4:27 OLED screens don't have color filters? According to LG's WOLED explanation, each subpixel is illuminated by white light which passes through a color filter (or no filter, in the case of the white subpixel).
I love how many people say competitive gaming is the deal breaker, as if they are not getting owned by a 14yo kid playing on a $400 tcl in a bronze ranked match.
I'm a retired Hollywood cinematographer. My Sony 65 inch A80L OLED is by far the best display I've ever owned. It lives in "The Sunroom", a south facing room with windows on three sides and skylights. On a sunny day the picture is more than bright enough. When it's dark out, the picture is astounding. You're absolutely right about micro contrast. I also bought the Klipsch Flexus 200 soundbar. I gave up waiting for your review. :) I'll give you mine. It's the best home theatre sound system I've ever owned.
@trewright1482 let the man be happy with his purchase.. it's an excellent TV doesn't have to be the best of the best.. people on the internet really like to spoil good things smh
@@trewright1482strange comment. A cinematographer says a display shows the content he has created, to look exactly the way he wants it to look…and you think he is wrong?
I got the A95L 77 and the Theater Quad because of your reviews and I can't be happier ❤❤ Thanks a million Caleb BTW ... I live in Saudi Arabia ... Your channel is a big thing here mate!
I purchased the Sony A80j in 2021 based partly on your recommendation. I’m still very happy with it but you are my Television mentor and will rely on you for my future purchases and just staying up to date. Thank you!
lol Sony A80j is garbage as crap it can trun my 1080p blu-ray discs look garbage upscale compare to my SAMSUNG 32" Class FHD (1080P) Smart LED TV (UN32N5300) pice of junk
@@Tak-z7d5k, Yes, you can significantly improve the picture quality from your Blu-ray player on an OLED TV by fine-tuning the picture settings, primarily by adjusting contrast, brightness, sharpness, color temperature, and potentially utilizing a "Movie" or "Cinema" picture mode, which often provides a more accurate representation of the original content.
3 years ago I (a movie lover) bought the Sony 55 inch A80J oled. In a review What's Hifi said it was the best value for money TV. Today the price is the same as 3 years ago and I think it still an absolutely great TV. If I had to "upgrade" to a 65" model I would still buy the A80J. Oled is beautiful (for movies).
I have an 83" A90J in my living room, and a 77" A80J in my bedroom. I absolutely love both of them. I don't see myself really needing to upgrade for a long while. Sony does OLED very well.
I had the 83 A90J and couldn't deal with it. Too dim, lack of HDR pop, and crushed dark details. Felt artificially black to me. Luckily TV's are so good now that we can all find something that works for us.
School is in session! You did a wonderful job walking us through the key differences, Caleb. What I like about the Bravia 9 is that it feels like a true hybrid in some respects -- borrowing some of the best attributes from LCD and OLED and combining them in a feasible way. A lot of versatility there.
Great video! I used to have a Panasonic Plasma screen but changed now to a 4k Samsung OLED and although it is a great television, I do miss my plasma screen. Certainly when watching "darker atmospheric movies". Yes the contrast of OLED is great, but when you watch a dark movie like Se7en on a Blu-ray, it seems that some parts of the image get lost because too dark - no matter what you change in the settings (and yes I did extensive tests with all kinds of settings), cables or even Blu-ray players. My older plasma screen gave details in the blacks, my OLED made it so dark that those details got too dark to see. You should put that movie on and compare 'the details in the dark'.
Just bought a new 2024 sony 75" brava 3 (LED) for $750. This is one helluva tv. My last sony 65" lasted 8 years. I'm a big Home theatre geek and have been since the 80's. I've always had great luck with Sony. For $750 vs a couple grand or more for OLED/QLED etc and little fear of burn in this is quite a value. Picture is excellent. If this set dies in 5-8 years it'll be of value. I refuse to spend 2-3K on a set and have it die in 3-4 years or burn in.
OLED also wins in a "who can get more burn-in" competition. Think I'm full of shit? My least used OLED has the most burn-in I've ever seen (used sparingly in a production studio). I have LED/LCD TVs running 24/7 for years in other rooms. OLED might look better out of box but the gap widens as the hours goes by. In my family room, however, OLED is king because my kids and wife watch a variety of content and there's no burn-in after 3 constant years (77" A80J).
Curious fact: I was looking to buy a new TV last year. I decided to buy the Sony A95L but I live in Tokyo. It was around August last year so I thought I should give it more time to Sony to release it in Japan. Waited for 1 month and a half and nothing! Everywhere they were still advertising the A95K (2022 model) as the "new" one. I asked some employees in huge stores in Akihabara about the A95L and they didn't tell me directly but found the situation strange. They clearly were hiding something. Some even were kind of upset when I asked. So I waited a little longer and just bought the LG G3. I don't regret my decision. It's a very nice TV. The funny thing is that some weeks ago in August 2024 I found out Sony is advertising in Japan the A95L as the new Sony QD-OLED TV of this year! They even put the "New 2024 model" logo advertising it. They advertise it together with the Bravia 9, 8 and 7. Who knows... maybe Sony had some issues with some contracts in Japan regarding the QD-OLED technology... who knows. So... maybe on 2025 Sony might release the A95M with the next QD-OLED improvement.
I am also living in Japan and waited 1 year for Sony to release the A95L. When Sony did, it was way too expensive and I bought an LG G4. The A95L is already over one year old and it costs almost as much as the Bravia 9. Sony lost a customer here. The Japanese market is probably not very important for Sony.
I'm glad that there an option for having a mini led tv for tvs. I treat all displays in the same way whether they are oled and non oled displays. It's guaranteed to get burn in issues with the way I use oled displays with the brightness maxed out 24/7 with constant static images on purpose. I stopped using dark mode since dark mode on oled displays because dark mode is too dim. The black background from oled displays are nice but the rest of the picture quality is too dim with colors. I want the colors to be so bright and over saturated as much as possible. I'm not really sure how to describe it, but there is something immersive about having a very bright and over saturated color display all the time with the back light maxed out to its highest settings possible 24/7 and the brightness maxed out to its highest settings possible 24/7. I'm used to using very bright displays since it has already become second nature for myself. I always use manual brightness because autobrightness is too dim and distracting when the display auto dims itself. When I'm my phone, autobrightness is always off since autobrightness is too dim. I always have dark mode always off, manual max brightness on 24/7 even indoors even at night time. I already have burn in issues with every oled device that I use. I burn in oled displays like I burn in headphones so it's guaranteed to have burn in issues. On the oled displays, the white colors turn yellow like a clear cell phone case that turns yellow and the display has even gotten dimmer since it lost its brightness and the static images are burnt into the display. I want to be able to enjoy the whole display with the full 4,000 nits on the bravia 9 since there are movies that are mastered with 4,000 nits. I still buy physical copies of my library 4k discs since streaming is like the equivalent of low bit rate mp3's for music due to the compression. When it comes to physical media there are lossless and no compression options. 4k for audio is like the equivalent of hi res 24 bit 96khz and higher. Where as 8k is like dsd audio.
I honestly think that mini-led is the most underrated TV tech around right now. The title of this video literally reads “Why OLED always wins.” It literally doesn’t lol
Great job, Caleb! To prove I completely understand every word of this video, here's a joke I've been making since the fall of 2023 before I got my X90L, a decision for which I give YOUR X90L review a lot of credit. Anyway: If money was no object, I'd own an A95L and either an X95L or Bravia 9. The QD OLED would be on one cart, and the mini LED LCD would be on another. I'd roll each one in my viewing area according to ambient lighting, time of day/night, whether my windows and drapes are open or closed, and what I'm watching. The reason I call this a joke is because I don't think many of us can afford such perfection. I know I can't. I can't even afford either one, which is why I wound up with the X90L, which while it doesn't have the deep blacks of the A95L nor peak brightness of the X95L and Bravia 9, it does have the peak brightness of the A95L and the sustained full-screen brightness of the X95L and Bravia 9, giving me positive characteristics of both. Good way to look at it? Make sense?
Hey Caleb, you waited for 15 years making this video, I waited 20 years waiting to view such a video.. I really wanted to see the comparison of best vs best there is.. Been a Sony loyal fan ever since there was Sony Trinitron in business back in a day.. Great job pulled of man !!!
Superb work as usual Caleb! Thanks for presenting each of the different panel tech's strengths and weaknesses. Still waiting for your Bravia 7 review to be available! Can we know when is it going to be published?
Burn-in still gets me away from Oled. To spend a significant amount of money on a piece of hardware that might (certainly will) fail due to normal usage it's no for me.
I feel like that's such a non-issue these days that it's almost like a myth at this point. I had an OLED TV that I used all the time for three years on high brightness with games, so a lot of static HUD elements, but no burn-in happened. Games look so smooth thanks to OLEDs instant response times, meaning no extra ghosting blur as you move around in games. I could never go back to LCD, personally.
@@Tomiply Well I had a LG Oled at a time when I played a lot of Monster Hunter World and after a year I had the whole circular minimap burnt in in the left edge of the screen. Had only LCDs after that and could never go back to Oleds.
My oled is a 2018 mid range and I game a lot. Watch news even forget to turn it of at times running for a few hours at least.. never even seen real image retention
Thank you so much for your reviews 🙏 It helps me so much for my new purchase. I’ve just bought a Sony Bravia 7 85 inch, it will be at home on next Saturday the 23rd, going from an 65 inch OLED Panasonic of 2019 to this new mini-Led generation of TVs. A Big Hug from France ❤
Dances around definitively answering questions and not giving his clear opinion , way too much word salad , which makes it seem like he's going out of his way to not upset any company , and isn't being completely genuine.. at least during tv comparisons/reviews.
Thanks, Caleb, for the excellent content! Based on your review, we recently bought a Bravia 9, and I'm shocked at how much difference the brightness makes. AGT is particularly stunning with lots of vivid color and bright highlights, but even other genres, like mysteries, benefit from the daylight-bright shine. I can't say whether an OLED like the A95L would look as good in our bright room, but I'm convinced it would be hard to go back to a dimmer display.
