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The Sony A95K (OLED) typically costs more, but it provides better overall picture quality, sports content viewing, and gaming experience. It also has excellent dark room performance and decent performance in bright rooms. This TV is exceptional for movies and series, with perfect contrast and vibrant colors. It's a newer model with the latest technology, like OLED and QD-OLED, making it a great choice for a premium experience. On the other hand, the Sony X90J (LCD) is less expensive and still offers a good gaming experience and sports viewing. It's an LCD TV with LED backlighting, which generally doesn't perform as well in dark rooms compared to OLEDs. However, this TV still provides good brightness and moderate performance across various contents, including news and animation. If you're looking for a more budget-friendly option and can compromise on the absolute latest features and slightly lower picture quality, the X90J is a solid choice. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Sony A95K (OLED)
- Very good for bright room
- Excellent for dark room
- 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
- Excellent for use as monitor
- Best in class viewing angle
- Best in class reflections
Advantages of the Sony X90J (LCD)
- The Sony X90J (LCD) has no clear advantages over the Sony A95K (OLED).
Key differences
Picture Quality
9.4
7.8
10.00/10
CONTRAST
7.63/10
9.1/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
7.4/10
RGB OLED
PANEL TYPE
LED FALD
QD-OLED
PANEL SUB-TYPE
VA
The Sony A95K (OLED) has excellent picture quality, while the Sony X90J (LCD) has good picture quality.
Movies & TV
9.5
7.9
10.00/10
CONTRAST
7.63/10
10.0/10
BLACK UNIFORMITY
6.4/10
10.0/10
UPSCALING
10.0/10
Yes
HDR10 SUPPORT
Yes
No
HDR10+ SUPPORT
No
Yes
DOLBY VISION SUPPORT
Yes
The Sony A95K (OLED) is best in class for movies & TV, while the Sony X90J (LCD) is good.
The Sony A95K excels in watching movies and cinematic TV due to its OLED panel, which provides perfect black uniformity and excellent local dimming, allowing for high contrast and rich colors, especially in dark room conditions. On the other hand, the Sony X90J, despite having a good contrast ratio and local dimming capability, falls short on black uniformity and viewing angles compared to the A95K, resulting in a less immersive experience for the same content.
Sports
9.5
7.1
10.0/10
MOTION PROCESSING
10.0/10
120Hz
REFRESH RATE
120Hz
10.0/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
7.0/10
10.0/10
UPSCALING
10.0/10
7.9/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.6/10
Yes
HLG SUPPORT
Yes
The Sony A95K (OLED) is best in class for sports, while the Sony X90J (LCD) is good.
The Sony A95K has a better response time and superior motion processing, which results in clearer images during fast sports scenes, and with a wider viewing angle, it offers a consistent picture quality for viewers seated around the room. In contrast, while the Sony X90J also has excellent motion processing, it falls short with a narrower viewing angle and less effective handling of reflections, which can be distracting in bright environments.
Gaming
8.9
8.2
9.4/10
RESPONSE TIME SCORE
8.0/10
10.0/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
7.0/10
10.0/10
MOTION PROCESSING
10.0/10
100.0/100
GAMING LOCAL DIMMING
80.0/100
8.3/10
GAME HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.2/10
The Sony A95K (OLED) and Sony X90J (LCD) are both very good for gaming, though the Sony A95K (OLED) is somewhat better.
The Sony A95K excels in gaming primarily due to its outstanding response time and input lag, ensuring minimal motion blur and snappy gameplay, which are crucial for gaming. On the other hand, the Sony X90J also provides a solid gaming experience with very good response time and input lag, but it may not be as instantaneous or fluid in fast-paced games compared to the A95K.
Cartoons & Animation
9.5
8.3
9.3/10
COLOR GAMUT SCORE
7.0/10
9.1/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
7.4/10
7.9/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.6/10
9.3/10
COLORS OUT OF THE BOX SCORE
9.0/10
9.8/10
GRAY UNIFORMITY
6.8/10
The Sony A95K (OLED) is best in class for cartoons & animation, while the Sony X90J (LCD) is very good.
