q8fn 75 inch lcd panel brands

Size class of the display as declared by the manufacturer. Often this is the rounded value of the actual size of the diagonal in inches.74.5 in (inches)

There are various panel technologies. Each has its own specific features - viewing angles, color reproduction, response time, brightness/contrast, production cost, etc. The image quality depends directly on the type of the display panel used.VA

The most widely used panels are those with 6, 8, and 10 bits for each of the RGB components of the pixel. They provide 18-, 24-, and 30-bit color, respectively.10 bits

Frame Rate Control (FRC) is a method, which allows the pixels to show more color tones. With quick cyclic switching between different color tones, an illusion for a new intermediate color tone is created. For example, by using FRC, a 6-bit display panel is able to show 16.7 millioin colors, which are typical for 8-bit display panels, and not the standard 262200 colors, instead. There are different FRC algorithms.No

The maximum number of colors, which the display is able to reproduce, depends on the type of the panel in use and color enhancing technologies like FRC.1073741824 colors

Information of the number of pixels in a unit of length. With the decrease of the display size and the increase of its resolution, the pixel density increases.59 ppi (pixels per inch)

The backlight is the source of light of the LCD display panels. The type of backlight determines the image quality and the color space of the display. There are various backlights such as CCFL, LED, WLED, RGB-LED, and etc.Direct LED (Full-Array Local Dimming)

The back of the Q8FN is nearly identical to the NU8000. It has the same cable management system which works exceptionally well for guiding all of the cables either through the legs or through the bottom of the TV when wall-mounted.

Excellent build quality. There are no gaps in the construction. It is mostly plastic but there are some metal parts. It feels well built and solid. The back panel has a lot of flex in the middle where the VESA mounts are located, and the corners of the bezel are slightly cracked but this should not cause any issues.

Decent local dimming on the Q8FN, very similar to the Sony X900F. The Q8FN does not completely turn off zones that were far away from our test dot. The Q8FN has less visible blooming than the X900F, but the black levels are not as deep.

Update 01/08/2019: The Q8FN in Europe does not have a full array local dimming feature, but is instead edge-lit. Samsung has instead released the Q8DN, which has the same full array local dimming feature as the one we have tested.

Excellent peak brightness with SDR content. Highlights are very bright and stand out. The 2018 Q8FN is much brighter than last year"s Q8C. Real scenes are not as bright as our test windows, but still bright enough for most rooms.

Decent gray uniformity, but worse than last year"s Q8. The sides of the Q8FN are darker than the rest of the screen, but this isn"t as noticeable as when it is in the center. The center of the screen is not uniform, this will be noticeable when watching sports like hockey or football with large areas of uniform color in the center of the screen.

The Samsung Q8 has a poor viewing angle, the picture quality degrades when viewed off angle. Blacks turn gray and colors shift even with a small angle. This TV is not a good choice for a room with side seating or even with a large couch. These results are typical of VA-type panels. OLED panels like the LG C7 have much better viewing angles.

The 2018 Q8FN has excellent reflection handling. Reflections are well defined but at a much lower intensity, as such there is much less glare. The anti-reflection coating gives reflections a slight purple tint, but this isn"t really noticeable. This TV is excellent even for a very bright room.

Excellent wide color gamut. The Q8FN can display nearly 100% of the P3 color space, and has the highest Rec.2020 coverage we have ever seen, although it is very close to the 2017 Q9F.

The Q8FN has an excellent response time with very little overshoot. The left and right sides of the chart do not line up due to the local dimming feature.

The Q8FN uses PWM to dim the backlight, and it flickers regardless of backlight setting, even at 100%. The flicker changes considerably depending on settings. Normally, it flickers at 480 Hz, which shouldn"t be noticeable and creates little motion duplication. This is much better than last year"s Q8C, and almost as good as Sony"s X900F.

The Samsung Q8FN has an optional BFI mode called "LED Clear Motion" that adjusts the flicker depending on the content to help motion appear more clear.

BFI on the Q8FN is able to flicker at a variety of frequencies, as low as 60Hz to help fluidity of motion with 60 fps content. Similarly to the NU8000, it is also available in "Game Mode".

