1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,279 what's up everyone Sony did us a huge favor flying us out to New York I never 2 00:00:04,140 --> 00:00:10,440 been here before so we're gonna check out some sites but first I gotta go 3 00:00:07,259 --> 00:00:12,980 inside to check out the cool new TVs 4 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:18,720 they've got we're going to start with the cream of 5 00:00:15,299 --> 00:00:20,760 the crop the a95l this is a huge upgrade 6 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:24,720 from last year's a95k that you might remember we upgraded Linus's home 7 00:00:22,500 --> 00:00:28,260 personal TV uh it took a lot of soul searching but we finally got there we 8 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:32,759 settled on Sony because what can I say their processor is just kind of the best 9 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:38,460 so when you take something like cutie OLED coming from Samsung display and 10 00:00:35,340 --> 00:00:40,079 then you get Sony to absolutely enhance 11 00:00:38,460 --> 00:00:45,360 everything in it from the physical aspects like the stand and the actual 12 00:00:43,020 --> 00:00:50,700 box and everything to the picture itself it's just going to Delight you I can't 13 00:00:48,899 --> 00:00:55,260 explain it any better than that the biggest improvement with this generation 14 00:00:52,260 --> 00:00:57,780 is easily the brightness increase so if 15 00:00:55,260 --> 00:01:02,399 you know a thousand nits wasn't enough for you before they're talking about 200 16 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:07,380 increase so we're going to see something like 2 000 nits coming out of these 17 00:01:04,799 --> 00:01:11,640 displays which when you've got Inky blacks of OLED and then you've got these 18 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:16,260 perfect every pixel is a dimming Zone just absolute explode of brightness it 19 00:01:14,580 --> 00:01:19,920 looks incredible and I know that you're looking at this through your monitor and 20 00:01:18,119 --> 00:01:23,840 you're going to say uh whatever but when you're in person and you can see it oh 21 00:01:21,960 --> 00:01:27,540 my God does it ever look absolutely stunning one of the other bigger 22 00:01:26,159 --> 00:01:30,960 improvements aside from the brightness is actually they've changed out the 23 00:01:29,220 --> 00:01:36,240 stand completely before if you remember the n95k video it's a bar that kind of 24 00:01:33,420 --> 00:01:39,720 sits flat across either the front or the back depending on how you want to orient 25 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:43,680 it but now they've changed it to a more traditional like double leg system that 26 00:01:42,060 --> 00:01:47,340 you're probably a lot more familiar with that's on most TVs and the best part is 27 00:01:45,780 --> 00:01:51,299 you can actually do this in three different orientations there's this way 28 00:01:49,439 --> 00:01:54,299 that we've got here and then you can go higher up so that you can fit a sound 29 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:57,479 bar underneath and then on the larger TV on the 77 inch you're going to have the 30 00:01:55,799 --> 00:02:00,960 option to do a much narrower leg placement so that you're not kind of 31 00:01:59,399 --> 00:02:04,500 screwed if you you know you don't have a giant console like this you've just got 32 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:07,920 a little end table that your old 44 inch or your 45 inch fit on just fine but uh 33 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:13,379 not anymore are you doing the big upgrade now check the weight though yeah check the weights yeah that's a good 34 00:02:11,340 --> 00:02:18,480 point as for Io it's mostly the the same we've got our center speaker in and out 35 00:02:15,180 --> 00:02:21,300 here we've got some usba oh built-in mic 36 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:28,020 switch digital optical center speaker in HDMI one two three four ports with the 37 00:02:25,319 --> 00:02:34,319 bottom two being labeled as 4K 120 with e-arc on HDMI 3 and then we've also got 38 00:02:31,260 --> 00:02:35,280 a lan and remote and cable antenna if 39 00:02:34,319 --> 00:02:42,420 you really want to use their cable antenna in 2023. the two 4K 120 ports 40 00:02:38,640 --> 00:02:43,980 are HDMI 2.1 spec so you are going to 41 00:02:42,420 --> 00:02:48,000 get variable refresh rate on both of those and then HDMI 3 specifically has 42 00:02:46,620 --> 00:02:51,420 your e-arc so if you've got a sound system that you want to hook into have 43 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:55,500 everything return on a single Channel you can do that and then if you do need 44 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:58,860 to hook up even more devices one and two are going to only be 2.0 B which is 45 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:03,180 still pretty decent but you're probably not going to get vrr that's going to be 46 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:06,480 enough for just about anyone honestly you've also got pretty nice Cable 47 00:03:04,920 --> 00:03:09,599 Management clip on the bottom here