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  "description": "The gigantic 115-inch Samsung QN90F TV is not a TV for most people, but if it's within your budget it will make anything you watch feel more cinematic",
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  "textContent": "Quick Verdict\n\nThe 115-inch QN90F from Samsung is priced well outside of the the budget for most Australians, but if you can afford it (and have the wall space), the TV turns your everyday watching experience into a cinematic adventure.\n\n✓ Pros\n\n  * It's huge, but it's not bulky or ugly\n  * Comes with removable handles for easy installation\n  * Delivery and installation included in the price\n\n\n\n✗ Cons\n\n  * Some artifacts around fast moving objects\n  * No Dolby Vision support\n  * It costs $26,999 – so out of reach for most people (including me)\n\n\n\nRRP: $26,999\n\n* * *\n\nSamsung’s new 115-inch Neo QLED QN90F 4K Smart TV is a giant. It’s so big that when you see it in the same space as a 98-inch model, you actually start to think that 98 inches is a reasonable size.\n\n115 inches is, in reality, too big a TV for most Australian homes. It’s over 2.7 metres wide, so even finding enough space in your home to install it will be a difficult task. And that’s before you even consider its $26,999 selling price.\n\nBut even though this is a TV that’s only accessible to the few who can afford it, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to spend a few hours with it over at Samsung HQ, to see what it’s like to experience entertainment on a TV that’s bigger than I am.\n\nWhat surprised me most during this experience was how significantly the screen size changed the experience. _Everything_ became cinematic. It was like levelling up the content to make it a much fuller experience.\n\nIt wasn’t perfect – there were definite artefacts when watching fast-moving action scenes, and low-quality content doesn’t scale up well.\n\nBut those concerns are almost irrelevant for this TV. This is a panel for the people who want the biggest screen in their home. And on that front, Samsung’s 115-inch behemoth is difficult to go past.\n\n💡\n\nSamsung supplied a day of access to the 115-inch QN90F TV at its offices for this review.\n\n## What makes the 115-inch QN90F stand out?\n\nI don’t think it’s easy to mentally prepare yourself for the scale of a 115-inch TV.\n\nPractically speaking, it’s a bit bigger than having four 55-inch inch TVs coming together like Voltron to form a bigger TV.\n\nBut even that doesn’t _really_ do the TV justice. In a home environment, it’s like having a projector, but instead of the challenges of watching a picture that’s front-lit, you have the vibrancy of a backlit television.\n\nThe QN90F also comes with Samsung’s second generation of anti-glare coating. When I tested the S95F OLED TV earlier this year, the anti-glare coating was one of the biggest selling points, and it does an equally good job on this giant.\n\nBeyond its bulk, the 115-inch QN90F is another Samsung TV. It comes With 4 HDMI 2.1 ports (all supporting 4K 144Hz), and is powered by the same NQ8 AI Gen3 Processor that’s found in Samsung’s top 8K TV models this year.\n\nA big part of that is to help with the upscaling of content. Needless to say, when you need to make things look good on a screen that’s almost three metres on the diagonal, there’s a fair amount of processing that goes into making it look good.\n\nSamsung even uses a dedicated algorithm that is specifically for making pictures look good on a big TV.\n\nAnd for peace of mind, you get seven years of software and security updates with your TV purchase. Given the price tag, that’s reassuring.\n\n### Specs\n\nSpecification | Details\n---|---\nModel | QN115QN90F / QA115QN90FWXXY\nSeries | QN90F\nScreen Size | 115 inches\nResolution | 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160)\nAspect Ratio | 16:9\nPanel Type | Neo QLED (LCD with VA/HVA technology)\nBacklight | Mini LED with Quantum Matrix Technology Plus\nProcessor | NQ4 AI Gen3 Processor\nHDR | Neo Quantum HDR+, HDR10+, Adaptive HDR Remastering Pro\nRefresh Rate | 120Hz (native), up to 144Hz with Motion Xcelerator Turbo+\nVRR Support | Variable Refresh Rate, AMD FreeSync Premium Pro\nAnti-Glare | Glare Free / Anti-Reflection Technology\nUpscaling | 4K AI Upscaling Pro\nPicture Enhancements | Supersize Picture Enhancer, Real Depth Enhancer Pro, AI Motion Enhancer Pro, Colour Booster Pro, Contrast Enhancer Pro\nAdaptive Features | Adaptive Picture (AI Optimised/AI Customisation), EyeComfort