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Forbes
25-05-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Samsung Memorial Day Sale: Save Up To 54% On TVs, Appliances And More
Samsung's Memorial Day sale is in full swing with deals on everything from TVs and computer monitors to refrigerators and vacuums. Some of the company's most popular products are discounted this weekend, so you can save hundreds on new tech and appliances, like the Samsung 85-Inch OLED 4K QE1D TV that's 54% off, and the Samsung Bespoke French Door Refrigerator for over 40% off. We tracked down the best Samsung Memorial Day sales on TVs, monitors, appliances and more. We've rounded up 27 of the best deals from Samsung's Memorial Day sale. Among them, you'll find some of our editors' picks for the best TVs and refrigerators, plus markdowns on high-quality ranges, dishwashers, vacuums, microwaves, computers and laundry hubs. Samsung US Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung
Telegraph
16-05-2025
- Telegraph
Samsung S95F review: The best OLED TV for bright rooms
This article contains affiliate links. The products or services listed have been selected independently by journalists after hands-on testing or sourcing expert opinions. We may earn a commission when you click a link, buy a product or subscribe to a service. What is the Samsung S95F? Samsung pushed QLED as the top technology for TVs until it abruptly changed direction in 2022. When it did so, it took everything it had learnt about Quantum Dots – which bring colour and vibrancy to its TVs – and put it into its considerable expertise with OLED panels, with jaw-dropping results. In 2024, Samsung made a bold move with the Samsung S95D, by introducing a glare-free panel. The Samsung S95F – the F indicating that it's a 2025 model – updates its precursor, boosting the display skills further as it vies to be the best OLED TV you can buy. This is a high-end QD-OLED that's designed to compete with the LG G5, to win the hearts of home cinema fans. That anti-gloss display, combined with high brightness, aims to address OLED's biggest drawback, which is peak brightness when compared to Mini-LED TVs. It sits alongside a slightly lesser sibling, the Samsung S90F, which (amongst other things) doesn't offer the One Connect Box, has a lower spec sound system and doesn't have the glare free finish to the screen, but comes in at a slightly lower price. JUMP TO: How we test TVs I tested the Samsung S95F at home over the course of three weeks, using it to watch a full range of content, from regular broadcast TV, to Ultra HD Blu-ray discs. I tested most of the major streaming services, gaming features and hooked-up a range of external devices. I was interested in the design and build quality, how easy the TV was to set up and get started with, as well as how easy it was to change the settings on the fly to tweak the picture. I looked at how Samsung's technology made the TV better and how that came through in the picture and the sound. I tested the connections and how it fitted into a wider ecosystem of Samsung devices to test the extensive feature set that it offers. I also tested it with and without a Samsung soundbar. Why you can trust Telegraph Recommended Our tech experts continuously conduct in-depth, independent, real-world tests, scoring devices against pre-set testing metrics and industry benchmarks, so we can deliver definitive and comprehensive buying advice. Telegraph Recommended reviews are never shared with product manufacturers before publication, we don't accept payment in exchange for positive reviews, nor do we allow brands to pay for placement in our articles. Visit our Who We Are page to learn more. Design and technology Score: 9/10 Samsung has a significant trick up its sleeve when it comes to designing TVs. On its top models it uses the One Connect Box. This is a separate box that handles the power and all the connections for the TV, leaving just one cable to run to the TV itself, which is great for those wall-mounting it. The result is that the TV is just 11mm thick, a real statement design with eight speakers aligned across the rear, which looks great. The central stand makes it look like the TV is floating and you can attach the One Connect Box to this stand if you choose, but otherwise, that One Connect Box can go elsewhere, like in a cupboard. There's no shortage of premium design in that sense: this model looks smarter than the Samsung QN900F, the 8K model that I recently reviewed. The central pedestal stand means that you don't need a huge piece of furniture to accommodate it (if you're not wall-mounting it), although unlike the Panasonic Z95A, it doesn't offer any swivel to adjust the angle once placed on a stand. The bezel around the exterior of the display is minimal, while there are two remotes in the box, as is standard for Samsung. One is an old-fashioned remote with lots of buttons, the other a slimline remote offering solar charging, with just the basic controls. The Samsung S95F features a new processor for 2025, the NQ4 AI Gen3. This is an uptick over the 2024 model, offering more power across the board, including a jump in the AI (artificial intelligence) power available. This AI is used to enhance the picture in real-time, with an AI Mode available as a catch-all enhancement for both picture and sound, and a couple of other features. The Samsung S95F has a 4K QD-OLED display. That means that the colours are boosted by Quantum Dots, while the illumination is coming from organic light emitting diodes. The advantage that OLED offers over LED technologies is that each individual pixel can be turned off, so control of the light is incredibly precise. This is the reason that OLED is famed for delivering absolute blacks and stunning