so you should be able to Route everything 48 00:03:08,220 --> 00:03:15,239 through the bottom and out the back of the TV so you're not really going to see it just like the stand actually curves 49 00:03:12,659 --> 00:03:17,580 inward so you really don't even notice it aside from when you're looking 50 00:03:16,260 --> 00:03:22,739 straight on and you see this front leg here one of the other smaller improvements is to the audio this time 51 00:03:20,879 --> 00:03:26,280 around they've got 2.2 actuators to vibrate the entire screen which is 52 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:30,180 similar to their last TV unfortunately we can't listen to it today there's no 53 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:34,140 audio testing but based on previous experience I'm sure it's going to be at 54 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:37,440 least pretty good that's the a95l from Sony it's the one I really came here to 55 00:03:35,700 --> 00:03:41,940 see their Flagship it's an absolute Beast of a display especially when 56 00:03:39,300 --> 00:03:46,739 you've got that quantum dot OLED getting 200 percent brighter and then you've got 57 00:03:44,580 --> 00:03:51,060 better speakers it is a little thinner nine millimeters but you know what it's 58 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:55,260 also got an improved stand you can do multiple modes it's amazing but it's 59 00:03:53,640 --> 00:04:00,180 still a little pricey and if it's out of your price range we have a couple other TVs to show you but not before a word 60 00:03:58,019 --> 00:04:03,840 from our sponsor whoa surprise Riley here to say thanks to Volta for 61 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:08,280 sponsoring this video are you haunted by visions of Tangled cables and clutter 62 00:04:06,060 --> 00:04:12,239 well you're in luck volta's anchor is your One-Stop shop for charging all of 63 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:16,440 your devices simultaneously it helps you keep your desk tidy by combining all 64 00:04:14,220 --> 00:04:19,739 your charging needs into one Anchor's Three in One charging allows you to 65 00:04:17,820 --> 00:04:24,060 charge your phone earbuds and your Apple watch at the same time it 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00:05:10,340 fantastic and it does have some improvements over OLED that some people 77 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:15,300 prefer you tend to get Brighter Images there's really no risk of imagery 10 78 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:19,500 attention and honestly it still looks really good even the blacks while 79 00:05:17,460 --> 00:05:23,280 they're not quite as Inky as you're going to get on an OLED panel this thing 80 00:05:21,300 --> 00:05:27,780 still gets really dark now last year's model was really good don't get me wrong 81 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:32,699 but this year you're going to get up to 30 percent brighter and up to 20 more 82 00:05:30,900 --> 00:05:35,820 dimming zones so you're not going to get nearly as much Bloom even though there 83 00:05:34,500 --> 00:05:39,240 honestly wasn't that much in the last Model to begin with it's just getting 84 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:43,259 Tighter and Tighter and Tighter with those local dimming zones so that you 85 00:05:41,280 --> 00:05:47,160 know you've got a star up here you're going to get mostly just the star that's 86 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:50,759 actually peaking instead of like a little bit of blooming or haloing around 87 00:05:48,780 --> 00:05:53,820 it we've got pretty similar i o to the last TV built-in mic switch though it's 88 00:05:52,800 --> 00:06:02,100 a little different instead of our speaker wire and then we've still got two USB a optical video in for center 89 00:05:58,740 --> 00:06:04,740 speaker four HDMI ports with three and 90 00:06:02,100 --> 00:06:07,800 four specifically being 4K 120 three having e-arc on it if you want to do any 91 00:06:06,419 --> 00:06:12,600 audio return Channel stuff and then we've got our Lan Port we've got remote 92 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:16,440 ports and cable antenna and we've got the same wrap around stand to keep 93 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:19,440 everything kind of sleek and stylish keep your cables tucked away and while 94 00:06:18,180 --> 00:06:24,600 we're down here we gotta talk about the audio because we're not using down firing speakers like you're going to 95 00:06:22,199 --> 00:06:28,319 find in a lot of other TVs got actuators up here and it should sound super good 96 00:06:26,819 --> 00:06:32,120 they've got a slight improvement over last year's model and I can't wait to check it out 97 00:06:39,300 --> 00:06:46,199 obviously if you're going to want a ton of bass you're still going to want a subwoofer but these speakers sound 98 00:06:44,100 --> 00:06:49,319 really really good now it's an 85 inch TV you're going to get better sound out 99 00:06:47,580 --> 00:06:54,840 of a bigger display most of the time but I was really impressed frankly and while 100 00:06:52,199 --> 00:06:58,680 you don't need a sound bar or an external sound system when you're 