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Quick verdict
The review evidence points to a tradeoff: upscaling quality and HDR performance versus high-refresh-rate gaming and sound quality. Choose according to which strengths matter more to you; the overall score alone does not settle that choice.
Choose LG MRGB95B for upscaling quality and HDR performance.
Choose Samsung R85H for high-refresh-rate gaming and sound quality.
Scores are out of 5. Missing scores mean missing review evidence, not a missing feature.
The huge, vivid picture can be dazzling, especially after adjustment, but inconsistent accuracy and LCD limitations divide assessments.
Bright color and good processing create an appealing image, but color spill, blooming and off-axis issues keep it from consistent flagship quality.
The best colors and contrast often require switching away from default presets and experimenting with many settings.
Presets can emphasize vivid saturation, and automatic picture tuning makes it easy to find an appealing look.
Peak output is exceptional, but the screen dims considerably after roughly a minute of continuous bright imagery.
Larger bright scenes retain much of their impact rather than immediately dimming down.
Compression artifacts and macroblocking are reduced effectively, but the smoothing can take a little fine texture away.
The TV does relatively little to remove compression artifacts from heavily encoded streaming or cable sources.
The gallery display looks colorful but lacks convincing canvas texture and detail, making it less compelling as digital wall art.
Samsung Art Store gives the screen an optional decorative role when shows and movies are not playing.
The screen reaches extraordinary brightness that makes high-impact HDR and daytime viewing especially impressive.
Daytime output is adequate to strong, but HDR peak brightness disappoints several testers compared with similarly priced LCDs.
Factory gray tones and white balance are significantly off, and color temperature can shift with scene brightness.
Factory SDR grays can appear too blue, but calibration can remove the unwanted cool tint.
Explosive highlights, brilliant outdoor scenes and bright game effects are among the strongest reasons to want this television.
HDR highlights look punchy in many scenes, but competing premium LCDs can reach substantially higher brightness.
Careful picture presets can produce faithful-looking films, but significant factory color and HDR calibration errors keep accuracy inconsistent.
The screen can look excellent after calibration, with neutral whites and much better color balance than its factory settings.
Built-in sound is serviceable and dialogue-forward, but the overall tonal range is only average and may warrant a soundbar.
Opinions range from surprisingly punchy to decidedly thin; dialogue is serviceable, but external audio makes movies more satisfying.
Color is a point of contention: some scenes show remarkably natural skin tones, while measured factory SDR and HDR settings reveal major errors and color-temperature shifts.
Factory colors are appealing but can lean cool in SDR; careful calibration delivers more neutral and faithful color.
Deep blacks and bright highlights create impressive contrast for an LCD, but performance in tricky dark scenes does not consistently rival OLED.
LCD contrast is generally convincing in darker scenes, but per-zone control cannot reproduce the absolute separation of OLED pixels.
HDR is spectacularly bright and colorful, but a few scenes need careful tuning and measured accuracy falls short of its visual punch.
Saturated colors, convincing contrast and good HDR tracking make many scenes impressive, with caveats around small highlights and light bleed.
Local dimming helps blacks stay deep and controls many halos, but fine objects against dark backgrounds still reveal the limits of zone-based lighting.
Zone control is improved over some older Samsung LCDs, but limited precision can create halos, color spill and lost details.
Immense brightness keeps images vivid in rooms with large windows, although the glossy surface can reflect lights and nearby objects.
Strong SDR light output works well with daytime television and sports, provided direct window reflections are controlled.
Responsive controls and vibrant HDR scenes make games engaging, but one laboratory assessment found heavy motion blur and a laptop test exposed VRR trouble.
The R85H excels in HDMI compatibility and low input lag, but reactions diverge on ghosting and fast-action clarity.
RGB backlighting can produce exceptional brightness and eye-catching colors, yet its LCD foundation still shows familiar contrast limitations.
RGB LED backlighting broadens the LCD color palette, but does not eliminate traditional compromises in black depth or zone control.
Experiences differ dramatically: one hands-on test found smooth camera pans, while lab testing found motion consistently soft and smeared.
