Those are my choices for this year. Since I never had such kind of tv (still have1080p), it’s hard to get the feeling of your explanations in this comparative. Is the S90D too bright in a dim lighted room? Is DV really worth it on the C4? I have a lot of dvds and regular blu-rays, it means the C4 is better to upscale them? And the brightness on the S90D is looking better for gaming? In store, I cannot get answers visually when I checked last year for C3 and S90c. Thx and keep the good work!

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I’m confuse about Samsung S90D. recently got the 48 inches as a PC monitor. I know 42 and 48 are WOLED. I just want to know how is compare to the C4. I’m really considering to return the S90D and get the C4 just for Dolby Vision. The main future that led me to get the S90D was 144hz because on LG website says the C4 is only 144hz on the 55 inch and up. but every video I see the 42 and 48 are 144hz.

Jul 09, 2024 12:28 PM By QSPR

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I’m confuse about Samsung S90D. recently got the 48 inches as a PC monitor. I know 42 and 48 are WOLED. I just want to know how is compare to the C4. I’m really considering to return the S90D and get the C4 just for Dolby Vision. The main future that led me to get the S90D was 144hz because on LG website says the C4 is only 144hz on the 55 inch and up. but every video I see the 42 and 48 are 144hz.

Could you please give some info about the performance of the s90d in those inches? I am looking to buy either the c4 or this at that size but the lack of reviews and testing on the 48 inches and the use of woled instead of qdoled makes me quite skeptical. Dolby vision isn’t a concern. Mainly for use in gaming and streaming videos etc.

Weird thing on your reviews it says that the c4 in 55-65-77 inch is a qd-oled panel but I never saw this information anywhere is it veridict????

Jul 15, 2024 10:21 AM By RndomBoy

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Weird thing on your reviews it says that the c4 in 55-65-77 inch is a qd-oled panel but I never saw this information anywhere is it veridict????

All sizes of the C4 use WOLED panels, as LG Electronics doesn’t use QD-OLED at all. What you’re seeing is just the way we display the different variants when using our compare tool. If you compare the C4 to the C3 you’ll see what it’s supposed to look like when there’s no panel variance.

I’m trying to decide on best 42-43 television used mostly as monitor for home office computing (MS-Office, Browsing, Zoom), and as secondary television (streaming tv shows, movies, sports). NO gaming. Not super bright room (north exposure in NYC). Given that WOLED are only options at that size, have you tested at those size and what are pros and cons of the Samsung S90D vs. LG C4 vs Samsung QN90D (and I suppose vs Sony A90K)?

LG C4 83 vs S90D 83.. They are both woled, which one to choose? thanks

Sep 04, 2024 11:40 AM By Venon

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LG C4 83 vs S90D 83.. They are both woled, which one to choose? thanks

C4 is woled s90d is QD-Oled

Oct 22, 2024 07:39 PM By Bonee

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C4 is woled s90d is QD-Oled

Not for the 83" size, QD-OLED caps out at 77" currently.

Why Samsung S90D’s HDR brightness is higher than LG C4 ‘s HDR brightness but S90D’s score for HDR movies is lower than that of LG C4 (9.0 vs 9.1)

Nov 01, 2024 01:10 AM By Howieha

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Why Samsung S90D’s HDR brightness is higher than LG C4 ‘s HDR brightness but S90D’s score for HDR movies is lower than that of LG C4 (9.0 vs 9.1)

HDR Brightness isn’t the only factor that goes in to the HDR Movies score. You can see a full breakdown here, but in short, the biggest difference between the two is the low-quality content smoothing score. The LG is significantly better at this, which has a significant impact on the overall score.

Nov 04, 2024 12:46 PM By  Adam Babcock

HDR Brightness isn’t the only factor that goes in to the HDR Movies score. You can see a full breakdown here, but in short, the biggest difference between the two is the low-quality content smoothing score. The LG is significantly better at this, which has a significant impact on the overall score.

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Literally, this review you posted is terrible. They clearly don’t know what they’re talking about and haven’t performed accurate tests like rtings. The proof starts when they say that both models have dolby vision kkkkkkkk, I stopped reading there. It is a general consensus among experts and testers that the s90d is superior and better than the oled c4 is not only in rtings. I advise studying and looking better. Not that the c4 oled is bad. Plus the S90D is superior. You literally searched for one in a million that said what you wanted to hear, I understand I was also someone who thought lg was better until real comparison.

