r/S95B

Tonight I come home and both my S90D and S90F are signed out of my account... however my dead mother's account is signed into the S90D... i dont ever remember signing her into that TV. The only device she was signed into is her phone which after 3 months is probably dead...

Any ideas how this could happen?

Before I finally bought my S90F (mainly gaming/anime) last month for a good deal in Canada, I was doing heavy research about recommended TV brands for an OLED and I was just seeing the vast majority of people saying "Buy LG, or Sony if you can afford it (especially for movies) and never buy Samsung". The general arguments was that Samsung QC is terrible and they don't last long.

I still pulled the trigger since it was the cheaper option for a mid tier OLED at the price l got it (1799.99$CAD) and I heard Samsung was pulling out QD-OLED from their 90 serie going forward with the S90H.

Meanwhile, I'm seeing more and more people having problems with their LG C1-C6 here on Reddit. Bad uniformity, green tint, delamination (big one), panel lottery, problems out of the box and just panels that die.

So I am asking, do you think Samsung hate is overblown compared to the competition? Or is it really justified?

​Hi everyone,

​I’m looking for some technical insight or second opinions regarding a frustrating issue with my 55" Samsung S90F QD-OLED (Mexican model QN55S90FAFXZX), currently running on firmware 1296.8.

​The panel itself is physically capable of incredible highlights, but I’m experiencing severe, inconsistent brightness crushing on video content.

​Here is the breakdown of what's happening:

​1. The Primary Issue: Dim/Crushed HDR10+ and HDR Video

​When playing HDR10+ or standard HDR video content via native Tizen apps (Netflix, Prime Video), the Average Picture Level (APL) drops drastically. The image becomes extremely dark and lifeless, as if the EOTF curve/tone mapping is broken.

​This is NOT limited to native apps: playing HDR video via an Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K or through video apps on PS5 results in the exact same dim, washed-out presentation.

​Filmmaker Mode (FMM) with AI turned off makes HDR video practically unwatchable due to how dark it gets.

​2. The Odd Behavior / Proof the Panel Works:

​PS5 Gaming (HGiG / HDR Mode): Games look absolutely stunning and bright. The peak luminance is clearly there.

​YouTube Workaround: YouTube HDR fails on native Tizen, PS5 app, and Fire Stick. However, playing the same YouTube HDR video through the S90F's built-in Web Browser displays 2160p HDR correctly with proper brightness.

​AI / Intelligent Mode: If I turn ON AI mode and manually calibrate the settings to match Filmmaker Mode, the brightness comes back. It feels like the AI processing is artificially forcing the luminance up to compensate for a broken native EOTF/tone mapping calculation.

​3. Troubleshooting Done:

​Performed 3 full Factory Resets — no fix.

​Tested multiple HDMI inputs and devices (Fire Stick 4K, PS5).

​Hypothesis:

It seems the TV's processor/firmware (1296.8) is incorrectly interpreting dynamic metadata / EOTF curves specifically for video streams (crushing the APL to "protect" highlights), while bypass modes like HGiG (gaming) or web-rendered streams route around this broken processing block.

​Questions:

​Has anyone else on firmware 1296.8 noticed a severe drop in HDR10+ / Video APL?

​Is this more likely a known software bug in Tizen’s video processing pipeline, or a hardware degradation in the Mainboard's video decoding block?

​I'm opening a warranty claim with Samsung. Should I insist on a Mainboard replacement, or is this something a future firmware patch might fix?

​Thanks in advance for your help!

Does anyone have the 83in to share some experiences on how the picture looks ?

I am contemplating selling the qd oled 77 and getting the woled 83 with the G5 screen , to get that 3d depth I think I had with the C4, and also as the 83 might have a polarizer so no lifted blacks at all ? I have a very bright room and I read both 77 and 83 peak at 400 nits full window

I financed my s95b through Best Buy and took me like 3 years to pay it off. Sitting just below 2,000 hours, have no qualms about it and I’m still thrilled I have something so nice.
Any reason I should upgrade to a newer model, or look into warranties? I use it nowadays mostly to game a couple times a week or watch a little bit of YouTube or a movie. I’ve used the anapeak mod and the abl turned down almost to Zero under a year ago and I like the higher brightness :)

Newer models at factory settings are probably still brighter…let’s say I sell it and throw in a few hundred, so $1200 budget, what’s that get me for an upgrade??

Hey everyone,
I’m still on the hunt for the perfect picture settings for gaming on my 65" Samsung S90F paired with the new PS5 Pro. Has anyone made any new discoveries or tweaks lately specifically for this combo?
I’m still kinda confused about the Color Space settings when trying to use BT.2020 in Game Mode. I've read a lot of conflicting information across different threads and could use some clarity:What are your current go-to settings for the absolute best pop without losing accuracy?

This setting is for PC.

1. When the TV detects your PC as PC, do not change it to other input devices, e.g. Game Console, if you are looking for the old Dolby Atmos fix. The software bug is already fixed by Samsung. Changing to other input devices label would lead to washed out color. To check the Dolby Atmos configuration, enable Dolby Atmos on Windows Settings, ignore the embedded sound check and play the below demo with VLC instead, especially if you are struggling with Samsung soundbar : https://drive.google.com/file/d/11UxUuIwdBFoGOQbfTTrrF97kbgMgosFb/view?usp=drivesdk
2. HDR10+ Gaming and Game HDR: Basic>Advanced
3. Follow others’ guideline. Make sure Digital Output Audio Format is set to pass-through

Hello everyone the S90H in my country has the following serial number QA55S90HAUXZN. Based on the serial number is WOLED or QD OLED. people saying that if it has letter E then it’s WOLED but if it’s without E the. It’s QD OLED

I have a $1,000 budget for 2 monitors. Ideally I would get two 4k monitors but it’s just a little out of budget. I can get two of these 2k qd-oled samsung monitors on amazon for $800 worth it or not?

My S95B just passed 8000 hours of use. There's still some 95F's in store. What do you think?

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Hi all,
Recently relocated to Boston and decided to treat myself to a tv upgrade. 77 S90D-> 77 S95F. To celebrate my move and after hearing I got a new tv my uncle who’s a big 4k movie collector gave me some Blu rays as he’s downsizing his collection. Currently just running them off my ps5 pro.

In an effort to get the best quality out of this physical media, I went to RTings and followed all their settings. The thing is said settings made the tv brutally dim. When I first got the tv I genuinely had to turn down the brightness because the whites were searing my eyeballs but now I find I can barely even see details in movies the tv is so dark. It would be different if this was a problem during the day as I would just tweak the settings to brighten things back up, but even at night in a pitch black room the tv is so markedly dim. I think my phone even at the minimum brightness is still noticeably brighter than the tv. I am by no means a brightness fanatic(big reason I returned the G5) but I feel like I genuinely cannot see the movie very well despite the fact that I have better than average vision. Is this something I’m just going to have to get used to if I want the best picture quality?

Few things to note:
-the big offender seems to be contrast enhancer. Even when set to low the tv gets markedly brighter. I keep reading about how contrast enhancer causes details loss on the extremes of the spectrum but is this really that significant?
-In my new living room my sitting distance is markedly more far away from the tv than previously. I sat about 4.5 feet away from the 77 S90D and sit around 8 feet away from the 77 S95F. I can definitely move the couch closer if this is a good solution.
-the movie that is the big offender for me is The Northman which is I’m well aware a somewhat dark movie but wow could not see shit that was happening.