Fast action looks clean in some hands-on viewing, while instrumented testing finds motion blur and slower transitions.
Controls feel immediate in game mode, supporting responsive console and PC play.
Very low latency makes button presses feel immediate, even though optional motion enhancement can introduce its own delay.
Picture settings and unconventional remote shortcuts require patience, although the gaming dashboard makes some frequent adjustments straightforward.
The redesigned Tizen home screen and straightforward navigation make everyday operation less cumbersome.
Black-frame insertion causes obvious double images, so enabling it is unlikely to improve perceived action clarity.
Optional black-frame insertion can improve the appearance of movement for viewers who prefer a crisper presentation.
The remote lacks immediately obvious mute and input functions, making it feel less polished than a flagship accessory should.
The SolarCell remote feels solid, comfortable and easy to navigate, with straightforward access to streaming shortcuts.
Basic actions require learning unusual shortcuts, and the absence of dedicated mute and input keys becomes frustrating.
The SolarCell remote is comfortable to hold and puts common streaming and assistant functions within easy reach.
Voice search handles many commands but missed free streaming options for a requested movie.
The home screen makes it easy to find content without complicated menus.
The highest refresh and motion-boost modes are promising, but a PC test required disabling the boosted option to stop flickering.
Variable refresh works across the refresh range, with low-frame-rate compensation helping when game performance drops.
Tiny bright highlights stand out with impressive impact, from glints to lightning-like effects.
Tiny bright points can be subdued by dimming, and some bright tones lose fine detail.
The backlight generally avoids conspicuous color bleed, though its habit of reverting to white also limits the benefit of RGB illumination.
Nearby saturated objects can tint whites or neighboring highlights, an unusual and sometimes distracting RGB-backlight artifact.
With local dimming enabled, blacks look exceptionally even across the panel, with few distracting patches.
Dark scenes generally look even, but black areas can appear raised or washed out around brighter objects.
Fast PC modes are enticing on paper, but slow pixel transitions and flickering at the highest settings undermine fluid gameplay.
4K/144Hz and VRR are strong technical benefits, but enthusiasts may prefer rivals with sharper response and lower processing delay.
Dark scenes are impressively even, but bright images can reveal darker edges and some uneven patches.
Gray-screen consistency is good overall, without an especially noticeable dirty-screen appearance.
Image color and brightness deteriorate noticeably when viewed off-center, making wide seating setups a poor match.
Color, contrast and brightness often deteriorate off-axis, sometimes with a red tint; a minority of viewing impressions are considerably more positive.
Slow LCD pixel transitions create obvious motion smearing, particularly at 120Hz and 165Hz.
Fast-moving objects can leave long blur trails, particularly at 60Hz; 120Hz helps somewhat without entirely fixing it.
VRR compatibility is extensive for consoles, but one PC tester experienced flickering and rainbow artifacts with a boosted setting.
Broad VRR support across PC and console ecosystems makes tearing less apparent even when frame rates fluctuate.
The middle of the panel is relatively clean, but wide pans and bright backgrounds may reveal dirty-screen patches and darkening near the sides.
Screen uniformity is respectable through the center, which helps sports, although some edge darkening can be seen.
Game Optimizer responds automatically to consoles and can improve contrast, although the most vivid game colors sometimes require other picture presets.
AI gaming settings can be convenient but are taste-dependent, and additional motion processing may add delay.
Fast action looks crisp to some eyes, but detailed response measurements reveal pervasive blur across sports and games.
Pixel response leaves visible trailing on fast movement, making high-refresh content less sharp than the numbers imply.
Proper chroma 4:4:4 handling keeps lettering legible when the screen is used with a desktop computer.
Proper 4:4:4 chroma keeps desktop text crisp at supported resolutions and refresh rates.
Sound becomes uneven at full volume, diminishing the otherwise decent everyday audio performance.
The built-in speakers fail to deliver the richness suggested by the extensive audio feature list.
The flat back and flush-mount design allow a tidy, close-to-the-wall installation.
Wall installation is possible, although the slightly deeper chassis projects farther from the wall than slimmer alternatives.
