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Updated January 12, 2024·
The Sony A90J OLED will give you more vibrant colors and deeper blacks due to its OLED technology, which is especially noticeable in a dark room. It's also less expensive. However, if you have a bright room, the Sony X95L LCD may perform better due to its superior brightness. The larger size of the X95L can be more immersive, especially for movies and gaming, but you'll pay more for it. OLED screens can also experience permanent burn-in with static images over time, so if you watch content with static elements (like news channels with tickers), the LCD might be a safer choice. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Sony A90J (OLED)
- Excellent for dark room
- Excellent for movies & TV
- Excellent for sports
- Very good for use as monitor
- Very good viewing angle
- Excellent reflections
Advantages of the Sony X95L (LCD)
- Best in class for bright room
- Excellent for news, talk, & other TV
- Excellent for cartoons & animation
Key differences
Movies & TV
9.1
8.4
10.00/10
CONTRAST
8.00/10
10.0/10
BLACK UNIFORMITY
8.5/10
10.0/10
UPSCALING
10.0/10
Yes
HDR10 SUPPORT
Yes
No
HDR10+ SUPPORT
No
Yes
DOLBY VISION SUPPORT
Yes
The Sony A90J (OLED) is excellent for movies & TV, while the Sony X95L (LCD) is very good.
The Sony A90J has perfect contrast, excellent black uniformity, and wide viewing angles making it exceptional for movies in dark rooms, but its colors and gray uniformity are not as strong out of the box. The Sony X95L, while offering very good contrast and black uniformity, stands out with its excellent color volume and out-of-the-box color accuracy, making it better suited for bright rooms, but it doesn't match the A90J's viewing angles.
Sports
9.2
8.2
10.0/10
MOTION PROCESSING
10.0/10
120Hz
REFRESH RATE
120Hz
7.3/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
7.0/10
10.0/10
UPSCALING
10.0/10
7.0/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.3/10
Yes
HLG SUPPORT
Yes
The Sony A90J (OLED) is excellent for sports, while the Sony X95L (LCD) is very good.
The Sony A90J excels in sports viewing due to its OLED panel which provides excellent response time, reducing motion blur, and wide viewing angles, ensuring a consistent picture regardless of where you sit. The Sony X95L, while very good at handling reflections and motion, has slightly lower response time and viewing angles due to its LCD technology, but offers better handling of reflections in bright rooms and may have slightly more uniform gray areas, which is noticeable during sports with large uniform color fields like fields of grass or ice.
Cartoons & Animation
8.5
9.1
7.8/10
COLOR GAMUT SCORE
8.1/10
7.4/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
9.0/10
7.0/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.3/10
8.3/10
COLORS OUT OF THE BOX SCORE
8.3/10
9.8/10
GRAY UNIFORMITY
8.5/10
The Sony X95L (LCD) is excellent for cartoons & animation, while the Sony A90J (OLED) is very good.
The Sony A90J OLED TV offers very good colors out of the box and a good color gamut, making cartoons and animations look vibrant and true to life, while the Sony X95L LCD TV provides excellent color volume, which enhances the depth and richness of colors in cartoons and animations, despite having a marginally less impressive color gamut. The OLED technology of the A90J excels in contrast and viewing angle, which is beneficial for animated content, but the X95L compensates with higher SDR brightness, making it more suitable for bright room viewing.
Bright Room
7.3
9.7
8.5/10
VIEWING ANGLE
5.9/10
7.0/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.3/10
7.4/10
HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.2/10
9.2/10
REFLECTIONS SCORE
8.8/10
The Sony X95L (LCD) is best in class for bright room, while the Sony A90J (OLED) is good.
The Sony A90J OLED TV has a good level of SDR and HDR brightness and handles reflections excellently, catering to bright room conditions effectively. However, the Sony X95L LCD TV surpasses it with excellent SDR and HDR brightness and very good reflections handling, making it better suited for extremely bright rooms, though with slightly less contrast and color depth often inherent to LCD versus OLED.
Cost
$2,498
$4,498
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
The Sony A90J (OLED) has a price of $2,498 and the Sony X95L (LCD) costs $4,498.
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Key similarities
Picture Quality
8.7
8.6
10.00/10
CONTRAST
8.00/10
7.4/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
9.0/10
WOLED
PANEL TYPE
miniLED FALD
WBE
PANEL SUB-TYPE
VA
The Sony A90J (OLED) and Sony X95L (LCD) both have very good picture quality.
