The Sony XR-65A95L with its new QD-Oled panel, the feet at the ends and still its Bravia Cam camera.
After the Samsung TQ-55S95C that we tested, the Sony Bravia XR-65A95L is the second TV to use a QD-Oled 2023 panel, which displays a higher brightness peak than last year’s models. For the moment, these are the only two televisions to use this new panel. Manufactured by Samsung Display, the latter directly competes with the Oled Meta panel and its billions of microlenses signed LG Display, for the moment reserved for the LG 65G3, also passed through our labs. Ahead of the full test scheduled for early September, we were able to quickly assess this new Bravia TV at Sony’s premises in Weybridge, England.
The bright and very well calibrated Professional mode
EOTF curve in HDR10, 10% window. Filmmaker mode. Active HDR mapping
HDR luminance curve, 10% window. Filmmaker Mode
EOTF
Light. max. : 1320 cd/m²
In Professional picture mode – Sony’s new best-calibrated default mode (previously Expert) – we measured a peak brightness of 1320 cd/m². In the same exercise, the Samsung S95C had reached 1350 cd/m². This very high brightness makes it possible to sublimate HDR content.
HDR Colorimetry – Professional Mode
HDR colorimetry
Delta E = 2.2
With a delta E of less than 3, HDR colors can be considered perfectly faithful to those sent by the source.
DCI-P3 color space coverage: 99%
Rec.2020 color space coverage: 84%
The Bravia A95L displays 99% of the colors of the DCI-P3 color space, mostly used in movies and TV shows, and more than 84% of the Rec.2020 color space, far more than the coverage provided by the models Oled (just over 70%).
The Sony A95L TV on the test bench.
Balance sheet
The Sony Bravia XR-65A95L television has a peak brightness of around 1320 cd/m², much higher than the 965 cd/m² measured on the Sony A95K last year. However, like the Samsung S95C, this QD-Oled TV does no better than the LG 65G3, which displays a peak brightness of 1470 cd / m² in Filmmaker mode. On the other hand, Sony’s QD-Oled model stands out for its wider Rec.2020 colorimetric coverage, and therefore better color reproduction.
The release of the Sony A95L TV is scheduled for September. If all goes according to plan, the full test should be released in early September. Broadly speaking, this television takes over the functionality of the Sony A95K from last year. The imposing central foot of the latter is replaced by thin feet on each side with two positions: low and high for the installation of a sound bar. The Sony XR processor gains a few functions like the XR Clear Image (noise reduction and contrast enhancement) and the audio system gets new subwoofers. The changes are marginal, but the arrival of this new QD-Oled panel amply justifies the release of this model.
Sony XR-65A95L
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