SAMSUNG 77-Inch Class OLED 4K S90C Series Quantum HDR, Dolby Atmos Object Tracking Sound Lite, Ultra Thin, Q-Symphony 3.0, Gaming Hub, Smart TV with Alexa Built-in (QN77S90C, 2023 Model)

As a videophile. Buying a Television set is a very hard decision. After Plasma sets were discontinued due to energy consumption I thought the color and motion handling was lost forever. In 2016 I made a purchase of the last 3D capable OLED set, the LG 55" C6. The C6 had inky blacks but the color always left something more to be desired. It also had HDMI 2.0 ports which was limited to non-HDR 4K 60hz gaming which was less than ideal in today's high frame rate environment. Enter Quantum Dot OLED. I wanted a set that would dazzle the senses. That meant no compromise image quality and capabilities. I own a gaming PC with a 4090 and a PS5. I wanted to hook up both and enjoy high refresh rate gaming with minimal lag. I wanted to be able to watch any movie in SDR or HDR and be able to pick out every detail in the shadows and experience every shade of 1 Billion colors. This is the TV that does it all. Not only does it do 4K 144hz when connected to my 4090 via a Zeskit HDMI 2.1 certified cable. It also does ALLM and 120hz when connected to the PS5. That is the power of the SoC that is running the display and mainboard. You are getting 48 gbps on all four of the HDMI ports. That means you can easily connect a PC, PS5 and an Apple TV 4K and be able to run lossless audio back to your soundbar or home theater with zero compromise. All of the HDMI-CEC is here. Seamlessly adjust the volume of your soundbar or select "Play Movie" within your PS5 without having to touch the controller. And once you're done, pressing the power button on the Samsung remote turns off all of the connected devices. Many have said that other OLED sets without quantum dot technology do the exact same thing at a lower cost. This to me is the minimum entry price into high end OLED tech in 2023. There is no other set that will provide you with this high of a picture quality. When gaming at 144hz the screen is fluid and smooth. There is minimal tearing when VFR is enabled. On the PS5 Gran Turismo 7 looks stunning. Everything from the audience in the grandstands to the pebbles on the edges of the track are tack sharp and clearly visible. Colors can either drip off the screen in Standard mode or they can be accurate and impactful in Filmmaker mode or in Original PQ Game Mode. Dune 2021 4K UHD is the best disc I have for testing out a set. This S90C passed with flying colors. There was no purple tint to any of the many shades of grey. For a couple of hundred dollars more you can be bleeding edge with the Sony A95L or the Samsung S95C but for all intents and purposes, the S90C is perfect.

The Samsung TV was ordered on a Friday afternoon, delivered Sunday morning. Box was un-damaged, in 5 ⭐️ shape. Had to first remove the 8 year old Sony TV before installing the new Samsung. It is a 2 person job, but only because of the size of the TV, 65”, not the weight, bulky to manage with only one. The Samsung was sitting on the same cabinet as the old Sony, no wall installation. The platform legs the Samsung TV sits on are easily installed, and sturdy. The new tv rested on a table covered with a blanket. It’s best to connect the cables while still on the table, for the HDMI and soundbar. When the tv is upright it is a little more difficult to see the ports. Easily flipped the tv onto the cabinet. Hardware setup complete. Power up the tv, about 20 minutes to configure the software for the tv, as well as the existing Sony soundbar, which works great. Oh, the picture … we have DirectV, absolutely amazing picture. This is the older model Samsung S90C, the S90D was actually on sale briefly for the same price. Compared the ratings for both between the S90C and the S90D, and the S90C somehow performed significantly better, especially for Sports. The S90D did better for gaming, faster processor, but that’s not now how this tv will be used, it’s mainly for movies and sports. Picked the S90C for just that reason. Buying the kids the same for Christmas. Fortunately did not have to contact Samsung support, which is getting poor grades for those that unfortunately need that service. Hoping luck holds out.

