The Samsung S95D is the first OLED TV designed to work in a bright room. Its Glare-Free OLED coating reduces reflections without compromising the perfect black levels that make OLED special. Add 2,000-nit QD-OLED brightness, native 144Hz, and 4 HDMI 2.1 ports, and it's the strongest case for non-LG OLED in years. The trade-offs: no Dolby Vision support and burn-in risk Samsung won't warranty.
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2 days before Christmas our 6 month old Samsung OLED refuses to turn on. No pilot power light and first thing I see after a quick google search is all the power supply problems these TVs have. Great. But thankfully Samsung Care handled it all pretty seamlessly and had a service guy out today... Boom, that was it, TV working great again.
It’s a massive miss by Samsung…they bet on HDR+ and said goodbye to Dolby Vision… Most Disney+ movies are Dolby Vision. Off the top of your head how many HDR+ movies are there
IMO it's not a huge difference or a deal breaker. That said, if you are paying 2k for a TV, wouldn't you want it to have ALL of the available features?
The lack of Dolby Vision is definitely not a dealbreaker. I would say that the elevated color volume of QD-OLED is a bigger advantage than Dolby Vision. 3. The better image processing of the LG G4 usually comes in handy with low quality content. So if your content is already 4K, then you will be more than fine with the S95D from a processing perspective.
I have A95L and S95D (I use it only for PC games), if you are looking for a TV for gaming and you consider G4 and S95D, then Samsung will be better for gaming thanks to the QD Oled panel, better saturation, better handling of banding, etc.
Today, I saw both TVs side by side in a store with ceiling lights on. When the LG displayed dark scenes, I could clearly see my reflection on the screen. With brighter content, the reflection wasn’t as noticeable. The Samsung, on the other hand, didn’t show any reflections at all. I still have the impression that the G4’s picture is a bit crisper, but the reflections are quite distracting.
If you watch Bluray regularly, I think another point to consider is that the S95D doesnt support DTS audio. But I do think that gaming wise S95D have the slight edge.
The realworld tests on Youtube tend to prefer the G4. All in all it delivers also for my eyes the better image in 8 out of 10 Tests. The max. real world brightness (not the Max. Brightness on spec sheet) is also a win for the G4. I would save the money and go for the G4 or even less expensive.
Not a hard decision go for the LG G4, the S95D is not full 48GB HDMI 2.1 and it’s menu system is very buggy.
S95D is a much pricier and better tv. Competes with LG G4 which is a better brighter version of C4... 65" version is now on sale for $1400, 55" is 1300. You cannot go wrong with this display.
First, the glare free surface IMHO looks gorgeous when it’s off and the TV is super bright so daylight viewing is a non-issue. Colors are great! ... Anyway, I can highly recommend the TV. Having watched a few movies and playing some games left me in awe of the brightness, sharpness and overall performance of the 3rd gen panel.
The S95D is unreal, I’ve had it in action side by side with an S92 and it’s phenomenal. The anti glare panel on top of the extra brightness makes it breathtaking to say the least, and I haven’t experienced any blackouts with it at all yet.
Due to both being a QD-OLED and having a matte screen, the S95D has significantly raised blacks in ambient light which greatly reduces contrast, as does the G4 (due to the MLA layer), but to a lesser extent. The G4 however has significant color saturation loss in ambient light.
S95D's main selling point is the anti-glare/matte coating and some AI buzzwords. So if you're next to a window, then S95D seems like a good deal.
If your not a PC gamer the TV is fine, however this TV cant handle PC 144HZ RGB 10 bit HDR, The screen get this static white snow like picture. HARD PASS if your a PC gamer. I would highly recommend the LG G4 which beats this TV hands down.
matte works for computer monitors but, imo, not for TVs... but for regular entertainment..... unfortunately glossy still wins. TBH.... I wasn't sold initially when samsung claimed to have invented some "secret formula" to completely eliminate glare without sacrificing any picture quality.
Owner opinion is genuinely mixed here (5 positive, 6 mixed, 5 negative), largely driven by comparisons against the LG G4 rather than standalone flaws. The matte, glare-free screen is a real differentiator that owners love in bright rooms — "didn't show any reflections at all" — but the same coating draws criticism for feeling slightly less detailed or "gorgeous" only in specific lighting. The most substantive complaint is PC gaming compatibility: several owners report the panel struggling with 144Hz RGB 10-bit HDR input, producing "static white snow like picture," and recommend the LG G4 instead for that specific use case. A separate, less common report describes a 6-month-old unit failing to power on, resolved through Samsung's service process. Excellent for a mixed-use bright living room and general gaming/movie watching, but PC gamers running high-refresh HDR setups should verify compatibility or lean toward the LG alternative.