The B9 gets close enough contrast, better brightness, and no risk of burn in, for a third of the price less. Would I like the A95L? Hell yeah, but the B9 is a fantastic mini-LED TV and that's what I settled for, and it endlessly impresses me.
No risk of burn-in implies that it can't ever get burn-in. That's FALSE. The key word is ORGANIC. Organic material degrades over time and burn-in is possible on any OLED TV if you abuse the panel. I say that as a proud owner of a Sony A95L. I have no burn-in whatsoever but am well aware that it's definitely possible if I use the TV carelessly.
@@bdbestxyzIII , yes I know, and? The video is comparing the A95L and the B9. In any case, the B9 gets brighter than the G4 and S95D, and is able to maintain colour saturation better than the G4 with higher nit content. Also, no ABL in high APL scenes, and no risk of burn-in with mini-LED technology. And if you watch on-axis all the time as I do, then the viewing angle issue with mini-LED isn't an issue.
This video was incredible. So true that OLED shines in the details where miniLED just can't compete. Great explanation! Keep these kinds of videos coming.
Shoot, I was hoping he would touch base on SDR brightness. When I was trying to decide between the OLED and the Bravia 9 it's true the Bravia 9 HDR contrast is really really good and you struggle to see the improvement over the OLED but if you look for it you can see it. But it was a whole different world when they played bright SDR images on the screen. Now the differences were massive, where the OLED was falling flat on its face, to the point of almost thinking the OLED TV was broken. I very rarely see reviewers talk about this but occasionally they will bring it up, for how drastic the differences are I don't understand why it's not brought up considerably more often.
Reason is simple. They're OLED fanboys who can't stand it that their precious technology can be beaten by an LCD, so they don't talk about it. Every high end Mini LED TV will destroy every OLED TV in SDR.
Thanks for bringing attention to micro contrast. This is *exactly* what I observed looking at the Bravia 9 next to the A95L in the Sony section of Bestbuy last week. If you have a discerning eye, the difference is immediately apparent. OLED has this "contrast pop" in the overall image. The difference is not regarding blooming or black levels (Bravia 9 is perfect there) but the perceived contrast in the detailed areas of the picture where there is a fine mix of colors/patterns. MiniLED looks like someone forgot to set the black/white levels in the Photoshop histogram of the picture to get finer contrast. I've owned an Elite (Sharp) 70" FALD LED (which was the best of the best at the time) for the past 11 years and now my mind is made up, only OLED can be a worthy improvement over my old TV. If only the A95L came in 83 inches! The LG G4 is a contender there but unfortunately, it's never displayed side by side with an A95L in the store. The youtube reviews are nice to watch but they will never ever reflect the experience of in person viewing.
Plenty of reviews are available. Doubt too many people have five grand to drop on them ! I’m happy with my two surround systems I own . This hobby is getting expensive 😂
Great explanation. I now feel better prepared to make my coming decisions on tvs for a new house in Florida with both a sun soaked room and a light controlled room.
The other hidden cost of OLED that made me sell my very good CX was just the constant anxiety. As I became more and more aware of OLED burn-in, any time something is not moving on the screen for a period of time, I started getting worried. It got to the point where I didn't even want to pause the video. Was I overreacting? of course I was. But if you have the personality like mine, that's something you should watch out for. I think OLED works best as a secondary TV just for movie/game/bedroom, and a LCD for family living room stuff.
Mate. Don't worrt about it. You can have a fancy expensive led tv and that develop a fault on you. It has happened. It will happen. And it will continue to happen. Baseless argument's from led fanatics who just don't like oled because of burn in are dumb people. This is not a one sided argument or issue. They are been hypocritical and blind to the multitude of issues that can develop with their led. You can't use thst as an argument against oled. It doesn't reasonably stand up to scrutiny. I've got two oled. B7 from 2017. It had panel replaced due to different issue than burn in. It was replaced for free and has worked flawlessly since. I have a 2019 E9 oled, no issues. Guess what year we are in. I have gamed for hours with PS5, pc and even left my tv on for some time periods. I come back to it and everything is fine 5 years on. I've had led tvs with faults in the past. These People need telling. They need to use their brain and be reasonable and move their head out of the cloud Cuckoo land. They make no sense. Use your head and think. Don't let anyone convince or convert you to trash talking oled technology. Both have issues, and will have issues for every customer. Led tvs aren't immune to none issues.
Blind OLED fanboys say it's not an issue anymore, but that's really not the case. Any heavy duty user will encounter burn-in after a few years. And yeah, you also constantly have to babysit if you are one. I've gotten over 20K hours on my TV after 5 years (I checked a few months ago) and no way an OLED can survive that. Almost all of it was at full blast brightness as well. That aside, these comparisons are almost always heavily biased. They always compare in the areas where OLED perform best, but completely ignore the areas where LED performs best. My brother has an OLED that's several years newer than my Sony Z9F and the bright highlights still completely wipe the floor with his for example. But nope, OLED fanboys are too blind to notice or they say it's too bright. Always some stupid excuse.
They said Plasma wouldn't last very long and that I would get burn in. My Plasma is 12 years old and still going strong. It's not a problem like you LED enthusiasts keep preaching to take people away from the OLED tech and it's benefits. My LG OLED55E9 has had long hours of computer games sessions. For days on end whole day gaming. My E9 is still fine. It's now reaching 6 years without an issue. Funny how far you can get isn't it when you look after things. It's amazing how long something can last if you take care of it isn't it. It's not that hard to apply a bit of care and responsibility. You know like you do with other material and non material things in life. You seem to think that the whole TV and pictures quality standards for the movie industry relies on brightness. It's not about brightness. That doesn't judge the outcome of a movie watching experience. The brightness being too bright ruins the overall picture quality. It's a proven fact. You wash out and lose detail. The industry and the professionals don't care about your brightness levels. They just don't. The colour accuracy and definition and how the contrast level is controlled is what is important. I couldn't care less if you had 20000 brightness led TV I wouldn't buy it. Their is a difference between artificial light and natural light. Once you see an OLED, every LED looks dull. Their not the same dynamic contrast over million of pixels over the whole screen. That all amounts to more punchy, 3D like image. LEDs can have loads of issues. Bad ghosting artifacts, poor panel uniformity, vertical banding etc, non working pixels. The list goes on. It's silly to say that you shouldn't buy an OLED if you can use your head and apply a bit of responsibility to take care of things. Like you take care of yourself, your children, your car, etc if you don't you are going to have problems. You can argue all day but unforeseen issues can suddenly rear there ugly head with LED tech too. OLED just looks better. I just bought a Xiaomi Mi Pad 6S Pro. The picture looks dull compared the Super AMOLED on my old Galaxy Tab S6. If something is looked after properly and it should there should be no lazy excuse against not applying these standards to tech, like we do the rest of our lives.
To me... I don't see ENOUGH of a difference to warrant spending more on an OLED! Just buying a Sony TV means you're gonna have a Great picture! I only spent $600 on my Sony, and it's got the BEST picture I've ever seen on a TV!
Great comparison; thank you! I've thought for a long time that TV dealers have pushed people really hard to buy LCD, partly by jacking up the brightness to a painful level, to impress people for a few minutes, and also talking a lot about burn-in. I bought one of the last Panasonic Plasma TV's, and while its black level is NOT the very best in it's catagory, I've been super-happy with it, and burn-in has been a total non-issue. When it's time, I'll be getting an OLED!
The LED fanboys make me laugh. There is no arguing OLED is superior. Their same argument every time is like a school child defending his mate. Brightness and burn in. Well!😂 My Panasonic Plasma is 12 years old without burn in. My 2019 and 2017 OLED are without burn in. It's a non issue. It's only extremely silly people that think they need a TV on full brightness 24 hours a day. You just don't do that. Most people have work and other activities in their life in between. It strike me as people who don't have a clue and are too emotional about their LED brightness all the time. They need to get a room with the sun in front of their eyes so it tears their retina apart. Then they'll be happy.
Trading micro contrast for durability, daytime brightness, and smooth 24p playback is the right fit for me. The gaps between the two technologies are closing but neither will ever match the other where they currently excel. LCD is my daily driver (living room), OLED would be my sports car (light controlled theater room) if I had a dedicated space for it.
Fabulous explanation of TV panel tech along with the pros and cons of each. BTW, I see Dynaco PAT-4 and PAT-5 preamps, along with a tuner behind you. I built my PAT-4 and Stereo-80 in the 1970's and still use them today.
This the most informative tv video I’ve ever heard regarding oled and led. I’ve been skipping over this video because I’m sold on the c4 but I’m glad I finally swung by on this one as I just learned a lot.
Burn in is deal killer for oled if you have static images on your tv a lot like I do, i.e. watch a lot of cable news and sports with constant banners and static logos. I also watch tv through my pc and there are toolbars that can burn in.
In real use cases you can just as likely have bad horizontal banding issues, dirty screen effects, pixel damage, clouding or ghosting or any other internal hardware failure with LED TV's when running them for that long constantly all day long. OLEDs have a white pixel that helps reduce this problem so the other gasses aren't combining and switching on as often to make certain colours. Due to the half life of the gasses and how long they will last. But I think OLED gasses have already been changed a few times. They will be on the constant search for something better that doesn't degrade over time and stain the screen. I think once they do find the correct gasses. OLED burn in will be eradicates. For 99% of people they don't run their TV's like this. That's just unhealthy anyway for you, your bill and your hardware. Running electrical hardware day in day without rest. WOLED can handle pretty much any sustained images and the intolerances are way less than what they used to be.
Watching a number of your videos helped me narrow my search in my quest for a new television this winter. Since I do watch sports during the day and my apartment has a huge window at the back, I would prefer a mini LED. Also, based on your videos, right now, the front-runner is the Hisense U7L. Now, I'm just waiting for the price to come down to get the best possible bargain I can get this year.
