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Updated January 10, 2024·
The Sony A95L offers top-notch picture quality, great for movies and gaming, with superior contrast and black uniformity thanks to its OLED technology, perfect for dark rooms. It has a higher price but also provides excellent colors, reflection handling, and viewing angles. If you watch a lot of sports, you'll appreciate its motion processing capabilities. On the other hand, the Vizio P-Series is more affordable and still delivers good picture quality for LCD, with solid brightness for both SDR and HDR content, making it suitable for brighter rooms. However, its contrast and viewing angle are not as good as the Sony's, and it doesn't perform as well with sports content due to lower motion processing capabilities. If you're looking for a more budget-friendly option and can compromise on some picture quality aspects, the Vizio might be the right choice for you. Give Feedback
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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
Advantages of the Vizio P-Series (LCD)
- The Vizio P-Series (LCD) has no clear advantages over the Sony A95L (OLED).
Key differences
Picture Quality
10.0
7.9
10.00/10
CONTRAST
8.00/10
9.3/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
8.1/10
RGB OLED
PANEL TYPE
LED FALD
QD-OLED
PANEL SUB-TYPE
VA
The Sony A95L (OLED) has best in class picture quality, while the Vizio P-Series (LCD) has good picture quality.
Movies & TV
10.0
7.7
10.00/10
CONTRAST
8.00/10
10.0/10
BLACK UNIFORMITY
7.0/10
10.0/10
UPSCALING
5.7/10
Yes
HDR10 SUPPORT
Yes
No
HDR10+ SUPPORT
Yes
Yes
DOLBY VISION SUPPORT
Yes
The Sony A95L (OLED) is best in class for movies & TV, while the Vizio P-Series (LCD) is good.
The Sony A95L excels in contrast, local dimming, and black uniformity, essential for true cinematic darkness and detailed shadows in movies, whereas the Vizio P-Series, while good, doesn't reach the same level in these areas, which might result in less pronounced blacks and shadow details. The A95L also has an advantage in viewing angles and out-of-box colors which contribute to consistent picture quality across different seating positions and immediate vibrant color display respectively, while the P-Series lags slightly behind in these aspects, impacting its suitability for wider seating arrangements and requiring potential color adjustments for optimal viewing.
Sports
10.0
6.4
10.0/10
MOTION PROCESSING
5.3/10
144Hz
REFRESH RATE
120Hz
10.0/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
7.6/10
10.0/10
UPSCALING
5.7/10
8.1/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.8/10
Yes
HLG SUPPORT
Yes
The Sony A95L (OLED) is best in class for sports, while the Vizio P-Series (LCD) is only fair.
The Sony A95L is better suited for watching sports because it has a faster response time and more effective motion processing capabilities, leading to clearer images during fast-paced action, while also providing wider viewing angles and managing reflections well, ensuring a consistent viewing experience from different positions and lighting conditions. In contrast, the Vizio P-Series struggles with slower response time and less refined motion processing, resulting in potential blurring, and has narrower viewing angles and less effective reflections handling, which could affect the image quality in bright rooms and when viewed from the side.
Gaming
10.0
7.7
10.0/10
RESPONSE TIME SCORE
6.0/10
10.0/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
7.6/10
10.0/10
MOTION PROCESSING
5.3/10
100.0/100
GAMING LOCAL DIMMING
70.0/100
8.6/10
GAME HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.6/10
The Sony A95L (OLED) is best in class for gaming, while the Vizio P-Series (LCD) is good.
Cartoons & Animation
10.0
8.3
10.0/10
COLOR GAMUT SCORE
8.3/10
9.3/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
8.1/10
8.1/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.8/10
9.5/10
COLORS OUT OF THE BOX SCORE
7.2/10
9.8/10
GRAY UNIFORMITY
6.4/10
The Sony A95L (OLED) is best in class for cartoons & animation, while the Vizio P-Series (LCD) is very good.
The Sony A95L excels at producing vibrant and accurate colors straight out of the box along with a wider color gamut, which is crucial for colorful and dynamic animation viewing. In contrast, while the Vizio P-Series is very good at this as well, it might not match the Sony in terms of color volume and gray uniformity, which affects the overall picture quality when watching cartoons and animation.
