2020 has arrived, and with it a slew of new announcements from the biggest and best TV brands<\/a> out there – meaning we’ve had a good look at the next round of Sony TVs scheduled for release this year.<\/p>\n That means more 8K<\/a> sets, more OLED<\/a> panels, and more sound vibrating out of panels. Only so much of the 2020 Sony TV lineup<\/strong> has been announced, but we know enough to get a general picture of what’s going to be on offer.<\/p>\n After seeing a few of the models at CES 2020<\/a>, it’s looking like Sony’s TV lineup is more of a continuation of last year’s lineup than a bold, new vision for TVs, but we’re still excited for the TVs coming our way this year. (We felt a bit differently about the audio offering in its televisions, though.<\/a>)<\/p>\n So what exactly has been announced, and what are we in the dark about? Here’s everything you need to know about the Sony TV 2020 lineup.<\/p>\n What’s new for 2020? Internally, not that much. Sony’s flagship televisions this year use the same X1 Ultimate processor as 2019, meaning that, while there may be some improvements in how Sony deploys and makes use of that processing power, these 2020 TVs don’t actually have any more computing power at their disposal.<\/p>\n One new feature is Ambient Optimization, which Sony describes as “a new technology that optimises picture and sound quality in any customer environment.” It will enable select Sony TVs to adjust the picture brightness automatically depending on the level of light in your living room (or bedroom, cabin, wherever), ensuring you don’t suffer from too much glare or struggle with dim images – say, as some may find with the low brightness of OLED models, of which Sony has several.<\/p>\n It’s quite similar to the new Dolby Vision IQ technology<\/a> we’re seeing deployed by Panasonic in its new HZ2000 OLED TV<\/a>, though it won’t be exclusive to only one HDR format, and will also be able to detect the layout of the room (furniture, curtains, etc) and fine-tune the acoustics of the sound being played by its speakers.<\/p>\n Several sets will continue Sony’s Acoustic Surface Audio+ technology, which uses motor-driven ‘actuators’ placed around the set’s casing to vibrate sound across the whole panel. It’s a neat concept in theory, though it can serve to muddy the audio somewhat as it spreads it around. The Z8H will use what Sony calls a ‘frame tweeter’ to enhance this, though it seems to be the same underlying concept as in previous years.<\/p>\n\n
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