Samsung has delivered the first 8K TV – John Archer ignores the price tag and focuses on what it can do to his UHD disc collection [wpsm_toplist] Just as when 4K displays were first announced, the early buzz around 8K TVs has been predominantly negative. ‘Who needs 8K when 4K content is still barely a … Read more
Samsung’s Q8 QLED TV is another stunning performer – but John Archer wishes it was a bit Less expensive PRODUCT: 65in LCD TV with direct lighting, local dimming and QLED Quantum Dots Position: Below the flagship Q9FN in Samsung’s 4K range PEERS: Samsung QE65Q9FN; Sony KD-65ZD9 Samsung’s flagship flat screen for 2018, the QE65Q9FN, is the best LCD TV … Read more
Revised QLED technology and the implementation of a local dimming backlight reap astonishing picture quality rewards with this bright, colourful 4K HDR hero. Great usability and smart platform, too.
John Archer wonders if the UE55MU9000 finds a price/performance sweet spot in Samsung’s TV range. Read our Samsung UE55MU9000 Review. PRODUCT: Upper mid-range 4K HDR TV with edge LED lighting and local dimming POSITION: Immediately below Samsung’s new QLED models PEERS: LG 55SJ850; Sony KD-55XE9305 There’s much to like about Samsung’s new QLED TV technology – an ultra wide colour range, … Read more
Samsung’s smaller, more affordable new Q9FN QLED TV picks up where its bigger brother left off. John Archer reports. Read our SAMSUNG QE55Q9FN Review. AS WE DISCOVERED in our previous issue, Samsung is well and truly back in the high-end TV game. Its QE65Q9FN screen combined a direct LED lighting system (where LEDs sit right behind the … Read more
Samsung 65KS9500 Review TIME ON TEST: 1.5 years REVIEWER: John Archer AV INFO 65in direct-lit 4K HDR LED TV POSITION Samsung’s flagship model for 2016 PEERS: Sony KD-65ZD9; Samsung QE65Q9F EVEN IN LATE 2017, there are television sets still struggling to deal with high dynamic range images. Many aren’t bright enough. Many can’t deliver a … Read more
Michael Topham reviews a pocketable hard drive NO LONGER than a credit card and no thicker than a matchbox, Samsung’s Portable SSD T3 is an incredibly compact and lightweight portable solid-state drive. Unlike portable hard disk drives (HDDs), which are cheaper and made up of moving parts that can be prone to damage or failure, … Read more
Samsung fits all your cables into a single optical cable connect to its One Connect Box, removing the need for cable management and giving your TV a much cleaner and neater outlook, which is perfect for watching shows on amazon.. You’ll Need Deep Pockets To get your hands on one of the QLED TVs, you … Read more
Wearables are the latest trend with many smartphone manufacturers. The Galaxy Gear S2 Classic is Samsung’s fourth wearable, taking over from the Galaxy Gear S. But is it a big improvement? What Samsung is going for here is to convince you that you don’t need that classy Omega. I mean all it does is tell … Read more
Another blisteringly fast, but slightly easier-to-find, Samsung M.2 PCI Express SSDA little while back, we looked at Samsung’s 512GB XP941 M.2 PCIe SSD – a rare beastie to get hold of, but worth tracking down for its stunning performance. Well, stunning that is if you could run it at its full x4 PCIe speed. But … Read more