I was very excited to get this 8K TV in preparation for the next generation consoles. Unfortunately I ended up returning it due to a couple of deal breakers that one should not encounter on a TV of this price.
1. On bright scenes when there is a panning shot (from left to right or vice versa) there was vertical and horizontal grid of led lights that could be seen. I believe this is called vertical banding (not the most tech savy with terms so please excuse). For example When watching hockey, or playing games like Red Dead Redemption 2 it was very distraction and took me and others out of enjoying the content. It’s a shame as when the scene was static the picture quality was really good. But this TV was not meant for just viewing still pictures.
2. The other issue with the TV was dirty screen. In certain scenes it was also very noticeable.
3. Clouding/blooming when there is a dark scene with an object on a certain part of the screen. With the full array local dimming I wouldn’t have expected it to be so bad in a tv of this price point. I have other Samsung TVs that are edge lit that had less blooming.
4. Lastly the processing on dark scenes is not the best. Sometimes the TV would overcompensate and make certain scenes too dark.
And as a side family members who normally don’t have a eye for these type of picture issues noticed it right away independent of me saying anything.
It’s a shame that this tv did not live up to my expectations as I was really looking forward to it. All the TVs in our house are Samsung, but after getting this TV with this many issues for the price ($5k purchase price) I am going to make the jump into the LG OLED world as those TVs get great reviews (despite burn in risk).
Maybe I got a bad model, but I would not recommend this TV. I hope this review helps!
| Brand Name | SAMSUNG |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 119.5 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 72.1 x 14.4 x 45 inches |
| Item model number | QN82Q800TAFXZA |
| Batteries | 2 AAA batteries required. |
| Color Name | Titan Black |
| Specification Met | Energy Star |
| Special Features | Real 8K Resolution; 8K AI Upscaling; Direct Full Array 32X; Quantum Processor 8K |
| Speaker Type | Built-In |