I too have the B9 and its INCREDIBLE. Professional settings and some slight tweeks and bam!!! Since this is in my livingroom with lots of natural light my oled stays in the bedroom.
Thank you Caleb. Excellent Review and accurate information for those of us who are looking at purchasing a TV. Besides the above, for All of us that love tech and the latest innovations, the Hard work, Dedication and Excitement that you put into each Video is a Huge Credit to you and your Obvious High Values toward all customers. Thank you and take good care. Kind Regards From Mark UK
My take: - OLED contrast and color - unbeatable - Picture has more organic natural look. - Never cared for too much brightness.. QD-OLEDs are enough bright. - Better contrast lets us distinguish between objects in dark and shadow area. - sharpness is better in OLED. - So, it's not really a battle between Contrast and brightness. -With screen optimisation in OLED, burn-in is almost a non-issue. You can easily get 7-8 years of consistent great picture. Don't listen to guys scaring you with burn-in issues. -Having said that, the Sony X95L easily beats S95C in some SDR movies and DV content like The rings of power, I prefer to watch on X95L. There's something cinema celluloid film like quality in X95L that is lacking to my personal taste in some of the video contents in S95C. P.s. The PQ of this video was insanely picturesque to look at on my Samsung S95C. Great cameramanship and video editing 👍🏻
Understood what you said as my 2 cousins have the S95B & a few years ago I told my uncle to buy the s95B But for me with the Sony X95L nits are 3x more & obv with DV on it does make a huge difference. Main reason I didn''t purchase Oled, is because I have the X95L on all day using PC & didn't want to risk it
Screen optimisation didn't help on my LG C1 that I use as a Mac/PC monitor. I still got burn in after a couple of years thanks to all the static images that Macs and PCs have.
Nothing natural looking on Oled that’s why people like it. Bravia 9 is the most natural tv to date. The contrast looks better on mini led because you don’t get black crush which you lose details in black coats horror movies are completely crushed. It really depends on the use case
Lol...this reminds me of back in the day of the plasma vs LCD argument when pioneer came out with their Elite line of plasma panels in the early to mid 2000,s
How does the TANDEM OLED work. I'd like to see how it's possible to get OLED to brighter panels. Even though to image purists brightness isn't important. It sure would shut up the led purist fans though.
I'll add that my 85" B9 does a much better job of showing detail in low light/ dark shadow areas than my Sony OLED did. Plus even in Professional Mode the brightness boost in movies is a blast.
I've got both A95L and Bravia 9 (in their largest sizes), so I'm the winner I guess. OLED wins for movies, mini led wins for gaming - no burn in worries no matter what I do.
... oleds have faster pixel response times and the image is much much clear with high frame rate games. 30 fps mini led will be better cause the motion blur actually helps with judder, but oled will win in gaming every time
OLED absolutely wins in gaming against mini LED in terms of picture quality, input lag, and motion clarity. However, I do see your point regarding burn in.
@vgnvideogameninja2930 and not to keep going, but movies pose a bigger risk for burn in then games because most games keep the whole tv lit and with movies the black bars on top and bottom are not burning in at all while the movie is technically acting like a static element. You should be watching movies on the bravia 9 and gaming on the oled. The mini led will handle 24and30fps movies and shows much better then oled.
Old Panasonic are amazing and my G20 plasma in THX mode was one of the best TVs I've ever owned (still have it stored). The new ones are often rebranded vestel TV's so make sure to check. This isn't the Panasonic of old and Sony is the king nowadays.
@@richarddcrossleyI still have my GT50 Plasma and played some fake LG 12K 120Hz and it's still look amazing when all 1920X1080P pixels are filled with accurate camera lighting. Black levels look crap most of the time form poor content. When done right with the correct material plasma still looks very very good. Also 12 years operation time for this TV.
QLED TVs are so good these days that the average consumer would be happy with anything midrange or above. Also worth mentioning is that much of the content we watch is SDR and HD or SD, making the processing and upscaling abilities of the TV a factor to consider. I love watching 4K HDR content on our Sony X90J, but it does not happen very often.
@@Barbarapape love my pioneer elite 1080p 60" pro 151 fd kuro plasma 2009, with built in dual converter ntsc 3.0 ready also primed for over the air antenna free tv, any thing good and free is on the net nowadays while tv programming is misleading, I have a 13"tandem oled which tv's should be made of, I-pad pro 1tb and nothing matches my plasma colors at all and most everything I watch 99.9 % is sd or 1080p oled doesn't compare and really mostly available no matter what Vincent or others say. Not falling for the 4k bs. good luck in modern tv's lasting longer usually than 5 years. It hasn't dimmed at all and 0 burn in without ridiculous menu and ad apps. Honestly can't tell the difference between I-pads 1,600 nits to plasmas 400 nits? as Bryan and fomo eluded to yesterday. that nits shouldn't be a buying decision, It's on all day even watching home camera surveillance. Same as I like my M1 loaded MacBook Air 8/8 16gb 1tb (G) laptop more than my new M-4 lower wattage and their reducing cores on M-4 wonder why overheating? How true to life are demo store tv's to real life usage not even close. You do you I'll do me, my laptop is better than my I-pad pro costing 1,000 more too.
@@starrider2352 Pioneer made some of the best Plasma sets, i have 50" Kuro that i watch my Laserdiscs on and a Pnanasonic as a reference standard in my workshop. I agree for colour balance none of todays 4K sets are as good. Just remove the backs anf tighten the gound screws every year and they will last for many more years.
Everybody driving cars for 20k dollars and then you watch video what is better, Lamborghini or Ferrari ? Don't worry, they both are great and you would be amazing if you drive any of them. Same goes for high end OLED vs QLED.
I don't know if I have a brain disorder or if anyone else agrees but I chose a B9 85" over the LG G4 83" because I felt the bright colors were too over saturated on the G4 (MLA). It looked phony/cheap to my eyes. The Best Buy guy laughed, shook his head and walked away from me. The A95L on the other hand (QD-OLED) looks great to me but maxes out at 77".
- you do realize that in best buy they crank everything up to max - including having it in vivid? It’s better to have colors than having them limited like on B9.
I would’ve had the same reaction as him but we don’t always see things exactly the same so as long as you’re happy with your purchase, that’s what really counts. 👍
It's the Sony color science you're loving , and things just don't look right with any other tvs color science , I feel exactly the same way. Sony looks right and natural while everyone else looks off or fake even with their best models. I don't blame you for going with B9 85 , I may have as well , at least till the 83 inch Sony QD-OLED drops. Also Sony still has the best processing no matter if it's B9 or A95L.
@@whitecrowuk575, not sure how you think colour is limited between G4's WOLED and B9's QD-LED, since the B9 matches and exceeds the G4 in colour saturation at higher nit content.
@@JFinns Rumor hast it that Sony uses 3rd. Gen. QD-Oled panels for the latest A95L builds since Samsung switched production. That's why it could keep up in the recent shootout. A95L from last year are equipped with 2nd. Gen. QD-Oled panels.
@@davidross7255 for Cinema HDR or Dolby Vision Bright Brightness HDR: MAX Contrast HDR: MAX Gamma HDR: -1 HDR tone mapping: Gradation preferred Black Level: 49 Adv. contrast enhancer: Low Auto local dimming HDR: Medium Peak luminance HDR: High Live Color: High Color temperature: Expert 1 Smooth gradation: Low Everything else is user choice. Hope this helps.
@@madpistolI think you need a new understanding of the words really close. Please get your dictionary out. Because in fact the difference is not even close....
Contrast is great, but there are other aspects that are far more important to me: 1. Cost 2. Upscaling Ability 3. Accuracy 4. 30 Degree Off-Angle 5. Moderate Brightness
Exactly. I’m okay with having 5% worse contrast in a FEW scenes for a FEW seconds on my content if I am able to use the TV for a longer time on full brightness without ugly burn in stains a few months after buying the thing for a few thousand dollars.
With something like the G4 you’re talking maybe 10 years of use before seeing burn in, and that’s only in you watch the same news channel or play the same game constantly. It’s a non issue now.
@@BigHugeChamp Not for me. After 8 months of ownership of a LG C1, I had image retention for 12 hours straight. I know from a logical standpoint burning isn't much of a risk, however I'm human. We are emotional creatures, not robots. When I experienced that 12 hour image retention, I'm stressed out every time I turn on my OLED. This isn't a problem with LCD TVs. That alone is why I don't want another OLED TV. I don't care how Superior a TV looks, if it stresses me out, it's not as valuable.
Good luck! There’s a better chance at 97” size since that’s the size they make lol sorry I had to. My realistic dream tv would be if they make a 97” C series next year for $10,000. Then when it goes on sale it can be reasonable enough to pull the trigger. Though, I’ve seen the QM8 85” and… man that 115” at $10K msrp would be sick too..
@@PSYCHOV3N0M LG’s 2016 G series 77” was like $25,000 and now you can get a 2023 G series 77” for $3000. So I doubt it’d be 15 years, likely closer to 1/2 that before we see a 97” oled hit the 3 thousands
Excelente Review!! Felicitaciones Caleb. Estuve tentado de saltar la parte de Transmission pero me quedé! Y me sirvió para entender bien la diferencia entre LCD y Oled. Muy bien explicado y graficado.
I was facing a similar decision when buying a new TV for a living space. Go with a mini-LED for brightness and value or an OLED for contrast above all else. It ended up between the LG C3 and Hisense U8N for me and I went with the Hisense. It's in a bright room and this thing can get brighter than the sun lol, the built-in speakers and sub are pretty amazing and the price was like $500 less. It's been great and the contrast with the Mini LED local dimming is still fantastic. If you've never had an OLED and want to save a little money, you won't be disappointed with a great Mini LED TV these days.
