Thank you for watching everyone! One correction in the video is the price of the 65" C2 is $2,499 not $2,999.

Thanks for the video. Love Brian's passion for televisions

This video is the best l' ve seen so far to clearly view the differences oled and led tvs , blooming ,banding ,gradient all there . Wish for more tv comparisons with same test patterns

The 75" x90k is now about $900-1000 cheaper than the C2...for my money the x90k is a way better value right now

Best video ever. It’s frustrating seeing all these 55” or 65” reviews without comparing them to what u can get at a larger size. I expect most people are sitting farther than 5 feet away from their TV. Thanks!

I've had the X90K for a few days now and honestly I'm quite happy with it. Obviously it's not an OLED, but for my particular use (an average of 10 hours a day...and I use several of those hours as a PC monitor) I don't think an OLED was what I needed... On the other hand, minimally touching some settings, I don't see blooming except if you intentionally look for it very very carefully (something that doesn't make much sense) and watching TV in an absolutely really dark environment... Detail in dark scenes, in my opinion, is better than it is in an OLED...at least on the C1 I tested, in wich I found that dark scenes tended to be too dark without much detail. Colors are really natural and if you like more saturated colors, you can also get it by changing settings. Brightness is also much more than enough for my taste and the sharpness of the image and that "almost" 3D effect that Sony gives it is quite nice. I like the new remote control, since it is simpler and smaller than the previous one. By the way, it comes with 2 remote controls, one more "minimalist" and the other with more buttons, but also smaller than in previous years.

great video Brian. I'm still hooked on OLED but I know where I came from with LED TV's.

Great video Brian!!! Nice change up on the light in the room. Would be great if you would do the Samsung QN900B review.

I am checking every couple of days for an a90K review and got immediately excited when I misread the title lol. I'm intending the 42" to be my first Oled.

@Brian, any idea how it should be with X95J ? Currently 75 is around 2200 also . I was waiting for X95K , but it is little bit disappointment for me and also price is high , but still LED is my proffered one for bright room and mostly daily watching. Thank you for you advice

Feel OLED as a technology isn't just there yet if we are talking about a 5-10 year investment for the regular person or throughout the current console generation life cycle. I'll prob buy one in a few years once the tech gets polished to justify the price. But for now, Looks like I'll stick with getting the 90k for my ps5

Thanks for the video. Im right now in the middle of trying to make a decision on a 65" TV. At this time the X90K is $1k and the C2 is $1.7k. I was at first debating between the Sony A80K and the LG C2 since atm they are the same price. But saw the X90K on sale and after comparing the A80K and the X90K I decided I would be OK with the X90K but did like the LG C2's picture more than both Sony TVs. I think I can be happy saving $800 buying the X90K over the C2.

Am I the only one that sees the C2 OLED screen as being unrealistically black? For example, that picture of the lion by the water looks so unrealistic and not true to what your eyes would actually see. And also the image of the sun going down at 4:50, it looks unrealistic because a sun setting is never going to look that dark on the horizon. Just my opinion. I think the Sony's colours look way better, much richer and truer to reality.

it seems, that I'm the only person, who detects for OLED fewer details, blurry particles and tinted colors, good to see in Explosions. If this video is "real" I like the x90k more, it's simply more natural and precise in color down to the smallest details... better contrast and black can not heal that for me. Maybe I'm totally wrong, but the OLED has (also often seen in other Previews) the wrong white balance, for example snow is blue or green, sky and skyscrapers are tinted, not simply mostly gray.

Great comparison Brian to incredible tvs

We've always loved to have a high end led tv as our Living Room Work Horse everyday tv and High End OLED for bedroom and den. We bought the a80j 77inch for our den and X95K 75inch for our living room which we are loving especially the sound. We are thinking of replacing our 2019 LG E9 with the new 77inch C2. We saw it at Bestbuy and were blown away especially by the thinner Matrix boarder.

The C2 looks awesome! This’s probably the best LG OLED panel I’ve see by far

i think endurance should also be discussed when it involves oled tvs because the prioces of oleds is not cheap. how long does usually oled tvs last? also how about burn in?

The c2’s biggest improvement over the c1 Is sustained sdr brightness. Lg is mastering the evo tech and it’s starting to make a difference. That transfers to hdr as well but it’s more noticeable in sdr. When the c2 drops around the mid year price point it’s gonna be a very nice value. Great video buddy!

Hi Brian. Couldn't deal with my Sony 900h anymore and bought the Samsung 65" QN95A for an amazing £1100 and got a close to perfect panel, I just can't get over the picture upgrade. Hope you're well and great video👍🏻

This is the first time i am watching your video. Your content is amazing. But what i am feeling is missing, Some movies from netflix ,KZfaq contents and Some live sports events. thats the deciding factor for me.

