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So, what do you get from a multi-thousand-dollar TV in 2018 that LGs superlative OLED options dont give you Ive been testing Sonys 3,800 65-inch A8F to find out. It has 4K resolution and supports both HDR10 and Dolby Vision HDR. Unlike the A1Es unique design with a kickstand in the back, the A8F is more traditional, with a base at the bottom that supports the TV. This design makes it much easier to mount on a wall than before. But like the A1E, there are no speakers on the sides or below the display all of the sound comes from Sonys Acoustic Surface technology, which uses the panel itself to project sound forward. The front-firing system is augmented by a rear-firing subwoofer for added bass. Even the stand puts the TV flush against your credenza or whatever surface its on theres no gap or legs under the screen. ![]() Sony Bravia Smart Tv Troubleshooting Movie Theater WhereIt mimics the experience you get from a movie theater where sound is cast from behind the display. Its tuned for dialogue, so the music and sound effects dont drown out the stuff you actually want to hear in a movie. No, they are paying that price for the picture, and the A8Fs image quality is impressive. Colors are rich, blacks are as dark as they can be, and viewing angles are tremendous. The HDR capabilities show off the panels range, and Sony has employed its own tricks to make HDR10 content look similar to Dolby Vision content. Its a stunning viewing experience, even in the boring room where I tested the TV. That means that the A8F is using the same OLED panels as LGs TVs, which cost hundreds of dollars less for the same screen size. Sony claims that its processing technology is what separates its TVs from other OLEDs and that the A8Fs proprietary X1 Extreme 4K HDR processor is the key to even better image quality. All of these are meant to contribute to better image quality, even if the content youre watching isnt the highest resolution or quality. At the end of the day, OLED is still OLED, and when the panels are the same, processing can only make so much of a difference. The A8F runs Android TV with Googles Assistant, but its still using a dated version based on Android 7.1 Nougat. Sony Bravia Smart Tv Troubleshooting Update To AndroidSony says an update to Android 8.0 Oreo is coming this year, but it hasnt arrived in the months Ive been testing the TV. Its slow, sluggish, frustrating to use, and not something that I want to deal with on a nearly 4,000 TV. A 500 Roku TV will run circles around the Sony from a usability standpoint, and thats ridiculous. Regardless of whether I used Wi-Fi or a hardwired Ethernet line, content buffers a lot, bitrates fall, and quality quickly turns to crap. It makes it hard to appreciate the A8Fs stunning picture quality when Vudu can only muster a few frames per second of The Last Jedi at a time.
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