The Samsung 2018 Q8FN has a 120Hz panel, and can interpolate lower frame rate content up to 120 Hz. This helps motion appear much smoother, but it can sometimes get it wrong and cause motion artifacts. In scenes with lots of motion the TV stops interpolating, preferring to maintain quality similar to the LG C8. This effect can look strange to many people and is also known as the "Soap Opera Effect".

The Q8FN is almost always judder-free, but when playing 24p content through a streaming device at 60i, it was inconsistent. This result is unexpected, although we have similar results with other Samsungs we have tested. We will retest this with each firmware update. This will not be an issue for most people.

The Samsung Q8FN does not support FreeSync from our Radeon RX 580 GPU. We tried multiple combinations of "Game Mode", "PC Mode" and different refresh rates but FreeSync was never detected as supported.

Most common resolutions and refresh rates are supported without issue. Like the NU8000, the Q8FN does not support 1440p@60Hz, and in PC mode with a 1440p@120Hz signal the TV does not display chroma 4:4:4 properly, as colors appear washed out.

The Q8FN does not support DTS passthrough like the NU8000. This should not be an issue since most media provides both DTS and Dolby Digital sound streams.

The frequency response of of the Q8FN is below-average. Low-frequency extension (LFE) is at 76Hz, which is quite decent for a TV. This means that this TV will be able to produce some punch and kick, but no thump or rumble in the bass range. The response above the TV"s LFE is decently flat and well-balanced, but because this TV doesn"t have a room correction system, it wasn"t able to remove the modes of our test room around 200Hz. The Max SPL of 85.5dB is above-average, but may not be enough for loud environments.

The interface of the Q8FN is well organized and intuitive. The interface is inconsistent, occasionally dropping frames on animations. The 2018 Q8FN and NU8000 are worse than last year"s models.

Like all Samsung TVs, the Q8FN has ads throughout the home menu, as well as suggested content within the app store. They are not always there, and there is no option to disable them.

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Quantum-dot technology is hard to beat when it comes to vibrant and accurate color. Even when it’s in a less-expensive QLED, such as the 65-inch-class Samsung Q8FN reviewed here. By cheaper, I mean a street price of $2,300 as opposed to the $3,000 that the Q9FN will set you back. That’s still a pretty heft sum, but it’s only $300 more than the Q7FN—and it’s $100 less than the Q7FN was just a couple of months ago. Yup, it’s getting to be that time of year again.

Let’s examine the major differences between the three: The least-expensive model—the Q7FN—uses edge backlighting, while the Q8FN has full array direct backlighting (so it delivers better blacks than the Q7FN). The top-of-the-line Q9FN, meanwhile, nets you full array direct backlighting, Samsung’s nifty One Connect box (which will save you some cable wrangling), and 25-percent higher dynamic range than the Q8FN).

Considering the Q8FN’s narrower dynamic range is far wider than what you’ll encounter in most other TVs on the market—apart from the Q9FN, of course—and cables aren’t all that hard to wrangle, I consider the compromise pretty easy to live with given the Q8FN’s lower price tag.

The Q8FN I tested is of the 65-inch class (55-, 75-, and 82-inch models are also available), with a 64.5-inch panel running at 120Hz. Resolution is 3840×2160, aka, 4K UHD or 2160p. The TV is a thin-bezel design that weighs in at right around 60 pounds and is VESA wall-mountable. Samsung won’t say how many lights or zones there are in the backlighting. Why the reticence, I can’t say, but there are a lot.

I was surprised to discover that the Q8FN’s ports are on the TV, as opposed to the aforementioned One Connect box, since Samsung bundles that with both the less-expensive Q7FN and the top-of-the-line Q9FN. Plugging all the required cables into the TV itself is slightly more awkward, but you easily save enough money to come up with another hidden solution, such as a cable raceway painted to match the wall. And if you’re not wall-mounting, the absence of the One Connect box is a moot point anyway.

The Q8FN doesn’t have the One Connect breakout box featured by the Q7FN and Q9FN, instead opting for onboard ports. Considering you get much the same picture as the Q9FN for a lot less—we can live with that.

The Q8FN does support Samsung’s ambient mode, where you use the Samsung app to take a picture of the TV’s surroundings, then create an on-display wallpaper with it so that the display “disappears” into its background. It’s a neat party trick, but it’s not as valuable as supporting Dolby Vision.

