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Experience television as the director intended with the Sony K65XR8AU 65" BRAVIA 8A 4K OLED HDR Google TV – a masterpiece of picture and sound engineering that delivers stunning realism, deep emotion, and immersive audio directly from the screen itself. The 65-inch OLED panel produces perfect blacks, infinite contrast, and vibrant, lifelike colours, while Sony's revolutionary Cognitive Processor XR analyses and optimises every scene the way the human eye naturally focuses, creating an experience that feels remarkably real.At the heart of the BRAVIA 8A is the **Cognitive Processor XR**. Unlike conventional AI processors that simply enhance contrast or colour independently, the XR processor works cross-directionally, analysing hundreds of thousands of elements simultaneously. It understands how humans naturally see the world – where the focal point is sharp and detailed, while peripheral areas are slightly softer, and where colour and contrast work together to create depth. The processor then cross-analyses and optimises every frame to reproduce this natural depth, making images feel three-dimensional without artificial looking enhancement.The **OLED panel** (self-emissive) delivers the gold standard in picture quality. Each of the 8.3 million pixels on this 65-inch screen emits its own light and can switch off completely, producing **absolute, infinite blacks**. Unlike LED TVs where backlight bleed can make dark scenes appear grey or cloudy, the BRAVIA 8A's blacks are truly black – creating astonishing contrast and shadow detail. This is particularly noticeable in night scenes, space sequences, or horror films, where details hidden in darkness become visible without washing out the image.**XR Triluminos Pro** builds on Sony's renowned colour science, accessing over a billion shades of colour and reproducing each hue with remarkable precision. Red fruits look juicy and natural, skin tones are lifelike without being over-saturated, and green landscapes have depth and variety. The processor analyses colour, saturation, and brightness together, ensuring that colours remain accurate even in bright highlights – a common weakness of lesser OLEDs.**XR OLED Contrast Pro** enhances the natural advantages of the OLED panel by boosting peak brightness in highlights while maintaining deep blacks in shadow areas. This creates a wider dynamic range, making specular highlights – sunlight on water, reflections in eyes, a glint on a sword – pop brilliantly against dark backgrounds. The processor also prevents "black crush" (loss of shadow detail) by carefully mapping near-black gradations.**HDR (High Dynamic Range)** support is comprehensive. The BRAVIA 8A supports **Dolby Vision**, **HDR10**, **HLG** (for BBC iPlayer UHD broadcasts), and **IMAX Enhanced** certification. Dolby Vision dynamically adjusts scene-by-scene (even frame-by-frame) using metadata from the content creator, ensuring you see exactly the colour and contrast the director intended. The **Calman Ready** certification means professional calibrators can fine-tune the TV to studio standards if desired.The **Acoustic Surface Audio+** technology is unique to Sony's high-end OLEDs. Instead of traditional speakers, the BRAVIA 8A uses actuators behind the screen to vibrate the OLED panel itself, turning the entire display into a speaker. Sound emanates directly from where the action is happening – a character's voice comes from their mouth on screen, a car drives from left to right with sound following precisely. This creates an extraordinary sense of realism and immersion that no separate soundbar can exactly replicate. The system includes two subwoofers behind the screen for surprising bass depth.**Acoustic Auto Calibration** uses the built-in microphone to measure the acoustic characteristics of your room and optimises the TV's sound output accordingly, adjusting for wall placement, furniture, and other factors that affect audio performance. The result is tailored, room-filling sound without manual configuration.