I Challenged 9 Video Professionals to Pick The "Best TV of 2022" in a Blind Test

[@galactus1111]

priceless content. This is how display shootouts should be done, by industry experts. Thank you Vincent.

[@shanew7361]

I agree

[@ikbendusan]

what does it even mean to be an expert when their opinion is based on perception which is inherently subjective

[@trevorclinton5692]

@@ikbendusan muh subjective cope

[@raiyankhanmajlis6112]

@@ikbendusan The opinions of professionals who deal with video is more objective than that of your average user, because most of them are looking for objective aspects such visibility in dark scenes, colour accuracy compared to control (mastering monitor in the middle), etc. They didn't just look at the pictures and say which one they thought was the most impressive like the average user would.

[@kingyogesh441]

@@ikbendusan go watch quantum tv you 🤡.

[@BRIANSTECHTHERAPY]

Awesome that you did it as a blind test. Great job!

[@enhncr]

You now nothing about blind tests :(

[@Memo_323]

Brian in the house! Came here to watch cuz you mentioned Vincent was doing this. Be well brother.

[@chrisbullock6477]

If only we could get Panasonic like this in the US

[@BRIANSTECHTHERAPY]

@@enhncr your funny

[@69Dartman]

Have to agree. Picture matched up as best as you can and just see the screens, then no personal bias can enter into it. The best is the best then they find out what they picked 👍

[@varungk3388]

The whole industry fears blind shootouts. Even reviewers do. But they are in my opinion very informative if not the gold standard, as is claimed. Kudos for the courage to perform this experiment.

[@TrioLOLGamers]

Yep. The issue is that blind tests are not "quality test". So yeah, if you have to choose something for your taste, go with blind tests (for example how good some speaker sounds or how good the TV will look or how one product feel in your hand), but if you have to choose the best to *work* with, choose on "real" tests.

[@ryanthomas9033]

But they aren’t. Comparing these sets in the most stripped down viewing mode possible is like watching a drags race leaving the cars in first gear. These reviews are very very well done but speak nothing really to everyone day watching and dialing in each set for each one to showcase individual strengths.

[@Diabolus1978]

@Trio LOL Gamers pretty pointless comparing tv in such diffrent prices as these are the Sony a95k here cost 4499 euros the LG g2 is 3599 euros Panasonic lz2000 is 2799 euros lg c2 is 2990 euros. All these are 65 inches btw. That's what I'm looking for myself and I'm leaning into the LG g2

[@alexanderkenway]

Hope this becomes an annual thing (loved last years as well). Also it'd be nice if you could show the accumulated 3rd and 4th positions

[@E_Rice]

I know this is the foundation of ‘HDTV Test’ I must say that I love how technical and logic your explanations. The rationale as to why gaming performance wasn’t included is expertly stated and grounded in logic. As an engineer I love this channel!

[@marksalamon619]

Thanks for this SUPERB side-by-side comparison of these top-tier TVs. It's especially gratifying that you also critiqued these models in real-world conditions that most buyers (like me) are likely to be using our TVs, including out-of-the-box accuracy, daylight room performance, and upscaling of lower-resolution signals. Evaluating these factors provides us with a very beneficial perspective that can help us make the best purchasing decision to suit our particular needs.

[@rksinghtry]

Wow never seen a reviewer to go to such a level, to test TVs. Really great work 👍 Also the idea is quite great, as real time viewing only defines the actual performance of TVs, that too with eye of expert in their field.

[@laustinspeiss]

I was buying two tvs back in 2011, and did exactly the same thing. A colleague and I, each with 30-odd years post experience stood in a retailers lounge and ran material across about ten displays. One result was sort of expected- a Panasonic LCD, but the second was a late entry - pulled out of the storeroom as ‘the last one’… As soon as it was fired up - we both literally raised our arms and said ‘that one’ to the TCL 40” (a decent size at the time). It was also the cheapest. I was only looking for medium sized screens, but brightness, sharpness, contrast, artefacts etc, all shone through. The Pana is still running in my bedroom, the TCL lasted about 8 years before dying.

[@johnnypopstar]

Two-minute Teoh knocking it out of the park once again. I came into it expecting the LG to walk away with this, but instead found I needed to update my "casual observer" knowledge of the space. Love it when that happens!

