Although more and more brands of Mini LED TVs are stacking up specifications , there is always a group of netizens who will tell you that Mini LED should not just look at the specifications but the actual performance. Is it true ? It is indeed true , but it is only half right. Mini LED TV everyone The main thing we are fighting for is the light control partition. The more light control partitions, the more detailed the light control can be. It is very clear when you look at our animation. However, if there are multiple partitions, it is only done well at the beginning and the light control algorithm is not well done. Then add more partitions. This is why people say that you can’t just look at specifications when looking at performance. Samsung Neo QLED , an initial player in Mini LED, has ordinary specifications but has a first-tier algorithm plus it has won the major Mini LED evaluation lists every year . After all , the adjustment of Mini LED needs to be adjusted scene by scene according to different dimming scenes, different subtitle sizes , different light and dark ratios. There are not many players in the market with this kind of point-to-point algorithm. Samsung is one of them . But having said that, Samsung did not make it to the top this year. The 4K model QN95C , so there is no way to test the top one. It’s not fun. Why don’t we take a practical approach today to test this Neo QLED QN85C. How does it perform as an entry-level Mini LED choice in 2023? What are the highlights ? The price is announced from the beginning, about 77900. The selling price of 65 yuan has reached the sweet spot at the end of the year promotion on major platforms. It has reached 62,900 yuan for 65 inches, which has dropped by 15,000 yuan. With the channel promotions or Double 11, you don’t even need to go to Double 11. Just get a 5% rebate credit card. If you want to get started with the 2023 Samsung Mini LED TV, the easiest choice should be this one . Let’s take a look at the actual performance of this Samsung QN85C. As usual, let’s look at the appearance design first , but I Let’s talk about the key points without talking nonsense. What we are unboxing this time is the QN85C of the Samsung Neo QLED series. Let me help you decipher the word. QN stands for QLED color rendering technology and Mini LED backlight. The series 85 is the model of 2023. The last number is C, so you Seeing that C is basically a new machine in 2023, what we unboxed today is the 75-inch version. But in terms of CP value, I suggest that you look at the sweet spot of the QN85C series, which will be the 65-inch version. The current price of the 55-inch is 61,900 yuan 65 It only costs 62,900 yuan for 75 inches. It costs about 120,000 to 130,000 yuan, so 65 inches is really the sweet spot. The one we unboxed today is the 900 partition 75-inch version. Let’s first look at this version. The front adopts the mainstream three-narrow-edge design. The panel itself is really pretty. The narrow one without the bezel is only 5mm , but with the bezel it is close to 10mm. The left and right bottom bezels are about 15mm. The design maintains Samsung’s traditional design. There is no indicator light OSD on the front . You can find a button by touching down from the Samsung Logo , but the basic function is still a remote control. The stand adopts the mainstream center-mounted tablet base. The entire front is completely black. Only the frame is silver-gray glossy. It is easy to integrate into the home design. Then flip it over and provide a 400x400 wall mount on the back . The QN85C is very thin and the back is almost flat. Therefore, Samsung has prepared a reserved wiring design. If you are using a zero-gap wall mount, it is recommended to connect all the HDMI cables, etc. before hanging them and reserve them for hiding, so as not to trouble the desktop later. The power jack is on the left side of the front, and the various signal jacks are on the right side from top to bottom . There are two USB A jacks, one fiber optic jack, and a total of four HDMIs . As Samsung's traditional sincerity project, four sets of HDMI Both HDMI 2.1 can achieve 4K 120Hz picture input and support VRR variable refresh rate. Finally, there is an RJ45 network port. The weight is 75 inches, including the base, which is about 40kg. The included remote control is this small and cute but The smart remote control that also supports solar charging can continue to charge when placed on the table. If you want to charge quickly, you can directly plug in the USB C at the bottom and it can be operated without changing the battery during charging. Another small highlight of the 2023 Samsung TV Bixby Lite finally adds voice command support. For example, you can press and hold the microphone of the remote control and say open NETFLIX, open YouTube , speak Chinese, or open "Disney Plus" and switch to HDMI1, etc. However, the Lite version cannot control smart homes. The smart home can only be operated through the SmartThings App on the TV . However, according to Samsung's official information, more functions will be gradually opened in the future. Of course, the Samsung remote control supports Bluetooth connection , so it can be held even if it is not facing the TV. Controlling Bluetooth is easy to use. The remote control has shortcut keys for the three major platforms of NETFLIX, Prime Video, and Disney+ . Let’s skip the nonsense and go directly to the actual test. The Neo QLED QN85C tested this time uses a VA technology panel paired with Samsung’s own The Mini LED backlight module will be the entry-level in the Neo QLED series. The positioning resolution of