Samsung QN90C

Samsung's step-down Neo QLED TV, the QN90C, has some positives, but its share of negatives too - should it be your next TV?

The step-down model of the top-tier QN95C, the Samsung QN90C is, in anyone else's language, a mini-LED TV - meaning miniature LEDs illuminate the panel - but in Samsung-land it's called a Neo QLED. But naming convention aside: is the Samsung QN90C any good?

Dolby Vision HDR is off the menu, of course, but HDR10+ Adaptive which uses AI to analyse the screen's environment, taking lighting, brightness and screen reflectivity into account in an effort to keep images optimised is not a bad substitute. And when some top content is coming aboard via a 4K UHD Blu-ray player, there's an awful lot to like about the way the Samsung QN90C makes some high-quality content look.

What's immediately noticeable is just how bright the QN90C is - in its fresh, just-out-of-the-box state it's bordering on 'searing'. Slip on your sunglasses and get into the set-up menus, though, and it can be toned down to just 'delightfully bright' which means there's no issue when watching the Samsung in a sunny room or with a few lights on.