Samsung Q80T QA65Q80TAWXXY (65")

Nice picture, but really irritating interface – Too many buttons to press to get to fundamental options like changing source. Too much fat in the operating system. Cannot use apps until you agree to very questionable privacy policies of stalking what you watch. Then you get Ads, another thing in the way of simply getting to picture/sound options Otherwise this is a lovely Tv OFFLINE. I just… Read more

other devices to get what i want instead of any built in apps, without the privacy blackmail as described above.

It would be great if samsung offered an update where you at least have the option of turning all the bloat off for people not interested in being stalked.

An Excellent TV – After reviewing a handful of Tv's from LG, Samsung and Sony my final choices came down to the Samsung Q80T, the Sony x95H and x90H TV's, i ended up purchasing the Samsung Q80T due to it actually being alot better than the sony brands when it comes to picture quality and 4k content its an excellent tv from samsung. The reason i did not purchase… Read more

either of the Sony tv's was due to sony also being a google tv and that was a huge turn off.

Also looked at the LG CX Oled which is a good Tv but burn in is an issue, too probmatic.

Another reason i decided to stick with samsung is because my current tv is a samsung 55 inch ES 8000 from 2014, about 14 months after purchasing the ES8000 the tv developed some dead pixels on the screen, i had never dealt with samsung customer service before and after calling them and explaining the issue samsung were fantastic, within 2 days a licenced samsung repairer came to our home and inspected the tv and the next day he returned with a replacement screen, it was a hassel free experience and i thank Samsung for that. Fantastic customer service.

I have had no issues with the Q80T, Easy to setup, Fantastic picture, excellent PC monitor and for gaming, 2.1 Hdmi Port, 4K at 120 Hz, VRR, freesync, low latency gaming, 4k HDR content is outstanding and the sound is crisp and clear, samsung tvs were never known for good sound but the Q80 is a huge improvement its very very good. The Q80T doesnt come with dolby vision but does have HDR10 plus. To be honest there is barely any difference between the 2 but HDR10 plus does look brighter and darker scenes do have better contrast. Dolby Vision isnt a deal breaker.

Its a well made Tv from samsung if you wanted to spend more money The Q 90T or 95t is an option but the only differences are a bit better HDR and the one connect box, overall there isnt much difference between Q80T and the Q90 Q95 models, just a higher price. If you want a very good Tv with excellent picture quality and HDR, 120HZ refresh, low latency gaming, use as a PC monitor, 2.1 Hdmi port, Earc Port, VRR, freesync, the Q80T is a no brainer. It is one of samsungs best 2020 models and wotrth considering. Its an excellent TV.

There are Advertisments is the Smart Menu but considering i do not use any of the smart feartures or apps Ads are not a concern. You do have options to disable but not remove the Ads. I use the Tv as a PC Monitor connected to the internet. Smart features dont interest me at all, something i wont be using anyway.

I have recently Purchased the 65 inch Q80T from Harvey norman for $1995 on sale

Could not be happier.

There are many fake reviews on Product.com who have not purchased the Q80T and others from people who exaggerate issues. Review saying they purchased the Q80T in 2018, and another as far back as 2016. Considering The Q80t tv is a 2020 model, Why they post reviews is beyond me but its a huge shame.

Inverted Ghosting – After weeks of research, and getting the Xbox Series X, I was finally ready to pull the trigger on the Q80T. It has every feature I want to get the full next-gen console experience. Within days of owning it, I noticed this strange ghosting around nearly every object on the screen when gaming, I dug deep into the TV settings, watched YouTube clips… Read more

of the best settings, but still, it was there. When panning the camera, a tree, for example, would project a purple ghosting outline in the direction of the movement. This was extremely distracting, and the faster the camera pan, the further out the purple ghosting effect would project away from the object.

Once I noticed it, there was no going back.

I tested every game I had, it was on all of them, some worse than others, and especially visible in dark scenes as the screen would light up with this purple ghosting artifact.

I hit the forums, within minutes of searching, found other user posts about it, I was gutted. The TL:DR of it; it's been happening since last year's model, Samsung claim they fixed it with firmware updates, if you disable VRR (Freesync) and 120hz mode it's barely visible (but why would you, isn't this why you purchased this tv?).

The issue is an over-aggressive screen overshoot algorithm and the VA panels Samsung uses. The firmware could fix this, but if that's the case why hasn't it been done already?...

I had to call the retailer, then visit the retailer in person, where they tried everything to ensure it was user error, going so far as to say the Xbox Series X's included HDMI cable couldn't display 4k120 and suggested I purchase an outrageously expensive HDMI 2.1 48GB cable from them to test it ($160), which I did, then returned it because it worked so poorly I had to factory reset the TV. They also tried to tell me it's the games I was playing, that somehow games not optimized for the Series X was the issue.

From there they referred me to their technician, who told me I was the 3rd person this week with the issue, I explained the issue to the technician and there were some back and forward calls for a couple of days. I had to call Samsung and lodge a fault, then had to read up on my consumer rights on the ACCC website... There is a line under the returns section subheading "Major Problems": -it has a problem that would have stopped someone from buying it if they’d known about it -it is substantially unfit for its common purpose and can’t easily be fixed within a reasonable time -it doesn’t do what you asked for and can’t easily be fixed within a reasonable time You may need to quote these to the retailer, they assume you don't understand your consumer rights.

Eventually, the sales rep from the retailer asked me to bring the Xbox down to test it on the exact display model they had. Annnnnd success, for me that is, inverted ghosting everywhere, I pointed it out to him and explained it to him, he saw it straight away, asked me to test other games which I was happy to (Thanks for Quick Resume Microsoft). Other sales reps would walk past and add their 2 cents like "Oh my mates got one of those TVs and says it's mint", or "The Xbox included HDMI cable cant do over 60hz". We then tested it on another TV, the LG CX OLED... No ghosting, not nothing, just perfect, beautiful 120hz VRR at 4K.

I managed to get a refund, note that you do not have to bring a TV back or pay for it to be picked up if it's being returned to the retailer, it states that also on the ACCC website "When a product is too large, too heavy or too difficult to remove, the business is responsible for paying the shipping costs or collecting the product within a reasonable time of being notified of the problem. Examples include: -a wide screen TV"

I will never buy a Samsung TV again, and I will always do more research into known problems with TVs first.

The sales rep that sold me the TV, and had me bring the Xbox down for testing, was extremely helpful, and genuinely appeared to be the only member of the retailer that wanted me to have a good outcome and get to the bottom of the issue, for that I am grateful.

GG

QLED Samsung FAULTY – Purchased latest Samsung QLED 80T June 2020. Just 2 months later we lost power to the unit and technician replaced main board and reported, “Smart tv not connected to internet it was unable to update software apparently it blew the main board.” 1 week later again no power, tech unable to detect problem. A search on internet “Samsung switching off”… Read more

seems be the norm. Tried to contact Samsung and to be told that the number Samsung supplies is just a call centre and they only take note of your problem. I was told by Samsungs technicians to go back to Good Guys where it was purchased for refund also Sumsung want to charge a fee if I would like a report from the first repair. Never again!!

QLED still shines bright – I use as a pc monitor and tv. The white packaged protection strips caused banding on the edges that went after couple of days. Ran every test on youtube and cannot fault it. Runs games at 120hz x 1440p no problem. Sound is acceptable which is amazing for a tv. I use an optical tos link to an AV amp though, which it auto recognised as well as the… Read more ·  1

fox box. One remote for all, nice. Only negative is ads on menu bar, i have it disconnected from wifi and only connect when needed. Lost a star there samsung. Dedicated button on remote for picture mode would be good