Samsung QE55Q6FNA is a model from the top line of the manufacturer, which appeared in 2018. It offers the user viewing any content in the highest quality, powerful sound, a hidden cable management system and Ambient technology, which allows the TV to be fully integrated into the interior. The price is almost 90 thousand rubles. I decided to figure out if it was possible to save money, and compared this TV with the cheaper LG 55SK8100. In addition, I made a comparison with a top TV from another brand - Sony KD-55XF9005.
This model participates in rating of the best TVs and in Best 4K UHD TVs.
Screen
55-inch screen, resolution - 3840 × 2160 pixels. Backlight - Edge LED. Matrix type - VA. The refresh rate is 120 Hz. Image enhancement systems have been implemented: Q Color, Q Contrast, Q HDR Elite - automatic adjustment of brightness, contrast and other proprietary Samsung technologies. The picture on the screen is flawless. The technology of using quantum dots (Q Engine) guarantees a long life of the matrix without the effect of burnout. In terms of screen quality, this TV is one step ahead of LG 55SK8100 and even more expensive Sony KD-55XF9005.
Appearance
The design of the TV is in the style of minimalism, the frame is practically absent, its thickness is 54 mm. The back panel is made of metal, like the included legs. They are multifunctional: in addition to their direct responsibility - to hold the TV - they are part of a hidden cable routing system. Any connected cable can be routed in a special recess on the rear panel and hidden in the leg. But that's not all: Samsung QE55Q6FNA can become part of the design and blend into it with Ambient technology very harmoniously. You can take a photo of your wall, send a photo to the TV via wireless communication protocols, activate the Ambient function, adjust the brightness and contrast of the image, and the matrix in standby mode will become part of the wall. You can set a slide-view of your favorite images, then the TV will turn into a decorative panel or picture, or put a clock on the screen in standby mode. With this innovation, Samsung QE55Q6FNA is ahead of LG 55SK8100 in design and Sony KD-55XF9005.
Connectors
Samsung QE55Q6FNA is equipped with 4 HDMI 2.0 connectors, two USB 2.0, two antennas (satellite and cable broadcasting), LAN, optical audio output and a CI card slot. There are no component and composite inputs. There is no headphone jack. The manufacturer relied on the latest wireless technologies: Wi-Fi, DLNA, Bluetooth, which is not very pleasing to conservative users. The named competitors have a composite input, and Sony KD-55XF9005 even has a headphone output. But judging by the dynamics of the market development, in the near future all top TVs will lose these connectors, so their absence in Samsung QE55Q6FNA will not be considered a disadvantage.
Sound
The Samsung QE55Q6FNA easily outperforms its competitors in sound quality. Two built-in 10W speakers and a 20W subwoofer do their job - delivering cinema-worthy sound.
Functions
Samsung QE55Q6FNA runs on Tizen 4.0 operating system. In work, it shows itself perfectly - it works quickly, gives a lot of multimedia capabilities. But still, there are a couple of points that repel this option - you need to get used to the interface and to the fact that some applications from the Google store will be inaccessible. Therefore, most users give preference to TVs on Android TV: in this regard, the advantage is on the side of competitors.
But Tizen 4.0 perfectly copes with the main built-in TV technologies: playing content of any format from external media and sites, recording video to a USB flash drive, including with a time delay, controlling the TV from a keyboard, mouse, smartphone or voice. SmartThings allows you to synchronize all smart devices in your home with each other - the groundwork for creating a "smart home" using a TV. This will probably be relevant in the coming years.
Benefits
- Good image quality;
- Ambient technologies, Q Engine;
- powerful acoustics with a subwoofer;
- hidden cable routing;
- 4 x HDMI.
disadvantages
- No USB 3.0;
- the Tizen operating system takes time to get used to;
- not all applications are installed on Tizen OS;
- in some firmware versions it does not play the avi format, the number of supported video codecs has been reduced;
- HDR mode excludes the use of other picture settings;
- in dynamic scenes, there is a small trail of the image;
- does not turn on on the Smart TV home page.
Verdict
Samsung QE55Q6FNA is suitable for home theaters, has great multimedia potential, exquisite design. It uses the latest design developments of the company, which allow the TV to become a part of any interior. But the price bites at the same time. For this TV they ask about 90 thousand rubles. Whether you are ready to give them away is up to you. If not, then the LG 55SK8100 for 63 thousand rubles is also a good choice, losing to the Samsung QE55Q6FNA in quality only in sound. Sony KD-55XF9005rather, it was created for connoisseurs of the brand, since it has no advantages over the Samsung QE55Q6FNA, and the price is 10 thousand rubles higher.
