Samsung 55 Class (546 Diag) 4k Ultra Hd Led Lcd Tv Review

Market Context

Design

Curved No

The Samsung Q60A has a simple and minimalist design similar to its predecessor, the Samsung Q60/Q60T QLED. The most notable change is that information technology's much thinner, which means it doesn't stick out as much when wall-mounted. The feet are now meridian-adaptable and so that you have the option to enhance the Goggle box college if you need room to fit in a soundbar.

The feet are very flat, so the TV sits close to the table in the default position. Withal, you lot now take the option to adjust the height of the anxiety and heighten them enough to fit in near soundbars or a thin gaming console like the Xbox Series Due south. Y'all don't demand to screw them in; they are just inserted into the TV.

Footprint of the 55 inch stand up: 35.1" x 9.i".

Wall Mount VESA 200x200

The back is plastic with a brushed horizontal texture. All the inputs are side-facing, except for HDMI 3 and the Digital Optical Audio Out port, which is disappointing, as they're difficult to reach if you wall-mount the Television set. For cable management, there are tracks to guide the cables towards the feet, where you can secure them with the included clips.

Borders 0.35" (0.9 cm)

Max Thickness one.57" (4.0 cm)

The build quality is decent. Its all-plastic structure doesn't experience premium, but it's relatively sturdy overall and doesn't wobble much. There'southward a modest gap between the border and the screen at the bottom left corner, but this could but be our unit, and it isn't bad enough to be a dealbreaker.

Movie Quality

Native Contrast 4,653 : ane

Dissimilarity with local dimming N/A

As expected of a VA panel, the Samsung Q60A has fantabulous contrast, and then blacks look blackness in a dark room. However, it doesn't accept a local dimming feature to meliorate blackness level farther. Note that contrast varies a bit between individual units.

Existent Scene Peak Effulgence 436 cd/m²

Peak 2% Window 448 cd/chiliad²

Peak 10% Window 455 cd/m²

Peak 25% Window 455 cd/thou²

Peak 50% Window 455 cd/m²

Superlative 100% Window 454 cd/m²

Sustained two% Window 446 cd/m²

Sustained 10% Window 453 cd/one thousand²

Sustained 25% Window 453 cd/m²

Sustained 50% Window 453 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window 453 cd/thou²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL) 0.001

This TV has groovy peak brightness when displaying SDR content, and it's brilliant enough to overcome glare in near viewing environments. There's almost no variation in effulgence with different scenes, and unlike most Samsung TVs, minor windows aren't dimmed by the Tv'due south frame dimming (also known as CE dimming) characteristic.

We measured the SDR peak brightness after calibration in the 'Movie' Picture Mode with the Color Tone set to 'Warm 2', Gamma set to '2.2', Effulgence ready to max, and all other processing disabled.

If you lot want a brighter paradigm and don't mind losing a fleck of image accuracy, set the Picture Fashion to 'Movie', Color Tone to 'Standard, and Contrast Enhancer to 'High'.

Local Dimming No

Backlight Border

There's no local dimming feature. We still film these videos on the TV to bear witness you how the backlight performs and make it easy to compare information technology with a Tv that has local dimming.

Local Dimming No

Backlight Edge

There's no local dimming feature. Nosotros still pic these videos on the TV to evidence you how the backlight performs and brand information technology easy to compare it with a TV that has local dimming.

Existent Scene Highlight 461 cd/m²

Peak ii% Window 470 cd/grand²

Peak ten% Window 474 cd/m²

Height 25% Window 473 cd/g²

Peak fifty% Window 473 cd/m²

Elevation 100% Window 473 cd/k²

Sustained 2% Window 468 cd/m²

Sustained 10% Window 472 cd/k²

Sustained 25% Window 472 cd/one thousand²

Sustained fifty% Window 471 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window 471 cd/thousand²

Automated Effulgence Limiting (ABL) 0.001

The HDR elevation brightness is okay. Like in SDR, it maintains the effulgence consistently across unlike content without whatever frame dimming in the two% windows, but it isn't bright enough to deliver a true cinematic HDR feel. The EOTF follows the PQ curve almost perfectly before rolling off gradually near the TV's height brightness. If you observe HDR content besides dim, prepare Contrast Enhancer to 'High' and ST.2084 to max. These settings result in a noticeably brighter paradigm, every bit y'all can meet in this EOTF plot.

