hi I'm Carl from Abt and in this video I'll be giving you a closer look at the 2023 Samsung
qn 900c Series 8K Neo qled we'll take a look at the specs features and picture quality and I'll
talk about why this might be a TV to consider adding to your home theater so stick around
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the qn 900c is Samsung's flagship 8K TV for 2023 and you can tell almost before you even turn it
on it has a perforated metal bezel that wraps around the top and sides and at the bottom is
the same great looking pedestal that you'll find on the s95c series OLED TVs also just like that
s95c it comes with the one connect box to house all the connections which allows the monitor to
maintain an exceptionally slim profile of just over a half inch deep which looks great if you
wind up mounting this one on your wall with a low profile wall mount and using the included
eight foot long one connect cable to put the one connect box in a different spot on the topic of
the one connect box like I mentioned before this is where all of your connections are going to be
located except for a single USBC that's on the back of the TV that can be used for a camera
on the 900c you get three USB type A's and Optical output an x-link connection ethernet
and antenna connection with an atsc 3.0 tuner for over-the-air 4K broadcasts and four HDMI
2.1 inputs that can all handle 8K 60hz content or 4K at up to 144 Hertz along with variable refresh
rates for any Gamers that might be hooking up a next-gen console or a gaming PC with
freesync premium Pro number three is also where you'll find the enhanced audio return Channel
then for wireless connections you get Bluetooth 5.2 and with this one you also get Wi-Fi 6E which
lets you take advantage of features like apple AirPlay 2 Samsung's Bixby or Amazon Alexa for
voice controls or even Google Assistant if you have a separate Google assistant device
audio on the qn900c is provided by a Dolby Atmos compatible 6.2.4 Channel system powered
by 90 watts of amplification and just like with the other Samsung TVs we've looked at this year
it's good but it just doesn't quite match up with the picture quality it does have a feature called
object tracking Sound Pro that does a nice job of giving you a sense of space within the
audio but to really get the most out of this TV you'll probably want to consider adding a
Samsung soundbar with the Q Symphony feature that will allow the TV speakers to focus more on the
surround effects and let the sound bar handle the dialogue which is going to give your audio a lot
more depth if you already have a surround system at home you can obviously use that too but if you
don't have a system already you really should consider adding one of those sound bars plus
they're simple to install now if you've watched our other videos on the 2023 Samsung TVs you can
probably skip this next part but if you haven't we are going to take a look at the operating system
Samsung uses tizen and it's largely unchanged from last year's models pressing the home button on the
slightly redesigned remote is going to bring up the home page looking at the left hand side of
the screen up at the top you're going to see a search option that lets you search for Content
really across multiple platforms under that you've got your ambient mode which is going to
let you display different types of wallpapers on the screen that'll show different types of
information or just a regular picture when you're not watching a show then you've got Samsung's Game
Hub where you can play games right off the TV nothing else required except a controller which
is not included in the Box it features services from Xbox Luna Nvidia and utomic and there are
some fees associated with these services but there are also some games you can play for free
Under The Game Hub is Media which is where you'll see a list of your apps and then there's a small
window that shows you your recently viewed content you can also see what's on now and then scrolling
down you'll see a variety of other content divided kind of into themes now just like the gaming
Hub you'll find some free content here too but there's also some that's going to require payment
now let's go back to that redesigned remote for a moment so you can see what the refresh looks like
this new one is a bit smaller it still has the solar charging panel on the back and a
USBC charging port on the bottom but it no longer has a dedicated multi-view button that's really
the only thing that's missing the TV still has multi-view that lets you display up to
four screens at once but the only way to get to it now is through the TVs menu moving on let's take
a closer look at the picture and I mean closer it's an 8K TV so you can get right up next to
the screen and because those pixels are so small you can barely see them it makes everything just
look sharper and it's especially noticeable at closer distances this picture is bright too we
don't have the scientific tools here to make exact measurements but you won't have any trouble in
rooms that get a lot of natural light even with our big studio lights shining in here the qn900c
has no issues at all getting bright enough to let us see everything without any trouble
the color quality is extremely pleasing too skin tones look natural nature scenes pop with greens
and reds and blues and you get lots of detail in the highlights and shadows blacks are deep
and Rich too plus HDR content looks incredible and if you turn on the intelligent mode it activates a
feature called Auto HDR remastering which actually makes SDR content look even better too and there
isn't a lot of light blooming either at least when you're sitting directly in front of the
TV you will notice some As you move off to the sides these 2023 Samsung TVs seem to be doing
an even better job than last year's models and Samsung doesn't list it in their specs but we
calculated 1344 dimming zones on this one which is likely why we're seeing the Improvement in light
Bloom control over last year's qn900b the motion handling is great for watching sports or gaming
and just like with the other Samsung TVs it can be adjusted manually turned off or set to Auto we
feel like most viewers are going to be happy with the auto mode but if you really want to spend time
dialing it in you still have the ability to do that too with the customize mode another feature
that we think you should absolutely take advantage of on this TV is smart calibration which is done
with a compatible smartphone and the Samsung SmartThings app on this one you get two options
to choose from there's basic or professional basic calibration is simple and takes about a minute
to perform the professional calibration is a bit more involved than a novice might feel comfortable
with but if you know what you're doing you can really fine tune the picture to however you want
however having used both we found that the basic calibration is likely all you'll need to do and
don't worry these changes are not permanent so if you want to mess around with either mode you
do always have the option to kind of set it back to the factory picture settings and start over
and try again the qn900c is a fantastic TV but it's not without its flaws the first is probably
the cost it's definitely on the expensive side but that's mostly because you're getting all of
Samsung's best TV tech built in the second it's 8K do you need 8K if you're sitting more than eight
feet away from the TV no it's unlikely you'll be able to tell the difference really between this
and a 4K model so why would you add this one to your home theater well if you like the one
connect box and you don't want an OLED TV this is one of your only options if you like the idea that
four screen multi-view this is also one of your only options and if you plan on using this as a
computer monitor as well as a TV this one does a fantastic job with that too finally if you're not
someone who buys a new TV every couple of years this is a great way to Future proof yourself plus
did I mention it has an amazing picture if you are looking to add one of these to your home theater
or you have any questions that we didn't answer in this video be sure to contact our TV experts
here at Abt we're always happy to help thanks for watching and we'll see you in the next one
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