Sony's breathtaking Bravia A8H OLED TV is surprisingly affordable

Sony's scenic Bravia A8H OLED TV is surprisingly affordable

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The Sony Bravia A8H OLED TV striking stores today, bringing us i of the well-nigh predictable 4K smart TVs of the yr. The superlative-of-the-line Android TV boasts a gorgeous OLED console, Sony'due south powerful X1 Ultimate processor and features ranging from a huge app option to built-in Google Banana.

Nosotros've been keeping an eye on the new 4K smart Idiot box ever since we saw it at CES earlier this year, as it promises to be one of the best TVs of the year. Check out our Sony Bravia A8H OLED Boob tube hands-on for our first impressions of the new TV.

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The Sony Bravia A8H OLED is available starting today, and comes in 55- and 65-inch sizes. The 55-inch model sells for $two,299 and the 65-inch model for $3,099. That's notably more affordable than last year's Sony Primary Serial A9G OLED, which sold the aforementioned sizes for $2999 and $3499, respectively.

The A8H looks superb, thanks to the combination of an first-class OLED panel and Sony'due south X1 Ultimate processor. The brandish pairs the deep contrast and true blacks of OLED displays with 180-degree viewing angles and Sony's Triluminos color enhancement.

The new processing bit offers pixel-level color and dissimilarity enhancement and object based processing for HDR improvements and upscaling. Merely the biggest modify is the improver of X-Motion Clarity, Sony's pixel-by-pixel motion smoothing, which should deliver fast activity with perfect smoothness, without the lather-opera effect that plagues virtually motion smoothing techniques.

The A8H too has incredible sound, boasting support for Dolby Atmos and producing sound directly from the screen using Sony's Acoustic Surface Audio engineering science, which uses the glass of the OLED console to produce audio. This allows the set to produce sound right from the source, and then that dialogue comes directly from the actors speaking for a more immersive viewing experience. The display can also serve as a center aqueduct speaker when used with a environs sound setup.

Equipped with far-field microphones embedded in the bezel, the A8H besides lets you use the built-in Google Banana without having to speak into the remote command or printing a push button. Instead, with the mics enabled, you'll be able to simply speak to the room, effectively turning the Goggle box into a Google Home smart speaker, complete with the ability to wait up information and command other smart domicile devices. If you lot'd rather pair information technology to an existing smart speaker, the new Sony TV is also compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google Home speakers, as well equally Apple Airplay 2.

All of this is wrapped up in a sleek pattern that puts the OLED Television into a slim housing and low-set stand that only raises the Tv set upwardly a couple of inches.

Stay tuned for our ain upcoming review of the Sony Bravia A8H OLED TV and the remainder of our Tv set coverage.

Brian Westover is an Editor at Tom's Guide, covering everything from TVs to the latest PCs. Prior to joining Tom's Guide, he wrote for TopTenReviews and PCMag.