If you prioritize exceptional picture quality and are willing to pay a premium price, the Sony A95L OLED TV offers superior performance in both bright and dark rooms, with excellent capabilities for movies, sports, and gaming. This TV has a wide viewing angle and strong sound quality, enhanced by features like Dolby Atmos and higher refresh rates for smoother motion in action-packed scenes.
On the other hand, if you're looking for a more budget-friendly option, the Amazon Omni Series LCD TV costs significantly less and still delivers good picture quality, particularly in brighter rooms. However, it may not perform as well in a dark environment and lacks some of the advanced features and superior contrast provided by the Sony A95L OLED TV. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Amazon Omni Series (LCD)
The Amazon Omni Series (LCD) has no clear advantages over the Sony A95L (OLED).
Advantages of the Sony A95L (OLED)
Excellent for bright room
Best in class for dark room
Best in class for gaming
Best in class for movies & TV
Best in class for sports
Best in class for news, talk, & other TV
Best in class for cartoons & animation
Best in class for use as monitor
Best in class for upscaling
Best in class motion processing
Best in class viewing angle
Best in class reflections
Key differences
Picture Quality
6.1/10
10.0/10
7.38/10
CONTRAST
10.00/10
6.2/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
9.3/10
LED
PANEL TYPE
RGB OLED
VA
PANEL SUB-TYPE
QD-OLED
The Sony A95L (OLED) has best in class picture quality, while the Amazon Omni Series (LCD) has only fair picture quality.
Movies & TV
5.6/10
10.0/10
7.38/10
CONTRAST
10.00/10
6.4/10
BLACK UNIFORMITY
10.0/10
6.6/10
UPSCALING
10.0/10
Yes
HDR10 SUPPORT
Yes
No
HDR10+ SUPPORT
No
Yes
DOLBY VISION SUPPORT
Yes
The Sony A95L (OLED) is best in class for movies & TV, while the Amazon Omni Series (LCD) is poor.
The Sony A95L OLED's perfect contrast with its ability to produce true blacks and excellent black uniformity enhances movie and cinematic TV watching, ensuring deep and consistent dark scenes, whereas the Amazon Omni Series LCD struggles due to its lower contrast, lack of local dimming, and less impressive black uniformity. Additionally, the A95L offers superior colors straight out of the box and a wider color volume, contributing to more accurate and vibrant visuals compared to the Omni Series, which sports inferior color performance and gray uniformity that can detract from an immersive viewing experience.
Sports
5.8/10
10.0/10
2.5/10
MOTION PROCESSING
10.0/10
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
144Hz
8.0/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
10.0/10
6.6/10
UPSCALING
10.0/10
7.3/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.1/10
Yes
HLG SUPPORT
Yes
The Sony A95L (OLED) is best in class for sports, while the Amazon Omni Series (LCD) is poor.
The Sony A95L excels in watching sports due to its superior motion processing and response time, adept at handling fast-moving scenes without blur and maintaining vibrant, consistent colors from wider viewing angles. On the other hand, the Amazon Omni Series struggles with sports as it has a poorer response time and motion processing, which can lead to blur in fast-paced games, and its screen doesn't handle reflections as well, diminishing visibility in bright rooms.
Gaming
5.6/10
10.0/10
6.0/10
RESPONSE TIME SCORE
10.0/10
8.0/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
10.0/10
2.5/10
MOTION PROCESSING
10.0/10
0.0/100
GAMING LOCAL DIMMING
100.0/100
5.9/10
GAME HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.6/10
The Sony A95L (OLED) is best in class for gaming, while the Amazon Omni Series (LCD) is poor.
The Amazon Omni Series has fair response time and very good input lag, which might not be enough for fast-paced games that require quick screen transitions and minimal delays between user input and action display. In contrast, the Sony A95L excels with the best response time and input lag, providing a smoother and more responsive gaming experience, which is critical for high-speed games where every millisecond counts.
Cartoons & Animation
5.8/10
10.0/10
5.9/10
COLOR GAMUT SCORE
10.0/10
6.2/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
9.3/10
7.3/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.1/10
5.2/10
COLORS OUT OF THE BOX SCORE
9.5/10
6.0/10
GRAY UNIFORMITY
9.8/10
The Sony A95L (OLED) is best in class for cartoons & animation, while the Amazon Omni Series (LCD) is poor.
The Amazon Omni Series (LCD) performs poorly with cartoons and animation due to its inferior color performance out of the box and limited color gamut, which are crucial for vibrant and varied colors that cartoons often feature. In contrast, the Sony A95L (OLED) excels in these areas, offering best-in-class color accuracy immediately upon use and a wide color gamut that ensures a rich and vivid depiction of animated content.
News, Talk, & Other TV
6.0/10
10.0/10
7.3/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.1/10
6.6/10
UPSCALING
10.0/10
The Sony A95L (OLED) is best in class for news, talk, & other TV, while the Amazon Omni Series (LCD) is only fair.
The Amazon Omni Series delivers fair SDR brightness and its LCD screen may have trouble with local dimming and deep blacks, affecting contrast, which is key for news and talk shows. On the other hand, the Sony A95L excels with very good SDR brightness and an OLED panel that provides superior contrast and local dimming, along with vibrant, accurate colors, making it a premier choice for such content.
Bright Room
6.3/10
9.0/10
5.3/10
VIEWING ANGLE
10.0/10
7.3/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.1/10
5.7/10
HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.2/10
5.9/10
REFLECTIONS SCORE
10.0/10
The Sony A95L (OLED) is excellent for bright room, while the Amazon Omni Series (LCD) is only fair.
The Sony A95L (OLED) handles reflections better and provides a superior brightness in both standard and high dynamic range content, making it excellent for bright rooms, in contrast to the Amazon Omni Series (LCD) which has lower SDR and HDR brightness and worse reflection handling, making it just fair for such environments. Additionally, while contrast and color performance are less critical, the Sony model also offers better contrast, color volume, and color gamut which contribute to its overall superior performance in bright conditions.
Cost
$720
$2,898
$0
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
The Amazon Omni Series (LCD) has a price of $720 and the Sony A95L (OLED) costs $2,898.
"If you want a competent budget screen with some handy features, the Amazon Omni TV delivers an experience that punches well above its price tag. You’ll also get the benefit of Fire TV’s new UI right out of the box. It’s clean and simple to understand, plus it puts content first. In the picture-quality department, the Amazon Omni is a surprising star among some of its dimmer, less colorful rivals."
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About Amazon
Amazon, the largest online retailer in North America, has forged partnerships with TCL and Hisense to produce white-label TVs incorporating their Fire OS software. These Amazon-branded TVs typically compete in the low-end and mid-range segments, offering compelling price points. Leveraging their strong reputation, Amazon has swiftly built brand trust in the TV market despite being relatively new to it. To enhance their popularity, these TVs integrate features from the Amazon ecosystem, including Alexa, providing users with a seamless and interconnected TV experience.
About Sony
Sony stands as a highly experienced and widely trusted TV manufacturer, earning a reputation that surpasses all others. A Japanese company, Sony has been making TVs for far longs than it has been making Playstation game consoles. Sony's high-end TVs are often regarded as the ultimate choice for videophiles, representing the epitome of quality, albeit at a premium price point. Renowned for their advanced and precise motion handling, as well as their cutting-edge local dimming algorithms, Sony consistently delivers unparalleled performance in these areas. They include Google TV software with all their TV sets, which grants access to the largest selection of apps available and they also include Bravia Core which is a movie streaming platform specifically for Sony TVs that offers higher picture quality by using more bandwidth.
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