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hi! Watching S95D on YouTube, it felt a little bit like it wasn’t OLED. Looking forward to a solid review from RTINGS.

Why was this model unreleased? was there no evaluation plan?

Mar 14, 2024 10:40 PM By James_92

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Why was this model unreleased? was there no evaluation plan?

This just means our product manager hasn’t found it available for purchase yet. Once he does, he’ll switch it to released!

wonderful!

waiting for solid Review from “RTINGS” am Confused between S95C Or s95D

Would be interested to hear about durability/care. Is it hard to clean the matte surface? Easy to scratch? Etc

Having seen this S95D and the S90D side by side in a local Best Buy US store, I think I do like the matte finish on the S95D as it seemed to handle reflections a lot better than the S90D typical anti-reflective coatings. I’d also be curious how it holds up to cleaning/maintenance.

I would like to know if it suffers blackouts like the S95C. The cause was that the Samsung S95C’s HDMI 2.1 ports aren’t able to handle the full bandwidth that HDMI 2.1 is capable of. A full-fat HDMI 2.1 port is capable of 48Gbps, but the S95C’s ports only appear to be capable of 40Gbps. I hope they have addresed that problem in the S95D.

I’d like to know if, when used in a dark room, the S95D has any disadvantages due of the matte finish: not as sharp as other OLED TVs? blooming around white text on black background like in credits or subtitles? Thanks!

Eagerly waiting for this review. Must need to know the ‘PRO’ features included for 1st time and most importantly the difference between S90D vs S95D - Economics of Value!!! Please release this review sooooooooonnnnn

I hope the HDR brightness follows the EOTF curve in game mode

Does the central cable box still have an issue with 40gbps speed or can it do 48 this year?

When I saw S95D’s review, I thought about it for a while. Is the category of product I’m looking at TV? Or am I looking at the monitor? I’m confused.

I think there is a data error in «Sustained 10% window», it says 193cd/m2, while i expect it to be closer to ~1100 cd/m2

for rtings editor,please check s95d in hdr mode10% apl brightness，its should no be 191cd/m

Hey all! I’d like to post a brief explanation on our early access results, as the sustained 10% HDR brightness measurements are considerably lower than the peak measurements, and considerably lower than we expected.

This will be fully explained in the written review, but this isn’t a mistake. The TV is thermal throttling 10% windows after about a minute, causing the brightness to decrease rapidly and considerably, and it can only sustain about 200 nits over time. These results have been double, triple, and quadruple-checked, even after factory resetting the TV, confirming all eco settings were disabled, and running it with fans on in the room to try to cool down the TV. I’ve also posted about this on AVS Forums and at least one other reviewer has confirmed our findings. The spot on the TV with the 10% slide reaches about 75°C, which is extremely hot for any display, so the TV is just protecting itself by dropping the brightness down.

Apr 18, 2024 08:52 AM By  Adam Babcock

Hey all! I’d like to post a brief explanation on our early access results, as the sustained 10% HDR brightness measurements are considerably lower than the peak measurements, and considerably lower than we expected. This will be fully explained in the written review, but this isn’t a mistake. The TV is thermal throttling 10% windows after about a minute, causing the brightness to decrease rapidly and considerably, and it can only sustain about 200 nits over time. These results have been double, triple, and quadruple-checked, even after factory resetting the TV, confirming all eco settings were disabled, and running it with fans on in the room to try to cool down the TV. I’ve also posted about this on AVS Forums and at least one other reviewer has confirmed our findings. The spot on the TV with the 10% slide reaches about 75°C, which is extremely hot for any display, so the TV is just protecting itself by dropping the brightness down.

What’s the consequences of that in watching content outside of stress testing?

Apr 17, 2024 05:04 PM By Fling

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Does the central cable box still have an issue with 40gbps speed or can it do 48 this year?

People in AVS forums have reported the accessed service menu indicates the ports are 40Gbps again.

Hey team, any reason why you’re testing the pre calibration colour in movie mode, not a more accurate one?

Apr 18, 2024 10:21 AM By Sanguineus

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Hey team, any reason why you’re testing the pre calibration colour in movie mode, not a more accurate one?

We check the accuracy of all picture modes before choosing the most accurate one for our pre calibration results. On most Samsung TVs, including this one, FMM and Movie mode are basically identical, but since some settings are locked in FMM we choose Movie mode.