**Google TV** is the smart platform, offering the most comprehensive and personalised smart TV experience available. The **For You** tab aggregates content from all your streaming services – including BBC iPlayer, ITVX, Channel 4, My5, Disney+, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, NOW, YouTube, and hundreds more – into a single, scrollable feed based on your viewing habits. The **Watchlist** feature allows you to bookmark shows and films from any app to watch later, all in one place. **Google Play Movies & TV** provides access to thousands of rental and purchase titles.**Google Assistant** is built directly into the TV. Use the far-field microphones (which can be physically disabled via a switch) to say "Hey Google" and control the TV hands-free: search for content, change inputs, adjust volume, ask about the weather, control smart home devices (lights, thermostats, cameras), or get answers to general knowledge questions. The remote also includes a dedicated Google Assistant button for voice input.**Chromecast built-in** allows you to cast photos, videos, music, and entire apps directly from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop to the TV without any additional hardware. Stream from over 3,000 Chromecast-enabled apps, including BBC iPlayer, YouTube, Spotify, and many more.**Gaming features** are impressive. The **4K 120Hz** refresh rate (via HDMI 2.1) delivers ultra-smooth motion for fast-paced games on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, or PC. **Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)** automatically switches the TV into Game Mode when a console is detected, reducing input lag to under 10ms for responsive, lag-free gameplay. **Variable Refresh Rate (VRR)** eliminates screen tearing and stuttering by synchronising the TV's refresh rate with the console's frame rate. For PlayStation 5 owners, the **Auto HDR Tone Mapping** feature (when connected to a PS5) automatically optimises HDR settings for the best possible picture.**HDMI 2.1** ports (typically 2 ports support full 48Gbps bandwidth – check exact spec; the BRAVIA 8A series typically offers 4 HDMI ports, two of which are HDMI 2.1 with 4K 120Hz and VRR). **eARC** (enhanced Audio Return Channel) on one port allows lossless Dolby Atmos and DTS:X audio to pass to a compatible soundbar or AV receiver if you choose to add external audio. Additional connections include **two USB ports**, **optical audio out**, **Ethernet**, **Wi-Fi 6**, and **Bluetooth 5.0**.**XR Motion Clarity** technology handles fast-moving content – sports, action films, gaming – with exceptional clarity. It analyses motion in real time and inserts black frames or adjusts backlight scanning (though OLED doesn't have a backlight, the processor uses frame interpolation and black frame insertion techniques) to reduce blur without making the image look unnaturally smooth (the "soap opera effect"). You can adjust motion smoothing to your preference.**Netflix Adaptive Calibrated Mode** – when the TV detects Netflix content, it automatically switches to the settings Netflix uses for their mastering monitors, ensuring you see shows and films exactly as the creators intended. Similarly, **IMAX Enhanced** mode optimises picture and sound for IMAX-certified content.**Design** is elegant and minimal. The **One Slate** design features a nearly bezel-less screen with a slim, uniform thickness. The **removable rear cover** conceals all cables (power cable, HDMI, etc.) for a clean, clutter-free look whether wall-mounted or on the stand. The **Aluminium Edge Frame** in dark silver/grey adds premium质感 without distracting from the picture. A **tri-position stand** offers three placement options: standard (wide), narrow (for smaller furniture), or raised (to accommodate a soundbar underneath).**Dimensions (approximate):** width 1440mm, height 840mm (with stand in standard position), depth 45mm (panel only). Weight approximately 24kg. VESA mounting pattern 300x300mm.**Energy efficiency** is improved over earlier OLEDs. The **XR processor's** intelligent power management adjusts brightness based on content and ambient light. An **ambient light sensor** automatically reduces screen brightness in dark rooms, saving energy and reducing eye strain. Standby power consumption is less than 0.5W. Energy rating is typically **Class G** under current UK Ecodesign labels (common for large OLEDs due to their self-emissive pixel structure; power draw varies significantly with content brightness).