contrast, because it can turn off elements when no light is needed. That means huge dynamic range, expert delivery of dark scenes and when called upon, piercing highlights. The brightness (nits) of the Samsung S95F has increased over the S95D meaning that it's capable of even punchier highlights. This works in tandem with the anti-reflection screen, so watching this television in a room with windows when the sunlight is streaming in, presents no problem. Under strong light the display will look more grey than black, but most glossy-finished rivals would look more like a mirror in such situations. It's also true that some will prefer the conventional glossy finish, especially when viewing in a light controlled room – but in a bright room, the S95F is the master. I watched The Batman – a notoriously dark film – and found that the S95F presented it very nicely, taking full advantage of that amazing contrast. Not only that, but I was watching in HD, so it was upscaled to make those highlights sharper and ensure dark areas didn't just turn into mush. Switching to No Time To Die on Ultra HD Blu-ray, the screen really showed off its skills, rewarding me with rich immersive scenes, dazzling colours and a chance to present adept motion handling. While most motion is expertly handled, I think it's enhanced by switching the picture clarity settings to custom and taking things down a notch. Again, personal preference, but Samsung gives you the power to make these minor adjustments. There's an AI Mode that's designed to enhance the viewing experience. Typically it makes things brighter and for some content that's fine, but in some cases you'll lose a lot of detail. An early evening supper in Andor Season 2 sees the sky brightened and losing all definition with AI Mode on, so if you do use it, be aware you might be missing the bigger picture, literally. There's no support for Dolby Vision as is standard for a Samsung TV, but there's more HDR10+ content appearing all the time (Netflix is now full of it), so you won't feel like you're missing out too much. Purists might find themselves turning to the LG G5 instead (the biggest next-gen OLED rival to the Samsung S95F), but we're talking about two exceptionally capable TVs here. Sound Score: 9/10 The Samsung S95F is equipped with a 70W sound system, with eight visible speakers running across the rear of the TV. Visually, these are a delight, but for many people, their primary task will be to reflect off whatever is behind the TV, namely the wall. They are arranged in a 4.2.2 channel configuration, meaning that you have four channels for the main sound, two for bass and two for height. Aside from the visible speakers on the back of the TV, there are also speakers set in the sides and towards the top of the rear of the TV to add width and height. That all works rather well, with some immersion coming from that configuration as well as successful positioning of sounds on the screen so they appear to come from where you'd expect. There's respectable bass, but when I fired up the wedding party scene in Andor Season 2 (The Harvest), I found myself wishing for a little more oomph. The S95F supports Samsung's Q-Symphony system where it will work in tandem with a connected Samsung soundbar. I tested it with the Samsung Q990F and found it to be a delight – I can't recommend that pairing enough. One interesting feature is the option to have 'standard sound' or 'amplify'. Amplify clearly sounds richer, so it's hard to see why 'standard' even remains an option. As a TV without a pronounced soundbar it's rather good, but for any home cinema fan, adding a more comprehensive sound system would be advised. Operating system The Samsung S95F runs Tizen OS, which is Samsung's TV operating system. Like other parts of the Samsung ecosystem, it's backed by 7-years of software updates, which beats LG's commitment by 2 years. Tizen is all encompassing and absolutely loaded with features, but there's a couple of things it could do better. I found that opening the Disney+ app was always slow and I also don't think the UI handles recommendations and resumption very well. As you scroll down the page there are many rows of content, but it's not what you've been watching, it's just stuff. There's a 'now playing' window which potentially hooks you back in, but more often than not I'd be navigating to the app to continue watching. Sometimes the interface gets a little confused too: if you've been watching something in HDR, it's nice and bright, but when you scroll off the 'now playing' window, it will drop back to SDR, which is a little jarring. I wish it would just be consistent. I also found it would occasionally switch to my Blu-ray player and play the disc, often when I'd just finished watching something else, which feels a little like a bug. The streaming apps work well enough however and although the best streaming devices also offer great performance, native apps tend to handle things like frame rate matching better from the TV directly. Setting up the software side of the TV is a breeze thanks to the SmartThings app. If you're a Samsung phone user this will be familiar, but it makes it really easy to sign in and get connected, without using an on-screen keyboard. You can also then control the TV and tweak the settings from your phone if you want to. Access to Alexa (or Bixby, but that's not worth using) is on board too, although the Alexa experience isn't as comprehensive as it is on an Amazon Fire TV. Gaming Score: 9/10 Samsung is serious about gaming and having a huge OLED display to do it on is a pleasure. There are four HDMI 2.1 connections, meaning you have support for 4K 120Hz gaming from the latest consoles, while it offers features like low latency mode and variable refresh rate to