I think about OLED TVs all the time; and not just because I am a TV reviewer by trade and tend to spend too much off-time thinking about my job. Frankly, it’s because, just like you, I watch a fair amount of TV at home and, because I don’t yet own an OLED TV myself (a discussion for another time), I spend a lot of that TV-watching time wishing I did own an OLED TV. Yes, I’m an unabashed fan of OLED TVs, and I make zero apologies for that. It’s OLED’s perfect black levels and, more to the point, its superior contrast that catches most folks’ eyes, but what really seals the deal for me is the TV tech’s absence of LED backlights — backlights which, in a dark room, make themselves known all the time thanks to very annoying effects plaguing LCD TVs called “blooming” and “halo.” With Sony, LG, and Vizio all making OLED TVs now, there’s a hearty buffet of options to choose from, but if I were buying an OLED TV this year, the Sony A80J reviewed here would be one of only two I’d consider. Which...

Impeccable picture quality; Excellent sound quality; Google TV platform; Excellent out-of-box settings; Flexible stand options;

Lacks certain gaming features;

I think about OLED TVs all the time; and not just because I am a TV reviewer by trade and tend to spend too much off-time thinking about my job. Frankly, it’s because, just like you, I watch a fair amount of TV at home and, because I don’t yet own an OLED TV myself (a discussion for another time), I spend a lot of that TV-watching time wishing I did own an OLED TV. Yes, I’m an unabashed fan of OLED TVs, and I make zero apologies for that. It’s OLED’s perfect black levels and, more to the point, its superior contrast that catches most folks’ eyes, but what really seals the deal for me is the TV tech’s absence of LED backlights — backlights which, in a dark room, make themselves known all the time thanks to very annoying effects plaguing LCD TVs called “blooming” and “halo.” With Sony, LG, and Vizio all making OLED TVs now, there’s a hearty buffet of options to choose from, but if I were buying an OLED TV this year, the Sony A80J reviewed here would be one of only two I’d consider. Which...

Impeccable picture quality; Excellent sound quality; Google TV platform; Excellent out-of-box settings; Flexible stand options;

Lacks certain gaming features;

I think about OLED TVs all the time; and not just because I am a TV reviewer by trade and tend to spend too much off-time thinking about my job. Frankly, it’s because, just like you, I watch a fair amount of TV at home and, because I don’t yet own an OLED TV myself (a discussion for another time), I spend a lot of that TV-watching time wishing I did own an OLED TV. Yes, I’m an unabashed fan of OLED TVs, and I make zero apologies for that. It’s OLED’s perfect black levels and, more to the point, its superior contrast that catches most folks’ eyes, but what really seals the deal for me is the TV tech’s absence of LED backlights — backlights which, in a dark room, make themselves known all the time thanks to very annoying effects plaguing LCD TVs called “blooming” and “halo.” With Sony, LG, and Vizio all making OLED TVs now, there’s a hearty buffet of options to choose from, but if I were buying an OLED TV this year, the Sony A80J reviewed here would be one of only two I’d consider. Which...

Impeccable picture quality; Excellent sound quality; Google TV platform; Excellent out-of-box settings; Flexible stand options;

Lacks certain gaming features;

I think about OLED TVs all the time; and not just because I am a TV reviewer by trade and tend to spend too much off-time thinking about my job. Frankly, it’s because, just like you, I watch a fair amount of TV at home and, because I don’t yet own an OLED TV myself (a discussion for another time), I spend a lot of that TV-watching time wishing I did own an OLED TV. Yes, I’m an unabashed fan of OLED TVs, and I make zero apologies for that. It’s OLED’s perfect black levels and, more to the point, its superior contrast that catches most folks’ eyes, but what really seals the deal for me is the TV tech’s absence of LED backlights — backlights which, in a dark room, make themselves known all the time thanks to very annoying effects plaguing LCD TVs called “blooming” and “halo.” With Sony, LG, and Vizio all making OLED TVs now, there’s a hearty buffet of options to choose from, but if I were buying an OLED TV this year, the Sony A80J reviewed here would be one of only two I’d consider. Which...

Impeccable picture quality; Excellent sound quality; Google TV platform; Excellent out-of-box settings; Flexible stand options;

Lacks certain gaming features;

I think about OLED TVs all the time; and not just because I am a TV reviewer by trade and tend to spend too much off-time thinking about my job. Frankly, it’s because, just like you, I watch a fair amount of TV at home and, because I don’t yet own an OLED TV myself (a discussion for another time), I spend a lot of that TV-watching time wishing I did own an OLED TV. Yes, I’m an unabashed fan of OLED TVs, and I make zero apologies for that. It’s OLED’s perfect black levels and, more to the point, its superior contrast that catches most folks’ eyes, but what really seals the deal for me is the TV tech’s absence of LED backlights — backlights which, in a dark room, make themselves known all the time thanks to very annoying effects plaguing LCD TVs called “blooming” and “halo.” With Sony, LG, and Vizio all making OLED TVs now, there’s a hearty buffet of options to choose from, but if I were buying an OLED TV this year, the Sony A80J reviewed here would be one of only two I’d consider. Which...