**Additional picture features:**- **XR Upscaling** – Uses the Cognitive Processor's database of millions of images to intelligently upscale HD and Full HD content to near-4K quality.- **Dual Database Processing** – Combines a texture database (for removing noise) and a reality database (for enhancing detail) to create cleaner, sharper images.- **XR Smoothing** – Eliminates banding/posterisation in gradients (like sunsets or skies) for smoother tonal transitions.- **XR 4K Upscaling** – Analyses and refines every pixel for exceptional detail.**Audio enhancements beyond Acoustic Surface:**- **XR Surround** – Creates a 5.1.2 channel virtual surround sound experience using only the screen's actuators and subwoofers.- **Voice Zoom 2** – Analyses dialogue and extracts it from background noise, then boosts clarity so you never miss a word, even during loud action sequences.- **Sound Positioning Speaker** – Dedicated tweeter behind the screen ensures high-frequency sounds are directionally accurate.**Included in the box:** TV panel, tri-position stand (components and screws), remote control (standard Sony premium remote with dedicated Netflix, Prime Video, and Google Assistant buttons), AAA batteries, power cable, user manual, and warranty card (5-year Sony warranty typically available with online registration – check retailer terms).**Perfect for:** Cinephiles who want reference-quality picture and sound, PlayStation 5 owners who want the full next-gen gaming experience, anyone who watches a mix of streaming, broadcast, and physical media (Blu-ray), or anyone who appreciates the unique magic of OLED combined with Sony's peerless image processing.The Sony K65XR8AU 65" BRAVIA 8A 4K OLED HDR Google TV delivers the complete home cinema experience – stunning OLED picture quality, revolutionary screen-as-speaker audio, and the intelligence of Google TV, all in one breathtakingly beautiful package. -
Additional Information Turn your home into a BRAVIA Theatre; Sony soundbars work seamlessly with BRAVIA TVs
A 4-way stand provides ultimate flexibility
HDMI 2.1 gaming features (4K/120fps, VRR, ALLM)
PS Remote Play lets you play from anywhere
You can redeem ten movies in the SONY PICTURES CORE app, with 24 months of streamingAspect Ratio 16:09 Backlight Technology OLED Bluetooth Yes Brand Name Sony Colour Black Colour Group Black Depth 24.8 cm Depth with Stand 24.8 cm Digital Tuner Yes Electronic Program Guide Yes Energy Efficiency Class E Enhanced Refresh Rate 120Hz Features 4K OLED Display Immersive depth and colour
Built-in Google TV Seamlessly stream apps
HDMI 2.1 Technology Optimised gaming visuals
Versatile 4-way stand Adapts to any spaceHDMI Yes HDMI Version HDMI 2.1 (x2) / HDMI 2.0 (x2) Height 85.5 cm Height with Stand 90.9 cm Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 Maximum Resolution 3840 x 2160 Number of HDMI Ports 4 Number of USB Ports 2 Operating System Google Product Category Group CE Product Type TV PSTI Compliance PSTI Compliance - Download certificate
RMS Output Power 10W + 10W + 10W + 10W + 10W Screen Size 65" Screen Technology OLED Shipping Depth 18.4 cm Shipping Height 95.1 cm Shipping Weight 31 kg Shipping Width 160.3 cm Smart App Control Google Assistant / Works with Alexa / Apple Homekit Smart Connect Yes Smart TV Yes Speakers Acoustic Surface Audio+ (Actuator x 2 / Subwoofer x 1) Standard Refresh Rate 100Hz TV Services Over 10,000 apps and games including: BBC iPlayer, Netflix, Prime, ITVX, Pluto TV, Sony Pictures Core, Disney+, Apple TV, Youtube, Rakuten, Google Play, Discovery+, Now TV, Paramount+, U, Spotify and Crunchyroll Type of Antenna Terrestrial & Satellite USB Yes VESA Mount Compatible Yes Warranty 1 Year Guarantee with additional 4 Year Warranty (*Registration Required) Warranty/Guarantee 1 Year Guarantee with additional 4 Year Warranty (*Registration Required) Warranty Redemption Information Consumer must register within 90 days of purchase via www.sony.co.uk/promo/5yearwarranty. Webcam Yes Weight 31 kg Width 144.2 cm Width with Stand 144.2 cm Wi-Fi Yes Vesa Mount Size 300 x 300mm
