Testing the MATTE Screen OLED | Samsung S95D QD-OLED TV

[@blakkboxx4246]

I swear i must be psychic.. i just thought about you and i was thinking aaah maybe you got burn out from posting too much and you had given up and then boom a notification came and guess what its feom villaman. So happy you're back.

[@ThaVillaMan]

Hey Mr Psychic! Haha not really- been busy with my new place. Lots to do

[@TheJoeypuppet]

the colors are much brighter on the S95D. I like your videos as you split them and not recording both with one camera

[@ThaVillaMan]

I’ve done it both ways. This allows more flexibility

[@carlcat]

Blacks and contrast seem better on the C. I'm guessing the D has it's place if you have a very bright room but from what I see here the C looks better than the D.

[@MistyKathrine]

I have to agree. In this video when he has them both side by side, the C looks better, yeah it might be worse and dealing with light but the picture looked clearer.

[@HardwareFan]

agree

[@beammeupscottsp7952]

Yes, the more they move away from glossy you lose so much contrast. At this point you might as well buy a mini led

[@stanmarsh8012]

​@@beammeupscottsp7952Thats a good point. MiniLED vs S95D, same pros and same cons.

[@beammeupscottsp7952]

@@stanmarsh8012 I mean no burn on mini-leds also, the advantage of oled was deep blacks and infinite contrast. You lost contrast with matte, what’s the point 🤷‍♂️

[@charliefrombrooklyn1511]

You’re back!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@ThaVillaMan]

Yessir! In full swing

[@michaelfoster3441]

I prefer the s95C when you put that light on the S95D the blacks aren't deep and the color suffers .

[@stepheng8779]

You watching TV wearing a miner's hat whilst shining a torch at it 🤦

[@2alphacpa374]

My living room has terrible glare at all times during the day because of the window placements and design. I bought this TV a few weeks ago, and frankly, it almost made me sick to spend this much money on a TV because I am not a big technology guy or audio/visual guy. However, as soon as I put this in my living room and watched it, all regret went away. It is amazing how it has zero glare and how good the picture is.

[@kasramoghaddam1389]

Finally got to try this TV at the store... and I'm underwhelmed. I really wanted to purchase this TV because I had amazing discounts but I guess I will wait another year. There is noticeable blooming on this TV which takes away the OLED charm. Plus side: brightness and colors are outstanding. reflection handling is superb and way better than what you see on videos. Blacks are still black, but not in a good way. The blacks looked kinda depressing to me for lack of a better word.

[@cooldaddyslick6869]

Oled doesn't bloom. You have astigmatism.

[@kasramoghaddam1389]

@@cooldaddyslick6869 apparently blooming on these TVs is due to internal reflection of the matt screen. Classy just demonstrated this yesterday on his live stream. also Vincent from HD TV test pointed this out as well as FOMO on his live stream. I have to say it is not as much as LED levels.

[@PaulWinkle]

Those matte haters are so annoying in the comments. There is only one TV like that on the market and the haters want to kill it so desperately, taking away the only option for those ppl with bright rooms, who really need a TV like this. Honestly whats the matter with you? Just STFx

[@GimpCent]

I think this video was very informative and entertaining, and I appreciate the narrator’s honesty and humor. He made me laugh when he said he was skeptical about the matte screen because he had seen matte screens on devices before, and they always have this grainy texture and just doesn’t look as good as a screen with a glossy finish. He also made a funny remark about the magic or voodoo that Samsung is implementing on the QD OLED. I wonder what he will say when he gets the TV in his space and he can do more in-depth testing and comparison. I can’t wait to see his next video.

[@trewright1482]

I’ve got to see this in person to make a clear judgement. I live my S89C and glad I didn’t buy the too dim C3 or decide to overspend on the A95L

[@highdefnews]

We’ve missed ya Villa! Glad to see you back at it!