Before I nitpick, the Q8FN’s picture easily makes the 95th percentile. After living with other brands for most of the last two months, viewing it reminded me just how good the QLEDs are. Great black (for an LED-backlit LCD) along with great peak brightness, and the best color in the business. Since I no longer have the Q9FN to make a side-by-side comparison, take this with a grain of salt, but I was actually happier with the Q8FN’s image that I remember being with the Q9FN’s.

It might have something to do with the array backlighting, which supposedly isn’t quite as granular and produces 25-percent less peak brightness. I still measured 1600 nits at one point, and the blacks were largely spot on. Perhaps there’s a sweet spot the Q8FN hits that the Q9FN doesn’t.

The Q8FN’s color is every bit as accurate as the Q9FN’s thanks to a layer of quantum dots. Straight LED/filter technologies are getting closer to true reds and greens, but QLEDs are already there. Indeed, you must retreat to the old CLF-backlight days to find color that’s a vibrant and true.

I do have two minor complaints. The first is that the backlight and other optimizations aren’t always instantaneous. In other words, you’ll see some slight blooming or judder for an instant before the Q8FN figures out what’s going on in the video and compensates.

The other nitpick has to do with the panning of highly detailed patterns, which is a complaint I have with nearly all LED-backlit LCD TVs. There’s often a slight shimmer or indistinct moiré. You can dial this out of most material, but not without loss of sharpness and detail. The only TVs I’ve seen that handle this particular type of artifact well are from Sony, which are otherwise, not quite in QLED’s class.

Stated maximum power draw of the Q8FN is around 280 watts, though I never saw more than around 200 with HDR (High Dynamic Range) material. With standard dynamic range, power consumption was about half that.

The sound from the Q8FN isn’t bad at all, and you could probably live with it if you’re not too picky about such things. I mentioned 4.1-channel audio, but that’s simply the onboard speaker count. Via HDMI or other outputs, the Q8FN will drive larger setups.

Of all the 65-inch TVs I’ve tested in the $2,000 to $2,500 price range, the Q8FN is easily the best. Actually, it can hold its own with the finest TVs at any price point. The HDR is vibrant, the colors true, and the blacks very dark. The only caveat is the lack of support for Dolby Vision.

If you want superb TV quality without the added expense of a new OLED TV, look no further than the Samsung 65-inch Q8FN QLED TV, which manages to be one of the best TVs available, even without being Samsung"s top-of-the-line model. The Samsung Q8FN ($2,499) is part of Samsung"s premium QLED lineup, and benefits from Samsung"s Quantum-dot LCD enhancement, a full roster of features and capabilities, and a design that looks better than most any TV on the market. It"s a big step up from the more affordable $1,699 Samsung 65Q6FN QLED TV, and a great alternative to more expensive OLED sets, and that"s enough for us to recommend it strongly.

The Samsung Q8F has the same premium stylings as the rest of its QLED line, like the Samsung 65-inch Q6F QLED TV we reviewed earlier this year. That design aesthetic means that you can expect the Q8F to have several touches unique to Samsung"s TVs, which Samsung calls "Q Style."

This includes a 360-degree design that pays almost as much attention to the backside of the TV as it does the display panel in front. The back panel is covered in a striped textured finish, with a dark gray color that"s a bit more attractive than the basic black seen on most TV chassis.

Measuring 57.1 x 32.6 x 2.3 inches, the Q8F"s 58.4-pound cabinet is thicker than some premium TVs, most notably LG"s ultra-slim OLED panels, but thanks to the full-array backlighting panel inside, it"s also a fraction of an inch thicker than the Samsung Q6F (2.2 inches). Despite the slightly thicker design of the Q8F, there"s nothing chunky about it, and noting the thickness is hardly a knock on the design.

The inset connector panel is one of the few elements that separates the Q8F from Samsung"s top-tier Q9F models (which we have seen, but not yet reviewed). Whereas those models have a separate connector box for all video and audio connections, and use a slim, nearly invisible cable to connect it to the TV, the Q8F uses standard built-in ports and a traditional cable management.

Perhaps the most impressive aspect of the enhanced panel are the black levels. Most LCD displays suffer from an effect called elevated blacks, a byproduct of the backlight that shines through the LCD panel even when displaying black. Even high-quality LCD sets like the LG 65SK9500 and the Sony Bravia X900F have some trouble with these glowing grays where black should be.