support PC gamers too, who can also benefit from 4K 165Hz support for super-smooth action. Samsung's Game Mode can automatically turn on when you power up your console with low lag input so you feel like you're part of the action and not a fraction behind. This is all supported by a Game Bar, which you can pop-up to make tweaks on the fly, as well as checking that you're getting the settings you expect. This also supports the Game Hub, which is well specified, offering access to the Xbox app (for console-free gaming), as well as services like Nvidia GeForce Now and Amazon's Luna. The Game Mode screen settings are a little overwrought, but once I started playing, I found myself addicted to its rich and vibrant visuals. Technical specifications The closest practical rival to the Samsung S95F is the LG G5, the company's 2025 flagship models and one of the best 4K TVs you can buy. Samsung and LG go head-to-head offering two different approaches to OLED, with Samsung choosing QD-OLED and LG using what's called W-OLED. LG's evolution in 2025 is to stack the OLED panels for increased brightness, in what's called a Primary RGB Tandem OLED display. Should you buy the Samsung S95F? The Samsung S95F is a flagship television by any measure. It offers a premium design and build, a connected and fully-featured user experience and sound that's better than many TVs. But it's the picture quality – especially when using it in brighter conditions – that really comes through. The anti-glare display is unique and while it might divide opinion, it doesn't take away from the great performance you'll get. It's an expensive TV and there are some areas of the user experience that could be better, like updating the home screen experience with integration into streaming services for better resumption. Yes, if: No, if: Samsung S95F FAQs What are the main improvements in the Samsung S95F compared to the previous S95D model? The Samsung S95F offers a brighter display than the S95D so it can deliver better highlights in HDR. The new glare-free screen is designed to maintain colour better in bright conditions. It also increases the frame rate support to 165Hz over 144Hz of the previous model. There's been a slight change to the user interface too, with the introduction of an AI Mode designed to boost the appearance of content and the redesign of how the settings are displayed on-screen. How bright is the Samsung S95F's QD-OLED panel? Samsung has said that the S95F is its brightest TV ever, brighter than the S95D from 2024. Samsung told me that the peak brightness of the S95F is 2,000 nits. Is the price of the Samsung S95F in line with other high-end 4K TVs? Yes, the Samsung S95F sits in the same ballpark as other premium 4K OLED TVs. It's priced close to the LG G5. If you're budget is incredibly tight, then finding a TV for under £500 might be better for you. Does the S95F come with the One Connect Box? Yes it does. The One Connect Box is separated from the screen itself, which allows for great flexibility when installing. This option is only available on Samsung's top TV models, with those screens lower down the price ladder losing this particular feature – like the S90F for example.
Gizmodo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
This 40-Inch 1080p Smart TV Is Priced Under $150, Amazon Makes Black Friday Prices Look Ridiculous
It's easy to get caught up in the hype of the latest OLED TVs with their stunning visuals and price tags that soar well above $1,000 But for most consumers, you don't require all the frills to get excellent picture quality and smart functionality. There are affordable alternatives that deliver good performance without paying an arm and a leg, and the VIZIO 40″ 1080p Smart TV is one of these. This model is a proof that it's possible to get a good, feature-rich TV for a fraction of what high-end models cost. Better still, this TV is currently available for just $138 at Amazon, a price that not only is below its normal $169 price but which is also below its Black Friday sale price of $149. See at Amazon Smart TV For Bedrooms Despite its low cost, the VIZIO Smart TV doesn't skimp on features or performance: It has a 40-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) display so you will get clear, high-definition images and it will be ideal for bedrooms, small living rooms, or even as a secondary gaming or streaming TV. The TV features a Full Array LED backlighting for a uniform illumination and vibrant colors across the entire screen. It is HDR10 and HLG high dynamic range enabled which releases more detail in light and dark imagery and makes your movies, TV programs, and games look more real. Driven by Vizio's pretty good SmartCast platform, it gives instant access to all the major streaming apps, including Netflix, Disney+, YouTube, Prime Video and Apple TV+. Navigation is responsive and fluid thanks to the recent software updates that have optimized performance and simplicity. With built-in Chromecast and Apple AirPlay 2, you can project content directly from your phone, tablet, or laptop, making sharing photos, videos, or even screen mirroring a snap. The TV is also Alexa and Google Assistant voice remote control compatible. Gamers will appreciate the V-Gaming Engine which enhances contrast and color for better gaming and keeps input lag under 10ms at 1080p/60Hz. Two HDMI 1.4 inputs are included to connect consoles or streaming devices, a USB input for media playback, and digital audio output to connect soundbars or home theater systems. If you're looking for a solid, high-feature smart TV at a price that's hard to beat, this VIZIO model is one of the best deals you'll get on Amazon. See at Amazon
Digital Trends
09-05-2025
- Digital Trends
LG G5 vs. LG C5 – is the cheaper option good enough?
