Sony XBR-55A9G 55 Inch TV: MASTER Series BRAVIA OLED 4K Ultra HD Smart TV with HDR and Alexa Compatibility - 2019 Model

Features

• MASTER OF QUALITY: Faithfully conveys creator’s intent on screen to deliver the best picture quality.
• PICTURE PROCESSOR X1 ULTIMATE: Sony’s best processor analyzes content to bring out OLED’s intense contrast with pure blacks, peak brightness and natural colors.
• SMART ANDROID TV with GOOGLE ASSISTANT: Use your voice to control your TV and smart home devices, easily search for movies and shows, get answers, and manage tasks, all hands-free.
• WORKS WITH ALEXA: Stream smart camera feeds with your voice. Through an Alexa enabled device, just ask Alexa to play music, launch video apps, turn up the volume, and more.
• APPLE AIRPLAY 2 and HOMEKIT SUPPORT: Seamlessly integrate your iPhone and Siri devices with your Sony TV for effortless smart home management and content streaming.
• TRILUMINOS Display: See exactly what the creator intended with advanced color and gradation
• INCREDIBLE CLARITY: X-Reality PRO upscale images to near 4K clarity while reducing on-screen noise

Description

Sony’s latest, most inspiring OLED masterpiece, powered by picture Processor x1 Ultimate. Sony’s best processor ever works alongside pixel contrast booster Technology to deliver unbelievable picture quality with 4K HDR clarity. Bright, vibrant colors, absolute black, and stunning contrast come to everything you watch. Acoustic Surface audio+ brings 2. 2 Channel sound right from the screen. Sony BRAVIA OLED TV. The power consumption (operation) is 373 watts while in stand by mode the power consumption is 0. 5 watts

Brand Name Sony

Item Weight 66 pounds

Product Dimensions 53.3 x 32.8 x 7.1 inches

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Item model number XBR55A9G

Batteries 2 AAA batteries required. (included)

Color Name Black

ASIN B07P11D928

Customer Reviews 4.8 out of 5 stars 116 ratings 4.8 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank #20,519 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #21 in OLED TVs

Shipping Weight 66 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Date First Available August 6, 2019