Apr 18, 2024 10:21 AM By Kahless

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People in AVS forums have reported the accessed service menu indicates the ports are 40Gbps again.

Yes, we’ve confirmed this as well using external tools.

Apr 18, 2024 10:20 AM By Kahless

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What’s the consequences of that in watching content outside of stress testing?

No impact at all, it’ll be extremely rare to encounter anything close to this with real content.

Apr 18, 2024 10:29 AM By  Adam Babcock

No impact at all, it’ll be extremely rare to encounter anything close to this with real content.

Great, I’ve had the S95D for almost a month now. And have a return window. I just picked up the G4 and have been comparing the two. So far I lean towards liking the S95D more for it’s brightness and color volume over the G4. Still trying to decide which I will return.

Apr 18, 2024 10:29 AM By  Adam Babcock

Yes, we’ve confirmed this as well using external tools.

Are there situations where the 40Gbps has become problematic during your testing?

Apr 18, 2024 01:23 PM By FatMikeM81

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Are there situations where the 40Gbps has become problematic during your testing?

Nope!

Apr 18, 2024 01:37 PM By  Adam Babcock

Nope!

I’ve been gaming on S95D with a 4090 RTX, 4K, RGB 10bit, HDR, Gsync and have not had one dropout.

In regards to the sustained 10 percent brightness in HDR, is this something that I should worry about? I want to get the best Samsung Oled and one would think the highest model would be the choice.

I’ve got an unusual request - would you be able to measure what is the base overhang, i.e. what is the distance from the front edge of the base to the surface of the screen?

1066 is the newest firmware for the S95D. Would be curious if this altered the 10 % sustained brightness measurement at all.

Apr 18, 2024 06:29 PM By Kahless

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1066 is the newest firmware for the S95D. Would be curious if this altered the 10 % sustained brightness measurement at all.

We already rechecked it on 1066 and there was no difference.

for those wanting to know results: just buy an S90D, which was basically just a rebadged S90C. just save your money and buy an S90C.

Apr 18, 2024 02:16 PM By LeafJosie1128

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In regards to the sustained 10 percent brightness in HDR, is this something that I should worry about? I want to get the best Samsung Oled and one would think the highest model would be the choice.

Hey there! No, this isn’t something to worry about. Super bright highlights typically don’t stay on screen with real content for long enough to cause the issue we experienced. Keep in mind that the S90D and S95D have incredibly similar picture quality overall, and they only slightly outperform each other in a few different categories. The big difference with the S95D is the matte screen finish and the Slim One Connect Box (OCB). The OCB is the main reason the S95D is more expensive. I hope that helps!

Apr 15, 2024 02:13 PM By rting_user666

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Eagerly waiting for this review. Must need to know the ‘PRO’ features included for 1st time and most importantly the difference between S90D vs S95D - Economics of Value!!! Please release this review sooooooooonnnnn

After facing backlight flicker issues in both QN90A and QN90B in last 3 years, I Finally ditched NeoQLED tech and bought S95D today… Still excited for RTINGS review…I wish this gets higher rating than both - S90D and LG G4. Please do explain the usefulness/impact of exclusive ‘PRO’ features on S95D like HDR PRO, Adaptive sound pro etc.

Apr 19, 2024 05:04 PM By  Ben Trudeau

Hey there! No, this isn’t something to worry about. Super bright highlights typically don’t stay on screen with real content for long enough to cause the issue we experienced. Keep in mind that the S90D and S95D have incredibly similar picture quality overall, and they only slightly outperform each other in a few different categories. The big difference with the S95D is the matte screen finish and the Slim One Connect Box (OCB). The OCB is the main reason the S95D is more expensive. I hope that helps!

Interesting that you found the S90d and S95d to be incredibly similar when most video comparisons show the s95d decently brighter with better tone mapping where the s90d looks incorrectly tone mapping mixed scenes at times and good amount dimmer.

Can ASBL be turned off?

Apr 21, 2024 10:39 AM By Kotomoto

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Can ASBL be turned off?

Unfortunately, we’re not longer able to access the service menu, so we can’t say at this time. We’re looking into buying a new service remote though!

Hi and thank you guys for the review!

Is there any detrimental effect from the matt screen on black levels when viewed in a relatively DARK room?

