The very first thing to talk about is undoubtedly the design of the TV. The thing you’ll instantly notice is the bezel or lack thereof. It’s virtually invisible at 0.2cm (yep you’re reading that right). It’s unmatched in terms of bezel to picture ratio, making the look pop that much more. If you’re mounting this TV using Samsung’s no gap mount, you’ll find it difficult to see any type of bezel on the wall as compared to the image. Similarly, the thickness from the TV is 1.6cm and whilst OLED TVs get a lot thinner in their thinnest point, this really is one consistent thickness the entire way down, which for me makes for a nicer design, especially when wall mounting so that you can obtain that even finish on the wall.
When it comes to ports, the QN900A has four HDMI 2.1 ports, which is obviously much appreciated if you’ve got more than one next-gen consoles. You’ll also find 3 USB ports, an ethernet port and an antenna port. They are connected through the new Slim One Connect box, which is a much, much slimmer version of Samsung’s One Connect box that now can be either built-into the rear of the stand having a shorter cord or still inside your entertainment unit using the longer cord.
It’s not only HDMI 2.1 support which makes this a great option for gamers, Samsung has clearly had the participant in your mind this year, with the introduction of a new game bar, which turns on automatically when game mode is turned on. By holding on the play button, you can get game bar to pop up. It lets you adjust items like input lag, find out if you’re in 60 or 120 FPS mode, turn HDR on or off and adjust other things for example VRR. Something that’s new this year too is the option to run at wide or ultra wide if you’re utilizing a compatible PC.
I was as eager as ever to obtain my hands on the QN900A to try out Mini LED. Samsung had really hit out of the park using its last few flagship TV releases, so I was keen to determine how that fared with this particular new technology. Mini LED should technically result in a brighter picture whilst keeping the blacks dark thanks to smaller LED modules that allow for more accurate local dimming and this was definitely my experience.
Whilst watching 4K movies, I’d go out on a limb and state that the QN900A is incredibly close to, otherwise the best picture that I’ve seen on a TV. It’s able to retain those inky blacks whilst supplying the brightest image that I’ve seen on a TV. The QN900A is capable of doing somewhere around 4000 nits, which as compared to the 1000 nits that the OLED is currently capable of, really puts into perspective precisely how bright this TV can get. Along with that infinity display that’s bezel-less really helps make the image pop.
This TV is absolutely likely to shine if you watch 4K (or the limited 8K) content in HDR. With all this TV is capable of Quantum HDR 64x, it’s going to absolutely blow your socks off in those brighter scenes. It had been a genuine joy to watch movies on this TV and that i found myself returning to some older classics to rewatch them on this large, bright display.
In game mode, the TV still performed really well, with incredible brightness which made the look pop. The blacks did take some bit of a hit sometimes, given some of that local dimming needs to be switched off to ensure a minimal input lag, however i was still being really impressed. It does require a tiny bit more tweaking than an OLED, but when it’s right, it’ll blow anybody away.
In pitch black viewing environments, OLED continues to be likely to have a slight edge over QLED in black levels, but an area that the QN900A really outperformed the OLED was in a natural viewing environment. Whether I had the blinds open, or lamps on during the night, the glare around the QN900A was minimal, and thanks to those huge brightness levels, Irrrve never felt like I was reaching to close the blinds, or felt the image might have been only a tad brighter.
The speakers on the QN900A have been placed on the back simply because of methods slim and minimal the design is and I was actually really impressed with how good it sounded because of the thinness of this display. Obviously, you’ll still desire a soundbar, and the positive thing is that Samsung has introduced Q Symphony which allows you to have audio from both TV and soundbar at the same time to improve immersion. I thought it’d be gimmicky, however it really works well to produce a fuller sound inside your room.
In terms of intelligence, if you’re somebody who likes to allow the TV do all of the thinking, there’s several options here which will look after that. The new processor is capable of doing looking after picture settings quickly with Adaptive Picture and also the same for sound too. Just like the last few years, you’ve also got Ambient Mode that will permit you to display art or even the time matched together with your wall colour on the back from the display, which looks great when held on the wall.
When you are looking at streaming, Samsung has everything. Unlike LG, Samsung TVs will have the likes of Binge and Kayo in addition to essentials for example Disney+, Netflix, Stan and Prime Video. The U.I is quite simple to make use of and really quick too, which is important with any TV let alone one out of this price tag.