Pro, HDR Brightness Optimiser\nAudio System | 60W, 4.2.2 Channel\nAudio Technology | Dolby Atmos, Object Tracking Sound+ (OTS+), Q-Symphony, Active Voice Amplifier Pro, Adaptive Sound Pro, 360 Audio\nSmart Platform | One UI Tizen (7 years OS updates)\nAI Features | Samsung Vision AI (Live Translate, Generative Wallpaper, Pet & Family Care, Home Insight, Universal Gesture)\nVoice Assistants | Bixby (Built-in), Alexa (Built-in), Google Assistant (Works with)\nSmart Home | SmartThings, Matter, IoT-Sensor Functionality\nGaming Features | Gaming Hub, AI Auto Game Mode, Game Motion Plus\nConnectivity | 4x HDMI 2.1, 2x USB Type-A, 1x LAN, 1x Optical Audio Out, Antenna/Cable inputs\nWireless | Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.3\nDesign | NeoSlim Design with Metal Linear Stand\nSecurity | Samsung Knox\nAdditional Features | Samsung TV Plus, Art Store, Web Browser, Far-Field Voice Interactions\nYear | 2025\n\n## Design and build quality\n\nAt home, I have a 65-inch Sony TV. It was one of Sony’s first 4K models, and it’s about 10 years old now.\n\nThe 115-inch QN90F is thinner than my old Sony panel.\n\nJust let that sink in. Samsung’s new TV, that’s roughly four times as big, is technically thinner than my old TV.\n\nI mention this because it’s a reflection of how Samsung has approached the TV’s design. Although this thing is huge, it’s still sleek and well-designed. It doesn’t have giant bezels to make it look out of place.\n\n\nThe bulk does create unique challenges that Samsung has had to overcome, though. The TV comes with four handles installed on the back of the TV to make installation easier, which can be removed for wall mounting.\n\nThe legs can be inserted at two different widths depending on the furniture it’s being placed on, and can be easily attached without screws. Apparently you can mount the TV on the stand in the box as well to make it even easier (though I didn’t see this in practice, obviously).\n\nOne thing you do need to consider with a TV this size is that all the HDMI ports are located behind the right side of the panel. Depending on your setup, that may require longer cables if you store your game consoles or other devices on the _left_ side of the TV.\n\nThe remote control is the standard Samsung offering, which is easy to navigate and control. No complaints on that front.\n\n## Picture quality\n\nOne of the things I was most curious about with this TV was how the larger pixels would perform.\n\nThink about it – my 10-year-old Sony TV has the same number of pixels as this Samsung that’s roughly four times the size. Part of me expected to be able to see each pixel standing out from the rest, or a more obvious grid between each pixel.\n\nThat wasn’t the case. Even getting up close to the TV, the picture was smooth and clear. And a big part of the reason for that is the processor. Samsung packed its top of the line processor in this TV to help overcome any limitations from the larger screen size.\n\nThere’s the usual upscaling technologies to help ordinary sources better fit the 4K resolution, but Samsung also added in a dedicated algorithm to help with playback on the gigantic screen. It analyses what the picture should look like on a smaller screen, and then fills in the gaps on the bigger display to give the best possible picture.\n\nAnd for the most part, it is a truly impressive experience. By scaling up the image size so well, everything suddenly becomes much more immersive and cinematic.\n\nThat’s obvious when you’re watching a movie. Watching _Return of the King_ and being confronted by a vision of Gollum’s head that’s roughly a metre high is undoubtedly cinematic.\n\nBut then you put on something that wasn’t initially designed for the big screen. My go-to clip for contrast and detail in low-light scenes is the hallway one-shot from S1E2 of Daredevil. Despite the fact it was originally filmed for Netflix, the QN90 makes it feel like a scene made for the theatre.\n\nSkipping through scenes from _The Mandalorian_ is even more impressive. In the episode The Heiress (S2E3), watching the Razor Crest descend into the Trask atmosphere at speed was gripping, but watching the four Mandalorians take control of the Empire’s ship was like experiencing Star Wars at the movies again.\n\nThe TV, for what it’s worth, does a fantastic job managing both colours and blacks.\n\nLike the S95F, the AI functionality lets you customise your picture to your personal tastes for both sport and movie content. A quick process where you choose your preferred option out of four still pictures across elements like colour saturation, contrast, warmth, and brightness help create a personal preference for the AI mode, and it works well.