I really like the LG C2. It’s has a great picture and a beautiful design.

Can we please have a comparision of both in 55inch and see which one holds more value? Thanks.

Thanks for the video..... I should be picking up the X90K in a few weeks. I have the X95OH in my living room now. I really enjoyed the TV and I have no complaints. However, it didn't have any 2.1 HDMI's (for some reason Sony didn't want to include that feature in this model in 2020). I didn't know that at the time. So I'm going to trade it in for the X90K so I can get those HDMI inputs. I just bought a PS5 for my kids (and myself) for Christmas.

Is it just me or is there far more details on the X90K in some of the videos? Or is it the blooming? Great video, thanks for sharing 🙏

I am looking at both of these in the 65" size. Since they are now 'last year", the pricing is less different than when you made your review. I can get the Sony for 1198.00 and the LG for 1599.00. SInce there is not enough difference in cost to sway my decision, which would you reccomend? I am not a big movie watcher and do not game at all. I do use wireless internet tv only. No cable if that would sway the decision. Thank you!!

These were the two TVs that I've debated to get. There was one display/return of each in the store - the 65 C2 for $1250 and 75 X90K for $1050. C2 TV was the clear winner for picture quality but i went with the X90K because of the size i needed for my tv room.

20k subscribers! Lets go B!!

with no reference how do we know which one is more accurate? one bloom was blue on LG and Purple on the sony. the sony white is bloomed and washed out. then at 8 minutes the LG is in filmaker mode and the Sony is in custom with a bunch of junk turned on. contrast enhance etc ... i don't get these videos.... maybe they are useful to someone?

Hi Brian, great review as always my friend. I wanted to ask. I will be calibrating my TV professionally. Would the x90k look close to the oled after full calibration. I will also be doing gaming on a series X, how is the input lag. Thank you

Awesome video! Exactly what I’m looking for as I’m trying to decide between the 77” C2 or the 85” x90k I’m primarily interested in console gaming experience & my biggest worry, despite the reassurances, in the risk of burn in with the c2. Do you have any opinion re: my conundrum? If not no worries. Again thank you!

I am trying to decide between LG 83 OLED and sony x90k 85, for a home theater. Which one you will recommend?

from 19:00 the x90k had very little blooming, it’s a shame he didn’t show the previous clips with blooming again with dynamic contract med/off!

Thanks for the video Brian. Great job.

Great video Brian. I am torn between 65” A80J and 75” X90K. Price is similar in my country with X90K being slightly expensive. TV will be used mainly streaming shows/movies (Netflix etc) and occasional casual PS5 gaming. Watching Distance from TV is 6-8’ Room is not that bright and I prefer to watch TV in darker environment. Can you help me out in picking the right TV model?

Hi Brian, thank you for the video. I've been looking forward to some detailed videos on the X90K. I'm looking to buy a new 65" Sony in the next couple of months. My 8 yr. old Bravia KDL-60W850B edge-lit died on me a couple of months ago and I've been immersing myself in TV tech video blogs ever since, to get up to speed with understanding all of the new tech. I have learned a lot from you and Stop the FOMO, B The Installer, Keep It Classy Tech. etc. My use case is predominantly cinema: new and classic films across many genres; from restored Criterion titles on bluray, blockbusters and epics to A24 indies on bluray/4K. With all of the recent price drops; the A80J, the X95J and now the X90K all seem to be in the same price range. I am hoping that you can give me a little advice? I am wondering if the X90K being the newest with the 2nd gen XR-1 processor (and with more dimming zones) can beat out last years X95J ? Very concerned about contrast. Also, I am very interested in the A80J, but I worry about bleed- in since I can listen to hours of Apple Music and am worried that the static cover-art-square in the center of the screen might create a bleed-in problem. What unit do you think might be the best of these three for a cinephile to purchase at this price range? I don't know if this is the correct forum to ask for advice, but I value your expertise and opinion very much. Thank you!

Great video Brian! I'm on the fence of buying the XR65X90K or the XR65A80K. I want to say It's a 70/30 split of mostly long gaming sessions on my PS5, and some TV and sports. The A80k is about $800 more then then x90k. What is your opinion on the 2 choices?? Mostly want a great gaming experience, and good hockey!! Hope to get a response!! 🙏

You get to see the difference between the two, value and performance. Not to mention how close LED is getting to OLED with blacks & little blooming. How close OLED is getting to brightness levels of the LED. And honestly I'm in between getting an OLED LG C2 and a X85K LED 42 inch for in my bedroom. Is the OLED worth it, when it's two to three times as much as the LED. This is what I'm trying to decide. I don't know if it's because of the camera or just me but I noticed there's more hues in the OLED but I see more dark/Shadow detail in LED. Honestly, that Sony looks amazing.

