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Sony BRAVIA 9 vs Sony BRAVIA A1

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SonyBRAVIA 9SonyBRAVIA A1
Overview
ReleasedMay 20242017
Display
PanelMini-LEDOLED
Panel detailQuantum-dot LCD with Mini LED backlight and XR Backlight Master Drive; native 120 Hz reported by TechRadarSelf-emissive OLED. HDTVTest measured a 120 Hz panel on its exact 65-inch UK review sample; Sony's UK sheets do not publish one native rate for all three sizes, so no series-wide Hz is assigned.
Resolution3840 × 2160 (4K)3840 × 2160 (4K)
Refresh rate120 Hz–
HDR formatsDolby Vision, HDR10, HLGHDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision
HDR extras–Sony UK says HDR10 and HLG are supported; Dolby Vision was added later by firmware, in April 2018 in Europe rather than at the 2017 launch.
Screen finishX-Anti Reflection–
Colour rangeXR Triluminos Pro–
Picture processingXR Contrast Booster 30, High Peak Luminance, XR 4K Upscaling and ambient-light sensorX1 Extreme, 4K X-Reality PRO, Dual database processing, Object-based HDR remaster and Super bit mapping 4K HDR.
Motion handlingXR Motion ClaritySony lists Motionflow XR without a native Hz figure on its UK sheets. HDTVTest measured 120 Hz on the 65-inch UK sample, with 650 lines of motion resolution when Motionflow was engaged.
Viewing angleX-Wide AngleHDTVTest measured a very wide 166-degree viewing cone on its 65-inch sample.
Sizes
Sizes65, 75, 85″55, 65, 77″
Largest size85″77″
Gaming
HDMI ports4 (2 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)
Variable refresh rateHDMI VRRNone
Auto low latency modeYes–
HDMI detailHDMI 3 and 4 support 4K at 120 Hz; HDMI 3 also serves eARC (RTINGS). Maker lists VRR, ALLM and SBTMFour HDMI inputs with HDCP 2.2 and ARC; HDTVTest found only inputs 2 and 3 accept 4K 60 Hz at higher bit depth/chroma. These are HDMI 2.0-era inputs, not HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz.
Input lag–HDTVTest measured 47 ms at 1080p and 31 ms at 4K on the 65-inch UK sample, in its tested modes.
Game featuresGame Menu, automatic HDR tone mapping and Auto Genre Picture Mode with a PlayStation 5Game and Graphics picture modes; no VRR or ALLM claim in Sony's UK A1 material.
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platformGoogle TVAndroid TV
ProcessorXR Processor4K HDR Processor X1 Extreme
Speakers70 W, 2.2.2 channels50 W, Acoustic Surface actuators and rear subwoofer channels
Dolby AtmosYes–
DTS:XYes–
eARCYes–
Wi-FiIEEE 802.11ax/ac/a/b/g/nWi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth–Bluetooth 4.1
Speaker detailAcoustic Multi-Audio+; two midrange drivers, two tweeters, two subwoofers and two upward-firing beam tweeters; 70 W totalSony Acoustic Surface uses panel actuators and a rear subwoofer. Sony lists five 10 W outputs, totalling 50 W; both exact reviews praised sound alignment with on-screen action.
Audio featuresAcoustic Center Sync with compatible Sony audio systems; Voice Zoom 3, 3D Surround Upscaling, S-Master amplifier and automatic room/position sound calibration–
Voice assistantsHands-free Google Assistant; works with Alexa and Apple HomeKit–
CastingGoogle Cast and Apple AirPlayChromecast built into Android TV, per Sony UK.
TV tuners–Two digital terrestrial/cable tuners and two satellite tuners; DVB-T/T2, DVB-C and DVB-S/S2.
USB2 USB ports; Japanese models support USB hard-drive recordingThree USB ports, one side and two bottom; Sony lists USB HDD recording.
EthernetOne 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T portOne bottom Ethernet input.
Optical audio outOne optical audio output, shared with the S-Center speaker inputOne bottom optical digital output.
Design and power
SizeJapanese maker specifications without stand; 65-inch 1443 × 835 × 48 mm, 75-inch 1667 × 960 × 48 mm, 85-inch 1888 × 1085 × 49 mm. Listed configuration weights also exclude the standWithout support stand (W × H × D), Sony UK: 55″ 1228 × 711 × 86 mm, 65″ 1451 × 834 × 86 mm, 77″ 1721 × 997 × 99 mm. Sony separately gives a 7.8 mm thin panel section for 55/65; it is not the total depth.
StandFour-position stand with wide/narrow feet and raised soundbar positions; weights including stand are 34.8 kg (65-inch), 45 kg (75-inch) and 55.7 kg (85-inch), from Japanese maker specificationsRear leaning support slate hides electronics and subwoofer; Sony's with-stand depth is 339 mm for 55/65 and 399 mm for 77. Sony UK announced 77-inch UK availability for late September 2017, after the smaller sizes.
VESA pattern–400 × 200 mm for 55/65; 400 × 300 mm for 77.
In the box–Sony UK lists stand, voice remote, batteries, IR blaster, power cord, operating instructions and quick setup guide.
Power useJapanese models rated 350 W (65-inch), 456 W (75-inch), 512 W (85-inch); standby 0.5 W. Regional power ratings differ–

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