Sony AG9 (A9G) Master Series OLED TV Review 

Well, i spent a week making my decision about which OLED TV to buy. I have watched and read a lot. I'll put some info here, hope it will help somebody. My main question was which is better - sony (ag9/af9) or lg c9, here what i have find out: 1) Sony has the best upscaling 2) Sony has the best motion processing 3) Sony has the most detailed picture 4) Sony has the most accurate picture(i mean colors) 5) Sony has better sound 6) Sony has better self preserving mechanizms(Sony analyses current picture and if it thinks, that some pixels are too brigth for a long time - it auto dimms it, which protects your TV from permanent burn-in, LG has no such auto function). 7) Sony has the best OLED panels. I'll explain - all OLED panels are produced by LG, Sony buys them from LG. So Sony picks only the best ones, while LG sells just all of them. It is often said, that LG is better because it is brighter and has hdmi 2.1, i would like to clarify it: 1) Brighter doesn't mean better. As i comapred LG and sony picture, i find out, that LG tends to oversaturate colors by brightening them up, which leads to micro-halo effects, which decreases color/details accuracy. So brighter DOESN'T mean better. However, for HDR it actually adds more possibilities with simultenous decreasing of color accuracy 2) At this point of time(10-2019), there is absolutely NO gain in HDMI 2.1. It may be important only for next gen consoles, which are at least a year ahead AND chances that the next gen consoles can produce >60FPS at 4k(main point of hdmi 2.1) are next to nothing. I mean existing consoles struggle to maintain 30 FPS at FULL HD, do you really believe that the next gen suddenly rocket launch to 100 FPS at 2160p? It can be true only for not demanding games(old ones, indies, platformers), AAA titles would be 60 FPS at 4k in the best scenario. You can ask - how do i know? Well, current Nvidia the best monstorsity 2080Ti struggles to maintain 60 FPS at most of fresh AAA titles and there is no chance, that next gen consoles will be at least close to 2080Ti(comon, it costs three times more, than whole PS5. There is no such miracles in this world). However, there is one good thing in HDMI 2.1, that can be useful for better sound - eARC, but it is supported by Sony also. There is also interesting info: In USA AG9 is recognised as the BEST OLED TV. However, in UK the same is said about C9. Personally, i tend to believe USA, because they know about filming a bit more, than UK. So which are the strongest sides of LG C9? 1) Lesser input lag. Yeah, for games it will be better. Not like ground breaking experience, but definetly better. If you play a lot on consoles and don't really care about best motion and movie experience, than C9 will be better for you 2) WebOS tends to be more user friendly and understandable 3) The strongest side of C9 - price. Yeah, in my country(Poland) there is 850$ price difference between Sony AG9 and LG C9. So by $ LG wins hands down I want to clarify something: I am not Sony fan boy. It has no meaning for me which brand to buy. It is only quality that i am interesting in. I don't say, that C9 sucks, it is really good OLED TV and best value both hands down. I just aggregate facts and facts choose Sony, so am i. Summ: If you want the best pictures for movie and you are not limited by $ - go Sony. There is no question in it. But if you want the best value for money and more concerned about games - go LG. However, for games i would rather suggest Samsung QLED. It will be definetely better for gamers.

Vincent, stop screwing around. Actually, it's your great sense of humor that brings levity to your reviews.

Still in 2024 a fantastic OLED!👌I'm was thinking to upgrade from a 77 inch AG9 to a 83 inch LG G4, but it's hard to say good by to my great AG9 🤔

Thanks Vincent you are truly the best reviewer. Honest, insightful, truthful and revealing (always funny). You are the gold standard.

Very excited for that GZ950 review vinny

Image accuracy rules over image pop, thanks for pointing this out Vincent. A great review as always.

Nobody delivers as much relevant information, or perfectly placed dead pan one liners better than this guy. Vincent you should sell tickets... fantastic!

Your humor is awesome as your reviews. Excellent and work.

I find sony to have the best tves almost in all areas, my next tv will be a bravia

You do not need my approbation, my good man, but excellent job, all regards; you helped determine my purchase decision immensely. I have ordered this superb set and it's on its way to me. Thank you very much.