Good comparison, but it is better to use same size.

Sony X90k is excellent look at highlights 👌

Thanks for your efforts. I just book my X90K.

Thank you

Hey Brian, great video my friend. If money was no object ....based totally on picking an everyday living room tv, which one would you choose? 🇬🇧

Hi Brian - Great video. I am on the market for a living room TV used about 4hrs a day mostly for streaming and weekend night movies. I am considering between X90K 85 vs A80K 77. Which one do you recommend?

I’m having a hard time deciding between these two. The c2 77” is $2000 aud more than the 85” x90k. Is the picture quality difference really worth the substantial jump in price for a smaller display size?

I got the X90K around the start of the world cup and all i can say is WOW. You guys "TV reviewers" are so picky when looking at TVs but to us, normal viewers and especially those among us who live watching sports and movies mostly in HD format from cable or home satellite, this Sony exceeds all my expectations. The blooming you're talking about shown in special scenes is something we don't see in day to day content, not even in subtitles. I don't know how Sony do that, but when my cousin "LG fan" came to watch a match with me, he asked if the content is 4K, I said no, his jaw was dropped. Love this X90K.

Put an oled and led next to eachother, 2 completely different panels and technology, then use the same settings on both? Ofcourse it won't look the same, but ok i agree a good oled always looks better than any led tv, but think the sony managed pretty well here, Sinse iv'e become abit allergic to oled coz i had a burn in on my screen,2017-18, i know the panels got better,but the problem still exists,they haven't been able to Solve the problem,but they have worked around the issue with movin pixels and tone down area where u might have a static picture wich u almost always have when gaming.rather have some blooming than the risk of burn in,image retention. As u might have seen on the oled,the snow was abit blue, But Brian mentioned that early in the video,oled can b abit "blueish" unfortunantly it doesn't matter wich tv u look at, there's no such thing as a perfect tv, All tv's got some issues, so u gotta compromise,pros n cons, wich works best for u,and how u gonna use the tv.

C2 for the win 🏆 love my C2 everything you play on it gaming movies sports looks amazing 🤤

Was this test done with local dimming on high on the X90K?

LCD's have improved a lot but you can see in these side by side with OLED's it's still lacking that 3D pop you get with the OLED contrast. Makes the image looker sharper and more life like. I'll stick with OLED and perhaps QD OLED once sizers are bigger. Thanks Brian

Hi Brian, would you go with C2 or A80K mostly for watching TV. The C2 is about $250 cheaper right now here in Indonesia. Or perhaps a X90K is good enough? Thankyou

I feel whites on the LG look blue but on Sony look normal. I really do like the C2 but can't justify the price difference when X90K still does a hell of a job for a fair price.

Well the obvious question is this. I'm watching this comparison on my 1080p Sony KDL-40Z5800 LED that I wish to upgrade to 4K HDR. I can see the difference between the two and the C2 looks better. But wait a minute. I'm seeing the better C2 quality on my old Z5800 LED. Surely the latest X90K has better image quality than my Z5800. I would be happy with the C2 quality shown here on a X90K. I get the impression the video camera is raising the brightness to make the darker C2 look normal which is then blowing out the X90K. Shoot another video set to make the X90K look normal and the C2 will look way too dark with crunched blacks. It's all relative. Inky blacks are artificial. Very few things are 100% black in nature due to bounce light, so I have never been all in on plasma or OLED inky blacks.

I purchased X90K 55 inches Last Sunday @t 999 USD

The difference in black level is astounding

Tried to use a 65" S95B for all viewing in my house, including mostly Comcast TV HD at 1080P but it was not worth it...Movies, TV discs, KZfaq videos and video games were great but I watch normal TV more and I could not stand the dim brightness in SD mode. Comcast cable isn't in HDR so I don't get that extra brightness either...just 200 nits...but the samsung was also very juddery on cable no matter what I did so I returned it but when displaying SDR content, the X90K is miles better cause you need that brightness otherwise in normal cable viewing you can't see the picture and there's nothing you can do about it. I have a QN90B right now but can't see me paying $620 more for it compared to the X90K for regular TV viewing so I'm exchanging it for a 65" X90K for my living room. I do have plans to put the saved money towards a nice 55" oled in my backroom for strictly gaming and movies to also keep static images from cable off the oled...

Hello dear, is it ok to spend around long time for gaming and watching movies everyday on new oled tv? Or it is just get risk to have burn in?

