Samsung QN100B 4K Neo QLED TV

Bigger & Brighter is Better

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Samsung's over-the-top 98-inch Neo QLED showcases what's possible when a TV has the horsepower needed to handle HDR properly. What's mind-blowing is that in HDR mode, its measured brightness can exceed 1000 nits, full-screen. Few TVs of any size can achieve this level of brightness, and the QN100B does it while preserving extremely high contrast and offering a wide color gamut. The resulting picture quality is thought-provoking, even at this price point, because it begs the question of what to prioritize for the ultimate home viewing experience: Size or HDR capability.

Projectors are great for size; a projector is the only economical option if you want to go beyond 100 inches. But TVs are the way to go for vivid HDR because most 4K content for home viewing is mastered in HDR to a 1000-nit standard. That is far beyond the peak luminance projectors can achieve. But now, we've got a TV that offers a screen size that used to be the exclusive domain of projectors, combined with HDR performance that raises the bar for TVs.

Features and Setup

The most obvious feature of the QN100B is the 98-inch screen, which is glossy but highly anti-reflective. The physical design is that of a pure slab; this Samsung sits flush against a wall and comes with a special mounting bracket that lets you hang it this way. The ultra-minimalist bezel has perforations on the sides for the built-in speakers; viewed from the front, the bezel is practically non-existent.

The quantum-dot LED panel on this TV is backlit by a mini-LED array. Samsung calls this technology NeoQLED, which offers extremely high brightness. Peak luminance levels are way beyond what OLED achieves, and depending on what you are watching and the room's ambient light conditions, the brightness makes this TV stand out from anything else this size I've seen before.