Nov 04, 2024 12:46 PM By  Adam Babcock

HDR Brightness isn’t the only factor that goes in to the HDR Movies score. You can see a full breakdown here, but in short, the biggest difference between the two is the low-quality content smoothing score. The LG is significantly better at this, which has a significant impact on the overall score.

what if you are using an nvidia shield pro? does it make a difference

Sorry if this is a simple question, but what does this mean: “However, the LG supports Dolby Vision and DTS audio formats, so it’s the better option for those looking to get the most out of their physical media.” Does physical media only mean blu-rays and gaming consoles?

The frustration for me is that I am limited to purchasing a 48" screen size, and with the Samsung S90D being an untested WOLED panel at this size, I’m not sure I can use the side by side comparison ratings in this article. The comparisons in this review are made using the larger (and in the case of Samsung different panel) screen size. I am happy RTINGS pointed this out, otherwise i would not know of the difference until I opened the Samsung box. Adding to the frustration is most electronics retailers display 55" and larger in the stores. Very difficult to get a true comparison at 48".

Nov 25, 2024 10:49 PM By Manzilrai

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what if you are using an nvidia shield pro? does it make a difference

Yes, absolutely. If the Shield is doing most of the heavy lifting in terms of image processing then it won’t be an issue.

Nov 26, 2024 02:35 PM By RtingsUser4002059

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Sorry if this is a simple question, but what does this mean: “However, the LG supports Dolby Vision and DTS audio formats, so it’s the better option for those looking to get the most out of their physical media.” Does physical media only mean blu-rays and gaming consoles?

Yes, we’re referring to UHD Blu-rays especially, which often use DTS for the main audio track and many of which support Dolby Vision. If you collect media like that, you’ll want a TV that supports Dolby Vision and DTS to get the most out of them.

so if you completely exclude the money (above - below the same prices), which TV do you recommend (only 1 answer accepted!!! :-)

Rtings’ value-for-price comment indicated the Samsung S90D beats the LG C4. Does this hold true if I primarily watch 4K UHD content?

In other words, does Samsung’s QD-OLED panel beat LG C4’s WOLED panel with Dolby Vision support?

Also, does it matter whether a TV supports DTS Audio if my AVR supports it? My media player is connected to my AVR, not the TV.

Nov 27, 2024 12:15 PM By spamdavy

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Rtings’ value-for-price comment indicated the Samsung S90D beats the LG C4. Does this hold true if I primarily watch 4K UHD content? In other words, does Samsung’s QD-OLED panel beat LG C4’s WOLED panel with Dolby Vision support? Also, does it matter whether a TV supports DTS Audio if my AVR supports it? My media player is connected to my AVR, not the TV.

Yes, I’d even say this holds especially true if you mainly watch 4k UHD content. The wider color gamut of the Samsung is a significant noticeable difference between it and the C4, especially when watching native 4k content that takes advantage of wider HDR color spaces. As for audio support, nope, if you’re connecting your player directly to your AVR then this doesn’t matter at all.

This might be a bad question but….for those of us who almost exclusively watch Shows and Movies via streaming services such as Max, Disney+, Netflix, Hulu….Which ratings should be the most important for us to compare? Does Dolby Vision really matter in this instance? I suspect not as I won’t be plugging in a Blu Ray player and watching movies via disc ever. Also, I have a Sonos Arc Ultra, so I assume safe to say the DTS limitations of the Samsung don’t come into play here as well?

Thank you so much!!!

It’s not a bad question at all! DTS pretty much only matters for discs. Disney+ did add DTS support for some select titles earlier in the year, but it’s a more compressed than the disc version and likely doesn’t sound much different at all than the Dolby Atmos tracks they have. If you want to use advanced DTS audio formats, you need a TV that can pass the format through eARC to your soundbar. However, the Sonos Arc Ultra doesn’t support advanced DTS, so you wouldn’t be able to use that format even if your TV supported it. Dolby Vision is actually widely supported on most major streaming services, but you’re not missing out a ton by choosing a TV that doesn’t support it, especially for streaming. It can make some movies and shows look a bit better than normal HDR10, but with most streaming content, you’d be hard-pressed to notice much of a difference between the two.

