Best 2026 Samsung TVs for HDR performance

#1

HDR films and games look rich and dynamic, with powerful highlights and deep contrast. The lack of Dolby Vision and occasional crushed shadows temper the experience.

#2

HDR is consistently praised for impactful highlights, deep blacks and rich color. The strongest results come from better picture modes rather than the most aggressive defaults.

#3

HDR material looks vivid and contrasty, with strong highlights and rich colors, though large bright fields are less commanding.

#4

HDR excels with luminous highlights, rich color and deep black areas. Some material exposes less accurate tone mapping, occasional blooming or picture presets that push too hard.

#5

Regular HDR streaming looks colorful and engaging, while ambitious disc masters and deep-black scenes expose the panel's limitations.

#6

Saturated colors, convincing contrast and good HDR tracking make many scenes impressive, with caveats around small highlights and light bleed.

#7

Most HDR movies and games look vivid and contrasty, but the image lacks flagship brightness and sometimes renders highlights too aggressively.

#8

HDR color and accurate tone mapping are positives; limited small-highlight impact and dark-scene contrast stop it short of premium cinema performance.

#9

HDR is one of the clearest weaknesses: muted highlights and raised black levels deliver far less depth than similarly priced cinema-oriented televisions.

#10

Support for HDR formats does not translate into high-impact HDR picture quality because highlights are dim and black depth is weak.

#11

HDR10 and HDR10+ material plays, but poor brightness, limited color and no local dimming make HDR look little better than SDR.

#12

Vibrant colors can look pleasant, yet weak brightness and absent local dimming keep HDR contrast from feeling transformative.

#13

Flat highlights and washed-out blacks prevent the HDR experience from feeling cinematic, despite decent tone tracking.