Samsung OLED 4K - S95 65” Class S95D Series 65" 2024 Review

Buy this TV if your room is bright and you game. Its anti-glare OLED screen is a legit innovation. Skip it if you watch in a dark theater room and want the absolute best picture—go LG.

The Samsung S95D is the TV you buy if you hate glare. Seriously, that's the headline. This OLED is built for bright rooms, with an anti-glare coating that actually works. It's a stunning 65-inch panel backed by Samsung's latest AI processor, and it's a monster for gaming. But if you're chasing the absolute deepest blacks and perfect viewing angles, you might find its picture quality ranking a bit puzzling.

The specs tell a compelling story. Gaming performance sits in the 97th percentile, and with 120Hz, FreeSync Premium Pro, and HDMI 2.1, it delivers. The NQ4 AI Gen2 processor does a great job with upscaling. What surprised us, looking at our data, is that its picture quality and display scores are in the 40th percentile range. That's not a deal-breaker—the TV looks fantastic—but it suggests Samsung prioritized solving the glare problem over chasing perfect OLED uniformity.

At $2198, it's a premium TV. You're paying for that specific anti-glare tech and the gaming chops. If you need those things, it's worth it. If you don't, there are better-value OLEDs.

The LG OLED evo G5 is the direct competitor for pure picture purists. It'll likely have better black levels and viewing angles, but it'll glare like any other OLED in a bright room. The Sony BRAVIA 5 is a Mini-LED beast with incredible brightness, but it's a different technology. For a bright room where you want the best contrast, the S95D's glare-free OLED is unique. For a dark room where you want perfect OLED, look at LG.

If you're looking for the pinnacle of OLED picture quality in a dedicated, dark home theater, this isn't it. The anti-glare layer might introduce subtle compromises. Go get an LG OLED evo G5 instead. Also, if you're just streaming in a normally lit room and want a great deal, a high-end Mini-LED like the Hisense U6 might save you a bundle.

We recommend the Samsung S95D if your living room gets a lot of light and you're a serious gamer. It solves a real problem. If you watch movies in a controlled, dark environment and prize perfect picture quality above all else, you should look at the LG G5 instead. This is a specialist tool, and it excels at its specialty.