I’m sorry what size is the oled in the video

I have an Epson 5050 UB projector. I tried the C2 and it was just too tiny compared to a 200 inch screen. so I sent it packing. I kept the Sony 85 because it was bigger and had a bigger impact. When you are used to a giant screen it really does not matter how good the image is compared to the image size because you feel you are INSIDE of the movie or video game. A life size image with life size sound and multiple subwoofers is the ONLY way to go. Godzilla is HUGE and measured in feet and yards...not measured in tiny inches. The Sony is behind my motorized 200 inch projection screen...and I use it for casual tv and for movies too. Beautiful Sony color! But nowhere near the life size massive image impact of the Epson.

This was a fantastic comparison, thank you!😄 I'm upgrading from a 50" 2012 Panasonic GT50 plasma and I'm weighing up between a larger LCD or smaller OLED, so this was really useful! I want to go minimum 65", and potentially 75". Getting a decent oled, even the C1, still just seems too expensive at those larger sizes. So I think the X90K is the way to go. Do you think the X90K warrants the higher cost over the X90J? I was impressed with the X90K here. In HDR it traded blows with the OLED in terms of brightness, with blooming being decently well handled. The OLED was still better overall though. In SDR, the X90K definitely "popped" more. You mentioned that the X90K sometimes gets "too bright", where it brightens the entire screen too much rather than affecting just specular highlights. Do you think this is something that could be fixed (to some extent) with calibration or not something that is too much of a problem?

Make video on lg c3 oled vs Sony x90l led

Great video my brother as always. LED is dead to me and has been since I parted with my excellent X900E and got my LG B10 then moved onto my even more excellent C1. I wont ever go back to LED. The X90K looks good though but I think the C2 won this battle.

Having the X90K or any LCD TV in standard picture preset is always gonna look bad I have the X90K and my TV looks much better than what I'm seeing in this video and I use custom for movies and TV shows and game mode for gaming obviously and also in cinema mode turn off Adv. Contrast enhancer because it cause more blooming which is why u had so much blooming in standard and cinema and also blowout highlights

I just picked up the 65 s95b , I was little hesitant because I’m hdr brightness nerd lol . But omg coming from qn90a in a basement room in filmmaker mode the new Samsung qd oled is insane hdr is so good . And I’ve owned the a90j and c1 and sold them , c1 wasn’t bright enough for me and terrible black crush and a90j sucked for gaming was amazing for movies . But the Samsung is amazing for gaming and movies right now mini led is dead to me after this didn’t think I would ever say that lol .

I have an X90K..Great TV and it will last longer than an OLED. 🤷‍♂️

I'm still waiting for the Z9K, lota money but if it's better and bigger than my set now might be worth it to me, otherwise stay with what I have.

Hi thanks for the video which one would you recommend if bother are the same price want to watch movies and later will get a ps5

In this video, the C2 has more saturated color than X90K. Are in real life like this too?

@brian do you recommended me the samsung s95b over the lg c2? and in the review from caleb denison, he said that low bit content on the s95b on youtube looking shit, and in gamemode its to oversaturated. is that fix now, what`s youre experience with it?

Brian, why did you cover the C2 stand?

The difference is stark. LCD will forever be LCD. Black will never be black and there will always be blooming.

i prefer sony colors by far… so far i prefer oled just for full black zones and no blooming…. but overall i prefer high end led tv today

I see less reflections on the c2 , colors are better on the x90k due to warmer look ,, but blooming is visible making c2 better overall ,,, I am shocked that the different is not big but iam not forgotten that this is youtube _ you need to be there to give attention to things youtube can't handle ( like realism of image ) ; all in all I think if you don't prefer a technique then difference of image quality alone difinetly didn't worth it .

I own like I’ve mentioned a 65” Panasonic GZ1000. I must share that my set looks as great slightly better than the A90J masters series Sony! I played pacific rim 2 on the A90J/X95K (65”) side by side and the miniLed was imo a better image. The oled isn’t bright enough. That’s why my Panasonic is an amazing oled.

What picture mode on X90K??

Just ordered a 75" x90k for $1000 from walmart

So which one is better a year later?

The C2 is of course the better tv. But the price for a smaller TV isn't good to me. The X90k 75" is the tv I bought. On it's own it's a very a good tv. I would love to have an OLED tv. Just too expensive.