The picture processor maintains impressive detail and clarity during demanding, saturated HDR sequences.
Processing is generally good with clean sources and HDR, although smoothing and compressed-stream cleanup are weaker areas.
Most ambient reflections are tolerable thanks to the bright panel, but direct, glossy reflections can remain distracting.
Lamps and windows remain visible in the glossy screen, a disadvantage against anti-reflective premium rivals.
Premium-looking blade feet hold the set securely and complement its understated styling.
Adjustable stand positions and uncomplicated assembly make placement flexible, while its visual design stays restrained.
The glossy screen does little to soften mirror-like reflections from nearby lights, even though the panel is bright enough for daytime use.
Direct reflections are a recurring issue with the glossy surface, despite one much more favorable assessment of glare control.
Speech remains clear and easy to follow at ordinary listening levels thanks to a fairly balanced sound signature.
AI voice enhancements make speech easier to hear, even if opinions on the speakers' overall sound remain divided.
Home-screen promotions can be disabled, but some advertising remains on the apps page. The result is cleaner than many smart TV menus without being entirely ad-free.
Sponsored recommendations are still present in Tizen, which may bother people who want an uncluttered home screen.
Near-black images show little visible vertical banding, and most of the dark screen stays remarkably even.
Smooth HDR gradients help avoid obvious transitions between nearby shades.
Extensive picture settings can substantially improve SDR accuracy, but reaching a good balance takes effort and HDR accuracy remains problematic.
Professional calibration is awkward because RGB backlight interactions alter test colors, but a careful setup can substantially improve accuracy.
Game Optimizer places frame-rate, VRR and image controls within easy reach rather than burying them in the main menus.
Game Bar offers live game information and quick access to relevant adjustments.
Frame interpolation smoothly reduces film stutter without an obvious soap-opera effect at modest settings.
Low levels of smoothing can reduce stutter in pans without much inconsistency.
The panel holds film frames with relatively little stutter, and smooth camera pans are an occasional strength.
Relatively modest motion stutter is generally easy to live with, even during slow camera pans.
Lower-resolution DVDs and older streams gain clarity without conspicuous over-sharpening.
Standard-definition and HD material can look clear and lively, but heavy compression is much harder for the processor to fix.
Bright, saturated HDR colors are a standout attraction, especially in animation and nature footage. SDR color volume and consistency are less convincing.
Highly saturated material has striking depth and punch, though lighter scenes can look washed out and not every show uses the full palette.
The LCD panel avoids permanent OLED-style burn-in, a reassuring strength for repeated static imagery and long-term use.
Its LCD backlight avoids the OLED-specific static-image concerns that worry gaming and news viewers.
Vibrant reds, greens, blues and subtle tonal variation can be dazzling, but SDR tests and competing RGB sets reveal room for improvement.
Micro RGB's broad color range is the most consistently admired innovation, especially in vivid reds, greens and blues.
Dark scenes generally have deep, convincing blacks for an LCD, although the result varies by content and does not match OLED precision.
Contrast is strong by LCD standards, but zone-based dimming can elevate blacks or erase small dark details; OLED remains cleaner.
Deep backgrounds can lose subtle detail, especially in moderately lit rooms, making dark scenes less convincing than on OLED.
Aggressive dimming can darken subtle near-black elements, and OLED often preserves intricate shadow textures better.
The spectacular brightness and color make a strong impression, but other assessments describe a disappointing flagship held back by accuracy and value.
Vibrant color and broad capabilities inspire enthusiastic recommendations, but equally firm critiques focus on cross-talk, weak value and uneven performance.
Connecting an Xbox automatically brings up the gaming preset, avoiding the need to manually find low-latency settings.
Automatic Game Mode activation ensures low input lag without switching picture modes manually.
A little haloing around bright objects is manageable in some scenes but clearly visible around subtitles and other high-contrast details in others.
Bright objects and subtitles can produce halos, particularly on dark backgrounds, although some viewers find the effect modest.
