Some TVs just have it. They make everything look good—even hard
stuff like 4K upscaling, weird viewing angles and daytime sports.
Among the gifted their talents still shine bright. But when it’s
Samsung Neo QLED 4K we’re talking about, there’s no need to be
jealous. Because—thanks to its brilliant picture, dynamic audio
and stellar design—it’ll make you look good, too. *50" and 43"
have Neo Quantum HDR. **Utilizes AI-Based formulas. ***50" and
43" have Anti-Glare with Wide Viewing Angle. ****50" and 43" have
Object Tracking Sound Lite. *****High speed internet connection,
additional gaming service subscriptions and compatible controller
required. ******Q-Series and S-Series soundbars sold separately.
*******50" and 43" have Motion Xcelerator Turbo Pro.
Review: Samsung QN50QN90C Review - After 12 years of faithful
service, the decision was made to retire our Sony KDL-46HX850(
46-inch 1080p/240Hz) TV. Being one of the early "Smart" TV's on
the market, it's limitations over the years became greater and
greater, despite providing one of the best quality picture
experiences ever, this includes, but is not limited to; Apps - It
came with only a handful of Apps installed, like YouTube,
Internet Browsing, and Netflix. Sadly this particular TV does not
allow you to download or add additional ones. Nor have said Apps
updated for at least 5 years. Netflix opens and works once in a
while, usually requiring multiple restarts to load. Soundbar
Issues - In late 2020 we added a 7.1 Nakamichi soundbar to our
setup, after our previous Vizio 5.1 system we bought shortly
after the TV died. However changing channels too quickly caused
the station to lose sound, requiring a complete restart of the TV
and Soundbar to allow sound to flow from the TV HDMI output.
Tried using Roku, but again, it never worked properly on this
particular TV. It was tested however in two different Samsung
models; the 2014 UN65H7150 65-Inch 1080p 240Hz, and a 2019
QN82Q90RAFXZA 82-inch 4K 120Hz and it worked fine on those two
TVs. So lets' get into the actual review for this model listed in
the headline.... PROS: First Impressions: Lightweight; weighs
less than my 46-inch, although it doesn't have the gorilla glass
my old one had. Thinner by about 3-5mm overall. Remote; approx
half the size of my 2019 Samsung model with dramatic improvements
- C type rechargeable port versus requiring regular batteries,
and even has a photo-electric eye to allow sunlight recharging
system on the back of the remote. Disney+ and desertcart Prime
single app buttons added. Picture Quality; outstanding for
obvious reasons; 1080p vs 4K; meaning twice as many lines of
resolution. HDR which means greater color space, allowing for a
wider range of colors to be displayed. Despite being only half of
the frequency response of my previous set (120Hz vs 240Hz), I
wanted to be sure this would not be a "noticeable" issue, so I
tested this thoroughly out using movies from my personal
collection that had heavy/intense action sequences, no ghosting
or pixelation was detected. Sound Quality; Have never used just
the standard included back-facing speakers, so I cannot comment,
always have used Soundbars. Set-Up; Again this is such a breeze
now compared to just a few short years ago, logging into Apps
with QR codes on your phones versus typing everything out. From
the time I had the unit on the wall and first powered up, until
all software updates and Apps were added and logged into was less
than 30 minutes. Added 6 different Apps that are used on daily
basis in our household. This is now the 2nd Samsung Q90 model
I've purchased in the last 4 years, and I believe they are worth
every single penny. But to be fair.....I must point out the
negatives. CONS: Viewing Distance - to gain the full 4K
experience at my current TV size (50") I need to be no further
than 6ft away, which means I need to be sitting towards the
middle/end of my bed. Whereas with my old unit, thew viewing
distance was nearly double, meaning I could be lying down
normally and not notice a drop in picture quality. 4K vs 1080p;
when watching standard definition programming (480p), my old
1080p TV wins hands down, the additional upscaling done by 4K
TV's makes to my eyes, the picture less enjoyable. It's just
something I've gotten used to over the years. It stuck out
heavily when I bought my first 4K, watching cable channels
broadcasting in 480p resolution. Since most shows/movies cable
and streaming services are at least HD quality, it still
upscales, where again watching on a 1080p gave a better
experience in my opinion. Sound; Let's be honest, all HDTV's have
terrible or barely passing audio, since they are backward facing.
You are better off buying an inexpensive forward facing soundbar
versus using the included speakers only. If you can afford it
(and have the space), buying a 5.1 or 7.1 soundbar system is the
way to go. All three of my household TV's are Samsung models,
although I have had quite a few Sony models in the past, reviews
between brands when I am shopping for a replacement have been
pushing me steadily towards Samsung. Two terrible experiences
have permanently soured me ever buying LG ever again.
Review: Fabulous Picture Quality - We love great movies and
television and want the best of those, where the directors and
designers have done great work to look their best. The picture
quality of the QN90C is absolutely fantastic, from resolution to
HDR performance, color accuracy and contrast / brightness /
gamma. It works well out of the box but a display as
sophisticated and capable as this one begs for someone with a
sharp eye and the knowledge of how color and light (ideally a
photography type of background) to make the adjustments needed
for it to work best in your room. Because our rooms are
absolutely all over the place -- some quite dark, some are crazy
bright, some have a single window on a shade, others an entire
wall or two with no shades drawn when the television is in use.
To really shine, it must be adjusted to fit your space, but when
it is this television can show everything with no "black crush"
or any of the other problems people mention about all tv's from
time to time. We own a late model JVC projector (that we love)
and an LG OLED tv (that we love), but these QLED sets from
Samsung offer more features and performance, and for less money,
than those other great displays. IMHO YMMV and I don't have a dog
in the hunt, you should buy whatever you like. But these things
are just plain eye-candy awesome.
