17 Dec 2018, 04:00
#14571
Yours is one of very few reviews that talks about the light fluctuations present on this TV.. which is quite surprising, given how easy it is to see the problem.
Samsung did update the firmware, which has solved the problem of it seeking the correct brightness so badly (as per your video), but the Q9FN still has issues;
Light fluctuations. Caused by the Contrast Enhancer;
Non-HDR example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCgeyK1fKkk
HDR example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJLu_o2NPok
FALD making a mess of solid backgrounds under certain circumstances;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wWZOsKjDyY
There are plenty of people complaining about the same issues in the Samsung forums, especially in regard to subtitles in dark scenes.. the latest series of Narcos on Netflix is a good way to see this issue in action.
https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/TV- ... rue#M20420
https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/TV- ... d-p/577258
It's very disappointing that Samsung aren't able to do a better job of managing the light levels properly; FALD allows them to target the light much more accurately than edge-lit, so I wasn't expecting light areas in one part of the screen to affect the light levels elsewhere in the scene.
I assume you never got any response out of Samsung on your findings?
Samsung did update the firmware, which has solved the problem of it seeking the correct brightness so badly (as per your video), but the Q9FN still has issues;
Light fluctuations. Caused by the Contrast Enhancer;
Non-HDR example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCgeyK1fKkk
HDR example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJLu_o2NPok
FALD making a mess of solid backgrounds under certain circumstances;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wWZOsKjDyY
There are plenty of people complaining about the same issues in the Samsung forums, especially in regard to subtitles in dark scenes.. the latest series of Narcos on Netflix is a good way to see this issue in action.
https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/TV- ... rue#M20420
https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/TV- ... d-p/577258
It's very disappointing that Samsung aren't able to do a better job of managing the light levels properly; FALD allows them to target the light much more accurately than edge-lit, so I wasn't expecting light areas in one part of the screen to affect the light levels elsewhere in the scene.
I assume you never got any response out of Samsung on your findings?