The same goes for its off-axis display, which takes a step back from last year’s QN90C due to Samsung’s decision to once again change LCD panel types year after year. It’s far from the worst I’ve tested this year, and better than Sony’s Bravia 7 (7/10, WIRED recommends), being mostly accurate from a moderate angle. You may not notice a change until you get closer to the side, where the light bleed is accentuated and the colors fade.
Despite those points, I was pleased with the QN90D’s excellent screen uniformity – mainly avoiding the “dirty screen effect” that plagues cheaper LED TVs – and its fantastic motion handling. Motion stutter and blur were kept to a minimum even in my toughest test scenes, with no need for artificial motion smoothing.
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The QN90D’s excellent motion handling is complemented by many features, making it a great gaming TV. You’ll get ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode) and VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) up to 144Hz on all four HDMI ports, a dedicated Game Bar for quick adjustments, and Samsung’s Game Hub for streaming from services like Amazon Luna and Xbox. Game pass.
Other notable features of the QN90D include built-in voice control for Amazon Alexa or Samsung Bixby, extras like Samsung Health content, and exclusives like Q-Symphony that allows the TV to act as a speaker alongside newer Samsung sound bars. There’s also streaming via AirPlay, although there’s no Chromecast or DTS audio decoding offered. Like all Samsung TVs, the QN90D also swaps Dolby Vision HDR for HDR10+. This isn’t as important as it sounds, as the TV defaults to regular HDR, but it does mean that Dolby Vision scenes aren’t as fine-tuned.