Hello everyone it's SpawnPoiint and today we're taking a look at Samsung's S95B which is their
2022 QD-OLED now we know that this is one of the best and one of the most popular TVs that
we've seen this year but the question is is it worth buying well over the last two weeks I've
been using this as my main TV I've watched a few movies and played a few games and now
I'm ready to give you a more Hands-On review my honest opinion on the pros and cons now today's
video is not sponsored but box very kindly loan with this TV so I can make this review I have a
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that's worth talking about is the picture quality and I'll tell you what this is easily one-off if
not the best TVs I've seen this year the fact that it's an OLED means the pixels are self-lit
which naturally improves the contrast and black levels more than any LCD TV now OLED aren't new
we've seen them tweaked and improved over the last five to six years and they all look great but this
isn't just a normal OLED it's a QD OLED and that means it combines those self-lighting pixels of
an OLED with the brightness and colors from a quantum dot TV on paper this sounds good but in
reality you definitely notice is just how much brighter this looks on screen especially around
the highlights the colors too they are without doubt very impressive regardless of whether I've
tried movies or gaming the first thing to note though is I am using the filmmaker mode it's my
go-to picture preset on almost every TV although ISF expert bright is a close second when I'm using
an LG TV now I watch a lot of HDR content so it's great to see it does support HDR hlg and HDR 10
plus so this isn't just for movies but for gaming as well and this is where you notice the brighter
highlights the most then of course you've got SDR content which generally speaking I don't watch a
lot but that still looks great on this TV some content can look a little soft or grainy but for
me that's no different to any other TV that I've tested overall the picture quality the detail the
resolution contrast and colors look awesome on this TV it's far brighter than any other
Ole that I've tested in the last year now when it comes to movies you want to make the most of
the filmmaker mode which is supported on the s95b this gives you the option to watch the movie the
way the director intended now although HDR is supported is really disappointing to see that
Dolby vision is not I was surprised by this when testing but I have confirmed this online that is
not supported whether this can be retrospectively added via an update I'm not too sure but I guess
if we don't see it on this model we will probably see it on the next one as for the size but the one
that I have here is the 65 inch version but it's also available in a 55 inch version as well that
means if you did want to go for a large screen OLED like we see from the LG oleds where you
could go up to 77 or even 83 inches you won't have that choice here but for General movie watching
the QD and the OLED combo is really outstanding and it gives a near perfect view and experience
with impressive detail and it's not just watching movies that's impressive it's the gaming features
that make this TV a great all-rounder so with more and more of us gaming on our TVs whether that's on
the PlayStation 5 Xbox series X or switch there's a good chance if you're using the s95b you might
be wanting to hook up a console as well so firstly there are four HDMI 2.1 ports that means if you
wanted to connect the PS5 to it you're going to be getting 4K 120 Hertz gaming support we've seen
this on a lot of TVs this year but it's still great to see it included on top of that it does
support Alm or the auto low latency mode as well as vrr the variable refresh rate this means if
you are playing on the PS5 or Xbox series X or S you're able to take advantage of the variable
rate rather than a locked frame rate this will naturally mean a smoother gameplay resulting
in little to no stuttering or screen tearing this is also helped by the freesync and g-sync support
it's almost as good as some of the other OLED TVs that we've seen in the last year but the motion
isn't quite as smooth as I would like it to be but playing games at 120 hertz never gets old
especially on a TV that looks as nice as this my go-to game is always a Call of Duty just because
of how fast paced it is it's a great way to test out the frame rate as well as the motion handling
now there's always a weird assumption that playing FPS or any competitive or fast-paced games on a
TV is a bad idea but this TV is fast depends on the mode or resolution you're in it's possible
to achieve anywhere from six milliseconds to a 10 millisecond input lag that is rapid for a monitor
let alone a TV and if you wanted to keep track of the frame rate or tweak the gaming settings
well Samsung have their own game bar to access his menu you just need to press the play and
pause button on the remote it's very similar to LG's game Optimizer mode and it shows you
all the information in one place things like the picture profiles frame rate and the aspect ratio
controller this actually lets you change the ratio to 21x9 or 32x9 at a press of a button
this is aimed at PC gaming so it's not something I can test out unfortunately but the fact that
you can hook up a gaming PC or laptop and run it at a wider resolution is Awesome on top of
that if you'd rather not plug a console or PC in will Samsung have their own gaming Hub and
allows you to play and stream games directly to the TV you need to sign in with your game
pass or stream account and then you can play the games directly using your own controller
right let me talk to you about the viewing angles and the reflections on this TV it's not something
that's often talked about or even considered when buying TVs but it is really important especially
if you're watching it during the day or in a bright room fortunately as this TV combines
both the quantum dot and OLED the viewing angles are brilliant I know most people will probably
watch their TV straight on but it's always worth checking these things out just in case you plan
on having your seating off center and this is one of the biggest selling points of an OLED
you can practically see the screen from any angle within your room and you're not going to lose any
contrast or picture quality and this leads us onto Reflections so this is the same with most oleds
but the screens are typically glossy to allow us to have that awesome contrast and black levels
but it also means it's very reflective but the fact that the s95b has a very dark mirror-like