We measured the HDR peak effulgence in the 'Movie HDR' Picture Manner with Contrast set to max, Brightness gear up to max, and all other processing disabled.

Nosotros managed to achieve 511 cd/m² in the x% windows using the 'Standard' Pic Manner with Contrast Enhancer set to 'High', but these settings event in a less accurate image.

Real Scene Highlight 468 cd/m²

Peak two% Window 214 cd/m²

Peak 10% Window 489 cd/m²

Tiptop 25% Window 488 cd/m²

Elevation 50% Window 487 cd/m²

Peak 100% Window 487 cd/thou²

Sustained 2% Window 211 cd/yard²

Sustained 10% Window 488 cd/g²

Sustained 25% Window 487 cd/m²

Sustained fifty% Window 487 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window 486 cd/chiliad²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL) 0.054

The HDR top brightness in Game Way is nearly the same as when it's out of Game Mode, except that there's frame dimming in the two% windows, similar to the Samsung Q60/Q60T QLED. This means pocket-sized highlights in dark scenes don't pop equally much. The EOTF doesn't follow the target curve very well; nearly scenes appear darker than the content creator intended. If you want a brighter prototype when gaming in HDR, set Contrast Enhancer to 'High' and ST.2084 to max.

Nosotros measured the HDR peak brightness in Game Way, with Color Gamut set to 'Car', Colour Tone prepare to 'Warm 2', Backlight set to max, Dissimilarity set to max, and all other processing disabled.

50% Std. Dev. 3.655%

l% DSE 0.173%

5% Std. Dev. 1.244%

5% DSE 0.114%

Grey uniformity is decent, although this varies between individual units. The edges of the screen are noticeably darker on ours, and there's as well some dirty screen issue in the heart, which is distracting when watching sports or wide panning shots. Uniformity is ameliorate in near-dark scenes, merely it all the same looks blotchy, as most of the screen is a lighter shade of greyness than at the center.

Native Std. Dev. 0.669%

Std. Dev. westward/ 50.D. N/A

This TV has splendid black uniformity, simply this varies between private units. At that place are a few brighter patches throughout the screen on our unit, but they're not very noticeable with regular content.

Colour Washout 25°

Color Shift 27°

Effulgence Loss 33°

Black Level Raise 24°

Gamma Shift 24°

The viewing angles are sub-par, which is expected of most VA panels. Images look done out when viewed from the side, and then it isn't ideal for broad seating areas. If you want something with wider viewing angles, then check out the Samsung Q80/Q80A QLED.

Screen Finish Semi-gloss

Total Reflections v.2%

Indirect Reflections 0.four%

Calculated Direct Reflections 4.8%

The Samsung Q60A QLED has decent reflection treatment. Glare is still noticeable in brilliant rooms, but information technology'southward bright enough that yous can just increase the effulgence to overcome it.

White Balance dE 2.06

Color dE 1.67

Gamma 2.12

Colour Temperature seven,012 K

Picture Mode Motion picture

Color Temp Setting Warm ii

Gamma Setting 2.ii

The Samsung Q60A that we bought has great accuracy out of the box. The white remainder is bully, and color accurateness is excellent, with very few noticeable problems. Gamma isn't flat, though, as bright scenes are brighter than they're supposed to be. The color temperature is cold, then pure whites accept a bluish tint. Notation that the accuracy out of the box varies between individual units due to manufacturing tolerances.

White Balance dE 0.33

Color dE 0.75

Gamma 2.20

Color Temperature 6,732 Chiliad

White Balance Calibration 20 point

Colour Calibration Yes

Like nearly TVs, the Samsung Q60A QLED has exceptional accuracy later scale. White residue and gamma are nearly perfect, and the remaining color inaccuracies aren't noticeable, except for pure blues, which are still a bit off. The colour temperature is closer to our target but still on the cooler side.

