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But...It's our only TV. I should'a and coulda spent a bit more for OLED but this one is quite good. We're enjoying it immensely.
Pros:
Colors are great. The price was amazing for this quality and size. It really is excellent and huge. It cost about half what my last TV (that I gave away) cost.
85" size is so great. We watch about 12 feet from the set. Feels almost like the movies. It's our only TV. If it were bad, I'd know by now. It's not.
No latency that I can see. Even fast sports are perfect.
I clicked and the next day it delivered, unpacked, set up in my house by two good guys. My 65" Samsung Curve was loaded into a pickup and was off to a friend's treadmill room in Wisconsin. The techs wanted $65 to take it away so I saved by giving it to my friend. I still can't believe how quick and smoothly it all went. We kept the giant box in our living room for a several weeks in case something went wrong. (No returns if you don't have the box!) Nothing went wrong. I bought a battery-powered Sawzall to get rid of the box. Worked like a charm.
There are reviews of this TV online by people who know a lot more about TVs than me. What I can tell you is I think the colors are great and there's nothing that really bugs me about this TV...and it is engaging to watch. That's high praise.
We have a quite decent AV sound system so we don't use the TV's built-in speakers. We use Roku, so we bypass the Samsung software and remote. I went into "Samsung world" only to make setup adjustments, but I've grown to like the AI auto mode, so I really don't touch that anymore. I think it's set to Cinema, which is easier on the eyes than Sport...Sport hurts your eyes on this thing. It's got serious brightness, sharpness and contrast. More than we need or want in this room. Could be used in a bigger room for sure. It's perfectly fine to watch in broad daylight. I don't play video games, so can't comment much on that but I'm guessing it's pretty fast and good. Sorry I couldn't be more help on so many subjects. We just use what we need.
Minor Minuses:
Screen surface is glossy. There are reflections. We watch mainly at night and we have made some adjustments to our room lights. It's not a big issue.
Sometimes there are shadows or "off" shading in a few spots in a few scenes. Sometimes, there could be more shadow detail...not a lot, but some more would be ideal. It's nothing compared to the glory of the color, sharpness, brightness and reliability on this thing and it doesn't detract from your movie. I only notice when I'm in geek mode.. I have to look carefully for small flaws but they're there. I'm sure there are tech words for what I'm talking about. If you're a perfectionist, get OLED. OLED doesn't have this problem and this TV has it very minimally. I don't know the name(s) for these glitches are but they're on every QLED and similar.. Find reviews online if you want to know these things. I'm busy. Anyway, what can pick out occasionally as a flaw is quite minor.
I pine to try OLED but returning or getting rid of or trying to sell these things is really not an easy task. Everyone already has one and doesn't want the hassle of changing. I don't blame them. We couldn't even give away our last old flat-screen...and it was an expensive TOTL Sony. I called everyone. We'll keep this one for a few years. If tariffs don't make a new one too precious, I'll get an OLED next time to try.
There isn't a better QLED than this one so far as I know. It's very good and you can't buy OLED this big. An 83" OLED would cost about $1200 more than this set. The next size up OLED is 98" or something and the price is insane..
Finally: Size matters. Get the biggest one that's reasonable for your space and budget. I started my search thinking 96" then did some measuring. I like this size.
| Brand Name | SAMSUNG |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 60.6 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 10.7 x 56.9 x 35.1 inches |
| Item model number | QN65QN90DAFXZA |
| Color Name | Graphite Black |
| Special Features | Quantum Matrix with Mini LEDs; HDR; Dolby Atmos; Motion Xcelerator 144Hz, 100% Color Volume; Neo Quantum HDR+; Real Depth Enhancer Pro |
| Speaker Type | 4.2.2CH |
| Item Weight | 60.6 Pounds |
| Standing screen display size | 65 Inches |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 |
