Sony A95L QD-OLED vs LG G3 OLED | Premium TV Comparison

Summary

This comparison between premium TVs LG OLED Evo G3 and Sony Bravia XR A95L analyzes their designs, features, picture quality, and gaming performance. The Sony has a more premium design and stand than the LG which must be wall-mounted or bought separately. Both have strong OS and features, but Sony adds services like Bravia Core. For picture, the Sony's QD-OLED panel provides phenomenal color accuracy, brightness and clarity, outperforming the LG's self-lit OLED, especially with streaming content. The Sony also handles gaming better. Ultimately the video declares the Sony as the clear winner for its overall performance, design and value.

Takeaways

• 😊 Both the LG OLED Evo G3 and Sony Bravia XR A95K are premium, high-end TVs with great picture quality
• 👍 The A95K has a sleeker, more premium design while the G3 is made to be wall-mounted
• ⚙️ The G3 has 4 HDMI 2.1 ports while the A95K only has 2
• 🎧 The A95K has far superior built-in sound compared to the G3
• 🌟 Sony's XR processor gives the A95K better clarity, especially for streaming content
• 🔆 The G3 has higher overall brightness but the A95K's QD OLED excels at color vibrancy
• 🎮 The A95K has better picture quality in game mode over the G3
• 🎥 Sony's reality creation can further enhance clarity for low quality content
• 💲 The A95K costs more but offers better value considering sound quality and accessories needed for G3
• 🏆 Overall the Sony A95K is the superior TV with better picture, sound, streaming, and design

Q & A

What are the key differences in design between the LG G3 OLED and Sony A95K OLED TVs?

The LG G3 does not come with a stand and instead includes a mounting bracket to wall mount it. The Sony A95K comes with a practical stand that offers flexible positioning. The LG stand is sold separately and is expensive, so the Sony may be a better choice if you need a stand.

How many HDMI 2.1 ports does each TV have?

The LG G3 has four HDMI 2.1 ports while the Sony A95K only has two. This allows you to connect more HDMI 2.1 devices like game consoles and PCs to the LG.

What kind of warranty does the LG G3 offer?

LG includes a 5-year panel warranty with the G3 which can save money compared to buying a separate extended warranty.

How does the sound quality compare between the two TVs?

The LG G3 has very disappointing sound while the Sony A95K has outstanding sound quality from its speakers, comparable to some entry-level soundbars.

What streaming features come with the Sony A95K?

Sony TVs include Bravia Core, a high bitrate streaming service. It comes with free movies available anytime and credits to access premium content.

How does the color performance compare between LG OLED and Sony QD-OLED?

QD-OLED in the Sony A95K delivers better color accuracy, brightness, and vividness. LG's OLED still suffers from fading at high brightness levels, although its MLA technology helps mitigate this somewhat.

Which TV has better brightness and highlights?

The LG G3 with its new OLED Evo panel has extremely high brightness allowing for vivid, intense highlights in HDR content.

What makes the Sony's picture processing superior for streaming content?

Sony's XR processor and features like XR Clear completely transform lower quality streaming content, making it all look crisp, clear, and close to 4K quality.

Why does enabling game mode negatively impact LG's picture quality?

For some reason, LG's game mode significantly reduces color accuracy, color brightness, and introduces issues like color banding across the board.

What is the reviewer's final verdict on which is the better premium TV?

While the LG G3 is great, the reviewer believes the Sony A95K is the clear winner with superior QD-OLED technology, processing, sound, and overall better performance despite a higher price.

Outlines

00:00

😊 Overview of design and differences between LG and Sony TVs

This paragraph compares the design and stand options of the LG G3 OLED Evo TV versus the Sony Bravia XR a95K Master Series QD OLED TV. It notes that the Sony has a more premium design but the LG stand is more flexible. The LG does not come with a stand so you'd have to buy one separately. The LG includes a 5-year panel warranty which could save on buying a separate warranty.