You lot can see our recommended settings here.

There are no issues with the upscaling of 480p content, like DVDs.

This Television receiver upscales 720p content like cable TV well.

This TV displays 1080p content well without whatever issues, most every bit good as native 4k.

This TV displays native 4k content perfectly, with no visible artifacts.

The TV can't display an 8k signal.

This Television receiver uses a BGR subpixel layout. It doesn't affect image quality, simply it causes blurry text in Windows applications that don't back up ClearType when using the Tv set equally a PC monitor. Yous tin can read more about information technology hither.

Wide Color Gamut Yes

DCI P3 xy xc.42%

DCI P3 uv 94.07%

Rec 2020 xy 66.92%

Rec 2020 uv 74.31%

The Samsung Q60A has a great colour gamut in HDR. It can display well-nigh of the DCI P3 colour space used past most current HDR content, including commercial UHD Blu-rays, but information technology tin't brandish much of the wider Rec. 2020 color space. It isn't an issue with most current content, but information technology's non future-proof.

Normalized DCI P3 Coverage ITP 85.3%

10,000 cd/chiliad² DCI P3 Coverage ITP 39.9%

Normalized Rec 2020 Coverage ITP 63.9%

x,000 cd/yard² Rec 2020 Coverage ITP 29.8%

The Samsung Q60A QLED has skillful colour book. It'due south limited by its incomplete coverage of the DCI P3 and Rec. 2020 color spaces. Colors are as bright equally pure white, and it can brandish saturated colors at depression effulgence levels well.

Color Depth x Scrap

Red (Std. Dev.) 0.121

Light-green (Std. Dev.) 0.125

Bluish (Std. Dev.) 0.106

Gray (Std. Dev.) 0.111

This Tv set has good gradient handling. At that place's some noticeable banding in every color, and it'due south especially noticeable in nighttime shades. There's a Racket Reduction characteristic to amend picture show clarity, simply we found it to exist ineffective with both test patterns and real content.

IR after 0 min recovery 0.00%

IR after two min recovery 0.00%

IR after iv min recovery 0.00%

IR after 6 min recovery 0.00%

IR after 8 min recovery 0.00%

IR after ten min recovery 0.00%

There are no signs of image retentivity after displaying a high-contrast image for ten minutes. However, this varies between individual units.

Permanent Burn-In Risk No

We don't await VA panels to experience burn down-in, every bit the VA panel in our long-term test appears to be allowed.

Motion

eighty% Response Fourth dimension 7.2 ms

100% Response Time 17.3 ms

This TV has an okay response fourth dimension, but it's not platonic for gaming. There's a long blur trail behind fast-moving objects, and like near TVs with VA panels, it'due south worse behind dark objects.

Flicker-Free No

PWM Dimming Frequency 480 Hz

This TV uses pulse width modulation, also known as PWM, to dim the backlight, and in that location's noticeable flicker at all backlight levels. Information technology flickers at 480Hz in the 'Movie' Film Style, but information technology drops to 120Hz in the 'Dynamic', 'Standard', and 'Natural' modes. Enabling Picture Clarity likewise makes information technology flicker at 120Hz, and the backlight-strobing feature, unremarkably known as black frame insertion, drops the frequency further to 60Hz. The 480Hz flicker isn't very noticeable, but 120Hz flicker bothers some people, and it causes duplication in motion.

Optional BFI Yes

Min Flicker For sixty fps 60 Hz

60Hz For threescore fps Aye

120Hz For 120 fps N/A

Min Flicker for 60 fps in Game Mode 60 Hz

There's an optional backlight strobing characteristic, commonly known as black frame insertion, to improve motility clarity. When enabled, it causes the backlight to flicker at 60Hz, regardless of which moving picture mode you're using. Unfortunately, the timing is quite bad, which results in visible crosstalk. Note that the BFI score is based on the flicker frequency, non the BFI's functioning.

