Name: KD-55AG8
Brand: Sony
SKU: 259047
Rating: 4.3 (39 reviews)

4.4

based on all reviews

Consumer ratings:

4.7 / 5

Sony rightfully has an excellent reputation for TV technology
Great Gatsby also looks very good on the A8G
Details are preserved across the board

it doesn't have hands-free Google Assistant like the Master Series
occasionally seem slightly pale in the cool lighting
the odd slow down with the system

Panel design: Flat
Screen size: 55 in
Resolution: 3840, 2160 px
Screen technology: OLED
Hdr: yes
Smart tv: yes
Wireless network (wi-fi): yes

Sony KD-55AG8 - Pros & Cons

Sony rightfully has an excellent reputation for TV technology
Great Gatsby also looks very good on the A8G
Details are preserved across the board
wider and more accurate colors
punchy
vibrant and dynamic
connected user interfaces are good in their own right
clever picture processing and unusual approach to TV sound is respected far
natural visuals and frame-perfect motion handling
Blacks and shadows are extremely impressive with a superb dynamic range
better
faster and more stable than Sony
one of the better OLED TVs for SDR accuracy
clean and minimalist
Shadows are good and motion is superb
proprietary technology sounds fairly good
Both sets are extremely accurate and similar in performance
buttons are logically laid out and the remote itself is pretty intuitive to use
as expected
deep and fluid with excellent contrast and dynamics
Sony screen excels with crystal clear and rich sound
the contrast is really great
curved base is both stylish and smart
it works incredibly well
the TV has excellent accuracy
great viewing angles and outstanding reflection handling
outstanding reflection handling and wide viewing angles
Sony A8G has an excellent design
design language is very simple and minimalist
Colors have great accuracy

it doesn't have hands-free Google Assistant like the Master Series
occasionally seem slightly pale in the cool lighting
the odd slow down with the system
Film Mode on Auto or switch it Off
lack of bass depth and weight
the TV raised or lowered its brightness to suit a scene
limited crossover with Amazon's Alexa functionality
unnecessarily-large IR remote
crashing and freezing in use and is slow and cumbersome
slightly dark as a result
excessive colour errors and clipping of peak details
small-rubberised effect buttons
no shiny chrome or luminous logos interfere
AG8 is also relatively weak in light output
The Sony screen does not have as strong a contrast as some of the competitors
crisp and present
slow-panning shots
No cherry-picked units sent by brands
colors gradually lose accuracy
Gamma is a bit too low
higher-than-average input lag

Sony KD-55AG8 - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Screen size	55 in Best: Axen 8682442100917 Screen size: 123 in
Resolution	3840 x 2160 px Best: Samsung QE82Q800TATXXU Resolution: 7680 x 7320 px

Sony - Video Reviews (1)

Sony KD-55AG8 - rzut okiem gracza na 55" OLED z 4K i HDR / test, recenzja, review

Sony KD-55AG8 - Full Specifications

Panel design	Flat
Screen size	55.0 in
Resolution	3840 x 2160 px
Screen Technology	OLED
Aspect ratio	16:9
HDR	yes
HDR Format	HDR 10 Dolby Vision HLG10

Operating System	Android OS
Smart Tv	yes
Smartphone Remote Support	yes
USB recording feature	yes
Sleep timer	yes

3D Support	no

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)	yes
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b 802.11g 802.11n 802.11a 802.11ac
Ethernet	yes
Bluetooth	yes

Height	32.91 in
Width	48.39 in
Weight	43.65 lb
Depth	11.42 in

Energy class	B
Annual Energy Use	180.0 kWH/year

File formats supported	JPEG/JPG

Tuner type	1x analogue 2x digital
CI+	yes

Built-in speaker(s)	yes
Speaker System	2 speakers 2 woofers
File formats supported	MP3 WMA WAV AAC FLAC ASF MP4
Voice control	yes
Closed caption capability	yes

Vesa mount	yes
Vesa interface type	300x300mm

Number of HDMI ports	4
USB	yes
Number of USB ports	3
USB 2.0 ports	3
Number of composite Inputs	1
DVI port	no
Audio return channel (ARC)	yes
MHL	no

Height	27.95 in
Width	48.39 in
Weight	38.8 lb
Depth	2.01 in
Colour of product	Black

Height	32.91 in
Width	55.55 in
Weight	59.52 lb
Depth	7.28 in

Ac Frequency	50.0 Hz
Power Consumption Average	130.0 W

File formats supported	MPEG-1 MPEG-2 MPEG-4 Motion-JPEG Xvid WMV ASF AVI MKV MOV AVCHD TS AVC/H.264 3GP/3GPP PS VC-1 WebM HEVC/H.265 VP8 XAVCS
Video quality standards	480p 480i 576i 576p 1080/24p 1080/60i 720/60p 1080/50i 720/50p 1080/50p 1080/60p 1080/30p 720/24p 720/30p 3840/25p 3840/50p 3840/24p 3840/30p 3840/60p 4096/24p 4096/50p 4096/60p

Sony KD-55AG8 - Q&A (1)

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Productz
over 1 year ago
How do you feel about Sony televisions?
leota
over 1 year ago
I am very pleased with Sony's TV quality.
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4.1

Based on 5 reviews

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Sony A8G OLED Review (XBR55A8G, XBR65A8G)

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