Tried OLED twice. Went back to MiniLaead both times. Have an 85 B9 now. OLED seems artificially dark to me and HDR does not pop the same. Loss of shadow detail is a huge issue. I feel that if a TV can't show all details in the picture, it is the inferior tech. Right now that is OLED. Feels like it's still in beta to me.
Is there a large difference in picture quality? I have an 65 A8H OLED at it is just stunning every time I watch 4k Blu-ray or streaming. The next tv will be whatever the best 77 inch OLED is when I move.
@@nwilkerson2365 There's a very noticeable difference. I can't explain the separation between the two, but it is visibly noticeable. But if you owned only the A80L, you'll still be 100% satisfied. I actually bought the A80L OLED first but told myself that I would return to get the A95L OLED for my living room after seeing it in Best Buy.
OLED TVs only win because you guys keep using dark room as a standard for comparison which is not realistic because the majority of tv buyers put their tv in a bright room, then you hype up things like vewing angles when almost nobody watches their tv from extreme angles and nobody tallks about the black crush in the deep blacks on OLED. If you use the average tv buyer viewing condtions then a Mini LED TV will win.
You ever had friends coming over - yeah 45+ angles are normal for many. B9 so hyped but reflections on it so much worse than any OLED - smearing across the screen. Movies have loads of dark scenes hence should be watched in dimmed if not dark room. For cable tv - SDR even OLEDs are bright enough hitting 500-600 nits. Nobody is watching in 900 nits B9 can do period. There are only very few cases for B9 but those ain’t it. Not ot mention, what Caleb missed, Color gamut is worse than on WOLED, colors can look washed out. Mentioning it as its always a subject in comparison between ad OLED and WOLED, yet completely forgotten with LED like B9.
I've had 2 oleds , 1 suffered burn in because I had the cheek to watch you tube, and both had pathetic abl to worry about. Like ya watching a film & suddenly ya can't see sh1t ! The tvs actually dim down while you're watching films ! Sold my 77inch c1 at a huge loss but now have a mini led and could not be happier!
Great Video! But Burn-In and durability is not an issue anymore in modern OLED TVs (at least when we talk about LG displays). Rtings tested OLEDs up to 9600 hours and did not measure any decline in Peak Brightness for most displays, and modern pixel-refresh-algorithms are able to revert even deliberately produced Burn-Ins. That OLED is by far the better technology is ironically proven by the Bravia 9, which is the best LCD TV because it tries to be an OLED 😂 Nevertheless, the Bravia 9 is for sure a very good TV and worth its price
@@bdbestxyzIIIYou obviously haven’t seen the Bravia 9 in person. I returned the 77” A95L for the 85” Bravia 9 and the HDR impact is better on the Bravia 9.
@@IntotheFurther. In a decently lit room, HDR is best viewed on OLED. That is because of infinite contrast and zero blooming. Even in this video, I can easily tell A95L is superior to Bravia 9.
I don't really see the point of OLEDs now that miniLED has become so good and when you have to use a microscope to point out the flaws. I hope mini LED will become the standard technology in few years and prices come down significantly. OLED is suitable for thin or foldable or short lifespan devices like smartphones.
And I still use an LED TV and that's perfect for me, lots of daylight never scares my device while it's perfectly capable of pitch blacks in a very dark setting as well. Of course needless to say the only LED TV that can do all this is also a Sony Bravia XR. I have the '22 X90K and other then slow antenna tuner this TV is just a MARVELOUS piece of technology ! Sony for life 👍
When you need an literal microscope to "show" the difference then to me it's not an argument as to why OLED always wins there... When you physically, visually can't see a difference then it IS as good. That's the point. No one is watching tiny 4x4 pixel areas on a screen with a Microscope just to see if it's actually black
He explained that micro difference is actually noticble in macro - quite a bit - more dark spots on the picture the more noticeable it is. That’s the point
Caleb, I thoroughly enjoyed your video and I understand the difference and I would still go with the Sony Bravia 9. My family is notorious for pausing a video and coming back hours later. So to keep peace in my family I do without OLED, but my single brother is happy with his!
The best gaming tv right now would be the LG OLED G4 it has 144hz it could be useful for pc gaming as well but I will love for LG to make one with 240hz
It's called planned obsolescence. You basically get a product with expiry date so you will buy their next one after 3 years. And if it doesn't burn in, they will fuck it up and break it using firmware updates, like Samsung did for all the QN95A/B/C/D series
Also, I got the order of the LCD layers wrong. The color filter is uafter the liquid crystal layer. I apologize for the error.
Do we get Panasonic video today?
@@vlcheishwhat kind of Panasonic vide would you like to see?
@@Caleb_Denison A video covering the Panasonic OLEDs that are now available for preorder in the United States of America.
Quantum Failure 😂
4:27 OLED screens don't have color filters? According to LG's WOLED explanation, each subpixel is illuminated by white light which passes through a color filter (or no filter, in the case of the white subpixel).
I love how many people say competitive gaming is the deal breaker, as if they are not getting owned by a 14yo kid playing on a $400 tcl in a bronze ranked match.
hahaha good one
So true
Can’t solve skill issue with better gear.
True if you can afford thee TVs you are likely over 30 and successful and can't be worrying about gaming on 2 plus k TVs
@@someshwarrao42 yet people still think you’ll win a game purely because your tv has 3ms less input lag
Let me stop the video in the middle and let me tell you, you are a doctor of TVs. What an in-depth explanation. 👏
As a self-proclaimed display geek, this is an amazing summary of LCD versus OLED. Great video!
I'm a retired Hollywood cinematographer. My Sony 65 inch A80L OLED is by far the best display I've ever owned. It lives in "The Sunroom", a south facing room with windows on three sides and skylights. On a sunny day the picture is more than bright enough. When it's dark out, the picture is astounding. You're absolutely right about micro contrast. I also bought the Klipsch Flexus 200 soundbar. I gave up waiting for your review. :) I'll give you mine. It's the best home theatre sound system I've ever owned.
I don;t care what you are, the A80L is far behind the QD OLED's out there.
@trewright1482 let the man be happy with his purchase.. it's an excellent TV doesn't have to be the best of the best.. people on the internet really like to spoil good things smh
@@trewright1482strange comment.
A cinematographer says a display shows the content he has created, to look exactly the way he wants it to look…and you think he is wrong?
would love to see your cinematography work .
please provide the name of the movies :)
Sound bar is ok - I personally would go with a real surround 7.1 system
This is the best explanation between LED and OLED I have heard yet. Thank you.
Caleb, you are single-handedly carrying this channel on your back. It’s crazy.
Hopefully making the big bucks
I got the A95L 77 and the Theater Quad because of your reviews and I can't be happier ❤❤ Thanks a million Caleb
BTW ... I live in Saudi Arabia ... Your channel is a big thing here mate!
The A95L is not available in Saudi Arabia, nice try though
It is available @@michael-4k4000
@@michael-4k4000 It was at launch, same for UAE.
do you worry about burn-in?
@@kenwarner5387 I replace my main TV every 5 years anyway 💁🏻♂️
I purchased the Sony A80j in 2021 based partly on your recommendation. I’m still very happy with it but you are my Television mentor and will rely on you for my future purchases and just staying up to date. Thank you!
lol Sony A80j is garbage as crap it can trun my 1080p blu-ray discs look garbage upscale compare to my SAMSUNG 32" Class FHD (1080P) Smart LED TV (UN32N5300) pice of junk
@@Tak-z7d5k, Yes, you can significantly improve the picture quality from your Blu-ray player on an OLED TV by fine-tuning the picture settings, primarily by adjusting contrast, brightness, sharpness, color temperature, and potentially utilizing a "Movie" or "Cinema" picture mode, which often provides a more accurate representation of the original content.
Dropped a few quid on an LG CX a few years ago and it's been an absolute delight.
I've had my 2017 B7 for 6 years, and my beautiful E9 Glass soundbar one for 4-5 years now. Never an issue.
Caleb, the other thing I like to appreciate is that you speak very clear and slow and word by word is understandable by non English speaking people.
Appreciate the detailed, but simplified, explanation of LED vs. OLED….helps thoughts a lot….bravo! 👍
3 years ago I (a movie lover) bought the Sony 55 inch A80J oled. In a review What's Hifi said it was the best value for money TV. Today the price is the same as 3 years ago and I think it still an absolutely great TV. If I had to "upgrade" to a 65" model I would still buy the A80J. Oled is beautiful (for movies).
do you regret getting the 55 inch size I'm coming from a 42 and I feel like 65 is too big, looking at the Bravia 7?
@@mattrc77 No I don't. For the room it is in, 55 inch is good enough. Now I might upgrade to a 65 Inch, but my wife would not agree...
@@mattrc77if you can fit it always buy the largest screen you can afford
I have an 83" A90J in my living room, and a 77" A80J in my bedroom. I absolutely love both of them. I don't see myself really needing to upgrade for a long while. Sony does OLED very well.
I had the 83 A90J and couldn't deal with it. Too dim, lack of HDR pop, and crushed dark details. Felt artificially black to me. Luckily TV's are so good now that we can all find something that works for us.
I couldn't be more happier then I am with my 85 inch bravia 9. This beast is perfect
Ermmmm yes you definitely can GET AN OLED LOL STOP LYING TO YOURSELF. Otherwise you wouldn't have needed to write this to console yourself LOL😂
School is in session! You did a wonderful job walking us through the key differences, Caleb.
What I like about the Bravia 9 is that it feels like a true hybrid in some respects -- borrowing some of the best attributes from LCD and OLED and combining them in a feasible way. A lot of versatility there.
Wow, the best explanation you have made about the 2 technologies, this is one of the best videos you have made.
