Product Reviews

Love this TV, picture quality is remarkable as is the sound, love the stand too, looks impressive and indeed is impressive, only downside is the cost but you can't have everything, on the whole worth every penny.

Amazing picture with a sound that is so much improved we have dispensed with the sound bar. Android platform far out performs the competitions own in house attempts. Its slick, quick and with built in Chromecast it really is all you need.

Purchased the OLED Sony KD48A9BU for the UHD and from Richer sounds for the class leading 6 year warranty with unexpected next day delivery (included). At less than a month old and I am still mastering its settings and adjustments. The sound quality is excellent for speech recognition along with a depth of the sound that has made my sound bar redundant. The picture quality is on a level of brightness drive and clarity I’ve not seen since the old Cathode ray tubes days or my Panasonic Plasma TV but with all the advantages of a high definition reception a very thin flat screen and running costs, yes very thin display that’s even good on standard pictures (none HD). HD and UHD are in a different league the detail and colours are brilliant, no going back now

I purchased this around 2 weeks ago and am still playing around with the tv. It took me a while to get the perfect sound whilst playing around it’s the equaliser, then under settings once I accepted the tv to use the microphone I noticed a much better sound quality at once. It’s a fantastic tv and watching football on it is excellent. The only downside is that I’ve had to get used to the vibrant, quality picture after my 12 year old Sony tv died. Other negative is that the picture and sound on the apps is sometimes different so you might have to adjust constantly, and of course the price, for some reason the 55” tv was £100 cheaper that the 48”. I thought it would overhang my tv cabinet by a lot and look unsightly but the tv is so slim lined that it just overhangs by an inch either side and fits in perfectly in my lounge.

Excellent quality straight out of the box with minimal set up or adjustments. Sound very good. User interface slightly clunky and i've not found a use for the voice control (unless you want to search for youtube videos).

I bought this television a month ago after pontificating at length about the cost; however, the subsequent pleasure of watching such a great picture and benefiting from all the TV entertainment on offer through this excellent medium make it worth every penny.

I bought this a few weeks ago and am happy with its performance apart from one very very important aspect. Unless the TV is connected to a terrestrial aerial, and mine isn’t, it’s impossible to access The ITV hub app. For such an expensive TV this is ridiculous and needs sorting out by Sony.

Went for this model for the picture quality. Great picture and high quality product.

Brought it 3 days ago solid TV easy to use and set up

Absolutely brilliant TV. Amazingly clear picture with vivid colours. Te sound is amazing too, and i do not feel I need a soundbar with it.

Had this for 2 plus weeks and absolutely delighted - it replaced our 13 year old Sony Bravia which was struggling with the proliferation of “noir” output which frequently had us looking at a black screen with little definition, the built in technology copes brilliantly and we can enjoy the darkest the channels can throw at us. The 48 is the same overall size as previous fits the room and our old stand but edge to edge gives us so much more, the Netflix button is a boon in the current pandemic lockdown - one reservation it could be made clear in the manual that the ribbons that appear when Netflix filming aspect differs from viewing aspect is not harmful - the pixels are not in use in the ribbons, this took a bit of research to discover.

This tv is brilliant although a little pricey. The picture and sound quality is beyond expectations. A very neat product.

It’s been few weeks since we bought it and no issues so far, setup wasn’t too complicated, the remote can control set top box and blue ray player so no more juggling remotes. Picture is just amazing, compared to our old plasma hd ready it really makes a huge difference, sound is really good too, no need to use soundbar. Android tv is easy to use. Overall brilliant tv, it is pricey but well worth it!

Well worth paying £1699 for the 48 inch. The picture is so clear and detailed, I feel like I am behind the camera! It is like having a home cinema. Go for it!

Purchased in November 2020, this seemed the best TV in a realistic size (though it initially looked massive compared to our old 37"!). Appears well built with a sleek remote (but no button illumination?). The picture quality is potentially excellent, but it is best to remember that no amount of up scaling will make ITV3 look good. Also, sometimes the quality of the screen highlights even normal HD channels' weak areas. Sound quality is vastly better than our old Samsung, benefitting from the screen/speaker technology. I would judge the Android operating system to be partial success, with a few teething troubles like sometimes losing sound to the catch-up apps. Overall, a very stylish capable TV, but also very expensive.

