The same applies to its off-axis viewing, which is a step back from last year's QN90C due to Samsung's choice to once again change LCD panel types from year to year. It's far from the worst I've tested this year, and better than Sony's Bravia 7 (7/10, Wired recommends), being mostly accurate from medium angles. You won't notice a change until you get to the edge, where light bleeding is heavier and colors fade.
Despite those points, I was pleased with the QN90D's excellent screen uniformity, which mostly avoided the “dirty screen effect” that plagues cheaper LED TVs, and its superb motion handling. Without the need for artificial motion smoothing, both jerky motion and blur were kept to a minimum even in my toughest test scenes.
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The QN90D has a ton of great features, including excellent motion handling, that make it a great gaming TV. You'll get ALM (Auto Low Latency Mode) and VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) up to 144Hz on all four HDMI ports, a dedicated Game Bar for quick adjustments, and Samsung's Game Hub for streaming from services like Amazon Luna and Xbox One. Game Pass.
Other notable QN90D features include built-in voice control for Amazon Alexa or Samsung Bixby, additional features like Samsung Health content, and exclusives like Q-Symphony that lets the TV act as a speaker with the new Samsung soundbar. There's also streaming over AirPlay, though Chromecast isn't offered, nor is DTS audio decoding. Like all Samsung TVs, the QN90D also trades Dolby Vision HDR for HDR10+This isn't as big a deal as it sounds, since the TV runs regular HDR by default, but it does mean that Dolby Vision visuals aren't as finely tuned.