The Sony A95K QD OLED TV: The Finest Television Sony Has Ever Made

As I sit here staring at this television, I can barely contain my excitement. There's just so much going on here, it's really easy to get mired in tiny little details and lose sight of the big picture. So, I'm going to keep this as straightforward as possible. We'll dig into some of the nitty-gritty on this TV when we compare it to the LG G2 for instance, but right now, I just want to tell you what you need to know about this TV.

The truth is, in my opinion, the Sony A95K QD OLED TV is the finest television Sony has ever made. And it's easily in contention to take the crown as the best TV in 2022. If it weren't for the strong competition out there, the fact that this TV is only available in 55 and 65 inch sizes, and the Super Premium price tag, then this would be the most slam dunkist win for Sony like ever. But, despite its excellence, I'm aware that not everyone will be able to afford it.

The picture quality on this TV is just so freaking good. Color, brightness, color accuracy, overall contrast - all of those factors are extremely impressive on their own. But when you combine them all together in this one TV, the net effect is striking. Perhaps the best endorsement I can give this TV is the story about how I'm seeing content that I've watched literally hundreds of times in a completely new light. There are colors here that I've not seen before. The vibrancy and depth is absolutely next level.

I love love love love this TV, and I wish everyone could have one. But, the fact of the matter is, this TV is not for everyone. And that may be a hard pill to swallow. So, let me explain why. The first reason, and probably the most obvious, is price. The A95K is expensive. While it may technically have the best overall picture quality I've ever seen on a TV, the margin of improvement over competing TVs like the Samsung S95B and the LG G2 for example, it's small enough that the jump in price might not be worth it for some folks.

The second reason is size. Pure and simple, this TV is only available in 55 and 65 inches. If you want something bigger, you need to consider something else like the LG G2 OLED. The final reason the A95K may not be the right TV for you is if you frequently watch TV during the day in a very bright room where some of the picture quality advantages this TV offers might be lost a little to ambient brightness in your room.

That's it from where I sit, those are the three instances in which the Sony A95K QD OLED TV is not the best TV choice otherwise, this TV has got it going on in just about every meaningful way. It's amazing for watching movies again - you'll see movies in a new way. It's amazing for just general everyday TV watching. I mean, even lackluster cable and satellite broadcast look as good as they've ever looked on this TV.

And also, and I know I'm going to catch a little heat saying this, but I can take it - it's also great for playing video games like I'll stop short of saying it's the ultimate TV for gaming, but for those of you out there for whom picture quality is the most important thing and a great gaming experience is a very close second, the A95K has just about everything most folks need. Maybe it doesn't do full 444 chroma at 4k 120 - that's okay if you actually need that, you can look elsewhere.

It only has two HDMI 2.1 ports and one of them is an e-ARC port. That's okay too. Look if you have the Xbox Series X, the PlayStation 5, and a high-end gaming PC with a next-level GPU, and you want to connect them all to the A95K then get a kick-ass audio receiver to do your switching for you because you clearly have the resources to do so, and you deserve killer sound to go with all of your other toys.

