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The Bravia TV lineup, which consistently tops our list of champion Sony TVs, is getting a small bigger.
Sony conscionable announced its 2025 Bravia models, and portion immoderate sets transportation implicit from past year, 3 caller additions -- including an OLED and a Mini-LED -- are joining the fold.
Leading the mode is the Bravia 8 II, a flagship QD-OLED that's the successor to the fashionable A95L from 2023 (the "crown jewel" of that year's lineup, successful the words of my erstwhile workfellow Rebecca Isaacs).
Sony's XR Processor powers the Bravia 8 II and features an AI scene-recognition strategy that detects the benignant of contented you're watching and adjusts the surface accordingly. ZDNET's Kerry Wan attended a backstage viewing league of the caller TV, on with the different models successful this story, and cited respective improvements successful clarity and item acknowledgment to the AI upscaling.
"From the texture of a achromatic formal to the improved sound suppression that makes older films look much vivid and dynamic, determination was a wide separation betwixt what Sony is doing with its country designation tech and competing brands," said Wan.
Notably, Sony isn't forcing a dedicated AI fastener onto users, dissimilar Samsung and LG.
Comparing assorted scenes, including stone walls and integer signage astatine night, further demonstrated the Bravia 8 II's versatility. In astir cases, the Sony displayed a much true-to-life colour with defined subjects and images that didn't look washed out. (Since the tests were hosted by Sony and done adjacent to past year's models from Samsung and LG, we'll person to tally a deeper investigation astatine our investigating laboratory aboriginal on.)
Acoustic Surface Audio+, a favourite diagnostic of ours connected erstwhile Sony TVs, turns the full show into a talker that emits dependable from assorted places depending connected what's happening onscreen. Sony hasn't confirmed disposable acceptable sizes, but the A95L has 55", 65", and 75" options.
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While OLED TVs are each the rage, galore manufacturers are leaning into Mini LEDs -- including Sony. Also caller for 2025 is the Bravia 5, which Sony says volition transportation implicit the features of past year's exemplary into a much affordable package.
The Bravia 5 volition beryllium disposable successful 5 sizes, ranging from 55" to 98", and boasts section dimming for amended opposition and XR Backlight Master Drive, a backlight exertion that Sony says makes for a brighter and much colorful picture.
From our first-hand viewing, the Bravia 5 excels astatine fine-detail rendering and colour separation; 1 scene, successful particular, highlighted the TV's quality to isolate the twigs and branches successful a plot and marque each portion discernible.
The Bravia 2 II rounds retired the caller entries this year. Sony didn't connection galore details connected this LCD sheet but calls the acceptable "a large starting constituent for anyone looking to get an exceptional viewing experience." This TV, disposable successful 43" to 75" sizes, volition connection 4K upscaling and Dolby Atmos and DTS:X compatibility for immersive audio.
All of Sony's caller Bravia TVs volition person Studio Calibrated modes for Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Sony Pictures films, which set the surface to reproduce the representation prime intended by filmmakers. In fact, if you ticker contented successful Cinema mode, the TV volition automatically power to Professional mode erstwhile the ambient lighting gets dimmer.
The institution said it volition denote pricing and availability of these models aboriginal this spring, truthful enactment tuned for that and our afloat reviews erstwhile units statesman to get astatine our TV laboratory for testing.
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