Gaming
8.8
8.3
9.4/10
RESPONSE TIME SCORE
8.3/10
7.3/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
7.0/10
10.0/10
MOTION PROCESSING
10.0/10
100.0/100
GAMING LOCAL DIMMING
90.0/100
7.5/10
GAME HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.2/10
The Sony A90J (OLED) and Sony X95L (LCD) are both very good for gaming.
The Sony A90J OLED TV excels in response time, which is crucial for gaming where fast action is displayed smoothly, and it also has low input lag for responsive gameplay. The Sony X95L LCD TV, despite having slightly less impressive response time compared to the OLED, maintains low input lag and provides a similarly good gaming experience with a large screen advantage.
News, Talk, & Other TV
8.9
9.2
7.0/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.3/10
10.0/10
UPSCALING
10.0/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Sony X95L (LCD) to be excellent for news, talk, & other TV, while the Sony A90J (OLED) is very good.
The Sony A90J OLED provides a good SDR brightness and excellent upscaling quality, which enhances standard definition content like news, while its stellar contrast contributes to sharp image quality. In contrast, the Sony X95L LCD excels in SDR brightness, ensuring that content remains clear even in well-lit environments, and matches the A90J in upscaling performance, with very good color reproduction right out of the box, making it highly suitable for TV programs.
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How the Sony A90J (OLED) and the Sony X95L (LCD) compare to other TVs
Spec Comparison
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| Sony A90J (OLED) | Sony X95L (LCD) |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$2,498 | $4,498 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | Sony | Sony | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | March 2, 2021 | July 1, 2023 | |
Full name | |||
Full name | XR-65A90J | XR-85X95L | |
Screen Size | |||
Screen Size | 65" | 85" | |
Screen Resolution | |||
Screen Resolution | 4K | 4K | |
TV FEATURES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Operating System | |||
Operating System | Android TV | Google TV | |
Sound Quality Score | |||
Sound Quality Score | 8.9/10 | 9.2/10 | |
NextGen Ready | |||
NextGen Ready | Yes | Yes | |
HDMI Ports | |||
HDMI Ports | 4 | 4 | |
Coax Ports | |||
Coax Ports | 1 | 1 | |
DISPLAY QUALITY SCORES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Picture Quality Score | |||
Picture Quality Score | 8.8/10 | 8.7/10 | |
Bright Room Score | |||
Bright Room Score | 7.3/10 | 9.8/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 8.9/10 | 8.4/10 | |
Movies & TV Score | |||
Movies & TV Score | 9.2/10 | 8.5/10 | |
Sports Score | |||
Sports Score | 9.2/10 | 8.2/10 | |
PHYSICAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Dimensions w/o Stand (H x W x D) | |||
Dimensions w/o Stand (H x W x D) | 32.8" x 56.8" x 1.6" | 42.8" x 74.4" x 2.4" | |
Dimensions with Stand (H x W) | |||
Dimensions with Stand (H x W) | 32.8" x 59.1" | 43.8" x 74.4" | |
Weight without Stand | |||
Weight without Stand | 49.6 lbs | 114.1 lbs | |
VESA Mount | |||
VESA Mount | 300 x 300 | 400 x 400 | |
DISPLAY | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Color Depth | |||
Color Depth | 10 bit | 10 bit | |
Black Frame Insertion | |||
Black Frame Insertion | Yes | Yes | |
Auto Low Latency Mode | |||
Auto Low Latency Mode | Yes | Yes | |
Contrast | |||
Contrast | 10/10 | 8/10 | |
Local Dimming | |||
Local Dimming | 10/10 | 8/10 | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Speaker Setup | |||
Speaker Setup | 2.2 | 2.2 | |
Speaker Power | |||
Speaker Power | 60 W | 60 W | |
Dolby Atmos | |||
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes | |
DTS:X | |||
DTS:X | Up to DTS Digital Surround, Bypass only | Up to DTS Digital Surround, Bypass only | |
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Simon Lucas | June 2021
"In every meaningful department – motion control, contrast, edge definition, detail levels, you name it the A90J puts in a memorably accomplished shift. In fact, the Sony proves outstanding at handling on-screen motion of any and every kind. By the standards of television audio systems, the A90J is a notably punchy and genuinely dynamic performer."
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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.
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