Sony 2025 BRAVIA 8 M2, XR80 QD OLED TVs

[Robert Zohn]

Sony's New 2025 BRAVIA 8 M2 has the New 2025 4th Generation QD OLED panel with increased brightness, enhanced color volume and color saturation, and as expected excellent pure blacks with excellent shadow detail.



The new QD OLED Panel are also more energy efficient and generates less heat.

Sony's XR Processor is reconfigured to take full advantage of the larger dynamic tonal range with excellent EOTF decoding and rendering all images from all content with more depth and detail.

Here's the link to our BRAVIA 8 M2.pdf technical specifications:

https://valueelectronics.com/wp-cont...Features-Z.pdf

[NARMAK]

The A95L was by all the reviews a pretty sublime TV and to see this be said to be better in brightness and cheaper, that's going to be an interesting combination to see how it stacks up against the LG & Samsung offerings.

Rumours had it as possibly using the 4 stack tandem from LG but Caleb Denison turned out to be on the money saying they'd stick with QD OLED and apparently the QD OLED panel offered them what they were looking for, so hoping to see it bear out in reviews.

Definitely nice to see Sony still in the mix

[Robert Zohn]

Here's the BRAVIA 8 M2 prices and the .pdf technical specifications:

Sony BRAVIA 8 M2, XR80M2.pdf technical specs & features

The 2 big upgrades this year are the New 2025 4th Generation QD OLED Panel, that is brighter, and with higher color volume, which generates better color saturation. The New QD OLED panel is more energy efficient, so it also generates less heat. Sony programmed the New 2nd Generation of the XR Processor to best take advantage of the new higher dynamic tonal range and perfectly decode the render EOTF accurately to display all of the detail and depth of all images from all content.

65XR80M2 $3999 +Our $400 Sony Store Credit – 55XR80M2 $3499 +Our $350 Sony Store Credit, and Delivered Nationwide From 7 Warehouses

[littlepooch21]

Wow prices are higher than the A95L were when they released that one.

[NARMAK]

Originally Posted by littlepooch21

Wow prices are higher than the A95L were when they released that one.

I swear i saw a video on HDTVTest YouTube when they were all revealing this TV i swear i saw Sony at the presentation advertising this will be cheaper. Maybe they had a rethink but technically they've been saying for a while now this isn't the flagship TV for them this year but it seems priced as such.

No offence meant to Sony and their great engineers but this price difference for most people doesn't justify the difference in picture quality between the rivals to usually end up getting recommended. I can get a 65" or even 77" G series from a year prior usually on a deal hundreds or even a few thousand under what the same Sony models typically discount too.

That said, i'm always interested in what the tech can do so happily awaiting reviews. These prices are a problem for those looking to buy.

[deatheats]

Will be curious to see if the HDMI ports support both VRR and Dolby Vision simultaneously.

[Robert Zohn]

Sony's New Flagship BRAVIA 8 II is getting everyone's immediate attention who visits our store. The new advanced dynamic tonal range that renders more depth and detail in all images from all content is easily noticeable and enjoyable!



The only complaint I have with Sony is that everyone wants to stay in our store and watch more content!

[NARMAK]

Just er... put it in that dark room for me Robert. Ignore the tent i have on me and the copious amount of popcorn in tow

[Robert Zohn]

Brian of Brian's Tech Therapy YouTube Channel is visiting us tomorrow morning to film Sony's 65" BRAVIA 8 II QD OLED TV.

During his time with us we'll also move the BRAVIA 8 II into our Home Theater Demo Room that is just behind the curtains at the back of our store's main A/V showroom

[Robert Zohn]

So very nice to see another very nice upgrade in digital video display technology!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rMr61EC7vg&lc=Ugx1UeCazlaN2GZYVh14AaABAg

[Robert Zohn]

We're getting ready to start the Live 2025 OLED TV comparison!

Bravia 8 II vs LG G5 vs S95F – Can Sony Win Best Movie OLED TV? - YouTube

[Robert Zohn]

Sony's New 2025 Flagship BRAVIA 8 II QD OLED TV Prices just dropped by $500. for the 65" and 55" XR80M2.