No one delivers a crap cheesey joke as good as this fella

Now this is what i call a very professional review. Top man 👍

Thanks a lot for checking Dolby Vision mode and performance.

So far in 2019 I haven't seen a notable upgrade in term of picture quality to previous years. My preferred overall 2019 model remains Panasonic GZ2000, but I guess I will wait for 2020 or even 2021 model that include an additional (waw) factor to settle with for few good years (they are not cheap lol).

You owe me a mouthful of beer for that screw comment :)

I just had my A9G 77” professionally calibrated and now the pic is double yummy 🤤 🤤... I couldn’t get Vincent to come over to NY.

Well balanced review as always, like the eye of Sauron my gaze is fixed on the GZ2000

Simply the best review of my new television available on the Internet. Excellent content.

I own the X900E which is a 2 year old mid tier TV and I can fully endorse the Sony brand. Their video processing makes even 30 year old movies look pristine. The update to Android 8.0 will make this television even more enjoyable. Thanks Sony.

Excellent... just excellent. Thank you for a very informative review.

I watch these videos more for Vincent than for my interest in all things home theater.

The comparison to the Panasonics will be interesting!

Thanks Vincent for the video and your professional opinion . Someday people will wake up and realize that overly bright tv isnt the way to go for a great accurate picture . If u say it often enough unless thats what u want. Measurement of peak brightness means nothing when u eyes see it. OLED get plenty bright when and where it matters. I love my Lg c9. but that tv will someday be my gaming tv and a Sony most likely will be my movie tv cause of their upconversion n motion. Lg motion isnt as good but its ok for the most part. I regret not waiting for Sony oled to some degree.

Hi Vincent .. have you done a A90J v A9G comparison video?

Another excellent review from you! Really enjoyed this video. Keep up the good work!

Im super Happy with My AF9 65” All thanx to you ;)

wow I watch this few mins after he upload. I just got E8, great TV

Plz compare Panasonic Gzw2004 vs Sony AG9

I actually prefer large bezels on a tv cuz it frames the picture and make the screen look bigger than it actually is. Just like a painting looks better with a frame. If there was some fake bezel accessories to buy for a new tv I would. And a grey bezel can actually give the impression of deeper blacks on letterbox bars on lcd.

Great detail in your reviews & clever "creative use of" humor as well! Not loss in the translation!

I wish that you would mention the color accuracy both before and after calibration. In my experience, using the optimal Picture modes and user settings Sony panels provide excellent color accuracy, especially after minor grayscale adjustments, without any color calibration at all.

I've just got mine 55inch from John lewis, CANT WAIT,

Great job. The humor is excellent.

Well done Vincent as usual.Good job .

I think of purchasing this tv soon in 77’. I don’t play videos game and was considering the 77’ CX as well. Which out of the 2 would you purchase.

Best reviewer in the game!!

Dude @12:43 I wanted to just high 5 u all the way from California. Your the freaking best dude. I have been tell customers we don’t care to toss in fake test measurements to score higher on a test chart.

Just picked up, wall mounted and I do notice the slight tilt back. Picture is great, cable tv up scaling is great overall pretty solid. I went back and forth but paid extra for better processor and hopefully longevity. Replaced my Pioneer Kuro Plasma.... 😥

It seems many customers would pick an LG OLED over a Sony OLED when seeing them side by side in the store because of the brighter LG picture combined with a lower price. However, people like my self who consider up scaling, motion and sharpness very important, I think Sony would be the better choice. No one TV does it all.

Your explanation is impeccable

i'm sure you screw just fine, Vincent - nobody's perfect. Great review, by the way.

"The way I screw." Hahaha. I died laughing.

Hey Vincent, do you still have that Gal Gadot poster in your bedroom? Best way to make sure it sticks is a nice screw. DING! :-)

Can you show your final settings?

