SAMSUNG Q90 Series 65-Inch Smart TV, QLED 4K UHD with HDR and Alexa compatibility 2019 model

I own two 65” OLED 4k TV’s and I wanted something larger; but, I wasn’t willing to spend almost $5000 for a 75” OLED that will eventually have burn-in. It took five years of regular use, but unlike image retention which is temporary, one of my OLED’s began to show a very faint dimming of the pixels where bright white channel logos “burned in”: I only noticed it when cleaning the screen I couldn’t remove what I thought was merely a smudge. I must admit, until recently, I’ve always considered QLED’s a literal scam in which the “O” of an OLED TV was replaced by the “Q” which looked very similar (even though the TV’s were completely different technologies). However, the Samsung Q80R is the first LED/LCD television to actually compete (and in some ways beat) my OLED's. There were two main reasons that I never contemplated owning an LED/LCD TV for my large family room: 1: Muddy blacks in dark scenes. 2: Poor image quality when viewed at an angle. With OLED HDTV my guests and I have enjoyed perfect blacks and vivid colors from all seating positions for the past five years, but I wanted a larger screen to help fill the room without spending a fortune. To my surprise, Samsung’s latest Q80R and Q90R (not the Q60 or Q70) offer deep blacks and vivid hues at wide viewing angles with very bright pictures. It actually blew me away to see a good picture on an LCD TV at an 80 degree angle! The special filter that Samsung introduced on the Q80R (and Q90R) is a complete game changer! I was also very impressed by the deep blacks and high contrast ratio on my new Q80R. Given the choice between an 82” Q70R and the 75” Q80R (in the same price range), I’m glad I chose the Q80R: the ULTRA-VIEWING ANGLE feature (not available on the Q70R) is a must have for anyone spoiled by OLED. As for the Q90R, I like the smaller pedestal base but I don’t believe the small increase in picture quality was worth the premium price tag (IMHO). I’m also not a fan of 8k TV’s since there is not a single TV on the the market (which I’m aware of) that even offers an ATSC 3.0 (4k) tuner. When I first set up my Q80R I was very disappointed in the poor picture quality of the default settings and was starting to regret my purchase. It took over a week of tweaking the unusual picture settings, but I can actually confess that I don’t miss the OLED (which is now in the guest bedroom). Unlike other televisions that I’ve calibrated, the numeric settings and scales on the Q80R are very different: for example, the brightness ranges from -5 to 5 (as compared to 0 to 100 for most other brands). This difference is confusing and very unfamiliar. To help, I’ve posted my preferred settings below: I’ve turned off the “auto” picture adjustments because they play havoc with the picture quality. I’ve also turned off the “Contrast Enhancer” for the same reason. I’ve put “Digital Clean View” on the “Auto” setting for OTA and Low for my ROKU and limited the ambient light dimming to a minimum of 20 (out of 50). Back light: 38 Brightness: 2 Contrast: 32 Sharpness: 12 Color: 32 Tint: G8 Gamma 2.2 White Balance: 2 Point Red Gain: -2 Green Gain: 6 Blue Gain: -4 Red Offset: -2 Green Offset: 6 Blue Offset: -4 Color Space Settings: Custom Color Red Red 50 Green 54 Blue 46 These settings look great on all inputs and the built-in ATSC 2.0 tuner. F.Y.I. This TV is very bright and (if not careful) it is prone to having “over bright” whites in which all detail is lost: i.e. mattresses lose their quilted tops and snow loses its shading and texture. This is completely the opposite of the muddy blacks prevalent on most LCD TV’s (which is not a problem on the Q80R). P.S. I gave the smart features a 3/5 stars because I had to disable the annoying "Smart Hub" default. I also gave the remote a 3/5 because it lacks features common on other remotes (like a number pad or picture settings button). Fortunately, I have a Harmony 650 universal remote (which I love). I am not a fan of the very wide leg stance found on most large TV's today. To accommodate my normal size entertainment center, I purchased a "Rfiver Universal Swivel TV Stand Tabletop TV Stand Base": https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07M6114YM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 On this stand the 75" Q80R is very well supported and I love the swivel feature! As I previously noted, I preferred the Q90R base, but was unwilling to pay a premium price just to get the smaller stand. B.T.W. BEWARE OF UNVERIFIED REVIEWS FROM BOTS AND TROLLS. I only comment on items that I've actually purchased. I still love my OLED TV's, but don't be fooled: they are 10 bit panels that cannot display Dolby Vision in 12 bit color (currently, there are no 12 bit panels). Hopefully, my next TV will be a 12 bit Micro/Mini LED 4k with an ATSC 3.0 tuner and passive 3D.