[@paulhoey9803]

Kudos to Panasonic for getting so close to the A95 in terms of performance. I'd love to see what they could do with the QD OLED panels

[@rhdtv2002]

Panasonic left us with the best Plasma outside of Pioneer Elite. I own the VT65 still

[@TylerNessss]

One more here! If I weren't a gamer I'd already switched from LG to Sony/Pana. So eager to find out how next year's QD OLEDs are going to turn out. Not in a rush to get a new one (G1 is pretty good), but it does make you want one :)

[@sj460162]

Very good point.

[@Jowurel]

@@rhdtv2002 Speaking of Pioneer, what happened to them? Do they make TVs anymore?

[@zeus4634]

Stop grinding S95b is First for both Gaming and Movie lol

[@greasyginzo]

Love to see Panasonic still killing it. Back in the mid 2000's Panasonic plasma screens were some of the best only beaten by the legendary Pioneer Kuro.

[@malazan6004]

Ya LG were so far ahead in 2019 and 2020 but Panasonic has done great since then

[@golDroger88]

I still have a Panasonic G20 plasma as my tv.

[@tedshep]

I am still using my Kuro Elite as my primary TV. It looks as good as anything these days for most live TV. Maybe a 4K movie wouldn’t look as good. But 99% of what I watch looks great still.

[@greasyginzo]

@@tedshep Damn man. I wish I still had mine but I sold it like 10 years ago. I still have a G10 though but the more run time they get the worse the black levels got and it has a lot of hours on it being so old now.

[@Patrick-ou9xn]

I also have a kuro 6090 and a Panasonic vtw60 and I still love watching a film on them.

[@pr0jectSkyneT]

I just want to say thank you to Vincent and his team for this shootout. We appreciate the hard work put into this.

[@RealLifeTech187]

This is the yearly TV highlight for me great job! For next year it would be great to see all scores instead of just the top two spots just to know how much the difference between these TVs is because all of them are top of the line and you can't really go wrong.

[@Sketchupification]

I’d like to see the variances of these scores. Gives a feeling of the agreement between the 9 reviewers.

[@faverodefavero]

Yes, this video is sorerelly missing a chart with all results

[@bushgreen260]

*You should show us the 3rd and 4th place scores in all your results aswell.*

[@ntube7]

Yes I get the feeling that he doesn’t want to upset the manufacturers of the TVs that came 3rd and 4th on categories like colour accuracy or motion handling.

[@johnb4905]

For the overall score I think it’s evident the S95B finished 3rd and the G2 finished 4th. Considering price the big winner for me is the Samsung.

[@83442handle]

@@johnb4905 The issue is no one knows how close they are. It's idiotic not to post ALL the scores

[@georgejones5019]

@@ntube7 may upset them. But critism is needed to improve.

[@Rim00909E]

@@ntube7 Thats completely dumb if thats the reason and it gives the viewer less information on how to pick a tv.

[@tykejack]

Great video. My only complaint for this type of scientific study is using all professionals that work at the same company. It's quite possible that since they all work together on content, they have shared values in terms of ideal color preferences and what to look for in display outcomes. That doesn't mean they are wrong, but there could be extraneous variables common to all of them that skew the results. It would be more interesting to see if different professionals from different media and broadcast companies providing their feedback. Different workplace cultures could create more varied preferences and yield more comprehensive results.

[@PDXTundra]

This guy is a scientist. Great channel. Love it.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

Vince Nye The TV Science Guy. 😎👍

[@thenobleyouthofmadness55]

Only Panasonic can match sony . Once again japanese technology on its best!! Btw fantastic shootout👍👍

[@RobsRemixes]

Just bought a A95K for £2600 and I’m so excited to try it out in a few days.

[@Rea_vange]

Sony maintains the crown, well done. Thanks Vicent for the shootout.

[@bloodybjorn711]

yeah and the much higher price too

[@AdamH7]

The Panasonic was no slouch

[@casrogue]

I still have the 900E ..gaming is great as well as movies and streaming ..ordered an LG that arrives today ..but doubt will match the quality of my sony.

[@Soclean07]

@@bloodybjorn711 if you want the best you have to pay for it

[@jaycorbin5361]

@@Soclean07 Really. I guess if you want the best, you’ll have to pay an extra $1,000 for half the HDMI 2.1 ports and half the gaming features compared to LG. Dolby Vision doesn’t work in Game Mode, and VRR is still broken as shit on Sony, and you don’t get ANY of the gaming features if you aren’t using a PS5, so for “pay for what you get” you seem to getting a lot less than what you pay for.

