Sony A9G / AG9 (2019) Series

Excellent picture with perfect black levels and strong contrast. Clear stereo audio. Hands-free Google Assistant. Attractive design.

Expensive. Colors are less than ideal out of the box.

Bottom Line: Sony's pricey Master Series A9G line of OLED TVs offer perfect contrast, vivid color, and Android TV with hands-free Google Assistant commands.

The Sony KD-65AG9 offers excellent color reproduction, lots of sharp details and smooth movements - especially suitable for sports. In addition, you get great sound straight from the TV screen.

The Sony screen has some limited brightness, which means that the most intense HDR scenes lack a bit of glow and sparkle.

The Sony KD-65AG9 deserves a well-deserved high-end class, with both top-quality picture and sound – which in itself is a rare combination. In terms of pictures, there is very little to put your finger on, with very good picture quality for all TV...

Appealing design ; Excellent blacks & contrast ; Accurate colours ; Crisp images with great motion handling ; Upscaling works ; Good connectivity and features ; Good software ; Supports Google Assistant and Alexa

Still no Airplay

Sony once again has an excellent OLED champion for premium buyers. There’s hardly anything that we can criticize here. The Sony A9G looks great, has the latest specs and features, and delivers a fabulous experience befitting its high-end price.

Sony's XBR-A9G, the latest OLED entry in the company's Master Series TV lineup, follows fast on the heels of its previous A9F. While the differences from that model are minor, the A9G's list of upgrades include a different (and arguably improved)...

Luscious 4K HDR images Best-in-class upscaling Acoustic Surface+ audio

No support for HDR10+ No Freeview Play Undeniably expensive

The Sony A9G/AG9 is worthy of any AV lover's entertainment center thanks to its best-in-class upscaling, 4K picture processing and respectable gaming performance. But the lack of HDR10+ support will make enthusiasts wary.

Fantastic colours and motion ; Impressive audio ; Lovely design

HDR is missing some punch ; Occasionally distracting processing ; Pricier than most rivals

The AG9 delivers on its promise of authenticity, but a couple of picture niggles hold it back from dream TV status

Superb upscaling ; Excellent HDR near-black performance ; Unfeasibly good invisible sound system ; Beautiful design

No HDR10+ support ; No Freeview Play ; Undeniably expensive

Combining best-in-class upscaling, with a superb 4K HDR performance and innovative Acoustic Surface Audio+ sound system, the Sony AG9 is a masterful OLED flagship - if you can afford one then you won’t feel short-changed.

Outstanding picture quality ; Impressive selection of apps ; Novel and effective audio system

Needs some next-gen console compatibility ; Sound can get a bit shouty at volume ; Not all that slim

Sony takes its winning OLED formula and shrinks the screen-size without affecting performance in the slightest