If you're looking for the best LED TV sets on the market, Sony and Samsung belong at the top of your list. Samsung is the world's largest TV manufacturer, and with their massive scale and presence, they are an innovator in several technology spaces of the modern TV. Sony is one of the most respected audio and video brands in the world, with a long list of innovations that establishes them at the first tier of the consumer electronics world.
Both of these manufacturers are not only known for their innovation and design in TVs, but their models also rank among the best in reliability and longevity, assuring your TV investment continues to pay entertainment dividends for years. If you are looking for a new 4K LED TV for your Austin, TX home and want the best, keep reading to learn more about the top-ranked Sony and Samsung TVs.
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Samsung Q80 and Q90 Series
One of Samsung’s great innovations in TV is QLED technology. Samsung’s proprietary take on LED adds a special filter to the panel with energy-reactive nanoparticles that filter light to produce highly saturated colors. Coupled with the full-array backlight in the Q80 and Q90, the result is a very bright panel – as high as 1600 nits – that accurately reproduces a wide color gamut that hits almost 100% of the DCI-P3 standard.
Aside from incredible color and brightness, Samsung QLED panels offer an unexpected bonus not often found with LED sets – wide viewing angles. If you want all your friends to have a good view of the game, Samsung QLED models are a great choice. The company employs a special coating that enables it, helped by the uniform color and brightness of the QLED technology.
The Samsung Q80 and Q90 models feature powerful processing, a critical component of any modern high-performance TV. The Quantum Processor 4K expertly controls backlight performance and HDR processing for the best color and contrast. Two of the differences between the Q80 and Q90 lie in the backlight zones and HDR processing, with the Q90R offering more backlight zones and brightness, which boost HDR processing from the HDR 12X to HDR 16X level for higher contrast and detail.
Both TVs throw in all of Samsung's best TV features. Intelligent Mode can adjust brightness, volume, and audio tone according to changing room conditions for optimal viewing and listening. The Invisible Connection uses a high bandwidth fiber optic cable to enable you to offload connections from the panel – including the power cable – to a box that you can place in furniture or elsewhere, resulting in perfectly flush wall mounting. Samsung's unique interactive background and art images turn your flat panel into art to blend in with its surroundings. There's more, but you may have to visit our showroom to see the rest!
Sony X900/X950 Series
The Sony X900/X950 Series represents the best of Sony's 4K LCD range. True to Sony form, they incorporate refinement and innovation that sets their picture quality apart. It starts with the X1 4K HDR Processor, which incorporates artificial intelligence to analyze the content and enhance detail, color, and brightness for stunning images. Sony's X-Wide Angle offers good off-axis viewing angles by clever backlight control that ensures the same color balance across various viewing angles. Sony's highly regarded processing prowess also makes non-HDR content look like HDR, so you get an improved picture with even ordinary content. Sony's X-Motion processing also smooths motion blur, so fast-action sports, movie effects, and gaming all look incredible, especially with the largest screen sizes.
Of course, as the best in the Sony 4K lineup, the X900 and X950 come loaded with features. HDMI eARC support lets the TV pass through uncompressed audio including Dolby Atmos to a connected soundbar or AV receiver from the TV's streaming apps. Speaking of sound, Sony's unique Acoustic Multi-Audio uses rear-mounted tweeters and special processing to make sound emanate from the part of the scene where you would expect it. The Android TV smart system features all the streaming apps you could want – including HBO Max – and supports both Chromecast and Airplay for effortless streaming of pictures and videos from your personal devices. Add compatibility with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple Homekit for smart voice search and control, and there’s almost nothing the X900 and X950 can’t do. The X950 steps up processing with the X1 Ultimate and more advanced HDR processing, as well as a bit sleeker design.
Both the Samsung Q80/Q90 and Sony X900/X950 represent some of the best LED TVs you can buy. Visit our showroom now for the best holiday prices, contact us here, or call us today at (512) 454-4534 for more information and expert advice. We look forward to hearing from you!