Samsung S90D Series

Samsung 65” QD Oled S90D 4k smart TV Have owned this TV for a year now, it is a December 2024 model, but it is still available and if you can buy this for a reduced price or clearance price you would not be disappointed by its quality and performance. The direct new replacement for this TV is model S90F (QA65S95FAWXXY) Model numbers and Oled… Read more ·  1

types from Samsung can be confusing and their new QD Oled tv’s are amongst the best out there. I learned that the model numbers contain codes that indicate if this is a QD (Quantum dot) or W-Oled (White Oled). WOLED uses white subpixels with colour filters, which offers better bright room performance and deeper blacks due to polarizers, whilst QD Oled uses blue Oled with Quantum dots for purer, more vibrant, and efficient colour, excelling in darker rooms but can struggle with reflections and washed-out colours in brighter light.

I do not pretend to be the technical expert, a lot comes down to personal preference, but in trying to understand the differences I have a friend with a Sony Bravia 8 equivalent TV, which uses Woled panel and after viewing various types of programmes and general TV programmes, decided that the QD Oled gave better results overall. In the Samsung model numbers, the DAWXXY means that it is a QD Oled panel, and the DAEXXY numbers mean it is a Woled panel.

After much debate over buying Oled TV or new mini led tv which have come a long way, decided that the Oled is still the superior TV, mainly for the deeper blacks and contrast which this TV excels at, with Samsung making the QD Oled, which was my preferred option. Price is a consideration for a lot of viewers and Oled tv’s are not the cheapest on the market.

There is also still some fear of Image retention and burn in with Oled, but the modern version Samsung (and LG etc.) has protection methods and pixel shifting etc. built in and unless you are running very static images for very long periods of time, burn or image retention is much less of an issue in general everyday use and not likely to be a problem. But I am still cautious and do not leave the TV with paused screen for long periods of time – having said that if you do leave a still image for more than a couple of minutes, the screen saver function cuts in and turns the screen black with a rotating pattern until such time as you fire it up again.

This TV has an excellent picture and whilst SDR brightness is very good, it excels in HDR10+ broadcasts and its brightness is very good overall to the level where it will give good results even in a room with the lights on because of its great overall handling of reflections, though it is going to struggle a little bit in extremely brightly lit rooms.

The Samsung S90D is great for a variety of usages. If you need a TV for your home theatre, it is an excellent choice due to its perfect black levels, brilliant colours (over 8 million self-illuminating pixels), impressive HDR brightness, and very solid image processing full of detail. Its nearly instantaneous pixel transitions, low input lag, and modern gaming features through HDMI 2.1 with 144HZ VRR with motion rate 200, also make it a great choice for console and PC gamers. The TV has 4 HDMI inputs, 2 of which are HDMI 2.1 and will run 120FPS depending on the source input. The TV also has a very wide viewing angle. The native panel refresh rate is 100HZ.

TV sound can vary a lot, but this model has a rich sound with reasonable bass levels and runs Dolby Atmos cinematic sound with Object tracking sound across the screen to the point where I have not felt the need to add a sound bar.

The TV has a very slim profile; the glass panel itself is approx. 4mm thick which was a bit disconcerting for me as it does flex a little if touched but it seems strong enough. The TV can be wall mounted and I would recommend you follow the manufacturers instruction about the type of wall bracket you use, but I opted to put it on a cabinet on the stand provided. The stand offers good stability but with grandkids running around, I also strapped the TV to the cabinet using straps bolted into the Vesa mount holes just for added security.

The TV runs with Samsung Tizen Operating system couple to Tizen Smart hub, which we are used to and works well for us. It has no problem downloading and adding all the streaming apps we use onto the hub front screen and the functionality for all of this is very responsive and works well.

The remote control supplied is the slim line Samsung version with solar cell on the rear to keep the battery charged in the remote. You can also plug it into a charger via Usb C connection on the bottom. The remote is very small and slim, which is ok, but my only gripe is that it does not have a numeric pad and you must scroll up and down the channels or put your commonly used channels into the favourites list, but it is not a deal breaker.

Once I set the TV up, I followed a review by a TV technical reviewer and re-tuned the TV for better results – there are plenty of sources of information to do this but I turned off all the Eco settings, auto contrast and brightness management systems along with a few other settings that all affect the picture outputs, most designed to save power and put the TV into eco and auto brightness adjustment modes and I found turning them off improves the picture quality and viewing experience to a noticeable degree. Most experts recommend setting the TV into Film maker mode but it does this automatically when watching HDR content – it gives very good results. I do not use film maker mode for non HDR viewing and it is still brilliant.

Have absolutely no regrets in buying this TV, its outstanding!

PROS: Perfect blacks in a dark room with no blooming around bright highlights; Very wide viewing angle for a consistent image from the sides; Good reflection handling means it handles glare in a well-lit room; HDR 10+ for life like colours and very high levels of detail and contrast; Very good cinematic sound and overall sound experience for a TV, with Dolby Atmos; 4 x HDMI inputs, 2 of which are HDMI 2.1 for 144hz gaming input with 120FPS; Screen colours are “life like” and not overblown, no “blooming” or “halo effect” at all; 4K upscaling of SD sources works well; Picture quality in a word is "Brilliant" CONS: Have not found any real cons with this TV, it is near perfect in most respects, but I would prefer the remote to have numeric buttons for selecting channels. I do have voice activated commands on the remote to call up the channel you want which does work reasonably well most of the time.

Purchased January 2025 and 6 weeks later dead. Came home it had tripped and turned off and my other appliances . Tried other electrical outlets. Won’t turn on. Samsung want to report a $5000 tv less than 6 weeks old and not replace it or refund it. All reviews point to common problem with power source malfunctioning and causing circuit to burn… Read more

inside the tv. This does not comply with Australian consumer laws and they still want to fix it again. Unacceptable and will not buy again . I will get my refund and use it elsewhere . Samsung no longer a high quality trusted brand but charge high prices.