The lg c9 to me is better this year no more macro blocking no more flashing really just as color accurate slightly brighter Dolby vision works correctly and you get hdmi 2.1 and a very low input lag all for less money yeah I can see why it kept the best in class award

waiting for AG8 Vincent, many thanks

I'm waiting for 2020 and hopefully a new model of this with HDMI 2.1 with all the gaming features for my PS5.

What about the AG8?

Seems like TVs this year aren’t that different from last year’s. Probably keeping bigger/better improvements and additions for 2020 panels.

I am very interest in a comparison with this tv and the new Sony Oled 48A9 .... will HDTV review the new 48 sony oled? I hope so....

Just noticed that sony literally put your approval under the TV on the official Website.

Aww man I wish I was a amazing tv to get one of those highly recommend tv awards those look cool wish I could get one

Is that a JLC Master Ultra Thin Moon on your wrist? Great watch!!

Sony tv lasts very longg time and super good upscaling . good picture. now they cheaper compare to 3 years ago premuim 950G 65 for $1599 and probably $1399 on black friday!!

Something wrong with the way you screw? Only your spouse and/or your tool sales person (or both?) can say for sure... ;-)

In the US, the average American spends 1728 hours or 77 days to stare at the TV screen YEARLY. 99% of us don't look at our significant others that way. You should be better investing in the Best TV you can.

Can you do a video for the Sony A8G?💡👍

Man, That TING at 1:29... Very very APT... CLEVER... LOL

I would like a comparison between the 77inch Panasonic ez1000 vs Sony a9g. Not sure which one to get

I just saw on youtube some Chinese company from Shenzhen that presented 4k by 5k display with brightness of 2M nits. Mind blowing.

Fantastic review, as always. Planning for an 77' AG9 for next year once prices come down here in Switzerland. I appreciate your precision in the reviews. That precision is related to your taste for Swiss Watches? Spotted a submariner there, do you mind give some more details on other pieces of your collection :-)?

Better then any comedy show and still you get the facts for what you came

Sony A1: Kickstand back Sony AF8: Vertical stand Sony AF9: Kickstand back Sony AG9: Vertical stand hmmmmmmmmm

The 55" AG9 i build together is also tilting slightly backwards.

Is there a reason you give AG9 "highly recommended" and C9 "highly recommended best in class"? or did u just forget that

1:27 ok, I'll subscribe to this genius

Thanks for this review...perfect as always... Somebody knows where can I buy the remote for my AF9? Thanks

Hi Vincent Love your reviews, both funny and informative! What tv would you recommend purely for movies and TV. Stuck between lg c9 and sony a8g/a9g. I did own a c9 but returned due to power issues but have heard great things about the sony 🤷‍♂️ wondered if you could help 👍

For this kind of money, the TV has to do games at the top of the class. As I am a more of a gamer than a movie buff, this might steer me towards Samsung QLED with the 900R 8K being the best they currently have.

Thanks for the video. Iwonder if Sony going to release new OLED in77” in this year 2020 ?

Thank you for this excellent video which is informative and insightful. Regarding these chrominance overshoot issues, perhaps LG DISPLAYS should be held accountable. If they were more rigid in testing parameters, they may have fixed it. Where is Zero Tolerance gone. So TV manufacturers and Customers are suffering, yet paying premium prices. You can argue 2017 OLED Displays were better in this regard.

just when I think I've chosen my next TV , along comes Vincent and blows it out of the water lol

Should I get the A8G? Can’t find your review for it.

I have burning questions because of one fundamental confusion ( not related to this video ) - How does using a streaming device such as the Nvidia shield over HDMI input change the picture quality when compared to the source being on the native OS. For eg if I use the Netflix app on the os vs a streaming device. Especially with the Nvidia shield, you have Dolby vision and hdr 10 output + some ai enhancements. So I am a little confused as if we are still utilizing the prowess of X1 Ultimate / LG A( gen 2 ) when we use these external Inputs. If Nvidia shiel ( or any other ) device has native Dolby vision processing will it change the picture you get on Sony A9 ?

Do you prefer using the HDR optimizer from the panny 820 uhd player with this tv to help with the tone mapping or is it better to just let Sony do all the work?

Thank you professor!