101 00:06:56,759 --> 00:07:01,919 spending this much money on a TV you do kind of want that it's just going to 102 00:07:00,180 --> 00:07:06,120 elevate what's already a really really good experience mini LED has really come 103 00:07:04,199 --> 00:07:10,380 a long way and it's only going to keep going but it's still kind of pricey 104 00:07:08,759 --> 00:07:13,380 especially when you've got a panel this size so if you want something a little 105 00:07:11,759 --> 00:07:19,440 cheaper and maybe a little smaller you can get the x90l is there LED TV full 106 00:07:16,500 --> 00:07:23,880 array local dimming now I have been a bit against LED for the most part just 107 00:07:21,780 --> 00:07:28,740 because we're getting so much more when it comes to newer display Technologies 108 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:31,259 like OLED and mini LED however I know 109 00:07:28,740 --> 00:07:36,720 that those are still very expensive and the reality is when you're adding up to 110 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:40,440 60 percent more dimming zones LED can still look really good frankly I was 111 00:07:39,060 --> 00:07:44,340 super super impressed when they showed us the demos upstairs they had their old 112 00:07:42,180 --> 00:07:48,720 model they had a competitors model and then they had this guy and it just 113 00:07:45,900 --> 00:07:53,340 crushed it now don't get me wrong you're still gonna get some Bloom you're gonna 114 00:07:50,099 --> 00:07:55,560 get haloing and stuff but it's really a 115 00:07:53,340 --> 00:07:59,220 just a phenomenal experience and it's something that a lot of people don't 116 00:07:57,180 --> 00:08:03,060 even realize they want or need until they start watching HDR content that 117 00:08:01,319 --> 00:08:06,720 actively uses all of these dimming zones to give you those like big flashes of 118 00:08:05,039 --> 00:08:10,020 peak brightness and whatnot and then to really utilize all those dimming zones 119 00:08:08,220 --> 00:08:14,099 and H and give you that good HDR experience they're boasting up to 30 120 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:18,180 percent more Peak brightness which is just phenomenal like LED was already 121 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:22,199 getting bright enough but to really kind of keep up with mini LED and now even 122 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:26,460 OLED is starting to get bright they've really bumped it up and Juiced it and it 123 00:08:23,819 --> 00:08:29,580 looks just phenomenal the last really huge Improvement that I want to talk 124 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:33,419 about is XR clear image being implemented in this display now a lot of 125 00:08:32,099 --> 00:08:39,180 you probably aren't even going to care that much but the reality is it's actually really really impressive 126 00:08:36,419 --> 00:08:43,440 they're taking old 1080P or 2K content and then upscaling Uprising to 4K and 127 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:47,519 they're doing a really good job of it honestly there's way less film grain 128 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:51,540 everything just looks a bit sharper they showed us last year's model this year's 129 00:08:49,380 --> 00:08:56,459 model and a competitor upstairs and this was just boom easily the winner when it 130 00:08:54,000 --> 00:09:00,360 comes to watching older content on a newer display it's also able to detect 131 00:08:58,740 --> 00:09:04,320 if you've got an external device like a Blu-ray player already upscaling the 132 00:09:02,220 --> 00:09:07,800 image for Io it's again pretty similar to the last couple of displays the only 133 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:12,300 difference is we don't have either a speaker wire at the top or a mic switch 134 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:15,779 but we do get two USB ports and an optical Port we've got video in for S 135 00:09:13,860 --> 00:09:21,420 center speaker in and then four HDMI ports the bottom two of which are both 136 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:22,980 going to be 4K 120 with three being ERC 137 00:09:21,420 --> 00:09:27,540 and then finally we've got our Ethernet remote ports as well as cable as for 138 00:09:25,680 --> 00:09:31,560 physical differences this guy is 14 millimeters thinner which isn't much but 139 00:09:29,339 --> 00:09:36,240 you know it all adds up and it doesn't have quite the same wraparound stand as 140 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:38,760 the other ones however it does have at least two positions so you can do it 141 00:09:37,560 --> 00:09:42,120 high like this if you want to have a sound bar front or you can go lower if 142 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:46,620 you want this thing to be basically flush with your center console and you know I forgot to mention this with the 143 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:50,339 other TVs but if you want to put this thing above your fireplace you can mount 144 00:09:48,420 --> 00:09:52,760 it to the wall they've all got mounts on the back here 145 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:03,240 there are a couple of down firing speakers on