[@ThaVillaMan]

Thanks! Gonna try to be more consistent

[@highdefnews]

@@ThaVillaManI’m glad to hear it. Your reviews are some of the best on KZbin IMHO

[@mstreich]

If you view a movie in a theater it is a matte screen, so I prefer this finish. Plus my room has plenty of windows and we don’t turn off lights at night.

[@syno1056]

How is matte finish going to affect the panel if it receives direct sunlight regularly?

[@ThaVillaMan]

Good question! Can’t do that kinda long term testing tho

[@jcruz6453]

The reason I never got an oled was because of the lack of brightness paired with the reflections. I have garage windows behind my couch and I needed a brighter tv to counter all the light. Now I can have an oled which won't have blooming at night and I can still watch at 5 or 6 pm when the sun is still out.

[@eliomarnahr201]

Thank you!. Great video!. Others are mentioning a marginal loss of picture quality for the S95D on star-field scenes. Can’t wait for your in depth review!

[@eliomarnahr201]

S95D would be on a room with some light bouncing on the walls, I hope it performs better than a glossy oled on that mix situations

[@DoubleO7-11]

This seems similar to the Sony A80J from a few years ago… excellent performance with more matte screen

[@cgott42]

With the matte screen does it work as good as the Samsung “Frame” as a fake picture frame. As realistic?

[@godspeedmaximus]

I’m a huge fan of this new anti-glare coating!

[@byron19800]

In those comparison shots, C definitely looks better: better contrast, better color volume, better black levels, more detail. The newer one looks a bit washed out.

[@IntotheFurther.]

It doesn’t look like that in person at all. The S95D is difficult to properly capture on video. I’ve seen it in person and people need to stop using the word matte. It looks like satin. It’s a black hole or void and it’s incredible

[@IntotheFurther.]

It doesn’t look like that in person at all. The S95D is difficult to properly capture on video. I’ve seen it in person and people need to stop using the word matte. It looks like satin. It’s a black hole or void and it’s incredible

[@sj460162]

I just bought the qn95c for a great price...I love oled but have a bright front room so thought mini led was the way to go

[@DarkCheng]

Any signal drop out while playing ps5/xbox on the game mode setting. Was down right annoying on the previous model

[@ThaVillaMan]

Won’t get to test game mode until I get one in

[@larsinii]

It'll be real disgraceful if that is still happening, they tout the one connect box and then you find out it's gimped by 40gbps output. smh.

[@TheArtOfJerry]

Waiting for you to get 100k sub❤. Bro, man, 2024 is your year to 100k

[@Cblan1224]

I have it. Everyone talking about contrast is missing the point. The tv looks even better than a glossy screen in a dark room, because you cant see yourself in it. If it raises contrast to eat up a bright light...are you guys saying you would rather see the light in a mirror? I am in a light controlled room and can see absolutely everything in my LG CX screen. My silver cupholders in my seats are just..always there. I feel like everyone is running with a narrative and thinking the tv actually has worse contrast lol. This is samsungs fault as they do not share any information with consumers, whatsoever. If you are thinking the tv somehow has less contrast, you are wrong. It is an oled. Will a very bright light get absorbed by the screen and make blacks appear lifted so you arent distracted by a mirror? Yes. But that doesnt mean the tv has less contrast somehow. When all tvs are side by side in a dark room, there is absolutely no negative side effects of the samsung screen. It is infinitely black and looks incredible, while i can still see myself in the CX. Even in a blacked out room, the samsung has advantages

[@2alphacpa374]

About this TV, and I agree 100% with you. I am so glad about it.

