Samsung - 55" Class QN700B Neo QLED 8K Smart TV

The TV is excellent, it has a very nice picture quality. Using it as a monitor is not highly recommended as the image looks overprocessed, unless you use it at a decent distance, or as in my case, I tend to use multiview mode to preserve better quality when playing video games or PC use. I have had the opportunity to compare it to the LGQNED99 8K and I have to say that despite the LG having an average contrast, its quality and the options it gives when calibrating the image are superior to those of the QN 700. In any case, the QN 700 is currently the cheapest 8K TV on the market and in my opinion it looks much better than any Samsung Neo Qled 4k.

4x better than 4k. 160PPI, the same as four 27" 4k monitors. Pros: Sharp, better colors than LED. ATSC 3.0 Ready. local dimming provides deeper blacks. Can play 8k content smoother from a USB/SD adapter drive than my 6-core PC. Plays HEVC and MKV files fine, even on a USB 2.0 drive. Cons: Only HDMI 2.1 (no Displayport 1.4s, thus can't use it for a PC monitor above 4k without a new graphics card) Other thoughts: I bought this Open Box in Excellent condition, for $752+ tax. The sale ended (6/25) a bit of the markdown for the Open Box models. I've been waiting for a relatively affordable 8k monitor, more or less for a few years. If you are planning on using it as a PC, just know that 8k monitors with displayport are just around the corner. Computex in June 2023 displayed an ASRock PG558KF which is a 55" 8k monitor that supports DP 1.4, at 60Hz. Many Displayport 1.4 to HDMI 2.1 adapters are sold online for $30-50, yet many reviews say they don't work, so it's not worth buying a HDMI-only TV, when I think DP has less handshake conversion issues with HDCP and other specs. If you are just using it as a TV, then it's totally fine. I would check out the store displays- the QN900C is the same family, slightly newer and larger, but compared to their own Samsung 4k , you can notice the difference. Some of the 8k content from Youtube codecs doesn't have the best compression quality (e.g. vp9, av1, but most of it is still noticeably better than the 4k content and at less relative bandwidth). The picture I took is of a still from a Nikon D800 timescape in RAW, thus is 8k even though it is not from a typical 8k video recording, thus is one of the sharper 8k videos (outside of RED). There are quite a few interesting 8k cameras, like the Sony alpha 7RV and Fujitsu X-H2.

This is a great tv picture is unbelievable with all the features good buy 1,000 dollars on sale saved 600 dollars not too much 8k right now still would highly recommend

This is not a true HDR 8K TV. To be HDR 8K, each pixel should have the full range of brightness and dimness to comprise an image. But each pixel only seems to have half the number of steps between full dim and full bright. So to generate certain shades and colors between full bright and black, the pixels require 2 pixels, one that is brighter and one that is dimmer where the average between the pixels is the correct shade, color or value. For most shades and colors, this alternating pixel technique forms a diagonal patchwork that has a noticeable checkerboard effect. Images viewed up close look bad. This isn't noticeable with windows that are pure white and the text is black, as black text on a white background looks good and is true 8k pixel density with no grid pattern and clean edges on the text. This checkerboard effect for colors and shades is noticeable if you have the TV on your desk with the same viewing distance of a normal monitor. Viewing distances of 24 inches or 60cm, the dithering is highly visible and makes the colors/shades generated look very low quality. But, as said before, the resolution for text, capacity to display more information clearly on one screen, and image clarity is still far superior to a 4K TV. If you don't want to see the patchwork pattern, plan to sit greater than 36 inches or 90 cm from the screen. At a seating distance of 36 inches, it is a retina display, no visible jagged edges on text and no checkerboard effect. At 3 ft the 700B has much cleaner text, better looking more detailed images and still has a fantastically wider field of view than my old 43 inch 4K at 24 inches viewing distance. With the 8K 700B, just know what you're getting into, so you're not disappointed. It's not truly an 8K HDR. My best guess of what this display is doing is... instead of 8K number of pixels each capable of displaying a full range HDR10 1024 color steps per RGB element, they have two sets of pixels each set only capable of displaying 512 steps of information with every other pixel offset in capability by half a step. They combine the two simpler pixel values to achieve the more complex shades in between. I can hear the Samsung display engineers, "Who would sit that close anyway to be able to see that?" Well, clearly people who want to use it as a computer monitor would. The 700B is advertised as not just an HDR screen but an HDR10+ plus screen which is 10bit, but this does not seem to be the case as a non HDR image from my computer still requires dithering to achieve the commanded colors and shades. No other display makers are making a true 8K display at this size at this price point, so I'm going to keep it and just sit further back so I don't notice the dithering.

Very clear. No dead pixels. Very good price to performance for an 8K TV.

Samsung makes the best tv on the market and I know this because I have on in every room great quality and picture and I have never had a problem with any of them

As the title says, I bought the QN700B from Best Buy and it is insanely good. If you see the specs and it says 60hz, that's only for 8k. 4k maxes out at 120hz, it has VRR and every other way to display for gaming, tested it on the PS5. The blacks feel almost as deep as my LG CX. I read a lot of random reviews, all that I could find, and most of them said the TV lags, this is untrue. After installing the initial update and allowing the TV to "settle in" it moves a bit smother than trying to navigate through my LG CX. The ability to pair a controller to the TV and use both XBOX Gamepass and GeForce Now via the built in gamehub is absolutely crazy. Movies, Anime and Games all look ridiculously good! For the price I could not ask for more. I am VERY happy with my purchase.

Love this TV great gaming on PS5 and great picture amazing sound. Not a lot of 8k content yet but can't beat the 989 price I got it for. Would recommend.