Motility Interpolation (30 fps) Yes

Motion Interpolation (60 fps) No

This TV has a feature that interpolates lower frame charge per unit content to make motion appear smoother, otherwise known as the 'Soap Opera Outcome'. It looks okay in tranquility scenes, but there are noticeable artifacts when there's a lot of movement, and it stops interpolating birthday if it gets too intense. This causes a sudden change in frame rate, which is distracting in some cases.

Frame Hold Fourth dimension @ 24 fps 24.4 ms

Frame Hold Time @ 60 fps 0.0 ms

Due to the slower response times, the Samsung Q60A doesn't stutter much in depression frame rate content. If you find stuttering and it bothers yous, enabling motion interpolation reduces the corporeality of stutter.

Judder-Free 24p Yes

Judder-Free 24p via 60p No

Judder-Gratuitous 24p via 60i No

Judder-Complimentary 24p via Native Apps Yes

This Idiot box tin can remove judder from 24p content and native apps, but not from 60p/i sources similar a cablevision box. It'southward important for smooth movement when watching movies.

Native Refresh Rate 60 Hz

Variable Refresh Rate No

HDMI Forum VRR No

FreeSync No

G-SYNC Compatible No

4k VRR Maximum N/A

4k VRR Minimum No VRR support

1080p VRR Maximum N/A

1080p VRR Minimum No VRR support

1440p VRR Maximum North/A

1440p VRR Minimum No VRR back up

VRR Supported Connectors No VRR support

This Television set doesn't support any variable refresh charge per unit applied science. If you desire a similar TV with VRR support, bank check out the Samsung Q70/Q70A QLED.

Inputs

1080p @ 60Hz 10.1 ms

1080p @ 60Hz Outside Game Style 76.3 ms

1440p @ 60Hz Northward/A

4k @ 60Hz 10.2 ms

4k @ 60Hz + ten-Fleck HDR 10.0 ms

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:iv 10.0 ms

4k @ 60Hz Outside Game Way 59.seven ms

4k @ 60Hz With Interpolation 26.3 ms

8k @ 60Hz N/A

1080p @ 120Hz Due north/A

1440p @ 120Hz Due north/A

4k @ 120Hz N/A

1080p with Variable Refresh Rate N/A

1440p with VRR N/A

4k with VRR N/A

8k with VRR N/A

Input lag is uncommonly low, which results in an incredibly responsive gaming and desktop experience. Yous can apply motion interpolation to make lower frame rate games appear smoother, but it increases latency significantly and isn't recommended. To go the everyman input lag, enable Game Mode. To employ movement interpolation, set up Game Motion Plus to 'On' and Judder Reduction to max.

1080p @ 60Hz @ 4:4:iv Aye

1080p @ 120Hz No

1440p @ 60Hz No

1440p @ 120Hz No

4k @ 60Hz Yes

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:iv Yeah

4k @ 120Hz No

8k @ 30Hz or 24Hz No

8k @ 60Hz No

This TV supports most common resolutions, but information technology doesn't support 1440p, natively or forced. It doesn't appear as a native resolution on Windows, and when forced, it results in a 3840 x 1600 ultrawide format. Chroma four:4:iv is displayed properly in 'PC' mode, which is important for clear text when using it as a PC monitor.

Machine Depression Latency Mode (ALLM) Yep

PS5, 4k @ 120Hz + HDR No

PS5, 4k @ 120Hz No

PS5, 4k @ 60Hz + HDR Yep

PS5, 1440p @ 120Hz No

PS5, 1080p @ 120Hz No

PS5, Variable Refresh Rate No

Xbox Series X, 4k @ 120Hz + HDR No

Xbox Series Ten, 4k @ 120Hz No

Xbox Series X, 4k @ 60Hz + HDR Aye

Xbox Serial X, 1440p @ 120Hz No

Xbox Series X, 1080p @ 120Hz No

Xbox Series X, Variable Refresh Rate No

Unfortunately, this Television receiver doesn't support HDMI two.i bandwidth and simply supports up to 4k @ 60Hz on the Xbox Series X and PS5. Information technology has an 'Motorcar Low Latency Mode' that enables Game Manner automatically when a game is launched from a uniform device.

