Best Samsung TVs for dirty screen effect

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Best for dirty screen effect

Samsung S95H OLED

5.0 attribute score

Highest scored product for this attribute based on supporting review evidence.

Safest pick

Samsung S90H

5.0 attribute score

Balances the attribute score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.

Most evidence

Samsung The Frame 2026

5 supporting reviews

Has the broadest review evidence for this attribute.

Best overall product

Samsung 77S90H OLED

4.1 overall score

Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this attribute.

#1 Samsung S95H OLED
5.0

Little dirty-screen effect keeps broad surfaces and camera pans clean, although very dark gray can show subtle unevenness.

Pros: picture quality, overall satisfaction

Cons: design and appearance, Dolby Vision support

#2 Samsung S90H
5.0

Test patterns showed no distracting dirty-screen effect, vertical banding or vignetting on the evaluated sample.

Pros: glare resistance, black levels

Cons: Dolby Vision support, color gamut

#3 Samsung QN70F
4.0

The screen is largely clean during brighter material, though subtle nonuniformity can show on large uniform fields.

Pros: picture quality, 4K at 144 Hz support

Cons: sound quality, value for money

#4 Samsung R85H
4.0

Screen uniformity is respectable through the center, which helps sports, although some edge darkening can be seen.

Pros: overall satisfaction, color gamut

Cons: value for money, local dimming performance

#5 Samsung U7900F
3.5

The central picture remains reasonably clean, though faint patches and darker edges can appear on uniform fields.

Pros: picture quality, smart TV platform

Cons: value for money, refresh rate

#6 Samsung 77S90H OLED
3.5

Central-screen dirtiness is limited, though some darker vertical bands can still be seen across the panel.

Pros: black levels, contrast ratio

Cons: Dolby Vision support, stutter handling

#7 Samsung S85H OLED
3.5

Some panel variations are difficult to notice from normal distance.

Pros: black levels, picture quality

Cons: glare resistance, reflection handling

#8 Samsung QN70H
3.0

A broad uneven patch is distracting in one test, whereas another sample's dirty-screen effect is barely noticeable.

Pros: picture quality, overall satisfaction

Cons: sound quality, black levels

#9 Samsung U8000F
2.8

A mild dirty-screen effect and patchiness are visible in tests, though several reviewers find them less noticeable with real content.

Pros: color accuracy, upscaling quality

Cons: picture quality, sound quality

#10 Samsung M80H
2.7

Uneven screen patches and darkened edges are visible, most noticeably against uniform backgrounds such as sports fields.

Pros: gaming performance, color accuracy

Cons: value for money, overall satisfaction

#11 Samsung QN80H
2.5

The center of the picture tends to stay clean, but darker edges and occasional magenta-tinted blotches can be visible on uniform backgrounds.

Pros: picture quality, contrast ratio

Cons: blooming control, glare resistance

#12 Samsung R95H
2.5

The screen can show uneven shading in broad, uniform areas despite excellent near-black performance. A fast-moving camera across a field may make this more noticeable.

Pros: color volume, overall satisfaction

Cons: value for money, color accuracy

#13 Samsung U8000H
2.2

Gray backgrounds and sports fields can reveal blotches, center smudges and darker edges.

Pros: white balance accuracy, design and appearance

Cons: overall satisfaction, value for money

#14 Samsung 100QN80F
2.1

Dirty-screen artifacts can distract in sports.

Pros: Large-screen immersion, overall satisfaction

Cons: value for money, black levels

#15 Samsung M70H
2.0

The center stays relatively clean, but darker edges and uneven gray fields can intrude on regular programs.

Pros: sound quality, picture quality

Cons: value for money, local dimming performance

#16 Samsung The Frame Pro 2026
2.0

Patchy gray uniformity can distract during bright, evenly colored scenes, particularly sports broadcasts.

Pros: cable management, design and appearance

Cons: value for money, Dolby Vision support

#17 Samsung The Frame 2026
1.8

Dark and bright bands across the panel can be quite visible during camera pans, especially against uniform sports backgrounds.

Pros: art display mode, design and appearance

Cons: overall satisfaction, HDMI port accessibility

#18 Samsung Q8F 2025
1.0

Gray-screen unevenness and dark vertical bands stand out on uniform colors and sports fields.

Pros: overall satisfaction, picture quality

Cons: reliability, remote control quality