At the time of writing this, this tv provides the most bang for your buck among the higher end tvs. The picture quality is phenomenal, side by side with the s95c the picture looks identical (some feature differences but not enough to justify the large price difference). The sound is pretty good for TV speakers on it as well but still can't compare to a high end sound system. A nice added bonus is if you have a compatible q series Samsung sound bar system then this tv will augment that system and provide more speakers to the center channel (only draw back is that this feature will not work for external devices that are plugged into the sound bar itself while connected over E-arc. Dolby vision is missing which is a point against it but hdr10+ on this looks just as good as this TV gets super bright while running hdr content. Something to be aware of is that there is no dts passthrough support so if you have a plex library or a physical media library you'll need to work around this limitation by having a dts supported streaming device such as an Nvidia shield or Blu-ray player plugged into a sound bar that does support dts and pass the video signal back via E-arc to the TV, the built in plex app on the TV down samples to stereo sound so I would not recommend it. If you use Samsung's smartthings this seamlessly integrates with that environment and can even act as a new smartthings hub. The ability to calibrate the TV with a smart app is a nice touch and does make a significant difference on color accuracy. Overall even with the couple drawbacks I mentioned above I highly recommend this tv as it is a stunning display.

Title says it all. This TV is the biggest, most expensive piece of crap I've ever purchased. Disney and Hulu have not worked since I bought this. Samsung claims that Disney is to blame, but why do I have no trouble watching Hulu or Disney on my mother's Sony Smart TV? Why does even Hisense have no trouble loading Disney/Hulu? The menu on this TV is absurd. It's slow, and prioritizes apps you've never heard of instead of the only things I want to use this for: Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, and PS5. That's it. I don't need all this other crap that Samsung wants to sell me. Also, try watching TV over antenna with this POS. Every time, a border appears with some smart settings that I can't disable, trying to get me more information about the program that I don't want. Also, the Samsung terms and conditions love to appear over any program and won't disappear until I press the OK button on the remote. I hate this TV and, due to my experience with this and with Samsung refrigerators and washers/dryers, I will never purchase anything from this sad, miserable company ever again.

Multiple online reviews are true, this is a beautiful set with amazing picture quality. But there are a few things I wish I had known in advance. First, if you are using two rails for a VESA mount, you need four 8 mm bolts to attach them. I finally discerned this from the tiny cryptic diagram in the fold-out "setup guide". The length of the bolts depends on how thick the guides are--28-30 mm plus this thickness. I found 30 mm to work well for rails about 3 mm thick. Supplying four 8 mm bolts in the package would have been a nice touch in such an expensive TV, and if supplied 30 mm bolts proved to be too short, Amazon has them in all sizes. Second, even a cursory web search of how to find the POWER button reveals few clues. Yes, I know it turns the set on and off; thanks, 3 minute Internet video, and it's probably located along the bottom edge or back, depending on model, but where? Turns out it is under the tiny logo centered under the bottom of the frame, but even after you find it it is hard to find again due to its small size and almost flush protrusion. You need tactilly sensitive finger to find it assuming your finger is exactly centered on the "button". I do love the web nugget that if your model "lacks a power button" you have to use the remote. The possibility of NO power button certainly adds drama to your search for it. What's up with Samsung's ever-successful efforts to hide its power buttons? I have Samsung monitors that at least have enough button height to find them. These minor annoyances were worth it, it's a beautiful picture.

So, if you are a movie watcher and a 4K snob videophile, this TV could be for you. The picture in Ultra 4K disk is freaking stunning and dare I say almost too rich! Although, I think Dolby Vision is pretty impressive, you do not need it here. If you watch Apple TV and Netflix in 4K this is the TV for you plain and simple (I still think Amazon sucks a bit when it comes to 4K broadcasts)! I have not yet calibrated the picture, so I will be doing that over Xmas. I am very glad I bought it. A little expensive for our budget, but I think overall very worth it! This is pretty much the exact same picture as the much more expensive S95C. The remote control features start off great and found everything almost automatically, but after a few minutes it seems to lose connection with Xfinity. It sees the blue ray pretty well and works well with our LG sound bar. I have not used the smart features yet, because you have to create a Samsung account, or at least I think you do, who knows? We have a number of high end Samsung products and I have to admit they do not disappoint!

