Samsung - 65" Class - LED - Q80 Series - 2160p - Smart - 4K UHD TV with HDR

I recently upgraded from a Samsung KS9000. I had purchased the KS9000 from Best Buy Magnolia with a four year warranty in late January 2017. I was very satisfied until around November 2018, at which point I experienced some dead pixels. Geek Squad cam out and replaced the panel. Unfortunately, the panel did not work. After two replacement panels that were defective, the third replacement panel finally fixed the issue. Around that point, the one connect began to fail, which required me to unplug the HDMI around 3-4 times per week in order to get a picture. Best Buy opted at this point to refund me for the price I paid ($2100) for the television rather than continue to work on the KS9000. I put this towards the price of the Q80R. I am very satisfied with my decision. I have owned the Q80R for four days. The setup was breeze. My wife and I set it up ourselves with no issues. The cable management system, while nice, only can fit about two HDMI cables per section. That being said, it is a nice upgrade over what the KS9000 offered. While it does not contain the One Connect box, I do not necessarily consider that a downgrade, as the issues over the one connect is what ultimately led to me replacing the KS9000. In addition, since I use a stand and do not wall mount the television, the advantages of the One Connect are somewhat neutralized. That being said, those who wall mount may feel differently from myself in this regard. Overall though, I am very satisfied with the build quality of this television. The picture quality is noticeably improved over the KS9000 in all aspects. The image appears sharper, the black levels are deeper with barely noticeable blooming, and the upconversion of my Spectrum cable is much improved over what the KS9000 offered. The most noticeable difference thus far has been in the upconversion of the Spectrum cable. The image with the Q90R appears noticeable sharper with Spectrum cable when compared to how it looked with the KS9000. In addition, when watching 4K movies. I am definitely noticing an improvement in the black levels. With the KS9000, there was noticeable vertical blooming among bright highlights against a dark background. I am noticing no such issues with the Q80R. The minor blooming that is present is barely noticeable. By that I mean you literally will need to place your face up to the television and inspect it closely to notice the small blooming that exists around the bright objects. Event then, the blooming is barely noticeable. This is a a significant upgrade coming from the KS9000. The other area where this television really excels is with the viewing angle. There is a noticeable improvement with the quality of the picture when viewing the television from an off angle when compared to the KS9000. While this may not be pertinent for some people, it is pertinent to me as I hold various social gatherings at my residence each year, usually for sporting events. That being the case, since I am usually busy entertaining guests, often times I end up being one of the people who is viewing the content "off angle". While in the past I often felt "cheated" out of the viewing experience when this happened, that will no longer be the case due to the excellent viewing angle that this television provides! Overall, I am very satisfied with this product, and am strongly recommending it to anyone who is looking for a new television. The picture quality is excellent, the black levels are deep, the viewing angles are excellent, and the input lag for gaming is superb! I highly recommend this television!

The Samsung 2019 QLED Q80R is fantastic. It includes all the features one would expect from a Smart TV. Surprisingly, it took barely 5 minutes to unbox and program the TV. Samsung truly designed this TV to look minimal and modern. Grooves that run along the back hide and hold cords as do slide-in hollow feet. The clear and crisp 4K screen is encased in a sturdy metal body that almost perfectly matches Apple's Steel Grey products. The US version of the Q80R is not compatible with the Samsung No Gap Wall Mount. The current Samsung Mini Mount WMN550 model only comes with instructions for 2015-2017 models. We had a lot of figuring out to do ourselves. Once mounted, the Samsung QLED Q80R is simply stunning. The technology includes; adaptive brightness, adaptive sound, Ultra Black Elite anti-reflection technology and ample voice-control options. The panels deliver ultra-wide viewing angles so colors are consistent at any viewing angle. Blooming is negligible. While Voice Assistant Bixby can be useful. It is distracting. I would prefer an iPad to push content through the Apple App and Airplay2 when available, ditching the SmartThings App altogether. Ambient Mode is welcome as background decor. This includes weather, news and some lively nature scenes. Moving wallpapers would be a welcome addition. This model does away with the bulky OneConnect Box. The OneRemote communicates with the TV via RF signal for you to be able to control the TV from anywhere in the room. However, it communicates with cable boxes through an IR signal. OneRemote does not have full functionality for cable boxes. There is no outlet for an IR Extender. With handy Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime dedicated buttons on OneRemote and future Apple APP integration, many users may opt to do away with cable altogether. Overall this TV is an amazing product. It's design, functionality and quality of viewing is simply outstanding It is an upscale model which includes many modern features at a reasonable price point. It exceeds our expectations.

