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A few days ago at CES, Samsung announced the new NEO QLED 8K TV QN900B, and we learned that the new TV has a better image quality. Before the new TV review, let's take a look at the 2021 model of NEO QLED 8K TV Samsung QN900A review. Let's see if this TV, which combines 8K, mini-LED, 85-inch and ultra-thin design tags, is worth buying or not.
"Neo" indicates that this model uses Mini LED backlight technology + checkerboard type light control partition, while "QLED" naturally refers to the use of quantum dot material to achieve a wide color gamut, Samsung TV name with "QN" are said to be Mini LED + quantum dot combination, which can bring better high dynamic range picture and vibrant colors for users.
This Samsung QN900A has a great design with amazingly narrow bezels. I do not know what black technology QN900A used, but the BM black edge basically eliminated, the total width of the bezel plus the black edge is only about 2.5 mm, realizing the true meaning of the borderless full screen! The bezel is made of stainless steel, a one-piece molding process, and the surface is hollowed out for the built-in speaker sound effect.
The base uses a center metal base and is bent backward, making the front look as if the base is not connected to the screen, further highlighting the characteristics of the borderless fullscreen.
QN900A for both picture quality and thickness, the port/motherboard/power board integrated into the external One Connect box, greatly reducing the burden on the body, making it possible to straight down backlight thin body, the entire body completely flat, no projection
For the consumer of QN900A, the picture quality effect is important, the appearance is exquisite enough to match the interior decoration style is also very important, QN900A obviously put enough effort on the appearance design and good workmanship, the real borderless full-screen, flat and slim body, simple cable management are the main highlights on the appearance design of QN900A.
Samsung QN900A uses an 8K resolution VA panel, four times the clarity of a 4K TV, with sub-pixels so small that you need a 200x magnifying glass to see them clearly. the VA (vertical alignment) panel itself has the advantage of high contrast compared to IPS hard screens. Although the VA screen has the advantage of high contrast and no light leakage compared to the IPS screen, the viewing angle is not good, the side view will lose brightness and color, so the QN900A on the use of wide viewing angle film, so that the TV from the side can also have a better picture effect.
OLED TVs can achieve excellent black control due to their pixel self-lighting characteristics, while LCD TVs have to work on the number of light control partitions to get close to the effect of OLED, in theory, the more light control partitions, the better the black control effect. qn900a has thousands of light control partitions, which can more finely control the bright and dark areas of the screen.
Samsung TVs have always been leaders in input latency optimization, and the QN900A is no exception, with input latency as low as 9.7 milliseconds in game mode, always one step faster when playing games.
One Connect box is equipped with four full-blooded HDMI 2.1 ports, all of which can be used for 4K 120hz signal input, of which the third port also supports eARC, even if you are PS5/XSX dual party, and then connected to the echo wall, the port is also more than enough without manually plugging and switching.
It also supports three USB 2.0 ports, one of which is a 5V 1A high power interface that can be plugged into a high-capacity hard drive to play local movie sources.
When connected to PS5, XSX, NVIDIA 3070 graphics card for 4K 120hz screen input, the text is clear and sharp without blurring.
High-end flagship TV should be "audio and video", not only to have excellent picture quality performance but also to have a good sound effect. Samsung's soundbar is widely acclaimed by consumers for its excellent audio effects, and the QN900A is certainly not bad, and is indeed highly configured itself, with 6.2.2 channels and total audio power of up to 80W, with speakers distributed at the bottom, middle, left and right, and the top of the screen, to achieve a better surround effect and enable viewers to have a higher sense of immersion.
As a flagship 8K TV, Samsung QN900A TV has a flagship-level of hardware configuration (Mini LED + thousands of light control partition / ultra-high peak brightness/quantum dot wide color gamut / 120HZ screen), flagship-level of picture quality (Neo quantum dot 8K picture quality processing chip + Samsung picture quality tuning algorithm), flagship-level of appearance design level (ultra-thin body, metal bezel, borderless full screen ) and flagship audio (80W 6.2.2S channel speakers), in addition to a new generation of game console gamers in the face of gaming magic (four HDMI2.1 ports / VSR / ALLM / ultra-low latency), although not perfect but definitely considered the industry's top-level 8K LCD TV.
1. Appearance
QN900A for both picture quality and thickness, the port/motherboard/power board integrated into the external One Connect box, greatly reducing the burden on the body, making it possible to straight down backlight thin body, the entire body completely flat, no projection
For the consumer of QN900A, the picture quality effect is important, the appearance is exquisite enough to match the interior decoration style is also very important, QN900A obviously put enough effort on the appearance design and good workmanship, the real borderless full-screen, flat and slim body, simple cable management are the main highlights on the appearance design of QN900A.
2. Screen and Image Quality
Samsung QN900A uses an 8K resolution VA panel, four times the clarity of a 4K TV, with sub-pixels so small that you need a 200x magnifying glass to see them clearly. the VA (vertical alignment) panel itself has the advantage of high contrast compared to IPS hard screens. Although the VA screen has the advantage of high contrast and no light leakage compared to the IPS screen, the viewing angle is not good, the side view will lose brightness and color, so the QN900A on the use of wide viewing angle film, so that the TV from the side can also have a better picture effect.
3. Host game supportability
Samsung TVs have always been leaders in input latency optimization, and the QN900A is no exception, with input latency as low as 9.7 milliseconds in game mode, always one step faster when playing games.
One Connect box is equipped with four full-blooded HDMI 2.1 ports, all of which can be used for 4K 120hz signal input, of which the third port also supports eARC, even if you are PS5/XSX dual party, and then connected to the echo wall, the port is also more than enough without manually plugging and switching.
When connected to PS5, XSX, NVIDIA 3070 graphics card for 4K 120hz screen input, the text is clear and sharp without blurring.
4. Sound
High-end flagship TV should be "audio and video", not only to have excellent picture quality performance but also to have a good sound effect. Samsung's soundbar is widely acclaimed by consumers for its excellent audio effects, and the QN900A is certainly not bad, and is indeed highly configured itself, with 6.2.2 channels and total audio power of up to 80W, with speakers distributed at the bottom, middle, left and right, and the top of the screen, to achieve a better surround effect and enable viewers to have a higher sense of immersion.
5. Summary
As a flagship 8K TV, Samsung QN900A TV has a flagship-level of hardware configuration (Mini LED + thousands of light control partition / ultra-high peak brightness/quantum dot wide color gamut / 120HZ screen), flagship-level of picture quality (Neo quantum dot 8K picture quality processing chip + Samsung picture quality tuning algorithm), flagship-level of appearance design level (ultra-thin body, metal bezel, borderless full screen ) and flagship audio (80W 6.2.2S channel speakers), in addition to a new generation of game console gamers in the face of gaming magic (four HDMI2.1 ports / VSR / ALLM / ultra-low latency), although not perfect but definitely considered the industry's top-level 8K LCD TV.
