Sony A1E-Series 55"-Class HDR UHD Smart OLED TV (2017)

Seriously, folks, the Sony A1E OLED is just out-of-this-world fantastic. The question isn’t whether you will love having the Sony A1E OLED TV in your home. The question is whether can you stomach paying for the little extras it offers over competing LG sets.

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  Gorgeous design, Perfect picture quality, Stunning HDR performance, Impressive sound system, Google Assistant, Alexa Voice control

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  Expensive, Android TV can be a drag

Sony's A1E series of OLED TVs shows off the technology's capability for perfect blacks and wide colors, with the power and features of Android TV under the hood.

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  Perfect black levels. Wide color range. Striking design. Android TV platform is loaded with features, including Google Cast.

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  Extremely expensive. Colors aren't ideal out of the box.

With an amazing picture that matches but doesn't exceed LG's 2017 OLED TVs, the Sony XBR-A1E isn't worth the premium for most high-end shoppers.

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  With the exception of other 2017 OLED TVs, the Sony XBR-A1E outperforms every other TV we've tested. It delivers perfect black levels, wide viewing angles, accurate color and a great bright-room picture. Its unique stand-less design is almost all picture when seen from the front.

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  It has the same image quality as less expensive LG OLED TVs.

From its startling frameless design and stellar build quality to its jaw-dropping pictures and ground-breaking, room-filling sound, Sony’s first stab at doing a big-screen OLED TV is the definition of AV class.

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  Gorgeous picture quality, Startling, monolithic design, Innovative and excellent sound, Wide viewing angles

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  It’s not very bright, It’s relatively expensive, Android TV is clunky, Occasional audio distortions

I am very pleased with this TV. I have it installed with a wall mount that I did myself with a little help lifting it in place. I couldn't be happier. This is a great TV and I look forward to enjoying it during the upcoming Baseball season. I highly recommend this TV.

Absolutely gorgeous. The picture this TV has is stunning, the inky blacks with the bright colors is just amazing. Had one of the original 4k TV's from Samsung and this TV just blows it out of the water.