Description
This elite TV uses individual zones of light for impressive color and contrast. Clear motion is matched with synced sound, all with more picture dimension to draw you in.
¹Motion Xcelerator 120Hz is sometimes called Motion Xcelerator Turbo. ²Utilizes AI-Based formulas. ³Samsung Account required for network-based smart services, including streaming apps and other smart features. Separate [connected] computer, mobile or other device may be necessary to create/log in to Samsung Account (free to download and create). Without Account log in, only external device connections (e.g., via HDMI) and terrestrial/over-the-air TV (only for TVs with tuners) available.
Eric C Toczek –
Kover22 –
James L. Harmon –
Simply Adia –
Pros: Easy set up out of the box. The TV is about 55lbs so you could sit it up yourself, but having a second person helps a lot. As soon as you turn the TV on, it walks you through set up.
Once my Xbox ( I game mostly on my Xbox so most of my review will be about that) was connected, I was prompt by Xbox to change my settings for the new 4K hookup. My previous TV was not 4k.
The difference is loud! Brighter colors, clearer graphics, better sound! The sound is really top tier and there has been bass in games I never noticed until this TV. It really makes power ups, spells, I mean anything really sound so good!
The colors are very vivid! Even without messing with the settings, they are gorgeous. There are so many settings where you can adjust the brightness, tone, and contrast. There is a game mode where it optimizes the picture depending on the game and I don’t have to mess with screen settings to fit a game. My previous TV had an issue where sometimes the top tool bar in games was cut out and I had to change some things for that game. And it’s not just the vivid colors, the blacks and whites are so well done as well. There is a game that is all black and white and it just looks so good on the TV now. The one game is a black and white style Japanese game that has a film grain like an old samurai movie. It picks up those details perfectly!
Getting all of your streaming apps to connect is a breeze as well. I have a Chromecast and it’s almost useless now that the Samsung Hub has about every streaming app I use.
I like the remote control. It’s very simple. Volume, channel, settings, popular streaming apps (Netflix, Disney, Amazon, and Samsung Plus, which is free!) and it’s rechargeable with a USB-C or solar! You also have access to the remote via your smartphone.
The controls are easy to change from gaming to whatever else you have hooked up as well.
Cons
The stand doesn’t allow the TV to swivel. I do miss that feature from my older TV but it’s not a dealbreaker for me.
There are no buttons on the TV for manual input. This isn’t a problem if you lose your remote since you have your phone, but what if you lose both!? If you have smart devices like Google Home or Alexa, you could tell it to turn the TV on and off, but if you don’t have your remote or phone, you wouldn’t be able to control the TV.
For the small time that I do watch TV shows, the picture is great. I turned off the Picture Clarity setting. It’s the setting that makes everything look like a soap opera. That was the first thing I turned off. There are options to make standard format TV appear HDR. I haven’t noticed anything goofy about it, but like I said, I use this TV mostly for gaming.
So for me, it’s perfect!
Joyce Gielas –
Chief Brody –
-The color reproduction, brightness, accuracy of this set is terrific. Literally you just press FILMMAKER MODE and all of the motion processing options are turned off. No need to spend all day doing recalibration, and straight off the color looks dynamic across all kinds of content. I did push the sharpness up a bit but that’s “season to taste” as they say.
-I previously owned a Samsung Quantum Dot LCD that was pretty high end for its time but was also an “edge lit LED” that had its inherent shortcomings. Here you get, obviously, the benefits of full array local dimming and the brightness is impressive. This will scorch your eyes if you’re not careful!
-Viewing angles are OK, though not on the level of an OLED. The Neo QLED need to be looked at straight on or you will experience some variance in color/brightness if sitting off to the side/at an angle.
-Samsung sets have HDR10+ but not Dolby Vision due to licensing. However, all the HDR content looks good though, really good, be it over UHD or Vudu stream (anything in Dolby Vision obviously will play fine here with basic HDR)
-For the TV and its apps, the Samsung uses its own, in-house UI and it’s pretty intuitive. ESPN, Hulu, Youtube TV, all the apps you expect to find are available and they seem to run really well thus far. Folks used to running Android TV or similar interfaces will get used to it quickly.
-The remote is solar charged! And it works! Alas, I’m not crazy about the limited amount of buttons — you’ll have to get used to pulling off “tricks” to access things like the volume, etc., but it’s functional.
-The sound is the weakest component on the TV — like most TVs, the picture quality is most important and you can enhance your sound with external speakers, an AVR, soundbar, etc. The TV’s sound is just decent when “amplified” but I wouldn’t recommend using it for anything other than an emergency.
-Set-up was a breeze. From unpacking to plugging in components and getting apps up and running, you’ll be there in a matter of minutes. The stand is actually very easy to configure and doesn’t even need a screwdriver — it’s like two puzzle pieces that interlock, more or less. That said I was a little confused by the provided visual instructions — I “figured it out” on my own.
On the whole, this is a terrific set showing QLED’s color reproduction and overall quality is a great value on the TV market today. It doesn’t approach the deep blacks and wider viewing angles of an OLED, but for the right room and the price, I strongly recommend it.