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Allan Z
March 17, 2022 at 3:30 pm
Yesterday I was just watching Linus’ video about new Alienware monitor using qd OLED lol. Getting a TV next year but as great as this is, could be out of reach budget wise 😂
tklking
March 17, 2022 at 9:02 pm
@Pissed Birb it’s 2200 for the 55 and 3k for the 65 was already up on amazon.
Martin Chitembo
March 17, 2022 at 9:24 pm
@tklking didn’t expect it to be this cheap.
tklking
March 17, 2022 at 9:33 pm
@Martin Chitembo yesh me neither but be careful as we are hearing in rooms with brightness it’s further reduced perceived contrast and depth which is the magic of oled imo. This whole crZy brightness thing is kind of ruining the Mavic of oled imo the depth and contrast is key. Oled already has a hard time with a bright room now it may have an even harder time. Sure mabye slightly brighter but image quality takes a hit being more grayish.
Pissed Birb
March 17, 2022 at 11:49 pm
@tklking what? Did the prices change? The video that I’ve seen showed that it was 2000 and something for the 65 inch.
tklking
March 18, 2022 at 12:13 am
@Pissed Birb yeah it was actually 2200 for the 55 and 3000 for the 65. Was even shown on Amazon today. It will actually release on April 1st also.
Simon czesak
March 17, 2022 at 3:38 pm
A90j looking better in most scenes, seems deeper and has more contrast….the qd oled is really pushing the brightness and washing out the colours, I gotta have a look in store lol
hmm mmm
March 17, 2022 at 4:23 pm
It seems like panel itself not black as a90j.
Simon czesak
March 17, 2022 at 4:27 pm
@hmm mmm yes. The early reviews said they’re using a new coating. Almost grayish. Similar to the a80j coating…so you get giver brightness but you’re losing a lot. It’s 1st gen so I’m not surprised.. waiting for 3 rd gen
Kenny 1979
March 17, 2022 at 8:28 pm
Makes me happy about purchasing my A90J. To my eyes the A90J is fantastic, and have never thought once that I would want it brighter.
SHIVAM ARYA
March 17, 2022 at 9:40 pm
Jusging picture quality from a YouTube video when the camera is not even calibrated for the brightness and is showing excessive glare is not the smartest of moves
Beau Croom
March 17, 2022 at 3:39 pm
SONY HAS BEEN THE BEST BEST ABSOLUTE BEST LOOKING TV FOR 20 YEARS, EVEN B4 LCD & PLASMA
SonyTechnologyEnthusiast
March 17, 2022 at 3:55 pm
True
Ryan Browning
March 17, 2022 at 4:12 pm
hahahah not
Cyber Edge
March 17, 2022 at 11:42 pm
They had the best looking CRT sets for the most part. My favorite TV of all time is the 34XBR960. But I think Pioneer Kuros were ther best from the plasma years.
WRGB OLED still hasn’t quite caught up to those displays overall. OLED has better contrast, blacks and sharpness, but worse colors, near black handling, and motion. I think QD-OLED will allow it to catch up in color reproduction, but I’m not sure about any improvements to near black handling. And motion will likely still be the same sample and hold motion as regular OLED.
Raab Baudelaire
March 17, 2022 at 3:40 pm
Did you have to say “OK Google”? Come on, you’re CNET and you should know better.
Video Bandit
March 17, 2022 at 3:51 pm
Why does the display have to lean backward? I think that would drive me a bit nuts seeing that all the time!!
Cyber Edge
March 17, 2022 at 11:43 pm
My LG CX actually does that a bit too.
SonyTechnologyEnthusiast
March 17, 2022 at 3:55 pm
ABOUT TO COP THIS!
Paolo De Los Reyes
March 17, 2022 at 4:19 pm
This guy really needs to learn to not say certain wake words.