If you’re mostly streaming shows and movies, I’d say the most important scores to pay attention to are the ‘TV Shows’ and ‘HDR Movies’ boxes. The ‘TV Shows’ box is mostly based on watching SDR shows in a bright room, but it’s also applicable to watching movies in a bright room. The ‘HDR Movies’ box is focused on watching movies (but is also applicable to TV shows) in a dark room, with an emphasis on HDR performance. Thanks for reaching out, and I hope that clears things up!

Nov 29, 2024 04:06 PM By  Ben Trudeau

It’s not a bad question at all! DTS pretty much only matters for discs. Disney+ did add DTS support for some select titles earlier in the year, but it’s a more compressed than the disc version and likely doesn’t sound much different at all than the Dolby Atmos tracks they have. If you want to use advanced DTS audio formats, you need a TV that can pass the format through eARC to your soundbar. However, the Sonos Arc Ultra doesn’t support advanced DTS, so you wouldn’t be able to use that format even if your TV supported it. Dolby Vision is actually widely supported on most major streaming services, but you’re not missing out a ton by choosing a TV that doesn’t support it, especially for streaming. It can make some movies and shows look a bit better than normal HDR10, but with most streaming content, you’d be hard-pressed to notice much of a difference between the two. If you’re mostly streaming shows and movies, I’d say the most important scores to pay attention to are the ‘TV Shows’ and ‘HDR Movies’ boxes. The ‘TV Shows’ box is mostly based on watching SDR shows in a bright room, but it’s also applicable to watching movies in a bright room. The ‘HDR Movies’ box is focused on watching movies (but is also applicable to TV shows) in a dark room, with an emphasis on HDR performance. Thanks for reaching out, and I hope that clears things up!

Thank you so much for the info! One final question - in a “light controlled” room, when watching movies and shows via streaming services, which TV would be the most recommended buy? Based on the review and summary for my scenario I think too many other factors are considered (which is of course fair and makes sense for a whole product review, just not pertinent for me specifically), so I’m curious what you (or other experts at rtings) would buy if you were me? I greatly appreciate your wisdom and advice!!! 🤗

Nov 29, 2024 08:05 PM By JoshRoach

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Thank you so much for the info! One final question - in a “light controlled” room, when watching movies and shows via streaming services, which TV would be the most recommended buy? Based on the review and summary for my scenario I think too many other factors are considered (which is of course fair and makes sense for a whole product review, just not pertinent for me specifically), so I’m curious what you (or other experts at rtings) would buy if you were me? I greatly appreciate your wisdom and advice!!! 🤗

No worries! If you’re in a light controlled room, you really can’t do much better than an OLED. You’re going to get amazing picture quality from pretty much any OLED on the market, so it really comes down to what you’d rather have. If we’re talking specifically about the C4 vs the S90D, it really comes down to if you’d rather the Dolby Vision support and better low-quality content smoothing that the C4 has. If you sometimes watch low-quality (heavily compressed) streams, the TV’s low-quality content smoothing does a better job cleaning up artifacts than the S90D.

On the other hand, the S90D displays a wider range of colors, so it can display more vibrant colors. Just keep in mind that only the 55", 65", and 77" sizes of the S90D use a QD-OLED panel in North America. If we’re talking about the 42", 48", and 83" sizes of the TVs, I’d go with the C4. If we’re talking about the other sizes, it really comes down to what you’d rather have, but the S90D does offer better overall picture quality because of its color advantage. You really can’t go wrong with either one, or really any OLED for that matter. Here’s a link to our Best OLED TVs article, just in case that helps with your decision. Thanks!

