Samsung QA50QN90A

The new Neo QLED technology isn’t just a game changer for big screens, it makes this 50in model something special, too

Television | ₹ 99,990

Just because a TV is small by today’s increasingly expansive standards doesn’t mean it has to be boring. The 50in Samsung QE50QN90A is a case in point: here we have a relatively diminutive screen that throws everything but the proverbial kitchen sink at delivering a premium picture and sound performance to rival the best that its much bigger brethren have to offer.

Not surprisingly given the level of specification it boasts, the QE50QN90A sits in the upper fringe of today’s 50in TV price bracket. In fact, it costs a bit more than LG’s 48in OLED48C1 OLED TV. That’s some pretty uncompromising company to be keeping.

Its relatively high price also raises the question of who might pay so much for a modestly sized TV when you can get lots more screen inches for your buck elsewhere. However, we would always – well, nearly always – advocate quality over quantity, and the QE50QN90A has the former in spades. In fact, by the time you have taken its use of Samsung’s new Neo QLED technology into account, you could even argue that the QE50QN90A is actually something of a bargain.

KEY FEATURES

Neo QLED
4K HDR
HDMI 2.1

Premium feel

The QE50QN90A looks and feels every inch a premium TV. Its chassis is super thin both around the screen and out the back – enough to make you wonder for a moment if Samsung has quietly turned to OLED technology rather than sticking to its LCD beat. The QE50QN90A really is still a ‘regular’ LCD TV, though – albeit one that finds space in its slender form for a premium direct LED lighting system, where the LEDs sit right behind the screen, and a built-in ‘Object Tracking Sound’ (OTS) audio system.