Impeccable picture quality; Excellent sound quality; Google TV platform; Excellent out-of-box settings; Flexible stand options;

Lacks certain gaming features;

I think about OLED TVs all the time; and not just because I am a TV reviewer by trade and tend to spend too much off-time thinking about my job. Frankly, it’s because, just like you, I watch a fair amount of TV at home and, because I don’t yet own an OLED TV myself (a discussion for another time), I spend a lot of that TV-watching time wishing I did own an OLED TV. Yes, I’m an unabashed fan of OLED TVs, and I make zero apologies for that. It’s OLED’s perfect black levels and, more to the point, its superior contrast that catches most folks’ eyes, but what really seals the deal for me is the TV tech’s absence of LED backlights — backlights which, in a dark room, make themselves known all the time thanks to very annoying effects plaguing LCD TVs called “blooming” and “halo.” With Sony, LG, and Vizio all making OLED TVs now, there’s a hearty buffet of options to choose from, but if I were buying an OLED TV this year, the Sony A80J reviewed here would be one of only two I’d consider. Which...

Impeccable picture quality; Excellent sound quality; Google TV platform; Excellent out-of-box settings; Flexible stand options;

Lacks certain gaming features;

I think about OLED TVs all the time; and not just because I am a TV reviewer by trade and tend to spend too much off-time thinking about my job. Frankly, it’s because, just like you, I watch a fair amount of TV at home and, because I don’t yet own an OLED TV myself (a discussion for another time), I spend a lot of that TV-watching time wishing I did own an OLED TV. Yes, I’m an unabashed fan of OLED TVs, and I make zero apologies for that. It’s OLED’s perfect black levels and, more to the point, its superior contrast that catches most folks’ eyes, but what really seals the deal for me is the TV tech’s absence of LED backlights — backlights which, in a dark room, make themselves known all the time thanks to very annoying effects plaguing LCD TVs called “blooming” and “halo.” With Sony, LG, and Vizio all making OLED TVs now, there’s a hearty buffet of options to choose from, but if I were buying an OLED TV this year, the Sony A80J reviewed here would be one of only two I’d consider. Which...

Impeccable picture quality; Excellent sound quality; Google TV platform; Excellent out-of-box settings; Flexible stand options;

Lacks certain gaming features;

I think about OLED TVs all the time; and not just because I am a TV reviewer by trade and tend to spend too much off-time thinking about my job. Frankly, it’s because, just like you, I watch a fair amount of TV at home and, because I don’t yet own an OLED TV myself (a discussion for another time), I spend a lot of that TV-watching time wishing I did own an OLED TV. Yes, I’m an unabashed fan of OLED TVs, and I make zero apologies for that. It’s OLED’s perfect black levels and, more to the point, its superior contrast that catches most folks’ eyes, but what really seals the deal for me is the TV tech’s absence of LED backlights — backlights which, in a dark room, make themselves known all the time thanks to very annoying effects plaguing LCD TVs called “blooming” and “halo.” With Sony, LG, and Vizio all making OLED TVs now, there’s a hearty buffet of options to choose from, but if I were buying an OLED TV this year, the Sony A80J reviewed here would be one of only two I’d consider. Which...

Impeccable picture quality; Excellent sound quality; Google TV platform; Excellent out-of-box settings; Flexible stand options;

Lacks certain gaming features;

I think about OLED TVs all the time; and not just because I am a TV reviewer by trade and tend to spend too much off-time thinking about my job. Frankly, it’s because, just like you, I watch a fair amount of TV at home and, because I don’t yet own an OLED TV myself (a discussion for another time), I spend a lot of that TV-watching time wishing I did own an OLED TV. Yes, I’m an unabashed fan of OLED TVs, and I make zero apologies for that. It’s OLED’s perfect black levels and, more to the point, its superior contrast that catches most folks’ eyes, but what really seals the deal for me is the TV tech’s absence of LED backlights — backlights which, in a dark room, make themselves known all the time thanks to very annoying effects plaguing LCD TVs called “blooming” and “halo.” With Sony, LG, and Vizio all making OLED TVs now, there’s a hearty buffet of options to choose from, but if I were buying an OLED TV this year, the Sony A80J reviewed here would be one of only two I’d consider. Which...

Impeccable picture quality; Excellent sound quality; Google TV platform; Excellent out-of-box settings; Flexible stand options;

Lacks certain gaming features;

I think about OLED TVs all the time; and not just because I am a TV reviewer by trade and tend to spend too much off-time thinking about my job. Frankly, it’s because, just like you, I watch a fair amount of TV at home and, because I don’t yet own an OLED TV myself (a discussion for another time), I spend a lot of that TV-watching time wishing I did own an OLED TV. Yes, I’m an unabashed fan of OLED TVs, and I make zero apologies for that. It’s OLED’s perfect black levels and, more to the point, its superior contrast that catches most folks’ eyes, but what really seals the deal for me is the TV tech’s absence of LED backlights — backlights which, in a dark room, make themselves known all the time thanks to very annoying effects plaguing LCD TVs called “blooming” and “halo.” With Sony, LG, and Vizio all making OLED TVs now, there’s a hearty buffet of options to choose from, but if I were buying an OLED TV this year, the Sony A80J reviewed here would be one of only two I’d consider. Which...

Impeccable picture quality; Excellent sound quality; Google TV platform; Excellent out-of-box settings; Flexible stand options;

Lacks certain gaming features;