Hi all - I'm a Samsung KS9500 owner and have been perfectly satisfied with it - best set I've ever had by a massive margin and have always strived for great PQ on all the TVs I have bought during the past 40 years or so - always went for Sony (remember the Trinitrons? lol) until this KS set, the 2016 Samsung Flagship model and best set on the market back then. However HDR has been what can only be described as a mammoth/epic journey, full of pitfalls along the way. It has been quite a hobby though posting here and there, getting in trouble by moderators along the way who don't seem to care 2 hoots about the benefits of HDR, when I argue against certain people's views that HDR is overated!
Anyhow my son has just completed a "man-cave" extension to his house but has now no money left for a decent sized TV. After many requests from him to sell him my KS9500, I visited Currys over the past few weeks to really try to ascertain if OLED is actually better than QLED, thinking a new Panny OLED would probably be the way to go. After several visits tinkering with all sets using the remotes (using a covid-19 plastic glove lol) I came across the QE75Q950R - it was an ex-display model going for £2999 less 10% discount. I would never buy an ex-display model so after a lot of umming and arrring I have placed an order through Samsung themselves for this 8k TV at the same price Currys were selling it for before discount. I wanted 0% interest finance, currys could not offer that, but I managed to secure a 2-year deal, meaning the only thing I'm not getting (compared with Currys) is the 5-year extended warranty. Set ought to arrive on Tuesday - ordered for delivery tomorrow but Samsung still shows it as "Preparing for Despatch" - having nominated Monday for delivery at 9am yesterday (Saturday), I guess Tuesday will be it. And KS sold to son
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So after all that I am just a little worried that I'm jumping out of the frying pan into the fire Samsung-wise! I'm bound to defend Samsung though as they've usually come good with me and my only two concerns right now (pre-audition in my room) is the lack of EArc and 8k videos. Still, that said, are these a concern given the 950R's upscaling abilities and what does EArc bring to the table anyway? I will be rigging it up to my Yamaha RX-A1070 receiver so hey-ho, bring on all the fun and games setting things up haha! Ok, so why not an OLED? Extraodinarily expensive - I wanted a 75" set - very knowledgable and experienced guys in the local Currys store suggested whilst OLED is good, for a decent 75" you'd be talking massive sums for a marginally better PQ.
At this stage I have just 2 questions please: -
1. Will I be able to use my existing wall mount, used for the KS (TV weight = 28.2kg) for the Q950R (TV weight 43.3kg)? I forget the make/model but it does have 40cm x 40cm screw fixings which are suitable for the Q950R. It's not a no-gap mount but do these make a real difference and are they worth it? It is a good one, but cannot fathom it's make and model. Samsung are selling this one -
WMN-M25EA/XC | WMN-M25EA/XC | UK - for £149, which seems much cheaper than towards the geginning of this thread, although still expensive
2. Will Samsung ever allow Dolby Vision on their sets
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