[@robincherian8725]

Awesome, you should do this every year. Keep up the amazing work

[@specthegod]

This is basically a High-End 16K superHDR with Triple-Layer-AI-enhanced ultraDolbyVision video @800FPS... content wise. Thanks alot Vinny... for always being on the side of the consumer, helping us with information we would never have access to otherwise because of your knowledge and equipment, guiding our purchase decisions while helping us avoiding 100% of TV brand marketing trying to sway us.

[@sebastianm3505]

Vincent not only youre one of the best professionals I found on yt also you surprise more than anyone

[@brayoungful]

Looking forward to a Game Mode comparison in the future. TVs all turn off different processing features while in Game Mode, and it would be a great comparison to see which looked the best in that case. I don't think you should recalibrate the TVs when in Game Mode. Almost everybody calibrates TVs outside of Game Mode, and then assumes the color/contrast settings should still be correct when they turn Game Mode on, that should be the scenario you test.

[@Scence_X]

Thanks Vincent for this Great Video. Sony A95K my Next Tv, it'a Great Update to my 2018 Sony A8F.

[@444chroma]

Appreciate the work that goes into pulling something like this off. Well done...the fact that it was a truly blind test is the best part!

[@DandCentertainment]

Really wish Panny would come back to the States!

[@Skeith89]

A95K is fabulous !!! Congratulations Sony 🎉

[@joshn1678]

I appreciate the way the test was done, but the fact that you can't get 77" tvs from some of the choices makes this pointless for people who aren't buying smaller tvs. But I always love your videos and I appreciate what you do for this community.

[@mann8846]

Next year in a couple months, you will be able to get a 77 inch sony QD Oled.

[@rommelhtown]

Excellent TV shootout Vincent. Your the best. Sony a95k for the win. Good job Sony once again. Back to back best TV for the last 2 years. I rea)y wish they sold the Panasonic in the US. The truth is all these tvs are solid and I am all for competition. Well done to all 4 companies and appreciate all the hard work that goes into TV technology and its advancements

[@marselluswallace8129]

*Im so happy with my 77LZ2000* 😍 *Thanks for your work Vincent!*

[@bakedalaska4363]

I lucked out recently and grabbed a Samsung S95B for what I feel is a great price. Basically 95% of the features and performance of the Sony A95K for less than half the price ($1699 CDN vs $3499 CDN). The Sony would be great, but not at twice the price for the same size screen.

[@lgmnowkondo938]

Vincent, please add 24p motion handling to your test!

[@boburrides]

After being an avid "lg oled only" guy for the last couple of years, I feel I'm ready to take the leap for sony. Thanks for your incredible work as always, Vincent!

[@ArtVandelayOfficial]

I was the same, 3 LG oleds then got A80J Big improvement 👍

[@mgtow-balance3409]

sony has always had the best tv's. i remember samsung had them for a while, but looks like sony is back

[@shteve3092]

@@mgtow-balance3409 This maybe true but they're also a lot more expensive at least in Canada. On average the sony's are 1000 dollars more expensive with the same screen sizes.

[@mgtow-balance3409]

@@shteve3092 yeah thanks. i haven't bought a tv in a long time so i'm behind on technology and pricing

[@shteve3092]

@@mgtow-balance3409 Oh yeah no worries. I'm sure the USA gets a lot better deal then we do up here.

[@PenPineappleApplePen007]

Very good video. I'm leaning towards buying a Panasonic mz2000 this year because of color accuracy and supreme sound quality. Sony A95K is 500 dollars cheaper than the lz2000 right now and would also be a good choice. But I would like the best cinema tv, so I would have to go with Panasonic.

[@ajdaniel8128]

As expected. Sony is King. This is coming from someone who is currently using LG OLED

[@malazan6004]

Yep unquestionably for the movie\cinema experience but the gaming features are still getting there. Most people buy a Sony for media though so that's fine

[@jjgates6351]

But the A95K is using Samsung's panel this time

[@rickysekhon5706]

@@jjgates6351 borrowing your car doesn’t mean i will drive as bad/good as you are.

[@juanosorno8153]

This is probably the best tv shootout. Thank you for taking the time and posting this video. Too bad the Panasonic is not available in the US.