Dec 02, 2024 05:36 PM By  Ben Trudeau

No worries! If you’re in a light controlled room, you really can’t do much better than an OLED. You’re going to get amazing picture quality from pretty much any OLED on the market, so it really comes down to what you’d rather have. If we’re talking specifically about the C4 vs the S90D, it really comes down to if you’d rather the Dolby Vision support and better low-quality content smoothing that the C4 has. If you sometimes watch low-quality (heavily compressed) streams, the TV’s low-quality content smoothing does a better job cleaning up artifacts than the S90D. On the other hand, the S90D displays a wider range of colors, so it can display more vibrant colors. Just keep in mind that only the 55", 65", and 77" sizes of the S90D use a QD-OLED panel in North America. If we’re talking about the 42", 48", and 83" sizes of the TVs, I’d go with the C4. If we’re talking about the other sizes, it really comes down to what you’d rather have, but the S90D does offer better overall picture quality because of its color advantage. You really can’t go wrong with either one, or really any OLED for that matter. Here’s a link to our Best OLED TVs article, just in case that helps with your decision. Thanks!

Thank you again @Ben! After continuing to do a lot of research it sounds like some knock the inability of the Samsung to support Dolby Vision. I landed on the S90D or the C4 as that seems, based RTINGS reviews and articles, to be the best big TV options that aren’t the Sony (I am not willing in this scenario to spend more than double for slightly better picture). Ultimately 77" is the size for the space and the decision boils down to Dolby Vision vs. the QD panel of Samsung and colors that come with it. I am not sure there is anywhere that details what those differences in reality might result in picture wise. If we took 10 reasonably popular movies and shows (Stranger Things, Marvel movies, Christopher Nolan movies, Dune, Top Gun, etc., even a show like Bridgerton)…..is the Samsung going to look washed out without DV throughout compared to the LG? In that case having the most realistic or widest color range wouldn’t be worth it….and is honestly why we’re in this spot right now because we have a 10 year old edge lit Sony and on any reasonably dark scene of a show or movie the whole image gets washed out. So with all that said….it might just require me buying one and trying it out and seeing if I notice any issues because I don’t know of any way to compare that list with the TVs side by side to get a real understanding what the gains and losses are for choosing each, and how much of an impact, say, the DV is for the LG throughout, or how big of a deal the greater color range and realism matters without the DV for the Samsung. (it’s also possible this is all way overanalyzing but…I’d love to not spend $2200 and regret it in the near future :)

Hello. Is it common for extremely thin oled screens like the c4 and s90d oled screens to have a slight curvature on the screen looking sideways at the top edge? I saw some comments about where they say that the tvs have this curvature looking sideways at the top edge. But it does not interfere with the tv viewing, looking at it from above you can notice more viewing the TV usually did not interfere with the image. Is curved Oled something normal or not? If this happens to the TV, should it be return Ed? I saw reports on several models but I would like your opinion say that it is normal to get such a thin screen

Dec 03, 2024 10:40 AM By JoshRoach

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Thank you again @Ben! After continuing to do a lot of research it sounds like some knock the inability of the Samsung to support Dolby Vision. I landed on the S90D or the C4 as that seems, based RTINGS reviews and articles, to be the best big TV options that aren’t the Sony (I am not willing in this scenario to spend more than double for slightly better picture). Ultimately 77" is the size for the space and the decision boils down to Dolby Vision vs. the QD panel of Samsung and colors that come with it. I am not sure there is anywhere that details what those differences in reality might result in picture wise. If we took 10 reasonably popular movies and shows (Stranger Things, Marvel movies, Christopher Nolan movies, Dune, Top Gun, etc., even a show like Bridgerton)…..is the Samsung going to look washed out without DV throughout compared to the LG? In that case having the most realistic or widest color range wouldn’t be worth it….and is honestly why we’re in this spot right now because we have a 10 year old edge lit Sony and on any reasonably dark scene of a show or movie the whole image gets washed out. So with all that said….it might just require me buying one and trying it out and seeing if I notice any issues because I don’t know of any way to compare that list with the TVs side by side to get a real understanding what the gains and losses are for choosing each, and how much of an impact, say, the DV is for the LG throughout, or how big of a deal the greater color range and realism matters without the DV for the Samsung. (it’s also possible this is all way overanalyzing but…I’d love to not spend $2200 and regret it in the near future :)

No problem at all! I’m glad to help. The S90D definitely won’t look washed out at all because it doesn’t have Dolby Vison. Some of the movies/shows you mentioned, like Christopher Nolan movies, don’t even support Dolby Vision. You certainly should not be worried about the image looking washed out on an OLED with any HDR format. Even SDR content won’t look washed out because of OLED’s infinite contrast ratio.

