Samsung S95B OLED TV Review | The Good. The Bad. Should You Buy?

The Samsung S95B OLED TV pairs OLED TV tech with quantum dots for the first time. There's plenty of buzz and early praise around this TV, but considering it is first-gen tech, should you consider buying it? Here's our balanced perspective on the S95B OLED TV.

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00:00 Intro
01:26 Price
01:59 Filmmaker Mode Firmware Update
03:17 How we tested the TV
04:04 Brightness & Color
05:00 Contrast & Black Levels
05:33 Overall Picture Quality
06:40 Lorex 2K Pan-Tilt Wi-Fi Camera
07:51 Motion
09:13 Anti-Glare
09:31 Off-Angle Viewing
09:40 Black & Grey Uniformity
09:49 Build Quality
10:07 User Interface
10:31 Remote
10:44 Sound Quality
11:14 Gaming
12:18 Dynamic Tone Mapping in Game Mode
14:13 ABL
14:48 Final Verdict

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[Hattori_Hanzö]

This TV is what i call a next generation TV. Against my A90J, the S95B is just miles better in HDR. The ABL is almost non-existent in comparisation to my A90J and the colors are incredible. When the 77" releases next year, this will be an instant buy.

My Settings for HDR PS5 / XSX:
Brightness 50
Contrast 48
Sharpness 0
Color 36
Color Space at AUTO
Contrast Enhancer OFF
Gamma -2
Shadow detail +2
Peak Brightness High

Also VERY important. In game mode settings go to HDR tone mapping. Set this to Advanced and enable Game HDR. This will make all the games look much better.

[larrybeasley]

I watched this review on an s95b… picture was spectacular and whatever was used to record this review kept the quality the whole way through.

[zaqutix]

Even though I bought an LG C1 Q3 last year I still love watching your videos 👍🏼 keep it up, great content for tec enthusiasts

[michaelrichardson]

HDTVTest did a video recently about how you should adjust the HDR settings both on this TV and on the console. My PS5 games look amazing on this TV and not washed out at all. I'm so glad i went with this instead of the C2, and saved almost $1000 over the Sony A95K.

[dvdiii]

I suffered through issues with a 65" Samsung Q9 that Samsung thankfully issued a refund only to have even worse issues with a 65" Q90 (DSE, and color). After 5 months of dealing with the extended warranty company (CPS) who passed the issue on to Samsung, I was lucky to have Samsung once again refund me for the purchase. After reviews such as your's Caleb, along with KG's comparison to the C2 and Stop the FOMO, I decided to give Samsung one more try and bought the S95B from Costco (which through in additional warranty coverage adding up to 5 years) and just WOW! The S95 65" picture is fantastic. Highly recommend this TV to anyone, and buy from Costco if you have a membership to get the extended warranty for the same price as most retail outlets sell it for. I need to get a new Blu-Ray player to enjoy 4K, but everything we have streamed has been such a joy to watch now.

[daddygrace]

I purchased the 2022 Samsung 55 inch S95B OLED television in April 2022 from Best Buy. I love this television and the picture quality is fantastic. I upgraded my Verizon Fios cable boxes to the Fios TV One 4K boxes and the latest Verizon Fios WiFi 6 Router. I don't play games on this television. It is used strictly for watching my television shows and movies. Many of the movies and series on Amazon Prime are now in 4K and the same for some movies on HBO-Max, Starz, and Epix. This television went on sale 2 weeks ago at Best Buy and Samsung regarding $200 off the original price of $2, 199. I contacted Best Buy to see if I could get the $200 sale credit last Saturday and they said yes. The price on the 55 inch S95B Samsung went back to it's original price Monday, June 6, 2022. I love this television and it was a great pre-birthday present to myself.

[Acommentary]

I just bought one of these yesterday lost my wife in the process.

[stephantranquille]

They have just announced the release of the S95, in Australia, for the 28th of August. I'm really excited at the prospect of owning the 65" since I mostly watch Netflix in 4k. UHD discs remain my favourite way of watching movies because it offers the best possible results... so far.

[alyssacrypto]

I plan to buy a panel in 2023 at the earliest. And preferably 2024. So it should be QD-OLEDs 3rd generation from Sony and Samsung that I'm choosing from. I will probably be getting Samsung, so happy to hear this is the reaction this early into the next OLED tech, from a reviewer. Cheers

[moldyrefrigerator]

I’ve just spent $3, 000 on a TV within the last 2 months, yet here I am watching a video on whether or not I should buy this TV lol

[ericvaughan]

Great review thanks for sharing. I own it and like you are just amazed at the picture especially in HDR, never seen better HDR picture in my life and this is my third OLED.

[ericcarlton]

I spent 2k on an LG C1 end of year last year and here I am. I cannot get enough of new TV tech

[johnbawbag]

Hey bud, I live in Scotland, didn't know that much about tvs or soundbars and even the best cables, you are the man, you make things so simple to understand and you tell the truth rather than trying to a make more popular.
You are the man, thank you so much, cheers John Hannan

[Slvah]

Yes, please compare this with the C2! Way too many reviewers are just throwing the G2 at it because of the matching prices, and not considering the clearly better value that the C2 provides for anyone not looking to wall-mount.

[MayaPosch]

Seems like the next leap in TV technology is going to be pure QD TVs, with just the QDs and TFT matrix driving them. Already pretty happy that we seem to be getting past the complexity of LCDs and compromises of OLED at this point.

[bweber]

I just installed this TV in a guys house 2 weeks ago and it blows my mind how good this thing is. I have an A80J and it is no slacker of a tv but I can without a doubt say that this TV is, somehow, even better! Highly recommend it

[musicalSFCat]

Thank you for sharing your fantastic review on the Samsung S95B. Decided to wait, finally upgrade my old 2004 Toshiba Regza (120Hz refresh rate) LCD "42. It was the best LCD back when LCD TVs were coming of age. Abet, very still heavy ( 66.2 lbs. with stand). Finally ordered the "55 Samsung S95B. It had the best "overall" OLED TV rating in state of the art quality & performance, after searching extensively on the internet for best rated OLED TVs in 2022. Looking forward to this fine upgrade. Timing couldn't be more perfect. Cheers. 💯

[faboohaahh]

Thanks a lot for the review Caleb. Unfortunately for my needs I’d be leery to buy a 65” since the viewing distance is on the longer side (13’). I’m eyeing the 77” C2 and A80K since both are at the same price point.

I’m hoping Digital Trends can review the A80K before I pull the trigger since DT is a place I can trust for honest reviews.

[wblebon]

Still to expensive for my budget 3400 euro but had it for 18 days to test the tv .Best Oled 2022 as in brightness and colors volume can't wait for black friday 👍

[delskioffskinov]

You're my 'Goto' for tv reviews, always honest and articulate! Quality content thanks Caleb!