[@Zaqster]

Great test for the panels and screen functionality. But a HUGE part of the TV experience when you actually use one, is the usability&responsiveness of the menus and settings, which you didn't cover at all. So often the menus are laggy and unintuitive or just outright confusing, making for example 'channel surfing' when you check what's on at different channels annoying, when you have to wait for the TV to update the various channel informations.

[@Youtubeuser1aa]

This is all about image quality

[@SeanLumly]

This is awesome. What a clever idea for a video, and with useful information to boot!

[@maxoverdrive8286]

Excellent test! One thing for certain is, these top TV's are very close to each other in performance. Can't go wrong with any of the 4. Again, great Blind test format

[@malazan6004]

Unless you don't like a pink tinge like me then you can infact go wrong with the Samsung QDOLED

[@nadasaka1]

I think you should add Mini-LED TVs like the Sony X95K and Samsung QN95B to the blind test.

[@thomasconway95]

They would be blown away

[@divoreddy9375]

They would lose every test apart from brightness!

[@hdtvtest]

@Bustami Arifin: Only one TV allowed per manufacturer, and the best model for each brand is an OLED due to pixel-level light control.

[@Izquierda]

@@hdtvtest It's a shame because mini-LEDs could have had advantages of their own in some evaluation categories, such as bright room performance.

[@georgejones5019]

@@hdtvtest Would be interesting to do a shoot out like a QD-OLED/OLED vs a Mini-LED TV from the same brand.

[@Alfieliu78]

"In Sony we trust" 👍 🤣

[@trevhib]

Such an important video each year this, and massive thanks for putting it together but like last year we're not getting to see a full set of scores thru the 7 rounds, or the final table. I haven't understood why, there is a ton of insight to be gleaned from those data from an individual viewer's perspective.

[@SinusPrimus]

Yes!!! I have a Sony A95K. 🎉 Thank you Vincent! Greetz from Switzerland

[@sirgareth5283]

So do i

[@WhosThere26]

This is the definitive channel for this type of content. Thank you!

[@rufdymond]

I’ve had my Panasonic LZ2000 for just over a week now and I’m completely happy with it……fantastic TV

[@marselluswallace8129]

Yes me too. It's an fantastic TV!

[@ManuelMedellin.]

a 5000 EUR 77" TV better buy you "Happiness" 🙄

[@ELcinegatto87]

@@tazfas Probably an LG fan boy.

[@rufdymond]

@Joel Anderson - I’m not a gamer, so can’t comment on that…

[@malazan6004]

@@ManuelMedellin. it may not be worth it for you but some are happy to pay that for what is considered by some as the best even if it's not by a huge margin. Who cares

[@zainhussainkhan110]

Gr8 effort. Many congratulations it’s a milestone achievement.

[@wezzman1]

Great and trusted content as normal. This shows how closely match TVs are at this end of the market, and it's down to personal preference and use case.

[@ViXoZuDo]

I would love to see an unedited version of the guys of Fulwell73 talking about the A/B/C/D TV and stuff... like why they scored X Tv with each score, so we could make an idea of what they were looking at and then at the end get the reveal of what TV was each letter.

[@MusicMeterviking]

This proves all the more the unreliability of Quantum's TV crusade against the Sony A95K.Always talks about fairness himself but steadfastly refuses to answer my question in which movie and time frame the blue face would have occurred while reviewing the Sony A95K.Kudos to you for this objective test Vincent!

[@drunkhusband6257]

Quantum is an absolute clown, he just hates Sony for some reason. I'll take any of the high end sonys over the garbage s95b

[@addicz2]

He doesnt like original source intended. Add his own taste color calibration

[@malazan6004]

Why does that guy still exist? How do you not get the message that you are the laughing stock of the entire internet and bow out due to a sliver of self respect remaining?

[@malazan6004]

@@drunkhusband6257 dude Sony is his new punching bag it used to be LG with him claiming the CX was the worst tv in years and then suddenly the c1 being his favourite of 2021(despite being extremely similar TVs). He doesn't stand behind anything he says he changes his opinion by the day. Guy is an absolute weasel who only sucks in people new to the TV scene who fall for the "I'm the honest TV crusader" thankfully that's like 1 in 10000 people who don't see through his BS.

[@TheHealthLife]

@@drunkhusband6257 The reviewers here said the s95b was in the top 2 or 3? what the hell are you on about?

[@RedBeard0924]

Incredible video. Loved every second. Day 5 with my S95B and I’m loving everything about it. Huge upgrade over my Samsung KS8000.

