Sony Bravia XR55A95L

[mikef]

John Lewis are doing Sony's XR55A95L TV at £200 off, so from launch price late last year of £2999 it's now £2299

The only hesitation I have is that the stands are at either end, requiring TV furniture of 122cm wide, and my current unit is 118cm. Before I order a wider item of furniture, has anyone here got this TV and found an alternative stand? I don't want a wider screen, I know there is an alternative stand available for the 70" model

The missus doesn't want wall-mount - is a free-standing VESA base an option?

[mikef]

Thx. Looking at product images, I’m not sure it has fittings for that type of bracket, but I’ll look into it further

[mikef]

Sony usually announce new TVs at CES early in the year, then release in time for Thanksgiving. No new Sony TVs announced at this year's CES.

I think the 2023 model came out around October, so if there were a tweaked model I'd expect the same timing this year (?)

[mikef]

A95L now set up and I agree it’s excellent, at least for what I use it for, which is a mix of satellite, streaming, catch-up and live TV, French TV through VPN and security cam monitor. Got rid of a bunch of set-top boxes, only Sky box left, and waiting for a free upgrade to Sky Q UHD