Sony A95K QD-OLED Review - The TV to Beat in 2022! 

Is it available outside UK?

That's why Sony is called King of all TV'S, Love Sony Products ❤️.

Would love to see A80k review please

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@@tamsaiming2003 😂

What u mean one of! Its the best

Weirdo

Vinnie is the best when its comes to tv reviews

What!

😅😂

Or showing the same scene without the looping ...

Did you look at the c2 also? Im debating between the a80k and the c2 and would like to hear you opinion on which looked better

@@Drewjames3Based on motion alone I would always pick a Sony over an LG

New firmware fixes it.

AppleTV or Nvidia Shield for content consumption and the only thing you need to do in the interface is change inputs and set your picture settings once. The apps on at least the AppleTV are mostly significantly better anyways, so it‘s a worthwhile upgrade in pretty much every regard.

My Sony A8 OLED is still snappy after 2 years. I quite like Android TV. Sony have always made epic TVs and I've been a fan since the Trinitron

@@bodrulm1 Sony has amazing interface. Very smooth and responsive

LG G2 OLED can't even match A90J or A80J from last year

@@RobertK1993 Have 4 different OLEDs, all good performance. A80J and A90J is definitely a step up with the A80J having most of the performance of the A90J with the differences mostly in the highlights which does improve the overall image. It is the overall implementation that matters, not just the panel. The C1 is nice, but certainly not overall or standalone, the G2 does not include a stand so that might be a turn off while the A80J overall is better performer if both are in their suited environment, a dark room. The G2 seems to perform better in HDR and does have some pink tint with a viewing angle slightly better than the a80J which doesn't matter if you are always directly infront of the screen. Sony A80J after calibration is however better with the G2 having some over saturation on some colors. White balance on the A80J is superb :)

Absolutly

I’m glad you had a good experience however my experience was terrible 😞 my A90J has pretty bad “grid” effect in very bright white scenes. Sony customer service asked for a picture but it’s extremely difficult to get a picture off you can only really see it with you’re eyes. Anyway they eventually said there is nothing they can do as it’s part of the panel manufacturing process and they wouldn’t process a swap or return absolutely gutted has definitely soured my taste for Sony after this especially the money I spent on this set overall not a good experience.

does this tv run at 144 hz??

@@MilosCsrb no . Why would it

@@rph_redacted cause QN90B does in 43' and 50' sizes.

@@MilosCsrb yes it does check one of Vincent first video introducing the A95k

S95B 🥇

Very subtle

I sold my 55CX i was so blown away by a side by side and bought the 55a90j and the difference between both is night and day. You only realise how dim the CX is when you see these next to eachother , the picture on Sony is jaw dropping and heatsync tech allows means you don’t have suffer the horrible ABl the CX suffers from. You can adjust legs to have the TV flush to TV stand and it’s just look beautiful on or off. I only need 2x 2.1 HDMI and with VRR implemented of all the TVs I tested for my PS5 gaming and watching TV the Sony a90j is far superior and I’ve owned both.

Just to add to the other comment in your post not only is Sony better than LG and picture Quality the dark sings the LG seems to crush Sony does not crush those dark scenes that’s what made me jump on board with Sony as well I have the Sony a90j I’m going to wait a few years

@@DanielSeymour4 why do think that?

Not subtle at all. I have both an s95b and an LG cx.its not the Sony but its still a qd oled and the difference is stark.colors and hdr are beautiful on the s95b

He didnt test game mode. The algorithms are usually different from cinema to game mode. Game mode being more aggressive.

YES, THANK YOU SONY😁✌️

@@bloomerb4162 Yeah, definitely would appreciate it if he will update the game mode behavior. But for the past models, you know, even in other modes the dimming algorithm is too aggressive. I see no reason SONY improved the dimming algorithm in all other modes but game mode, as game mode is most affected by this issue.