[@bilvah2914]

Glad to see you’re still around ! I was worried you had retired lol . It seems that this is going to be the only QD OLED tv this year … which is getting under my skin a bit lol . I’m looking still to get the A95L but I don’t know if the stock will still be there when my room is finally renovated . While the matte screen was making me hesitant , I think my biggest gripe is Samsung gatekeeping there new processor for the 8K TVs . Do I really want to spend all that money while knowing I’m buying a tv that isn’t seen by the company as a flagship …idk … But most importantly I’m glad you’re back ! Buying a tv without your advice and expertise would make things even trickier lol

[@YGadgETech]

Why don’t offer glossy options for consumers? I don’t like that matte grainy coating it’s ruin the whole picture that contrast is so downgrade it’s such a shame you solve one problem but creating another

[@james007bray]

Looks great!

[@HL-uw7fk]

Matte finish > glossy, everyday, anytime. Had glossy LG for 3 years and now S95D and it is so much better

[@adamhiniker6460]

I have a QD OLED and WOLED, and for some reason the QD OLEDs just don't have the same deep contrast as WOLED. Maybe because they are not as glossy? Idk. But I would've actually preferred they go glossier for 2024.

[@TaylorCFP]

I agree. I had both for a minute, and ended up returning the S90C and keeping the G3. There’s just more depth to the image in a quality WOLED, especially with MLA. Partly due to the inkier black levels. I’m surprised this doesn’t come up more often in reviews and comparisons.

[@IntotheFurther.]

It’s because woleds are not capable of handling near black so they just crush the low level blacks in the image. So you lose fine detail and get an inaccurate picture. Things that you’re supposed to see in the shadow detail will just be crushed to pure black on a woled and give the ILLUSION of better contrast. But in actually it’s just a horribly black crushed picture.

[@Crashburn162]

Can you please hook it up to a receiver enable CEC and see if it turns on the receiver with the TV remote. Because I have 95B and Yamaha 2050 and it switches the receiver on after 2 minutes by then the TV has changed the sound to TV speakers . The only workaround I've found is switching on the receiver first and then the tv... which is troublesome. It's a whole problem with Samsung TVs since 2020. Would be helpful .

[@Pethers]

The matte screen has its place for glarey brighter rooms. Great to have an option. Not personally my preference as I'm happy to close the black-out curtains

[@And1Aza]

How does this compare against the Sony A95L?

[@michael-4k4000]

Is the S90D QD OLED or not? And so confused help me.

[@Seconds84]

In 55 and 65 it is, that has been confirmed. I have a 55 and it is QD-Oled

[@michael-4k4000]

@@Seconds84 no where on the Samsung website does it say the S90D has QD Oled

[@michael-4k4000]

@@Seconds84how can u confirm it’s QD Oled? I guess if u can’t tell the difference it doesn’t matter…. Am I right or am I right?

[@Seconds84]

@@michael-4k4000I own the the 55 and can confirm. Also, multiple confirmed models on avsforums

[@mattspeer01]

Samsung sells their OLEDs with either QD OLED or WOLED screens; you have no idea which one you are getting when you order one. It's basically a screen lottery. That's why the TV packing box just says OLED rather than WOLED or QD OLED because you could get either type of panel and then not be able to sue Samsung for false advertising. They did the same last year on the 83" S90C. This year, it's on the majority of their panels. It's real scummy and one reason I avoid this terrible company. Not to mention their TVs have junk build quality and reliability compared to Sony and LG.

[@jacman117]

Not as bad as you think is maybe not the thing you want to hear from a flagship product.

[@SuaveLlaveBlog]

People complaining about the matte screen when he’s seen it in person and y’all haven’t. If you don’t want matte screens then go get the step down model

[@ericthedesigner]

all my computer screens are matte, I never understand wanting to look through glares all day. The eye strain alone.

[@michelklijn9236]

All these matt-screen experiences VillaMan talkes about, goes for LG's OLED G3 as well. I am not happy with my G3. G3 gives no OLED feeling. G2 from 2022 is more beautiful. Always test your future tv in the store with real content before you buy.

[@paulcox2447]

Uber glossy screens are nice, IF you're ok staring at reflections.

