Samsung S95C OLED TV Review - Worth The Upgrade? 

Model Tested: 77" (QN77S95CAFXZA) www.rtings.com/afflink/AZ8AAJQGHyM= Should also be valid for the 55 inch (www.rtings.com/afflink/AZ8AAJQGHyA=) and the 65 inch (www.rtings.com/afflink/AZ8AAJQGHyI=)

i really like the way rtings is going with these videos, really well made...For me they are the best in reviews and i bought all my tv's ks8000 and qn95A based on their reviews. I would like to see also the qn95C rrviews and comparisons vs previous models

Wish the other manufacturers offered the one box option. Loved it on my Kuro much tidier & more convenient.

Nicholassssss back at it again with another banger video

I was really hyped for this TV, but opted for TCL mini led and spent the difference elsewhere. Best decision ever. At the end it is still a TV.

Looking forward to seeing you your comparison with the LG G3

4:50 Great video! I just want to add a little note in that in games with a raised black point in HDR (such as Cyberpunk and Frontiers of Pandora), venetian drapes are definitely noticeable when you're in a dark area. 50% greys are amazing, but 5% grey (and especially a bit lower than 5%) still exhibits noticeable dirty screen effect. As far as I know, it's kind of the one OLED-specific issue that's still relevant in 2024. It's the only flaw I can complain about with the viewing experience of this TV (and the abysmal bt2020 accuracy, but thats fixed with custom CMS and saturation at 22). I feel a bit bad for game developers, since local dimming sometimes goes absolutely whack when you have true 0 nit blacks on non-OLEDs but OLEDs exhibit DSE when you raise the blackpoint. Secondly, at 06:00 it would be good to update this with a comment now that you figured out the pixel refresh wasn't engaged properly with your burn-in methodology. Lastly, it would also be nice if you'd mentioned that the HDMI bandwith is limited to 40 GB/s instead of 48GB/s, which means that 144Hz 10 bit 4K Dolby Atmos doesn't work. In addition, the S90C nowadays uses the same panel as the S95C, but is software limited to have a lower peak brightness despite having the same heatsink and slightly lower power usage because of the lack of a connect box. It makes sense that they wanted to rebrand their old 1st gen panels to a budget panel with better PQ EOTF tracking and now they sold the old generation panel stock, they can't suddenly turn the S90C into an S95C because then they'd miss out on the profit of the flagship. The only alternative would be to not sell the S90C and instead only the S95C and then no one would be happy. Still worth mentioning though that newly manufactured S90Cs have the same panel as the S95C and would therefore profit from the improved efficiency of the 2nd gen. That also means your review of the S90C is less accurate than your review of the S89C. Not sure how to address this in a way that doesn't urge people on to dive into the service menu to convert their S90Cs into an S95C and without upsetting Samsung

Great review..great site. Looking forward to seeing if the G3 is better. ABL puts me off oleds a little but is it worth sacrificing that lush picture quality for lcd?

What more can I ask for? DTS audio, and Dolby vision. Being a flagship and all

Missing info: Samsung will nerf this TV with forced firmware updates, breaking things like HDR, dimming max brightness, etc. forcing owners to keep the TV offline as a "dumb TV" and lose out on all app functionality and voice assistant it's indisputably the best display tech out there, but this is a very important thing that every review should note -S95B owner (mostly happy)

You need to say whether it has built-in ads in the review. You should also be putting it at the top of the product review page, preferably in the pro (if no ads/can be easily disabled) or con (has built in ads that cannot be disabled) section.

You guys should update your x95k review for the 85" as it's a different panel than the smaller ones.

Looks good, I bought the G2 & QN90B last year and this year I’m going to give a hard look at the 85” Samsung QN900C hopefully it performs as well as this set

TV is gorgeous , it replaced my QN900A . Only thing I miss is the 8K upscaling but other than that everything about the S95C is so much better

the new OLED Models are all good. But wish the Price could be lower.

I don't often get excited for new TVs but I was really looking forward to this one. Until I saw the results in the test, that is.

i'm a happy owner of the S95C 77". its a blast on a PC with 144hz, with an RTX4090. i dont have any issues like dropouts. its the best TV for me, that you can buy at the moment.

