Best 2026 Samsung TVs for black levels

#1

Black areas look genuinely inky, with individual OLED pixels switching fully off. This is one of the TV’s clearest advantages over comparable LCD displays.

#2

Black levels are excellent in dark rooms and create the depth expected from OLED. Strong ambient light can lift blacks slightly because of the matte anti-glare treatment.

#3

OLED's self-lit pixels produce genuinely inky blacks that give dark scenes impressive depth.

#4

Deep, largely uniform blacks and careful backlight control impress for an LCD TV, though the R95H cannot match OLED pixel-level darkness or precision.

#5

Blacks look beautifully deep in darkness, but ambient light can raise the black floor and give shadowy images a gray or magenta cast.

#6

Contrast is strong by LCD standards, but zone-based dimming can elevate blacks or erase small dark details; OLED remains cleaner.

#7

Black depth is divisive: some viewing impressions are impressed, but measured contrast and dark-scene blacks are disappointing.

#8

Black depth is a mixed point: local dimming helps produce dark, even scenes, but some dark films reveal grayish or purplish blacks.

#9

Opinions diverge sharply: some owners like the black depth in a dark room, while controlled testing finds raised, gray-looking blacks.

#10

Some comparisons find better-looking blacks than rival budget sets, but controlled testing shows elevated blacks and washed-out dark scenes.

#11

Measured black depth is weak and corner light bleed can be visible; owners may still perceive dark game scenes as impressive.

#12

Native contrast can be decent, but without local dimming, dark-room blacks often look gray or clouded rather than truly deep.

#13

Blacks often look gray, especially with dark film scenes. The absence of local dimming limits the sense of depth.