There's a great Black Friday deal on the Sony Bravia 8 OLED TV – but you can get a newer model for even less

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Got your Sony Bravias in a muddle? We've found the best deal this Black Friday

Sony Bravia 8 65-inch OLED TV
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The Sony Bravia 8 was quite the sensation when it launched last year, receiving five stars in our review and the coveted TV Product of the Year at the What Hi-Fi? Awards.

One year on and its successor, the Sony Bravia 8 II, is now out in the wild and receiving similar acclaim, meaning the original Bravia 8 has seen some drastic discounts.

If you can live without these features, the Bravia 8A is otherwise identical – and £90 cheaper.

Sony Bravia 8A
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Sony Bravia 8A: was £1,799 now £1,169 at Amazon

If you're not concerned about a backlit remote and a longer trial of Sony Pictures Core, then the 8A is the most affordable way to get your hands on the Sony Bravia 8. Sony assures us that the two models are otherwise identical, including the balanced, immersive picture and great motion handling.

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Minus the backlit remote and the longer Sony Pictures Core offer, our review of the Sony Bravia 8 applies to the 8A model as well.

An Award-winning TV, the Sony Bravia 8A offers an incredibly bright and sharp image along with best-in-class motion handling.

Tested with Blade Runner 2049, our review said: "Watching Ryan Gosling’s character fly into a dusty protein farm, motion handling is beautiful and we don’t see any artefacts as his car zooms over the landscape and a recon drone examines the scene. Dark areas retain oodles of detail, with every crinkle in the sofa in Dave Bautista's home being apparent."

The Google TV OS offers a full suite of apps, including international heavy hitters such as Netflix, Disney Plus, Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime Video as well as terrestrial favourites BBC iPlayer, ITVX, Channel 4 and Channel 5.

As you'd expect from the makers of the PlayStation, gaming support is solid, with two of the four HDMI inputs supporting 4K/120Hz signals as well as VRR and ALLM.

HDR10, Dolby Vision and HLG are all supported, as well as an IMAX Enhanced picture mode, though cinephiles will note that HDR10+ is missing.

Both TVs are a great choice – but for the lowest price possible, the Sony Bravia 8A, priced at £1169 at Amazon, is the best choice for the deal-hunters out there.

Daniel Furn
Daniel Furn
Staff Writer, Deals

Daniel Furn is a staff writer at What Hi-Fi? focused on all things deal-related. He studied Magazine Journalism at the University of Sheffield before working as a freelance journalist covering film, TV, gaming, and consumer tech. Outside of work, he can be found travelling far-flung corners of the globe, playing badminton, and watching the latest streaming sensation (in 4K HDR, of course).

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