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Product Detail
Experience television as the director intended with the Sony K65XR8AU 65" BRAVIA 8A 4K OLED HDR Google TV – a masterpiece of picture and sound engineering that delivers stunning realism, deep emotion, and immersive audio directly from the screen itself. The 65-inch OLED panel produces perfect blacks, infinite contrast, and vibrant, lifelike colours, while Sony's revolutionary Cognitive Processor XR analyses and optimises every scene the way the human eye naturally focuses, creating an experience that feels remarkably real.At the heart of the BRAVIA 8A is the **Cognitive Processor XR**. Unlike conventional AI processors that simply enhance contrast or colour independently, the XR processor works cross-directionally, analysing hundreds of thousands of elements simultaneously. It understands how humans naturally see the world – where the focal point is sharp and detailed, while peripheral areas are slightly softer, and where colour and contrast work together to create depth. The processor then cross-analyses and optimises every frame to reproduce this natural depth, making images feel three-dimensional without artificial looking enhancement.The **OLED panel** (self-emissive) delivers the gold standard in picture quality. Each of the 8.3 million pixels on this 65-inch screen emits its own light and can switch off completely, producing **absolute, infinite blacks**. Unlike LED TVs where backlight bleed can make dark scenes appear grey or cloudy, the BRAVIA 8A's blacks are truly black – creating astonishing contrast and shadow detail. This is particularly noticeable in night scenes, space sequences, or horror films, where details hidden in darkness become visible without washing out the image.**XR Triluminos Pro** builds on Sony's renowned colour science, accessing over a billion shades of colour and reproducing each hue with remarkable precision. Red fruits look juicy and natural, skin tones are lifelike without being over-saturated, and green landscapes have depth and variety. The processor analyses colour, saturation, and brightness together, ensuring that colours remain accurate even in bright highlights – a common weakness of lesser OLEDs.**XR OLED Contrast Pro** enhances the natural advantages of the OLED panel by boosting peak brightness in highlights while maintaining deep blacks in shadow areas. This creates a wider dynamic range, making specular highlights – sunlight on water, reflections in eyes, a glint on a sword – pop brilliantly against dark backgrounds. The processor also prevents "black crush" (loss of shadow detail) by carefully mapping near-black gradations.**HDR (High Dynamic Range)** support is comprehensive. The BRAVIA 8A supports **Dolby Vision**, **HDR10**, **HLG** (for BBC iPlayer UHD broadcasts), and **IMAX Enhanced** certification. Dolby Vision dynamically adjusts scene-by-scene (even frame-by-frame) using metadata from the content creator, ensuring you see exactly the colour and contrast the director intended. The **Calman Ready** certification means professional calibrators can fine-tune the TV to studio standards if desired.The **Acoustic Surface Audio+** technology is unique to Sony's high-end OLEDs. Instead of traditional speakers, the BRAVIA 8A uses actuators behind the screen to vibrate the OLED panel itself, turning the entire display into a speaker. Sound emanates directly from where the action is happening – a character's voice comes from their mouth on screen, a car drives from left to right with sound following precisely. This creates an extraordinary sense of realism and immersion that no separate soundbar can exactly replicate. The system includes two subwoofers behind the screen for surprising bass depth.**Acoustic Auto Calibration** uses the built-in microphone to measure the acoustic characteristics of your room and optimises the TV's sound output accordingly, adjusting for wall placement, furniture, and other factors that affect audio performance. The result is tailored, room-filling sound without manual configuration.