So the new All In and Delivered Nationwide to your home price for 65" XR80M2 is now $3,499. and the 55" XR80M2 is $2,999.

Here's the link to our Sony BRAVIA 8 II product webpage with all of the details about this new Sony Premium QD OLED TV, and some additional promotional offers and savings.

https://www.valueelectronics.com/pro...2-bravia-8-ii/

[Jodi]

Hi Robert,

Is the annual TV Shoot-Out coming up soon this summer of 2025? I'd love to find out how the Sony A95L and Sony Bravia 8 II (for me would be the 55") would compare to each other....and compare to the new LGs and Sammys just for kicks.

I still love my Sony A9S 48" OLED, but might like to go 55" someday......

[CHASLS2]

Originally Posted by littlepooch21

Wow prices are higher than the A95L were when they released that one.

Wait a year and prices will drop a easy 1k. I am on the hunt for a OLED to replace a Sony A8.

My 2017 65A1E is still like new.

[teddyballgame]

Originally Posted by Robert Zohn

So the new All In and Delivered Nationwide to your home price for 65" XR80M2 is now $3,499. and the 55" XR80M2 is $2,999.

https://www.valueelectronics.com/pro...2-bravia-8-ii/

Happy Father's Day, Robert!

Curious if you can share yet, but is there a tentative date for the 2025 King of TVs shootout event? Probably waiting for the Z95B to arrive I suppose.

[Robert Zohn]

Thank you! Happy Father's Day to you and everyone reading this thread!

We tentatively set the date for our 21st annual TV Shootout® Evaluation event for Saturday, July 12 & Sunday, July 13.

If we have any delay in getting Panasonic's 1st Mass Production allocation/shipment of the Z95B Multi0-Stack OLED TV we'll host the TV Shootout the following weekend, July 19-20, 2025.

[NARMAK]

Originally Posted by CHASLS2

Wait a year and prices will drop a easy 1k. I am on the hunt for a OLED to replace a Sony A8.

My 2017 65A1E is still like new.

I'll be honest, ever since i started looking to buy a new TV when i got my LG CX and kept an eye on the new models and pricing, Sony are unfortunately imo the most ridiculously overpriced compared to the competitors and this year in particular, you are 100% better off looking for an A95L even if it was another year later than buying this model. It suffers way too many downsides for a replacement to the A95L.

Don't get me wrong, i'm sure they have people who will love it but objectively in a head to head with even the S95F and their deeper price cuts, i would think that model probably performs well enough to with the lower price be the choice for most consumers.

I actually helped some friends way back around 2010 or just earlier buy a Sony LCD when pricing was more reasonable but now they repositioned themselves and gone "premium" but their performance isn't much higher for the premium charged imo.

I was seriously looking forward to the A95L replacement but given Sony deliberately market this as not being their flagship and charged like $3k plus for a 55", i can't say i would recommend it personally. Hell, i thinm Panasonic might have a higher premium pricing but i think they will push the QD Panel harder than Somy did and be a true and propee outright winner against the A95L in almost all areas.

[Rottweiler30]

Can they handle moving images properly yet?

[Robert Zohn]

Yes, Overall all of Sony's flagshipTVs have Sony's new 2nd Generation of the XR Processor, which is known for it's exceptional control of fast moving items and content, e.g. Ice Hockey.

Sony also retuned the XR processor to take full advantage of all of the new capabilities of the new 2025 4th Generation of the QD OLED Panel.

So color fidelity, color volume and color saturation are enhanced with the new higher Dynamic Tonal Range of generating pure blacks with the new higher peak luminance and exceptional contrast control making every image for all content have the best upscaling, best motion resolution and following the EOTV PQ Curve perfectly.

The two best "Picture Modes" for out of the box use is the "Professional" or "FILMMAKER" Picture modes.

[Robert Zohn]

All of Sony's TVs are now on sale! The New 2025 Flagship BRAVIA 8 II 65" is now $2,998. and the 55" is $2,498. Also w/Sony's 65" BRAVIA 8 II you also get Sony’s 55″ X77L4K HDR LED TV at No Charge!