LG’s OLED TV lineup often gets the most press among its peers, yet Sony’s high-end OLED TVs get positive audits also. Today, Sony declared pricing and release timing for its flagship 2021 OLED, the A90J.
Preorders have effectively begun in Europe and the UK, and the US is relied upon to follow any time now. Yet, paying little heed to the stunned preorders, the TVs will send this month in the two districts.
The A90J will be accessible in 55-, 65-, and 83-inch sizes. The 55-inch model will cost $3,000 in the US, while its 65-inch counterpart will cost an incredible $4,000. US and EU valuing haven’t been reported for the 83-inch model, however it costs £7,000 in the UK, so let that be your guide.
Reported around CES in January, Sony’s A90J has all the standard features for a premium TV: 4K, Dolby Vision HDR, a savvy TV software suite (Google TV 10 for this situation), and HDMI 2.1.
Furthermore, similar to LG’s OLEDs that were uncovered around a similar time (Sony utilizes LG’s boards), the A90J will get more splendid than its predecessor. Lamentably, we don’t know precisely how much brighter. Yet, that is something reviewers will begin to learn and report as these TVs ship.
Sony says it had the option to get higher brightness than before on account of better than ever panels, however with another cover approach that gives extra cooling, permitting the TV to push somewhat harder.
The claim here is that the TV can maximally utilize its red, blue, and green phosphors alongside white simultaneously, as opposed to predecessors that couldn’t accomplish that.
As has become standard for high-end TVs, part of the pitch for this new model is likewise about the chip inside. Sony calls the A90J’s chip “Cognitive Processor XR,” and like comparable chips from LG, Samsung, or others, it uses AI and machine learning to streamline the image differently.
Inputs incorporate four HDMI (one as an afterthought, three on the bottom), three USB (two as an afterthought, one on the bottom), one Ethernet, one RF, and one RS-232C. There’s additionally a digital audio out and an earphone jack, as you’d anticipate. The TV supports both Chromecast and AirPlay, and those HDMI 2.1 ports obviously encourage 4K at 120 Hz as well as eARC, VRR, and ALLM.
For a while, LG and Sony were the only significant players in the OLED TV game in many regions, however that has started to change. Panasonic has increased its game, and Philips, Vizio, and TCL have entered the fray, so OLED appears to be ready to hit the standard in a market actually dominated by generally less expensive LCD sets—or at least, that is the thing that these producers might want to witness.