[@danielstott215]

Exactly the same TV I upgraded from also! Got the KS8000 in 2016 and loved it and now the S95b is incredible!

[@ChipHaven_Dan]

How does it perform in a bright room? I have the ks8000 and i want to upgrade it to the s95b or qn95B ..but i'm not sure if the qd oled is bright enough and also if the abl will not be to distractful when playing games. Any advice is very welcome.

[@kiisseli1337]

Also had KS8500 and now have S95B. It’s great but A90J is better, other than brightness. And sometimes A90J is brighter, weird thing, showing same source.

[@kiisseli1337]

@@ChipHaven_Dan S95B is very bright for an OLED. And gaming with it is great. It stays bright while gaming. A90J dimms after 1 minute, if there is static elements :(

[@RedBeard0924]

@@ChipHaven_Dan it’s super bright in my opinion. However windows aren’t opposite from my tv so not sure how it would be with windows. Ita very impressive and seems just as bright as my older Samsung LED.

[@007GoldenLion]

Sony and Panasonic leading as always. Looks like Japanese brands still reign supreme.

[@Ahov29]

Like the high prices xD

[@007GoldenLion]

@@Ahov29 Korean brands are a Worthy second, Phyllis too. Everything else ia just noth worth it

[@007GoldenLion]

@@Ahov29 Also they are onkly more expensive on top end TVs because most people who can afford a top end may not care about paying more. Mid to mid-high end are equally priced and they don't make low end TVs

[@malazan6004]

@@007GoldenLion yep cinema experience Panasonic and Sony are king's. If you're a heavy gamer I still personally couldnt go Sony over LG though but the Panasonic is a good middle ground. LG has fallen behind in image quality though

[@ajay--yadav]

Thanks for telling us about Zeskit HDMI 2.1 Cables. Your channel always helps us make a good purchase decision. It is my humble request to please consider making more videos on using TV AS MONITORS like which TV can be used as monitors. Nowadays many 42-50 inch TVs are getting affordable and competing directly with monitors. But they have their own issues - OLED burn-in (which becomes more prevalent in PC usage), HDR support (very bad in PC), Power Consumption, Standby Mode, etc. Some TVs are available which tackle these issues but they don't offer a 42-48 inch variant. Some monitors such as Acer Predator Cg437K and GIGABYTE AORUS FV43U are available but they are no match with the TVs available in their price range. Having a 42-48 inch TV/Monitor with all of these features will be awesome. It will connect with both PC and Playstation/Xbox. It will also save a lot of money and be good for the environment. And thanks again.

[@phobos2k2]

This was a fantastic TV showdown! The execution was extremely professional and non-biased. Well done!

[@glasshalfempty1984]

1:06 I just want to say: I don't give a flying fuck how specialized that reference monitor is, $30,000 is 100% inexcusable. There's absolutely no excuse what-so-ever for such a Ludacris price point.

[@ryanthomas3474]

If it cost that much to figure out color then does to really matter to the rest of the normal people who buy these sets? That honestly means nothing to me. I get it as a point to reference color accuracy. But then again it’s a sony panel. So I would assume the Sony would be closer to Sony lol. I know. Far fetched right?

[@Nwordplzplz]

The only thing that sucks about the Panasonic OLEDs is their availability. The US Market is dominated by LG, Sony, and Samsung. I would love to how things would play out if Panasonic still had a presence in the US.

[@TeensierPython]

Only tvs I used to buy. They didn’t keep up after plasmas died. Couldn’t keep up so they died. That’s what happens. They can come back if they build a good product at a good price.

[@frankceci5538]

I think you can get a Panasonic OLED from Value Electronics in Scarsdale, NY, or at least you used to be able to at some point in the last year. The owner has been on Stop the Fomo's channel a few times. But yeah, I wouldn't call this a presence at all, unfortunately.

[@MrPopo-bd1ix]

Because Panasonic for some reason, REFUSED to sell their OLED's for US market. Plain & simple. I imagine it's because the avg. american only cares about price. Dolby Vision, check, 4k HDR, check, full-audio pass-thru, check,...

[@LazyCrazyGuy]

Well Sharp is getting back in the game so maybe Panasonic will too. More competition is a good thing although at the moment I'm very happy with having Sony. As long as have either Sony or Panasonic as a choice I know I'm good. Those 2 companies are the bar for picture quality.

[@buddy305luv9]

👏👏👏👏👏 Great shootout. This shows that WOLED still has some pep in its step.

