Excellent Screen
I previously had a 65" Samsung Q80 2021 model that I also purchased from Amazon. It was a great gaming TV. I had no intent to replace it any time soon as I was absolutely happy with it. Bad happened and the screen ended up broken, no fault of Samsung. I needed a new TV. This is basically the equivalent of the old one, only it is now a Mini-LED instead of the regular backlit LED. I will say this TV turns on faster. I like the menus better, but I still think they could be streamlined a bit more. I do not use the TV speakers but the little I heard of them sounded surprisingly good considering this model is quite a bit thinner than the old one. The picture on this is even better than the old TV. It is even brighter, handles reflections well, and looks good from all the viewing angles in my room. The blacks are noticeably better with far less blooming that I have seen on other LED screens. Some slight blooming can be seen on very dark scenes with very bright elements. I did not think I would notice much of a difference from a 2021 screen to a 2025 screen. If you are willing to spend a bit of time adjusting the screen to your preferences you will get accurate color, a crisp picture, and the screen handles fast moving objects better than any others I have used. The remote is simple. Hook up is easy as it has 4 HDMI 2.1 slots so you can hook up you PC and all of your consoles at the same time. Just make sure to buy some HDMI 2.1 cables to get the full benefit of the screen for the variable refresh rate. It has HDMI eArc and optical for audio. I again chose LED over OLED as I spend a lot of time with static elements on screen and do not want the risk of screen burn. Delivery was great. The TV unpacked unharmed and was ready to go once mounted to my stand. I will say the product description indicated this model comes with a one connect box and it does not. My old TV had the one connect box and I definitely like that option better as the it is more convenient to connect and keep the wires clean. That is not a deal breaker for me so I will deal with the wire management. Samsung supports all the major apps. I don't use them much as I have a PC connected and use that for most of my entertainment needs. Most importantly, games look great. If you have the hardware to run 4k games this is the ticket. Looks better than the last one. Read more




