Joe joe
March 17, 2022 at 4:32 pm
wish you blocked out the “okay google” on the video because it keeps activating my google
gio torres
March 17, 2022 at 5:55 pm
i have a 75 q90t one of the brightest tvs u can possibly have at the moment and i also have a 65 c1
and let me tell u the c1 or oled in general is bright enough so save your money and get last years models
SHIVAM ARYA
March 17, 2022 at 9:39 pm
This isn’t the budget option that you get to save money, it’s the high end model
Daniel Garcia
March 17, 2022 at 6:49 pm
I think the one of the left has better color. The new model looks like it gives off that weird brightness ring similar to led screens on the borders. Maybe Sony adjusted the brightness on the new model and turned it up too much for this video?
tklking
March 17, 2022 at 9:54 pm
@SHIVAM ARYA dude I’ve had my a90j since launch no need to justify it. I was planning on getting the a95k so clearly not justifying it haha. I won’t though if there are specidx areas that make oled well oled. The magic of oled is contrast and depth imo and if that’s reduced even in lighting it’s a no go, oled already has issues with lighting. Also I feel they may be trying to oush it to hard so I’m hoping depth isn’t reduced. Again I’ll check one out for myself but of course it’d the first qd oled panel there will be issues let’s not be in denial about that. Usually it’s good to allow a few cycles to iron everything out. Also this was them viewing the tvs with the way sony set them up in the best conditions we’ll the best they felt. Do for it tobbe seen there thats a big deal Imo as this is a showcase ro show off how good it is meaning its going to be set up to really make the a95k look better as they do every year with new models. But still the issues can be seen clearly.
Lukas Murmann
March 17, 2022 at 10:08 pm
@tklking Looks like you got a little triggered by that last comment “haha”
tklking
March 17, 2022 at 10:11 pm
@Lukas Murmann man do you all think that this tv will be perfect on its first year? That’s my only point lol it’s not going to be ans if the flaws that are there are to do with depth and perceived contrast then I’m just saying I will wait that’s all. Also I’m not this fake person of course calling me a justifier will trigger me. Most people would get triggered but some would lie and say they don’t lol.
mohsin ashfaq
March 17, 2022 at 10:31 pm
@tklking bs mate
tklking
March 17, 2022 at 10:58 pm
@mohsin ashfaq what’s bs, dude you legit said they need to scrap the a95k and keep the a90j right? I was talking about how good the a90j is and how the a95k probably has a few inherent flaws.
SportsManDan 100
March 17, 2022 at 6:57 pm
This is lovely the QD OLED but for me personally as bad as I want this one I’m going LG G2 -77 Inch with the new EX panel and heat sink the bigger screen does it for me why I think should be runner as TV of the year
Brainorg 0o
March 17, 2022 at 7:25 pm
I would advise against the purchase because there is a big problem! (Alienware Monitor)
The culprit is the pixel arrangement: A pixel consists of three subpixels with the colors red, blue and green as usual, but they are arranged in a triangle instead of in a row. The red and blue subpixels are at the bottom, and only the green one is at the top center. The black gaps are quite large and every second subpixel row can consequently only display green, the other rows lack the green part.
In practice, this leads to the colored edges: On bright surfaces on a dark background, horizontal edges are green at the top and purple-red at the bottom; on dark surfaces on a bright background, the QD OLED panel of the AW3423DW behaves the other way around accordingly. Darker on dark surfaces and lighter on light surfaces produce less noticeable blue tones. The color fringes depend more on the contrasts in vertical and slanted edges – everything from bright red, green, violet and blue is present.
Can you please investigate this?
Let’s hope the Tv with QD OLED panel don’t have this problem!!!
Michael Foster
March 17, 2022 at 7:31 pm
Notice he kept saying a little bit better , and what happen to the suppose it 1500 nits .
Mike I
March 17, 2022 at 10:29 pm
It was 1500 nits in Vivid mode, just like the A90J showed that pic of 1300Nits the same way. Colors will be brighter, because it doesn’t have a filter to have to push light through for colors. Who knows with these reviews, they are just generic.
Michael Foster
March 17, 2022 at 10:51 pm
@Mike I I saw you tube video of it supposedly being 1500 nits in none vivid mode a few a few months ago .