The wider color gamut and better color volume on the S90D will be more noticeable than having Dolby Vision, and the S90D has less banding in colors. Colors are going to look punchier and more vibrant in HDR content that takes advantage of the wider color space when viewed on an S90D. With the vast majority of streaming content, there’s barely even a difference between the HDR10 version and the DV version, and you wouldn’t even be able to see a difference. Also, the S90D supports HDR10+, which is very similar to Dolby Vision, and is supported by services like Netflix and Prime Video.

Dec 03, 2024 06:12 PM By  Ben Trudeau

No problem at all! I’m glad to help. The S90D definitely won’t look washed out at all because it doesn’t have Dolby Vison. Some of the movies/shows you mentioned, like Christopher Nolan movies, don’t even support Dolby Vision. You certainly should not be worried about the image looking washed out on an OLED with any HDR format. Even SDR content won’t look washed out because of OLED’s infinite contrast ratio. The wider color gamut and better color volume on the S90D will be more noticeable than having Dolby Vision, and the S90D has less banding in colors. Colors are going to look punchier and more vibrant in HDR content that takes advantage of the wider color space when viewed on an S90D. With the vast majority of streaming content, there’s barely even a difference between the HDR10 version and the DV version, and you wouldn’t even be able to see a difference. Also, the S90D supports HDR10+, which is very similar to Dolby Vision, and is supported by services like Netflix and Prime Video.

Thank you so much Ben! I have always loved and appreciated RTINGS in general, but your follow-up and thorough wisdom sharing to a novice like myself is incredibly helpful, informative, and honestly so greatly appreciated! This is far too much money to spend on something (for me) and to not feel like you can trust the sources you go to for advice and in depth knowledge, and you have gone way far and above / beyond on your follow-up in the comment section of an in depth article. It truly does mean a great deal and I thank you again so much for the help here!!! I have always recommended RTINGS when asked, but now I have concrete evidence of the support and help that is offered in addition to the in depth analysis you guys already offer that I frankly did not expect! Kudos to you and the team here!!! With much gratitude I hope you enjoy the holidays coming up and wish you the best!! :)

Dec 03, 2024 01:50 PM By colvero1

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Hello. Is it common for extremely thin oled screens like the c4 and s90d oled screens to have a slight curvature on the screen looking sideways at the top edge? I saw some comments about where they say that the tvs have this curvature looking sideways at the top edge. But it does not interfere with the tv viewing, looking at it from above you can notice more viewing the TV usually did not interfere with the image. Is curved Oled something normal or not? If this happens to the TV, should it be return Ed? I saw reports on several models but I would like your opinion say that it is normal to get such a thin screen

Since they’re so thin this isn’t unheard of, but I wouldn’t say it’s common. It’s usually not noticeable from a comfortable viewing distance, but like anything, I’d make sure to buy it from a reputable retailer with a good return policy, and take extra care when mounting the TV.

Dec 04, 2024 01:47 PM By  Adam Babcock

Since they’re so thin this isn’t unheard of, but I wouldn’t say it’s common. It’s usually not noticeable from a comfortable viewing distance, but like anything, I’d make sure to buy it from a reputable retailer with a good return policy, and take extra care when mounting the TV.

I understand. Do you think it would be necessary to return the TV to try to get a better one in this regard? At a normal angle it is not noticeable and does not interfere with the visualization at all. The chance to get a worse one?

Dec 04, 2024 02:09 PM By colvero1

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I understand. Do you think it would be necessary to return the TV to try to get a better one in this regard? At a normal angle it is not noticeable and does not interfere with the visualization at all. The chance to get a worse one?

If you don’t notice it then I wouldn’t worry about it at all. Probably not worth returning.

Dec 04, 2024 02:15 PM By  Adam Babcock

If you don’t notice it then I wouldn’t worry about it at all. Probably not worth returning.