Great video! I used to have a Panasonic Plasma screen but changed now to a 4k Samsung OLED and although it is a great television, I do miss my plasma screen. Certainly when watching "darker atmospheric movies". Yes the contrast of OLED is great, but when you watch a dark movie like Se7en on a Blu-ray, it seems that some parts of the image get lost because too dark - no matter what you change in the settings (and yes I did extensive tests with all kinds of settings), cables or even Blu-ray players. My older plasma screen gave details in the blacks, my OLED made it so dark that those details got too dark to see. You should put that movie on and compare 'the details in the dark'.
Just bought a new 2024 sony 75" brava 3 (LED) for $750. This is one helluva tv. My last sony 65" lasted 8 years. I'm a big Home theatre geek and have been since the 80's. I've always had great luck with Sony. For $750 vs a couple grand or more for OLED/QLED etc and little fear of burn in this is quite a value. Picture is excellent. If this set dies in 5-8 years it'll be of value. I refuse to spend 2-3K on a set and have it die in 3-4 years or burn in.
tons of cope. ive had my a95l for almost a year now and have no fear of burn in. thats what pixel shift is for.
@@tonic316 With reduced brightness,Reduced colour and reduced image,Pixel shift downgrades the panel.
@@Jza-GZa40k I run IMAX mode. So I get the true picture. Pixel shift doesn't affect the picture.
The best TV review ever posted on UA-cam for my interests. I was too waiting for it Caleb!! Thanks for doing it and no worries as it is a home run.
whatsinmy AI fixes this. OLED always wins over QLED.
yea but not for 3 time more money, price difference must be 25-30%.. not 200%...
Yeah in a few years when it's the standard. now it's like should I get a 100 inch FALD? Or should I get a 40 inch OLED?
OLED also wins in a "who can get more burn-in" competition. Think I'm full of shit? My least used OLED has the most burn-in I've ever seen (used sparingly in a production studio). I have LED/LCD TVs running 24/7 for years in other rooms. OLED might look better out of box but the gap widens as the hours goes by. In my family room, however, OLED is king because my kids and wife watch a variety of content and there's no burn-in after 3 constant years (77" A80J).
@@mikej6565yes you are
@@MaxPower-zp7wy He's correct
Curious fact: I was looking to buy a new TV last year. I decided to buy the Sony A95L but I live in Tokyo. It was around August last year so I thought I should give it more time to Sony to release it in Japan. Waited for 1 month and a half and nothing! Everywhere they were still advertising the A95K (2022 model) as the "new" one. I asked some employees in huge stores in Akihabara about the A95L and they didn't tell me directly but found the situation strange. They clearly were hiding something. Some even were kind of upset when I asked. So I waited a little longer and just bought the LG G3. I don't regret my decision. It's a very nice TV. The funny thing is that some weeks ago in August 2024 I found out Sony is advertising in Japan the A95L as the new Sony QD-OLED TV of this year! They even put the "New 2024 model" logo advertising it. They advertise it together with the Bravia 9, 8 and 7. Who knows... maybe Sony had some issues with some contracts in Japan regarding the QD-OLED technology... who knows. So... maybe on 2025 Sony might release the A95M with the next QD-OLED improvement.
Waiting for the next-gen Mediatek SoC that supports FOUR HDMI 2.1 ports.
Sony should use that for their 2025 flagship TV's.
I am also living in Japan and waited 1 year for Sony to release the A95L. When Sony did, it was way too expensive and I bought an LG G4. The A95L is already over one year old and it costs almost as much as the Bravia 9. Sony lost a customer here. The Japanese market is probably not very important for Sony.
@@jdsrof Exactly. That is what I'm thinking. The Japanese market might not be very important for Sony sadly. They lost a customer here also.
Isn't Sony a Japanese brand? So weird
I'm glad that there an option for having a mini led tv for tvs. I treat all displays in the same way whether they are oled and non oled displays. It's guaranteed to get burn in issues with the way I use oled displays with the brightness maxed out 24/7 with constant static images on purpose. I stopped using dark mode since dark mode on oled displays because dark mode is too dim. The black background from oled displays are nice but the rest of the picture quality is too dim with colors. I want the colors to be so bright and over saturated as much as possible. I'm not really sure how to describe it, but there is something immersive about having a very bright and over saturated color display all the time with the back light maxed out to its highest settings possible 24/7 and the brightness maxed out to its highest settings possible 24/7. I'm used to using very bright displays since it has already become second nature for myself. I always use manual brightness because autobrightness is too dim and distracting when the display auto dims itself. When I'm my phone, autobrightness is always off since autobrightness is too dim. I always have dark mode always off, manual max brightness on 24/7 even indoors even at night time. I already have burn in issues with every oled device that I use. I burn in oled displays like I burn in headphones so it's guaranteed to have burn in issues. On the oled displays, the white colors turn yellow like a clear cell phone case that turns yellow and the display has even gotten dimmer since it lost its brightness and the static images are burnt into the display. I want to be able to enjoy the whole display with the full 4,000 nits on the bravia 9 since there are movies that are mastered with 4,000 nits. I still buy physical copies of my library 4k discs since streaming is like the equivalent of low bit rate mp3's for music due to the compression. When it comes to physical media there are lossless and no compression options. 4k for audio is like the equivalent of hi res 24 bit 96khz and higher. Where as 8k is like dsd audio.
I honestly think that mini-led is the most underrated TV tech around right now. The title of this video literally reads “Why OLED always wins.” It literally doesn’t lol
burn in still a real risk to your expensive OLED
This comparison is exactly what I was looking for.
Great job, Caleb! To prove I completely understand every word of this video, here's a joke I've been making since the fall of 2023 before I got my X90L, a decision for which I give YOUR X90L review a lot of credit. Anyway: If money was no object, I'd own an A95L and either an X95L or Bravia 9. The QD OLED would be on one cart, and the mini LED LCD would be on another. I'd roll each one in my viewing area according to ambient lighting, time of day/night, whether my windows and drapes are open or closed, and what I'm watching. The reason I call this a joke is because I don't think many of us can afford such perfection. I know I can't. I can't even afford either one, which is why I wound up with the X90L, which while it doesn't have the deep blacks of the A95L nor peak brightness of the X95L and Bravia 9, it does have the peak brightness of the A95L and the sustained full-screen brightness of the X95L and Bravia 9, giving me positive characteristics of both. Good way to look at it? Make sense?
Excelent video. Now I would like to see a comparison between the Sony A95L vs LG G4.
Hey Caleb, you waited for 15 years making this video, I waited 20 years waiting to view such a video.. I really wanted to see the comparison of best vs best there is.. Been a Sony loyal fan ever since there was Sony Trinitron in business back in a day.. Great job pulled of man !!!
Superb work as usual Caleb! Thanks for presenting each of the different panel tech's strengths and weaknesses. Still waiting for your Bravia 7 review to be available! Can we know when is it going to be published?
Yes, a Bravia 7 review, please. And a Bravia 8.
Your videos are a treat to watch and keep getting better. Cheers
This is the type of videos I like most.
Your content on tech is the best that I’ve found.thanks for your consistency and great delivery. Keep up the good work, C-man
Burn-in still gets me away from Oled.
To spend a significant amount of money on a piece of hardware that might (certainly will) fail due to normal usage it's no for me.
I feel like that's such a non-issue these days that it's almost like a myth at this point. I had an OLED TV that I used all the time for three years on high brightness with games, so a lot of static HUD elements, but no burn-in happened. Games look so smooth thanks to OLEDs instant response times, meaning no extra ghosting blur as you move around in games. I could never go back to LCD, personally.
Burn-in is hardly an issue atm.
Everything is great, until it isn't!
@@Tomiply Well I had a LG Oled at a time when I played a lot of Monster Hunter World and after a year I had the whole circular minimap burnt in in the left edge of the screen. Had only LCDs after that and could never go back to Oleds.
My oled is a 2018 mid range and I game a lot. Watch news even forget to turn it of at times running for a few hours at least.. never even seen real image retention
Thank you so much for your reviews 🙏 It helps me so much for my new purchase. I’ve just bought a Sony Bravia 7 85 inch, it will be at home on next Saturday the 23rd, going from an 65 inch OLED Panasonic of 2019 to this new mini-Led generation of TVs.
A Big Hug from France ❤
You always strike just the right balance between nerdy tech and informative entertainment and I really appreciate it!
Dances around definitively answering questions and not giving his clear opinion , way too much word salad , which makes it seem like he's going out of his way to not upset any company , and isn't being completely genuine.. at least during tv comparisons/reviews.
Thanks, Caleb, for the excellent content! Based on your review, we recently bought a Bravia 9, and I'm shocked at how much difference the brightness makes. AGT is particularly stunning with lots of vivid color and bright highlights, but even other genres, like mysteries, benefit from the daylight-bright shine. I can't say whether an OLED like the A95L would look as good in our bright room, but I'm convinced it would be hard to go back to a dimmer display.
The B9 gets close enough contrast, better brightness, and no risk of burn in, for a third of the price less. Would I like the A95L? Hell yeah, but the B9 is a fantastic mini-LED TV and that's what I settled for, and it endlessly impresses me.
The Bravia 9 is more expensive than many OLED models.
No risk of burn-in implies that it can't ever get burn-in.
That's FALSE.
The key word is ORGANIC.
Organic material degrades over time and burn-in is possible on any OLED TV if you abuse the panel.
I say that as a proud owner of a Sony A95L. I have no burn-in whatsoever but am well aware that it's definitely possible if I use the TV carelessly.
@@PSYCHOV3N0Mthey were referring to the Bravia 9 having no risk of burn-in.
@@PSYCHOV3N0M , if you read what I wrote, I was referring the the B9/mini-LED/LCD TVs having no risk of burn-in, not OLED.
@@bdbestxyzIII , yes I know, and? The video is comparing the A95L and the B9.
In any case, the B9 gets brighter than the G4 and S95D, and is able to maintain colour saturation better than the G4 with higher nit content. Also, no ABL in high APL scenes, and no risk of burn-in with mini-LED technology. And if you watch on-axis all the time as I do, then the viewing angle issue with mini-LED isn't an issue.