@@zongyusu no I think the opposite, gaming is way more prone to burn in than watching TV or movies. So though they may have improved it some, it could still be too much. My cx didn't dim but just barely in hdr games with hud elements for the first year. I eventually had to pick a high APL game and switch it from high to off to see the difference in dimming. It was so little I didn't mind it at all, this is on high setting to. Right around a year of owning it, an update came out and the TV started dimming in hdr games by 50% or more I think. It would only take a few minutes and it was terrible. Dark games became unplayable. I would havevto bring up the TV menu to reset it every 5 minutes. I finally got the service remote and turned all that off.

@@bloomerb4162 That makes sense. It seems that we need more reviews for game mode. I know on LG OLEDs there is a way to turn that off in service menu, do you see any burn-in issue after turning that off after long time of using?

True. LZ2000 is based on LG oled, so it will not be as good in color vise, but Panasonic has its own tricks in its sleeves!

Yes that's right. That part is Panasonic's expertise.

Why it is always everyone else's fault except sony? Why do you guys always support sony no matter what? Sony is charging a premium. Nobody is holding them back from developing their own chip for their tv that would run better than a mediatek. Japanese brands are great but why every other brands has to be thrown under the bus just to retain these Japanese brand's image?

I like the good things about Sony but also dislike the flaws in other areas. In the area where I live Sony prices are not as expensive as Panasonic and Samsung. Towards the end of the year Sony usually drops prices close to LG, for prices in each country will be different from each other and may depend on the determination of the amount of import tax from the local government.

@@anonymoustroll1549 Well said like an LG fanboy even though in terms of PQ the Sony is the best every year. Though LG supplied the Panel, the overall implementation on the Sony is BETTER.

Monitor use limited to gaming and 4K resolution and higher. For lower resolutions or when using it for productivity as well the triangular subpixel array is just too distracting to make the upgrades in other aspects worthwhile for PC use. Maybe they figure out a way to make those displays work with a traditional RGB subpixel layout. That would make QD-OLED the sole winner and make WRGB-OLED mid-tier unless LG can improve it very significantly as well.

@@ledooni to those NOT breathing and eating this tech every day, WHAT is the triangular pixel array problem? Don't QD-OLED have the same RGB pixels as PC monitors?

@@robertlipka9541 traditionally most modern panels have their subpixels arranged as red, green and blue (rgb) "stripes" they are side by side to each other qd oleds change this to be a slightly larger green subpixel on top and the red and blue on the bottom, hence the triangular layout. This can introduce some issues with high contrast elements such as text and looks like it has chromatic aberration or de coloration/fuzziness on the edges, you can check Vincent's video on the issues with the Alienware qd oled monitor for more details or also hardware unboxed review on the qd oled Alienware monitor as well, it is best if you have a visual on it. For a TV though I would not pay it much attention as you are not using it as a monitor and usually you are sitting farther away from it but it is still important that you know of this

@@TaimatCR I've been using an AW3423DW as my primary, day to day work and play monitor for almost 4 months now. The sub pixel arrangement is absolutely not an issue unless you part yourself so close to the display that you have to turn your head to see things on the sides of the panel. Many reviewers have noted the same thing. At normal viewing distances, it's just not an issue. Some may indeed have an issue with the 'low' PPI, but that's nothing inherent to this panel and it doesn't look obviously worse pixel density wise from proper viewing distances than my 1440p, 27 inch IPS panel.

@@soulshot96 yeah I'm actually looking to buy both a qd oled monitor and TV for myself but they are hard to find where I live. I mentioned those videos on the alienware monitor because they mentioned and explained that issue, which is what @Robert Lipka was asking for

So you're lazy?

@@PSYCHOV3N0M Lazy has nothing to do with it. Sometimes you pause and go upstairs to grab a drink or a snack, but something happens and that break turns from 2 minutes to 20 minutes. If you're diligent about using picture off every single time you walk away from your TV, my hat is off to you.

@Tech with KG: It was off in the user menu on the Samsung S95B. Yes, possibly. The Samsung S95B tonemaps according to Max Mastering Display Luminance metadata, whereas the Sony A80J just ignores that metadata and tonemaps based on real-time scene analysis.