Thank you very much for the help

Dec 03, 2024 06:27 PM By JoshRoach

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Thank you so much Ben! I have always loved and appreciated RTINGS in general, but your follow-up and thorough wisdom sharing to a novice like myself is incredibly helpful, informative, and honestly so greatly appreciated! This is far too much money to spend on something (for me) and to not feel like you can trust the sources you go to for advice and in depth knowledge, and you have gone way far and above / beyond on your follow-up in the comment section of an in depth article. It truly does mean a great deal and I thank you again so much for the help here!!! I have always recommended RTINGS when asked, but now I have concrete evidence of the support and help that is offered in addition to the in depth analysis you guys already offer that I frankly did not expect! Kudos to you and the team here!!! With much gratitude I hope you enjoy the holidays coming up and wish you the best!! :)

Thank you so much for the kind words! I’m very happy that I was able to help you out with your purchase. I really hope you enjoy your new TV, and happy holidays to you as well!

Good evening, I have a question I own a ps5 pro, I want one of these 2 s90d or c4 I see a lot and I’m confused I want it to be very nice image quality up to the left I want nice colors and not colorless nice response to games and be a dog the tv which of the 2 do you want me to take?

Good evening! I would want to know which one will be better for HDR gaming I have a ps5 and I love to see my games looking awesome and the best way possible. Im really used to LG OLED for many years but right now im upgrading to a newer TV I dont know if not having Dolby vision is worth the change tu Samsung is it going to affect drastically? Mainly I play games and watch tv series and anime on Netflix, Crunchyroll, Prime video or airplay in Apple TV, Im aiming for a 55’‘ model and right now the Samsung is cheaper in my country for like 150usd. What are your thoughts?

Nov 28, 2024 08:24 AM By  Adam Babcock

Yes, I’d even say this holds especially true if you mainly watch 4k UHD content. The wider color gamut of the Samsung is a significant noticeable difference between it and the C4, especially when watching native 4k content that takes advantage of wider HDR color spaces. As for audio support, nope, if you’re connecting your player directly to your AVR then this doesn’t matter at all.

Does this hold true for 4k Blurays with Dolby Vision?

I hope this doesn’t qualify as buying advice. As a 4k Blu-ray collector, the LG C4 sounds like it gets a slight edge, but I also enjoy gaming, and the S90D gets the edge in this regard. Am I missing out going with TV over the other?

As a more general question, what are the advantages of DV and DTS vs. the wider color gamut and other advantages of a QD-OLED?

Feb 16, 2025 03:48 PM By Sparent180

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Does this hold true for 4k Blurays with Dolby Vision? I hope this doesn’t qualify as buying advice. As a 4k Blu-ray collector, the LG C4 sounds like it gets a slight edge, but I also enjoy gaming, and the S90D gets the edge in this regard. Am I missing out going with TV over the other? As a more general question, what are the advantages of DV and DTS vs. the wider color gamut and other advantages of a QD-OLED?

We recently put out an updated article that breaks down the benefits of DV versus other formats like Samsung HDR10+. The gist of it is that it’s not as important with a TV of this caliber. That being said, you really can’t go wrong with either TV. I’m a 4k Blu-ray collector as well, and when facing the same decision I went with the LG over the Samsung, but it’s really a personal preference thing. It also depends on the type of content you’re watching. Nature documentaries like Planet Earth and anything animated is more likely to be mastered in a wider color space, so those will stand out better on the Samsung. With most other content the difference isn’t as noticeable.

Feb 21, 2025 08:38 AM By  Adam Babcock

We recently put out an updated article that breaks down the benefits of DV versus other formats like Samsung HDR10+. The gist of it is that it’s not as important with a TV of this caliber. That being said, you really can’t go wrong with either TV. I’m a 4k Blu-ray collector as well, and when facing the same decision I went with the LG over the Samsung, but it’s really a personal preference thing. It also depends on the type of content you’re watching. Nature documentaries like Planet Earth and anything animated is more likely to be mastered in a wider color space, so those will stand out better on the Samsung. With most other content the difference isn’t as noticeable.

I’m following up on my original question that prompted Adam Babcock’s response to this thread on November 27.

Between the C4 and S90D, I went with the latter. I am just a normal guy who doesn’t use instruments or advanced calibration techniques beyond what I read here. I primarily watch Blu-ray UHD HDR content and had a 2022 Sony LED TV. I decided to forgo the Dolby Vision in the C4 because I believed Adam’s assertion that the QD-OLED screen was superior to the WOLED screen. This was further echoed by the sales rep where I bought my TV (he had no incentive to sell me one or the other because they were both priced the same).