Now do the same test with all the lights on and windows open. Put those two TVs in a well-lit room and my guess is the LED will look miles better then the OLED

And do you want burn on if you play games for hours on end

I got an 85” X90K for 2,000$

It's not fair comparison because we all know as the screen gets bigger the picture loses crispness. I would like to see you making a video comparing c2 and x90 but same size screen then we the viewers can decide

I would smile with xk90k in bright room rather then cry with a poor oled which struggles in bright room

There is no sense in watching such TV in total darkness. Some ambient light makes miracles

The C2 has very blue whites. Not sure why you didn’t mention that. Unless this is a slanted review.

X90J from 2021 or X90K? What's the improvments?

Sony for life bought the C2 had to take it to Best Buy and get a replacement twice came defective LG said panels issues I was like screw that I return it and got me the Sony and made the right choice and cheaper

dont own either, but for some reason the 90k imo is nicer. too bright on the other ones imo

The color on the c2 just looks so much better makes the Sony look washed out

Planning to get C2, but afraid of burn in, as my tv would be connected with pc, i watch twitch few hours a day which is static image, so dno if it would leave burn in for me.

I like the Sony

c2 one love

Hi Brian, thank you for putting value into debate, i'm Sony fan, but it can't simply compete with oled beautiful picture I would pick smaller oled, but for size preference, x90k remain a solid option

Technically….you’ll see the C2 in “eco/APS” mode OOTB upon boot up, in SDR, with energy saving on. HDR typically defaults to Standard I believe, however, with energy savings still on. I kinda get why they do this, but it really turns me off seeing a OLED being even dimmer with energy savings on, and a cold as ice color temp. I wish LG made it easier for average consumers to set up their set correctly, as it can become a bit convoluted, with all the settings and options. For me, it’s not a big deal, as I understand settings, and how to calibrate. I love this kinda stuff. But for the average Joe, they might really be turned off at first lol. They might be coming from a decently accurate TV, and wonder wth at first 😅 Sorry, I just had to be a smart ass lol. Btw, I’m still in awe of my C2, spending a whole year with is, after having a pretty bad experience with the CX. Didn’t plan on keeping the C2…but it just was love at first sight, and surprised me. LG fixed so many of the little issues and quirks, that turned me off on the CX. The improvements were bigger than I was expecting, and the brightness bump is more than noticeable. LG really focused on color too. The CX could look really diluted and under saturated in bright highlights. The C2, and its different dynamic tone mapping approach, and new processor, is a lot more highlight focused, was amazing to see too. The CX lifted the entire scene, including the black level, mid tones, everything…The C2 doesn’t do this. It always looks organically saturated. Btw..you said “you can calibrate the sets down to look the same”. The point of a calibration is not to make a set dim and dull, or identical. Tho, if they’re good sets, they should look similar. Calibration is done to maximize the TV’s potential, not nerf it. It’s to create a profile, to understand the limits of said technology, and maximize the tech to it fullest potential. It’s to set it up properly for the ambient conditions it is in too, and to create multiple viewing modes, for different scenarios. It’s to set a baseline, which follows the standards said content was graded to….and then you can add things you might subjectively like, on top. It really bothers me that so many people have this notion that calibration is dimming and making the picture dull. If that’s the case, then the calibration was done poorly. Or the set can’t replicate the standards. (Like those fake HDR TV’s that can only hit 200 nits peak….so just to say it again, a calibration should improve the set, not hurt it. I mean you can still watch a set that has a proper D65 white point, has proper color tracking, gamma, etc, and boost things like luminance, or EOTF, to fit your surroundings…for instance, using DTM in a bright room, or just bc you like DTM (I do on the C2). Or using DoVi bright, vs dark. There’s always compromises tho when deviating. I just don’t get the notion that a calibrated set is dim or dull….it’s a misnomer if I’ve ever seen one. Say you had a 4,000 nit Pulsar, or a BVM HX310 that does 1,000 nits full field, and it was calibrated to follow the standards…like PQ…would you consider that set dull and dim, despite the amazing capabilities of those panels, and them being calibrated to standards? I highly doubt it….I know they don’t look dim and dull to me. Quite the contrary. I love ya Brian! So don’t take anything I’m saying in a bad way. I’m just putting my two cents out there, and trying to help ppl understand.

I appreciate the work. But why did we not see even one touch of decent blue sky from the Sony X90K? It's really hard to believe any TV could so poorly represent colour. I've seen the x90K 65" in stores and the colours are great. Why so bad here?

Compare TV better on movies and games. No one watches the demo at home. And it would be nice to compare upscaling from 1080p to 4K.

Brian, why is the X90K blooming WAY more in this video than your initial X90K video??

LG TV is the best in the world 👍

I prefer X90k. I dont want to live with the fear of burn in..

hmm. like the LG..but at, as of right now, 1700 LG vs 1000 for the Sony right now...that's a hard thing to swallow.