2024 Samsung QN900D Neo QLED 8K First Impressions

I got to spend the day with the 85 inch QN900D I got hands on with the TV and I give my full thoughts and opinions on this experience on testing this TV at the Samsung facilities earlier this month. Please consider supporting the channel by buying your next TV from one of the below affiliate links.

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[ehenningsen]

I keep coming back to this TV. Its been mainly between this, the LG Z3, G4 and M4..

I have the S90C and really like it, but i need another TV and while QD-OLED is the best contrast and color, i think QD miniled looks incredible and with 8k 60hz / and 4k 240hz with the best upscaler...

I have a feeling i will get this at 85 inch when i pull the trigger

[lexsanderz]

I don't care about 8k, I just want Microsoft Word at 240 hz

[budthecyborg]

I would buy the QN900D at launch if it were cheaper, and I would pay near full price if it were 8K120hz because gaming is my primary application.
The biggest competition for the QN900D is really going to come from the first 8K OLED from TCL... Hopefully sooner than later.

As-is barring horrible reviews I'm going to upgrade from an LG C1 to TCL Q8M this year (not that I'm getting rid of the C1 it's just moving to the bedroom).

[Dave-cnno]

Hi I really don't understand why everything keeps on about the contrast levels of OLED I have the OLED G3 and the Samsung Q90R and its not a night and day difference. I've followed for all for years saying how the contrast levels are mind-blowing on an oled so finally went with the G3. Yes its better in some scenes but it's not mind-blowing different so please can you explain what I am missing here thanks for your time

[talmadgehill]

I thinks 8k is cool I want that new 1 connect box they got it looks smooooth way better looking then the older 1s wonder if they will sell it separately? 🤔

[michaelangst]

As someone who uses an 85 inch QN800B for 8K pc gaming and now using topaz AI to take 4k material to 8k, there is definitely a difference in sharpness quality given the right seating distance. Even with a 4090 the time it takes to upscale to 8K on topaz AI is a lot longer than I would like it to be, but it is a niche use case that has a real world difference. Just like shooting your own 8k video from a phone or camera, or taking your own pictures in 8K and viewing them on your tv. There is also the limited 8k content on youtube.

As far as when I will upgrade, I will until a 98 inch 8k tv is released with 120hz refresh for $8000 or less. I'm sure by the time this happens, Micro led will be here for affordable prices and native 8K movies will be released digitally online. 8k is taking way too long to come down in price. For whatever reason they cost much more to manufacture

[rct]

If I go 85" (not 83" or smaller) this year then this will be the tv for me. Having said this, I am waiting for the new TCL and Hisense 98" tv releases first. Oh wait, maybe the Sony Bravia 9, man what a year for mini led 🤔

[ChadLetourneaurhavoc]

waiting for mine to come in 3 weeks it was a special order
Yes Cant wait to hear it with my dennon AVRX8500H

[Cloxxki]

This sounds amazing. How might the upscaling apply to gaming, specifically sim racing? It would be unlikely my only screen to do that on, but especially in social setting, it would be nice. I'm trying to justify an 8K screen while the store salesman told me not to, but this was in the context of LG OLEDs. I'm not going to use any TV signal, just PC signal and YouTube, etc. Love the idea of having a 77" picture frame in 8K, I would commission nice footage from Fiverr or the light, just have something pretty and of my taste running there.

[DjWarpedcore]

So compared to last years model is it worth upgrading? I bought last years and love it and my second samsung 8k, the first I bought when the ps5 was released, I loved that tv but last years model blows that away ... what I really want to see is what this tv can do with 720p or is it a case of not being able to polish a turd? my first 8k blew my 4k tv out of the water too even tho it was 8k in its infancy ... I have said ever since owning my first one the best 4k tv you could own is an 8k tv and it is true

[elvnmagi]

Is this screen REAL 4k 240Hz or is it samsung's fake Motion Xcelerator which is interpolation and/or black frame insertion~flicker? What is the native Hz of this panel at 4k and at 8k? Can hmdi 2.1 even do 8k 120Hz natively off of a 4000 series nvidia gpu;s hdmi 2.1 port? (even using DSC, DisplayStreamCompression)??

Other tv manufacturers have their own moniker for their fake Hz mode, including TCL and others, so forgive my doubts on the actual 4k 240hz and 8k 120hz. I'd be pleasantly surprised if it's true, but so far there have been only very casual "impression reviews" of this screen from people who got to visit it rather than anyone actually going through the OSD and settings in more detail.

[michaelfoster]

Great content , So if it is your favorite tv there do a 2 hour video of. It side by side next to the S95D see which has the best overall image .

[__improwise__]

Thanks for a nice video. Isn't this panel still only 120 hz so anything above that is kind of "fake"? Do we what actuall differences there are compared to the QN900C, despite the AI stuff? Has number of zones etc changed?

[almir-lqqw]

Use DLSS. It can get you much closer to 200fps+ without the need to run older games.

[MRSTEEL]

Vs SONYS Z9K 85 same price ? YUR thoughts?----Im undecided

[DarkLionn]

Nice video, bravo 👏
I still think the the s95c is better than this awesome tv. It looks impressive no doubt bu i would prefer the s95c

[JayJay-jxzg]

900c vs 900d? What processor is in the 900c? It goes down to a good price when it's on sale. Is the processor in the 900d that much better? Good vid man.

[majorkursk]

The pricing of these 8k QN800D & QN900D models are far too expensive at launch.

[RodMurray]

KG did you try the Nintendo Switch on it and if you did how did the 1080p Upscaled to 4K do

[Zevin]

Thinking about this or an LG G4. I've heard that Samsung doesn't support Dolby Vision. So what happens if I play a Netflix show/movie with Dolby Vision? Does it default to regular HDR? Can you let me know your experience with this and if it really matters at all.