abunda_amazon_reviews We’ve had 4K TVs since the technology first went mainstream three or four years back, including a Sony XBR85X850D, which is currently our primary television. Even without a ton of 4K content—though we do have 4K blu-rays and Apple TVs—the picture quality on an Ultra HD TV is still light years ahead of regular HD sets. Add in HDR, and the picture is just really, really hard to beat. This is our first time experiencing OLED 4K and even with high expectations, my initial reaction to the picture is … Wow. The blacks are inky and the colors rich and full. Don’t think I’ve ever had a TV that needed so little out-of-the-box adjustment. Just stunning. I usually tweak and fuss with the settings on a new TV for hours initially; but this one, while infinitely adjustable, took just a couple minutes. So happy it doesn’t arrive with artifact creating settings turned on by default. The built-in “auto-switch” settings (which, unfortunately, only work on compatible inputs) that sense what you’re watching and change the picture settings to match are a game changer. Put in a 4K blu-ray and it changes your screen to Cinema Pro mode, watch Netflix and it auto-selects the best screen for that, too. Really cool and unlike a lot of default video settings actually seem to genuinely enhance the screen, even for someone like me who is pretty picky about video. The auto-brightness setting also works wonders. This set is in a bedroom and the difference between watching at daylight or in the dark just before bed is immense and the sensor does seem to work, making adjustments to keep the picture stunning in any light setting. Not that set-up was without flaw. The remote I received was either a lemon, or something else is up with the IR reception here. Even after replacing batteries with three fresh sets it would only work every third or fourth press, and usually only after taking the batteries out and shifting them around. Possible it was a short somewhere and I just had a dud, but it made the lengthy checkbox set-up process very cumbersome, as it wouldn’t even work with the remote actually touching the TV’s IR sensor. I use a universal remote to control all our home theater hardware, so once I had the initial set-up complete I could switch to that and it controls the set flawlessly (using TV’s built-in bluetooth which you have to get a pairing code for, which can’t happen until after initial set-up), but still not something you should be struggling with on a TV this pricey. My other complaint, and why I can’t rate this 5-stars, is the iteration of smart TV used here isn’t as navigable as our other Sony Android set. The apps you download don’t automatically appear on the apps line on the home screen, and you have to go to an additional menu setting or sidebar to access them. Just a clumsy process and the layout of the menu/home screen also isn’t quite as intuitive; The tweaks they’ve made are definitely not for the better. The one-button Netflix access does work totally flawlessly and is near-instant, but feels like they’ve made getting to apps that didn’t pay for consideration purposely more difficult to get to. Which, again, when you’re talking about a $3,000+ TV is fairly galling. We did have one other set-up snafu where we had sound, but no picture (menus were visible, but video didn’t display), that I messed around with for way too long before just resetting the system (hold power button on remote for 10 seconds until unit restarts with Android logo), which fixed it immediately. Other than those fairly minor gripes, both ameliorated for us by other devices (Logitech remote and Apple TV), this TV is simply stunning. Thinner than finger-width it was simple to mount on the wall and comes with plates that cover all the input areas, making it look almost as sleek from the back, as the front. (We did have to leave one plate off, because it wouldn’t fit over 3 HDMI + ethernet and antenna cables.) Attention to small details like that, and built-in cord management, make this an aesthetic, as well as functional, display device. By the way, when I say this TV is thin, I’m not kidding around. It made the three-year-old Samsung it replaced look like a clunky tube TV in comparison. Definitely a futuristic design with an emphasis on thinness. The built-in sound, if you’re using it, is solid; better than most flat screens, which is, again, impressive in a model this narrow, and the picture really is second to none, even in a house with multiple high-end TV sets. Gorgeous TV, and if you’ve got the money to spend, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.;;Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2019;;4.0 out of 5 stars;;Not a Perfect Set, But a Truly Extraordinary Picture;;SW;;/gp/customer-reviews/R1S9MFKO7WDAWV/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B07P11D928;;;The tv has excellent picture quality and was pretty easy to set up. However, we were disappointed in Amazon’s shipping and customer service. Counted on fast shipping, but the tv arrived outside of the stated delivery timeframe. It took 8 days despite the claim of free one day Prime shipping. It was 4 days after the tv shipped before it arrived. Plus, since delivery required a signature, and tracking indicated incorrectly that the package was “out for delivery “ I ended up waiting all day for the tv to arrive. Then, waited again the following day. The result of my chat with Amazon customer service was an offer of $5 for the error. My last big ticket purchase here.;;Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2019;;5.0 out of 5 stars;;Television is great, Amazon service is lacking;;bookfan;;/gp/customer-reviews/R10AK5UEULSL8Z/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B07P11D928;;;If you are concerned about OLED panel lottery, avoid LG and go with Sony. Why Sony OLEDs are more expensive than LG OLEDs, well the main reason is that Sony Master Series OLEDs use Grade A OLED panels from LG Display so the chances of getting a set with poor uniformity/banding and tinting is way less than with LG OLEDs. My set has almost perfect white uniformity and 5% looks great after the first short compensation cycle. Not to mention that colors, motion and upscaling are great on this set!! If you are looking for the best 2019 OLED, get the Sony, period!!!;;Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2019;;5.0 out of 5 stars;;2019 King of TVs!!!;;enricoclaudio;;/gp/customer-reviews/R1LR0KYVZO1NJ8/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B07P11D928;;;The picture quality is stunning. The blacks are perfect as expected with an OLED screen and the brighter colors are top notch even in bright light but really shine at night. Any content with Dolby Vision is jaw dropping. The built in Android TV works fantastically with YouTube, Prime Video, HBO, Showtime, and Netflix. The Netflix calibrated mode feature combined with 4K shows featuring Dolby Vision really showcase why you're spending this much on a TV. I also bought a mid-range Sony STR-DN1080 receiver to pair with this and everything was seamlessly working right out of the box with minimal setup and 1 controller. The controller is very nice, works with all the apps and also controls my Apple TV 4K without problem. The only thing that requires another controller is my Dish receiver but I'm sure that is just because, like all cable company equipment, it's hot trash. I also bought the Sony SU-WL855 wall mount kit for this TV. It is very overpriced but I like that it lets you extend the the panel off the wall and swivel it so you can reach all the ports and connectors and then push it flat against the wall again.;;Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2019;;5.0 out of 5 stars;;This TV is fantastic;;J. Smith;;/gp/customer-reviews/R22GB89E02N33I/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B07P11D928;;;This Sony TV utilizes the OLED Panels manufactured by LG, and incorporates Sony's outstanding image processing. The OLED panels Sony is procuring are exceptionally flat and do not have the annoying rippled reflection the LQ OLED TVs exhibit when viewed while the TV is off. Theses two facts alone make the higher price for the TV worthwhile. The image quality is first- rate. No perceptible motion blur, no noise artifacts visible, no off-axis dimming or color shift that one typically sees in LED backlit LCD TVs. The TV exhibits natural color and tone rendition with crisp details. The program material viewed may not be up to this TV's ability to display it however- older film- based program material will have it's foibles revealed- you'll redily detect which producers chose to use less expensive film or had to change emulsion types in some cameras, causing a perceptible change in the image quality, sometimes between scenes. This TV is a movie buff's TV! I love the TV. This TV uses the entire surface of the TV as a speaker- dialog is very crisp and easy to understand, which places this TV at the top of a short list of TVs to be considered for your living room or media room. The realism of this TV cannot be understated, nor can it be understood, without seeing it for yourself.;;Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2019;;5.0 out of 5 stars;;Outstanding 4K OLED TV;;Shane J.;;/gp/customer-reviews/R2KD1LYQ4HOUX4/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B07P11D928;;;Picture quality HD and 4K are stunning. Build-in sound is great. Processor makes smart functionalities extremely fast.;;Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2019;;5.0 out of 5 stars;;Amazing TV;;Leon;;/gp/customer-reviews/R3QGX1WSA9GAYX/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B07P11D928