A vast improvement on my previous Sony TV. The picture quality is stunning, interface easy to use, overall just a great tv. Sound is average but you should expect that and be using a soundbar or other audio system if you're serious about home cinema.

This is a well made product with good features - excellent picture. But the power cable is very short with a 3 prong plug and cannot be changed. Makes wall mounting very difficult.

Replace a failed Bravia 3D TV which looked and performed great, this one looks better has far more functionality but has a slight niggle in that it won’t maintain a lock on the HD channels all the time. All other HD TVs in the house cope with a slightly weak signal but this one struggles for some reason. The remote control is stylish and easy to use apart from finding buttons such as the guide or mute in low light, needs backlighting. All other aspects of this TV are nothing less than brilliant so I’m hoping it’ll settle down with use.

The tv is really amazing, the colours and the sound justify the he title of the tv ( The Master Series) I am no tv technician I just watch movies and listen to loads of music and this tv delivers on everything I need

Bought this as a Christmas gift for myself- really happy I did. Sound and picture are gorgeous, great functions, great remote which I can use for everything, even my Sky box and 48 inch is the perfect size for my lounge...didn’t want a TV that overpowered the room. Debated long and hard between this and the LG but this won in the end due to advice from Richer Sounds, Windsor (where I bought it) and I’m so pleased it did. Highly recommend.

I bought early Jan and am very pleased with the picture quality which is excellent. The sound is good enough for me without sound bar which is what. I wanted.

Bought 3 weeks ago. Picture quality is very good. Issue with geo location in software means that ITV Hub app not working and BBCi player not playing local news. Contacted Sony about problem but not resolved as yet.

Excellent quality. I was lucky to be able to get one late 2010 as it was scarce at the stores. Picture quality is beyond any I have seen. I am happy with the connectivity and ease of setup. Sound quality is good but I have the TV hooked up to my surround sound system for an even better surround sound.

Replaced an old Sony obviously the picture is brilliant and the sound coming from different parts of the screen it almost like being in a cinema

We have been waiting for the 48” inch version and not disappointed which the colours and particularly handling shades of black.

I was looking at two tv's to compare.... The Sony A9 and the LG. After reading loads of reviews and assessments I opted for the Sony A9.... It is fantastic, picture quality is superb and the sound projection is brilliant. We sit a little further back from the recommended distance but it suits us.. The remote is slightly different from Panasonic tv we had for years however with patients it's good. The set up menu was very easy and everything connected... I did find that because of the position of our tv (Sat on shelf within a piece of furniture with vertical sides to left and right) it was a little difficult to find and connect the cables at the bottom of the set. (Reaching over the top and finding the hdmi cables ..working blind sort of thing). That was only our site condition,anyone with lots of space would be no problem . Takes a few days of viewing to get used to the menu but it all happens after a while.. The on-board Chromecast is great as we used this on our last tv.. All in all very pleased..

Very pleased with our new TV, it was easy to set up, and has a lovely clear picture, and excellent sound

I bought the TV in my town. A TV shop called Device. Very good service and advise

TV purchased about 6 weeks ago - absolutely superb - from set up to picture and sound quality.

Had this tv for a month now . Love the features and the 4k picture.

Great everything TV. But if things go wrong as they did we prime the other night very difficult to find information.

Very happy with the look of the TV (like the way it sits very low on the stand (thus hiding the wires at the back). I like the picture which has excellent detail, contrast, and colour. I would prefer to be able to increase the brightness which is sometimes OK and sometimes lacking (even though on MAX). The sound is better than a standard LCD mid-range set but speech is sometimes too strident and the base, although an improvement, is still not good enough to make music exciting. For me a soundbase or external amplifier/speakers is still a requirement.

I purchased this tv early December and after spending quite a bit of time adjusting the picture settings to my preference I was pleased with the picture quality that was until I started to watch live sport mainly football this is when the tv becomes frustrating after about 2 minutes at normal good picture quality the brightness automatically reduces to a level that really is unacceptable the only way to get it it back to a normal level is to go back into picture settings and then come out without adjusting anything this bring things back to normal for another 2 mins then same again obviously this not acceptable having tried a soft reset and full factory reset the problem still exists and so regrettably until a solution is found I wouldn’t recommend buying this tv.

