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The Samsung Q9FN is at the top of the list of LCD TVS, and the 65-inch QN65 series we tested matched LG's E8P OLED in price and features. Due to the nature of both display technologies, it doesn't touch the black level of the E8P, but it shows the widest range of colors we've ever seen, and its performance is excellent due to its incredibly bright panels.
The Samsung Q9FN looks surprisingly simple. The screen is framed at an Angle, with a black metal frame just a fraction of an inch wide and a small rectangular projection at the bottom edge with the samsung logo on it. The TV is mounted on a u-shaped black brushed metal stand, or on a wall fitted with a compatible stand. The back of the screen accommodates only a single connector for a thin, silver cable. This is the wire connecting the Samsung Q9FN's OneConnect box. The OneConnect box is the brain and connecting center of Q9. It is a black rectangular box that provides all the signals and power for the TV and manages every input. On the back of the box there are four HDMI ports, an Ethernet port, a cable/antenna connector, a power cable connector, and a rectangular port for the aforementioned cable to the screen. There are three USB ports on the right side of the box.
The remote is a slender silver metal bar, similar to the black layout of samsung's non-flagship TVS. It is dominated by a large circular directional panel with a power button, a microphone button, a manual input button, a number and four color button, and an ambient mode button that significantly reduces the brightness and display art of the image. The Home, back, and play/pause buttons are located below the navigation board, and the volume and channel joysticks are located below them. A pinhole microphone near the top of the remote gives you access to samsung's Bixby voice assistant. Samsung continues to use its own smart TV platform to implement the Q9's interface and connectivity. While it's functional and visually pleasing, it's also very samsung centric. It USES the company's often-forgotten Bixby voice assistant, rather than the more common Alexa (found on amazon's Fire TV device), Google (found on android TV devices) or even Siri (found on apple TV).
It controls smart home devices compatible with samsung's SmartThings platform, but that covers a relatively paltry 200-plus devices compared with the thousands available on other voice assistant/smart TV platforms. Samsung also has relatively few streaming options compared to android TV, Fire TV and Roku TV. Big names have emerged, including Google movies and TV, but you won't find as many niche or other hobbyist apps or services. A general guide feature can help you integrate live TV from a broadcast or cable/satellite box into the TV menu, which is a nice feature if you're not a cable cutter. Samsung Q9FN is capable of displaying high dynamic range (HDR) content. It supports HDR10 and samsung's dynamic HDR10 + format. It does not support dolby vision. We used the Klein k-10a colorimeter, Murideo 6-g signal generator, and SpectraCal's CalMAN test.
In HDR+ mode, the black level of HDMI is set to low, the peak brightness of Q9 is 673.96 CD /m2(full screen white), the black level is 0.05 CD /m2, and the contrast is 13479:1. However, this does not represent the maximum brightness of Q9; The black level of HDMI is set to automatic display, and the TV can output 749.85 CD /m2 full screen white field and 1090.06 CD /m2 10% white field. However, these Settings significantly push the black level up, resulting in low contrast. Still, the Q9 is one of the brightest TVS we've tested. The LG E8P can also become very bright at 740.23 CD/m2, while the SONY A1E's peak brightness is much lower at 470.22 CD/m2. However, both OLED TVS naturally offer superior "infinite" contrast, simply because they display perfect black.
The Samsung Q9FN looks surprisingly simple. The screen is framed at an Angle, with a black metal frame just a fraction of an inch wide and a small rectangular projection at the bottom edge with the samsung logo on it. The TV is mounted on a u-shaped black brushed metal stand, or on a wall fitted with a compatible stand. The back of the screen accommodates only a single connector for a thin, silver cable. This is the wire connecting the Samsung Q9FN's OneConnect box. The OneConnect box is the brain and connecting center of Q9. It is a black rectangular box that provides all the signals and power for the TV and manages every input. On the back of the box there are four HDMI ports, an Ethernet port, a cable/antenna connector, a power cable connector, and a rectangular port for the aforementioned cable to the screen. There are three USB ports on the right side of the box.
The remote is a slender silver metal bar, similar to the black layout of samsung's non-flagship TVS. It is dominated by a large circular directional panel with a power button, a microphone button, a manual input button, a number and four color button, and an ambient mode button that significantly reduces the brightness and display art of the image. The Home, back, and play/pause buttons are located below the navigation board, and the volume and channel joysticks are located below them. A pinhole microphone near the top of the remote gives you access to samsung's Bixby voice assistant. Samsung continues to use its own smart TV platform to implement the Q9's interface and connectivity. While it's functional and visually pleasing, it's also very samsung centric. It USES the company's often-forgotten Bixby voice assistant, rather than the more common Alexa (found on amazon's Fire TV device), Google (found on android TV devices) or even Siri (found on apple TV).
It controls smart home devices compatible with samsung's SmartThings platform, but that covers a relatively paltry 200-plus devices compared with the thousands available on other voice assistant/smart TV platforms. Samsung also has relatively few streaming options compared to android TV, Fire TV and Roku TV. Big names have emerged, including Google movies and TV, but you won't find as many niche or other hobbyist apps or services. A general guide feature can help you integrate live TV from a broadcast or cable/satellite box into the TV menu, which is a nice feature if you're not a cable cutter. Samsung Q9FN is capable of displaying high dynamic range (HDR) content. It supports HDR10 and samsung's dynamic HDR10 + format. It does not support dolby vision. We used the Klein k-10a colorimeter, Murideo 6-g signal generator, and SpectraCal's CalMAN test.
In HDR+ mode, the black level of HDMI is set to low, the peak brightness of Q9 is 673.96 CD /m2(full screen white), the black level is 0.05 CD /m2, and the contrast is 13479:1. However, this does not represent the maximum brightness of Q9; The black level of HDMI is set to automatic display, and the TV can output 749.85 CD /m2 full screen white field and 1090.06 CD /m2 10% white field. However, these Settings significantly push the black level up, resulting in low contrast. Still, the Q9 is one of the brightest TVS we've tested. The LG E8P can also become very bright at 740.23 CD/m2, while the SONY A1E's peak brightness is much lower at 470.22 CD/m2. However, both OLED TVS naturally offer superior "infinite" contrast, simply because they display perfect black.
