Review on SAMSUNG 65-inch QLED Q90T Series Smart TV - 4K UHD, Quantum HDR 16X & Alexa Built-in (QN65Q90TAFXZA) by Scot Hughes

3 things prevent this review from getting 5 stars. 1) BRIGHTEST problem (pun intended) - the screen is glossy so you get huge glare bars from any light source hitting it, which looks like a giant blob on the screen. It is also a fingerprint magnet. Why isn't this screen matte?! At $4,000 after tax and shipping, this thing should be the best of the line and have all the bells and whistles, but it doesn't even have the basic functionality that a $125 computer monitor would. So disappointed. 2) Things like local dimming can't be turned off (and there's a rumor that there's a bug that causes the entire screen to randomly dim even when ambient light detection is disabled). My computer is connected to this TV via HDMI, and after using a non-dark mode webpage (like Amazon) and then closing the desktop (to me it's just a solid black color), which was once very bright, the screen is very dark. It's more than just my eyes adjusting, a real mouse is gray in the middle of the screen and doesn't turn white again until you mouse over an icon or open another white web page. I think the best way to explain the problem would be that "smart" features limit the functionality of the device by trying to do something for you instead of letting you do it yourself. 3) The remote control is complete junk. I understand fewer buttons are needed with the wheel, but the thing is half empty! They have what looks like a silver seesaw to move left or right in the middle, but it's actually 2 different buttons that move up and down. One side is for volume and the other for channels, but without reading the manual it's counterintuitive on how to press the button because all the other buttons on the remote are pressed and do one thing, not two. These two buttons look like they need to be pressed when they function like any other button on the remote, but instead of going up, you're physically pressing the button from the bottom up on the remote. I thought you would have to press up and down one side or the other, but no! Why can't they just leave a rocker style button here for stuff like that? There's plenty of room for him. And if so, would all the buttons work the same way. Speaking of design, the physical design of its form is terrible too. It's long and thin, with a rounded bottom, so it wobbles every time you move its surface even slightly. It has a nice black piece of plastic on top where it sits, so once you place it on a hard surface it starts scratching immediately due to its tendency to rock back and forth. It doesn't have little foam feet to keep it from sliding, so expect this thing to fall off your coffee table a few times a day. I don't want to seem so depressed on the remote, but I'm not going to walk over to the TV and tap my finger to turn it on or change the channel on the "little man in the boat" (wink, wink, nudge) in the middle at the bottom of the TV. So it's really the ONLY way to interact with the TV and it's awful. Don't get me wrong, it works for what I need, but it hurts. Now that the bad things are out of the way let me tell you how awesome this TV is! - At a distance of 75 inches and 8 feet, people on the screen are larger than life. It has a very thin bezel at only about 1/4-inch, which is good because there isn't a ton of extra hardware surrounding the screen, making the TV physically larger than 75-inches, but only with a 75-inch viewable area . Things like that add weight to the TV, and this thing weighs enough on its own. The 4k resolution and 120Hz refresh rate ensure the TV won't block any component in your system. I connected my computer to it along with 6 consoles (wii, ps3, xbox360, ps4 pro, xbox one X and switch) while I had to put a pretty powerful graphics card in my computer (rtx2080) to play in 4k. it was worth it. - As long as there is no light in the room, movies look fantastic and with the soundbar, which I connected via the optical out of this TV, they sound very good. - It has a button to adjust the atmosphere. Remote control so you can either turn your TV into a background color to match your wall color or stand out with a design on it e.g. B. with a 75 inch artwork. to help you hang it on the wall or even on the included stand), it's only about 1 inch thick and its back is almost perfectly flat. - The base is centered and has a huge curve, meaning I can slide my soundbar (and the Wii sensor to boot) perfectly under the TV and out of the way. but the base alone weighs about 30 pounds, so be prepared if you plan to use it.