

On the flipside, it is one of the few TVs with a built-in ATSC 3.0 tuner for Next-Gen TV signals. Like many new high-end TVs the QN90A lacks analog inputs entirely, audio or video. The list is mostly solid, unless you happen to own a legacy device that requires analog video (component or composite) or audio. The top input, Input 4, has the best specs for gaming. Plug in an optional webcam (Samsung has a list of recommended cameras, all by Logitech) and the app will track your exercises and give you coaching complete with celebrity personal trainers like Jillian Michaels. Samsung's health app debuted on its TVs in 2020 and this year it's expanding to offer guided personal training. And like most TVs, you can also pair the QN90A with separate Alexa or Google speakers. With Amazon and Bixby (but not Google) you also have the option of simply saying "Alexa" or "Hi, Bixby" wake words, allowing you to issue commands hands-free and unlike last year the mic is located in the TV itself, not the remote. Whichever one you choose will be available when you press the mic button on the clicker.

Voice command is built-in and you can choose between Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant or Samsung's homebrew Bixby. Setting it to 'High' boosts bright highlights significantly and results in a more impactful image.The voice assistant can be summoned from the remote or hands-free by saying "Alexa" or (if you prefer, for some reason) "Hi, Bixby." David Katzmaier/CNET Choice of voice assistant, optional webcam Visually, there's very little difference in black levels between 'Off' and 'High'. The videos here were filmed with the Local Dimming on 'High'.Įven with Local Dimming disabled, this TV still looks better than most LED LCD TVs on the market. If you look closely at the TV, it's possible to see the zone transitions, but it's not noticeable with real content.

Star fields look incredible, with no noticeable loss of details. It achieves this without crushing blacks, and there's no loss of fine details in dark scenes. Bright highlights are incredibly bright, with almost no blooming at all. This high zone count allows for extremely precise control of the light levels of each pixel. It's as if the TV has slightly over 2 million local dimming zones. The grayscale layer controls the amount of light that passes through it before hitting the color filters.

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Unlike most TVs, the U9DG has a 1080p grayscale panel sandwiched under the main ADS (IPS-family) panel, which acts as a local dimming layer. It's thanks to its unique dual-layer panel. The Hisense U9DG has an outstanding local dimming feature, the best we've seen on any LED LCD TV. Sadly, many of the issues reported on the 65 inch version are still there it has a slow response time, with terrible ghosting behind fast-moving objects, and the dual-layer technology produces bands of color in uniform screens that can be distracting. It's an impressive TV overall, and Hisense has clearly shown that the technology works, as it has incredible contrast, an outstanding local dimming feature, and exceptional black uniformity. Hisense has refined the technology and brought it to North America, but this time in a 75 inch size. First announced in 2019, it was released outside North America in 2020 as the Hisense 65SX, but in a 65 inch version. The grayscale panel acts as a sort of local dimming layer and allows the TV to achieve much higher contrast and better local dimming than any other LED LCD TV on the market, especially for a TV with an ADS (IPS-family) panel. It's the first widely available TV that uses a dual-layer LCD panel, with a 1080p grayscale panel sandwiched underneath a 4k ADS (IPS-family) panel. The Hisense U9DG is Hisense's flagship 4k TV in 2021, and it's a very unique TV.