I have the S95B. Its a great TV. With any high end OLED, the most important thing is to turn off auto dimming. That makes some movies way too dark.

Qdoled's tend to produce violet colors, wrgb oled's reds were almost like orange in my opinion

How come you guys didn't mention the Deuterium in the newer QDOLDS panels?

Thanks for this Review, thumps up

Hi,I just bought this model but doesnt show "ads" in the app menu,movies I have watched or recommendation on Netflix,Amazon etc,why? (7:13 shown on the video)

It doesn't have everything. Dolby Vision is still absent. For me the LG G3 is the choice, unless Sony really solves some of the shortcomings this TV has.

Thank you for the good review. Can you review the s90c or what are the differences with the s90c

can't wait for you folks to do a review on LG G3...i want to see how badly it gets beaten by this and Sony's version of it.

you guys are the best in the business, fomo and others don't present their information in a quick to understand way like you guys. PLEASE DO THE S90C PLEASE. Thank you.

Just a bit of a warning for those who are mounting on a wall, the one connect box cable supplied with the TV is only 2.5m, unlike previous TVs where they were 5m plus. I wish I knew this before buying the TV. To buy an extended 5m cable, it will cost you £149, though it is I clear which cable is compatible with the s95c. Can anyone confirm that the VG-SOCA05/XC is compatible with the s95c? It looks like it is, but it doesn't show on the website, and someone written a review claiming that it didn't work with the s95c

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Could you possibly share a recommendation? I'm in the market for about a 80" or larger. The room is somewhat of a dark room. I'm not a gamer, mainly movies. I'm looking at the Sony A90J for $4499. Any suggestions for a above 80" tv? Do you think the A90J would be a great choice for the money? Thank you in advance.

No blur? That's a blurry tracking photo. You need strobing to fix that up which should be a standard feature in my eyes. I wouldn't consider spending big without 60-120hz strobing.

Bought a QN90B this year because it had an amazing deal. But I will definitely go for QD-OLED in 3-4 years.

Could ask for Dolby Vision Support. The TV is expensive enough to pay for the license fee and still make a profit. Also publish expected panel usage life so you know how many hours vs competition.

Take it with a grain of salt but I had to return my S95C after a month. The screen would go black randomly. Sound still playing. Unplugging and plugging back in solved the issue but Samsung notorious for their QC

We’re there any ads that showed up? My previous Samsung TVs showed ads in the menu bar

No dolby vision or DTS passthrough are deal breakers for a TV that expensive

Bought Samsung almost exclusively for a couple decades. They all had problems from dying HDMI boards to scan line issues on monitors to insanely buggy and awful UI. Switched to LG back in 2021 and immediately the experience was night and day. I would wager switching to Sony would be just as great if not more so. These reviews never take into account the user experience and you can find the user experience sucks with Samsung across the board.

That test results label should NOT be static nor red! Try translucent gray.

Thanks for the review. Can ABL be disabled without going into the Service Menu? I have a Samsung LED and this feature drives me insane. It's totally wrong, In dark scenes it dims the picture more, to the point where it's hardly visible? I paid £2k for my tv less than three years ago, and I don't want to make the same mistake again. Cheers👍

Sounds like a big improvement on the flawed S95B but why do Samsung continue to ignore Dolby Vision? Are they just cheapskates who don't want to pay the licence fee? The thing that really concerns me though are the reports that QD-OLED is more susceptible to burn in and those purple blacks in bright rooms (which I know would annoy me as I had similar issues with purplish blacks on an old Sony VA LCD TV). As such I am happy to wait for the technology to mature before I upgrade from my LG B9.

How long is the one-connect cable? I have a channelled wall for hiding cables but it probably needs to be a min. of 2metres for it to work.

Honestly screw Samsung s95b still has broken game mode HDR and tons of bugs, I don’t understand how my Qn90a software experience is significantly smoother and less buggy than a newer tv running literally the same software

I just purchased an S95B. I LOVE the C upgrade and will get one for my next living room upgrade

A 20% reduction in brightness after ~20 minutes? I reading that chart (02:58) correctly?

Did you guys remove Burn In as a category on your website, and if so why?

HUAWEI MateView GT 27 VS Dell S2722DGM? which is better, who try it?