The standard backlight has high-frequency flicker, while a boosted PC gaming mode produced much more noticeable flickering and rainbow artifacts.
Pulse-width backlight dimming can cause perceptible flicker for susceptible viewers in certain picture modes.
Fine shades and subtle transitions add richness to familiar footage, revealing tonal variations that might otherwise be missed.
HDR transitions between close colors are exceptionally smooth, with little noticeable banding.
Four full-bandwidth HDMI 2.1 connections make it practical to leave several consoles and a gaming PC connected simultaneously.
Four full-capability HDMI 2.1 connections are particularly useful for households juggling consoles, PCs and external audio.
Four HDMI connections provide ample room for modern high-bandwidth devices without constant cable swapping.
Four inputs make it easier to leave multiple gaming and home-theater devices connected at once.
Old DVDs and softer streaming video clean up well, with reduced compression artifacts and an acceptably detailed picture.
DVDs and other older material are easier to watch after upscaling, without becoming truly native 4K.
Adjustable wide and narrow leg positions help the TV fit a greater variety of media consoles.
Wide and narrow foot placements help the R85H fit different entertainment cabinets.
Panel hardware looks relatively low risk over time, though a temporary PC gaming problem remains unresolved and long-term test results are pending.
A month of use showed no visible clouding or backlight bleeding, but this short experience cannot establish long-term durability.
4K console gaming works with a full range of modern output features, although fast motion may look softer than the high refresh rate suggests.
Major consoles can deliver high-resolution, high-frame-rate gameplay through the R85H's HDMI inputs.
Current PlayStation and Xbox consoles can run their demanding 4K/120 modes without compatibility hassles, making the HDMI feature set a genuine strength.
PS5 and Xbox 4K/120Hz output is fully supported, giving console owners modern gaming compatibility without compromises in signal format.
Google Cast delivered smooth streaming from a mobile source in testing, offering an easy alternative to built-in apps.
Phone-to-TV casting is described as easy, complementing the TV's native app ecosystem.
Xbox compatibility includes FreeSync Premium Pro, giving current consoles a full set of variable-refresh features.
AMD FreeSync works across the supported refresh range and helps keep variable-frame-rate gaming free of tearing.
High-bandwidth HDMI inputs are a major convenience for multiple modern consoles and PCs, with advanced game signals supported.
Modern full-bandwidth HDMI connections support the R85H's strongest high-refresh gaming capabilities.
The blade-style feet attach quickly and give a simple setup process, despite the TV being heavy enough to need help lifting.
Stand assembly is unusually straightforward, allowing the TV to be ready for picture setup quickly with help lifting the panel.
Its vivid screen commands a steep premium, and several alternatives offer better accuracy, contrast or similar color for less; the large-size appeal does help.
Value is highly contested: premium OLEDs and brighter Mini LED alternatives can cost the same or less, while discounts or an R95H comparison improve the case.
Major entertainment apps are available, but the preinstalled collection includes more free channels and extras than some owners will want.
The platform offers broad access to popular streaming apps, avoiding some of the gaps experienced on competing systems.
HDR luminance does not always follow the intended curve; some images appear too bright while others lose detail.
HDR luminance tracking generally follows the intended curve well, retaining a sensible balance between light output and fine highlight detail.
Voice control usually adjusts TV settings successfully, but it is less reliable at discovering streaming choices.
Basic navigation remains smooth, but conversational AI commands may be slow and require repeating.
Wi-Fi 5 handled connectivity adequately, but the standard feels dated beside Wi-Fi 6E televisions.
Wi-Fi 6E connectivity is praised as a fast wireless option for online viewing and connected devices.
Dynamic tone mapping can keep highlights visually strong, though measured luminance is uneven and may stray from accurate mastering.
HDR roll-off balances highlight visibility and image brightness, though slight crushing can remain.
webOS 26 moves quickly between apps and menus, a welcome improvement even if the layout is not universally loved.
Tizen is consistently praised for smooth app switching and navigation, even when advanced AI voice responses take longer.
Narrow black borders frame the picture neatly and nearly vanish when the room is dim.