On the picture with blinds closed, S90D seems to have noticeably higher contrast. However, it seems like there is still quite a bit of ambient light even with blinds off.

Apr 18, 2024 03:33 PM By Sanguineus

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I’ve got an unusual request - would you be able to measure what is the base overhang, i.e. what is the distance from the front edge of the base to the surface of the screen?

Hey! just measured it at 8.0 cm! hope that helps!

Thanks for the review team. I somewhat ‘disagree’ and disappointed from the review. It doesn’t covers the main distinguishing features of interest like HDR PRO added for the first time (not included on S90D). Highly disappointed that the flagship TV is given a rating of 8.9, while the S90D is given 9.0 –> This is Bizarre. Plus, you gave reflection handling rating of 8.9 to S95D and 9.5 to S90D –> Is it even correct??? Just like everywhere else in world, your pics themselves show S95D is better at reflection handling. It should be other way around. Your review sounds like S95D is nothing more than S90D or even S95C - unlike most other reviews on other platforms. You have rated S95D (FLAGSHIP) below S95C and S90D both - Is it intentional to create a buzz/attention :) ?? Something doesn’t feels right about this review RTINGS! Shouldn’t you re-consider reviewing it again?

Question: Do the blacks appear to be raised or are they actually emitting light? From the photos y'all showed, it seemed that the blacks were comparable to an LCD tv. Is it just camera trickery or is it actually that awful?

Can the TV run 10bit color at 144 hz? I was under the impression 48gbps HDMI was required for it.

Apr 23, 2024 12:25 PM By rting_user666

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Thanks for the review team. I somewhat ‘disagree’ and disappointed from the review. It doesn’t covers the main distinguishing features of interest like HDR PRO added for the first time (not included on S90D). Highly disappointed that the flagship TV is given a rating of 8.9, while the S90D is given 9.0 –> This is Bizarre. Plus, you gave reflection handling rating of 8.9 to S95D and 9.5 to S90D –> Is it even correct??? Just like everywhere else in world, your pics themselves show S95D is better at reflection handling. It should be other way around. Your review sounds like S95D is nothing more than S90D or even S95C - unlike most other reviews on other platforms. You have rated S95D (FLAGSHIP) below S95C and S90D both - Is it intentional to create a buzz/attention :) ?? Something doesn’t feels right about this review RTINGS! Shouldn’t you re-consider reviewing it again?

Agreed. I find it especially strange how the HDR brightness scores are near identical yet the peak brightness values are drastically higher on the S95D per the values listed in the review itself.

Apr 23, 2024 12:25 PM By rting_user666

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Thanks for the review team. I somewhat ‘disagree’ and disappointed from the review. It doesn’t covers the main distinguishing features of interest like HDR PRO added for the first time (not included on S90D). Highly disappointed that the flagship TV is given a rating of 8.9, while the S90D is given 9.0 –> This is Bizarre. Plus, you gave reflection handling rating of 8.9 to S95D and 9.5 to S90D –> Is it even correct??? Just like everywhere else in world, your pics themselves show S95D is better at reflection handling. It should be other way around. Your review sounds like S95D is nothing more than S90D or even S95C - unlike most other reviews on other platforms. You have rated S95D (FLAGSHIP) below S95C and S90D both - Is it intentional to create a buzz/attention :) ?? Something doesn’t feels right about this review RTINGS! Shouldn’t you re-consider reviewing it again?

So what i’m most baffled at is the photos of light blasted across the screen. At my local Bestbuy, they have the 65s95d at a 45° angle facing an 85q60c, which is also at 45°. You can have the s95d off, the 85q60c still on, and the s95d still looks like a black hole. Is this only something seen through the camera? Because it’s very lit up on the showroom floor, and there’s an 85" tv staring it in the face LOL and it’s still as black as space. I just don’t see it.

Apr 23, 2024 03:53 PM By AlecL17

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Agreed. I find it especially strange how the HDR brightness scores are near identical yet the peak brightness values are drastically higher on the S95D per the values listed in the review itself.

It actually matched or beat the A95L in most areas they scored, except color accuracy, big dip (color booster on or off?). But they seem to be really talking down about the matte finish, but in real life, check it out if you can, i mean there’s no reflections, i feel like it’s the truest black there is.