Sony TVs for 2019

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During CES 2019 that happened in January Sony unveiled their full TV lineup that will keep us company for the rest of the year offering various models in order to be able to have a very diverse lineup enough to satisfy all kind of consumer needs. This year is a bit of a landmark as we see the first 8K model being offered by the Japanese company even if it’s a bit out of reach for most people as it is being offered in 85″ and 98″ with the prices reflecting their monstrous sizes.

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Sony as it’s happening with LG is offering both OLED and LCD models even if Sony OLED offerings are not as many or as diverse as LG’s. This year we get two 4K OLED models with A9G/AG9 and A8G/AG8 being the only ones. As for LCD obviously the main attraction was the 8K LED LCD Z9G/ZG9 which is the first and only 8K offering from Sony. The main focus still remains on LCD technology with 7 models available but only three of them being available for the US market with them being the X950G/XG95, XG90, X850G/XG85, XG83, XG81, X800G/XG80 and XG70. The “G” in the naming indicates that it’s a 2019 model so you should pay attention to that when looking for a new TV.

There is also a single Full HD 1080p offering with the WG66 LCD TV being sold only in the UK/Europe so far. Tha main focus is obviously 4K TVs and we believe that this may be the last year we see a new 1080p model being offered.

The key characteristic we find in almost the entire lineup is that Sony uses Google’s Android smart TV platform with only the lowest XG70 and WG66 being stripped of it. All the top LCD models as well as both OLEDs come equipped with Dolby Vision as well as Dolby Atmos and they use Sony’s proprietary Acoustic Surface Audio technology which uses the TV panel to produce sound. In the most premium models that include the A9G/AG9, the Z9G/ZG9 and the Z950G/XG95 we also get new silicone with Sony’s X1 Ultimate processor offering nice advances over the previous X1 Extreme variant.

8K obviously was the main attraction but one thing that also made a few waves was the announcement that certain 2019 models will support Apple’s Airplay 2 and HomeKit. According to Sony the models that will receive a software update to gain access to those two are the A9G/AG9, Z9G/ZG9, X950G/XG95 and X850G/XG85 models. Airplay 2 let you stream content like videos or music from any Apple device to your TV while HomeKit gives you control of your TV through an iPhone/iPad.

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What we like with Android TVs is that they are being supported with future updates which can be very crucial when it comes to competition. The 2019 models come with Android 8 Oreo pre-installed and includes Chromecast as well as a wealth of streaming services and apps like Netflix, Amazon, Youtube to name a few. Android has enormous support from developers and it’s certainly one of it’s strong points the last few years.

What we find a bit disappointing is that HDMI 2.1 is missing almost entirely this year with only the Z9G/ZG9 featuring one such port. Every other model comes with HDMI 2.0b but certain top models offer eARC which is HDMI 2.1 tech. Also the entire lineup supports HDR10 and HLG (even the 1080p WG66) which is a great addition mostly for the lower offerings as for the top models this is a pretty standard thing to have.

Below we present you each model separately with their most key characteristics while at the end of the article we provide a comprehensive table with all the models grouped together in order to be able to distinguish their differences easier. And that concludes our presentation of Sony offerings for 2019 which in our opinion is a very solid one and anxiously wait for what further advancements we will see next year.

Before closing this part we should mention that you can check our New Product Lineups section for more reviews and articles which we will update as we manage to get our hands on these new releases.

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So without further delay let’s analyze each model separately.

4K OLED TVs

SONY A9G/AG9 OLED TV

Type : Flat

The A9G is Sony’s 2019 OLED flagship. Coming equipped with the X1 Ultimate processor and in combination with it’s OLED panel the A9G can display some breathtaking 4K visuals. It also supports Dolby Vision as well as Dolby Atmos and comes with a full suit of smart TV applications part of the Android OS.

You can read our in-depth analysis of the A9G HERE.