I am surprised that only one person is needed to unbox and lift onto a table. Could you also place the legs into narrow position while it is still in its packaging as shown in the video?