The 65-inch QN65QC is the middle 4K Ultra HD LED-LCD TV series in Samsung’s top-tier 2017 “QLED” (quantum dot light emitting diode) range of televisions.
We found the $3,497.99 (unilateral pricing policy at the time of this posting) television to have a very bright picture with rich accurate colors designed for optimal viewing in rooms with some degree of ambient light (typically 75 lux or higher). Although the set can be calibrated to view in a dark room, these conditions cause some light bleed-through into dark potions of an image, including black letterbox borders on widescreen 2.40:1 aspect ratio movies.
This makes sectors of the image that are intended to be pure black look slightly gray, but it also helps the set show more dark shadow detail than typical OLED TVs.
This year, QLED is becoming the accepted industry term for quantum dot light emitting diode display technology, which uses nano-particle-sized round red and green quantum dots comprised of non-toxic heavy metals that create a quantum reaction in the form of brightness and color intensity when excited by photons from a blue-colored LED backlight. The size of each quantum dot determines the color it emits.
This year’s variation of QLED from Samsung made the QD particles perfectly round to help increase the viewing angle of the screen and improve image quality in lighted rooms. This change resulted from Samsung consumer use studies that showed a large percentage of people watch television in some degree of ambient light, and for this, the 2017 QLED sets excel.
Black levels and picture quality look richer and darker in lighted rooms, where OLED TVs sometimes have a harder time, particularly with visible screen glare (less so in LG’s 2017 models).
When calibrated for a well to moderately well lit viewing environment, the QN65Q8C gave off very little distracting reflection with a picture on the screen. In this regard, the curved screen seems to provide a visual benefit to the picture quality, although its main asset is as a design statement.
Read more of our review of the Samsung QN65Q8C after the jump:
[Read more →]