This video was incredible. So true that OLED shines in the details where miniLED just can't compete. Great explanation! Keep these kinds of videos coming.
Shoot, I was hoping he would touch base on SDR brightness. When I was trying to decide between the OLED and the Bravia 9 it's true the Bravia 9 HDR contrast is really really good and you struggle to see the improvement over the OLED but if you look for it you can see it. But it was a whole different world when they played bright SDR images on the screen. Now the differences were massive, where the OLED was falling flat on its face, to the point of almost thinking the OLED TV was broken. I very rarely see reviewers talk about this but occasionally they will bring it up, for how drastic the differences are I don't understand why it's not brought up considerably more often.
Reason is simple. They're OLED fanboys who can't stand it that their precious technology can be beaten by an LCD, so they don't talk about it. Every high end Mini LED TV will destroy every OLED TV in SDR.
What's SDR? Sounds familiar. I think I recall seeing it in the past, but it's been so long...
@pttthhh you see it all the time, it's what exists before HDR was there a thing. Standard dynamic range, still 80% of viewing is probably SDR
@WilliamDeanPlumbing you know what? I'm an idiot. I was trying to be a smart ass, but I was thinking standard definition, not standard Dynamic range..
@pttthhh 😅👍
Thanks for bringing attention to micro contrast. This is *exactly* what I observed looking at the Bravia 9 next to the A95L in the Sony section of Bestbuy last week. If you have a discerning eye, the difference is immediately apparent. OLED has this "contrast pop" in the overall image. The difference is not regarding blooming or black levels (Bravia 9 is perfect there) but the perceived contrast in the detailed areas of the picture where there is a fine mix of colors/patterns. MiniLED looks like someone forgot to set the black/white levels in the Photoshop histogram of the picture to get finer contrast. I've owned an Elite (Sharp) 70" FALD LED (which was the best of the best at the time) for the past 11 years and now my mind is made up, only OLED can be a worthy improvement over my old TV. If only the A95L came in 83 inches! The LG G4 is a contender there but unfortunately, it's never displayed side by side with an A95L in the store. The youtube reviews are nice to watch but they will never ever reflect the experience of in person viewing.
Great review, Caleb. Will you ever review those gigantic SVS speakers I see in every video?
Plenty of reviews are available. Doubt too many people have five grand to drop on them ! I’m happy with my two surround systems I own . This hobby is getting expensive 😂
Great explanation. I now feel better prepared to make my coming decisions on tvs for a new house in Florida with both a sun soaked room and a light controlled room.
Bravia 9 is the tv for you, dark bedroom get an oled
The other hidden cost of OLED that made me sell my very good CX was just the constant anxiety. As I became more and more aware of OLED burn-in, any time something is not moving on the screen for a period of time, I started getting worried. It got to the point where I didn't even want to pause the video. Was I overreacting? of course I was. But if you have the personality like mine, that's something you should watch out for. I think OLED works best as a secondary TV just for movie/game/bedroom, and a LCD for family living room stuff.
Mate. Don't worrt about it. You can have a fancy expensive led tv and that develop a fault on you. It has happened. It will happen. And it will continue to happen. Baseless argument's from led fanatics who just don't like oled because of burn in are dumb people. This is not a one sided argument or issue. They are been hypocritical and blind to the multitude of issues that can develop with their led. You can't use thst as an argument against oled. It doesn't reasonably stand up to scrutiny. I've got two oled. B7 from 2017. It had panel replaced due to different issue than burn in. It was replaced for free and has worked flawlessly since. I have a 2019 E9 oled, no issues. Guess what year we are in. I have gamed for hours with PS5, pc and even left my tv on for some time periods. I come back to it and everything is fine 5 years on. I've had led tvs with faults in the past. These People need telling. They need to use their brain and be reasonable and move their head out of the cloud Cuckoo land. They make no sense. Use your head and think. Don't let anyone convince or convert you to trash talking oled technology. Both have issues, and will have issues for every customer. Led tvs aren't immune to none issues.
Exactly I don’t need to babysit a tv.
Blind OLED fanboys say it's not an issue anymore, but that's really not the case. Any heavy duty user will encounter burn-in after a few years. And yeah, you also constantly have to babysit if you are one. I've gotten over 20K hours on my TV after 5 years (I checked a few months ago) and no way an OLED can survive that. Almost all of it was at full blast brightness as well.
That aside, these comparisons are almost always heavily biased. They always compare in the areas where OLED perform best, but completely ignore the areas where LED performs best. My brother has an OLED that's several years newer than my Sony Z9F and the bright highlights still completely wipe the floor with his for example. But nope, OLED fanboys are too blind to notice or they say it's too bright. Always some stupid excuse.
@@cra2yey338 yes, I totally agree...burn in just happened to my friend on an LG G3, no warranty
They said Plasma wouldn't last very long and that I would get burn in. My Plasma is 12 years old and still going strong.
It's not a problem like you LED enthusiasts keep preaching to take people away from the OLED tech and it's benefits.
My LG OLED55E9 has had long hours of computer games sessions. For days on end whole day gaming. My E9 is still fine.
It's now reaching 6 years without an issue. Funny how far you can get isn't it when you look after things.
It's amazing how long something can last if you take care of it isn't it. It's not that hard to apply a bit of care and responsibility.
You know like you do with other material and non material things in life.
You seem to think that the whole TV and pictures quality standards for the movie industry relies on brightness.
It's not about brightness. That doesn't judge the outcome of a movie watching experience.
The brightness being too bright ruins the overall picture quality. It's a proven fact. You wash out and lose detail.
The industry and the professionals don't care about your brightness levels. They just don't.
The colour accuracy and definition and how the contrast level is controlled is what is important.
I couldn't care less if you had 20000 brightness led TV I wouldn't buy it. Their is a difference between artificial light and natural light.
Once you see an OLED, every LED looks dull. Their not the same dynamic contrast over million of pixels over the whole screen.
That all amounts to more punchy, 3D like image. LEDs can have loads of issues.
Bad ghosting artifacts, poor panel uniformity, vertical banding etc, non working pixels. The list goes on.
It's silly to say that you shouldn't buy an OLED if you can use your head and apply a bit of responsibility to take care of things.
Like you take care of yourself, your children, your car, etc if you don't you are going to have problems.
You can argue all day but unforeseen issues can suddenly rear there ugly head with LED tech too.
OLED just looks better. I just bought a Xiaomi Mi Pad 6S Pro. The picture looks dull compared the Super AMOLED on my old Galaxy Tab S6.
If something is looked after properly and it should there should be no lazy excuse against not applying these standards to tech, like we do the rest of our lives.
To me... I don't see ENOUGH of a difference to warrant spending more on an OLED!
Just buying a Sony TV means you're gonna have a Great picture!
I only spent $600 on my Sony, and it's got the BEST picture I've ever seen on a TV!
You have to give it to Sony for making the best TV for each technology.
Panasonic has now now entered the chat.............
@@thefib400?? Not in my book considering their largest screen size is 65" ?😂💥
The A95L has a 77" screen available and the BRAVIA 9 has a screen size of 85" available.
@@thefib400 take a look at the reviews that point out some significant issues.
and the most expensive, like seriously, why are they that expensive.
Always a pleasure watching and listening to your reviews Caleb. This one was particularly good.
Thanks mate👍🏼
Where's our Bravia 7 review Caleb?
Great comparison; thank you! I've thought for a long time that TV dealers have pushed people really hard to buy LCD, partly by jacking up the brightness to a painful level, to impress people for a few minutes, and also talking a lot about burn-in. I bought one of the last Panasonic Plasma TV's, and while its black level is NOT the very best in it's catagory, I've been super-happy with it, and burn-in has been a total non-issue.
When it's time, I'll be getting an OLED!
The LED fanboys make me laugh. There is no arguing OLED is superior. Their same argument every time is like a school child defending his mate. Brightness and burn in. Well!😂 My Panasonic Plasma is 12 years old without burn in. My 2019 and 2017 OLED are without burn in. It's a non issue. It's only extremely silly people that think they need a TV on full brightness 24 hours a day. You just don't do that. Most people have work and other activities in their life in between. It strike me as people who don't have a clue and are too emotional about their LED brightness all the time. They need to get a room with the sun in front of their eyes so it tears their retina apart. Then they'll be happy.
Trading micro contrast for durability, daytime brightness, and smooth 24p playback is the right fit for me. The gaps between the two technologies are closing but neither will ever match the other where they currently excel. LCD is my daily driver (living room), OLED would be my sports car (light controlled theater room) if I had a dedicated space for it.
Fabulous explanation of TV panel tech along with the pros and cons of each.
BTW, I see Dynaco PAT-4 and PAT-5 preamps, along with a tuner behind you. I built my PAT-4 and Stereo-80 in the 1970's and still use them today.
BRAIVA 7 PLEASE!!!!
This the most informative tv video I’ve ever heard regarding oled and led. I’ve been skipping over this video because I’m sold on the c4 but I’m glad I finally swung by on this one as I just learned a lot.
Burn in is deal killer for oled if you have static images on your tv a lot like I do, i.e. watch a lot of cable news and sports with constant banners and static logos. I also watch tv through my pc and there are toolbars that can burn in.
In real use cases you can just as likely have bad horizontal banding issues, dirty screen effects, pixel damage, clouding or ghosting or any other internal hardware failure with LED TV's when running them for that long constantly all day long.
OLEDs have a white pixel that helps reduce this problem so the other gasses aren't combining and switching on as often to make certain colours.
Due to the half life of the gasses and how long they will last. But I think OLED gasses have already been changed a few times.
They will be on the constant search for something better that doesn't degrade over time and stain the screen.
I think once they do find the correct gasses. OLED burn in will be eradicates. For 99% of people they don't run their TV's like this.
That's just unhealthy anyway for you, your bill and your hardware. Running electrical hardware day in day without rest.