I mean, come on… this TV is ridiculously great. For starters, this TV was WAY easy to set up. We had a wall bracket already in place, so apart from a moment of heavy lifting, installing the TV was as easy as putting it down and screwing it in. Setup was super simple - we were able to connect the TV to our wifi and then synced up all our relevant apps with the OneRemote within minutes. We then tinkered around with the SmartThings app and Ambient Mode… it’s pretty neat to have a TV that doubles as a wall art-fixture. I’m not a fan of big black boxes on the wall, so it was great to easily create an ambient background that matches the lighting of the wall behind. It’s one of those “why has no one ever thought of this before?” features… Ok, so let’s get to the picture quality: it’s insane. Quantum Processor 4K is crazy sharp. I’ve watched Planet Earth for HOURS since getting this TV. My roommate’s also commented that the picture quality has made gaming way better because he can make out what’s going on in the screen with way more clarity. And the Quantum Dot colors are crazy. I didn’t know we could make colors like that appear on a screen… I’ll also make a plug for the Ultra Viewing Angle - we’ve got a HUGE window in our living room, and it often washes out the picture. Not so with this TV. The picture is as sharp and colorful as ever, regardless of the room lighting. So my answer is “yes,” if you have the money to drop… the Q80R QLED is a great buy.

Well.... I did not do much, but i did help take down the old tv and put up this tv. After that, I just watched the simplicity of setting everything up, and it was quick!! The tivo and apple tv automatically were recognized by the tv and the intelligent picture settings provided a perfect picture out the box. Now that I've played with the tv for a few weeks the ease of use seems to top the previous samsung tv we had. Not to mention how great the picture is. Its seems to have deeper blacks and brighter colors than the last tv. This is definitely the best tv we have owned yet. We have different apps for movies that we use, like netflix and amazon. They are so simple to use and the pictures on all of the different apps is just spectacular. The tv remote even has special buttons for those apps. What i like the most is when i fall asleep the tv shuts off after whatever time we have it set for if not used within that time period. And we also have the nightly timer set for bedtime in case we fall asleep. All in all, a wonderful tv with a great great picture that blows me away every time i see it. I watch SD shows also, and they seem to still be in HD on this tv. Love my tv!!

Wow, I can't say enough about how great this TV is. I didn't think that there was much more room for improvement to TVs. I thought that the TV industry peaked and there was no longer a reason to upgrade. The Samsung QLED Q80 has changed my mind. First off, the picture is absolutely stunning. I compared this set next to my 2 year old TV and it was not even close. The Samsung QLED Q80 had a far better picture, color, and sharpness. Even my wife, who doesn't pay attention to technology, noticed an immediate difference. She was so excited that we sat down and had movie night. The colors make the picture jump off the screen and the Q80 can do it with any lighting condition in the room (bright sun light or at night). The second thing I love about the Q80 is all the extras it has. I love ambient mode and having it blend into the background, or show our photos on screen It is a great way to use the Q80 when not watching TV. I have use the Q80 to control my smart home with the built-in smartthings access. It is great, I can turn on lights, check the garage, or even start my laundry from the TV. One of the great things is that out laundry is in the garage and we can't hear when it is done. I just pull it up on the TV and check the status. TLDR: The Samsung QLED Q80R has proven to me that there are still companies out there innovating and improving on this technology and it is a worthwhile upgrade, even if you purchased a different TV recently.

The Samsung Q80R is exactly what was needed in this house. The clear picture, the crisp sound us just wonderful. This TV has is it all-- ultra viewing angle, 4K, 2160p, virtually no glare and more! Watching the Q80R is as clear as day, anytime of day, with Intelligent mode adapting to the light or lack there of in the room. My favorite part is the FreeSync for gaming, virtually no lag at all ups my game. The smart TV features about every app there is. Streaming is seamless and the picture looks great even on my standard definition movies with the 4K upscaling. It really is hard to find what the Q80R is missing. I'm still figuring out the remote and the tutorial built into the TV is really helping. I loved having the manual and tutorials at my fingertips for set up, which was a breeze. Just five minutes from unboxing and we had everything ready to go. Everyone compliments the TV, we have now been deemed the house to come to during football season for the foreseeable future. Really loving this TV and how easily I can screen mirror and how flawless it connects to both our galaxy phones and tablet. You won't be disappointed with this TV.

I bought a new house and it needed a bigger TV. My living room is very bright during daylight hours, so I was trying to find something that reduced glare. I originally bought a 65” LG OLED. I had to take back because it was way too reflective. I couldn’t be happier with the Q80 in the same situation. I can keep the blinds open and watch without issue. (Note that the Q80 is the lowest series with the anti-glare engineering from Samsung). The two photos both show the LG when mounted. The Q80 is on the floor in the second one to show the comparison. It is literally night and day. You can’t even see me taking the picture in the reflection of the Q80.

4.5 stars - Excellent picture as you would expect from a high end TV. Great blacks, great whites, fast smart features, 4k content looks awesome and for a VA panel it has a very good viewing angles. A microphone on the remote...WTH I had to take off a half a star for 1 reason - the HD content on regular cable is not so impressive. At first I was about to box it up and return the set. I watched a hockey game and it was terrible, adjusted settings and couldn't make it look any better, unwatchable. A few other channels were not so great either, I switches to some other sports and they looked fine. Some channels are good some not so much. I gave it a few weeks and decided it was acceptable enough to keep the set.