q8fn 75 inch lcd panel factory

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)

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

As early as August 2016, TCL Group announced plans to invest 46.5 billion yuan in Shenzhen Guangming New Area to invest in the construction of the 11th generation of TFT-LCD and AMOLED new display device production line project.

At that time, as TCL invested an additional RMB 21 billion, Samsung took the opportunity to inject capital and thus became one of the partners, and its relationship with TCL became more delicate. The two cooperated in the supply of LCD panels and competed with each other in the production of finished TVs.

The LCD panel factory is a joint venture between TCL Group, Huaxing Optoelectronics (a subsidiary of TCL Group) and the Shenzhen Economic and Trade Information Commission. The factory mainly produces 43, 65, 70 and 75-inch LCD screens.

According to the blue technology observation, although the domestic environment of new display technology, LCD investment has weakened, but it still has an irreplaceable position, and the short-term demand is still unabated.

Samsung invested in the 11th generation line, it is clear that in order to obtain super-large LCD-related products stable production capacity. As the display technology is updated, the world"s highest generation LCD panel line also provides a strong guarantee for Samsung"s TV production and panel supply. It is not difficult to understand why Samsung TV shipments in the world is so strong.

At the end of 2019, as Samsung and LG and other Korean companies have announced their withdrawal from LCD industry-related business, the issue of Samsung"s Suzhou factory has led to many speculations.

Industry analysts believe that samsung give up suzhou factory on the one hand is worried about the future uncertainty of the industry to reduce the risk; but on the other hand, and not willing to give up all this production line, because the global display industry are moving to China, large size is the future trend. Therefore, the investment in huaxing photoelectric is a win-win situation. Can meet huaxing photoelectric in the panel line expansion, but also can keep in different sizes of the panel have a say, at the same time to ensure the interests of samsung as investors.

Although some industry insiders are not optimistic about the above acquisition, however, from the point of interest analysis of LCD, large size LCD business also for TCL technology layout of new display this track provides a full guarantee. And large size LCD has also become the basic plate in the main business of TCL Technology, and is even the mainstay of its current revenue contribution.

With TCL Huaxing for strategic adjustment, TCL Huaxing in 2019 large size products to achieve shipments of 20.82 million square meters, an increase of 19.1% year-on-year, the TV panel share to the third in the world.

For Samsung, weaken the LCD business in Samsung"s strategic position, it was given to TCL Huaxing, not only in the "thin" after the layout of new display business, but also can rely on the supply of LCD panels and TCL Huaxing to take the market share to reap the benefits.

At this stage, the large size display field, LCD panel demand is very huge. Even some industry insiders foresee that the printing OLED technology has not yet been put into commercial production in large quantities before, LCD panels in the field of large size still play an irreplaceable role.

Therefore, no matter how fierce the international and domestic LCD panel competition is, Samsung"s investment in TCL will benefit from TCL"s vertical focus on LCD panels and ecological construction.

A potential glut of large-size display panel production, particularly in China,  should produce a significant reduction in television glass panel prices, and bargains on televisions larger than 55 inches in the next three to five years.

Using the DSCC market data, Chinnock said a “big wave” of 10.5 Gen LCD panel plants and even a couple of 11 Gen versions are planned or under construction now, particularly in China, to amp up supply of larger screen TVs, including some next-generation 8K models.

Chinnock said the larger generation glass plants produce larger sheets of so-called mother glass, which can be cut up to produce very big television screen sizes, favoring, in particular, the 65 and 75-inch television size classes. This, he said, makes the new larger plant construction “economically more interesting.”

Manufacturers of OLED panel plants are also “invested” in expanding production capacity at generally smaller plants, but Chinnock pointed out there is “a vast difference between the amount of LCD investments and OLED investments.”

OLED 10.5 Gen plants will come as will 8K OLED displays, the DSCC research indicates, but “it will be a couple of years behind LCD and dwarfed in capacity by the amount of LCD panel production,” he said.

Chinnock said he would not be surprised if a glut of large-panel production forces “a retrenching” to bring some of the supplies back down, but that hasn’t happened yet.

As an example, Chinnock pointed to the recent ground breaking for what was once a planned 10.5 Gen display panel production park in Wisconsin by Japan’s Sharp Corp., now under the control of Taiwan electronics giant Foxconn Group. Before construction began, those plans were downsized to a Gen 6 plant, which produces smaller mother glass sizes, which are expected to be used for smaller mobile device screens, laptops and some smaller screen televisions.

Regardless, Chinnock said the key take away from the data is that large-screen televisions, particular in the 65 and 75 inch ranges, are in major growth mode, 8K television is rapidly moving forward for consumer market introduction and will be part of that growth, and China’s investments in new large LCD panel plants will be a major driver behind this new activity.

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.

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.

OLED is different because it doesn"t use an LED backlight to produce light. Instead, light is produced by millions of individual OLED subpixels. The pixels themselves -- tiny dots that compose the image -- emit light, which is why it"s called an "emissive" display technology. That difference leads to all kinds of picture quality effects, some of which favor LCD (and QLED), but most of which favor OLED.

With LCD-based displays, different areas of the screen can appear brighter than others all the time, and backlight structure can also be seen in some content. Even the best LCDs also fade, lose contrast and become discolored when seen from seats other than the sweet spot directly in front of the screen. OLED TVs have almost perfectly uniform screens and maintain fidelity from all but the most extreme angles.

Burn-in happens when a persistent part of the image -- navigation buttons on a phone or a channel logo, news ticker or a scoreboard on a TV, for example -- remains as a ghostly background no matter what else appears on screen. All OLED screens can burn-in, and from everything I know, they"re more susceptible than LCD displays, including QLED.