Can I pair the Sony a9g remote control to my Sony a8g?

Nice TV looks superior to the LG C9 less burn prone also.

Which TV would you recommend LG GX or Sony AG9 master.I love the look of LG being mounted flushed against wall and that’s a plus for me.In ur opinion are these TVs pretty close in getting a good pic for regular tv and movie watching (on spectrum cable service) Thanks

Really looking into this TV. I have a 65” LG OLED from 2015 and it suffers from vertical banding issues. Have you experienced this in your Sony A9G?

What’s the correct setting to remove stutter on 50 hz broadcast from Europe? You mentioned it in the video but not said what setting to use, please help

Hi Vincent.. C9 vs A9G.. Plz :)

SONY A9G is the best looking TV by far even now in 2020. The only thing that scares me tho is still the OLED burn in, cause i play a lot on my PS4 Pro.. so that keeps me locked with Samsung Q90R

Is the sound noticably worse vs AF9? 60W compared to 98W on AF9 is -in theory- quite a difference... And is the tilt of the AG9 noticable from normal viewing distance?

How is it on a bright room . Reflection?

Awesome TV for movie/video watching, but I long for the day when these displays will be awesome for gaming as well. We need 120Hz and higher native refresh rates at native resolution (4K/8K) to become a standard soon. Great motion requires high refresh rates (120Hz+). Great review btw Vincent.

King of TV sony

Do you have a calibration partner in America?

Great TV .THANKS.

It's always a concern if you wonder if there's something wrong with the way you screw!!! 1:28

Hi guys, thank you for your brilliant reviews, I’m looking for bit of advice I have a problem at choosing which Sony tv to buy AG9 or A8, I have a chance to buy AG9 for around £1590 v A8 £1899, which one of those which you choose for tv to have for another 6-8 years to come. Thank you

Hi Vincent, I read on ratings.com that the a8h plays 24p at 96hz on the a8h. Is the same true for the a9g? They claim the settings that cause this are as follows: "We've retested the BFI and can confirm that when playing 24p content, the flickering frequency is 96Hz with the Clearness slider set to '1' or '2', and setting it to '3' lowers it to 48Hz." Do you have any idea if that is true on the a9g?

Panasonic GZ2000 review please

It might be nice to know that Sony has finally addressed parts of the DV issues, namely the ugly posterization displayed in darker scenes when using the internal apps and the lower DV brightness on internal apps compared to external sources like the fire TV stick 4k. Following the firmware update 6.2550 (which is still based on Android 8 and not officially available yet), DV using the internal apps is considerably brighter and low light posterization is finally gone. It’s easily (and measurably) a match for an external source (Fire TV stick 4K in my case) in terms of brightness (sometimes even brighter) and near black detail. The DV profiles have also changed somehow. Turning off all picture improvements, DV vivid now looks exactly like DV bright, which is also much brighter than before. I have made these findings using my AF9, but other users have reported the same applies to the AG9. I don’t know, however, if the general brightness of DV using external sources is also higher than before (forgot to measure that before the update :( Since Android 9 might be coming out one day, there is hope sind has carried over these improvements to the upcoming firmware version. Still sad though that is has taken Sony more than a year to fix this problem without even officially recognizing that something was obviously wrong.

Every OLED with the Sony Surface Audio has lacked treble, it's all mid-range and cuts high frequencies noticeably. It goes loud and has decent weight for a TV, but the screen cannot replicate a tweeter's frequency, so despite having a multitude of sound options, it always sounds the same; harsh and loud.

This is a great TV with awesome picture quality, but the reflections of the screen are terrible (like a mirror). Saw it in a local shop. Little disapointed. I think I'll go for LG C9. Looked better with less reflections

How is the Sony AG8 compared to the LG C8? Difference money wise is 750$ is the AG8 worth it or very similar to the LG C8?

Vincent, is there any chance you could review the hisense h9f, when available?

I’m looking at the LG GX as I love the flushed against the wall.I’m also looking at a 65 in sony master oled. Do you have any suggestion of which one is better to buy.Thanks

Best Calibration please! On AG9