@@hdtvtest ​ @HDTVTest Thank you for your response Vincent that is really impressive on the A95K's part, seeing as one of people's biggest complaints was the ASBL dimming in gaming and sports, this looks to be much improved with the A95K from what your showing thats great news. Also thanks for explaining the tone mapping differences more this makes sense now why Filmmaker Mode on new Dr Strange looks impactful and bright even in daytime scenes but for certain Netflix shows like Stranger Things Season 4 daytime scenes look kind of dull while darker scenes look fine. In circumstances like this where you are getting a darker presentation from the daytime scenes would you ever suggest using movie mode instead & would movie mode act more like the A80J's method? PS: Heres an idea for a video, I think you doing a breakdown for the way tone mapping algorithms work from Sony, LG, & Samsung would make for an excellent video, because there is a lot of confusion from viewers to how this works differently with different TV manufactures.

@@TechWithKG only wanted to reconfirm on calibrated A80J looks 4th Season of Stranger things in Dolby Vision Dark (calibrated too) very impactfull and stunning in daylight scenes too. Great HDR presentation, one of the best I saw on A80J across shows & movies. All in all I cannot help it makes sense to buy SONY A95K or another 2023 or later Sony or other brand QD OLED as Samsung in case movie watching is priority, Sony and other brands looks in many areas of approach more mature & just working (except of gaming :) for sure) . Near black uniformity & some scenes HDR impact of QD Oled, no chrominance overshoot , no white pixel dillusion effect due higher colour peak brightness as well with of angle no tinting is non issue are very strong advantages of QD Oled. Wider colour gamut etc. QD Oled is huge step up.

Got my S95B for $1200 open box "Fair" condition, Best Buy, Disabled Auto Dimming, after calibration, best picture ever, and I also own a C1, and A90J...

@@bigcdub can you disable this in the Picture settings? Best regards

No issues with my S95B best TV for gaming and watching content the colours are brilliant.

@@devilmaycry383 I had 3 of them with issues , all 3 wouldn't work with the arc on my Marantz receiver .

@@bigcdub damn so jealous,nice score bro

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I'm also curious about this. But it depends on the use case, for OLEDs, it's difficult to set a realistic FFTML because most panels are at 150 nits.. I think even on an LG, with best support for HGIG, the clipping point would be the same between FFTML and TML. I think Keep It Classy Tech has shown that it is the same for Sony OLEDS (it clips at 1000 nits I think). Now for LED TVs, I agree, and if you disable Dynamic Tone Mapping, the clipping point are realistic according to the actual 100% and 10% windows brightness of the TV, again on SONY LEDs. It would be nice if someone with an X90J or X95J could try this...In any case, most games don't support HGIG anyway so you would need to have tone mapping on.

When will they release a QD-OLED from Panasonic ???

samsung currently makes limited supplies. Dont know if they have the capacity to support Panasonic

@@wblebon This year they use LG Oled... Nobody knows what happens next year.

@@haukionkannel can't wait that long have tested the S95B it's that good compare to woled

@@wblebon next year maybe

Isn't 4 years when we expect microled to be consumer priced? Qdoled will be obsolete...

@@jayhovah5621 4 years you can possibly see microled reduce from 80k to 20k-30k for the large screen sizes. There is also possibly of QNED which is QD 2.0 being released around 2025-2026 and it will be cheaper than qdoled at launch.

@@aquaneon8012 nah, tech is moving fast as hell right now, there will be a breakthrough. Micro-led in 4 years, I'm saying it 😂

@@jayhovah5621 NanoLED is the future

@@jayhovah5621 You won't see MLED before 2025-2030 for consumers and the prices will be huge in the first few years... QD-OLED will dominate for years unless LG reinvents WOLED or simply goes aggressive on the pricing.

DV Dark is more accurate, DV Bright is brighter but less accurate

What size was ur 900e cuz 500 is dirt cheap lol

Simple. See the price difference. Secondly, it’s debatable - not the clear winner…It’s going to be the same. Lg n samsung will sell more than them

@@anuzahyder7185 exactly and vincent always seem to be biased towards Sony’s so I take his reviews with a grain of salt

@@leroyrodrigues4885 is Sony or LG better for gaming

@@johannessguten2527 LG for gaming and, Sony for movies.