05:01

😀 Connectivity, sound quality, OS and features

This paragraph discusses the HDMI 2.1 ports on each TV, with the LG having 4 ports allowing connection of more 2.1 devices compared to only 2 ports on the Sony. It then covers the better sound quality of the Sony speakers over the poor LG speakers. Both TVs have improved OS and menus this year but Sony offers more picture options and the Bravia Core streaming. The Sony also has some free movies available on Bravia Core.

10:02

🌟 Picture quality comparison and gaming performance

This paragraph compares the picture quality of the two TVs. It notes the Sony's outstanding color accuracy and vivid colors enabled by QD OLED technology. The LG still suffers from color fading at high brightness. The LG has extremely high white brightness highlights. Both TVs achieve nice 3D depth effect. For streaming and processing, the Sony is far superior at cleaning and upscaling content. For gaming, the Sony also retains better picture quality while LG's game mode negatively impacts quality. The Sony has slightly better uniformity as well. Overall the Sony a95K is the superior TV with better picture, sound, streaming, gaming, etc.

Keywords

💡picture quality

Picture quality refers to the overall visual performance of a TV, including color, brightness, clarity, contrast, etc. It is one of the most important factors when comparing high-end TVs. The script analyzes differences in picture quality between the LG G3 OLED TV and Sony Bravia XR a95L QD-OLED TV in areas like color accuracy, brightness, processing, gaming, and uniformity.

💡QD-OLED

QD-OLED is an advanced TV display technology that combines a quantum dot layer with an OLED panel. It offers better brightness and color compared to regular OLED. The Sony a95L uses QD-OLED while the LG G3 uses standard OLED. The script highlights QD-OLED's superior colors.

💡processing

Image processing refers to how a TV analyzes and renders visual content through techniques like upscaling and clarity enhancement. The script praises Sony's XR processing for remarkably improving picture clarity and resolution, especially for streamed content.

💡game mode

Game mode optimizes a TV's settings for gaming by reducing input lag. The script critiques LG's game mode for overly compromising picture quality through diminished color and brightness, while praising Sony's game mode for maintaining excellent picture quality.

💡uniformity

Uniformity refers to how evenly a TV displays visual elements across the screen. The script notes how Sony QD-OLED sets tend to have better screen uniformity compared to LG OLED sets which sometimes exhibit issues like clouding.

💡sound

The script highlights the poor built-in audio of LG OLED TVs, requiring expensive soundbars. In contrast, it praises the impressive sound quality of the Sony a95L, rivaling some entry-level soundbars.

💡creative intent

Respecting creative intent means displaying video content as accurately as intended by its creators. Features like Sony's Reality Creation stray from this by artificially enhancing picture quality. The script debates the merits of prioritizing accuracy versus enhancement.

💡streaming

The script evaluates picture quality across streaming services, an increasingly important use case. It calls out significant advantages of Sony's processor for improving streamed content across platforms like Netflix and Disney+.

💡physical media

Physical media like Blu-Ray and Ultra HD Blu-Ray offer higher picture quality than streaming. The script notes how the LG G3 and Sony a95L deliver comparable physical media performance, but the Sony excels at processing lower quality streams.

💡Mounting Bracket

The LG G3 uniquely includes a mounting bracket instead of TV stand legs. This facilitates wall-mounting but incurs extra costs for a stand. The script critiques this as an impractical limitation compared to Sony's flexible stand.

Highlights

The LG G3 comes with a mounting bracket instead of a stand, which is considered a premium feature by LG

LG includes a 5-year panel warranty with the G3, which could save you money on a warranty

The LG G3 has 4 HDMI 2.1 ports, allowing you to connect multiple 2.1 sources like Xbox, PlayStation, and PC

The Sony A95K has much better sound quality than the LG G3, with speakers comparable to entry-level soundbars

Sony's new UI for the A95K has great functionality and lots of picture options, including free movies on Bravia Core

The Sony A95K has the best color accuracy and brightness thanks to QD-OLED technology

The LG G3 can achieve impressive brightness but has more color fading at high brightness levels

The Sony's XR processing gives remarkable clarity to streamed content over the LG

The Sony A95K has better picture quality in game mode over the LG G3

Uniformity and lack of issues like banding is better on the Sony A95K over LG OLEDs