[@ridvan190333]

If matte panels are used when 2024 QD oled Sony TVs start arriving, know that Samsung has done this job well :) If it does not use matte panels, the answer is up to you.

[@PoRRasturvaT]

I just noticed how messed up the black levels are on that youtube video, even at 4k. Some browser render it better than others but it's terrible. Would you be able to film and produce your videos in HDR? For a channel that shows screens all day long, I think it would make a lot of sense but it's additional work and hardware...

[@ThaVillaMan]

Heh, it’s funny you say that because this video is produced in HDR. KZbin just takes a long while to encode and it and make it available

[@_M....]

S95D has noticably better shadow and black details. can tell it's a little brighter but that matte coating almost eliminates the extra brightness.

[@FredT1988]

Dope video ❤

[@Displays.1234.]

Definitely not good in any way, it lowers the contrast and produces a fogging effect on the screen....

[@Darkii0]

Concerned the part of reducing colors or contrast this is not true for real

[@DavidA20200]

Exactly! Matte finish on an OLED should be a crime! All legs were made for glossy finished displays. An anti-reflective coding is one thing, I can get behind that no problem, but a matte display is just gross on OLED.

[@mitchelltan2909]

Yeah. During the side by side comparison, the s95c’s blacks still looks darker.

[@YGadgETech]

Why ruin good things Samsung

[@ghostpimp]

You don’t know jack shit about tvs

[@drsumantamajumdar2771]

Thank You !!

[@lextr3110]

I would take S95D full glossy...

[@C0BEX]

Looking at the side by side comparisons, you can see the blacks are not as great as they should be. Defeats the purpose of buying an OLED in my opinion.

[@vcam-g9h]

This TV would do great in my bright living room but then I wont be able to watch my dolby vision movies on it thats a bummer.

[@chrisbullock6477]

Audio on video a bit weird.

[@ThaVillaMan]

Very. Fixed one part and another got messed up

[@Tripokaridos22]

MATTE OLED ? YEAH they Fixed that Crap Mirror Glossy panel... Its time to use OLED on Day light.

[@spartan_a1176]

Gaming I would preferred testing first

[@beammeupscottsp7952]

What is the point of this on the oled. You lose the whole point of infinite contrast the more you move away from glossy screen. Honestly you might as well buy a mini-led if you’re looking at this.

[@herogreene4224]

Compare the 8k QN900D

[@davidp7615]

Any matte screen raises blacks.

[@phillydavison]

Glossy all day everyday, not upgrading from my S95C this year as the jump is nowhere near enough to justify the purchase.

[@rufdymond]

Why would you upgrade a 1 year old TV?

[@phillydavison]

@rufdymond I did last year from the 95B as I felt the jump in brightness and better burn in protection with the 2nd gen QD panel was worth it. Many people do to simply have the latest and greatest tech but I certainly couldn't afford to do that year after year lol

[@stepheng8779]

​@@phillydavisonmany people don't

[@rufdymond]

@@phillydavison - Wow fair play, I reckon my Panasonic LZ2000 will be around for 5-10 years before I change it….unless something drastic happens like MicroLED becomes affordable to mere mortals like myself.

[@phillydavison]

@rufdymond I fully understand there are plenty of people who don't upgrade their TVs every year and it would be frankly silly to do so. Many other fortunate people do upgrade each year and if they have the money to do so then fair play to them, nobody is in the wrong for keeping a TV for a good few years but many want the latest features like HDR or 120hz VRR gaming etc.

[@cervelott]

Buy

[@beyondspecs9401]

It's actually Worse!

[@Mustafa_9628]

Congrats Sammy You managed to make OLEDs have blooming 😂

[@MirelRC]

Yeah. For the matte finish is a no go. Glossy all the way.

[@herogreene4224]

The S95c Colors are noticeably better than S95D

[@rsolsjo]

Nice that it exists but I think most of us would rather just turn down the lights with a regular one.

