You Asked: Is Apple TV 4K Still A Good Buy? Bravia 9 or OLED for Bright Rooms?

In today’s episode of You Asked: Is it still worth buying an Apple TV 4K in 2026? Is the LG C5 a better choice than the Sony OLED? And in a bright room, do you go with the Bravia 9, or let the Samsung S95F OLED take that shine?

Is it still worth buying an Apple TV 4K in 2026?

@lukehill1030 asks: Is it still worth getting an Apple TV 4K in 2026. You don’t currently have any kind of streaming stick or box

Luke… I’d say yes it’s still worth it. I know we all love to torture ourselves with the thought of a new version coming out right after buying the previous model, but we’ve been hearing reports and rumors about the new Apple TV 4K coming for so long that I refuse to believe anything until I see it.

So… there. Now I’m almost certain that a new one will arrive soon.

Seriously though… I think the current model will still have a lot of life and features that you will enjoy for years to come. Also, they updated the app last year with a new Liquid Glass look and feature set, including the ability to save logins with your Apple account. So I don’t think Apple will stop it anytime soon.

I would also say that the Apple TV 4K is probably best thought of as a vehicle to get you where you want to go. It’s a beautiful car. It’s fast and responsive. It looks great and has everything you need. But what matters is still the content you play on. So if that’s what you’re after, go for it. It’s one of the best, especially if you don’t want a bunch of ads thrown in your face inside the operating system.

Bravia 8 vs. LG C5 for movies and TV shows

@fennec7906 asks: How is Bravia 8 vs LG C5? Mostly watching movies and TV shows?

If you’re referring to the original Bravia 8, to quote Dwayne Carter… I’ll go with the LG C5 all day and tomorrow.

It’s the brighter of the two OLED TVs, which is especially important for movies and TV shows where you might run into dark scenes. It will also help if your room gets daylight. And since both TVs also have Dolby Vision, there really isn’t much good for Sony in the movies department with that TV.

The refresh rate and number of HDMI 2.1 ports may not matter to you if you’re not gaming, but LG is better in both those departments and has more options.

Now, if it’s the Bravia 8 II you’re referring to, that’s a different story. That would be a significant step up from the C5 in terms of color and processing, but it would also be a big step up in terms of budget.

Either way, the LG C5 is one of the best models around when it comes to image quality AND price. You really can’t go wrong with it.

Bright room TV choice: Sony Bravia 9 vs. Samsung S95F OLED

Vasilis asks: Hello! I’m asking for your help with the purchase I’m going to make. We just moved into a new apartment and my living room is bigger than ever. In the previous place, I had a 55-inch TV and it was fine because the distance between the sofa and the TV was less than 3 meters. In the new apartment, the distance is about 4 meters and 55 inches now feels small. The living room is very bright during the day. I watch a lot of movies, series, and sports, and I have a PS5. I’m thinking of going up to 75 inches. I’m deciding between the Sony Bravia 9 or the nice, high-end OLED. I have seen many of your reviews and would really appreciate your help in finally making a decision. Thanks, and I hope I didn’t take up too much of your time!

Hello! Happy to help, and congratulations on the upgrade! I think you’ve nailed it for size. My living room sofa is three feet from the TV, and 65 inches sounds about right, but if I were like you, I’d go bigger too.

So to achieve that, especially considering the brightness, go with the Bravia 9. It’s a great TV. It’s bright and capable while maintaining excellent contrast. It’s designed to shine in bright rooms where it can overcome that ambient light and punch through it with high brightness in HDR.

And as a sports viewer, yes, you will appreciate its SDR brightness.

The only OLED TV I can think of to throw into the discussion would be the Samsung S95F. And there are pros and cons that you will have to weigh against each other.

Good thing… OLED picture quality means deep blacks… kinda… we’ll get back to that.

In terms of connectivity, since you will have your PS5 connected to it, take the HDMI 2.1 port to get a faster refresh rate, and the other 2.1 port is an eARC that can be used for a sound bar, if you needed to connect something else that could take advantage of HDMI 2.1, you wouldn’t be able to from Sony with only two of those available. Samsung, on the other hand, has four.

As for the cons… You won’t have Dolby Vision with the Samsung… AND… let’s talk about those deep OLED blacks. Samsung has its own anti-glare screen, which is very good for display, but in a bright room, depending on how the light hits the TV, sometimes those black inky OLEDs seem a little light.

The Sony, on the other hand, MAY show direct light if it’s a really bright light hitting the TV, but I think the Bravia 9’s light could be a little stronger AND have the glossy screen that many want.

It could be splitting hairs depending on the exact circumstances, but to be safe, I’d still probably go with the Bravia 9. The Sony’s processing and brightness that can stand up to anything PLUS can do with Dolby Vision is too good to pass up, especially at 75 inches. And… it looks like it’s a thousand dollars LESS than the 77-inch S95F at the moment. So there’s that.