Backlight consistency is also top-notch. Unlike most LCD displays, Samsung"s QLED panel has no discernable shadowing in the corners. The set also has full-array backlight with local dimming, and those dimming zones do a great deal to reduce unwanted halos and light blooms. While some minor blooming can be seen around smaller bright spots when contrasted against dark backgrounds, it"s a step up from what we saw on the Samsung 65Q6FN QLED TV. It"s similar in setup to the Sony Bravia X900F, but with better overall lighting control; it"s one of the best options seen this side of an OLED display"s per-pixel illumination.

Viewing angles are also among the best, with little to no color shifting when viewing the 65-inch panel at either horizontal or vertical angles. When viewing single-color screens, we saw minimal color shifting. When viewing a solid pink screen, we saw only the faintest purple tinges at the edge of the display when viewed from 60 degrees off-center. This is a TV that can be enjoyed from most any angle, by several people.

The Samsung 65-inch Q8FN QLED TV manages to stand out among this year"s excellent TVs with a premium design, rich feature set and performance that"s on a par with the best premium TVs on the market. It offers great color, excellent HDR performance and it"s the best option available for buyers shying away from higher-priced OLEDs.

The Q8FN is the last of the QLED series in 2018 that we still hadn’t review so it was time to look at the second in line model after the Q9FN flagship. In general what we can say is that although none of the QLEDs were able to achieve the black levels OLED TVs can, looking at their overall performance they managed to perform very well and give a very good alternative to the top TV technology that OLED is considered. Most of these models scored good marks in our reviews but not all of them managed to offer the top quality they are advertised for. You can check how the rest of the QLED TVs fared by reading our individual reviews in our Samsung TVs for 2018 article HERE.

As for the Q8FN, being the second in line in the QLED series we expected it to get very good scores overall if we take into consideration how the Q9FN and the Q7FN scored in our recent testings. All this and more in our in-depth Samsung Q8FN review.

One thing that we need to make clear before we analyze each part of the TV is that we need to distinguish which model we are reviewing as the confusion with using different model numbers in different markets continue. In the US things are more straight forward as there is only one model called Q8FN and has a Full Array Local Dimming System (FALD). This is the one we will be reviewing today.

Now in Europe things can be very confusing. The exact same model as in the US, in Europe is called the Q8DN. There is also a Q8FN in Europe but has a few different specifications. It has a different centered stand design and uses an Edge LED system instead of FALD. And there is also Q8CN which is basically the curved version of the Q8FN. So if you live in Europe and want the best Q8 version then you will need to look for the Q8DN model as this features the superior lighting system. With this out of the way we can now start looking at the different aspects of the Q8FN.

Being the second in line in the QLED series, the Q8FN has a few similarities to the Q9FN flagship but also some major differences. First of all it sports a 360-degree design that pays the same attention on the back as it does in the front panel. It also comes with a thin metal design frame that gives it a more premium look. The TV is thicker than some other models and definitely thicker than OLED TVs but not by much and this has to do mainly with the inclusion of the full array backlight panel. The difference is minimal so it will not be a problem even if you plan to wall mount it.

The Q8FN comes with a wide, bench-style stand and although it gives the TV more stability it may cause a few problems if your furniture is small enough. The stand has a nice design that looks slick and modern. The bench-style design allows for a soundbar to easily be positioned under the TV screen. We are not very fond of these types of stands purely out of preference as we prefer the more attractive Y-shaped center stands but in all honesty this depends entirely on taste and you make like it more than us. The back of the stands have special grooves that is part of cable management the TV offers and allows cables to run through them in order to hide them as much as possible.

The major difference between the Q8FN and the other top of the line QLED models is that this one does not come with the One Connect Box. This means that all connections are housed on the back of the TV and as a result this impacts the overall design. We were definitely buffled by such a decision as we believe that such top of the line model should definitely come with such a premium feature and it was a major letdown to see that this was not the case. All ports are housed in an inset panel on the right side of the TV and we will analyze them on our dedicated section.

Another difference, even if a minor one, is that the Q8FN supports standard VESA wall mounts while the Q9FN came with the “no-gap” bracket for wall mounting. As for everything else, build quality is very good even though there is a lot of plastic being used. The overall design may not be as good as some ultra modern OLED TVs but it is effective and gives the Q8FN a sense of being a premium model.

