The protagonist of this evaluation is S9A, the flagship version of MAX TV organic light-emitting diode series. Not only does the self-developed AI image quality chip continue to tap the potential of organic light-emitting diodes, but also improves the image quality performance to a new height, which continues the ultra-thin characteristics of organic light-emitting diodes in appearance design and is more flexible in process design. At the same time, there has been obvious progress in intelligent interaction. Let's take a closer look at this product.
Beyond the core flagship of LCD image quality
Organic light-emitting diode display technology itself has the characteristics of high contrast, fast response and wide viewing angle, which are several inherent "stubborn diseases" of LCD TV. However, only one OLED panel is not enough, it needs complicated adjustment to present perfect picture quality. Skyworth's MAX TV organic light-emitting diode series S9A is equipped with a self-developed chameleon AI chip, which is obviously different from ordinary organic light-emitting diode TVs.
What is the use of chameleon AI chip? The picture can be adjusted at pixel level based on AI algorithm to solve the problems of color band, noise and sawtooth of TV image. The chameleon AI chip is also equipped with three image quality optimization technologies like the previous hummingbird AI chip, but each image quality technology has evolved again, forming a precise and smooth Pro, a dynamic target remodeling Pro and an ultra-clear Pro. In addition, the chameleon AI chip also has the ability of AI skin color calibration, which can adjust the picture parameters according to the scene to make the final picture more stereoscopic and natural.
Color gamut test results
The NTSC color gamut value of S9A measured by professional instrument TOPCON BM-7 is 95.99%, which obviously exceeds the color gamut range of 74% of ordinary LCD TVs (color gamut represents the range that colors can be presented, and the higher the color gamut, the richer the colors can be, but the higher the value, the better, depending on the accuracy of colors). In terms of brightness, when playing HDR format movies in standard mode, the measured brightness reaches 476 nits, and the black field brightness meter can't read it, which means it is completely dark and LCD TV can't reach it.
Judging from the real shot of 4K video, the restoration of red, green and blue is real and natural, which is very pleasing to the eye.
When playing a movie in HDR format, Skyworth S9A will automatically identify the format of the movie, and the details of the light and dark parts of the picture are more abundant. The sea surface illuminated by the sunrise is radiant, and at night, the candlelight is particularly dazzling against the deep night sky.
From the original portrait, the skin color of the characters in the test sample is true, without redness and color cast. In addition, the details of the hair are clear and natural, and there is no sign of excessive sharpening.
When playing a high-speed train, passengers on the edge of the car body or in the carriage are very clear, and even the outline of the opposite building can be clearly seen through the window. However, most LCD TVs will inevitably appear tailing when playing such dynamic pictures.
Skyworth S9A provides several image modes, such as standard, movie, sports, games, photos and bright colors, among which sports mode is relatively rare. The data shows that in sports mode, TV can better restore the game scene by stabilizing the moving picture, enhancing the detail expression, eliminating the background noise and enhancing the commentary sound. In addition, in this mode, "dynamic mode correction" is in motion mode, while the above dynamic picture test is only in smooth mode, and the dynamic picture performance ability will definitely be stronger in motion mode.
Dolby's panoramic sound is close at hand.
We have seen the image quality strength of S9A above. Let's talk about its sound quality performance. Skyworth S9A supports Wonder Audio+ technology (magic sound technology+), which can improve the sound quality of TV through accurate sound field positioning, DSP intelligent correction, sound preference setting, sudden volume protection, timbre depth restoration, etc. It also supports DTS:X and Dolby panoramic sound, and the sound quality can also form an obvious gap with ordinary TV.
Built-in Dolby panoramic sound zone
We found the movie "Wolf Warriors 2" in the Dolby Panoramic Sound Zone built into the TV. Listening to the passionate melody at the beginning of the film will inevitably make people excited. Later, the fighting scene between the cold front and pirates played by Jason Wu was also very touching. The sound of guns is very penetrating and rich in low-frequency response, which realizes high-quality sound reproduction and creates a good movie atmosphere.
Dolby panoramic sound demonstration film
In the Dolby panoramic sound test film, the sound quality improvement brought by Dolby panoramic sound is more obvious. Whether it rains or thunders, it can have a very appropriate performance, which is completely an auditory enjoyment. Of course, this is inseparable from the strong hardware foundation of S9A.
Far-field speech recognition can be played without a remote control.
As a flagship OLED TV, Skyworth S9A not only has outstanding picture quality, but also has more powerful artificial intelligence system, such as supporting far-field voice, face recognition and multi-channel screen projection. This is an experience that ordinary artificial intelligence TVs don't have.
In the test environment, the distance between the sofa and the TV is 3m. Shouting "Xiaowei" can quickly wake up the TV. Even if the TV is playing other TV programs, it still maintains a high success rate and can basically replace the voice buttons of the remote controller. Official data show that it supports immediate wake-up within 5m, and there is no restriction on use.
