Samsung QN95C 4K Mini LED TV Review - HUGE peak Brightness, BUT, is it any good?
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
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The Samsung QN95C is a step up from last year’s QN95B with slight improvements in picture quality and the ability to disable dynamic tone mapping for more accurate HDR images. Picture quality is very good and the HDR 10 performance offers exceptional brightness, colour reproduction and volume. Still, it is a shame there is no Dolby Vision support. This MiniLED 4K Flagship offers excellent bright room images but is held back by some aggressive blooming suppression that does limit the dynamic range of specular highlights to reduce clouding and haloing effects. Video processing is also good, if not quite as polished as the competition from Sony and LG. Gaming support offers up to four full-bandwidth HDMI 2.1 (48Gbps) ports with 4K/144Hz for PC gaming and 4K/120Hz console gaming, ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode), eARC and FreeSync Premium Pro VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) as well as the Game Bar Menu and input lag that measures 9.3ms at 4K/60. Overall, the Samsung QN95C offers a polished performance with most sources for bright room viewing wrapped in a nice design with good build quality. It lacks the one-connect box and individual pixel response dynamic range capabilities of the S95C QD-OLED, but as a living room workhorse in bright conditions and with a mix of sources, it produces the goods. However, it is far too expensive for the technology and performance on offer.
The good
Excellent peak brightness and full-screen brightness
Is accurate with SDR and HDR content in Filmmaker Mode
Four HDMI 2.1 inputs at 48Gbps
Excellent gaming credentials
Decent sound quality
The not so good
No Dolby Vision support
Aggressive blooming suppression reduces overall dynamic range capabilities
Dynamic tone mapping can over-brighten the image, leave it set to Static
Some light DSE and banding seen
Some back-door processing is being applied
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Why does no one compare the qn90c and qn95c, I don't need to know the difference between qled and oled as burn in is to much of a concern.. its baffling comparing two completely different technologies against each other, its like comparing a tesla to a Mercedes, pointless.
I agree. The 95 is a lot better than the 90 according to Bthe installer on youtube. I have the qn95c
Folks. I own the QN95C, got it for 120K (INR, please convert for September 2024). It's beautiful. Trust me, I've seen it next to an OLED and it's still my preferred choice. The blooming is well within control and you can tweak the settings to please your eyes. Color accuracy in the end is very subjective as you would rather watch what your eyes like. Film maker mode was very close to my calibrated settings using Samsung smart things and an S series device (borrow from your friends if needed, it's worth it). The calibration from that blows away anything in the price range and I'd take this over the OLED. It's accurate if you're into it but it's more about your eyes and how you're pleased. Most of us are not good enough to judge colour accuracy and don't have high end calibration equipment. Go for this and enjoy brighter HDR and no OLED burn in (it's magical).
Why not compare this set to other QLED TVs instead of two OLEDs and only one QLED? This seems like less a review of the QN95C and more an opinion piece about why the uploader prefers OLED. Is OLED better than QLED for overall picture quality? Well duh, but both technologies have their advantages depending on specific use cases and how this TV stacks up to OLED is not going to be a relevant factor for most people trying to decide which QLED to buy.
Agreeed!
The increase of dimming zones will close the gape between Oled and LCD more & more next year😮
Doesn’t really matter, if it has to use a backlight, and dimming zones, it will still never compare to the infinite contrast and true blacks of Oled…
Sony x95L has much less dimming zones but has better blacks
@@ajwtf6539 Yet I still witnessed blooming on it…
I think the only reason to get an LED today, is if you need a very large set, are in a very very bright room. or looking for a cheaper, low end set. PQ wise, the QD oleds have really caught up with the brightness on HDR content and just have much better contrast and excellent uniformity. Once the QD Oleds get 85"+, LEDs are in trouble,.
@@micker9830 Well said…
I still own S95B,best samsung tv i have ever own😁,great review,i think this is the best mini led tv in 2023😁
I think the Sony x95L is a better overall TV.
