The top-of-the-line mini-LED Bravia 9 wants to entice you with claims of showing the most movie-accurate picture of any TV on the market. Sony’s latest TVs are getting updates in all the expected and the least expected ways. The Bravia 8 is the OLED of the new line and could be compared to the A80L from last year’s slate, though with a small brightnessThe Samsung OLED applied deeper colors than the Sony mini-LED, though an eagle’s eye might be able to spot the solid color gradients of the Bravia 9. Last year’s models included the X95L and X93L mini-LED, while the regular A80L OLED and A95L QD-OLED stood at the top of the pile. If you haven’t caught on yet, the “X” in the name denotes LED, while the “A” points to OLED models. But wait, stick the A95L at the top, too, and suddenly Sony says the choice for the best of its TVs in 2024 is between the Bravia 9 and the older QD-OLED. So what happens next year if the next big TV is an OLED?
