Sony – 65″ class BRAVIA XR A80L OLED 4K HDR Google TV

Excellent purchase online and easy pick up.The TV is fantastic

Sony 65″ BRAVIA XR A84L OLED TV, the initial setup from the box was pretty straight forward and was easy to follow. The whole setup to get the TV switched on was no longer than 10 minutes. I immediately signed into all my streaming services from Amazon Prime to Apple TV. This TV has allowed me to remove the need for a streaming box to run my services, I used to use a Apple TV 4k that has now been put back in it’s box. I went full vanilla and removed my soundbar too, so I could get the full experience of the forward facing speakers behind the OLED screen. The positives: So there are a multitude great things to talk about with this TV, beginning with the best part the picture quality is utterly stunning I upgraded from an LG OLED to the Bravia and the difference is night and day. Whether watching a Imax enhanced 4k movie on Disney+ or Bravia Core to a SD video on YouTube the TV seems to make everything crisp and vivid. Especially the Ultra HD content is some of the best quality I have seen outside of the Cinema. The picture quality continues its impressive display when you hook up a PS5 to it, using the included 120hz HDMI port I found my PS5’s visuals in games like God of War Ragnarok and Star Wars Jedi Survivor went from great to amazing. That coupled with the VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) and game mode made the games play flawlessly. When they added the tag Perfect for PlayStation they weren’t kidding! The sound is both a love and hate relationship for me during my first week with the TV, you can really hear the different with the Dolby Atmos and the built speakers do pack a surprising punch for the audio but they do also carry me on to the only negative I have about the TV. The ease of use of the home menu or the included Bravia Core with 24 months of free streaming and 15 tokens to use on some new titles is a real plus, it has ended up being a stream service I didn’t know I needed and have watch a surprising amount of things on it. By choice I don’t use a cable TV or Sky box and so I do all my TV viewing through on demand and streaming from all the major streaming companies, this TV has them all so I have been able to continue and enjoy my programs in best quality I have seen them so far. The Negative: It is such a minor thing but once I noticed it, it was hard not to un-notice it. The sound has some great punch and depth to it but it does miss on the bass and sometimes movies can sound a little tinny. I found playing with the equaliser did remedy most of the tinny noise but a soundbar with a subwoofer would probably remedy this small issue. Just as an additional I really do love the included smart remote which allowed me to control everything with just the push of 1 of the 6 included quick start buttons allowing me to get to YouTube or Disney+ with ease, also it lights up in the dark so I don’t need to turn my light on at night! My overall impression of the Sony 65″ BRAVIA XR A84L OLED TV has been fantastic and I look forward to how they advance their TV range going forward.