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We’re still waiting for final review samples it should be said (await a full review from us in the next couple of months), but we’ve seen enough in direct side-by-side comparison circumstances to have no doubt that the S95C moves the QD-OLED dial substantially forward, piling even more pressure both on traditional OLED and even Samsung’s beloved Mini LED rivals. Due to the nature of the QN90B’s display hardware, its panel isn't saddled with a bulky midsection, and it’s among the narrowest you’ll see in its class. It features a heavy, metallic stand that props the TV up from its center. The stand’s flat shape provides ample room for a soundbar, but it’s worth noting that the TV’s height only allows for around 2.5 inches of soundbar clearance.
The brightness instability issue noticed very occasionally with video sources crops up with some fast-paced games such as Dirt 5, too. This is less obvious than with video sources, but if you do find it irritating with a particular title, turning the contrast enhancer feature off improves (but doesn’t completely remove) the problem. In fact, the A95L has essentially the same sound system as the A95K, which we described as one of the best-sounding TVs you can buy. As with all of Samsung’s high-end TVs, the S95B supports the HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG formats of high dynamic range, but not Dolby Vision. It’s a pity Samsung’s TV division can’t join its soundbar division in burying the hatchet (or whatever it needs to do) with Dolby over Dolby Vision, but it doesn’t look like the situation is going to change any time soon. No need to worry about having to close the curtains for a mid-day movie marathon. Samsung's critically acclaimed Anti-Reflection technology absorbs reflections to reduce glare, so you're not distracted from the action on screen. Plus, with an Ultra Viewing Angle, you'll still enjoy a brilliant picture when you're not directly in front of the TV. Unsurprisingly, these top-shelf Samsung TVs are quite similar from a hardware and software perspective. Before we dive into what sets them apart, let’s take a look at the features they have in common.
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If the sound produced by the QN65S959BAF’s 60-watt speakers isn’t as good as its picture, it’s still more than good enough to satisfy any non-audiophiles. (They, and anyone less forgiving, will want to consider one of our best soundbars.) The Standard picture preset that we suspect most S95B users will feel most drawn to does a much better job of still providing plenty of impact from the screen’s brightness, contrast (including superb rendering of subtle shadow details) and colour volume advantages without typically tipping the picture into unbalanced, unnatural territory. Voices sound believable and clear, too, and unlike Samsung’s Mini-LED and regular LED TVs, its sound seems to push forward into your room, rather than sounding squeezed between the screen and the wall behind it. That said, while the QN90B’s bright display creates some dazzling color, it can’t hold a candle to the S95B’s color, particularly during HDR content. While the QN90B covers about 91% of the wide HDR color gamut (DCI-P3), the S95B sits at around 98%. This means the S95B displays colors that are more true to life—blue skies and trees that look closer to what we see outside. Reds and greens practically leap off the S95B's screen. I was particularly impressed with the S95B’s handling of skin tones, skies, and color gradients. In terms of the smart TV and OS on the Samsung S95B, it runs on Tizen and we found it worked fine using it day to day, but it is slow in comparison to the competition, most notably the LG WebOS C and G series sets we have on test here. It all works fine, but every now and again the system would hang or stop for a few seconds before continuing again. We also found switching sources took a little longer than we would like as well as slow responses to some remote control requests. Sound Quality
One of the key takeaways here is that the S95B can get brighter than nearly any other OLED TV on the market. And not just pure white brightness, which can tip the meter at nearly 1200 nits in HDR or around 500 nits in SDR — both very impressive numbers — actually, it’s the color brightness that really sets this TV apart. The Samsung S95B QD-OLED is available in just two sizes—55- and 65-inch options. People shopping for a Samsung QD-OLED in smaller or larger size options will have to wait for future releases. Because of its elevated display technology, it is priced at a premium—comparably higher than most of its OLED competitors this year. As good as the QN65S959BAF is with video content, it may be even better for gaming. As measured with a Leo Bodnar 4K Signal Lag Tester, the set’s input lag is a captivatingly low 9.2ms—far below our 20ms threshold for a “good” gaming TV, and straight into competition for one of the best gaming TVs on the market. Not that this makes the S95B QD-OLED in any way a relic. When it comes to shared features, these OLED TVs cover many of the same basics. Both panels have four HDMI 2.1 ports, with the S95B supporting 4K up to 120Hz and the S95C going one step further by supporting a 4K signal up to 144Hz. We discovered a flaw with the equipment used to force an HDR signal when measuring color volume and the color gamut. We've switched to a new tool and updated our measurements. The color gamut and volume have changed slightly.Gamers will love that both sets support 4K gaming at 120Hz across all four of their respective HDMI 2.1 ports, with VRR, ALLM, and FreeSync available right out of the box. In addition, both come equipped with Samsung Game Bar, a dedicated gaming settings menu that relays frame rate information, offers genre-specific picture adjustments, and gives folks easy access to each TV’s VRR settings. This may be due to some undesirable interaction the quantum dots and the OLED panel; as this is the first QD-OLED set we’ve reviewed, it’s difficult to say for sure. And, to reiterate, seeing the differences is not easy with most video. But for a TV this expensive, every detail counts, and this is one where the QN65S95BAF just fails to rise to the challenge. Samsung 65-inch Class S95B OLED 4K Smart TV (QN65S95BAF) review: Audio We reduced the build quality score from 9.0 to 8.5 to better reflect how the quality of this TV compares to other 2022 models.
The most obvious new benefit of this latest processor, though, is that tweaks to the way objects in an image are identified and displayed and create an enhanced sense of depth to pictures, more in keeping with the way your eyes see the real world. Samsung has also finally reintroduced its long-abandoned processing option for converting standard dynamic range (SDR) sources to HDR. While we want to stress again that we haven't put the Sony TVs through its paces in the same way we would for a full review, we have done so with the Samsung and it yielded some interesting results.With that in mind, I was pleasantly surprised to find Samsung’s Movie preset not, for a change, looking almost identical to the Filmmaker Mode. It adopts a noticeably brighter, punchier baseline position that creates a nice mid-point option between the Standard mode and the Filmmaker mode, and as such may feel like a good middle way for many film enthusiasts.
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