We crowned the best TV of 2021 in our annual TV shootout where the LG G1, the Panasonic JZ2000, the Philips OLED+936, the Samsung QN95A & the Sony A90J were compared vs a Sony BVM-X300 reference mastering monitor.
Timestamps:
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0:00 World’s Best TVs!
1:13 Black Level & Shadow Detail
2:05 Colour Accuracy
3:27 HDR Performance
4:25 Motion
5:08 Video Processing
6:00 Screen Uniformity
6:43 Bright Room
7:32 Best Gaming TV
8:17 Best Home Cinema TV
8:51 Best Living Room TV
9:24 Best TV of 2021
10:34 Q&A
All competing TVs were 55 inches in screen size, and were calibrated in SDR and HDR modes to the common standards used within the film and broadcast industry, perceptually matched to the Sony X300. Thanks to Mr Maciej Koper who flew in from Poland to help with the calibrations.
All the TVs were masked, and their positions switched on shootout day, so the three calibrator judges (including Mr James Willmott who is a THX-certified video calibrator) didn't know which TV was which when scoring different picture attributes.
Here are the results:
Best Home Cinema TV: Panasonic JZ2000
Best Living Room TV: Sony A90J
Best Gaming TV: LG G1
Best TV of 2021: Sony A90J