LG even makes Sony’s OLED panels actually. Though Sony uses their own chip suppliers and their own processing which has always been top notch in the industry. Sony and LG both make great TVs, as well as Samsung.
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CES 2021: Sony Unveils New 4K and 8K LED TVs With HomeKit and AirPlay 2
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8K resolution, about as useful as those curved 3D Tvs that were all the rage a few years ago. A great idea technologically, but worth nothing if there is no content for them.
I have an A1E OLED I purchased in early 2017 and can honestly say it is the best TV I have ever owned. What's been great has been that Sony has continued to provide software updates to the TV and in November even released an update that enabled Dolby Atmos support for Netflix and Amazon Prime built in on the TV despite the fact that the TV only has a regular ARC port and not the more recent eARC port. Looking forward to the reviews on the new Sony OLED's.
65” A90J OLED for me. Depending on price, I may take a look into replacing my 85” X900H with the 2021 100” version.
Airplay 2 was very annoying on my lgcx
Music would open a giant
fixed album picture and I was scared of burnin
and airplay2 speakers stopped when I sent video to the tv because only Apple TV can SEND audio to airplay speakers.
which mean my lgcx could not send the sound of anything TO my airplay2 speakers... LAME
next time I buy Apple TV 2021 with whatever cheap oled.
Music would open a giant
fixed album picture and I was scared of burnin
and airplay2 speakers stopped when I sent video to the tv because only Apple TV can SEND audio to airplay speakers.
which mean my lgcx could not send the sound of anything TO my airplay2 speakers... LAME
next time I buy Apple TV 2021 with whatever cheap oled.
You're not gonna see a difference between 4k and 8k at that screen size. Even if you sit your eyes glued to the screen.
As Vipergts2207 stated, they are LG panels, but it is the Sony software and processing that make them so special. No one handles motion like Sony does, buttery smooth panning shots seem to be a struggle for LG OLEDs (on my 3rd). Just picked up a Sony A8H, and it destroy's my previous LGs in every way.
and let's not forget how aesthetic sony tv's are. and this has been the case for many years.
This is not entirely accurate. There is relatively little difference at normal viewing distances and sizes between, say, a good 1080p and 4K TV in terms of perceived detail, but the more pixels you've got to play with the better job you can do upscaling lower resolution content. This is why, for example, a game running at 1280x800 on a 1920x1200 MacBook screen will often look really poor, but run that same game at 1280x800 on a Retina display MacBook and it will look a lot better (vastly better). I think it comes down to the scaling being able to smooth-out the jaggies with a lot smaller pixels and also do more sharpening without causing artifacts (that's a guess that I'm pulling out of my arse). Anyway, the upshot is that, for example, a 4K TV will generally look a lot better playing your old DVDs than a 1080p TV would, all else being equal.
So there are some important advantages to having more pixels. Once the price of 8K comes down to where 4K is currently (assuming that happens), there probably won't be any reason not to go 8K.
But it’s still available for those who want it. If it doesn’t suit you, then don’t get it.
If you add up all of the _recent_ content from Netflix, Disney+, and AppleTV+... it is huge.
Like the other poster - I rarely ever watch anything _not_ in 4k these days. Every single show/movie that I've watched for months has been 4k only.
But - maybe I just don't watch enough TV...
Yes, with that I can edit in Premiere on the left side of the screen and still see great quality previews while on the right side of the screen I can have a browser window or Mail client.
Yeah I guess I watch too much TV at times. You can look at the overall numbers, and the difference is staggering. For example, out of approximately 13,400 TV shows and Movies on Netflix, less than 1,000 are in 4K.
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No I just turn off all the WiFi capabilities in the tv, disagree to all the possible user agreements, and then plug in an Apple TV with an hdmi cord
I bought a Sony x900h about two months ago and really happy with it (will soon buy a Dolby atmos system, once the one I’m looking at is available). The only “issue” I had with it is that it rebooted out of nowhere three times. It only a few seconds each time, but it’s still a bit annoying when it happens. I don’t know if I the TV itself or Android TV though.
Just don't connect the TV to the internet. The Apple TV is the only thing that needs internet access.
but were they "all the rage"? It seems like they were marketed heavily, but essentially no consumers wanted them. They died quickly (thankfully).
I made the grave mistake of recommending Samsung for my family TV. I thought Samsung was best as they are the largest and most advanced screen makers along with LG. Now we have a huge expensive tv in the room with visible vertical bars in the picture, I am hoping my family do not notice it and I feel bad.
I abandoned Sony as I felt they are no longer the great electronic manufacturer of the 90s and are just selling a brand name. Basically buying a tv from Samsung or LG and slapping Sony on it and charging a higher price for it. Honestly, I never heard of Sony doing any innovations or improvements in the displays industry.
They’re consistently among top rated TVs in the industry. They get their OLED panels from LG. Don’t know if they make their own LCD panels or get them from someone else. There’s a lot more to a TV than the panel though.
And Sony has had a lot of innovations through the years, including the first consumer OLED. Of course other manufacturers have caught up, namely LG and Samsung, but they’re still one of the top tier brands.
Trinitron - Wikipedia
Sony XEL-1 - Wikipedia
I have had nothing but Sony’s since I have been out on my own. We have a 34” XBR CRT tv in the bedroom. Thing weighs about 200 pounds but still going strong even though I do wish to replace it with a 65” 4k. Oh by the way that CRT Sony is 20 years old now.
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If you’re using it like a “dumb” tv, you really don’t need any firmware updates. Those are for UI changes, if apps are crashing, stuff like that. If you’re just immediately going to HMDI 2 or something for your Apple TV you aren’t concerned with what else the tv offers or how polished it’s software/firmware is
That’s not necessarily true. Manufacturers can and have released firmware updates related picture processing issues or other things unrelated to the ‘smart’ part of the TV.If you’re using it like a “dumb” tv, you really don’t need any firmware updates. Those are for UI changes, if apps are crashing, stuff like that. If you’re just immediately going to HMDI 2 or something for your Apple TV you aren’t concerned with what else the tv offers or how polished it’s software/firmware is