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55IN Sony XR-55A80L

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While all of the OLED attention may well be focused on the super-bright new MLA and QD-OLED models, the truth is that they are prohibitively expensive right now, and this ‘step down’ A80L is nonetheless incontrovertible proof that there is plenty of life in the OLED dog yet.

The set is just a touch thicker (5.3cm) than the LG C3 (4.5cm), and it’s thicker again over more of its rear, due to a larger enclosure to house the actuators that are placed behind and vibrate the whole panel in order to generate sound.

Sony is continuing with its Cognitive Processor XR as the brain of its premium TVs, and this has proved to be hugely capable in the past. This year, it gets a new XR Clear Image feature, which is intended to

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