The Q8FN is using the same Full Array Local Dimming (FALD) lighting system that the Q9FN is using something that is very important in order to produce HDR with such intensity as it is advertised for. But there is one big difference between the two models. While the Q9FN was equipped with almost 480 dimming zones the Q8FN uses only 40. What this means is that the screen is split in 40 equally sized parts and the TV can manage the intensity of each of these parts individually.

So having smaller zones means better and more accurate control of the light. As you can understand the more zones the better. And while in bright scenes the Q8FN produces amazing results the low number of dimming zones is visible in dark scenes that have some very bright local highlights. In this situation you can see these highlights are often surrounded by halos. This happens because when you get as high as 1000 or 1500 nits of brightness the panel has a limit how much light it can block and naturally some of it will leak in the surrounding pixels resulting in this “washed out” effect.

The Q8FN also uses a couple more of the premium features that we found in the Q9FN flagship and the first is the anti-reflective coating (Q Contrast Elite) which rejects some of the ambient light and surrounding reflections and helps improve just a little bit the viewing angles. The second feature is Q Color which improves the volume and amount of colors on display.

Let’s see how brightness and HDR performs in this model. When we reviewed the Q9FN it performed remarkably with some of the best brightness performance we have seen to date. The Q8FN may not be able to offer exactly the same results as it’s bigger brother but still managed to impress us with it’s brightness and performance overall. When watching some 4K content the Q8FN manages to produce dazzling images with amazing highlights making the viewing experience really extraordinary. Samsung suggest the Q8FN can go as high as 1.500 nits of brightness so we were curious to see how close it can get to that number in real. From our measurements in full screen the Q8FN can reach around 550 nits while on a 5% window it almost reaches 1.200 nits of brightness which is very good overall.

The Q8FN also supports Wide Color Gamut (WCG) which means it can display a wider number of colors compared to non WCG panels. From our measurements we saw that it can produce around 98% of the DCI-P3 color space and around 78% of the REC.2020 color space which is some of the best color coverage we have seen till now. This means more lifelike colors and true to what the creators intended.

Black levels are generally good but the less backlight dimming zones are hurting the overall Q8FN performance. What we noticed during testing is that in dark scenes when there is sudden changes in very bright local highlights there is a delay in the backlight system until it adapts to the new scene. Depending on the scene this may be very visible but also pass completely unnoticed.

SDR performance was similar to what we saw with the Q9FN. Since there is no demand for such high brightness in SDR content the Q8FN performs admirably delivering accurate colors and overall great picture balance. Upscaling of SD content to 4K is great without any visible artifacts or extra noise.

Motion Performance is an area that Samsung is behind a little bit especially if you compare their models with Sony and here we see the same results. There is a certain amount of stuttering during fast camera motions but this depends on the viewer if it is bothering or not. The Q8FN is equipped with two features that can help with this. The first is ‘Auto Motion Plus’ that you can calibrate yourself to achieve better results. We would suggest to use low settings in order not to make the motion look artificial and to avoid the infamous ‘Soap Opera Effect’. Another feature you can use is called ‘Black Frame Insertion’ (BFI) and what this does is insert a black frame between two individual picture frames. This is a relatively new feature that improves motion but some people may notice a bit of  flickering while the overall brightness takes a hit.

Input lag of the Q8FN was also very good and while using game mode we measured it at around 20ms which is excellent by our standards. It will definitely please not only casual but also hardcore gamers that want blazing fast response times for their gaming sessions. Samsung as with all their TVs use a VA panel which considerably limits the viewing angles of the Q8FN. Anything more than 20 degrees and both brightness and colors will start to suffer greatly resulting in a much lower viewer experience.

As me mentioned earlier the Q8FN houses all of it’s connections at the back of the TV as Samsung for unknown reasons decided to exclude the One Connect Box from this model. The ports all look sideways which may help a little if the TV is wall mounted but they are placed in such a way that once you have put the TV on the wall it will be very hard to access them and this makes us prefer the One Connect Box over this solution. The power connector is placed separately on the other side of the TV and makes power cable management just a little bit easier.

As with the rest of the 2018 QLED models the Q8FN uses the same version of Tizen platform and from the time we had checking it we didn’t see anything different. One thing that we should mention is that according to Samsung policy all models that have the Tizen platform will not receive any future versions of the OS meaning that you are stuck with the one that is originally provided. A major letdown for sure  and one that we hope Samsung will change in the future but for now what you will see when you turn on the TV will be the same no matter what firmware update will be available for the specific model.