[@drunkhusband6257]

I think woled still looks better than qdoled

[@malazan6004]

@@drunkhusband6257 eh I still love my two woleds but watching movies in certain scenes it's hard to deny QDOLED looks better even if it's not mind blowing at times. LG I trust in their gaming features though as movies is only like 30% of my time.

[@drunkhusband6257]

@@malazan6004 I retract what I said. The s95b just looks worse than the A95k, that wass my problem with qdoled until I went to best buy and messed around with both.

[@irl-hdr4080]

Great job! I’d love to know the out of the box color accuracy score separate from the calibrated accuracy score. Do you plan to release that info?

[@arthur78]

Agree, we want this.

[@wtfdinges]

Indeed, most of us don't have calibration tools, so the out of the box performance is more important than the calibrated performance in my eyes.

[@desinho9]

@@wtfdinges still going to have a unit to unit variance

[@bigbadslimee]

Vincent is simply just the best at what he does, no one KZbinr gods as deep as he does

[@parvezshaikhul]

Oh what a analysis great job you are always doing a great job for many years in this category greatly helps consumers to have a right choice.

[@D71219ONE]

I would LOVE it in the future if you added a shootout with a gaming studio being the judge (if it’s possible). Imagine having Naughty Dog or Rockstar compare TVs, knowing exactly how they intended their game to look.

[@C--A]

Game modes on the tv's with processing turned off shows the games how they're intended to look.

[@matsudakodo]

@@C--A Game mode tends to be a joke, modifying color, contrast, brightness, sharpness, etc.

[@galactus1111]

Vincent is a titan amongst tech reviewers. he always tries to improve his processes.

[@gregorypeck3023]

Quantum will say otherwise, his hisense is the king of tv 🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelpdrury1]

Like the reference monitor in the shoot out Vincent is the reference standard for tv review content. Fantastic.

[@730Frankr]

Wow...what a great video! Although I was pulling for the LG G2 because I have one...it was nice to see how the other tv preformed in each category. I currently went with the G2 because LG is the only manufacturer that currently makes an 83" - hopefully Sony will come out with the larger screen in the future... Once again EXCELLENT VIDEO!

[@max.shotss]

There is a 83A90j

[@denissssss8579]

There is a 83A90j Sony

[@malazan6004]

LG oleds are just my favourites even if other brands have become better in many areas. Not a blind fanboy I've just had good experiences with LG

[@Jza-GZa40k]

@@malazan6004Until you buy a sony…

[@denissssss8579]

@@malazan6004 until u buy a Sony then ur favourite oled will be a Sony

[@thedrivebygg]

Great video, wish I didn’t cancel your appointment to calibrate my Sony A155 Oled back in 2017. It would be really interesting to see how the first generation oled tvs compare to the latest versions.

[@thelarry383]

This is why Sony charges big bucks for their TVs. They've decided to release the best of the best but of course the price is not for everyone

[@AllAboutTKK]

Facts.

[@gorillapancake]

I think it's more about profit margin. Sony has to pay LG or Samsung for their panels and Google for their Operating System. Plus, like Apple they choose to have a higher profit margin.

[@jayroman3384]

No one in their right mind is going to buy one when Samsung is selling the 65inch S95B for 2,000. The improvements are nowhere near significant enough to justify the price difference.

[@troy5568]

@@jayroman3384 As soon as you get a bent panel and experience burn-in after 4 months, then you'd realize how much of a waste the S95B is for $2000 and only lasted for less than a year. With the Sony, you are buying it with the decision to keep it for years, for as long as it is working. If you plan to change TVs every after 3 to 5 years anyway, then you'd possibly have earned more than twice the cost of any of these two, so why hesitate for less when you can go all-out with the more reliable one instead? Anyway that's just my take.

[@mikhailn4609]

@@troy5568 unless u specify the source, ur claims about samsungs lifespan of 4 months are just a speculation

[@MyGauravsingh]

I’m glad I’m getting the A95k this week.

[@mbvx7]

I love this. it really is the best way to test. blind and with reference. Sony is rocking it. I love my A80J and I know the A95K is way better so I can imagine the picture is phenomenal calibrated.

[@Nelthalin]

It's better but wonder if it's way better. Also look on how well the Panasonic did. And the A80J was not that far behind the A90J it was mostly brightness difference. The A95K will also have different colors (more Saturation and a bit brighter)

[@bigcdub]

Lmao, definitely not "way" better, slightly better, yes... Side by side, both calibrated, only a mild advantage towards the A95K...