All comes down to this - the Sony A95K QD OLED TV is like a really expensive very fine wine. It's refined loaded with character and offers nuances that might only be detected by the most discerning of viewers, and you'll pay for the privilege of enjoying it. There may be 10 other bottles on the shelf that offer 95% of the experience at 75% of the price, but the discerning connoisseur doesn't care about that - they want the finest vintage no matter the cost.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enso i'm out playing golf with this guy i've never met trying to explain to him what i do for a living and of course we start talking about tvs and then the next thing you know i'm talking about fine wines now i know what you're thinking caleb what do wines and tv have in common well we're about to find out welcome back everyone i'm caleb dennison and this is my review 2.0 or maybe we just call it a deep dive on the sony a95k qd oled tv welcome to it so what do tvs and wines have in common well nothing outside of my on the spot need for a relatable metaphor while golfing with some guy who well he owns a vineyard and he digs wine and it just made sense at the time to try and help this guy distinguish among several high-end tvs and the more i thought about it the more i realized that the sony a95k really benefits from this metaphor so by the end of this video we'll be talking about wine again but before we do that let's take a step back and give the a95k another look with the benefit of the last five months now being in the rear view mirror and before i get on nostalgic for five months ago you know the deal i need your help and i appreciate it tremendously so click some buttons leave a comment share the love one million subs and the big giveaway that comes with it i can feel it we're getting close and you can make it happen faster okay thanks let's dive in so for those of you who didn't know or maybe just forgot i first evaluated the sony a95k in late february 2022 in san diego i was at sony headquarters one day and then we set up a pop-up studio in downtown san diego and shot some pretty b-roll in one room while i worked on another tv in the other room now to be clear i've not seen the a95 case since then and i mentioned this because i saw some videos out there thinking it was odd that i've had the a95k in my studio for so long and haven't come out with the full review yet i think there may be some confusion about our production process or something but the a95k here the one you're seeing in this video right now didn't show up until just over a week before i shot this video anyway a lot has happened in those five months since then the samsung s95b has come out the competing qd oled tv and then you've got the lg g2 oled which has been gathering some great reviews including for myself and also samsung's qn 900b mini led tv also making some waves so we've had a bit to chew on i mean i certainly have since i got my first look at the a95k now it's time to take a look at the a95k through a new lens a little less starry-eyed about cutie oled in general a little more aware of how the competition is looking and also since i've been able to live with this tv for a while we can get into a bunch of factors that you just can't touch when you've got limited time for an evaluation now a few things haven't changed for instance this tv measured almost exactly the same as the unit i measured a few months back it's out of box color performance is impeccable to the point that a proper calibration requires very little adjustment and yields only marginal improvements its peak white brightness doesn't break any records like the lg g2 or even the samsung s95b though if you throw color accuracy out the window and juice the right settings it can certainly throw out some big numbers but as i said before the perceived brightness of this tv punches right up there with the best of them because its color brightness abilities are simply next level which i'll touch on in a moment stepping away from the measurements the monolithic design you see here remains unique and in my opinion is attractive with an extremely heavy stand that you can place in the back or in the front as you choose now if you put it in the back you'll get a little lean back on the tv but not too much oh and it's stable there are two hdmi 2.1 inputs one of which is the e-arc input the tv also supports atsc 3.0 as you can see here speaking of support it does hdr 10 and dolby vision and supports dolby at most by the way as far as the sound goes the speakers are built into the tv panel itself plus there are two subwoofers around the back to enhance space and since there are speaker terminals on this tv it can also take the center channel feed from an av receiver if you want the tv itself to be the center speaker the remote control is slimmed down backlit for easier use at night and you can even get it to chime in case you misplace it it also supports voice control if you don't want the tv always listening for awake word but the tv will do that if you ask it too finally the tv does ship with this bravia cam which can act as a webcam for video meetings automatically adjust the picture and sound settings depending on where you're seated warn you not to sit too close to the tv just like your mom used to do and apparently can support gesture control as well however i've never seen that work well on any tv before unfortunately i've not been able to test any of those things because as far as i know the bravia cam features are not yet activated you know what though this is totally a fun or gimmicky feature and in my opinion not really a selling point anyway so that's the quick recap no big changes or surprises now at this point i have to tell you that i have at least in my mind rewritten what i'm about to say about this tv more times than i can count there's just so much going on here it's really easy to get mired in tiny little details and in the process lose sight of the big picture so i'm going to keep this as straightforward as i possibly can we'll dig into some of the nitty-gritty on this tv when we compare it to the lg g2 for instance but right now i just want to tell you what you need to know about this tv here's what it comes down to the a95k is in my opinion the finest tv sony has ever made and it's easily in contention to take the crown as the best tv in 2022 in fact if it weren't for the strong competition out there the a95k super premium price tag and the fact that this tv is only available in 55 and 65 inch sizes then this would be the most slam dunkist win for sony like ever the picture quality is just so freaking good color brightness color accuracy overall contrast motion resolution all of those factors are extremely impressive on their own but when you combine them all together in this one tv the net effect is striking perhaps the best endorsement i can give this tv is the story about how i'm seeing content i've watched literally hundreds of times in a completely new light there are colors here that i've not seen before the vibrancy and depth is absolutely next level i love love love love this tv and i wish everyone could have one but the fact of the matter is this tv is not for everyone and that may be a hard pill to swallow but it's true so let me explain why the first reason and probably the most obvious is price the a95k is expensive so while it may technically have the best overall picture quality i've ever seen on a tv the margin of improvement over competing tvs like the samsung s95b and the lg g2 for example it's small enough that the jump in price might not be worth it for some folks the second reason is size pure and simple this tv is only available in 55 and 65 inches so if you want something bigger you need to consider something else like the g2 oled and the final reason the a95k may not be the right tv for you is if you frequently watch tv during the day in a very bright room where some of the picture quality advantages this tv offers might be lost a little to ambient brightness in your room and that's it from where i sit those are the three instances in which the sony a95k is not the best tv choice otherwise this tv has got it going on in just about every meaningful way it is a remarkable achievement it's amazing for watching movies again you'll see movies in a new way it's amazing for just general everyday tv watching i mean even lackluster cable and satellite broadcast look as good as they've ever looked on this tv and also and i know i'm going to catch a little heat saying this but i can take it it's also great for playing video games like i'll stop short of saying it's the ultimate tv for gaming but the person who is shopping for the ultimate gaming tv isn't looking for the sony a95k anyway but for those of you out there for whom picture quality is the most important thing and a great gaming experience is a very close second the a95k has just about everything most folks need maybe it doesn't do full 444 chroma at 4k 120 that's okay if you actually need that you can look elsewhere it only has two hdmi 2.1 ports and one of them is an er port that's okay too look if you have the xbox series x the playstation 5 and a high-end gaming pc with a next level gpu and you want to connect them all to the a95k then get a kick-ass avery receiver to do your switching for you because you clearly have the resources to do so and you deserve killer sound to go with all of your other toys look it all comes down to this the sony a95k is like a really expensive very fine wine it's refined loaded with character and offers nuances that might only be detected by the most discerning of viewers and you'll pay for the privilege of enjoying it there may be 10 other bottles on the shelf that offer 95 of the experience at 75 of the price but the discerning connoisseur doesn't care about that they want the finest vintage no matter the cost and that my friends is the sony a95k qd oled tv thanks as always for watching everyone what do you think will the sony a95k walk away with the tv shootout award this year let me know down in the comments don't forget to like and subscribe and here's two other videos i think you'll like\n"