"Xiao Wei, Xiao Wei, Open Motherhood, Episode 23"
"Wei Wei, fast forward five minutes."
"Xiao Wei Xiao Wei, keep your voice down."
Multi-round dialogue demonstration
Compared with intelligent voice TV in previous years, Xiao Wei AI is much smarter (Xiao Wei AI is a conversational artificial intelligence system jointly developed by Skyworth and Baidu * * *). Food, clothing, housing, entertainment and other aspects can be asked. To meet the needs of the whole scene, you can even have multiple rounds of dialogue with it, such as asking "What's the good movie recently", "Jason Wu's performance" and "Play the third one".
System homepage
Elaborate theme content
Skyworth S9A is equipped with cool open AI system. On the left is the commonly used content classification, and the content is arranged vertically. Under each content category, you can keep turning down the page, there will be carefully arranged special topics, and you may inadvertently find what you want to see. It should be noted that the equipment at the top of the TV is not only used to realize far-field voice, but also the camera has face recognition function, which allows the TV to accurately recommend content according to attributes such as age and gender.
Appearance: full screen without base
The biggest highlight of Skyworth S9A's design is that there is no base. With the full-screen design, it gives people a very "amazing" feeling and can be better integrated into various minimalist home environments.
Because there is no base, the TV is fixed by the bracket on the back, so the TV screen keeps a certain inclination angle with the ground. Because of this, the TV can be completely placed on the ground without the traditional TV cabinet.
Thin is the characteristic of all OLED TVs. Skyworth S9A is extremely thin, which is meaningless compared with the mobile phones around us. I believe you will never forget it after reading it.
Full-screen design has become more and more common on TV. Its advantage is to make TV look more integrated, and reduce the constraint of the border on the line of sight when watching TV, which also poses a greater challenge to the process design.
Skyworth has always attached great importance to the sound quality performance of OLED TVs. This time, S9A put the speaker unit on the bottom of the TV and decorated it with linen, which was low-key and not abrupt.
In the middle are Skyworth's logo and breathing light, which are very beautiful against the metal cover. They are soft and not dazzling after opening. ?
The top equipment is used to realize far-field speech, face recognition and other functions, which are not available in ordinary TV. Compared with using the remote controller for voice operation, far-field voice can get rid of the dependence on the remote controller and is much more convenient to use.
The back of the TV is also very interesting. The upper part is a whole piece of metal backboard, and the lower part adopts minimalist screw-free technology and classic Scottish grain treatment, which is simple but not simple.
The interface part of the TV hides the messy cables under the protection of the cover. The interfaces are USB2.0, USB3.0, RF input, video input, three HDMI, network port and optical fiber output from top to bottom, which can meet most daily use requirements.
Remote control is a metal material commonly used in high-end TV, which is very textured. From the key layout, the voice key is placed in a very convenient position, and some practical keys such as signal source switching and mute key are reserved, and there are three buttons supporting customization at the bottom, which ensures a fast enough control experience.
Massive content, including quality education resources.
In terms of content resources, Skyworth S9A provides a variety of content, such as TV series, movies, animations, documentaries, music, sports and so on. Video by Tencent. At the same time, it also deeply integrates quality education resources. Television can not only meet the needs of big-screen entertainment, but also become a professional learning tool at home.
The educational content covers different school-age groups.
Mathematics content of grade three
The content of education covers different ages from children to high school. Every grade has teaching videos that match the teaching materials, and you can also provide different teaching materials such as People's Education Edition, Hunan Education Edition, Shanghai Science Edition and Suzhou Science Edition, so that you can easily enjoy quality education at home.
Movie resources
In terms of movie resources, there are various popular cinema movies, many of which support the highest 4K definition, and there are special 4K zones. Watching with this 4K OLED TV is definitely a pleasure.
Tv drama resources
If you are a drama fan, you can see the latest drama synchronized with the TV station here for the first time. In addition, comedy, spy war, suspense, martial arts and other different types of TV dramas can also be selected at will.
Variety program resources
Variety shows are also quite rich, such as "Cooking for Love" and "Confession Now". Many popular network summaries are premiered on the whole network, and there are special topics such as hilarious variety charts that make you laugh.
Evaluation summary:
The dispute over display technology has never stopped. After several years of development, the development momentum of organic light-emitting diodes is getting more and more fierce, and Skyworth has contributed an important force to the development of organic light-emitting diode industry. Judging from this year's flagship OLED TV S9A, the picture quality, sound quality, appearance design and intelligent control have been obviously improved compared with the previous generation products, which fully demonstrates its own technical strength and is bound to further lead the development trend of organic light-emitting diodes.