48" Sony A90K Series BRAVIA XR OLED 4K UHD Smart TV Expired

The LG C1 and C2 both have better maximum brightness and therefore better HDR capabilities, and faster response times than the A80k and J models from Sony though. The Google is platform VS WebOS is really the biggest difference otherwise -but the LG C2 is still better for PS5 gaming.

Get a TCL 8 series instead for half the cost. Sony TVs are just overrated and expensive.

This tv will be superior in every important way.

Get a TCL 8 series instead for half the cost. Sony TVs are just overrated and expensive.

More expensive? yes
Too expensive as in the A95K? yes
Overrated? no

??? The only place to score TCL-8 was BestBuys.There were a few places that sold them refurbished but they have been out of stock for almost a year.




The "ONLY" Sony TVs worth buying are their OLED TVs.
The Sony brand is definitely NOT what it used to be.... whether the Sony Tax is worth paying is up to the individual.

You have no clue what you are talking about.

??? The only place to score TCL-8 was BestBuys.There were a few places that sold them refurbished but they have been out of stock for almost a year.




The "ONLY" Sony TVs worth buying are their OLED TVs.
The Sony brand is definitely NOT what it used to be.... whether the Sony Tax is worth paying is up to the individual.

15 years in the electronic business.
Attended 5 Vegas CES where I meet Michael Desjardin, Lee Neikirk, David Katzmaier and Caleb Denison.
I attended the seminar in which Jonghee Han announced his baby: The Wall Modular MicroLED Display BUT you know better... what are your credentials??
( Except being an armchair quarterback... that is....)
Let me wipe my slate clean and let you enlighten/teach me.

* I should just stop commenting on TVs. I have had quite a few intelligent conversations BUT also too many comments from unqualified, lame-brain know-it-alls that suffer from diarrhea of the mouth. I can write a book containing all the idiot comments that I received here at SD

I do not agree with the statement that the only tvs worth buying are the Oled sets, if you are basing that only on dimming zones or peak brightness sure but as we both know there's much more that goes into producing a quality picture. My comment was merely pointing out that these Sony tvs are not overrated and it should be noted that in the midrange line Sony's pricing is getting more competitive.

People always forget that while Sony (excluding Master Series) are a few hundred bucks more they actually have to source these panels from LG and Samsung, they also usually source the better panels leading to less chance of banding etc. There are also less reports of Sony oleds getting burn in because they simply have better engineers and drive the panels better than LG. If you frequent AVS you will now see reports of S95B (on conservative firmware) with burn in already, lets see when/if we will see the the same thing with the A95K.

The idea of bang for the buck is situational depending on what you are looking for brightness? Black levels? How do these play out while watching content? David Katzmaier has always been a black levels and bang for your buck guy and I've always followed his recommendations in the past. Coming from Panasonic plasma I was a vizio guy telling people how great the contrast was due to diming zones ignoring the poor shadow detail, processing, motion, inaccurate colors, blooming, trailing, noise and poor build. I then obviously moved on to Hisense and TCL at the promise of budget with black levels and color only to find panel lottery added to the above issues.

If i told you how many TVs I've been through since this is a hobby of sorts you would be surprised until i finally a got Sony 900E, then A9F, then A9G etc with some LGs and Samsung sprinkled in between. Sony strikes that balance in presentation with excellent build quality and the least reported panel lottery, have i seen calibrated TCL? yes and they look great but they do have their own set of issues i cant bother to deal with again.


Edit: it should be noted I'm not counting any tv manufacturer out, tech improves every year as well as the skill of the engineering team, if a tv is great ill call it as such.

OK, you own/owned
The Sony X900E, an excellent model, was followed by the X900F which is considered marginally better. It is brighter with improved local dimming BUT the contrast ratio was lowered?

X900E: Native Contrast 5,411 : 1 W/ local dimming 6,534 : 1
X900F: Native Contrast 5,089 : 1 W/ local dimming 5,725 : 1

The X950G was a downgraded model. The X-Wide Angle layer severely lowered contrast ratio and diminished brightness.
X90J & X95J were in the upswing but then came the X90H.
Currently we're up to the X90K
My point.... models are supposed to be improved on and not downgraded or squelched.

*The X800G a hot piece of ..... not worth the Sony moniker. Back when Sony was King of The Hill, it would have never allowed its name on that monstrosity.
IF you believe that current Sony LED TVs are worth buying... more power to you.
You have a right to your opinion.