If it has ads I can't disable then it isn't on the table

did you experience a blank screen blink when on console ? is there an earc issue on this model ?

I don't know if I trust Samsung TVs anymore...I had a bad experience with a QN90A with Dirty Screen Effect and have seen on the rtings page that most Samsungs they test have it..not sure if I want to take a chance abd go down that road again cause it's probably caused by how they make their TVs in the factory...although you supposedly wouldn't run into this issue with a oled, I don't like oleds cause they are too dark...not enough brightness....

I recently purchased the s95c. When the TV is on the one connect box makes a high pitched buzzing noise. And when its switched off the noise changes more to a hum. Does anybody out there with this TV have a the same problem?

When can we expect your LG G3 review??

I want to buy a S95B but I want to find out if one could see a difference between HDR10 (not plus) and Dolby Vision. This test could be made on Sony A95K.

Tks

My only concern is gaming has a lot of static elements too like HUDs so I wonder about burn in with regards to that.

Is there a way to mitigate stutter without triggering a Soap Opera Effect? I can’t tell if this is something I’ll be sensitive and unfortunately I don’t think they’d let me try this at the store.

"Checks off all of the boxes." No, it doesn't! See the red X's on the PS5 display output screen? That literally means it doesn't "check off all of the boxes." No DTS and no Dolby Vision? Are you kidding me? No to mention purple blacks in a bright room. I will not spend $4600 for a tv because you say it's the best when it clearly isn't. Give me a break.

Does this still have high risk of burn in planning on saving my money to buy the lg g3 or the 95c

The raised black levels in a lit room is an immediate deal breaker for me. The higher likelihood of burn in is as well. The panel tech is fantastic, but Samsung lets it down with everything else.

I have the 77” s95c got for $2989 at bb open item and have 60days to return or exchange. I’m slowly falling in love with it, but want the most 3 dimensional out of the tv so thinking about the LG G3 if it’s the same or if g3 has more pop. Do u know if it does??? Some says it does and some says it’s the same … what u think?? Should I keep my s95c or get a g3 but price is now $3999 for the 77” g3 but still more than my open item 77” s95c.

I love that this model is all black unlike last years model. Samsung products has always looked the best in that color IMO

hello :) can u rec what minimum Gpu i should pair with this tv for best preformance ? thanks

Just bought the s95b 4 days ago and accidently have a finger mark on it? The more I tried to clean the worse I get After all efforts it leave huge blue smudge on the screen which no way to remove it such a bad and sensitive panel

*How do I watch TV? Which body part am I meant to use?*

Will you add this TV to the longevity test? 2022 QD-OLEDs fast degradation compared to W-OLEDs is worrying IMO and I would like to know if 2023 panels have improved this behaviour somehow

Everything feels solid, but I have already have seen few units of S95C bent in the middle :/ Though, I have seen the same from other manufacturers, like 77A80K, that TV is thick af, but it had a really ugly curvature in the center.

Is the site RTings like Retweetings?

My man just refuses to blink

its not fair to not mention the G3 or upcoming A95L if your going to mention the G2 and other types of TV's. definitely some missing context here you could have prepared naïve buyers with

nice

If it has ads built in, then it's straight to the bin

I have an oled lg c9, would this be an upgrade????

Something that worries me a little is the separate box for the inputs. It connects to the tv with another cord. Wouldn’t it have any quality issues the more cables you’re running signals through? As opposed to a tv that you just plug cables in the back of the tv itself.

i coulve sworn that one of the differences with the 2nd gen qd oled is that they got rid of that purple tint with light hitting? strange

A shame they still haven't fixed the grayish blacks. Why bother using OLED if the blacks aren't true black? Just buy a VA instead and it'll look the same, maybe even brighter.

The remote is identical on last years s95b and last years model has much better sound btw..

*I notice that there are people who try to avoid this tv just because it does not have compatibility with dolby vision, believe me that once you try HDR10 + with an apple tv/fire tv cube you will not miss dolby vision 😎📺*

How does it compared to the LG G3 with MLA!