The LG G3 is still a great TV, but the Sony A95K is clearly better overall and won best TV of 2023

LG's lower price may still make the G3 attractive for some buyers

The Sony's sound quality means you may not need a soundbar, saving costs

Mounting the LG G3 requires buying a stand separately, adding more costs

Many may find the A95K's advantages worth the price premium over the LG G3

Transcripts

whether you're considering buying the LG

OLED Evo G3 or the Sony Bravia XR a95 L

Master Series QD OLED one thing is clear

both of these TVs are very much high

class premium TVs from the design all

the way up to their outstanding picture

quality so let's start there let's start

with the design the design of the a95 L

is a pretty premium design although not

as premium as the a95 K look the stand

that you get is a practical stand with

multi-position options so when it comes

to the flexibility of the stand the a95

L is the winner but that's kind of by

default because the a95 L comes with the

stand and the LG G3 does not instead LG

wants you to mount this TV by including

a mounting bracket in the Box they

actually consider this a premium feature

and one of the reasons why you would

want to buy an LG G3 if you don't have a

TV stand and you need one well then

you're going to have to go with a third

party option which can be kind of hard

to put together or you can opt for LG's

option which tilts the TV back a little

bit and most people don't like this

design and it is very expensive for a TV

stand so that's just cost that you have

to add on one cost that you won't have

to add on though with this TV is the

warranty so if you're somebody that opts

to buy a warranty LG does include a

5-year panel warranty so this could save

you money if you opt to buy a warranty

with your TV anyway moving on from the

design let's talk about the input and

connectivity really just going to touch

on the HDMI 2.1 ports here as this does

matter to some people the LG G3 has four

HDMI 2.1 ports which allows you to

connect multiple HDMI 2.1 sources and

this could be great if you have an Xbox

series X a PlayStation 5 and a PC and if

you have all of those devices then

you're covered there with the LG G3 on

the other side though if you're going

with the a95 L and you have all of those

devices well then with the a95 L you're

going to to have to make some

compromises and get something with

external HDMI 2.1 ports because you only

have two HDMI 2.1 ports available on the

a95 L moving on to another thing that

maybe a lot of people don't see as

important but I kind of do is the TV

sound when you're looking at TV sound

you're looking at the G3 and you're just

left with nothing but disappointment I'm

expecting some okay decent quality from

TV speakers when we're talking about

premium Flagship TVs but with the LG G3

you just do not get this on the other

hand the a95 L is the complete opposite

of this and if you're looking for a TV

that has great sound you might not even

have to buy a entrylevel soundbar with

this TV as I don't think many

entry-level sound bars will even stack

up to this TV now let's move on to some

features that I think you should talk

about is the OS the actual OS of LG's OS

is a lot better this year than it has

been in the past with some really great

menu improvements ments and new options

for people to select and on the other

hand the a95 L features a new UI as well

now as far as functionality goes they're

both really great I do think that Sony

offers you a little bit more in terms of

picture options Sony also offers you a

streaming service called Bravia cor

which allows High bit rate streaming and

they give you a couple of credits to use

to go along with it I really do enjoy

Bravia core there's also a selection of

free movies that are always available on

Bravia core to stream so that's nice to

see as well now let's talk about the big

thing here picture quality because there

is a separation when you're talking

about picture quality between the G3 and

the a95 L but before I dive into picture

quality I just want to remind you that

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let's move on to picture quality and