[@VanDammage87]

The A80J is no slouch.

[@RockMathis]

@@VanDammage87 especially the 77 inch A80J

[@redrock425]

I've got an A80J and what is really noticeable is when you go to a friend's house and wonder why their LCD TV looks so washed out. You really do appreciate it when you go back to watching "worse" TV's.

[@faverodefavero]

Wating for a propper score table/chart with what each individual reviewer gave to each category for each TV.

[@goldorak5282]

Bravo !!! Great job as always with 2 of my favourites tv gurus :-)

[@transfo47]

Good job Vincent, from someone in the sciences, this is quite scientifically rigorous and I appreciate that.

[@jimv1983]

Sony really does make great TVs. I'm very happy with my A80J.

[@appartrivard-laurier6803]

Would love to have the same with casual viewer to tv enthousiast (non-pro) if the difference justify the price. Great content, thanks

[@DKarkarov]

Well this was not the result I expected, but when one TV gets first or second in all but like... one or two categories it is kinda obvious. Great work and video as always, you are the gold standard for tv testing.

[@CesurYapayDünya]

What a planning and effort? Congrats.

[@AllAboutTKK]

Amazing concept. This is the motivation I needed to see.

[@iWARxSAVAGE]

My guy in the comments sup Alpha Ninety Five King

[@AllAboutTKK]

@@iWARxSAVAGE max Luv.

[@bobmorane7329]

i see you 've taken acknowledge about others shootout remarks. This is a PERFECT BLIND TEST. Thank you.

[@SkarrGaming]

At them moment I'm most interested in the LG C2. I need a OLED tv that's available in a smaller size and is good for gaming. The C2 ticks all those boxes.

[@FM-qq2kk]

Would love to see this with mid-level tvs in the 800 to 1200 range - 50- 55 diagonal-

[@seanlyons161]

Panasonic LZ2000 is my next tv for sure I’ve been wanting to upgrade to one of these “2000” models for the past 2 years. The only thing is I don’t need the extra sound, but the 1500 doesn’t have the Luminance Booster Technology, does anyone have a comparison with this feature between the lz2000 and lz1500?

[@mateuszptaszynski5377]

LZ1500 has the same picture quality as LZ2000

[@dadou7911]

La dalle du lz 1500 est identique au lz2000, seul la partie audio change le reste c'est la même chose, si tu as déjà une partie audio correct home cinéma part sur le lz1500 👍

[@mateuszptaszynski5377]

@@dadou7911 blablebli blublablo

[@VictoriaMan69]

it's funny how this is a blind test but everyone walking in the room recognizes the different tvs like the panasonic and sony. haha.

[@hdtvtest]

@Tiny Timbit: Not everyone... and until the TVs were revealed after all the scoring has been done, everyone's still guessing without confirmation, therefore reducing bias.

[@Timurrakh]

So, 83A90J is still a king in it's size? Happy to own one. :)

[@mr.g-sez]

vincent: would you like to see the tv's friends: beeebeeebeeep 🤣

[@galactus1111]

looks like Sony A95K is the best overall TV this year, largely due to the new QD-OLED panel. Well done!

[@Tidbitkid]

The Panasonic is the most accurate if you primarily watch movies then thats the winner thanks to QD-OLED being in its infancy stage of manufacturing for consumer televisions and not properly tailored or mature enough to get the best out of the technology at this stage of the panel maybe in a few years it'll be a worthy panel Technology with a base of failure rate or expected life of the panels as SAMSUNG said it would post burn in/failure hours of use but didn't release it before the release of the TV and as far as I can find has not yet post the test results that they promised.

[@jayroman3384]

@@Tidbitkid no one’s reading all that. QD-OLED is the new normal going forward. Previous OLEDs will never have the color luminance accuracy that QD OLEDs offer. That’s a cold hard fact

[@Tidbitkid]

@@jayroman3384 But what about Samsung actual reporting panel life expectancy based on regular usage? It's early on compared to the generation of WRGB OLED Panels and even more so the production of LG Displays and LG Chem manufacturing that I don't think going forward it might not get enough years of sales before wider adoption of Micro LED or Another Improvement from LGs current process to make sales fall flat for Samsung on the OLED front. For me to tell someone to buy a new panel Technology without a warning of unexpected life of panel or premature failure considering Samsung has not even reported the average life from a test they said they had started to conducted at CES makes me wonder how long of a warranty should you advise someone to buy.