Mike I
March 17, 2022 at 10:57 pm
@Michael Foster Until they come out and real people get to review them, not fake, nothing reviews like we have so far. We won’t know, but 100%, won’t hit much over 1000nits in calabrated mode .
Michael Foster
March 17, 2022 at 11:05 pm
@Mike I I agree
Aegon Targaryen
March 17, 2022 at 7:40 pm
Yeah but how’s the VRR. Can it do chroma 444 VRR Dolby vision
QUANTUM TV
March 17, 2022 at 10:28 pm
Samsung enters the ring with the S95B on Amazon for $2200 starting price. Idk man, seems pretty promising 😄
Mike I
March 17, 2022 at 10:31 pm
Man these early reviews are so generic. Like a little teaser ad and you know nothing more than before you watched it.
Zachary Crain
March 17, 2022 at 10:41 pm
Assuming this will basically be the same as the Samsung s95b with the same technology, can’t wait
Nate Mekis
March 17, 2022 at 11:07 pm
65” qd vs 77” C2 (or g2)?
你是國王
March 17, 2022 at 11:18 pm
If the screen is slightly grey then does this affect contrast ratio🤔 it would obviously be minor if it did but someone let me know
Brian Holsonback
March 17, 2022 at 11:23 pm
Direct quote from the video @ :43 “This is a pre-production early prototype sample, so this is not the same as what you’re going to see in stores in a couple of months”
…..what?
Pim W
March 17, 2022 at 11:27 pm
Can you please not say “hey google” in a youtube video ? It is very annoying for very obvious reasons. Thank you.
Michael
March 17, 2022 at 11:32 pm
This is why I bought an a1. I new they’d top the c1 soon
Cyber Edge
March 17, 2022 at 11:45 pm
I really want to know if it has a black frame insertion feature. And if it does, does it maintain more brightness and color saturation?
X32i
March 17, 2022 at 11:47 pm
I would buy it if it would be 77inch 8k
Corey
March 18, 2022 at 1:04 am
The contrast on the A90J is better. I’ll pick up a QD-OLED in about 5 years. The beta testers can have it.
RM 713
March 18, 2022 at 2:24 am
I want a budget tv that is at least 100 inches, not a projector and that I can purchase in The U.K.
Benjamin Fox
March 18, 2022 at 8:05 pm
It’s a hair smaller but LG make a 97” OLED
J en Vogue
March 18, 2022 at 2:24 am
this is actually making me wait for samsung tv using LG oled panel
PSYCHO
March 18, 2022 at 2:37 am
WRGB is inferior to QD-OLED.
Samsung Display’s QD-OLED panels are the way to go.
J en Vogue
March 18, 2022 at 3:56 am
@PSYCHO from what he is telling me in the video and what I see in the video, the blacks look gray, not black
Ariki Padlie
March 18, 2022 at 4:48 am
I would pass on Samsung due to them not supporting Dolby Vision.
J en Vogue
March 18, 2022 at 6:11 am
@Ariki Padlie not a deal breaker for me
StormRider2
March 18, 2022 at 2:29 am
Waiting for the release date and price of the Sony A95K before I sell my LG CX.
PSYCHO
March 18, 2022 at 2:38 am
Supposedly, the prices are $3,000 for the 55 inch model and $4,000 for the 65 inch model.
Trump Ameri
March 18, 2022 at 11:02 am
Samsung QD OLED probably best QD OLED price quality in this season
Trump Ameri
March 18, 2022 at 11:03 am
@PSYCHO Samsung QD OLED probably much better price
Gacem
March 18, 2022 at 4:05 am
The prices are repelling for me…
ARAVINTH PS
March 18, 2022 at 4:47 am
TV means SONY!!! Best in Business. We had 3 techlogies over 4 decades, and when I go other’s home I can always feel the difference in picture quality.
RIR
March 18, 2022 at 10:09 pm
@Dominik Gastreich What is the deficit of Sony tvs in gaming?
Just Saying
March 18, 2022 at 10:25 pm
@RIR their input lag is noticeably higher than LG and Samsung, and their gaming features like Variable Refresh Rate are always lacking in comparison.