Mini LED reaches 3840x2160 standard 4K UHD , and both 65 and 75 inches support a screen refresh rate of up to 120Hz. The measured HDMI four holes can achieve 4K 120Hz picture input. Color rendering is Samsung's metal quantum dot color rendering technology, which is the mainstream solution to provide larger color gamut coverage. The very important processor for Mini LED is the Neo 4K quantum AI efficient processor with 20 neural networks and also has VDE. 100% color space VDE, low latency VDE eye protection and PANTONE color and PANTONE skin tone certification. On the backlight, the 75-inch Neo QLED QN85C we tested has 900 Mini LED light control zones. What exactly does Mini LED mean? Quick help for everyone. To review, in simple terms, TVs that use LCD backlight technology need a light source behind them to light up the entire panel. Mini LED is currently the latest and most powerful backlight technology that can light up the panel. The main advantage of Mini LED is the volume ratio of each lamp bead. Traditional LED modules are much smaller. For Samsung itself, Mini LED lamp beads are forty times smaller . Therefore, in the same volume, more Mini LED small lamp units and lamp beads can be stuffed behind the Mini LED TV. As the number of Mini LEDs increases, it will be clear from our animation. The backlight of Mini LED can be divided into more light control zones. The contrast between light and dark in the picture can be presented more delicately, because each partition can independently and accurately control the brightness to restore a more realistic picture performance. At the same time, the characteristic of partition light control is that dark areas can be independently controlled and turned off, allowing the picture to achieve a higher static contrast. 900 partitions It's probably the regular specifications of the entry-level Mini LED. It's not a big highlight, but the 900 partitions are quite impressive compared to the direct-lit models with hundreds of partitions in the past. Coupled with Samsung's light control algorithm, the overall performance in the current test is still in the range. Next, let’s measure the brightness. First, let’s measure the HDR brightness performance. In HDR dynamic mode, the dimming is adjusted to high . It can reach a peak brightness of over 1,000 nits at 25% of the display area. The full-screen brightness is about 600 nits. The performance is as expected . We also briefly measured the performance of Samsung's entry-level Mini LED. If the light control is adjusted to the standard 25% of the area, the peak value is about 900 nits and nearly 1,000 nits. In fact , when we measure halo, the light control strategies of the two modes are different. Smaller is still OK. I recommend that you just select the High option when watching movies . We have also tested the halo control of Neo QLED QN85C under black background. We have also tested several scenes here , such as this. In this kind of scene where the subject is very clear, the QN85C will do its best to actively dim the light. Even like this, the QN85C still actively controls the light. But if you encounter a scene with large separated objects, text, or fireworks, the strategy is Samsung's consistent method of turning on micro backlight is to turn on the slight backlight so that you can't feel the halo under dimming of Mini LED. This is the mainstream method for complex scenes. In this way , when you are in front of you and there is a certain distance, it is normal. From the viewing angle, you can also feel the high-contrast micro-backlight when the video is playing. It is easy to fool you into feeling halo-free unless we turn off the lights. We also provide the performance of front and side halo with white characters on a black background for your reference . The traditional advantage is that the halo control under white text on a gray background is still good , and the gray scale and uniformity are also OK. After all, this is the Neo QLED series, even if it is an entry-level model, it still has a certain level. We also put a fast-moving white circle and The moving square test allows everyone to refer to the light control. When the white circle moves quickly, there will be more obvious traces of the Mini LED switch. For 75 inches, it still needs more than a thousand partitions to be more comfortable. It is probably a performance that is sufficient for daily use. Neo QLED QN85C currently has several The performance measured by the indicators is all up to standard , which is a solid introduction to Mini LED. The performance is not particularly outstanding, but it does not lose points, breaking the 1,000-district division or 2-3000 or even 3-4000 nits. For Samsung, this top performance is Neo QLED QN90C QN95C or the battlefield of 8K series QN900C QN85C has a performance of about 1000 nits in the 900 area. In terms of color rendering performance, Neo QLED QN85C also provides the five display modes that Samsung has provided in recent years. We are not lazy to have all five. I helped you measure the results and you can see that all modes are adjusted to please the eyeballs. In terms of dynamic mode, Neo QLED QN85C can reach 99% of sRGB, 81% of NTSC, 86% of Adobe RGB and 91% of DCI-P3 . However, in The default CCT in dynamic mode has reached 12000K, which is very cool white. However, I do not deny that many friends who like cool white and bright colors are actually a classic eye-catcher. Many people like it because it is indeed saturated and good-looking , but the Delta E value that represents color accuracy is at It has exceeded 27 here. You should remember it. If we pursue color