Samsung QN90C 43" TV. Right choice?
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Hello,
I'm pretty sure that I've covered all bases with this, but after a couple of months of research this seems the best all-rounder for us. My criteria is:
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Is there anything I've overlooked - or a better alternative?
I'm pretty sure that I've covered all bases with this, but after a couple of months of research this seems the best all-rounder for us. My criteria is:
[list]
- No larger than 43" - wall space dictates this.
- I don't want OLED, as certain people are notorious for pausing things and walking off. I just don't want to be worried about burn-in.
- 120hz refresh as it will be used for PS5 as well as TV
- Best picture possible within the above criteria
Is there anything I've overlooked - or a better alternative?
All I can add is that all three TVs in our house are Samsung - range from over 10 years old to about 5 at the youngest. Zero issues and good picture from an amateur perspective. We had to buy a Roku when ITV-X was launched but that was £30 and speeded up the smart TV functions so effectively a cheap upgrade / update.
We have a 43” Sony OLED in our kitchen / diner but I chose that TV for its acoustic surface speakers as I didn’t want a soundbar. Very happy with the sound but, as expected, the picture is pretty hopeless during daylight. The smaller OLED screen tend not to have brightness boosters that bigger ones have.
Sheepshanks said:
We have a 43” Sony OLED in our kitchen / diner but I chose that TV for its acoustic surface speakers as I didn’t want a soundbar. Very happy with the sound but, as expected, the picture is pretty hopeless during daylight. The smaller OLED screen tend not to have brightness boosters that bigger ones have.
This is something else that concerns me a little. They all look fine in the shop, but I suspect it might be an issue in the room.I'm ideally looking for something that will last well, have good picture quality and not be £1000+. The Samsung seems to fit this criteria & I just don't even want the little niggly worry about OLED in the back of my head at all.
SebastienClement said:
This is something else that concerns me a little. They all look fine in the shop, but I suspect it might be an issue in the room.
I'm ideally looking for something that will last well, have good picture quality and not be £1000+. The Samsung seems to fit this criteria & I just don't even want the little niggly worry about OLED in the back of my head at all.
Do you have access to Costco? If they sell that model (their range can be a bit random) you can return within 90 days if you don’t like it. I wanted to try a Samsung neo Qled but they didn’t stock at the time. I ordered one from JL but then found they won’t take TVs back, so cancelled. Got the Sony from Costco know I could return it. Whoever you buy from, choose somewhere that offers 5 yr guarantee.I'm ideally looking for something that will last well, have good picture quality and not be £1000+. The Samsung seems to fit this criteria & I just don't even want the little niggly worry about OLED in the back of my head at all.
Just been through this exact buying process with similar criteria dictated by the wall space bar the fact I would have had an LG c3 as I think it is a better TV if the price was closer after discounts I had available.
The QN90c is basically the only 43 inch lcd tv that produces a true HDR picture. Most manufactures don't give the smallest sizes the exact same tech at the smaller size even within the same model line. Even the QN90c doesn't have the same panel for the 50/43 inch models which are VA vs ADS in the larger sizes, which of those is better for you depends on use case and the VA panel probably is unless you need wide viewing angles.
The general consensus is the QN90c is the the best you can get other than OLEDs and anything below it at this size is much of a sameness due to limits in HDR reproduction abilities, but represents poor value for money.
I have a Samsung s95b QD-OLED in the lounge and the 43 qn90c in another room, I can tell difference and prefer the oled particularly in the classic oled black background with a bright central image but this is pretty rare in day to day watching and would say its 95% of the experience in every other case.
As someone else mentioned my Samsung oled will set a screen saver up if content is paused in the smart apps so may negate your issue with paused stuff but doesn't do this for paused sky tv if this is what your worried about
The QN90c is basically the only 43 inch lcd tv that produces a true HDR picture. Most manufactures don't give the smallest sizes the exact same tech at the smaller size even within the same model line. Even the QN90c doesn't have the same panel for the 50/43 inch models which are VA vs ADS in the larger sizes, which of those is better for you depends on use case and the VA panel probably is unless you need wide viewing angles.
The general consensus is the QN90c is the the best you can get other than OLEDs and anything below it at this size is much of a sameness due to limits in HDR reproduction abilities, but represents poor value for money.
I have a Samsung s95b QD-OLED in the lounge and the 43 qn90c in another room, I can tell difference and prefer the oled particularly in the classic oled black background with a bright central image but this is pretty rare in day to day watching and would say its 95% of the experience in every other case.
As someone else mentioned my Samsung oled will set a screen saver up if content is paused in the smart apps so may negate your issue with paused stuff but doesn't do this for paused sky tv if this is what your worried about
Edited by Jkennesion on Thursday 28th December 10:13
Edited by Jkennesion on Thursday 28th December 10:14
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