Sony A1 (2017) Series

Outstanding picture quality ; An innovative sound system that works ; Gorgeous design

Expensive ; Uninspiring remote

Sony’s first 4K OLED is a triumph.

While the KD-55A1 isn’t bright enough to be perfect, it adds enough of Sony’s picture quality and design sauce to OLED technology’s innate advantages to make it something of an instant classic.

Superb image quality ; Amazing Acoustic Surface sound system ; Stylish, minimalist design

We're not in love with Android Smart OS ; Could be due for replacement soon…

Completely unique and innovative design ; Sounds very good by flatscreen standards ; Typical OLED black performance ; More punch and vibrancy than from an LG ; Spot-on motion, colour and sharpness

Still no Dolby Vision ; Only two HDMIs can handle full-fat 4K HDR ; The user-experience could do with improvements ; LG does standard-def better

Sony’s taken LG’s raw OLED materials and refined them into the finest telly you can currently buy

Gorgeous picture quality ; Startling, monolithic design ; Fantastic sound ; Unmatched viewing angles

It’s not very bright ; Stand makes it sit on a slight angle

From its startling frameless design and stellar build quality to its jaw-dropping pictures and ground-breaking, room-filling sound, Sony’s first stab at doing a big-screen OLED TV is the definition of AV class. The A1 OLED series is a crowd pleaser in...

Beautiful, classy and unique design ; Good sound from its clever, invisible speaker system ; Deep, insightful blacks ; Spot-on skin tones and vibrant colours ; Brilliantly solid, three-dimensional images

No Dolby Vision (although it is coming via an update at some point) ; Interface isn’t as slick as that of some rivals ; LG’s OLEDs do a better job with standard-def

All of the inherent qualities of OLED combined with the picture processing smarts of Sony equals an utterly stunning television

A strong design ; Good sound quality ; Beautiful pictures thanks to a combination of OLED screen technology and Sony’s peerless processing

It’s not quite as bright as we'd like ; Android TV often frustrates ; Expensive for a 55-inch TV ; Design may be impractical for some

The 55A1 is almost everything you could want from an OLED TV. It looks stunning, is packed with the sort of innovation and uniqueness that Sony is increasingly striving for these days, and best of all produces some genuinely beautiful pictures and...

Stunning picture performance ; Clever and unique design ; Really decent TV sound ; Wide viewing angles

Android TV is sluggish and uninspiring ; Design requires a wide TV rack to support it

Sony's 4K OLED debut is a stunning set with a truly outstanding picture and gorgeous design

Outstanding for HDR ; Reference image quality ; Great image processing ; Best motion system for OLED so far ; Good and innovative sound system

Android doesn't live up to full potential ; Poor remote ; Vertical bands on darker grey tones ; Mediocre input lag ; High power consumption in standby

Superb blacks and contrast ratio ; Fantastic dynamic range ; Impressive colour accuracy ; Excellent video processing ; Wide viewing angles ; Acoustic Surface is inspired ; Beautiful design

Minor banding just above black ; material ; Screen is at an angle ; Expensive