accuracy, we hope that this number can reach a performance of < 2. That’s right. As our eyes have long been spoiled by professional screens and color calibration in pursuit of color accuracy, our Delta E It must not have been given, so we continue to test Samsung. In fact, the accurate settings have been hidden in the settings. Taking the standard mode as an example, we only need to adjust the color temperature (slip) from standard to warm 2, and then the CCT will Back to 6700K which is relatively close to D65 and Delta E has also reached a good performance of < 2 back to 1.9 at this time. We have also tested the standard environmental film Filmmaker Mode and adjusted the four options to Warm 2 to return the color accuracy to < 2. Performance , but if you want to pursue the most accurate performance , then select the movie mode and also set it to Warm 2 to achieve the lowest performance of Delta E 1.7 we have measured . So the TVs we have talked about before will become more and more popular in 2023. I don’t think the choice of personalized mode is good or bad , so you are absolutely right to choose the adjustment style you like. After all, the default mode of most brands is to give you a set of adjustments that you think "looks good". But at the same time , if you want It is absolutely correct to see the picture that the director wanted to present authentically . Samsung Neo QLED QN85C also puts this accurate option in the system. In addition, although Neo QLED QN85C uses VA , Samsung’s performance in viewing angles is still good . It is related to the internal light uniformity layer , so when looking at it from the side , except for the Mini LED Halo, which is more obvious, the impact on color rendering is relatively small. However, the Neo QLED QN85C does not have the light source absorption coating of the ultimate black panel, which is the basic anti- It’s just reflection processing. In the HDR part, Neo QLED QN85C is also standard. Samsung supports four formats : HLG, HDR10, HDR10+ Adaptive and HDR10+ Gaming. As a player of the HDR10 open standard, Samsung has not joined the Dolby Vision camp. We have also tested that it can be successful on YouTube. HDR lighting NETFLIX also has HDR and can light Dolby Atmos through built-in speakers. Disney+ can light HDR10 and Dolby Atmos. Prime Video can light HDR10+ and Dolby Atmos . Neo QLED QN85C also supports motion compensation. The official said the picture is clear. We also played a test video. For your reference , you can see that before turning it on, the left side is slightly blurred, but after turning it on, it is clear and smooth. The stability of Samsung's algorithm is also OK. It can be turned on for general albums. Currently, there are not many cases of tearing in action movies. Of course, Movie fans suggest turning off pure 24FPS or the most natural motion blur. In addition, as the biological son of Samsung's Neo QLED series, the QN85C also has technologies inherited from high-end flagships, including three-dimensional depth of field enhancement technology. Simply put, the AI processor will automatically determine the subject of the picture and then separate the background from the subject for optimal targeting. makes the subject more visually three-dimensional. In addition, Neo QLED QN85C also supports AI HDR Remastering. Simply put , the system will automatically convert and upconvert traditional SDR images to HDR predicted images through AI to provide more clear light and dark presentation in the settings menu. Then I want to talk about the built-in speakers of the Neo QLED QN85C. This time Samsung equipped the QN85C with a 2.2.2 speaker array with a total of 60W. The most special thing is that this set of built-in speakers directly supports Dolby. Atmos Dolby Atmos This is why it was mentioned in the previous test that NETFLIX, Disney+, and Prime Video can light up through the built-in speakers . Since the Neo QLED QN85C 60W array supports sky channels , the overall surround is built-in . The speakers are pretty good and the low frequency is sufficient. Of course, if you care more about sound performance, getting a Soundbar is a simple and effective way to improve the sound effect. The Neo QLED QN85C supports eARC in the HDMI 3 position. In addition, if a Samsung TV is paired with a Samsung Soundbar You can turn on the official function called Magic Sound Field. Simply put, Magic Sound Field is a technology that allows the speakers of Samsung TVs and all the speakers of Samsung Soundbar to operate in series together. This has two benefits. One is that it is built-in in Neo QLED series TVs. The speaker array is not that bad. In the past, the soundbar built into the TV can only be muted and not used. It is a pity. Secondly, I think this is the most interesting because the soundbar is usually placed under the TV , so the sound is inevitable. It feels like it comes from below. Although high-end ones will have special adjustments, you won’t have this feeling , but the Magic Sound Field is more direct and effective in solving this problem . Because the speaker is already on the TV , after linking the Magic Sound Field, you You can clearly feel that the sound of people speaking will become higher up, closer to the position of people speaking on the screen, and less likely to cause drama. We also tested the comparison of three sets of pure Samsung Soundbar with built-in speakers and Samsung TV with Samsung Soundbar. Let everyone refer to the smart functions at the end. It is a must-have when buying a Samsung TV. After all, you have bought a Samsung TV. How can you not use a large number of built-in