Nicholas fisher—July 31, 2022
First off let me say- I have the Asus pg 32UQX($3000 gaming monitor) full array local dimming @ 1400 nits. The Asus PG 27UQ(baby brother), Samsung QN 950 B (144 Hz), the list goes on. I am very very particular about my viewing experiences; motion handling is one of the most important implementations along with picture processing. This TV I just received, the 42 inch Sony A90K is seriously the best looking picture I have ever seen. The motion clarity beats LG, Samsung, all of them hands down. Trust me I would know. I’m am a high refresh rate pc gamer. Any hard-core motion blur makes me dizzy and upscaling is very important as well. This TV does an extraordinary job. I’ve only had it for a few hours, but I ALWAYS leave my TVs on in the beginning of it’s life to do the burn in test. It has actually really surprised me with exceptional picture clarity. If you’re on the fence about this one; just buy it! It is expensive as all get out, but totally worth it! ---Update Aug 5th--- So I wanted to post an update. I have had the TV for a little over a week. It is the most unbelievable TV I have ever owned. PC gaming(Asus 3080) finally feels right on a TV with vrr; it actually feels like a real life g-sync monitor with the actual g-sync module. Console gaming is unbelievable. Even at 120 Hertz, the PS5 and Xbox Series X like to downscale to 1080p(stable performance) but on this TV I can't tell the difference between 1080P and 4K! It is amazing! The sound is perfect with my soundbar. Dolby Atmos sounds great now. I literally have not one complaint about this TV. Just thought I would let you guys know. PS!- Just make sure if you're like me and this is your first OLED; viewing it in a dark room is a must! I'm coming from a mini LED Samsung qn950b (super super bright tv) This isn't that. It is made for dark room gaming and streaming. Which is what i prefer anyway. Enjoy, you will be blown away! Read more
Liz—March 12, 2023
The media could not be loaded. Let me start of by saying this is the 1st ever OLED TV I've owned and WOW! I've owned it just over a month. Perfect tv for those who have wanted a top tier tv at a reasonable SIZE. Set up wasn't too bad a lot of folks making a big deal about this being a Google TV and I get it coming from years of using Roku it takes a little time getting used to navigating the UI but at the end of the day it's just another Android tv. The picture quality is bar none the best I have ever owned. Deep, rich, vibrant colors super dark almost ink like blacks. I mean 4K is truly 4K I've owned multiple 4k TV's but none have come close to this type of picture quality. The sound is something else to behold, OUTSTANDINGLY terrific. Again going by my own experience, I've always needed some sort of external speakers for almost every tv I've owned, not with this one. When Sony says that "the screen is the speaker" they mean it. Truly blown away by the sound. It has a myriad of picture and sound settings to suit every taste. It took some twerking for me to get the picture looking how I wanted it, so if it looks a little too dark be patient you'll soon discover like I did, that OLED TVs tend to be darker than traditional LED/LCD screens. The price is really the only con especially for this size but, again this is the size I was looking for and unfortunately not many manufacturers make OLED TVs those size. Overall couldn't be happier highly recommend. Read more
Jonathan M. G. Wright—September 22, 2025
Not every room is big enough to comfortably house most modern high end TV’s starting size of ~50 inches. This 42 incher is perfect for my space and has incredible picture quality and actually pretty good built in speakers. The remote is nice - like how it lights up when in use. And the included Bravia Core credits are a nice touch. I mostly use this with my Apple TV or XBOX as the source and have no issues at all with either. I’ve not really used the built in Android TV, so I can’t comment on that. But it does seem fairly full featured. Read more
Matt K—October 31, 2022
Purchased this for the role of our primary family television. Excellent picture and sound. Easy to set up out-of-the-box, merely plug and play. One suggestion: change picture mode/setting to VIVID immediately. The vivid setting looks so much better than the default/others that I am unsure why any lesser/other setting would be offered. Picture and sound are excellent as you would expect from Sony or a device in this price range. Really wanted the A95K 55" but it was about double the price. This a review from a layperson who tried to digest all of the torrents of expert reviews and got overwhelmed and settled on this fine device. Love the backlit remote. What may set this device and the A95K series apart is the stand. My television needed to be offset from the furniture top so I needed something flat or on a pedestal, not legs. Also one of the thorough technical reviews of the Samsung OLED I viewed said their hardware was unscrupulously manipulated to make the colors appear artificially color-saturated or vibrant, so that was a factor. I spent considerable time looking at Sony's A90K and A95K modes, Samsungs' new OLED and LG's C1 and C2 models. All 3 groups are excellent and I can't imagine 99% of the consumer population being anything but wholly satisfied with any of these. If you look at the price history of the LG C1 you would probably agree it is the best value of the three - there were a few weeks before the release of the C2 when Amazon was offering at the 48" and 55" and crazy low prices. Read more
