{"id":15494,"date":"2025-06-12T20:50:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=15494"},"modified":"2025-06-12T20:50:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:50:49","slug":"sony-bravia-8-ii-oled-tv-review-strikingly-clear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=15494","title":{"rendered":"Sony Bravia 8 II OLED TV Review: Strikingly Clear"},"content":{"rendered":"


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If you\u2019re looking<\/span> for a premium 2025 TV, the latest round of the best OLEDs<\/a> has you spoiled for choice. With LG and Panasonic using LG\u2019s new breakthrough four-stack panel, and Samsung and Sony sharing Samsung\u2019s most advanced QD-OLED panel yet, there are four tantalizing top-tier OLED TVs hitting stores this year, each one offering a notable brightness boost to go along with OLED\u2019s many other talents.<\/p>\n

What Sony has done with Samsung\u2019s new display is, in a word, beautiful. The awkwardly named Bravia 8 II, which replaces 2023\u2019s gorgeous A95L (9\/10, WIRED Recommends<\/a>), is brilliantly balanced with punchy brightness, expressive and natural colors, and Sony\u2019s sweet image processing for a picture so clear that some images seem almost three-dimensional.<\/p>\n

For all its talents, the Bravia 8 II has some downsides compared to the phenomenal LG G5 (9\/10, WIRED Recommends<\/a>) it replaced on my console, including lower peak brightness and a backdrop that\u2019s more deep charcoal than pitch black, leading to less impactful contrast and perceived image depth. For gaming, Sony continues to skimp on connectivity with just two HDMI 2.1 ports.<\/p>\n

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Persnickety as these complaints sound, they\u2019re elevated by pricing: the 65-inch Bravia 8 II model I reviewed lists as high as $700 more than the G5 stateside at launch (though discounts already exist). Make no mistake: This is still a fabulous TV for the right buyer, offering sights (and sounds) worthy of a front-row spot on 2025\u2019s stunning mantle of premium screens. As usual, if you want the best processing that money can buy, this Sony is a clear winner.<\/p>\n

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