If excellent picture quality, especially in darker environments, is a priority, the Sony A80K OLED TV provides superior performance but can cost less than the TCL R648 LCD TV. The Sony A80K excels in gaming, sports, and watching movies or series and offers better dark room performance, wider viewing angles, higher black uniformity, and better handling of reflections.
However, if you often watch TV in a bright room, the TCL R648 has better brightness capabilities and includes support for Dolby Vision, which the Sony A80K lacks. The TCL R648 also offers a newer release, potentially indicating more recent technology, although both are quite contemporary.
The Sony A80K also has a slightly lower input lag, beneficial for gaming, and better sound quality with a more complex speaker setup. Both TVs have 4 HDMI ports and support High Dynamic Range (HDR) formats like HDR10 and Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG), making them suitable for modern gaming consoles and streaming devices. The choice between the two may come down to whether the premium features of the Sony A80K align with your viewing habits or if the TCL R648's strengths in bright environments and Dolby Vision support are more in line with your needs. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Sony A80K (OLED)
Excellent for dark room
Excellent for movies & TV
Excellent for sports
Very good for news, talk, & other TV
Very good for use as monitor
Best in class for upscaling
Best in class motion processing
Excellent viewing angle
Advantages of the TCL R648 (LCD)
Very good for bright room
Key differences
Picture Quality
8.6/10
7.7/10
10.00/10
CONTRAST
7.00/10
7.4/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
7.6/10
WOLED
PANEL TYPE
miniLED FALD
WBE
PANEL SUB-TYPE
VA
The Sony A80K (OLED) has very good picture quality, while the TCL R648 (LCD) has good picture quality.
Movies & TV
9.1/10
7.6/10
10.00/10
CONTRAST
7.00/10
10.0/10
BLACK UNIFORMITY
6.5/10
10.0/10
UPSCALING
5.9/10
Yes
HDR10 SUPPORT
Yes
No
HDR10+ SUPPORT
No
Yes
DOLBY VISION SUPPORT
Yes
The Sony A80K (OLED) is excellent for movies & TV, while the TCL R648 (LCD) is good.
Sports
9.2/10
6.5/10
10.0/10
MOTION PROCESSING
5.3/10
120Hz
REFRESH RATE
120Hz
7.0/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
7.6/10
10.0/10
UPSCALING
5.9/10
7.0/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.0/10
Yes
HLG SUPPORT
Yes
The Sony A80K (OLED) is excellent for sports, while the TCL R648 (LCD) is only fair.
The Sony A80K excels in watching sports thanks to its outstanding response time, effective motion processing, and good reflection handling; it also offers wide viewing angles, making it suitable for larger groups. On the other hand, while the TCL R648 has very good motion processing capabilities, its lower performance in response time and more limited viewing angles, as well as fair gray uniformity, make it less ideal for sports viewing in comparison.
Gaming
8.8/10
8.2/10
9.4/10
RESPONSE TIME SCORE
8.2/10
7.0/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
7.6/10
10.0/10
MOTION PROCESSING
5.3/10
100.0/100
GAMING LOCAL DIMMING
70.0/100
7.0/10
GAME HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.3/10
The Sony A80K (OLED) and TCL R648 (LCD) are both very good for gaming, though the Sony A80K (OLED) is somewhat better.
News, Talk, & Other TV
8.9/10
7.5/10
7.0/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.0/10
10.0/10
UPSCALING
5.9/10
The Sony A80K (OLED) is very good for news, talk, & other TV, while the TCL R648 (LCD) is good.
The Sony A80K excels at upscaling lower-resolution content and produces a good SDR brightness level that's adequate for news and talk shows, while its outstanding contrast and color accuracy out of the box ensure a vibrant, clear picture. The TCL R648 offers a higher SDR brightness, making it suitable for well-lit rooms; however, its upscaling is not as refined, and while it has a good contrast ratio and local dimming feature, it might not deliver as consistent an image quality in dark scenes compared to the OLED technology of the Sony A80K.
Bright Room
7.0/10
8.1/10
9.1/10
VIEWING ANGLE
5.2/10
7.0/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.0/10
6.8/10
HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
7.9/10
8.9/10
REFLECTIONS SCORE
8.0/10
The TCL R648 (LCD) is very good for bright room, while the Sony A80K (OLED) is good.
The TCL R648 outperforms the Sony A80K in bright room conditions primarily because it has excellent SDR brightness and good HDR brightness, which means it can display a brighter picture in both standard and high dynamic range content, overcoming ambient light more effectively.
Cost
$1,698
$2,000
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
The Sony A80K (OLED) has a price of $1,698 and the TCL R648 (LCD) costs $2,000.
The TCL R648 (LCD) and Sony A80K (OLED) are both very good for cartoons & animation.
The Sony A80K excels in color accuracy right out of the box and showcases a wide color gamut, which is pivotal for vibrant and varied hues in cartoons and animation. In contrast, while the TCL R648 also displays a wide color gamut, it does not perform as well on gray uniformity, which can affect the consistency of colors across the screen, though its higher SDR brightness may be beneficial in well-lit environments.
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How the Sony A80K (OLED) and the TCL R648 (LCD) compare to other TVs
"It’s a high-end TV through and through something that becomes clear the moment you glance at its stunning picture. The A80K’s surgically precise contrast control is likely the first thing you’ll notice about its picture ... every piece of content looks better when this amount of precision is available. Color accuracy is another strong suit; the A80K features fantastic out-of-the-box color accuracy in the Custom picture mode."
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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.
About TCL
TCL, the highly recognizable TV brand from China, has firmly established itself as the second-largest manufacturer in terms of sales volume. Renowned for striking an impressive balance between affordability, picture quality, and design, TCL TVs deliver a compelling overall package. While they have traditionally excelled in the low-end and midrange TV segments, TCL has recently made remarkable strides in the realm of high-end televisions, introducing impressive models that rival top competitors. Most TCL TVs use Roku software which is very user friendly and easy to use, but they have a few other models that use Google TV which has the largest app selection, but is not as user friendly as Roku.
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