[@ryno1808]

G4 83 inch for me

[@kineahora8736]

I’ve seen others review this TV and they said it was a knock out- didn’t look matte at all🤷🏻‍♂️. I can’t comment because I haven’t seen it yet …

[@PhantomofDB]

I'm far less worried about the glare as I am the oversaturation

[@vasiliszaxaropoulos8726]

😮😮😮🎉🎉🎉

[@ThejusRao]

If I'm being honest I was watching this on my 4K monitor and the S95C's picture looked clearer from here, not to mention its handling of reflections. And this was before I looked at which TV was which. It was especially more prominent at the scene in 05:29. Matte will never be for me, sorry. Its just garbage compared to glossy.

[@JerseyJester]

Wow.... and meanwhile samsung (and other early reviewers) all saying its GAME CHANING! OMG! ITS THE BEST! Finally we get an honest review talking about what the matte screen REALLY does, and turns out enthusiasts were correct..... can't go matte w/o messing up the picture a bit. All the more reason for me to get an LG G4 this year.

[@paulcox2447]

One looks better with lights on and the other with lights off.

[@nttinvis]

Or the s90d or s90c on discount? 💀

[@JerseyJester]

@@paulcox2447 and that IS the major difference between TV consumers..... If you need an OLED in a bright room, your choices are VERY limited. If you're in a dark room most the time, not an issue at all.

[@Hi-levels]

Matte SUCKS. No professional designer uses a matte finished screen. Always glossy. Fix your damn lighting issue. The only reason why i still dont switch to oled gaming disolay is because non is glossy

[@JerseyJester]

Its funny how Samsung & LG are working in opposite directions. Samsung is actively working to SCATTER the light coming from the screen for "anti-glare" properties, while LG is doing the right thing by adding MLA tech that takes light that WOULD HAVE BEEN scattered and focus it out of the screen into the viewers' eyes! The ONLY place the matte coating/tech should be used is in Samsung's "The Frame"..... I saw that thing in person and it IS impressive (although i'd never wanna use it as an actual TV for movies, its really good for showing artwork that honestly looks like a painting on a wall) Samsung.... Thanks for making my choice to go w/ LG G4 that much easier!!! 🙂

[@trewright1482]

Ok LG Fanboy…

[@alexmauro4160]

​​@@trewright1482 I don't own an LG and have been considering Samsung along with Sony for my next set. Not a fan boy, just objective when it comes to my expensive purchases. Try again lol

[@youssefbenkhalifa455]

I am working in tv shop in Europe and I can tell you that the worst TVs is the Lg ! Burn in all time , dead pixel , ……

[@DrakonR]

@@trewright1482 great rebuttal. You've surely mastered the art of conversation.

[@mp792]

No noo noooo nooooo ❤ LG the Best TV's in the World 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤ Null Burning in,4 LG Oleds !!!!!!!!!

[@CinemaPunk]

the s95d sucks ass a matte panel? really that negates the point of an oled. black in a lit room is grey blacks. i used to buy samsung but they ruined their best oled.

[@Faisal-SR]

No glossy no buy

[@junior-OG]

no dolby vision no buy😉

[@TempyEdits]

Any matte finish is absolute garbage, relative to glossy. PERIOD. Why are we even having this discussion?

[@DrakonR]

Listen to this guy shill the matte coating. Unreal. You can clearly see how it has a detrimental effect on the picture and how blacks look worse.

[@ThaVillaMan]

Shill? Really? Did you listen to everything I said?

[@youssefbenkhalifa455]

Another lg fun boy 😂😂😂😂

[@DrakonR]

@@youssefbenkhalifa455 nice try. I own Samsung, LG, and Sony TVs. All glossy. Get over it.

[@polishdude001]

Immediate no

[@ghostpimp]

Everyone complaining about the Matte display have no knowledge on tvs whatsoever, it’s proven that there’s no difference, it’s just YOU that sees a difference because you’re delusional