Sony's next-gen OLED is 'best 4K TV' of 2022, says expert panel

Date:
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:46:56 +0000

Description:
The TV Shootout, an annual event put on by US retailer Value Electronics, is over, and Sony is a winner.

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Value Electronics, an A/V retailer located just outside New York City, has been conducting an annual TV Shootout for nearly two decades. The Shootout traditionally gathers a panel of TV testing experts and puts them in front of the best 4K TVs to decide which one is the absolute best an honor that Sony earned this year for its A95K QD-OLED model.

With the rise of 8K TVs, the Value Electronics test has expanded in 2022 to include a separate test for that category, with LGs Z2 OLED model taking the 8K crown at this years Shootout. 4K TVs competing in the 2022 TV Shootout: LG G2 Gallery Series OLED Samsung QN95B Quantum Dot mini-LED Samsung S95B
QD-OLED Sony XR-A95K QD-OLED (winner) Sony XR-X95K mini-LED 8K TVs competing in the 2022 TV Shootout: LG Z2 OLED (winner) Samsung QN900B Quantum Dot mini-LED Sony XR-Z9K mini-LED TV Robert Zohn of Value Electronics addressing participants in the 2022 TV Shootout. (Image credit: Value Electronics)

To create an even playing field for the evaluation, each TV is first adjusted by a professional TV calibrator. The sets are then arrayed side by side along with a 32-inch Sony professional broadcast reference monitor, and fed test patterns and regular movie scenes over a video distribution network. This arrangement allows for the expert participants to evaluate the TVs simultaneously, with their votes tabulated to determine the winner in each category.

The evaluations covered standard high-definition content displayed in both a bright and dark viewing environment, and 4K high dynamic range (HDR) in a
dark viewing environment. For the HDR tests, each set was further evaluated for tone mapping, or its performance when scaling the full contrast range of incoming HDR programs to the display's maximum brightness capability. Is QD-OLED the best TV tech?

The Sony QD-OLED had a first place standing in each testing category in the Value Electronics Shootout, and was followed closely by Samsungs own S95B QD-OLED model. That result says quite a bit about the future for the new TV technology , which combines the best qualities of OLED with the Quantum Dots tech used by QLED TVs.

LGs G2 OLED also closely trailed Sonys QD-OLED in the 4K TV test. This tells us that regular OLED is still a viable contender, especially models like LGs G2 and C2 that use the companys higher brightness evo panels. In fact, the G2 bested the Sony A95K in the peak brightness and 4K picture detail categories of the Value Electronics test.

The LG Z2 OLED model was also the winner in the 8K category, which proves
that OLED can be expanded to even higher resolutions and greater screen sizes (the Z2 is only available in 77- and 88-inch options) and still successfully compete with the best QLED TVs.

Whats really interesting about the results of this test is the pricing
aspect. At around $4,000 / 3,499 in a 65-inch screen size, Sonys
award-winning XR-A95K is one of the most expensive 4K TVs you can buy not surprising given that it uses next-gen display tech.

But the Samsung S95B which uses the same display technology and was nipping
at the Sony QD-OLEDs heels in the Value Electronics evaluation, is only
around $2,600 / 2,799, making it the tests real value champ.

You wont go wrong with any of the sets that participated in this test, since they are all top models from top brands. But if getting a good deal is also
of interest, you may want to do further research before simply forking over hard-earned cash for an award-winning flagship TV.



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/news/sonys-next-gen-oled-is-best-4k-tv-of-2022-says- expert-panel/


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