**Google TV** is the smart platform, offering the most comprehensive and personalised smart TV experience available. The **For You** tab aggregates content from all your streaming services – including BBC iPlayer, ITVX, Channel 4, My5, Disney+, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, NOW, YouTube, and hundreds more – into a single, scrollable feed based on your viewing habits. The **Watchlist** feature allows you to bookmark shows and films from any app to watch later, all in one place. **Google Play Movies & TV** provides access to thousands of rental and purchase titles.**Google Assistant** is built directly into the TV. Use the far-field microphones (which can be physically disabled via a switch) to say "Hey Google" and control the TV hands-free: search for content, change inputs, adjust volume, ask about the weather, control smart home devices (lights, thermostats, cameras), or get answers to general knowledge questions. The remote also includes a dedicated Google Assistant button for voice input.**Chromecast built-in** allows you to cast photos, videos, music, and entire apps directly from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop to the TV without any additional hardware. Stream from over 3,000 Chromecast-enabled apps, including BBC iPlayer, YouTube, Spotify, and many more.**Gaming features** are impressive. The **4K 120Hz** refresh rate (via HDMI 2.1) delivers ultra-smooth motion for fast-paced games on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, or PC. **Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)** automatically switches the TV into Game Mode when a console is detected, reducing input lag to under 10ms for responsive, lag-free gameplay. **Variable Refresh Rate (VRR)** eliminates screen tearing and stuttering by synchronising the TV's refresh rate with the console's frame rate. For PlayStation 5 owners, the **Auto HDR Tone Mapping** feature (when connected to a PS5) automatically optimises HDR settings for the best possible picture.**HDMI 2.1** ports (typically 2 ports support full 48Gbps bandwidth – check exact spec; the BRAVIA 8A series typically offers 4 HDMI ports, two of which are HDMI 2.1 with 4K 120Hz and VRR). **eARC** (enhanced Audio Return Channel) on one port allows lossless Dolby Atmos and DTS:X audio to pass to a compatible soundbar or AV receiver if you choose to add external audio. Additional connections include **two USB ports**, **optical audio out**, **Ethernet**, **Wi-Fi 6**, and **Bluetooth 5.0**.**XR Motion Clarity** technology handles fast-moving content – sports, action films, gaming – with exceptional clarity. It analyses motion in real time and inserts black frames or adjusts backlight scanning (though OLED doesn't have a backlight, the processor uses frame interpolation and black frame insertion techniques) to reduce blur without making the image look unnaturally smooth (the "soap opera effect"). You can adjust motion smoothing to your preference.**Netflix Adaptive Calibrated Mode** – when the TV detects Netflix content, it automatically switches to the settings Netflix uses for their mastering monitors, ensuring you see shows and films exactly as the creators intended. Similarly, **IMAX Enhanced** mode optimises picture and sound for IMAX-certified content.**Design** is elegant and minimal. The **One Slate** design features a nearly bezel-less screen with a slim, uniform thickness. The **removable rear cover** conceals all cables (power cable, HDMI, etc.) for a clean, clutter-free look whether wall-mounted or on the stand. The **Aluminium Edge Frame** in dark silver/grey adds premium质感 without distracting from the picture. A **tri-position stand** offers three placement options: standard (wide), narrow (for smaller furniture), or raised (to accommodate a soundbar underneath).**Dimensions (approximate):** width 1440mm, height 840mm (with stand in standard position), depth 45mm (panel only). Weight approximately 24kg. VESA mounting pattern 300x300mm.**Energy efficiency** is improved over earlier OLEDs. The **XR processor's** intelligent power management adjusts brightness based on content and ambient light. An **ambient light sensor** automatically reduces screen brightness in dark rooms, saving energy and reducing eye strain. Standby power consumption is less than 0.5W. Energy rating is typically **Class G** under current UK Ecodesign labels (common for large OLEDs due to their self-emissive pixel structure; power draw varies significantly with content brightness).