HDR10 Yes

HDR10+ Yes

Dolby Vision No

HLG Aye

HDMI 2.0 Full Bandwidth Yeah (HDMI 1,two,three)

HDMI 2.one Class Bandwidth No

CEC Aye

HDCP two.2 Yes (HDMI 1,two,3)

USB 3.0 No

Variable Analog Audio Out No

Wi-Fi Back up Yes (ii.iv GHz, v GHz)

HDMI 3

USB 2

Digital Optical Audio Out 1

Analog Audio Out three.5mm 0

Analog Audio Out RCA 0

Component In 0

Composite In 0

Tuner (Cable/Pismire) ane

Ethernet i

DisplayPort 0

IR In 0

SD/SDHC 0

ARC Aye (HDMI 2)

eARC support Aye

Dolby Atmos via TrueHD via eARC Yes

DTS:Ten via DTS-HD MA via eARC No

five.1 Dolby Digital via ARC Yes

five.1 DTS via ARC No

5.1 Dolby Digital via Optical Yes

5.1 DTS via Optical No

This TV supports eARC, which lets you pass high-quality, uncompressed audio like Dolby Atmos via TrueHD to an external sound organization over an HDMI connection.

Audio Quality

Low-Frequency Extension 126.99 Hz

Std. Dev. @ 70 three.61 dB

Std. Dev. @ 80 4.16 dB

Std. Dev. @ Max 6.20 dB

Max 88.9 dB SPL

Dynamic Range Compression iv.ninety dB

The congenital-in speakers are mediocre. They're reasonably well-balanced merely lack the bass extension to produce a deep, rumbling audio. They get pretty loud, which is skillful for large or noisy environments; all the same, in that location'southward a fair corporeality of compression artifacts at higher volume levels.

Weighted THD @ eighty 1.316

Weighted THD @ Max 1.781

IMD @ eighty 39.00%

IMD @ Max 58.85%

Baloney operation is bad. The corporeality of harmonic distortion is already quite high at moderate volume levels, and information technology gets worse as the volume increases.

Smart Features

Smart OS Tizen

Version 2021 (with reduced features)

Ease of Use Easy

Smoothness Very Polish

Fourth dimension Taken to Select YouTube 2 due south

Time Taken to Change Backlight 5 s

Advanced Options Many

The Samsung Q60A runs on a somewhat scaled-down version of Tizen OS that has fewer animations. That said, it still has a skilful number of features and functionalities, and it feels smoother and more responsive than its predecessor.

Ads Yeah

Opt-out No

Suggested Content in Home Aye

Opt-out of Suggested Content No

Although we couldn't take a photo, there are some ads and suggested content on the dwelling house screen and in the app shop. There's no mode to disable them.

App Selection Swell

App Smoothness Average

Bandage Capable Yes

USB Bulldoze Playback Yes

USB Bulldoze HDR Playback Aye

HDR in Netflix Aye

HDR in YouTube Yeah

At that place are plenty of apps in Samsung's app shop, and they run relatively smoothly for the most part. The congenital-in media player supports most mutual audio and video formats.

Size Small

Vocalism Control Many Features

CEC Menu Control Yeah

Other Smart Features Yes

Remote App Samsung SmartThings

The remote has changed from the 2020 Samsung TVs. Information technology no longer uses disposable batteries; instead, it has an internal bombardment that you can accuse via the solar panel on the back of the remote or through the USB-C port at the lesser. The 'Ambient Manner' push button has been replaced with the 'Multi View' role, essentially a Moving picture-in-Picture style.

There's still a congenital-in microphone for voice control, and you lot can choose your preferred digital assistant: Bixby, Alexa, or Google. Nearly commands piece of work, similar starting an app, changing some settings, or asking for general info. However, you can't search for content within a specific app, similar Netflix. The OneRemote feature lets you use the remote to command other external devices, even if they don't support CEC.

At that place's a single push at the bottom correct corner of the screen, below the Samsung branding. Information technology lets you power the Goggle box On/Off, change the input and channel, and adjust the book.

• User guide
• Remote control
• Cable management clips (not shown)

Ability Consumption 37 W

Power Consumption (Max) 97 W

Firmware 1051

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