coating it means the reflections are kept low and this is by far the best I've ever seen on an OLED
you can see here as I turn you can obviously still see the window in the reflection of the TV but is
nowhere near as distracting as a typical OLED and if you pair that with a brighter screen from the
quantum dot technology unless you're in a really dark scene and watching it during the day you're
not really going to see many Reflections now it's too early for me to really talk about burning or
image retention I was using it for just two weeks isn't a fair test but what I can say is
from my experience with OLED TVs I've never had an issue and that includes thousands of
hours of gaming across multiple TVs in my house obviously QD OLED is new compared to OLED but
it's supposedly better at managing burning but I guess only time will tell and if you are buying
into the s95b you are one of the early adopters so you will find out first so the speakers and sound
quality have really surprised me seeing how slim the frame is you'd naturally think this is going
to sound like every other ultra thin OLED but that's not the case with this one they are clear
Punchy and have more bass than I was expecting to hear in fact over the last two weeks I've
exclusively used the TV speakers as my AVR isn't yet set up to use my external speakers and I've
had no complaints at all now looking through the Samsung website I couldn't see any information
about what speakers are actually fitted but take a listen to this and see what you think
[TV SPEAKERS] [Music]
And then looking at the design and the overall appearance of the s95b I personally think it
looks awesome the thin frame the borderless bezel and even the stand all look different yet familiar
to me it kind of resembles a massive monitor especially with the height of the stand but
it is worth mentioning that I did notice a very slight Bend in the panel it's hard to capture this
on screen so I'm not sure if you're able to see it but there is definitely a bend in the middle I'm
not sure this is because the panel is incredibly thin or there's a quality control issue and
whether others would have even noticed it unless you went looking for it but it is definitely there
so the menus and home screen are all running on the latest tizan operating system this is the
first I've ever used this operating system and my first impressions last week were great it looks
nice it's user friendly and it's pretty intuitive but I haven't used it for longer than a few hours
now I have noticed how slow laggy and buggy it can be I've tried updating it resetting it and after
a while it just slows down completely navigating through apps or even just pressing the home button
seems to be so sluggish and the number of times that Netflix either doesn't load at all or crashes
I've just lost count now if you were going to use the TV with another device like a console Apple TV
or Amazon stick well you'd probably be fine but personally I could not use this operating system
every single day without being frustrated which is a real shame because it actually looks quite nice
I know in the comments of my last video people have mentioned about keeping this TV offline
to prevent the updates it's something that I could do but the truth is happen to keep your TV offline
just to make sure there's no future issues isn't really a good start there are some other features
worth mentioning too such as the fact that it comes to a Google Assistant Alexa and AirPlay
built-in for my testing I've been able to use my voice to search and play for movies as well as
mirror or AirPlay my iPhone or MacBook straight to the TV there is a slight delay when using it
this way but if you wanted a cable-free way to show off your photos or what's on your screen
well it works pretty well I also showed these wallpapers during my unboxing video last week
and loads of you asked where I got it from well this is actually built into the TV it's called
Samsung's ambient mode plus and that allows you to play a selection of animated wallpapers along with
the sound I think this is a really nice feature and it's a lot nicer than this static wallpapers
that we've seen on other TVs so before I get into my final thoughts these are the areas that I think
need improving on the s95b well first of all the UI and the menus definitely need Optimizer they
are far too slow and laggy and if it's something you're using every day it's not really a nice
experience and the fact that Dolby vision isn't supported is a real shame if it's something that
you've used on other TVs you'll realize just how much you'll miss it maybe Samsung can provide
this as an over-the-air update but I guess only time will tell but the chances are they probably
wouldn't and finally the build qual quality or the quality control obviously my TV is slightly
banned it doesn't mean every single one is but reading some of the comments from you last week
it's implied that a few of you have had the same problem and as for the costs well obviously this
varies depending on your location and the offers but the 55 inch is currently around 1400 pounds
or fifteen hundred dollars while the 65 inch is around 2 200 pounds or two thousand dollars that
is a lot cheaper than when they first launched earlier this year comparing this to other oleds
at a similar size the s95b is competitively priced at these discounted rates if the full
price is tough to justify the cost but you are getting a brighter screen with Incredible colors
and that combo of OLED and quantum dot but the question is is it worth buying well the s95b
does an incredible job of combining the pros of an OLED such as the black levels contrast ratio and
viewing angles with the pros of a quantum dot TV including more accurate colors and brightness now
if you were wanting the latest tech or want to be an early adopter of something the s95b is hard to
pass on plus you're not going to be disappointed with the image quality however if you want a
Snappy UI and you need Dolby Vision support well you're not going to be happy with this model but
from a picture quality alone point of view this TV is awesome so if you ask me would I buy one
I would say you're probably better off waiting for the 2023 QD-OLEDs it can only get better from here
and if you're spending this kind of money on a TV you're likely going to keep it for the next
two to three years so buying the first generation isn't always the best idea well next week I'll be
unboxing the Sony a95k which is another QD-OLED TV then I will actually be comparing the Samsung
to the Sony to see which one I think is better now if you drop a "QD OLED" in the comments I
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