We would strongly suggest a wired connection in order to eliminate any potential problems that wireless connections may have. One small problem we noticed is that with so many apps, navigation can get a bit laggy some times. It’s a problem we saw in some other QLED models also so this is not specific to the Q8FN. The problem was not big to frustrate us or distract from the overall experience but it is there and it is worth to mention it.

The Q8FN also comes equipped with the now famous Ambient mode that let’s you turn the TV almost invisible to it’s surroundings by using similar colors or textures to mimic it’s environment. It’s a feature that we cannot say we were enthusiastic about before and our opinion has not changed today either. As a feature it is always good to have but we suspect that very few will use it because when in this mode it continues to draw a certain amount of power and the end result depends a lot on the material you will choose to display. The Ambient mode we get in the Q8FN is not as extensive as the one used in the Frame that we reviewed recently as it offers less and more basic options.

The remote that is offered with the Q8FN is exactly the same as the one we saw in the Q9FN. Samsung’s One Remote is a really great smart TV remote that can only be rivaled by LG’s Magic Remote. The One Remote that comes with the Q8FN has an aluminum casing giving it a really premium look. Buttons were easy to press but due to it’s metal texture it may feel a bit strange to the touch. There are only a few buttons on the remote since most of the navigation is done through the on-screen options something we prefer than to have a cluttered remote with buttons that you probably will never use. The remote connects through Bluetooth and it was very responsive to our commands.

The Samsung Q8FN is an interesting model as it offers some premium features of the Q9FN flagship model but at the same time has a few major omissions. As far as image quality the Q8FN impressed us with it’s performance as it managed with some calibration to offer very accurate colors and a very clean and sharp image. HDR was also another strong point as the Q8FN is a really bright TV. Having a Full Array Local Dimming lighting system helps a lot to the overall result. Motion performance was also good with the Q8FN which made fast action motion look great. In addition the Q8FN comes with the same Tizen smart TV platform offered in the Q9FN as well as the aluminum version of the Samsung One Remote.

On the other hand the Full Array Local Dimming system of the Q8FN comes with less dimming zones which means less accurate backlight control. Also there is no One Connect Box meaning that all connections have to be made on the back of the TV making wires management much more difficult. The stand also makes it difficult to place the TV on smaller furniture while for wall mounting the “no-gap” wall bracket solution that was in the Q9FN has been replaced with a standard VESA solution. Lastly as with all Samsung TVs there is no Dolby Vision support and this will be an omission that will haunt all Samsung models in the coming years.

Overall the Q8FN is a great TV offering image quality that is almost on par with the top of the line Q9FN but at a better price. For those that are only a bit shy of getting a Q9FN due to it’s price, the Samsung Q8FN is a great alternative and a model that you cannot go wrong with.

TV dimensions (65 inch model): 56.9″ x 35.8″ x 11.2″ / 1446.1 x 920.7 x 390.8 mm with stand, 56.9″ x 32.8″ x 2.2″ inches / 1446.1 x 827.9 x 46.9 mm without stand

While the media has spent the last few years gushing over OLED TV tech, Samsung has steadfastly pushed the advancement of conventional LED/LCD TVs through its own take on the format, QLED. By using quantum dot technology to wring performance out of LCD panels that rivals OLED, Samsung has managed to create a highly competitive line of TVs, distinguishing itself from its competitors.

Notably, Samsung’s 2017 flagship TV, the Q9F, was the best LCD TV we had seen. Until now. At a global launch event in New York, Samsung unveiled its full line of 2018 QLED TVs, and, once again, we find ourselves extremely impressed. In fact, we think Samsung’s 2018 Q9F has what it takes to bethe best TV of the year.

The 2018 QLED TVs exhibit off-angle performance and black level performance which come dangerously close to OLED, while maintaining distinct advantages in the areas of luminance and color brightness. In short, they are the most impressive LED/LCD TVs we’ve ever seen, and while we do our best to show them off in our video above, you’ll need to see the 2018 QLED line in person to believe it yourself.

The Q9F flagship is available in 75- and 65-inch screen sizes, while the Q8F will come in 55-, 65-, and 75-inch screen sizes. The Q7C will include 55-, and 65-inch offerings, while the Q7F will come in 55-, 65-, and 75-inch variants. The Q6 will start at 49-inches and ramp all the way up to a monstrous 82-inch model.

