2020 Sony Master Series A9S / A9H / A9 (48", 55", 65" and 77")

[MechaGodzilla]

Sony's first 48" OLED, the A9S brings premium quality to a size class that has been somewhat neglected in recent years.

A9S press release:

• Newly added 48" size meets consumer demand for smaller, high-quality OLED options
• Small and central aluminum stand provides users with flexibility in smaller spaces
• Offers best-in-class MASTER series picture quality in a smaller size
• Includes Sony's premium OLED TV features, including Picture Processor X1™ Ultimate, Pixel Contrast Booster and Acoustic Surface Audio™
• X-Motion Clarity technology will now be available for OLED, refining action on the screen in real time with brighter and clearer picture than ever before
• New Ambient Optimization optimizes picture and sound quality in any customer environment
• TRILUMINOS™ Display reproduces the subtle nuances of color, light and gradation from video lens to living room
• Dolby Vision™ and Dolby Atmos™ support
• Works with Smart Speakers, including Google Home and Amazon Alexa enabled devices
• Easy connectivity to most devices, including Apple® AirPlay® 2 and HomeKit™
• Quick access to an array of content and services with Android TV
• Custom Mode, along with Sony's other calibrated viewing modes, provides various viewing options to suit customers' tastes while faithfully preserving the creator's intent

The A9H, announced by Robert Zohn, will include Sony's latest X1 picture processor (name currently unknown), even more advanced than the X1 Ultimate found on the A9S. It will come in 55", 65" and 77" screen sizes.

[Sunset1982]

As a user of the 65 A9F and the 65 LG C8 my wishlist for the A9H would be:

- Better OS (more stable than current Android 9 on my A9F) -> so maybe Android 10
- Good working BFI mode
- Internal pattern generator for autocal (like LG or Panasonic has)
- HDMI 2.1 (with VRR, eARC, ALLM and QMS)
- added near black dithering (like LG did via update) to get rid of near black chrominance overshoot bug
- better dolby vision intergration
- better input lag for gaming

If they manage to get those things working, I will upgrade from my current A9F...

The A9F with its current firmware randomly crashes and restarts while zapping through the menu or using internal apps.
I even concidered to upgrade from A9F to the LG CX, but I like sonys motion handling better. So I will wait for september and then I will decide...