\n\nTo be honest, for movies I think I ended up preferring the cinematic mode setting, but when the personalised AI mode was applied to TV shows, it really did help the video pop.\n\nThe one area the TV didn’t always perform as well as I would like was with fast-moving subjects. Watching sports in particular, there were moments where players had pixelated shadows as they moved across the screen.\n\nI didn’t really have enough time with the panel to determine clearly whether it was the TV itself or the source. I could only stream content during my test, and the Internet connection wasn’t strong enough for a flawless cloud gaming experience, so there’s a chance these artefacts were from the source, rather than the TV’s ability to display motion.\n\nOn the gaming front – Samsung did have the TV connected to an Xbox Cloud Gaming account, and I tried to play a spot of FC25. But the connection wasn’t fantastic, and the picture (and responsiveness in controls) struggled.\n\n## Smart features and interface\n\nSamsung’s Tizen Smart TV platform is simple to use and gives easy access to all the TV’s smart platforms.\n\nYou can customise the easy access list, providing you with access to your favourite apps within a handful of button presses. Tizen also gives you easy return access to shows you were watching across streaming platforms.\n\nOne of the things I liked most here was the easy access to TV/Movies, Gaming and the Samsung Art store, which lets you turn the TV into a giant piece of art.\n\nGiven how much space this TV takes up on your wall (or even just in front of it), being able to put a nice piece of art on the screen and using the TV’s real estate for something apart from a big black rectangle is a massive win.\n\nAs I mentioned before, Samsung promises seven years of updates to the OS, which is pretty reassuring. The TV also offers SmartThings support, giving you the ability to control your smart home devices. I didn’t get to test this out, though.\n\n## Sound quality\n\nSamsung’s QN90F features the Q-Symphony feature that lets Samsung soundbars play synchronised audio through the TV’s speakers. I was testing the TV setup with the soundbar, and the sheer height of the TV gave the overall audio soundstage a higher presence.\n\nWith Q-Symphony going, the sound stage was full and complete. You lose a lot of that by switching to the TV-only for sound. Even though the TV is much larger than usual, it’s still limited in the depth of the TV to be able to produce the level of audio you want to accompany high-quality video.\n\nIn other words, you’ll probably want to add a soundbar to your $27K TV purchase if you don’t have one already.\n\n### Value and alternatives\n\nWhen it comes to _this_ size of TV, there aren’t many options to really consider. You’re looking at this model from Samsung, or the Hisense 110-inch ULED X MiniLED UXAU or the 116-inch RGB MiniLED UX 4K TV.\n\nHere’s what they look like side by side from a spec's perspective:\n\nSpecification | Samsung QN90F 115\" | Hisense 110UX | Hisense 116UX\n---|---|---|---\nModel | QA115QN90FWXXY | 110UXAU | 116UXAU\nScreen Size | 115 inches | 110 inches | 116 inches\nResolution | 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160) | 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160) | 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160)\nPanel Technology | Neo QLED (LCD with VA/HVA) | ULED X Mini LED (IPS-ADS) | RGB Mini LED\nBacklight | Mini LED with Quantum Matrix Technology Plus | Mini LED X | RGB Mini LED\nDimming Zones | Not specified | 40,000+ Full Array Local Dimming Zones | 10,000+ Colour Dimming Zones\nPeak Brightness | Not specified | Up to 10,000 nits | Up to 8,000 nits\nProcessor | NQ4 AI Gen3 Processor | MediaTek Pentonic 700 (MT9653) | Hi-View Engine X\nHDR | Neo Quantum HDR+, HDR10+, Adaptive HDR Remastering Pro | Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10+ Adaptive, HDR10, IMAX Enhanced, DTS X | Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, IMAX Enhanced\nRefresh Rate | 120Hz native, up to 144Hz | 144Hz native | 165Hz native\nVRR Support | VRR, AMD FreeSync Premium Pro | Game Mode Pro, AMD FreeSync Premium Pro | Game Mode Ultra, AMD FreeSync Premium Pro\nAnti-Glare | Glare Free / Anti-Reflection Technology | Dynamic X Display (20% less glare, 40% wider viewing angle) | Anti-Reflection Pro\nAudio System | 60W, 4.2.2 Channel | CineStage X 4.2.2 Surround (2x15W, 2x8W + 2x20W, 2x8W) | CineStage X 6.2.2 Surround (Opéra de Paris & Devialet calibrated)\nAudio Technology | Dolby Atmos, Object Tracking Sound+, Q-Symphony, Active Voice Amplifier Pro | Dolby Atmos, DTS X | Dolby Atmos\nSmart Platform | One UI Tizen (7 years OS updates) | VIDAA U8 | VIDAA U9\nAI Features | Samsung Vision AI (Live Translate, Generative Wallpaper, Pet & Family Care, Home Insight) | AI Contrast, AI Depth (Hi-View Engine X) | Hi-View AI Engine X (AI Scenario, AI Energy)\nVoice Assistants | Bixby, Alexa, Google Assistant | Built into VIDAA | Built into VIDAA\nHDMI Ports | 4x HDMI 2.1 | 4x HDMI (2 HDMI 2.1) | 3x HDMI 2.1 (165Hz support)\nUSB Ports | 2x USB Type-A | x USB Type-A | x USB Type-A\nDimensions (with stand) | 2565 x 1525 x 467 mm | 2530 x 1495 x 487 mm | 2631 x 1543 x 487 mm\nWeight (with stand) | 86 kg | 108.5 kg | 108.5 kg\nPrice (AUD) | $26,999 | $24,999 | $39,999\n\nAmong these two similarly sized TVs, you can see that the Samsung is relatively well priced, though it's worth flagging that there’s a big difference in the backlight tech between this model and the 116-inch Hisense model.\n\nSamsung has promised to release its own 115-inch Micro RGB TV later this year, which might compete more closely in price to the 116-inch Hisense.\n\n## Verdict\n\nTwenty Seven Thousand Dollars.\n\nThat price is probably the only thing that matters here.\n\nNot because it’s overpriced – I actually think that for the scale of the television you are buying, this price is _somewhat_ reasonable.\n\nBut if you are considering handing over $27K for a TV, then “value for money” most likely isn’t at the top of your selection criteria. If you’re looking to spend that much money, you just want an inspirationally sized TV to be a centrepiece in your home.\n\nAnd the Samsung delivers on that front. 115 inches of high-quality screen, easy to use interface and 4K resolution.\n\n### Buy the Samsung 115-inch Neo QLED QN90F 4K Smart TV if:\n\n  * You have $27K just lying around\n  * You want a really, really big TV in your home\n  * You live in a massive house or apartment that can fit the sheer bulk of this TV\n\n\n\n### Skip the Samsung 115-inch Neo QLED QN90F 4K Smart TV if:\n\n  * You live in a normal-sized house\n  * You don’t have $27,000 to spend on a TV\n\n\n\n## Where to buy\n\nThe Samsung 115-inch Neo QLED QN90F 4K Smart TV is available buy now for $26,999.\n\n### Latest TV & Display deals\n\n## FAQ\n\n#### What size is the Samsung QN90F and what resolution does it have?\n\nThe Samsung QN90F features a massive 115-inch screen with 4K resolution (3,840 × 2,160 pixels). It uses Neo QLED technology with Quantum Mini LED Pro backlighting, which provides exceptional contrast and brightness through thousands of precisely controlled dimming zones.\n\n#### Is the Samsung QN90F good for gaming?\n\nYes, it's an excellent gaming TV. It supports 4K at 144Hz on all four HDMI 2.1 ports, features FreeSync Premium Pro, VRR (Variable Refresh Rate), and ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode). The Gaming Hub also lets you stream games from cloud services like Xbox Game Pass without a console.\n\n#### Does the QN90F have anti-glare technology?\n\nYes, it features Samsung's Glare Free technology, which has been independently verified to reduce reflections to barely noticeable levels. This makes it comfortable to watch even in well-lit rooms, eliminating the glare issues common with large TVs.\n\n#### How much does the Samsung 115-inch QN90F weigh, and can it be wall-mounted?\n\nThe TV weighs 83.7 kg (86 kg with stand). It can be wall-mounted using the included Slim Fit Wall-mount bracket with a standard 1000 × 600 mm VESA pattern. Due to its size and weight, professional installation is strongly recommended.\n\n#### What smart features does the Samsung QN90F include?\n\nThe QN90F runs on Tizen OS with 7 years of software upgrades guaranteed. It includes Samsung TV Plus, Gaming Hub, SmartThings Hub integration for controlling smart home devices, support for Bixby and Alexa voice assistants, Apple AirPlay 2, and all major streaming apps.\n\n#### What's the power consumption of the 115-inch Samsung QN90F?\n\nTypical power consumption is 428W during normal viewing, with a maximum of 790W. In standby mode, it uses only 0.5W. The TV includes an Eco Sensor that automatically adjusts brightness based on room lighting to help reduce energy consumption.",
  "title": "Samsung 115-inch Neo QLED QN90F 4K Smart TV hands-on: A cinema in the home",
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