Very slim borders and restrained branding give the large panel an immersive, upscale appearance.
The all-black minimalist styling, thin bezels and flush-mount option look upscale without drawing attention away from the screen.
Minimal styling, thin borders and a practical stand give the R85H a premium but understated appearance.
The TV accepts 4K at 144Hz for suitably equipped PCs; high refresh-rate support is a genuine strength even if pixel response limits clarity.
AirPlay failed to stream a Hulu title correctly from an iPad in one test, leaving Apple-device playback less dependable than casting.
Samsung Gaming Hub offers a convenient route to games without a dedicated console, though some extra services can require fees.
Dolby Atmos audio passed through successfully during casting, adding a useful option for surround-sound systems.
Dolby Vision films look particularly punchy, with vivid highlights and rich color that show off the backlight.
The missing DTS format is a drawback for viewers with Blu-ray discs or audio setups that rely on it.
The tuner lacks ATSC 3.0 reception, limiting access to newer over-the-air broadcast features.
Automated voice enhancement is useful for hard-to-hear dialogue, although it cannot entirely make up for the basic speakers.
The stock speakers lack deep low-end weight, making an external audio system worthwhile for cinematic impact.
Strong contrast can make dark films striking, but occasional LCD haze, blooming and weak shadow detail prevent uniformly excellent nighttime viewing.
Multi View is viewed as a useful way to bring more than one source onto the screen.
Clean 4K sources look sharp, yet low-bitrate streams and aggressive smoothing can lose textures and small details.
Adjustable stand height makes it practical to fit a soundbar beneath the TV without obscuring the screen.
Dolby Atmos positioning gives some effects a convincing directional location on screen.
Automatic picture adjustments are convenient and can look excellent, while more conversational AI features feel less polished.
Soccer-specific tuning makes action appear smoother and more detailed, with sound adjustments that can emphasize commentary or stadium ambience.
Home-screen recommendations can be hidden for a simpler interface, though the default presentation is cluttered and ads are not eliminated everywhere.
Boxy midrange and sometimes harsh treble reduce the refinement of the built-in audio.
Certified G-SYNC support expands the TV's compatibility with gaming PCs and minimizes tearing during frame-rate changes.
Extra motion processing introduces noticeable latency for gaming, making it a poor fit when prompt controls matter.
Most film and TV sources play with proper cadence, though an unusual 25p-over-60p signal can introduce timing errors.
The 75-, 86- and 100-inch options create an enormous, colorful image that makes dramatic scenes feel especially grand.
The speakers can play loudly enough for a somewhat noisy room, but tonal balance becomes uneven near the top of the range.
Some fast games leave ghost trails, especially at lower frame rates, while other hands-on impressions report little perceptible ghosting.
A flexible high-refresh ceiling supports 4K gaming at 144Hz and faster 1080p modes, although response clarity still varies.
An off-center Home key and hidden mute/input operations make the remote particularly awkward in the dark.
The on-screen pointer initially jumps around until its movement settings are adjusted.
Automatic wake and sleep functions reacted reliably as someone entered or left the room.
The glossy coating preserves a vivid picture but can add rainbow-like smearing around reflected lights.
The included feet keep the large screen well supported.
Streaming apps open quickly on webOS 26, keeping the platform feeling responsive.
Everyday UI interactions feel quick and snappy, especially compared with older Tizen implementations.
A viewing-data collection option can be switched off, providing an easy privacy improvement.
SmartThings connects the TV to compatible home devices, adding convenient household controls.
webOS 26 is fast and feature-filled, but it can feel crowded and less intuitive than competing interfaces.
One UI Tizen is generally responsive, well organized and rich in features, although newer conversational AI functions occasionally feel unfinished.
Tizen promises extended updates and one firmware release reportedly improved backlight behavior.
Mainstream streaming apps are available through Tizen, keeping normal watching convenient.
The sturdy chassis incorporates some metal and feels more premium than a basic LCD television.
Only very large screens are offered, which suits big-screen shoppers but leaves no compact option.
A rear solar panel and USB-C top-up option make the remote convenient to keep charged.
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