Sony A1E 55" (XBR55A1E) vs LG C8PUA OLED 65" (OLED65C8PUA)

The Sony A1E has exceptional picture quality because of its infinitely high native contrast ratio, decent luminosity, and near-perfect black uniformity.

The TV does a fantastic job when it comes to reproducing dark scenes, as the infinitely high native contrast ratio and the near-perfect black uniformity allow it to display thick, rich, and immersive dark scenes.

As for bright scenes, the luminosity of 389 nits allows this OLED TV to fight glare and reproduce crisp and vibrant colors in vivid scenes.

Out of the box, the Sony A1E has excellent color accuracy, so the majority of users will not require doing the color calibration procedure. The A1E has better color accuracy than its competitors, including the LG seven series OLED TVs.

This 4K120 TV works well with all of the current-generation 4K consoles, including the Xbox One X and PS4 Pro, because of the A1E’s adequate input lag (30.7 ms) at 4K resolution. Additionally, the TV is a good choice for HDR gaming, since its input lag does not increase when processing high-bandwidth 4K HDR signal.

The Sony A1E looks good even from an angle since its colors only start to degrade when the angle between the viewer and the panel is greater than 29 degrees.

The Sony A1E sounds noticeably better than all of its competitors, including the LG Seven series OLED TVs.

The Sony A1E runs the Android TV which has the widest app selection among all the smart TV platforms currently available.

The Sony A1E is an excellent option for those who have a collection of old DVDs or Blu-rays, a cable or satellite box, or an Apple TV since the A1E can detect and eliminate judder from those sources and make 24p content playback nice and smooth.

The Sony A1E does an excellent job of managing reflections as its panel is coated with the anti-reflective material; therefore, the TV looks good even when situated right in front of a window.

The main interface of this TV is free of advertisements and sponsored content.

The Sony A1E can boost up the frame rate of low FPS content up to a stunning 120 Hz, making such content look more fluid and smooth. This feature is called motion interpolation, or in some sources, the 'soap opera' effect. Some people find the interpolated content very attractive.

The Sony A1E manages to balance all the features required for a good sports TV. It has well-handled motion blur, excellent color uniformity, and superb picture quality.

Motion blur handling is the most critical aspect of a good sports TV. The A1E has almost negligible motion blur because of its fast full pixel response time of 0.7 ms, which ensures that the pixels of this TV need only 1/1400th of a second to go from one color to another. Therefore, even fast objects don't leave noticeable trails on the screen.

As for the color uniformity, the A1E is currently the best TV money can buy. The overall color uniformity of a TV is essential for sports fans, as it allows a TV to reproduce realistic and good-looking football fields, hockey arenas, golf fields, and other large sports fields.

Regarding its overall picture quality, there are only a few high-end TVs that can compete with the LG C8. The VV performs extremely well in both bright and dark environments thanks to its infinite contrast ratio, high peak brightness, exceptional overall uniformity, and wide color gamut.

The LG C8 can reproduce astonishingly crisp and vivid colors of very high uniformity thanks to the TV's high peak brightness, massive color gamut, and high overall uniformity. Offering the peak brightness of almost 700 nits, the LG C8 is one of the brightest OLED TVs available on the market. Additionally, the TV covers 98% of the DCI-P3 color gamut - only a handful of high-end TVs are that color-rich. The colors don't look washed-out thanks to the TVs high overall uniformity.

The LG C8 is an excellent option for gamers out there thanks to the TV's exceptional motion handling capabilities and high responsiveness.

While gaming on this TV you'll see no traces of motion blur thanks to the TV's superb motion handling capabilities. Every pixel of the LG C8 needs only 1.7 milliseconds to change its color fully, leaving no room for motion blur.

The LG C8 offers lag-free gaming experience because of its low input lag that measures at around 21 milliseconds. Only a few TVs in this class can offer matching performance.