After three months with the S90D, I have strong conviction that I made the right decision. The movies I watch are so beautiful and detailed, it is difficult to imagine it being much better with Dolby Vision. In this case, I believe Adam’s comment that the quality of the screen outweighs the impact of not having Dolby Vision.

Could I be proven wrong? Yes. But the only way to do that is to have the C4 next to my S90D playing the exact same content. Ignorance is bliss I guess. I think it is this reason why you don’t hear people with bad things to say about either the C4 or the S90D – you can’t go wrong if you are primarily watching UHD HDR content on these TVs.

Feb 25, 2025 07:16 PM By spamdavy

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I’m following up on my original question that prompted Adam Babcock’s response to this thread on November 27. Between the C4 and S90D, I went with the latter. I am just a normal guy who doesn’t use instruments or advanced calibration techniques beyond what I read here. I primarily watch Blu-ray UHD HDR content and had a 2022 Sony LED TV. I decided to forgo the Dolby Vision in the C4 because I believed Adam’s assertion that the QD-OLED screen was superior to the WOLED screen. This was further echoed by the sales rep where I bought my TV (he had no incentive to sell me one or the other because they were both priced the same). After three months with the S90D, I have strong conviction that I made the right decision. The movies I watch are so beautiful and detailed, it is difficult to imagine it being much better with Dolby Vision. In this case, I believe Adam’s comment that the quality of the screen outweighs the impact of not having Dolby Vision. Could I be proven wrong? Yes. But the only way to do that is to have the C4 next to my S90D playing the exact same content. Ignorance is bliss I guess. I think it is this reason why you don’t hear people with bad things to say about either the C4 or the S90D – you can’t go wrong if you are primarily watching UHD HDR content on these TVs.

I’m really happy to hear that you’re enjoying your TV, thanks for posting this update with your thoughts!

Feb 25, 2025 07:16 PM By spamdavy

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I’m following up on my original question that prompted Adam Babcock’s response to this thread on November 27. Between the C4 and S90D, I went with the latter. I am just a normal guy who doesn’t use instruments or advanced calibration techniques beyond what I read here. I primarily watch Blu-ray UHD HDR content and had a 2022 Sony LED TV. I decided to forgo the Dolby Vision in the C4 because I believed Adam’s assertion that the QD-OLED screen was superior to the WOLED screen. This was further echoed by the sales rep where I bought my TV (he had no incentive to sell me one or the other because they were both priced the same). After three months with the S90D, I have strong conviction that I made the right decision. The movies I watch are so beautiful and detailed, it is difficult to imagine it being much better with Dolby Vision. In this case, I believe Adam’s comment that the quality of the screen outweighs the impact of not having Dolby Vision. Could I be proven wrong? Yes. But the only way to do that is to have the C4 next to my S90D playing the exact same content. Ignorance is bliss I guess. I think it is this reason why you don’t hear people with bad things to say about either the C4 or the S90D – you can’t go wrong if you are primarily watching UHD HDR content on these TVs.

I wonder if we have/had the same Sony LED from 2022 (X90K). Good TV, but I’ve had a couple issues that I am considering putting in a claim for with my Best Buy warranty. If I could get an upgrade out of the deal it would be between the C4 or S90D (I want to go OLED) and I’m leaning towards S90D if incomes down to it v

Would nvidia shield tv help with Low-Quality Content Smoothing? If so how much would the impact be? It doesn’t necessarily need to be a precise number on this score. Would it make the s90d on the same level as the c4 on this category? Also would nvidia shield tv make these two tvs upscaling significantly better?

Mar 27, 2025 09:41 AM By ASIN

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Would nvidia shield tv help with Low-Quality Content Smoothing? If so how much would the impact be? It doesn’t necessarily need to be a precise number on this score. Would it make the s90d on the same level as the c4 on this category? Also would nvidia shield tv make these two tvs upscaling significantly better?

Yes, the Shield would help with this, and it’s generally well-regarded as a powerful processor, so you very likely would get better results by watching TV through that instead of the native apps. It’s hard to quantify exactly how impactful this would be, though.