WOLED can handle pretty much any sustained images and the intolerances are way less than what they used to be.
Watching a number of your videos helped me narrow my search in my quest for a new television this winter. Since I do watch sports during the day and my apartment has a huge window at the back, I would prefer a mini LED. Also, based on your videos, right now, the front-runner is the Hisense U7L. Now, I'm just waiting for the price to come down to get the best possible bargain I can get this year.
I have an 85 inch Bravia 9. For me, it's the best TV available. OLED = best overall contrast. But LCD = more awesomer-est! LOL
What a comment 😅 keep smokin that good good my dood
True
@@producerevan88 I don't smoke. BUT...I am a middle aged BOY who likes big quality TV's! BAH HAHAHA!
I too have the B9 and its INCREDIBLE. Professional settings and some slight tweeks and bam!!! Since this is in my livingroom with lots of natural light my oled stays in the bedroom.
@@TheChadillac Nice!!!!
Thank you Caleb.
Excellent Review and accurate information for those of us who are looking at purchasing a TV.
Besides the above, for All of us that love tech and the latest innovations, the Hard work, Dedication and Excitement that you put into each Video is a Huge Credit to you and your Obvious High Values toward all customers.
Thank you and take good care.
Kind Regards
From Mark UK
My take:
- OLED contrast and color - unbeatable
- Picture has more organic natural look.
- Never cared for too much brightness.. QD-OLEDs are enough bright.
- Better contrast lets us distinguish between objects in dark and shadow area.
- sharpness is better in OLED.
- So, it's not really a battle between Contrast and brightness.
-With screen optimisation in OLED, burn-in is almost a non-issue. You can easily get 7-8 years of consistent great picture. Don't listen to guys scaring you with burn-in issues.
-Having said that, the Sony X95L easily beats S95C in some SDR movies and DV content like The rings of power, I prefer to watch on X95L. There's something cinema celluloid film like quality in X95L that is lacking to my personal taste in some of the video contents in S95C.
P.s. The PQ of this video was insanely picturesque to look at on my Samsung S95C. Great cameramanship and video editing 👍🏻
Understood what you said as my 2 cousins have the S95B & a few years ago I told my uncle to buy the s95B But for me with the Sony X95L nits are 3x more & obv with DV on it does make a huge difference. Main reason I didn''t purchase Oled, is because I have the X95L on all day using PC & didn't want to risk it
Bravia 9 has better contrast than OLED, it's a fact
Screen optimisation didn't help on my LG C1 that I use as a Mac/PC monitor. I still got burn in after a couple of years thanks to all the static images that Macs and PCs have.
Nothing natural looking on Oled that’s why people like it. Bravia 9 is the most natural tv to date. The contrast looks better on mini led because you don’t get black crush which you lose details in black coats horror movies are completely crushed. It really depends on the use case
Lol...this reminds me of back in the day of the plasma vs LCD argument when pioneer came out with their Elite line of plasma panels in the early to mid 2000,s
Great video, thank-you. I keep a Q.L.E.D. in my bright room and an O.L.E.D. in my dark room to get the best tv in the room for the application.
A great explanation, I will pass it on to some of my friends. Thank you. I also own an OLED 65" tv, the LG C1.
Can't wait until a Tandem OLED screen larger than 13" is produced
How does the TANDEM OLED work. I'd like to see how it's possible to get OLED to brighter panels. Even though to image purists brightness isn't important. It sure would shut up the led purist fans though.
It’s easier to make a bright 13 inch screen then 55 and higher
Great video as always, Caleb! But alright alright alright! I know you heard the news, so when can we expect the Sony vs Panasonic Z95A 😌😉
I'll add that my 85" B9 does a much better job of showing detail in low light/ dark shadow areas than my Sony OLED did. Plus even in Professional Mode the brightness boost in movies is a blast.
New to this channel and holy crap, MKBD and Cars with Miles?! I loved Miles review of the Jaguar F type. I'm hooked.
I've got both A95L and Bravia 9 (in their largest sizes), so I'm the winner I guess. OLED wins for movies, mini led wins for gaming - no burn in worries no matter what I do.
... oleds have faster pixel response times and the image is much much clear with high frame rate games. 30 fps mini led will be better cause the motion blur actually helps with judder, but oled will win in gaming every time
OLED absolutely wins in gaming against mini LED in terms of picture quality, input lag, and motion clarity. However, I do see your point regarding burn in.
@vgnvideogameninja2930 and not to keep going, but movies pose a bigger risk for burn in then games because most games keep the whole tv lit and with movies the black bars on top and bottom are not burning in at all while the movie is technically acting like a static element. You should be watching movies on the bravia 9 and gaming on the oled. The mini led will handle 24and30fps movies and shows much better then oled.
For 4090 PC gamer OLED is legit.
@@18matts burn in is the deal breaker for oled
Brilliant summary of the advantages and differences of each type of TV. Thank you! 👍
You can now review Panasonic TVs FYI, they are back in the US market
Only through Amazon
You think he doesn’t know? lol
Panasonic will wipe the floor with Sony. They are on another level.
Old Panasonic are amazing and my G20 plasma in THX mode was one of the best TVs I've ever owned (still have it stored). The new ones are often rebranded vestel TV's so make sure to check. This isn't the Panasonic of old and Sony is the king nowadays.
@@richarddcrossleyI still have my GT50 Plasma and played some fake LG 12K 120Hz and it's still look amazing when all 1920X1080P pixels are filled with accurate camera lighting. Black levels look crap most of the time form poor content. When done right with the correct material plasma still looks very very good. Also 12 years operation time for this TV.
I think my wife and mom could both understand this concise explanation. I have tried in vain to explain all this myself. lol. Good job Caleb!
QLED TVs are so good these days that the average consumer would be happy with anything midrange or above. Also worth mentioning is that much of the content we watch is SDR and HD or SD, making the processing and upscaling abilities of the TV a factor to consider. I love watching 4K HDR content on our Sony X90J, but it does not happen very often.
Find a good Plasma, for SD or HD content they blow all these 4K monsters out of the water.
Hint ,Pioneer and Panasonic made some of the best ones.
@@Barbarapape love my pioneer elite 1080p 60" pro 151 fd kuro plasma 2009, with built in dual converter ntsc 3.0 ready also primed for over the air antenna free tv, any thing good and free is on the net nowadays while tv programming is misleading, I have a 13"tandem oled which tv's should be made of, I-pad pro 1tb and nothing matches my plasma colors at all and most everything I watch 99.9 % is sd or 1080p oled doesn't compare and really mostly available no matter what Vincent or others say. Not falling for the 4k bs. good luck in modern tv's lasting longer usually than 5 years. It hasn't dimmed at all and 0 burn in without ridiculous menu and ad apps. Honestly can't tell the difference between I-pads 1,600 nits to plasmas 400 nits? as Bryan and fomo eluded to yesterday. that nits shouldn't be a buying decision, It's on all day even watching home camera surveillance. Same as I like my M1 loaded MacBook Air 8/8 16gb 1tb (G) laptop more than my new M-4 lower wattage and their reducing cores on M-4 wonder why overheating? How true to life are demo store tv's to real life usage not even close. You do you I'll do me, my laptop is better than my I-pad pro costing 1,000 more too.
@@starrider2352 Pioneer made some of the best Plasma sets, i have 50" Kuro that i watch my Laserdiscs on
and a Pnanasonic as a reference standard in my workshop.
I agree for colour balance none of todays 4K sets are as good.
Just remove the backs anf tighten the gound screws every year and they will last for many more years.
@@BarbarapapeCouldn't agree more. Still prefer my Pioneer Kuro to anything out there in the shops today 👍
@@stepheng8779 amen to both 151fd here kuro elite, no need to buy new tv's every drop season.
Best explanation on OLED/QLED/miniLED ever 🤩
Everybody driving cars for 20k dollars and then you watch video what is better, Lamborghini or Ferrari ? Don't worry, they both are great and you would be amazing if you drive any of them. Same goes for high end OLED vs QLED.
As usual, so well presented for all levels of tech know how.
I don't know if I have a brain disorder or if anyone else agrees but I chose a B9 85" over the LG G4 83" because I felt the bright colors were too over saturated on the G4 (MLA). It looked phony/cheap to my eyes. The Best Buy guy laughed, shook his head and walked away from me. The A95L on the other hand (QD-OLED) looks great to me but maxes out at 77".
- you do realize that in best buy they crank everything up to max - including having it in vivid? It’s better to have colors than having them limited like on B9.
I would’ve had the same reaction as him but we don’t always see things exactly the same so as long as you’re happy with your purchase, that’s what really counts. 👍
Not only you. Movies on OLEDs look fake and dark. OLED fan boys like it, and these are the same people who turn on Vivid mode on their samsung phones.
It's the Sony color science you're loving , and things just don't look right with any other tvs color science , I feel exactly the same way. Sony looks right and natural while everyone else looks off or fake even with their best models. I don't blame you for going with B9 85 , I may have as well , at least till the 83 inch Sony QD-OLED drops. Also Sony still has the best processing no matter if it's B9 or A95L.
@@whitecrowuk575, not sure how you think colour is limited between G4's WOLED and B9's QD-LED, since the B9 matches and exceeds the G4 in colour saturation at higher nit content.
Fantastic talking points, Caleb we need that Panasonic review asap now that Panasonic is back in the US.
A95L is king of Tvs. And QD OLED is the best technology
For sure!
Look at the problems people have on several forums with your "king" of TVs, lol.
Just need an A95L sequel with the 3rd gen QD-OLED panel, it's more efficient and has even higher color volume.
@@JFinns Rumor hast it that Sony uses 3rd. Gen. QD-Oled panels for the latest A95L builds since Samsung switched production. That's why it could keep up in the recent shootout. A95L from last year are equipped with 2nd. Gen. QD-Oled panels.