News, Talk, & Other TV
10.0
7.2
8.1/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.8/10
10.0/10
UPSCALING
5.7/10
The Sony A95L (OLED) is best in class for news, talk, & other TV, while the Vizio P-Series (LCD) is good.
The Sony A95L excels in upscaling quality and delivers exceptional colors straight out of the box, ensuring clarity and vibrant color for everyday programming, whereas the Vizio P-Series, while good at these tasks, does not perform them as effectively. Additionally, the Sony A95L's OLED technology generally provides superior contrast and local dimming, enhancing the viewing experience for programs with varied lighting and scenes, compared to the Vizio’s LCD screen which may not offer the same depth of blacks and shadow detail.
Cost
$2,949
$998
$0
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
The Sony A95L (OLED) has a price of $2,949 and the Vizio P-Series (LCD) costs $998.
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Key similarities
Bright Room
9.0
8.9
10.0/10
VIEWING ANGLE
5.2/10
8.1/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.8/10
8.2/10
HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.3/10
10.0/10
REFLECTIONS SCORE
8.6/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Sony A95L (OLED) to be excellent for bright room, while the Vizio P-Series (LCD) is very good.
The Sony A95L excels in bright room viewing due to outstanding reflection handling and high brightness in both standard and high dynamic range content, which maintains image quality despite ambient light. On the other hand, the Vizio P-Series, while providing very good brightness that aids visibility in well-lit environments, falls short in reflection management, making it less suitable for very bright or light-intensive rooms.
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How the Sony A95L (OLED) and the Vizio P-Series (LCD) compare to other TVs
Spec Comparison
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| Sony A95L (OLED) | Vizio P-Series (LCD) |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$2,949 | $998 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | Sony | Vizio | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | August 7, 2023 | July 1, 2021 | |
Full name | |||
Full name | XR-65A95L | P65Q9-J01 | |
Screen Size | |||
Screen Size | 65" | 65" | |
Screen Resolution | |||
Screen Resolution | 4K | 4K | |
TV FEATURES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Operating System | |||
Operating System | Google TV | SmartCast | |
Sound Quality Score | |||
Sound Quality Score | 8.9/10 | 6.9/10 | |
NextGen Ready | |||
NextGen Ready | Yes | No | |
HDMI Ports | |||
HDMI Ports | 4 | 4 | |
Coax Ports | |||
Coax Ports | 1 | 1 | |
DISPLAY QUALITY SCORES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Picture Quality Score | |||
Picture Quality Score | 10/10 | 7.9/10 | |
Bright Room Score | |||
Bright Room Score | 9/10 | 9/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 10/10 | 7.8/10 | |
Movies & TV Score | |||
Movies & TV Score | 10/10 | 7.8/10 | |
Sports Score | |||
Sports Score | 10/10 | 6.4/10 | |
PHYSICAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Dimensions w/o Stand (H x W x D) | |||
Dimensions w/o Stand (H x W x D) | 32.7" x 56.9" x 1.4" | 32.9" x 57" x 3.4" | |
Dimensions with Stand (H x W) | |||
Dimensions with Stand (H x W) | 33.9" x 56.9" | 34.7" x 57" | |
Weight without Stand | |||
Weight without Stand | 51.6 lbs | 53.3 lbs | |
VESA Mount | |||
VESA Mount | 300 x 300 | 400 x 200 | |
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 | 6.5/10 | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Speaker Setup | |||
Speaker Setup | 2.2 | 2.0 | |
Speaker Power | |||
Speaker Power | 60 W | 30 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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Brian Westover | October 2021
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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 Vizio
Vizio is an American company. While they initially gained recognition for offering budget-friendly TVs, they have successfully expanded their product lineup to include high-end options as well. They manufacture TVs primarily in Mexico, China, and Vietnam. Similar to many Korean TV brands, Vizio developed its own smart TV software called SmartCast. In the past, SmartCast was not the best smart TV software, but it has evolved so that it is now good for using your TV and connecting to streaming services.
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