@@anuzahyder7185 High sales don't make it the best. Well said like an LG fanboy

The A95K is installed and picture quality is excellent! To adjust the MotionFlow I recommend the airplane-scenes from the movie Sully (Tom Hanks).

Even more incredible is you could have got the a80j for way way cheaper than the a90j, there's literally no difference

@@kevg8885 there is a difference. Just not that big

i have the a90j too i been keeping my eye on this too though lol

Lol from where do u guys get these tvs. A90j is way lower, do more research. U dont need to buy from costco/bestbuy only

Wondering if I’ve never had a super premium/high quality tv before (I have a Vizio v series 4K), is buying this tv for $3000 dollars truly worth it over getting the a80j for about $1300. Or even one of the cheaper WRGB OLED modes from this year. I understand that no matter what the jump from what I have to a80j will be phenomenal. But would it be so much more if I get this or not

So you want grey blacks

@@ArtVandelayOfficial the slight elevation in blacks is no where near as jarring as the aggressive ABL and motion artifacts s95 in my opinion. The Sony also win on gradation which is very important to me. If you run a lot of non 4K content the Sony is up scaling better. Both TVs can’t be beat in picture quality but the complaints about the s95 build quality is a concern

@@michaelnight9162 check out 8:18 That effect is really noticeable in streaming content It makes a flagship TV look like budget model

@@ArtVandelayOfficial as mentioned, you have to get really close to the screen to notice this. The problems I have with the s95 is I would notice it’s shortcomings at a comfortable viewing distance. The build quality is a concern my primary concern. So many reports of burn in and screen bending already. The Sony is more consistent and wins in the area that matters to me. I suspect Samsung will come harder with next year’s model

Weird I use mine as a pc monitor , i watch RU-vid and no dimming even scrolling through comment section.. what firmware where you on?

Yeah, the auto-dimming is unacceptable. I disabled it.

He mentions it at 18:45 in the video

@Marko: As pointed out by @BladedMountain, we demonstrated the issue at 18:45 in this video.

generations on any device must be updated every time new one releases and for TVs Samsung is brighter and has significantly better highlights Than Sony A95k so its best TV so far

​@@hdtvtest My apologies! It is indeed mentioned. Still, no details on how bad it is with limited ambient light. I can imagine that in the evening most people watch movies with some muted light in the room - not with bright lights all around and not in complete darkness. For them, this information would be very useful.

@@Gnomeo86 you may want to check out Linus tech tips video on this TV they mention and compare the black/gray issue VS an LG oled

4 HDMI 2.1a ports on Sony Bravia A95L is guaranteed

@@RobertK1993 if thats true its a guaranteed purchase from myself. Sony's biggest issue with their tvs has been how few hdmi 2.1 ports they have.

They confirmed 77 inch qd QD OLED panels are already being manufactured by Samsung for next year

Check out whether you already received the latest firmware update (fw 03.33.11) for the C1/G1 & B1 ... it carries massive improvements this time: - colour banding massively reduced (to the very high level of C2 and G2) - near black performance noticeably improved (again as C2/G2 now ... this requires even checking of the old settings if tried to level out black crush before - dynamic tone mapping improved to almost or even exactly to the level of C2/G2s new "HDR Tone Mapping Pro" - ABL set to a much more relaxed behaviour resulting in overall higher brightness (APL) and contrast throughout and last but not least: WebOS is now noticeably faster and snappier

@@marcuscole8796 I noticed all these improvements on my c1 also

isn't it around the same price as the Samsung S95B?

yep 83 inch g2 for me 👍

I wouldn’t get an old teck over qd oled if I could afford it

Bro i thought u wanted a tv with better input lag performance

I would rather have them focus on making bigger sizes like 77" or 83" QD-OLED. But I understand that some folks may have need of smaller screens or don't have enough room for a bigger size tv.

