Samsung's QN90D TV series is generally excellent, but it falls apart at 98 inches
Samsung QN90D 98-inch QLED TV Score Details “The QN90D series is excellent, but the 98-inch model fell apart for us.” Pros Cons When you look at TV ads from 1998, a 56-inch Panasonic rear-projection TV — in 4:3 format, no less — cost $5,500. Adjusted for inflation, that is about $10,500 today. We’ve come a long way. You can now get a 98-inch TV for that kind of money, or even way less. TCL is selling its 98-inch Q6 — with free installation if you buy from Costco — for $1,600.
It comes with a pedestal stand, which is impressive. The TV’s considerable heft makes it a good candidate to be mounted on a wall — where I think it looks its best — and well-suited for a dedicated entertainment space as it may be too big for a common area. Samsung could have just outfitted the TV with a couple of feet, but they included an attractive pedestal stand that’s built like a tank, and I appreciate that.
Speedy response, but needs a soundbar Navigation and app-loading times are quick. There is no waiting around for this TV to catch up to clicks, and content always loads and plays quickly. However, during the first few hours of using this TV, Samsung TV+ was forced down my throat, and I didn’t care much for it. Samsung TV+ is a bunch of free ad-supported streaming television channels. It’s great to have all that free content available, but I do not want it to start playing automatically.
The color accuracy in SDR and HDR is phenomenally good — I got top-tier OLED numbers on the color accuracy. The TV didn’t cover quite as much of the BT.2020 color space as I’d hoped, but the colors produced in Filmmaker Mode were exceptionally good. Again, respect to Samsung’s engineers. In the end, the QN90D offers some stunning HDR images — and SDR, too. I just wouldn’t call it the best bright-room TV you can buy. TCL and Hisense win gold and silver in that race because they get more intense in SDR.
But sometimes, like when pulling up info screens on YouTube or Prime Video, the APL goes way up. Why? Did I get a dud? I don’t think so. Perhaps the processor is not happy driving this size of panel. I’ll work with Samsung on this: They’ve been gracious about taking feedback and working to make their products better.
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