Pricing for the full range of Samsung’s 2018 QLED lineup, aside from one model, is listed on the company’s website. The most expensive model is the Q9F at $20,000, which is pricier than LG’s W8 OLED, but also larger, at 88 inches compared to the W8’s 77. The one most buyers will be more interested in is likely the 65-inch Samsung Q9FN, at $3,800, which is more affordable and still offers great picture and a packed feature set; in our review, we called it “the best TV Samsung has ever made.” Pricing for the entire 2018 lineup is below.

View content at four times the resolution of 1080p with the Samsung Q8FN 75" Class HDR UHD Smart QLED TV. This TV has a 74.5" LED-backlit LCD display, and incorporates Motion Rate 240 technology to digitally enhance fast-moving images to reduce blur. It is compatible with the HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG HDR formats to provide a wider color gamut with compatible content and other equipment for more vivid images. The Q8FN has built-in Wi-Fi connectivity to allow access to your favorite apps and Internet-based content, plus content sharing and screen mirroring with your other smart devices such as your smartphone or tablet. With four HDMI inputs, there are multiple options for connecting high-definition video sources. Two USB ports are also onboard for connecting multimedia peripherals like flash drives.

4K Resolution with direct LED lighting and local dimming (hundreds of zones - likely 450-500). Brightness is claimed to reach 2000 nit peaks on this flagship model - and it’s nice to find a 55-inch model included in the flagship range this year, even if this 55-inch model is not currently scheduled to launch in the US.

All of the NU series of TVs for 2018 use ‘standard’ LED technologies rather than the Samsung’s metal-clad Quantum Dots found in the QLED models. This means they can’t deliver such extreme levels of brightness and color. It’s worth noting, too, that unlike the Q9FN and (US) Q8FN models, none of the NU models use contrast-friendly direct LED lighting, where the LEDs sit behind the screen. They’re all edge-lit. The pay-off with the NU models, of course, is that they’re significantly cheaper than Samsung’s QLED models.

The NU8500 series uses Samsung’s (pre-QLED) Dynamic Crystal color technology to deliver a wider color gamut than you get from typical LCD TVs. Its edge LED system features local dimming, where separate segments of the lights can output different amounts of brightness to suit the picture. Though it won’t do this with as much precision as a TV with direct LED lighting and local dimming.

For the last five years the TCL 6-Series has been our favorite TV for the money, and the 2022 version -- also known as the R655 series -- is no exception. This TV has an excellent image thanks to mini-LED tech and well-implemented full-array local dimming that helps it run circles around just about any other TV at this price. It improves upon the previous R635 series with improved gaming extras and a new center-mount stand that you can elevate to make room for a soundbar, although the new 85-inch size has standard legs. And finally, the Roku TV operating system is our hands-down favorite.

Improvements over the C1 from last year include carbon-fiber construction for up to 47% lighter weight -- the 65-inch version we reviewed weighs just 37 pounds with its stand, compared to 72 pounds for the 65-inch C1 -- as well as some additional tweaks to game mode and a new "always ready" feature.

The Vizio MQX is one of the least expensive TVs to feature full-array local dimming, which lets it reproduce TV shows, movies and games with enough contrast and pop to do HDR justice. The MQX has fewer dimming zones than more expensive TVs like the TCL 6-Series and Hisense U8H, but it offers 16 zones on the 50-inch, 30 on the 65-inch and 42 on the 75-inch, which is more than enough for excellent overall picture quality, with bright highlights, dark black levels, punchy contrast and accurate color.

Prices vary widely by size and features, from less than $100 for basic 24-inch TVs to more than $2,000 for big OLED models. TVs last a long time, however, so we think it"s worthwhile to spend a little extra beyond the bare minimum to get a bigger screen, better picture quality or better features. With that in mind, here"s some ballpark prices that will get you a very good TV in 2022.55-inch: $700

In our reviews, OLED TVs, which use organic light-emitting diode technology, have always had better picture quality than LED TVs, which are basically LCD TVs that use LED backlights. The main reason is that OLED TVs can produce a perfectly dark shade of black with no stray illumination of blooming, which leads to better contrast and pop. LED TVs can get brighter, however, and usually cost less than OLED TVs.