@@Shadowsmoke11 sony and samsung use the same panel and it was too expensive to make bigger tvs so its basicly why we have only 65" max this year. I am sure they will come with 75 and maybe even 85+ inch tvs next year as the figure out the panel issues. Because even for qd oled it still have issues. Its new tech and it will Just be better every year. So dont buy a new tv Just yet unless you are on cheap led and are missing out picture quality as of this moment, then you can upgrade without a worry. For 77" I still recommend the lg G2 as it has much higher peak brightness then C1, C2. Because it has a heatsink that cools down the pixel panel faster

Got my S95B, open box, "Fair" condition for $1200 at Best Buy...

@@bigcdub heck of a deal bro glad for u

@@bigcdub got my 65 for 2350 satisfactory

@@sa1sa624 Yeah, mine was missing the remote tho! Got a new one…

Sony doesn't win regarding gaming or the non-existing filmmaker mode ... and also not pre-2021 ... which was the first year Sony won shootouts. Usually Panasonic always beats Sony (in the past). Other than unbiased reviews ... your opinion seems to be somewhat biased :-)

Sony won nothing here, outside of processing. They literally got spanked this whole review, lmfao. How .any times do you look at a looping stop sign, for 5 min straight? Exactly... smh

@@marcuscole8796 well since i am a pure Panasonic guy in terms of TVs i bought my first sony last year... And i can tell you... As a photographer/film Maker that this is exactly the picture quality i was need to complete my workflow... Gaming for me means Civ5 or once in a month for 5 mins something on the console... But those specs mean nothing to me. Btw. Just for transparency... I started to work for Sony back in 2019, not the TV Division... But since their cameras are the best atm i tried it out... And the content looks just amazing. But i would also buy Panasonic... They are basically the two Main Brands now for accurate cineast content.

@@kareemlee2212??? And you are sure that you know anything about tech? I mean you sound like you are not older than lets say... 15... No offense here but whenever you hear any crtics it's an absolute professional/perfectionists opinion. Last years A90j won basically the test and was the best tv to buy... And this one is slightly better... So what are we talking about? I mean sure... You can always argue that the tv is not perfect... But i guess you could also argue about the Sony reference monitor that it's way tooo Expensive... Most of the "inperfections" here we would never even realize watching this tv... But i would for sure notice the ABL on the other TV. Which would bother me at the first day. Whatever works for you mate. But Sony is a huge Player in Hollywood... And for sure they know how a tv works.

@@bojangbg I fully understand your point of view ... Panasonic tvs are always the most accurate and "cinematic" tvs due to the intensive link Panasonic has to the movie industry and their workflow ... they also respect creators intent the most of all OEMs. Sony is close to it, but I do not like their tone mapping approach (maintaining EOTF by sacrificing bright picture elements) ... and they are using somewhat too much post processing for my taste ... including artificially elevating dark details. Sony produces some of the very best projectors out there (if not the best) which deserves all respect ... but regarding tvs I see them just at the same level with LG ... and even below LG regarding their handling of Dolby Vision implementation ... since 2017 it is just a desaster (they forced Dolby Labs. to introduce the horrible "Low Latency" version of DV) and it took them until 2021 to get DV implemented correctly for the first time. Their UHD-players are no different ... up til now they do not have a HDR/DV detection ... for every single movie you have to decide and manually switch DV on or off ... which is annoying and pathetic in 2022. Besides all that I only wanted to point out a tv is not a monitor (only) ... it's a much more complex product and carries a lot of different properties with different importance depending on the usecase ! Picture quality is the most important property ofc, but as this is a complex and versatile AV entertainment product ... there is much more to it.

That last Minor downside seems huge for me, I cannot stay in dark due to eyes issues so there is always light, if it makes the blacks not look ... black, it kinda ruins the idea of OLED

They probably could, but that would likely cut brightness output by 50% or more, and then require extra power, heat and thus increase burn in potential to get anywhere near the brightness output they have now. So for the time being, I prefer this approach. You shouldn't be doing any critical viewing on your $3000-4000 OLED TV in a room that isn't light controlled anyway.

Get a pro calibration if you want to use it for work. This is the only way to ensure that a TV is as what you see is what you get as possible.