**Additional picture features:**- **XR Upscaling** – Uses the Cognitive Processor's database of millions of images to intelligently upscale HD and Full HD content to near-4K quality.- **Dual Database Processing** – Combines a texture database (for removing noise) and a reality database (for enhancing detail) to create cleaner, sharper images.- **XR Smoothing** – Eliminates banding/posterisation in gradients (like sunsets or skies) for smoother tonal transitions.- **XR 4K Upscaling** – Analyses and refines every pixel for exceptional detail.**Audio enhancements beyond Acoustic Surface:**- **XR Surround** – Creates a 5.1.2 channel virtual surround sound experience using only the screen's actuators and subwoofers.- **Voice Zoom 2** – Analyses dialogue and extracts it from background noise, then boosts clarity so you never miss a word, even during loud action sequences.- **Sound Positioning Speaker** – Dedicated tweeter behind the screen ensures high-frequency sounds are directionally accurate.**Included in the box:** TV panel, tri-position stand (components and screws), remote control (standard Sony premium remote with dedicated Netflix, Prime Video, and Google Assistant buttons), AAA batteries, power cable, user manual, and warranty card (5-year Sony warranty typically available with online registration – check retailer terms).**Perfect for:** Cinephiles who want reference-quality picture and sound, PlayStation 5 owners who want the full next-gen gaming experience, anyone who watches a mix of streaming, broadcast, and physical media (Blu-ray), or anyone who appreciates the unique magic of OLED combined with Sony's peerless image processing.The Sony K65XR8AU 65" BRAVIA 8A 4K OLED HDR Google TV delivers the complete home cinema experience – stunning OLED picture quality, revolutionary screen-as-speaker audio, and the intelligence of Google TV, all in one breathtakingly beautiful package. -
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Additional Information Turn your home into a BRAVIA Theatre; Sony soundbars work seamlessly with BRAVIA TVs
A 4-way stand provides ultimate flexibility
HDMI 2.1 gaming features (4K/120fps, VRR, ALLM)
PS Remote Play lets you play from anywhere
You can redeem ten movies in the SONY PICTURES CORE app, with 24 months of streamingAspect Ratio 16:09 Backlight Technology OLED Bluetooth Yes Brand Name Sony Colour Black Colour Group Black Depth 24.8 cm Depth with Stand 24.8 cm Digital Tuner Yes Electronic Program Guide Yes Energy Efficiency Class E Enhanced Refresh Rate 120Hz Features 4K OLED Display Immersive depth and colour
Built-in Google TV Seamlessly stream apps
HDMI 2.1 Technology Optimised gaming visuals
Versatile 4-way stand Adapts to any spaceHDMI Yes HDMI Version HDMI 2.1 (x2) / HDMI 2.0 (x2) Height 85.5 cm Height with Stand 90.9 cm Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 Maximum Resolution 3840 x 2160 Number of HDMI Ports 4 Number of USB Ports 2 Operating System Google Product Category Group CE Product Type TV PSTI Compliance PSTI Compliance - Download certificate
RMS Output Power 10W + 10W + 10W + 10W + 10W Screen Size 65" Screen Technology OLED Shipping Depth 18.4 cm Shipping Height 95.1 cm Shipping Weight 31 kg Shipping Width 160.3 cm Smart App Control Google Assistant / Works with Alexa / Apple Homekit Smart Connect Yes Smart TV Yes Speakers Acoustic Surface Audio+ (Actuator x 2 / Subwoofer x 1) Standard Refresh Rate 100Hz TV Services Over 10,000 apps and games including: BBC iPlayer, Netflix, Prime, ITVX, Pluto TV, Sony Pictures Core, Disney+, Apple TV, Youtube, Rakuten, Google Play, Discovery+, Now TV, Paramount+, U, Spotify and Crunchyroll Type of Antenna Terrestrial & Satellite USB Yes VESA Mount Compatible Yes Warranty 1 Year Guarantee with additional 4 Year Warranty (*Registration Required) Warranty/Guarantee 1 Year Guarantee with additional 4 Year Warranty (*Registration Required) Warranty Redemption Information Consumer must register within 90 days of purchase via www.sony.co.uk/promo/5yearwarranty. Webcam Yes Weight 31 kg Width 144.2 cm Width with Stand 144.2 cm Wi-Fi Yes Vesa Mount Size 300 x 300mm
