Samsung Q900 65-inch QLED Smart 8K UHD TV, from $4,999.99, available for preorder [Ships by March 1]
The Q900 is Samsung's top-of-the-line 8K TV, and it's packed with hardware and software features that deliver the best possible viewing experience.
That starts with its 8K screen resolution of 7,680 x 4,320 pixels. That's twice as many pixels as a 4K TV (3,840 x 2,160 pixels) has, and four times as many as an HDTV (1920 x 1080 pixels) has. That means you get a highly detailed, crisply clear image with no pixelation visible to the human eye.
The impressive screen is housed inside a sleek TV body with very small black bezels on the edges of the screen, which makes it easier to focus on what you're watching instead of being distracted by the TV's frame. You can mount it on the wall, too.
Samsung's Q900 is powered by the Quantum Processor 8K, which uses artificial intelligence to improve the video quality of everything you watch. Most TV shows and movies aren't shot in 8K resolution, but the processor uses a technology called upscaling to make lower-resolution videos look sharp and clear. It also optimizes the Q900's 60 watt, Dolby 4.2 sound system to adapt to what you're watching, so it sounds more life-like.
Finally, the processor controls two important hardware features: Quantum HDR 24X and the Q900's 16-zone full array backlighting system. HDR stands for high dynamic range, a technology that makes colors look more realistic.
The full-array backlighting system allows the TV to only light up parts of the screen where there's something going on, which makes videos look more real. The TV has a QLED panel, so it can't turn those pixels off like an OLED screen can, but a full-array backlight system helps it look a lot closer.
As you'd expect, the Q900 is also very smart. It comes with a voice-enabled remote, which lets you search for the content you want with your voice. You can use Samsung's smart assistant Bixby to control playback and volume, answer questions, and control compatible smart home accessories. Samsung says that support for Amazon's Alexa and Google's Assistant will come later.
Samsung's Universal Guide feature also uses artificial intelligence to recommend TV shows and movies based on the streaming services you use and what you watch.
If you want the best TV in Samsung's new lineup, and don't mind its high price tag, the Q900 will give you features you'd expect from "the TV of tomorrow" right now.
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