http://forum.lowyat.net/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:41:04 +0800 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4662094 Numbers are left to right LG E8, Sony A9F, Sony Z9F, Samsung Q9N<br /><br />HDR reference: 333, 333, 331, 304<br />SDR Reference: 262, 263, 258, 185<br />SDR DayMode: 250, 254, 243, 226<br /><br />Overall: 845, 850, 832, 715<br /><br /> were all 65&quot;<br /><br /><br />The winner (expert scoring only) of “Best Home Theater TV” (dark room viewing) was deemed to be Sony’s Master Series OLED XBR-65A9F, scoring 263 points (LG E8 = 262 pts, Sony Z9F = 258 pts, Samsung Q9FN = 185 pts). And the winner of “Best Living Room TV” (high ambient light viewing) was Sony’s OLED A9F with 254 points (E8 = 250 pts, Z9F = 243 pts, Q9FN = 226 pts). <br /><br /><br /><br />The overall winner of “King of TV” was voted to be Sony’s OLED XBR-65A9F with 850 points (LG E8 = 845 pts, Sony Z9F = 832 pts, Samsung Q9FN = 715 pts).<br /><br /><br />It’s worth noting that both OLED models tied for overall HDR performance (noted as High Dynamic Range Reference Mode) with scores of 333 points (the LCD Z9F was a close second with 301 pts).<br /><br />These scores are from the pro judges.<br /><br />SDR day mode was DirecTV Monday night football, hockey and nightly news.<br /><br />SDR reference was movie scenes from a few 1080p Blu-ray movies and compared to the BVM monitors. (TV upscaled)<br /><br />HDR reference was similar but in 4K HDR10. kkthen Home Entertainment Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:45:34 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4621497 HDTVTest 2018 TV Shootout Award winners <br /> Winner Runner-up<br />Best Home Theatre TV: Panasonic FZ802 (14.93 points) Sony AF8 (13.27 points)<br />Best Living Room TV: Sony AF8 (15.82 points) Panasonic FZ802 (15.69 points)<br />Best Gaming TV: Samsung Q9FN (4.23 points) LG C8 (4.10 points)<br />Best HDR TV: LG C8 (4.15 points) Panasonic FZ802 (4.13 points)<br />Best TV of 2018: Panasonic FZ802 (32.59 points) LG C8 (31.49 points)<br /><br />Category parameter scores<br /> Winner Runner-up<br />Contrast performance: Panasonic FZ802 (4.58 points) Sony AF8 (4.45 points)<br />Colour accuracy: Panasonic FZ802 (4.36 points) Sony AF8 (4.31 points)<br />Motion: Sony AF8 (4.27 points) Panasonic FZ802 (4.18 points)<br />Video processing: Sony AF8 (4.27 points) Panasonic FZ802 (3.87 points)<br />Uniformity: LG C8 (4.19 points) Panasonic FZ802 (4.05 points)<br />Bright room performance: Samsung Q9FN (4.52 points) LG C8 / Panasonic FZ802 (3.43 points)<br />Gaming: Samsung Q9FN (4.23 points) LG C8 (4.10 points)<br />HDR: LG C8 (4.15 points) Panasonic FZ802 (4.13 points) kkthen Home Entertainment Thu, 19 Jul 2018 09:31:37 +0800