Samsung S90C review 2024: an excellent performance

Changing one’s mind is quite acceptable. There is no reason to believe that Samsung’s OLED TVs, which it has recently begun manufacturing, are anything other than highly competitive, despite the fact that for the longest period Samsung explicitly implied that OLED was inferior television technology. This is an extensive evaluation of the Samsung S90C.

Despite not being our favorite TV of 2022, the new S90C series (available in 55in and 65in models; here we’ve tested the QE55S90C) is, on a fundamental level, quite similar indeed to last year’s S95B range. Having so made some astute changes while leaving the asking price relatively same.

Samsung S90C Specifications

Design and Build

The ‘LaserSlim’ TV design that Samsung has developed has garnered a lot of attention, and almost all of it has been positive. When viewed from the side, the S90C has a very thin profile despite its relatively high surface area; even when it expands to house its electronic components, the depth is less than 4 millimeters. When viewed directly in front of it, the absence of any bezels makes it appear very sleek and sophisticated. Even the stand, which is a straightforward three-piece assembly that snaps into place, looks the part. Additionally, it has a modest footprint, allowing the Samsung to be placed on quite compact surfaces. You can buy this tvs from its official website

Samsung S90C: Interface

The QE55S90C from Samsung comes with two remote control handsets. One does everything, which means the phone is small, made of plastic, and has a ton of buttons, many of which are very small. The other is even smaller and runs on solar power. It has a better choice of buttons, including ones that give you quick access to Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, and, um, Samsung TV Plus.

No matter which of the controls you use, it will put you in charge of some fairly detailed but strangely short menus for setting things up. It’s also how you use the latest version of Samsung’s Smart TV interface, which is built on Tizen. It’s clean and easy to use, and you can also customize it to some extent. You can get all of the streaming services and catch-up TV apps you want, and the Game Hub brings together your connected console and all of the streaming services for games.

Samsung S90C: Image Quality

The Samsung S90C comes with a “Eco” mode, which may use less energy to meet legal standards, but it doesn’t meet the industry standards for picture quality. The greyscale has too much blue, which makes everything look blue, and the gamma is also way off.

Samsung has a mode called “Filmmaker,” which makes all of these problems go away as soon as you choose it. In fact, this mode is very accurate right out of the box, with an average Delta E (error) of 1.1 for grayscale, 1.17 for colors, and a gamma that stays close to the goal of 2.4.

Samsung S90C: Sound Quality

The Samsung S90C’s Object Tracking Sound Lite audio system and slim size make it amazing that it has such good sound quality. This means that the 2.1-channel speakers are at the bottom and fire downwards, so this TV has to use psychoacoustic processing to give a better feeling of being surrounded by the sound.

The midrange and high are both great, and there’s even a good amount of bass. On the 55-inch panel, the front image has some width, and the stereo separation is good. However, this would be much better on a bigger screen. There is also 40W of amplification, which is enough power to make this TV loud without distorting or sounding harsh.

Samsung S90C: Performance

It’s almost a given that the Samsung S90C takes the best photos when it has the best materials to work with. Since it doesn’t care about Dolby Vision, you’ll have to look for 4K video with an HDR10+ HDR aspect. If you’re willing to put in the work, you’ll get a lot out of it.

Or at least they are if you took the time to run the “Smart Calibration Pro” process to get the Samsung close to where you want it to be. And then made a small change yourself in the choices for setting up. Once that’s done to your happiness, you can enjoy how well the S90C works in all its impressive ways.

Final Words

In the end, the Samsung S90C (or QE55S90C, as it is called here) is hard to beat. There are other TVs in the same price range, but the lack of Dolby Vision HDR makes this one stand out. Other than that, it’s a fully competitive TV. If you have at least £2,000 to spend on a new TV, this one should be on your short list.

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