Sony announces 55″, 65″ and 77″ 4K OLED TVs

Sony has announced a new television line at CES that uses OLED panels. The new Sony Bravia A1 televisions are available in 55″, 65″ and 77″ formats and have an audio system that is partly incorporated in the base and partly in the screen.

The special audio system of the A1 line has been christened by Sony Acoustic Surface. According to the manufacturer, normal speakers are not used, but the entire screen vibrates to generate sound waves. The A1 televisions are equipped with a foot in the form of a kickstand that also contains the subwoofer and the connections.

The televisions run on Google’s Android TV operating system, making it possible to install apps and stream videos via the built-in Chromecast functionality. All A1 models can handle HDR images based on the Dolby Vision standard, via the HDMI and USB inputs as well as internet streams. These images are processed by Sony’s own ‘4K HDR Processor X1 Extreme’

Although Sony has shown OLED screens before, this often concerned prototypes or special screens for the visual industry. However, in 2008 the company released the XEL-1, a small 11″ OLED television. This is the first time that the manufacturer has launched a line of large OLED televisions for consumers. The panels in the televisions come from LG Display, which also supplies OLED panels to manufacturers such as Philips and Panasonic.When the televisions will be released and what they will cost is not yet known.