smart functions ? It can be said that there are all the smart functions you should have. He also has Neo QLED QN85C, which also uses Samsung's own Tizen operating system. After all, it is Samsung's own system. The overall operating experience is always smooth and smooth enough to boot up. Switching apps quickly is no problem . However, NETFLIX and Disney+, which are getting bigger and bigger, are no longer available. For example, it could be opened in seconds back then. Now it takes a few seconds to open it for the first time. But after opening it, Samsung will keep them in the background and open them quickly. The interface is also a new version with a homepage version of the operation. The interface will be closer to the familiar Android TV. In terms of smart functions, all Neo QLED QN85C has a mobile phone connection to Android. You can use Chromecast to cast videos such as YouTube and NETFLIX directly by pressing the Chromecast cast button. If you want to project the entire mobile phone to the TV , it is OK. Samsung can just click on this SmartView to project it. The best way to use SmartView with a Samsung TV is here. It will automatically adjust the picture to the size of the TV for you, so there will be no blackouts. And here comes a more useful place. Not only can it be broadcast, but you can directly open Multi View. With this function, you can continue to watch your TV on the left, watch YouTube, and watch NETFLIX on the right, which is where you can display the screen of your mobile phone. After all, there are 75 sources of multiple screens on one screen. After splitting, the two screens are still large enough . On the iOS side, Samsung TV has built-in AirPlay 2 directly, so Apple's iPhone, iPad, and Mac can directly play wirelessly . Windows laptops can also play on the TV through According to the settings, the WorkSpace app can wirelessly cast computer images to the TV. Devices that support Samsung DeX can also directly turn on wireless DeX to turn the phone into a computer . You can even directly connect the mouse and keyboard to the TV through the built-in browser. You can complete Office file editing for Microsoft 365. Anyway, it has everything you need. In terms of the connection experience between computers and game consoles, Neo QLED QN85C supports FreeSync Premium Pro, HDR10+ HDR10+ Gaming, HGiG and ALLM. Let’s test the Windows actual test first. All four HDMI holes can successfully turn on 4K 120Hz and trigger VRR variable update rate. We have also tested the support status of game consoles. The support of PS5 is very simple. The main thing is to see whether it can support 4K 120Hz VRR and ALLM has tested three of them. After passing the level , let ’s look at the more complicated XBOX Series Moreover , the QN85C also has a built-in game mode and game toolbar. You can open it by long pressing the play button. In addition to quickly adjusting the display mode, you can also adjust the display ratio after connecting to a PC , such as 21:9 or 32:9. Then there are Mini map zoom simply means zooming in on the map and placing it at the location you want. It will be easier to see the mini map. In addition, you can also turn on the virtual aiming point. Posting a crosshair on the screen is outdated. There will also be real-time information displayed below , like a link to PS5. Let's just open Spider-Man Miles first. Once the toolbar is complete, you can directly see the current FPS. Whether the frame rate is jumping, whether HDR and VRR are triggered, and whether HDR and VRR are normally enabled. Both are available here. If it is an XBOX Series using FreeSync. After X connection, the FreeSync Premium logo will pop up directly. The program has come to an end. Overall, the biggest highlight of the QN85C is that the price has reached a relatively sweet spot, and in terms of functions, it has all the smart functions that a Samsung TV should have, including placement, linking to the game toolbar, multiple windows, etc. And the built-in speaker performs well and can directly light up Dolby Atmos. When paired with its own soundbar, it can further open up the magical sound field. But having said that, if you look at the basic performance of the TV, the overall performance of the QN85C is probably the regular performance of the entry-level Mini LED of mainstream brands. Light control partition It’s a pity that it doesn’t have a QN85C. The light control strategy for fast-moving objects is relatively limited. But speaking of QN85C, I think there are two pity points. First , it doesn’t have Samsung’s signature ultimate black panel. Second, although the light control performance is good , the brightness is poor. It is still maintained at the entry-level peak of 1000 nits, and the all-white screen is nearly 600 nits. Although it breaks 1000 nits, it is definitely enough. However , it is quite tempting to see that the higher-end QN90C has a performance that can break through 2000 nits and reach the top. In short, If you have the budget, Mini LED Overlord launches the QN90C 95C 8K series of QN900C. This top flagship is still very strong, but if you have a limited budget, the QN85C is an entry-level Mini LED that is quite satisfactory but has no obvious mistakes . The biggest highlight of its positioning is the current one mentioned earlier. At least the price has reached the sweet spot ! This episode of the program will start here. If you like this kind of data measurement program, subscribe to Bonnie now and support us. It is really important to us. If you have any questions or what the Bonnie team has not measured, please leave a message below. discuss together