I rarely give 5 stars. However, this Q80, 75 inch Samsung 4K UHD TV deserves it. I'm a hobbyist when it comes to tech and TV. Back in 2014, I purchased my first Sony 65 inch 4K TV for $2,900. I had to have it, therefore I didnt wait for prices to drop. That Sony Bravia 4K still function great in our master bedroom. It is 7 years old and lacks HDR and many other features. However, watching 4K content gave an amazing picture image back then and still today. Going from 1080p to 4K made a huge difference. I could not believe how real it all looked. Now, I have upgraded to this Q80 QLED 75 INCH Samsung. I am very impressed. I didnt think my Sony image could be beat because of how real things looked. But, Stupid me...with HDR and Dolby and Quantum dot technology I should have known. I just watched my first streamed 4K UHD native 4k movie and I cannot believe my eyes. Not only is the picture image true-to-life, but it pops out at you. My wife staired at the TV and then described the.image as nearly 3D. I agree, the colors are so vivid and bright and real that it's like you are there. Or, you are looking through a window at a real love scene. With millions of various colors used, this Q80 is able to reproduce a scene that was captured on a 4K resolution camera system. *Note- this is important information. I learned long ago that you will be disappointed in your expensive, amazing 4K Ultra High Definitikn television if you are NOT aware of the specific content you are watching. By this I mean that watching a 2k resolution filmed movies which is then UPSCALED TO 4k.....is absolutely NOT the same as watching a 4K-resolution camera filmed movie or tv show. Much content is still produced using 2K cameras. It all comes down to the camera resolution. Therefore, if you are disappointed in the realness or quality of a supposed "4K upscaled" movie on your new 4K tv...it.mkght be because it is not REAL or NATIVE 4k content. You can research online to see what kind of camera system was used to produce this movie or that TV show. Know what your watching because there is a huge difference. A real, native 4K resolution camera system made movie on this QLED (Q80- SSUNG) will blow your mind! It looks so real that it's like you are there. Or, the actors are in your family room. I am not kidding or exaggerating. These QLED tvs are the best of the best. How real they look makes for a much greater tv watching experience. You can see the water droplets in a water full scene. You can see grains of sand on the beach. You can see skin pores and fine wrinkles on an actors face. Its unbelievable. I went back and forth on QLED vs. OLED. I know all the differences. Perhaps, OLED is slightly better picture overall than QLED. I mean...maybe. but at this point, I believe it's more personal preferences and ones own vision. Real is real. If a picture looks dead-on true to life and real while I watch it.in a QLED, then why in God's country would I pay an extra $2,000 to upgrade to a Sony OLED 75 inch 4K tv? Makes no sense. I'm super happy with this Q80. The Q90 didnt seem like it was that much better for another $1,000+. Wasnt worth it to me. So, you can't go wrong with this Q80 Samsung and it's a reasonable price for what they give you in quality true to life picture image. Smart features work just fine. I won't nit.pick over the minor details like some other do in reviews because I believe reviews are extremely biased and personal. One man hates the color black and another man loves it. Therefore, their reviews will be slanted one way or another be cause of personal preferences. How does that help us, the consumer? So, I read reviews to gainer factual information orator red flags on products. The reviews for this Q80 Samsung were spot on. What most people said, turned out to be very true and accurate. It's worth the price. By the way, I took a major risk for the first time and bought this Q80 refurbished or whatever they call it now. However, it was brand new. In original box, all parts and accessories. It works like its brand new because it is brand new. It.only had the box opened. In turn, I was able to save nearly $500 by buying this TV. I'm glad I did.

Overall, after over a year of ownership, I still love my Q80R. It really does a wonderful job with picture quality, color, and brightness. It does games quite well also. I played a lot of Apex on this TV and it does a wonderful job. One small downside is that freesync range is very narrow when you're limited to 60 fps max on the Xbox. For show/movie streaming, it does an excellent job of upscaling 1080p content to 4K. I will say, it takes some fine tuning to really get the picture quality to pop. Once you get it set, it's absolutely wonderful. It really does SDR and HDR/10+ very well. Where applicable, scenes can get very bright! Like in a scene where the sun is out or a bright background star in sci-fi movie, it does an excellent job of representing brightness. A lamp on a desk, a flashlight spanning across the screen, a burning fire. It can blind you in darker environments. It looks absolutely amazing. All the while keeping dark areas black. Contrast is excellent. Scenes overlooking cities at night, windows, street lamps, all come out detailed extremely well and are bright where applicable without conflicting areas that should be pitch black. In some instances, however, blooming can be noticeable. Although, I have found that the blooming is noticeable at generally unimportant times, and does not impede the movie watching experience in the least. Despite the length of ownership, I still find myself impressed, it just never gets old. The Q80R is, however, the last best Q80 series TV. All successors bearing the Q80 name have been awfully downgraded. This is basically because the Q90T is the proper successor to the Q80R, not the Q80T. For the price, I love this TV.

El televisor Q80R de 55'' de Samsung es un aparato que deja un gran sabor de boca con la imagen nítida y cristalina, las pelicula de Blu Ray y las que son en 4k se ven sensacionales. Quiza un punto a considerar es que la compatibilidad con un receptor HDMI Onkyo modelo HTS690 no es la mejor ya que por momentos lo detecta y en otros no. Fuera de este pequeño inconveniente, recomiendo el aparato al 100%