Samsung S90F QD-OLED TV review: Polished from any angle

I still have a few complaints, starting with the TV’s relentless pursuit of Samsung’s ad-based TV service, Samsung TV Plus. The service runs by default during startup, forcing me to go through the advanced settings and turn it off under startup options. Until then, keep the T rollinghe Parents are somewhat curious When it starts up, it eventually seems to stop on its own.

Tizen also seems to auto-scan for OTA antenna Channels, leaving me confused about how to rescan, while the S90F lacks ATSC 3.0 Support means you won’t get Nextgen channels with features like HDR. One final oddity is that the TV’s HDMI CEC Anynet system, designed to interact with connected devices, has a mind of its own, and occasionally unleashes my energy. Panasonic DP-UB9000 Blu-ray player or PS5 Without warning, while other times they are ignored.

Samsung’s Game Hub remains a favourite, offering plenty of cloud gaming services, along with an accessible Game Bar for quick adjustments. I really enjoyed playing this set, Windswept Islands Ghosts of Tsushima to Astrobot Multi-layered, lively madness.

While the Settings tabs are still oddly divided, Samsung makes setting up the image easy. Those looking for the most accurate image have two options: Movie or Movie Maker mode, the latter offering settings so precise that I barely made any changes to the SDR or HDR (High Dynamic Range) video. As always, Samsung is ignoring Dolby Vision HDR support, focusing on the HDR10 standard and its Dolby HDR10+ alternative.

The little things that kill

Photography: Ryan Wanyata

I set up the S90F in the middle of paternity leave, which left me with plenty of quality TV time. As I noted above, the TV didn’t immediately blow my socks off in the same way as the top-tier LG G5, Panasonic Z95B, or Sony Bravia 8 II, or the Samsung S95F that wowed my editors. The first thing that really caught my attention was Disney Skeleton crewwhich offered the kind of twinkling stars and bright planets deep in space that make OLED TVs sparkle, but was put on hold because it inexplicably woke our sleeping baby every time we played.