this guy however you've also 146 00:10:01,380 --> 00:10:05,880 got tweeters at the very top which is going to help really just make a wider 147 00:10:04,680 --> 00:10:12,300 Sound Stage and everything is going to sound a bit more clear it's not perfect and it's not quite as good as we saw on 148 00:10:09,899 --> 00:10:15,480 the mini LED or on the OLED however last year's model was going for about a 149 00:10:13,740 --> 00:10:18,899 thousand dollars so there's no confirmation on pricing or release dates 150 00:10:17,399 --> 00:10:22,680 or anything like that but you know you can expect something in that ballpark 151 00:10:20,940 --> 00:10:26,160 and what that means is you can then spend more money on a sound system like 152 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:30,660 a new sound bar if you just want better dialogue Clarity for your movies your TV 153 00:10:28,380 --> 00:10:34,140 shows or a full surround experience if you really want to get engaged in the 154 00:10:32,580 --> 00:10:37,620 movies or video games or whatever content you're enjoying now we've 155 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:40,980 mentioned all the 4K 120 Parts on these TVs and with that comes the new game 156 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:45,959 menu which is going to give you variable refresh rate motion blur reduction black 157 00:10:43,019 --> 00:10:49,860 equalizer Crosshair Crosshair type which is not something that I use personally 158 00:10:47,579 --> 00:10:54,360 but it is a feature on monitors that's been a Mainstay for a decade longer than 159 00:10:52,740 --> 00:10:57,240 that and it hasn't really shown up on TVs too much so for the people that use 160 00:10:56,100 --> 00:11:02,459 it it's going to be there it's going to be handy another feature that isn't on this TV specifically right now but it 161 00:11:01,140 --> 00:11:06,899 will be available in the future at launch is the ability to change the 162 00:11:05,100 --> 00:11:10,140 screen size so that you can shrink this down to 27 inches if you want to try to 163 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:14,100 play on something that's more competitive maybe you don't want to like crank your head all the way around 164 00:11:12,839 --> 00:11:18,660 you're sitting really close you got to look up at the map you don't have to do that anymore so you can change it to 165 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:21,720 whatever size fits your comfort level depending on the content that you're 166 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:24,839 enjoying one minor feature update is they've got all their Eco stuff into a 167 00:11:23,399 --> 00:11:29,519 single dashboard now and you can change it on the Fly and look at this tree don't you like making trees get bigger 168 00:11:28,140 --> 00:11:35,160 another really cool feature that's coming to this guy that we've already seen on their monitors like the ends on 169 00:11:32,459 --> 00:11:38,579 M9 is auto genre picture switching so say you're on your PS5 you're playing 170 00:11:36,899 --> 00:11:41,579 games great you want all the game stuff turned on Boom now you want to watch 171 00:11:39,959 --> 00:11:44,519 some video content on your PS5 it's going to turn all that stuff off turn on 172 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:50,160 the other stuff like movie mode and different picture stuff and it's just going to work automatically that's it 173 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:54,420 for the x90l it's a big Improvement in the number of ways more zones more 174 00:11:51,839 --> 00:11:58,740 brightness up to 98 inches so you can get a huge bad boy one of these guys 175 00:11:56,399 --> 00:12:04,560 we've got the 75 inch right here which feels small compared to an 85 inch but 176 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:08,700 it's actually quite huge overall everything is really impressive we saw 177 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:12,480 improvements across the entire stack from their LED full array local dimming 178 00:12:10,740 --> 00:12:16,380 stuff to mini LED all the way up into cutie OLED and I gotta say that cutie 179 00:12:14,399 --> 00:12:20,040 Olin it's going to be pricey the last one was like four or five grand so 180 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:23,220 expect something similar but frankly if you can afford it especially now with 181 00:12:21,959 --> 00:12:27,899 all the improvements that have come out in the last year you're not going to be disappointed I'll tell you that much 182 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:31,620 honestly all of them even that thousand dollar LED with the full array local 183 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:35,700 dimming I've been telling people for a little while now to just avoid LED in 184 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:39,180 general but frankly it wasn't bad especially at the price point you're 185 00:12:37,140 --> 00:12:42,779 getting a lot of TV for about a thousand dollars thanks for watching uh that's a 186 00:12:41,579 --> 00:12:47,600 Sony event we're going to see all these later check out LTT check out ShortCircuit I'm gonna need some pizza 187 00:12:48,019 --> 00:12:51,320 we're good