I bought this a month ago and am happy with the product

Outstanding picture! Worth the additional cost. Really enjoy watching TV again!

I bought myself this product because you know what you are getting when you buy Sony

I have been wanting a 4K TV for a while having seen the ‘even better in UHD’ for Sky Sports F1 and have always had Sony Bravia TVs but didn’t want a 55” or bigger (ours have been 37” and 40” most recently). I read the glowing review in What HiFi and decided this was the one for us as it had very little against it. Straight out of the box I wasn’t disappointed - very easy to set up with our Sky+HD, Blu-Ray player, PS4 and full Sonos 5.1 home cinema audio. The built-in Netflix, Disney+ and YouTube only increased our satisfaction with it. The picture in UHD / 4K HDR is astonishingly good with deep blacks vivid colours and excellent motion control. Highly recommended.

i have just bought the tv yesterday and cant believe to quality of picture especially watching wild life programmes

We have had this tv for just over a week and have not been disappointed. Superb picture quality and definition and clear sound.

Too much to take in at the moment but with all the features it will take the boredom from lock down

Great picture and sound, when it works. We have had the TV 10 days and have already had 2 occasions where the sound did not work and required switching off at the plug to rectify. The internet has plenty of forums with reporting of issues relating to software updates to confirm it is not just us. Could be a 5 star but - Sony, please sort out your software.

I previously owned a B&O television, so was a little concerned with purchasing a much cheaper Sony to replace it. The quality of the picture is amazing and the sound is pretty good too. The controls are very simple and straight forward and love the one touch button to access Netflix.

I brought this product about a month ago and it’s totally enhanced our tv watching experience

All very good, very pleased with all aspects except could do with a manual that is easy to understand!

I bought this two weeks ago and it is great. It sounds much better through my sound system, although there are problems because it is an old system.

I have been waiting for an OLED TV of a sensible size for our room, and this is it! Easy to set up straight out of the box. The depth of colour, definition and smoothness of motion are stunning. The sound coming off the screen rather than speakers produces a clean simple design. It brings a new level of realism into our living room, without dominating the space. Expensive, but the quality is superb.

We bought this TV a month ago. The picture, sound and ease of use are all excellent.

We've had this TV for two weeks and I have to say I'm blown away by the picture quality & ease-of-use. Installing the television took less than an hour. The on-screen guide walked us through all the connections to our TV box, games consoles and receiver; and helped us choose appropriate settings for each (although we tweaked those a little in the following days). I was particularly impressed that the Sony remote could control our Virgin Tivo box. The picture is incredible, particularly on HD and 4K content. I wasn't sure we'd notice too much difference from our old plasma television, but everything was so much sharper and detailed, even sitting at a distance. While watching a David Attenborough documentary, our kids commented that it was like "looking through a window" into the rainforest. The set struggles a little more with SD content - especially via our Cable box. It occasionally looks "smudgy" or blocky, depending on the channel. However, I think this is more to do with the source than the TV itself. DVDs, for example, look crisp and detailed compared to some lower-bitrate broadcast channels. In terms of sound, the "acoustic surface audio" - which produces sound from the screen itself - is impressive compared to the competition. However, I would still argue that a home cinema system or soundbar give a vastly superior experience, especially at low volumes.

Not only is this a great TV with a fantastic picture quality it was also easy to self install. The menu system was easy to follow and connect to my Freesat and DVD devices as well s the internet.

I was tempted to go for the cheaper QLED option and glad I didn’t.

Upgrade from a 5y old Sony that had served me well, Oled is fantastic!

I loved the tv so much I bought a Sony soundbar HT-G700 and it stopped being able to show BBC UHD. Bbc-UHD works fine on the tv alone But connected via hdmi using the eARC link as advised in the instructions BBC-UHD fails. This is a repeatable behaviour and not related to my internet - I can make bbc uhd work any time when set for tv speakers on the tv but as soon as it is paired with the soundbar it stalls