TheNightFly
Prominent Member
I'm looking to buy a 43" TV (can't go much bigger than that due to location) and strongly considering the Q60T. However, I'm being put off by online reviews that basically say it's not that good and not to waste money buying it. Typically, it's described as having an image that's a bit dull and washed out. On paper though, it seems like it's a pretty strong performer from what I can see, unless I'm missing something.
I see it has no local dimming, but looking at contrast ratio, Rtings measure this set at a very high 7,000:1. That's higher than most LED/LCD set's, even with local dimming. Take the Sony XH90 (no wide angle filter), Rtings measure a contrast ratio of about 4,800:1 with local dimming, or the well regarded XH95 (with wide angle filter) about 3,800:1. Lack of full array local dimming here doesn't sound like it's going to be a problem, given the significantly higher contrast ratio, and might even look better as the image won't exhibit haloing around bright objects.
Brightness doesn't seem to be that much of a problem either. Rtings figure is 475nits for this set, and it's quite consistent over a broad range of window sizes. An LG CX OLED has higher peak brightness for small window sizes but drops to lower figures for the larger window sizes. So lack of ABL on the Q60T sounds like bright(ish) scenes are going to look just as bright if not brighter than the LG. The Sony XH90, for comparison, has a peak brightness of 740nits, but it's not quite as consistent across window sizes as the Samsung.
Quick price comparison, the 43" Q60T is £550, 48" LG CX £1,500, 49" Sony XG95 £1,000. So apart from feature set (the Samsung has all I want really, apart from Dolby Vision possibly), when it comes to basic image quality, what am I missing here, the Q60T seems pretty good value for the money? The absolute maximum size I could go to is 49/50", so the next viable contender seems to me to be the 49" Sony XH95, at almost double the price.
Note, the TV will be used in a dark room, so ultimate brightness shouldn't be an issue and viewing will be about 80% SDR (Blu-ray, Netflix, Prime), 20% disk-based HDR.
I see it has no local dimming, but looking at contrast ratio, Rtings measure this set at a very high 7,000:1. That's higher than most LED/LCD set's, even with local dimming. Take the Sony XH90 (no wide angle filter), Rtings measure a contrast ratio of about 4,800:1 with local dimming, or the well regarded XH95 (with wide angle filter) about 3,800:1. Lack of full array local dimming here doesn't sound like it's going to be a problem, given the significantly higher contrast ratio, and might even look better as the image won't exhibit haloing around bright objects.
Brightness doesn't seem to be that much of a problem either. Rtings figure is 475nits for this set, and it's quite consistent over a broad range of window sizes. An LG CX OLED has higher peak brightness for small window sizes but drops to lower figures for the larger window sizes. So lack of ABL on the Q60T sounds like bright(ish) scenes are going to look just as bright if not brighter than the LG. The Sony XH90, for comparison, has a peak brightness of 740nits, but it's not quite as consistent across window sizes as the Samsung.
Quick price comparison, the 43" Q60T is £550, 48" LG CX £1,500, 49" Sony XG95 £1,000. So apart from feature set (the Samsung has all I want really, apart from Dolby Vision possibly), when it comes to basic image quality, what am I missing here, the Q60T seems pretty good value for the money? The absolute maximum size I could go to is 49/50", so the next viable contender seems to me to be the 49" Sony XH95, at almost double the price.
Note, the TV will be used in a dark room, so ultimate brightness shouldn't be an issue and viewing will be about 80% SDR (Blu-ray, Netflix, Prime), 20% disk-based HDR.