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Samsung GQ55S95BATXZG TV 139.7 cm (55") 4K Ultra HD Smart TV Wi-Fi Silver

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While both QD-OLEDs are obviously two attractive looking TVs, the S95C is one of the most startlingly pretty OLED panels we’ve ever seen. It'll look especially great on the wall when using one of the best TV wall mounts. Samsung S95C vs Samsung S95B: Conclusion You should turn off the noise reduction systems with 4K and even good quality HD content, too, to make the image look purer and less processed. that is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any person or entity; Both the Sony and Samsung feature the same second-generation QD-OLED that comes in the familiar 55- and 65-inch sizes seen last year, however, the 77-inch variant for both models is a new addition. Samsung Display is obviously eager to capitalise on QD-OLED and push development forward, so introducing new size options to expand the range is a good start.

We bought and tested the Samsung S95C OLED, and we've added a few relevant comparisons to the review below. Given the Samsung S95B is a very thin OLED panel with a smaller than usual raised plastic area on the rear for the electronics, connections and speakers, the sound quality is certainly serviceable. Because the QD-OLED technology in the S95B doesn’t use a white subpixel like most competing OLED TVs, it is able to produce colors with higher brightness than competing OLED TVs, and it is that color brightness that really grabs you when you watch this TV. Just as I experienced with the Sony A95K a few months ago, the color produced by QD-OLED is remarkably vivid and enjoyable. Red and yellow colors, especially, are unlike anything I’ve seen on a TV before. Riley Young/Digital Trends In SDR Filmmaker Mode (the closest to an out-of-the-box calibration option) with the Brightness Optimization setting off, the QN65S95BAF’s Delta-E value, which measures how the source color differs from the displayed color (with lower numbers being better) was a fine 3.0184, and the picture covered exactly 100% of the Rec.709 color gamut. Using the same settings, the set’s brightness registered as 329.5 nits—a high result for an OLED TV. For comparison, the Sony A80J, one of our favorite sets of 2021, was slightly less accurate in its Custom mode with a Delta-E of 3.3645, but covered more of the Rec.709 gamut (110.4%).Samsung tends to dress even its entry-level TVs to the nines, so it’s no surprise that these are sporting sleek, premium designs, too. Regardless of which model you go with, you’ll be landing a head-turning living room centerpiece. The S95B’s self-emissive screen joins regular OLED technology in delivering far wider realistic viewing angles than you get with any LCD TV. It also impresses by delivering its strong HDR brightness peaks with very little clipping (loss of subtle shading detail), and for suffering practically no colour banding with video or gaming sources. The S95B’s brightness advantage over standard OLED technology applies across the whole screen as well as to smallish bright highlights. In fact, its full screen brightness advantage is more pronounced than the peak brightness benefit. Sun-drenched scenes and brightly lit interiors clearly appear with more vibrancy and punch on Samsung’s QD OLED debutante. We are reviewing the 65-inch model size, but the image quality should be very similar on the 55-inch version. We ran in our S95B for a number of weeks using it as our main TV before taking measurements or final assessment testing. Some of our photos were incorrectly processed, so we updated them. The uniformity scores changed slightly and better reflect the true performance of the display.

Its remarkable colour, contrast and, by OLED standards, brightness capabilities together with another aggressive Samsung presentation make HDR games look dazzlingly colourful, punchy, sharp and ‘alive’. Beyond anything even LG’s mighty G2 can do, in fact.

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This is partly because of the extra brightness the QD OLED design seems to enable, but also because the self-illuminating nature of the QD OLED’s pixels means that the image can place its brightest highlight literally just a pixel away from its darkest point without either pixel forcing compromise from the other. Fully prepared for the S95B to not live up to the QD-OLED hype, despite the success of Sony’s A95K, in fact we couldn’t suppress an involuntary ‘wow’ as soon as we clapped eyes on the Samsung set’s pictures. Retested the TV's HDR and SDR brightness on firmware 1520 and updated the HDR Brightness, HDR Brightness in Game Mode and SDR Brightness text boxes with the results. There’s plenty to love about the QN90B’s look and feel, but the S95B goes beyond “good-lookin’ TV” and settles right into “marvel of engineering” territory. This does not mean that pictures look gaudy or unbalanced, though (so long as you’re reasonably careful with some of the TV’s picture settings). In fact, the S95B’s images can actually look more convincing, natural and balanced, as the removal of the white image element enables the S95B to deliver a truer representation of the sort of colours creators were seeing on their professional grade mastering monitors.

If all you care about is landing the best performance, the S95B is the way to go. Its QD-OLED display expertly blends the incredible contrast of self-lit pixels with the rich, ultra-saturated color of a premium quantum-dot TV. It’s also brighter than just about every other OLED TV on the market. There are dedicated buttons for apps like Disney+ and Samsung TV on the remote, and you can't uninstall/delete the apps. Almost every part of the UX is designed to get you to buy something, whether it's a movie, a streaming service, or a video game. Switching between other apps takes a few button presses.Around the rear of the panel, we have four full-bandwidth HDMI 2.1 inputs running at 48Gbps with support for eARC on HDMI 3 and compatibility with Freesync Premium, 4K/120 FPS and VRR. The above charts show the S95B’s color levels out of the box in Movie mode, with an SDR signal compared against Rec.709 broadcast standards and with an HDR signal compared against DCI-P3 digital cinema standards. In both cases, they’re about as perfect as we’ve ever seen. All SDR colors are spot-on, as are all HDR primary colors. Cyans, magentas, and yellows drift very slightly, but are still very accurate. The color performance is very similar to the LG C2’s, with greens that reach just a bit further into ideal saturation levels and secondary colors that are a touch less on point. The Samsung S95B’s audio is in some ways a pleasant surprise, given how insanely thin most of the TV’s bodywork is. With regular day-to-day TV audio and the relatively spartan talky scenes that actually make up most of a typical movie’s running time, the sound appears clean and nicely staged, with the OTS system doing a startlingly effective job of making specific sound effects appear as if they’re coming from the right place both on and slightly beyond the screen. Especially with Dolby Atmos mixes. The biggest surprise, given our experiences with other Samsung TVs, is that the sound actually seems to have a forward dimension, rather than everything sounding as if it’s happening behind the screen. Dialogue, in particular, comes out at you rather than sounding swallowed and detached. With the interface foibles in mind, finally, it’s more helpful than usual that the S95B supports voice control via the Bixby, Google Assistant and Alexa voice control systems.

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