Caleb Tennyson from Digital Trends was at Sony Hall in New York City where Sony has just announced two new Master Series television models: the Z9F LED LCD television and the A9F OLED television. The new Z9F LED LCD television replaces the Z9D, which came out two years ago, and boasts a marked improvement in detail clarity and HDR punch, as well as better off-angle viewing.
The Z9F LED LCD television features Sony's new X1 Extreme processor under its hood, which provides unprecedented levels of detail, brightness, and HDR punch. This processing power is what makes the difference between two televisions with the same panel, with the X1 Extreme processor being a major factor in this case. Sony's processing has been renowned for its superiority for a long time, and the new X1 Extreme processor takes it to an unprecedented level.
In particular, the Z9F LED LCD television shows significant improvements over previous models, including better off-angle viewing. When Caleb Tennyson stepped well off to the side of this TV, he didn't lose much color saturation, which is a notable improvement over what was seen in the past. The amount of sweet spot areas that can be watched from has also been enhanced.
The X1 Extreme processor is not only about enhancing detail and brightness but also about delivering better HDR punch and reducing artifacting from compression schemes. Sony is partnering with Netflix to help bring their compressed HDR content up to master levels, which should improve the viewing experience for those who stream movies. However, there are still many details yet to be announced regarding pricing and availability of different models.
The first impressions Caleb Tennyson had of these new TVs were overwhelmingly positive. They look stunning, with an all-new level of detail and realism that he's never seen before. He can't wait to get his hands on them for a proper review. For now, he is excited to share the news with his audience at Digital Trends.
Moving on to the A9F OLED television, Sony has also added significant improvements with its X1 Extreme processor under its hood. The addition of this new processing power enhances Sony's existing OLED technology in ways that provide more punch and HDR highlights than ever before. In particular, the A9F OLED television shows a higher level of detail in dark scenes, which is an added bonus.
Furthermore, Sony has made significant advancements to its acoustic surface technology with the introduction of a third actuator behind the panel. This actuator enhances dialogue clarity and anchoring that dialogue into the center of the screen. The addition of a new subwoofer on the back also improves deep bass response in the TV itself, providing an enhanced viewing experience.
One of the key features of Sony's OLED TVs is that they have the screen as their own sound source. This means there are no speakers located on the side or down on the bottom of the TV; instead, the screen makes its own sound. The new third actuator in the center of the A9F OLED television helps with dialogue clarity and anchoring it into the center of the screen. Additionally, a subwoofer has been added to enhance deep bass response.
In addition to these technological advancements, Sony is also exploring ways to integrate their TVs as part of larger multi-speaker systems. This allows users to use the TV itself as a center channel in such systems, enhancing the overall audio experience.
The A9F OLED television marks an important milestone for Sony's Master Series line and represents significant strides forward in terms of technology and design. With its X1 Extreme processor and various other advancements, this television promises to deliver exceptional performance and an enhanced viewing experience for those who use it.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey there Caleb Tennyson for Digital Trends I'm at Sony Hall in New York City where Sony has just announced the master series two new television models in total the new z9f LED LCD television and the a9f oled television under the hood of both of these is the new x1 extreme processor well what does that mean well the x1 extreme processor which we caught a look at at CES earlier this year afford Sony a whole bunch new possibilities processing is key you can take two different televisions with the same panel the processing is what makes the difference now Sony's processing is known for a long time as being superior and what we're seeing here is an unprecedented level of detail brightness HDR punch than we've seen before let's take a look first at the 8 9 F OLED now Sony's OLED TVs were already great with the addition of the x1 extreme processor we're seeing more punch and HDR highlights than we've been seeing before and we're also seeing a higher level of detail in the dark scenes that's a bonus right there there's also a new third actuator behind the panel that enhances Sony's acoustic surface technology now if you're not familiar Sony's OLED with the screen is the sound source ok so there's no speakers on the side or down on the bottom the screen itself makes the sound Sony's added a third actuator in the center to help with dialogue clarity and anchoring that dialogue into the center of the screen they also added a subwoofer on the back to enhance deep bass response in addition if you wanted to use the TV itself as a center channel in a big multi speaker system you could do that next I want to talk about the z9f LED LCD television this replaces the z9 d which came out two years ago and what we're seeing is a marked improvement in detail clarity and HDR punch in addition we're also seeing far better off angle viewing than we've seen before I can step well off to the side of this TV and you don't lose that much color saturation yes there is a little bit but it's markedly improved over what we've seen in the past sony has definitely enhanced the amount of sweet spot areas that you can watch the television from sony is partnered with netflix to help bring their compressed HDR content up to master levels now we have yet to see this in practice but the promise is that we're gonna see a better level of detail more HDR punch less artifacting from the compression scheme and if that works then it should be a big help to people who stream their movies as opposed to saying buying Ultra HD blu-ray discs now there's still a lot of details that have yet to be announced we're still wondering about pricing for these TVs what the different sizes will be available in the various models that'll all be clearer soon and we'll update our post to reflect that but for now my first impressions are very positive these TVs look absolutely stunning the level of detail and realism is at an all new level for me and I can't wait to get these things in for a proper review for now I'm Caleb Denison with digital trends we'll see ya on the next onehey there Caleb Tennyson for Digital Trends I'm at Sony Hall in New York City where Sony has just announced the master series two new television models in total the new z9f LED LCD television and the a9f oled television under the hood of both of these is the new x1 extreme processor well what does that mean well the x1 extreme processor which we caught a look at at CES earlier this year afford Sony a whole bunch new possibilities processing is key you can take two different televisions with the same panel the processing is what makes the difference now Sony's processing is known for a long time as being superior and what we're seeing here is an unprecedented level of detail brightness HDR punch than we've seen before let's take a look first at the 8 9 F OLED now Sony's OLED TVs were already great with the addition of the x1 extreme processor we're seeing more punch and HDR highlights than we've been seeing before and we're also seeing a higher level of detail in the dark scenes that's a bonus right there there's also a new third actuator behind the panel that enhances Sony's acoustic surface technology now if you're not familiar Sony's OLED with the screen is the sound source ok so there's no speakers on the side or down on the bottom the screen itself makes the sound Sony's added a third actuator in the center to help with dialogue clarity and anchoring that dialogue into the center of the screen they also added a subwoofer on the back to enhance deep bass response in addition if you wanted to use the TV itself as a center channel in a big multi speaker system you could do that next I want to talk about the z9f LED LCD television this replaces the z9 d which came out two years ago and what we're seeing is a marked improvement in detail clarity and HDR punch in addition we're also seeing far better off angle viewing than we've seen before I can step well off to the side of this TV and you don't lose that much color saturation yes there is a little bit but it's markedly improved over what we've seen in the past sony has definitely enhanced the amount of sweet spot areas that you can watch the television from sony is partnered with netflix to help bring their compressed HDR content up to master levels now we have yet to see this in practice but the promise is that we're gonna see a better level of detail more HDR punch less artifacting from the compression scheme and if that works then it should be a big help to people who stream their movies as opposed to saying buying Ultra HD blu-ray discs now there's still a lot of details that have yet to be announced we're still wondering about pricing for these TVs what the different sizes will be available in the various models that'll all be clearer soon and we'll update our post to reflect that but for now my first impressions are very positive these TVs look absolutely stunning the level of detail and realism is at an all new level for me and I can't wait to get these things in for a proper review for now I'm Caleb Denison with digital trends we'll see ya on the next one\n"