RIR
March 18, 2022 at 11:01 pm
@Just Saying The A80j and a90j already have VRR and it works better than on the Lg C1. The imput lag in those TVs at least is low, I say this because I have tested them, in what LG still has an advantage is that the TV has more functions to use it as a monitor.
Eli Stap
March 18, 2022 at 11:58 pm
@RIR you are clearly a Sony fan boy. Sony just added vrr and doesn’t have nvidia gysnc. Sony tvs are built for mainly movies and that’s it. Sony tvs also have less hdmi 2.1 ports. Nothing Sony does is innovative and all they do is buy panels oled panels from Lg or Samsung
RIR
March 19, 2022 at 12:20 am
@Eli Stap You are clearly ignorant and have zero reading comprehension. I said the only thing LG has superior is to use the TV as a monitor (Gsync). And yes, Sony just added VRR, but they took the time to get it right and have it work better even than on the LG C1.
Sony buys the panels from LG, but uses their own Bravia XR technology which makes them have better picture quality and brightness, LG is only superior in being able to use the TV as a monitor. Even in image rescaling for consoles Sony is far superior.
Crawlerguys
March 18, 2022 at 5:34 am
Samsung coming with qd with $2k for 55″
Trump Ameri
March 18, 2022 at 11:06 am
Samsung always best
Peter Ledniczky
March 18, 2022 at 8:53 am
to me in this video the A95K looked washed out
Loki 76
March 18, 2022 at 11:41 am
Which is actually extremely weird.. All other footage show totally opposite.. Even more so since we KNOW that W-OLED the brighter it gets the more washed out the colors.
So something feels up in this video. The camera or something..
When we finally get a lot of side by side reviews and going over in detail everything will come to light.
StevoHDA
March 18, 2022 at 9:34 am
does it have bfi?
neca Hot
March 18, 2022 at 10:58 am
What a disaster TV shot.
Trump Ameri
March 18, 2022 at 11:01 am
Samsung QD OLED probably best QD OLED price quality in this season 💪💪💪
Devonne Copeland
March 18, 2022 at 1:24 pm
yeah my biggest decision for sure – price is gonna be samsungs best quality – sony has the dolby vision and acoustic surface audio – cant believe the s95b is gonna be available here in a couple weeks
Joseph C
March 18, 2022 at 3:51 pm
@Devonne Copelandout the gate yes i think sony will lower the price quickly 🤟🏿
Loki 76
March 18, 2022 at 11:27 am
Samsung just announced a day or so that they are coming out with their version and seemingly faster than the A95K comes out..
I guess they saw all the hype surrounding it and didn’t want to lose out not being first.
Price seems a little bit cheaper as well, by $500 on the Samsung site and even $1,000 cheaper on Amazon for the 65″ compared to Sony A95K..
Unless the Samsung version is messed up someway in processing. I would actually go with that one. They have good gaming features, the price is better 4 HDMI 2.1 ports and new Processing that might rival XR processing..
I am extremely tempted to get it. S95B.
Michael Wyckoff
March 18, 2022 at 12:14 pm
I’m thinking about going for the Samsung unless the price of the Sony A95K is close in price.
Michael Wyckoff
March 18, 2022 at 12:12 pm
What about the Samsung QD OLED?
Rodrigue Zahr
March 18, 2022 at 12:13 pm
I have a question regarding the Apple TV app that come pre installed on google TVs such as Sony’s models. Does the app eliminate the need to have the actual Apple TV device?
Joseph C
March 18, 2022 at 3:51 pm
Yes unless you want games
Rodrigue Zahr
March 18, 2022 at 6:14 pm
@Joseph C no gaming at all. Glad to know because I was about to buy an Apple TV with my next Sony.
Dominik Gastreich
March 18, 2022 at 1:54 pm
This is really everything you had to say about the TV? Just listing the specs and giving very few subjective impressions? I already found Digital Trends‘ video to include too little information but this is a joke and a waste of time.
Will Leingang
March 18, 2022 at 2:34 pm
I can’t tell the difference so that means we’re getting to a time when you can’t buy a bad picture!