let's start with color the color on the

a95 L is outstanding it is said to have

some of the best color and picture

accuracy out of the box and this was

said by many experts at the value

Electronics annual event so there is a

lot to be said about this TV being

really good out of the box but one thing

that sticks out to me outside of

accuracy is just how bright and Vivid

the colors are and this is mainly thanks

to the QD OLED technology I've said it

here on the channel in the past and I'll

say it again QD OLED is the best

technology that is going right now for

TVs mainly because of the color and the

color brightness the LG G3 does have

great color but it still suffers from

that same wed issue that it has in the

past where the colors will start to fade

once they start to get to a certain

brightness level now MLA technology

which is in the G3 does help with this

to a degree so it's not as bad as past

OLED TVs from LG but it is going to be a

problem still if you really push the TV

to its limits and you look at it next to

a QD OLED by itself the LG g3's color is

not bad at all and if you bought the LG

G3 you wouldn't be disappointed with the

color now let's really talk brightness

while color brightness isn't LG's strong

suit General white driven brightness is

the biggest strength of the LG G3 and

you could really get some of the most

insane highlights pumping from this TV

and I have to say it is the brightest

olet TV that I've seen in that regard

brightness is great on the Sony as well

and at times it feels more impactful

than the LG I believe this is due to the

XR processor which seems to just put the

brightness in the right locations on the

screen making things have a

three-dimensional depth like nothing

else I've seen and it does this while

not looking forced and staying true to

the director's intent speaking of 3D

depth the LG also achieved this but this

required me to use Dynamic HDR toone

mapping which has its flaws and it's

definitely not going to be the choice

for those going out of their way to obey

the creative intent but man does it

really make things pop so hats off to LG

for achieving this look up until this

point I've mostly been referring to HDR

TV shows and movies but now I must touch

on processing because this is where the

a95 L really Takes the Cake if you're

watching physical media the TVs can look

very similar at times but once you start

to go towards streaming that's where the

a95 L just really takes over with its

processing it doesn't matter what you

stream the difference in Clarity between

any TV and the a95 L is remarkable the

XR clear really is the real deal if

you're the type that admires a clear

sharp image the Sony is unbeatable

especially if you take it a step further

and add a little re reality creation Now

a lot of people are saying why would you

do this what's the purpose of reality

creation and for me it's adding things

back into the picture that was lost

whether that be from compression using

lowquality assets watching or playing

low resolution content there are a

number of reasons to want to use the

feature but the a95 L even without

reality creation does a really good job

of cleaning up the image and it almost

makes everything that you throw at it

seem like native 4K content and yes that

extends to gaming as well so let's move

on to gaming let's talk about gaming and

maybe you've heard that the LG produces

the best gaming OLED TVs and this might

have been true a few years ago but

things surely have changed for whatever

reason once you go into game mode you

are just changing the picture quality

for the LG G3 unfortunately color

banding is in every game but every TV

has some way to clean it up except for

the LG oleds which have the smooth

gradation option but it does not work in

game mode color brightness in general is

also affected with the LG G3 in game

mode it's a lot less than outside of

game mode and it is very noticeable and

I have compared it on the channel and

showed you guys the differences now on

the other side the Sony game mode

picture quality is pretty outstanding

and it has a lot going for it in terms

of picture quality it has the clarity it

has the brightness and it does have the

color so yes I do like Sony's game mode

better than LG's game mode I also want

to mention that if you have a PS5 you do

have the compatibility with the PS5

remote play in the a95 L so that's a

nice bonus that you're getting there now

in regards to uniformity this can

greatly vary from set to set but in my

experience the a95 L was clean just like

every QD OLED I had before and my G3 had

some slight clouding that was kind of

like dsse some vertical banding and some

color tinting which has been pretty par

for the course with wed TVs so no

surprise there now in my opinion the LG

G3 is a great great TV no doubt and most

people will get one and love the picture

quality with no complaints but this is a

premium comparison and as good as the LG

G3 is it's Crystal Clear that the a95 L

is a much better TV overall and it

didn't take me long to realize that

there is a reason why it won the best TV

of 2023 wed even with MLA technology

just isn't as good as cue OLED

especially when you factor in Sony's

Superior price processing for a lot of

people it boils down to what you want

and some people are still going to want

the G3 it might be the right TV for them

and price definitely may be a factor

that some may want to consider but when

I think about the price difference I do

believe that since we are already in the

premium category for most people the

price difference will be worth the extra

benefits especially if you're going to

consider sound in your TV discussion and

you have to think if you're not mounting

the TV then you're going to have to buy

a stand with the LG G3 any way which

adds to the cost just some things that

you'll have to consider regarding these

two TVs now I like both of these TVs but

the a95 L for me is the clear winner

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