65" OLED Samsung So, here are the highlights of my research that was important to me prior to my decision to purchase. 1. Burn in 2. Sound quality 3. OLED being the latest technology so how is it. Burn in appears not to be an issue if you are a regular program watcher. Once I put the program I am watching on pause within 30 seconds the TV goes into a screen saver. I suppose burn in could still be a problem if you continuously watch a news channel for instance that would have a permanent logo on the screen that does not move or turn off. I do not watch such programs so not an issue for me. Next is sound quality. The sound has actually impressed me tremendously. Loud if you want, clear, music sounds fantastic, the highs and lows. And the bass surprised me, more than enough bass for me. Bottom line, I don't think you will need a sound bar, I don't. OLED, picture quality is top notch I am impressed. Refresh rate is a non-issue. Set up was simple even I could do it. It did take me a while to figure out the remote control, the instructions were totally useless, I learned through trial and error. Bottom line on the remote is I do like its features such as you can reverse what you are watching frame by frame if you like. It is certainly not intuitive. The mute for instance is not even marked on the remote, you have to push in the + volume button. I figured that out by accident. I do like that the batteries are rechargeable via a cord or solar. I have has this TV for a month now and I am glad I chose this one. By the way I also like the home page layout and the way it remembers the last app you were in. I do recommend.

Wanted to splurge and buy my first OLED TV. Definitely not disappointed. This thing displays colors that I never thought a TV could display. Especially in HDR, the TV displays more colors with different amounts of depth, tone, vibrance then I have ever seen on any display. Turning on an HDR film for the first time I was blown away by the way colors are displayed, and only OLED with self emissive pixels can do this. It's not so much about having the perfect blacks, which is another benefit of OLED, the technology allows for true HDR and color handling like none other. And I am an average consumer, not a videophile. But the difference from this and a QLED TV was noticeable. I do wish the price was lower, but it comes with the territory. The TV does require quite a bit of picture tuning out of the box, as it comes in a video mode which exaggerates colors far too much. Another thing I noticed out of the box was motion post processing, which made 30HZ content appear like it was 120HZ by filling in the blank frames. This was great but disorienting out of the box because at it's maximum level, it becomes noticeable how this technology cannot keep up with fast motion and makes the video look like it is "stuttering" during fast motion scenes. I researched the perfect level for this setting and best color settings on RTINGS and by watching youtube videos, and have the TV dialed in perfectly. The UI is quick and responsive for now, and the TV does a good job of applying the screensaver when motion is not detected for a few minutes to reduce burn in. I've only had it for 3 months, but have experienced no burn in, even when playing games with static GUI. The solar remote is nice and has not needed to be manually charged at all yet. The TV is 10/10 amazing for gaming which is my primary use. you will not get a better picture with any other technology. The screen brightness is not bad. In extremely bright rooms with sun pouring in, you do lose out on some details as the picture does not get quite bright enough to preserve the details. I do run this TV on max brightness at all times. But it is not bad by any means. The screen is glossy to preserve colors, but has an anti-reflective tint that does a very good job at controlling reflections, even from lamps. I do recommend turning off the "Hey Bixby" voice wake up for the voice remote, as the tv has set it off a few too many times when no one said "Hey Bixby." Just use the button. The sound is also quite a bit punchier with more bass than your average TV speakers and I am impressed, albeit it is not a home theater. However the advertised "object tracking sound" to me is not noticeable. The sound seems to be coming all from the same place with the setting turned on. Is it double the TV then a QLED you can get for half the price? Probably not. However it is noticeably better and provides the best viewing experience you can get, and I do not regret it. I hope the TV lasts for years to come and stays burn-in free!

Excelente televisión para la sala, tiene colores muy nítidos y los Hertz hacen que la peliculas y programas se vean con una nitidez algo no alcanzable con su hermana QLED. De sonido tiene muy buen sonido, sin embargo yo recomiendo el colocar una barra de sonido ya que como es muy delgada la pantalla si se daña es difícil el repararla, que es la contra de este televisor, no son muy reparables ya que es super delgada y cualquier tema en la pantalla es mejor comprar otra. Son televisiones de mucho cuidado tanto en golpes como en su uso, le recomiendo no quitar el uso del protector de pantalla ya que si la pausan mucho tiempo se puede "quemar" o quedar la sombra de la imagen de manera permanente. No es muy para un cuarto de un niño. Si te sientas de lado ves muy bien la imagen.