I don’t care if Dolby Vision is better or worse than HDR10+. I only care about what I will be able to watch stuff in. I assume the streaming services don’t offer it, and do 4k blue rays have it? If the only way to get it is to buy from Samsungs store, no way. I just bought an Apple TV and love it, would not give it up for QD OLED. On my gaming monitor, yes, as I don’t believe any monitors have either tech.

Just got my S95C 55inch and it came slightly bent right from the box :/

The g3 seem to be the better pick.

I’ll never be a fan of the one connect box. Proprietary tech to be able to use hdmi ports should’ve been left in 2016

If of ads it is not devoid, then it is a product I shall avoid

Please update us in a few months so we know if it suffers from burn-in

I found that the noise reduction is not as good as the 95b on older movies, also motion is not as smooth as 95b, weirdly, am I the only one??

Compare it with g3

I always thought the the advantage of the QDOleds was not having the risk of burn in? What did I miss? What's better compared to woleds? brightness?

If the advertisements are built in, then to buy it is a sin

Don’t forget to mention their software update always ruins the television. there’s no HGIG support for gaming, and lastly, the one connect box all 4 HDMI 2.1 ports are only capped at 40 GB and not the full 48 GB

The best thing I could tell people worried about burn in, is only an issue if you are trying to make burn in happen. The news channel 20 hours a day will burn in quickly if it's all you do at max brightness 20 hours a day and can not remoend oled. But as a Tb to watch content and play games I can say I'd rather oled then any led TV. I had a c6 that got burn in from black ops 4 bright yellow health box, but other then that one TV and game it's never done it on a c9 and above. I want to love qd oled but the raised blacks and pink tint is a no go even for me in a dark room because I will have a light on sometimes, fishtail lights, and being so ocd the g3 is the best option. Just wish it did 144, I'd get a g3 this years end and I feel the only thing that would make these tvs replaceable would be 12bit colour if it happens and 144 for the g4 next year. I think 144 is a max refresh rate sweetspot and still able to do 4k textures and graphics on any hardwear.

I have the s95b and calibrated the movie mode with my iPhone and the picture looks amazing. Dolby vision is better suited for high end protectors that cost way more than this tv which is why Samsung rather leave it out the tv. DTS gets converted to dolby atmos. The tv speakers sound great with dolby and doubts it would be better with dts since they are tv speakers after all. You really need high quality connection and play music for 500+ hours in uncompressed format to get the full detail in all audio formats. The dynamics are there regardless. Once you understand how conversion works you will see how it works gracefully to deliver everything through the tv itself without delays. Using a separate sound bar or surround system that supports DTS would be the only way to get that format anyway and pretty sure it wont be much different unless you use a high power class A amp system with better wire connections going to speakers to get that full DTS sound. Honestly DTS and isn’t all that. It works with certain titles after 2018 that have DTS or Atmos. As for dolby vision, HDR + is where its at. Enough said…. Enjoy what you can get since its nothing you will be missing out on unless you are building a true home cinema i would recommend different audio systems and dolby vision compatible tv sets that are at a higher price range. Dobly vision is just HDR rebranded into something like iPhone being fancy Samsung Galaxy phones these days basically. 📺

3:58 Ташкентским большой салам👋

Well we already know the burn in is bad on these QD oleds so I’ll be avoiding!

for some weird reason outlets EITHER have reviews of the lg g3 OR the s95c - havent seen ONE outlet that has reviews of both - which makes me very suspicious about paid reviews

Great hardware chained down by the fact that Samsung did not include Dolby Vision support for it and will likely not add to future TVs for years to come. Deal with it, Dolby won the format war with Dolby Vision.

It'd be interesting to see if the Sony a95l also does the same thing of lowering brightness as it gets warn, it'd probably do it but if their heatsink is better it maybe slower

Shame the g3 is old tech. I like the colour volume and gamut of these newer oleds.

S95c 65 and 55 same panels correct

who has better scaling 🙄 Samsung S95C or LG G3

Without Dolby Vision I can’t ever see me buying a Samsung TV, no matter how good the picture is.

Do you guys think you could make a review of the new HP monitor, the Omen 27qs? It has a really good price for the specs so I'd like to know what the catch is, and there are no videos I can find about it

Hello, the colors look really bad in game mode.

Why is no one mentioning the fact this TV is basically twice the price of the S95B? Isn't that the "biggest difference" between the models?