Samsung QN900F QN65QN900FFXZA 65 Inch Neo Quantum 65" 2025 Review

Buy this TV for the incredible built-in sound and 8K bragging rights. Skip it if you want the absolute best picture quality for your money—get a high-end 4K set instead.

The Samsung QN900F is a TV that's trying to do everything, and it mostly succeeds, but you need to know one thing upfront: you're paying for the 8K badge and the soundbar bundle. The picture is incredibly sharp, and the built-in 4.2.2 channel audio with a subwoofer is a genuine game-saver, landing in the 99th percentile for sound. But when you dig into our data, its picture quality score sits in a surprisingly low 43rd percentile, which tells us the AI upscaling for all that non-8K content is where the real battle is.

What surprised us was the audio. A TV with sound this good is rare. The 4.2.2 spatial audio and included subwoofer mean you might not need a separate sound system, which is huge. For gaming, the 120Hz panel and Game Mode put it in the 86th percentile, making it a solid performer. But that 43rd percentile picture quality score is the elephant in the room. The 8K panel is stunning with native content, but for your everyday 4K and HD streams, the AI has to work overtime, and the results aren't always perfect.

At $2,705, it's a tough sell. You're investing in a future-proof 8K panel and getting an incredible audio system bundled in. If you watch a lot of sports (its best score at 79.2) and want an all-in-one solution, there's value. But if pure picture quality is your top priority, this price tag buys you better-performing 4K TVs.

The LG OLED evo AI G5 will destroy this TV on contrast and HDR for movies, but it can't match the QN900F's brightness for sports or its built-in audio. The Sony BRAVIA 5 is a more direct Mini-LED competitor with arguably better processing for upscaling and movies. And the Samsung QN800D is last year's 8K model—you might save a lot for nearly the same experience. The Hisense and Roku options are budget Mini-LEDs; they'll get you 90% of the HDR performance for half the price, but with worse sound and processing.

If you're a movie buff looking for perfect blacks and jaw-dropping HDR, this isn't it. Go get an LG OLED instead. Also, skip it if you're on a budget—this is a premium price for a niche feature set.

We can only recommend the QN900F if you are specifically hunting for an 8K TV right now and you want a killer, simplified audio/video package. For everyone else, a top-tier 4K OLED or Mini-LED TV will give you a better overall picture for less money. This is a luxury purchase for early adopters, not the best TV for most people.