Not fit for gaming because of asbl
@@XXXmelXodyXXX you mean ABL and no,tv dont get dimm when you play games,only if you pause anything you watch my friend,greetings from Scotland✌️
@@Adrianek81 it is a known issue, as the tv dim because of the game huds which is considered a static logo, it is a protective mechanism but can be very annoying while gaming specially with games with huds, it is called asbl not abl, and it can be turned off via service menu but this might void your warranty and make you prone to burn in risk, so gamers need to consider this, i know this because i own s95b
While I enjoy your knowledge Im not sure this review gives the QN95C enough credit. I bought the QN95C now at £1450 and its a blinding set. The oled comparison was obvious in a dark room...but how about a bright room??
Full screen brightness is an advantage on Qled but no one ever talks about it? Oleds are stunning but some scenes look better on mini led.
Like you said, it may be a lost in compression situation, but just regarding the point that the qn95c compresses highlights to combat blooming and reduces the overall dynamic range, in this video, the brighter highlights on the OLED's result in a severe loss of highlight detail compared to the QN95C. The highlights on the OLED's appear blown out in this video and the QN95C is showing all available details in the highlights and shadows which makes for a more pleasing and accurate image. Once again, it's probably just lost in translation after the upload compression etc but wouldn't mind hearing your thoughts.
Yep, seems like you didn't get the memo of not taking the images in the video to heart lmao. The camera doesn't have enough hdr capabilities to capture the brightness without blowing it out.
On the video it actually looks like the S95C is brighter. That the QN95C has to lower its brightness potential to control the blooming :/ instead of being that brightness monster
Correct, that is what I was trying to get across in the review.
Am buying the Sony Qled 65 tv what do think phil what would you recommend?
Do you have one on the QN90C?
Would have been nice if you showed us the build quality of the TV.
Thankyou for the video. I was looking for a premium TV for our family to replace our old Samsung.
Please advise if the premium oleds with new extra brightness would be as good as the Qn95c for our very ambient front room? Thanks
Personally i own i qn95a and out of the box i was bitterly disappointed. However after updates the colour and hdr presentation is very much improved. The highlights look much brighter now and the image has more depth. I am sure when this is a mature product and fully optimised it will be even better than my tv. My mothers Panasonic oled looks muted by comparison in hdr and sdr.
Do the larger sizes have more dimming led’s than the smaller one in theory giving a better picture?
I’d like to know this too
All I know is the 55 looks incredible because I own one.
@@sj460162 how much did it cost you? When did you get it?
Y more Dimmings by increasw size
I've seen a few sources mentioning that previous Samsung QLEDs restrict the number of available dimming zones when in Game Mode. I've been unable to check whether this limitation applies to the QE55QN95C model as well.
Does anyone know whether the QE55QN95C indeed imposes a limitation on the number of dimmable zones like the previous models?
The qn90b also has poorer sub 4k image quality/upscaling in game mode. 4:3 aspect ratio is also unavailable in game mode. Worst gaming tv i have ever owned
@@PeaceBeTheJourney.what other ratio do you want. 😂
I would like to see this QN95C with ADS panel because I liked how good look the QN90C 65"😮ads
Ads its worse than VA
So for gaming this with pop color or sony x95l 85 inch??
Qn95c bud. Its absolutely blinding for gaming!!
This TV natively supports 4K 144Hz, not only 120Hz.
I can't find this TV in the U.S
Are you on California by any chance? Because I got my 65 inch for $2399 from a outlet even though it was brand new
Sony has the same thing going on... its X95L is sooo dam good at suppressing Bloom that at times is not as Bright.. This is why I believe the X93L is teh better buy. The same cant be said for the QN90C
Does the qn95c highlight compression behaviour differ when set in Active vs Static tone mapping?
I think it should have been compared to the c3 and not the g3
They cost the same as the qled...
LED TVS ONLY USE HALF THE SPECTRUM OF REAL LIGHT , NO AMOUNT OF OPTIMISATION CAN EVER ACHIEVE QUALITY REAL LIGHT VIEWING CONDITIONS. This is why led TVs should be taken of the shelves. ( LED LIGHTING ALSO CARRIES A HEALTH RISK )
Dude the TV's colourvolume is higher than Tony Montana on his highet trip ever!