See what you can do with Alexa on your Smart TV
First off I was incredibly lucky to pick this up on the fourth of July sale for $400 off (making it the lowest price its ever been so far at $1800)
At first I was actually pretty disappointed because the way the TV ships at default settings doesn't look very good at all. after turning off all power saving settings it made it significantly brighter however it still wasn't what I would consider the most color accurate, the colors are far too vivid so after adjusting all of my settings it looks incredible. QD-OLED is a pretty big step forward.
I was watching a couple high quality movies on this TV as well as my old Samsung NU8000 TV I bought 4-5 years ago and while it is certainly a lot better it definitely made me think reviewers were overhyping this tv just a bit. S95B is maybe 10-20% brighter with much deeper blacks colors really pop as well but I definitely still think my old TV looked good especially for being less than half the price new 5 years ago.
Gaming is pretty incredible as well but be prepare to spend a lot of money on an HDMI cable (I spent $70 on a best buy brand) in order to get all the functionality this tv has to offer, I'm talking about 4k 120hz 12 bit HDR10+ I've played a bit of PS5 games with VRR and it looks and feels pretty good. I've also used my PC with an RTX 3080 Ti and its a pretty decent experience too (once you fiddle with windows and HDR a bit + Nvidia Control Panel as these setting will not be chosen by default) One problem I had that I noticed a lot is how the screen gets cut off which is a tad annoying and distracting, this is actually a setting in panel care that is called pixel shift (it's quite extreme in preventing burn in but because of this its very noticeable)
I've watched a lot of content varying from 480P to 8K on this and the upscaler is fine at 480P but at 1080p and above is where it shines looks far closer to 4K at 1080p and above (Sony wins here imo)
Overall this panel will require a lot of fiddling around in settings and learning this inferior TIZEN OS to get things good but for nearly half the cost of the Sony QD-OLED I cant really complain and still really love this TV. hoping it'll last me at least another 5 years or longer.
| Brand Name | SAMSUNG |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 46.1 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 11.3 x 48.2 x 30.2 inches |
| Item model number | QN55S95BAFXZA |
| Color Name | Carbon Silver |
| Special Features | 100% Color Volume with Quantum Dot, Ultra Viewing Angle, Neural Quantum Processor 4K, HDR10+, Works with Google Assistant/Alexa, Real Depth Enhancer, LaserSlim |
| Speaker Type | 2.2.2CH |
| Item Weight | 46.1 Pounds |
| Standing screen display size | 55 Inches |
| Voltage | 120 Volts |
| Wattage | 300 watts |