[@galactus1111]

Im a panasonic oled owmer myself so trust me i value colour accuracy and dark room viewing. Having said that the sony is clearly the best all rounder.

[@jayroman3384]

@@Tidbitkid no OLED has the lifespan of a normal lcd tv. LG openly says that. LG is making efforts to make its panels brighter, but it’s fully aware of the fact that brighter panels don’t equal color luminance of QD OLED. There’s a reason why Sony of all brands immediately chose to adopt this technology. Micro LED is still far too expensive to manufacture to be anywhere near available for the average consumer. When that changed I’ll be the first to buy one

[@dakikendrick1300]

Man you are the best I dont know what I would do without you. that knowledge you teach plus you calm my mind down

[@aegontargaryen573]

Ever since the S95B peak luminance nerf I just use it as a tv that plays homeward bound on repeat for my cat, sometimes I like to drop kick it whilst walking past also.

[@Adreitz7]

If it's that disappointing to you, I'll happily take it off your hands. And for you, I'll only charge 10 bucks!

[@aegontargaryen573]

@@Adreitz7 Take it up with my cat man, I’m sure you guys can work something out.

[@malazan6004]

I couldn't bring myself to ever consider it after seeing the pink tint. Good job on the drop kicks now and then well deserved.

[@aegontargaryen573]

@@malazan6004 lol ty

[@peterenables714]

9:57 sony A95K

[@mohammedfaiisal]

This years version to this test will be interesting. Looking forward to see the outcome of the MZ2000 the G3 the S95C and the A95L (I think that's what it'll be called anyway) I want to see new MLA technology in the G3 and LZ2000 go head to head with S95C and A95L. I'll most likely be buying the best one from those four. A priority to me is sound. I hate having to put the volume up because I can't hear them when they are talking in a low volume only to lower the volume when loud scenes occur. Being able to hear them speak clearly without subtitles is something I need in a TV without having to buy a sound bar or surround sound speakers. Picture quality is also something that has to be colour accurate but I think all four will be very good this year but maybe the MZ2000 will be the best. A QD OLED version of Panasonic would kill it

[@MrPopo-bd1ix]

All flat-panel displays have crappy sound, because there's little room to work with. If you want good sound get at least a Nakamichi sound bar off Amazon. But if you still insist on using only the TV speakers then get Sony's flagship display.

[@mohammedfaiisal]

@@MrPopo-bd1ix that's what I'm thinking, I might get whatever flagship tv Sony is releasing this year but sound improves on TV year after year and if A95K was good enough, hopefully the next one is even better

[@Valoric]

Wow this is amazing. This should be done every year!

[@Wolfox360]

Is there going to be a such comparison in the future for MiniLED TVs?

[@trollmustard]

No

[@geopietro]

Yes, as said previously, truly priceless content. Thank you!

[@IntotheFurther.]

Sony Z9K review?

[@ViralWatchMedia]

Fantastic video. I love these sort of videos and the deep dive on TV technology. It's the best way to inform a customer of what to buy.

[@stujotham]

Is there a ‘best settings’ video or page for the A95K as I’ve got the tv since launch and I’m still feeling a bit underwhelmed as I think I’ve not set it up to get the best out of it.

[@haukionkannel]

Use professional calibrator to calibrate the TV if you want the best of the best out of your TV. But filmmaker mode is quite good even without.

[@stujotham]

Thanks for that. Sony doesn’t have film maker mode sadly. I think custom is their equivalent. I think an issue is that I’ve actually got very sensitive eyes and I notice the smallest of changes in anything so I’m very critical and fussy basically.

[@darrenholmes8656]

Cover the Tv’s, don’t cover the Tv’s the A95K is the best, Vincent, this content is priceless well done ! Your knowledge is remarkable, can’t wait for a certain US KZbinr to rubbish your findings.....

[@leemiah3583]

Sony wins again 🏆

[@abcbcd1834]

This is ridiculously good content. You should have way more subscribers mate. Wow

[@ckmishn3664]

Would be funny if you did a literal "blind test" of the TVs.

[@craigcloneclone]

it's a valid test for how good the built-in speakers are

[@Shalmaneser1]

Dude, you really know how to party! The irony is that the best in the business might be able identify these panels without bezels.