Samsung QE65Q90R TELEVISIONS GROUP TEST £3799

Being excellent simply isn’t good enough for Samsung. Only the very best will do. Despite its 2018 4K flagship being the best TV it had produced, with performance way beyond that of any other LCD set, Samsung fixated on the few flaws that prevented it from winning a What Hi-Fi? Award.

Thankfully, the Q90R (here in 65in size), is every bit the belter that the Q9FN was, but with most of its relative weaknesses fixed. Not only is it the best backlit set we’ve tested, it also plays OLED rivals at their own game.

The main criticism of the Q9FN (and QLED as a whole) in comparison to OLED rivals, is viewing angles. It’s no surprise, then, that Samsung has prioritised fixing this particular problem. Its new Ultra Viewing Angle feature involves extra layers on the panel that reduce light leakage and spread light uniformly. The result is