RAF K
March 18, 2022 at 3:02 pm
Must have, must have, must have…… i don’t think so…. i love my neo qled for next five years or longer
Chris
March 18, 2022 at 4:06 pm
Just taking a poll, I purchased the 65 inch s95b for 2849.99 with Samsung employee access pricing ( my company gets a discount well union). If the Sony is 3999 which is speculation
Wondering if people think the Sony is worth the extra 1235 with taxes included… or I made the right choice with the Samsung saving 1235
What you guys think. Did I make the right or wrong choice… 1235 seems like a lot of money to save, in terms of these two TVs, I can always can cancel the order especially when we get some reviews of the Samsung
Mav_Godfather
March 18, 2022 at 8:44 pm
I heard A lot of first reviews said that there are some color issues on the Samsung Oled and that Samsung is aware of this!
There must be a reason why there is no big presentation of the Samsung Oled TV like Sony did and that they dropped the price so extremely low!
And Samsung gave no Oled Tv to TV testers before release! Which is not common!
I would wait for the test before you buy it, are better when you see it yourself personally
Chris
March 18, 2022 at 10:43 pm
@Mav_Godfather thanks for the info,
I heard the same thing about the Alienware monitor! I heard anything above 600s is hard to get as reference. But hoping since there isn’t much in processing on a monitor that Samsungs processor has it figured out like Sony. Processing on a monitor is extremely limited since more processing means more input lag
The lack of review samples/ lack of publicity is starting to scare me!
DBC
March 18, 2022 at 4:30 pm
we should loop over the years “best picture ever” from the rear projection to today
Jakob Bisgaard
March 18, 2022 at 6:59 pm
A remote finder button on the remote you can´t find !!!
BURGERgio
March 18, 2022 at 7:46 pm
Just a quick mention, you say it’s VRR capable out the box and that’s great for the Series X, but the PS5 has yet to support VRR 😅
BURGERgio
March 18, 2022 at 9:35 pm
@RIR yes I know, I have one lol. I’m just saying it doesn’t support VRR yet.
RIR
March 18, 2022 at 9:46 pm
@BURGERgio The update is coming soon.
Just Saying
March 18, 2022 at 10:34 pm
So you would rather someone buy this TV, WITHOUT VRR, and then when Sony adds VRR to their PS5s, you want them to what, buy a new TV? 😂
Isn’t it better to be future proof BEFORE the future? 😂😂😂
BURGERgio
March 18, 2022 at 10:38 pm
@Just Saying has nothing to do with that, what are you even talking about? 😂 I’m glad the TV has VRR, what I’m saying is the PS5 doesn’t have VRR yet, but in the video they say the PS5 does.
RIR
March 18, 2022 at 11:02 pm
@Just Saying What are you talking about? This TV has VRR…
Adrian Piña
March 18, 2022 at 8:42 pm
What about motion . Lg is better with motion. Hope they get there motion together
E.S Anoop
March 18, 2022 at 9:09 pm
Sony’s sky high prices for most of its products is the reason why their sales are poor when compared to their competitors. So Sony must price their products just like their competitors or even slightly below in order to regain the market which they have significantly lost across all segments, be it TVs, phones, laptops etc 😎😎😎
Just Saying
March 18, 2022 at 10:30 pm
I don’t think that applies to their TVs. They’re lacking in gaming features, but they’ve always had the best picture processing on their TVs. Why would they charge less than competitors when they’re making a better (non-gaming) TV?
Ryan Elliott
March 18, 2022 at 10:37 pm
So crazy I been watching this guy review tvs for like over 10 years
Mardon
March 18, 2022 at 11:25 pm
It’s won’t be best “ever” will it.. Maybe so far?
Len Pak
March 19, 2022 at 12:25 am
Most thought these QD OLED would be in the range of $8k+, so very nice surprise with it being sub 3k and in-line with LG G series (at least the Samsung QD OLED models are). But 1st generation models, there’s bound to be issues. Maybe 3-4 years down the road to see how these models performs.