65-Inch Class Neo QLED 4K QN90B Series Mini LED Quantum HDR 32x Smart TV with Alexa Built-in (QN65QN90BAFXZA, 2022 Model)

I've been using a Sony Bravia for years (1080p/i) standard hi-def as a display, also using a Yamaha RX-V371 Audio Video receiver, which I loved and it served me faithfully since 2017...a refurbished unit I bought on faith for just 135$, along with a full set of Polk surrounds and I'm not sure who made the woofer. I decided to upgrade to Ultra High Def and so I began by replacing the heart of the system, the AVR, with a Yamaha RX-V4A. I had no desire to add more speakers to my setup for Dolby Atmos sound, so the RX-V4A fit my requirements just fine. I had such a good and reliable experience with the RX-V371 that I knew I wanted another Yamaha. Then I began to search for a TV. It came down to OLED vs QLED, plus, it had to fit on my TV table. So many sets have legs out at the ends of the screen that they would not fit and were automatically disregarded. Two things made me want to buy the QLED over the OLED: burn-in, and the brightness of the screen. High Dynamic Resolution uses brightness as one of its features, and I wanted a good HDR experience, plus the ratings on Consumer Reports had this in the recommended category. The smaller width base would also fit on my TV table with no problems. HDR10, HLG, and HDR10+ but no Dolby Vision! I did more reading and decided that since all TVs will have HDR10, this would be OK. I had a 4K Firestick already, and bought a Roku 4K unit and a Panasonic UHD blu ray player, along with Planet Earth II. Another fun fact was that Amazon Prime originals are almost all coded with HDR10+. Using calibration settings also supplied on the Consumer Reports site, the picture is simply spectacular. I am very pleased with this unit. The only problem I do have is that the HDMI-CEC will not turn on the TV from any peripheral devices. It will turn off, it will control volume from all controllers, but it will not turn on! Still working on that one and it is not that big of a deal. All my peripherals are connected to the AVR so I have only one 2.1 HDMI cable going out from the AVR arc port to the ARC port on the TV. I'm not bound to the Samsung confusion from their smart TV offerings because of this and usually press the power button on the RX-V4A and the TV button on my Tivo remote to get things going. I rarely use the Samsung remote and leave it solar-panel side up under a lamp in the room. In time I will experiment with the Samsung smart TV offerings and being a Tennis fan I have already found the T2 channel on the Samsung TV Plus. I still have a lot to learn about this TV but so far so good. I don't have any buyer's remorse. 1080/i programming just looks great, too, and UHD or not, the picture is so much better because the blacks are really black so everything looks better.

Bought the 75-inch QN90B. At first I doubted myself whether it was wise to spend the extra money to get this while there are so many cheaper big TV options out there, but the gaming mode made me a believer. What I like: - Game Mode Besides PS4/PS5, I mostly use this for PC gaming. With the Game Mode feature, the picture quality and responsiveness is great for 2560x1440 at 120Hz. Haven't tested higher resolution for PC as I don't like to my PC to run too hot. - Q-Symphony I bought the Samsung HW-Q910B, and Samsung has this Q-Symphony feature to output sound from TV + soundbar, for better Atmos effect. - UI I find it intuitive enough, and it has a shortcut to access Game Mode features on the remote (long press the play/pause button) - streaming with Samsung TV Plus Has most of the channels I want and for free, so you can skip Roku. Comes with popular streaming platform apps pre-installed, with shortcut buttons to access those directly on the remote. - solar-panel remote charges itself, what's not to love Features I haven't used, but I'd probably find useful - Samsung Gaming Hub Samsung's own built-in gaming streaming platform where you can pair a Bluetooth controller to play games directly from the TV. It connects to gaming streaming services like Xbox, Nvidia GeForce NOW, Amazon Luna. Haven't used this yet so can't review their performances. - USB ports 2 USB ports for connecting keyboard/mouse and harddrive What I don't like - HDMI ports I know it's pretty standard for TVs to have only 4 HDMI ports, but needing one to connect the soundbar for with HDMI eARC, it's leaving me with only 3 HDMI ports to connect to all the other devices, which means I have to disconnect/reconnect some of them. - Unplug power to reset One time power went out, and the TV wasn't getting the internet connect from WiFi. Besides having to reset the WiFi router itself, I found no other way to reset but to unplug the power on the TV itself to force it to get an IP from the router. Even "Forgetting" the WiFi didn't work. Other suggested reviews to read: if you need more details on image quality, read the reviews (e.g. Great TV but if you have any defect you're going to need two units on hand to prove to Samsung) about brightness, blooming, black crush, etc. Tip: get a silicon protective case for your remote, the ones specifically designed for Samsung remotes with the opening for the solar panel on the back.