The Sony A95K OLED TV is considered the best for watching cartoons and animation due to its excellent colors right out of the box, which ensures vibrant and true-to-life imagery, and an excellent color gamut that allows it to display a wide range of colors. On the other hand, the Sony X90J LCD TV is very good for these types of content because it also offers excellent colors right out of the box, but has a good color gamut, making it slightly less capable in terms of the breadth of colors it can show.
News, Talk, & Other TV
9.5
8.9
7.9/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.6/10
10.0/10
UPSCALING
10.0/10
The Sony A95K (OLED) is best in class for news, talk, & other TV, while the Sony X90J (LCD) is very good.
The Sony A95K excels at upscaling lower resolution content, has superior contrast, and offers excellent colors out of the box, which makes it particularly well-suited for watching news and other TV programs in various conditions. In comparison, the Sony X90J also provides very good upscaling and SDR brightness, but with slightly less effective local dimming and a narrower color gamut, it still offers very good performance for everyday viewing at a potentially lower cost.
Bright Room
8.6
7.6
10.0/10
VIEWING ANGLE
5.2/10
7.9/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.6/10
8.0/10
HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
7.9/10
10.0/10
REFLECTIONS SCORE
5.9/10
The Sony A95K (OLED) is very good for bright room, while the Sony X90J (LCD) is good.
The Sony A95K is very good for watching TV in a bright room due to its excellent reflection handling and good SDR brightness, which maintains picture quality even under strong light. On the other hand, the Sony X90J is good in bright rooms, with very good SDR brightness as well but poor reflection handling, making it less suited to environments with direct light sources.
Cost
$2,997
$998
$0
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
The Sony A95K (OLED) has a price of $2,997 and the Sony X90J (LCD) costs $998.
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Spec Comparison
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| Sony A95K (OLED) | Sony X90J (LCD) |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$2,997 | $998 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | Sony | Sony | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | June 2, 2022 | April 3, 2021 | |
Full name | |||
Full name | XR-65A95K | XR-65X90J | |
Screen Size | |||
Screen Size | 65" | 65" | |
Screen Resolution | |||
Screen Resolution | 4K | 4K | |
TV FEATURES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Operating System | |||
Operating System | Android TV | Android TV | |
Sound Quality Score | |||
Sound Quality Score | 8.9/10 | 7.3/10 | |
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 | 9.5/10 | 7.8/10 | |
Bright Room Score | |||
Bright Room Score | 8.6/10 | 7.7/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 9/10 | 8.2/10 | |
Movies & TV Score | |||
Movies & TV Score | 9.5/10 | 7.9/10 | |
Sports Score | |||
Sports Score | 9.5/10 | 7.1/10 | |
PHYSICAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Dimensions w/o Stand (H x W x D) | |||
Dimensions w/o Stand (H x W x D) | 33" x 56.9" x 1.7" | 32.8" x 57.2" x 2.8" | |
Dimensions with Stand (H x W) | |||
Dimensions with Stand (H x W) | 34.6" x 56.8" | 35.6" x 57.2" | |
Weight without Stand | |||
Weight without Stand | 59.5 lbs | 50.5 lbs | |
VESA Mount | |||
VESA Mount | 300 x 300 | 300 x 300 | |
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 | 7.6/10 | |
Local Dimming | |||
Local Dimming | 10/10 | 8/10 | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Speaker Setup | |||
Speaker Setup | 2.2 | 2.0 | |
Speaker Power | |||
Speaker Power | 60 W | 20 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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Caleb Denison | March 2022
"A95K will be one of the highest-performing TVs of the year, if not the hottest TV of 2022. The color on the Sony A95K is the most accurate I have ever seen. Certain hues of red just haven’t been produced on a TV … until now. Perhaps with deeper scrutiny, I may one day find some nit to pick, but in the time I was able to spend with the A95K, I was simply thrilled."
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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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