No, it's not. Bravia 9 is made for future HDR movies which is made according to a 4000 nits Sony reference monitor.
This difference is huge in person... the OLED is just such a better image overall. I recently got the LG G4 and its insane the contrast difference
I’ve changed some settings on my 75 B9, and it looks really close to OLED but much brighter. It’s all about what you do with it.
No you cannot fake pixel control.
@@whitecrowuk575 That’s why I said “really close.” Please read more carefully next time.
What settings did you use and how are the viewing angles?
@@davidross7255 for Cinema HDR or Dolby Vision Bright
Brightness HDR: MAX
Contrast HDR: MAX
Gamma HDR: -1
HDR tone mapping: Gradation preferred
Black Level: 49
Adv. contrast enhancer: Low
Auto local dimming HDR: Medium
Peak luminance HDR: High
Live Color: High
Color temperature: Expert 1
Smooth gradation: Low
Everything else is user choice. Hope this helps.
@@madpistolI think you need a new understanding of the words really close. Please get your dictionary out. Because in fact the difference is not even close....
Contrast is great, but there are other aspects that are far more important to me:
1. Cost
2. Upscaling Ability
3. Accuracy
4. 30 Degree Off-Angle
5. Moderate Brightness
Burn in vs. No burn in, simple choice.
Exactly. I’m okay with having 5% worse contrast in a FEW scenes for a FEW seconds on my content if I am able to use the TV for a longer time on full brightness without ugly burn in stains a few months after buying the thing for a few thousand dollars.
With something like the G4 you’re talking maybe 10 years of use before seeing burn in, and that’s only in you watch the same news channel or play the same game constantly. It’s a non issue now.
@@emin62bekso dramatic lol.
@@BigHugeChamp Not for me. After 8 months of ownership of a LG C1, I had image retention for 12 hours straight.
I know from a logical standpoint burning isn't much of a risk, however I'm human. We are emotional creatures, not robots. When I experienced that 12 hour image retention, I'm stressed out every time I turn on my OLED. This isn't a problem with LCD TVs.
That alone is why I don't want another OLED TV.
I don't care how Superior a TV looks, if it stresses me out, it's not as valuable.
@@AntonioCunningham I'll take "BS that didnt happen" for $2000 Trebek
Awesome video Caleb. Always doing a great job to explain things and show us how things work. Love your videos. Keep up the good work!
My dream TV would be a 98" version of the LG G4 for $3k. Now, that would be close to perfection.
@@davidrivera2165 Keep dreaming 😆. 98 inch would 15,000 to 25,000 price range. The 83 inch is more then big enough for most people.
Good luck! There’s a better chance at 97” size since that’s the size they make lol sorry I had to.
My realistic dream tv would be if they make a 97” C series next year for $10,000.
Then when it goes on sale it can be reasonable enough to pull the trigger.
Though, I’ve seen the QM8 85” and… man that 115” at $10K msrp would be sick too..
MAYBE in 15 years you'll get that price from LG.
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@@PSYCHOV3N0M LG’s 2016 G series 77” was like $25,000 and now you can get a 2023 G series 77” for $3000.
So I doubt it’d be 15 years, likely closer to 1/2 that before we see a 97” oled hit the 3 thousands
My dream TV would be a 98" version of a Panasonic QD-OLED for $3k. Now, that would be close to perfection.
Excelente Review!! Felicitaciones Caleb. Estuve tentado de saltar la parte de Transmission pero me quedé! Y me sirvió para entender bien la diferencia entre LCD y Oled. Muy bien explicado y graficado.
I was facing a similar decision when buying a new TV for a living space. Go with a mini-LED for brightness and value or an OLED for contrast above all else. It ended up between the LG C3 and Hisense U8N for me and I went with the Hisense. It's in a bright room and this thing can get brighter than the sun lol, the built-in speakers and sub are pretty amazing and the price was like $500 less. It's been great and the contrast with the Mini LED local dimming is still fantastic.
If you've never had an OLED and want to save a little money, you won't be disappointed with a great Mini LED TV these days.
Great video! Very well explained. Those two Bravias are great. I'll take either one.
Tried OLED twice. Went back to MiniLaead both times. Have an 85 B9 now. OLED seems artificially dark to me and HDR does not pop the same. Loss of shadow detail is a huge issue. I feel that if a TV can't show all details in the picture, it is the inferior tech. Right now that is OLED. Feels like it's still in beta to me.
It’s been in beta for years like 10 years,It’s a scam
I have the 77" A95L OLED in the living room and the 65" A80L OLED in the bedroom. The two best televisions I've ever owned.
Is there a large difference in picture quality? I have an 65 A8H OLED at it is just stunning every time I watch 4k Blu-ray or streaming. The next tv will be whatever the best 77 inch OLED is when I move.
@@nwilkerson2365 There's a very noticeable difference. I can't explain the separation between the two, but it is visibly noticeable. But if you owned only the A80L, you'll still be 100% satisfied. I actually bought the A80L OLED first but told myself that I would return to get the A95L OLED for my living room after seeing it in Best Buy.
OLED TVs only win because you guys keep using dark room as a standard for comparison which is not realistic because the majority of tv buyers put their tv in a bright room, then you hype up things like vewing angles when almost nobody watches their tv from extreme angles and nobody tallks about the black crush in the deep blacks on OLED. If you use the average tv buyer viewing condtions then a Mini LED TV will win.
You ever had friends coming over - yeah 45+ angles are normal for many. B9 so hyped but reflections on it so much worse than any OLED - smearing across the screen. Movies have loads of dark scenes hence should be watched in dimmed if not dark room. For cable tv - SDR even OLEDs are bright enough hitting 500-600 nits. Nobody is watching in 900 nits B9 can do period.
There are only very few cases for B9 but those ain’t it. Not ot mention, what Caleb missed, Color gamut is worse than on WOLED, colors can look washed out. Mentioning it as its always a subject in comparison between ad OLED and WOLED, yet completely forgotten with LED like B9.
I've had 2 oleds , 1 suffered burn in because I had the cheek to watch you tube, and both had pathetic abl to worry about. Like ya watching a film & suddenly ya can't see sh1t ! The tvs actually dim down while you're watching films ! Sold my 77inch c1 at a huge loss but now have a mini led and could not be happier!
Facts. And I own 85X95K and 77A9G. I'd take my mini led over OLED all day
@@42degrees86 wrong.
CRY MORE!
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Great Video! But Burn-In and durability is not an issue anymore in modern OLED TVs (at least when we talk about LG displays). Rtings tested OLEDs up to 9600 hours and did not measure any decline in Peak Brightness for most displays, and modern pixel-refresh-algorithms are able to revert even deliberately produced Burn-Ins. That OLED is by far the better technology is ironically proven by the Bravia 9, which is the best LCD TV because it tries to be an OLED 😂 Nevertheless, the Bravia 9 is for sure a very good TV and worth its price
They look basically identical in every shot. The Bravia 9 is that good that you can barely tell it apart from the superb A95L
Under the bright lights of the studio spot lights but not in a dim room or a dark room.
Nah the Bravia 9 couldn't match the OLED. In HDR, I don't think any LED can match OLED.
@@bdbestxyzIIIYou obviously haven’t seen the Bravia 9 in person. I returned the 77” A95L for the 85” Bravia 9 and the HDR impact is better on the Bravia 9.
@@IntotheFurther.
In a decently lit room, HDR is best viewed on OLED. That is because of infinite contrast and zero blooming. Even in this video, I can easily tell A95L is superior to Bravia 9.
@@bdbestxyzIIIBig Facts!!
I love your channel. 1st time I seen it. I will visit this channel more often. I have a Sony A80L Oled and love it.
I don't really see the point of OLEDs now that miniLED has become so good and when you have to use a microscope to point out the flaws. I hope mini LED will become the standard technology in few years and prices come down significantly. OLED is suitable for thin or foldable or short lifespan devices like smartphones.
Other way round. I am guessing this is the joke
OLED is the best for sure but the people who already experienced the burn-in issue on their expensive TV set like me are reluctant to buy it again.
I’m sorry but that motion on a95l is so good I like the soap opera effect I turn it off and it’s not the same
Man, those svs speakers look so cool.
This video just reinforced my decision to replace my S95B with my Bravia 9
I have both also a s95c unlocked and I’ll still choose the B9
@@NexGenTek took me longer than it should have to realize you meant the Bravia 9 and not a LG B9
And I still use an LED TV and that's perfect for me, lots of daylight never scares my device while it's perfectly capable of pitch blacks in a very dark setting as well.
Of course needless to say the only LED TV that can do all this is also a Sony Bravia XR.
I have the '22 X90K and other then slow antenna tuner this TV is just a MARVELOUS piece of technology !
Sony for life 👍
When you need an literal microscope to "show" the difference then to me it's not an argument as to why OLED always wins there...
When you physically, visually can't see a difference then it IS as good. That's the point. No one is watching tiny 4x4 pixel areas on a screen with a Microscope just to see if it's actually black
He explained that micro difference is actually noticble in macro - quite a bit - more dark spots on the picture the more noticeable it is. That’s the point
Caleb, I thoroughly enjoyed your video and I understand the difference and I would still go with the Sony Bravia 9. My family is notorious for pausing a video and coming back hours later. So to keep peace in my family I do without OLED, but my single brother is happy with his!
The best gaming tv right now would be the LG OLED G4 it has 144hz it could be useful for pc gaming as well but I will love for LG to make one with 240hz
Nah. Bravia 9 is the best gaming TV on the market.
Very informative video, thanks Caleb and the team!
If I'm spending over 1k on a TV, I'd rather have one not at risk of getting damaged just by being used for what it's meant for.
It's called planned obsolescence. You basically get a product with expiry date so you will buy their next one after 3 years. And if it doesn't burn in, they will fuck it up and break it using firmware updates, like Samsung did for all the QN95A/B/C/D series
Really making me think I made the right choice when I got my A95L a couple months ago!