Table of Contents Table of Contents Pricing and sizing Specifications What are they actually like? Both are just so good LG's OLED TVs are some of the best OLED TVs and indeed some of the best TVs all together, so picking between them is a tricky proposition. Do you need to spend big for the latest top model, the LG G5? Or can you get away with paying less for the more-affordable second-place option, the LG C5? You can certainly save a lot of money with the latter, but the former's specifications are so impressive. Here's how these two excellent OLED TVs stack up. Recommended Videos Pricing and sizing Both the LG G5 and LG C5 are available in a wide range of sizes and with a comparably broad spectrum of prices to go with them. The C5 starts at a modest 42-inches for $1,400, with the 48-inch model at $1,600, the 55-inch at $2,000, 65-inches costs $2,700, 77-inches $3,800, and the largest 83-inch model is priced at$5,400. The smallest G5 size you can buy is 55-inches (48-inch model is coming, but not available yet), with a price tag of $2,500. That rises to $3,400 for the 55-inch model, and $3,400 for the 65-incher. At 77-inches, you'll pay $4,500, and up to $6,500 for the 83-inch model. The largest available is 95-inches, where the price jumps to a staggering $25,000. The C5 is by far the more affordable of the two, shaving around 25% of the price at each size, and is even relatively affordable at the bottom end. It's still significantly more than the price-cut last-generation versions, however. Those always remain a strong option when shopping for a new TV, as intergenerational changes aren't always as dramatic as the price jump might suggest. Specifications LG G5 LG C5 Sizes 48 (coming soon), 55, 65, 77, 83, 97-inches 42, 48, 55, 65, 77, 83-inches Panel type WOLED (four stack) WOLED Resolution 4K 4K HDR HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG Refresh rate 165Hz 144Hz Operating system LG webOS LG webOS AI processor Alpha 11 AI Processor Gen 2 Alpha 9 Gen 8 Smart home support LG Thinq, Google Home, Matter, Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple Homekit LG Thinq, Google Home, Matter, Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple Homekit Unsurprisingly, the specifications of these two TVs are very similar. They offer the same resolution and HDR support, and have the same smart home functions. However, what these specifications don't reveal is just how much brighter the G5 should be. LG claims it's three times brighter than the B5, so is likely at least twice as bright at its maximum capabilities than the C5. This added brightness comes from the G5's use of the new 'four stack' OLED panel technology which ditches the MLAs from previous G-series displays, whilst still boosting brightness and color vibrancy. It makes the G5 one of the best looking OLEDs we've ever seen, which is a high bar to meet. Similarly, its newer AI processor will give it better dynamic upscaling and image adjustment on the fly. It also enjoys a higher refresh rate, hitting up to 165Hz for PC gamers, where the C5 is limited to a mere 144Hz. Both offer full support for 4K 120Hz gaming on consoles, however, with auto low latency mode, and incredibly fast response times with near-zero input lag. What are they actually like? We haven't had a chance to put together a full review of these two TVs yet, so we'll reserve our final judgement for when that happens. We have had some hands-on time wit though, and suffice to say, both TVs dramatically impressed. Even on the show floor at CES, the brightness of the G5 was immediately apparent. It looked absolutely gorgeous and firmly cements LG's flagship OLED TV as a set that's just as comfortable in bright living rooms as it is in basement cinema rooms, or in darkened bedrooms. Equally, though, the C5 is a real banger for your buck. It's a G2 for C2 money in 2025. The LG C5 Is a TV I'll Be Recommending All Year The picture quality is stellar and with massively improved processing, keeping the picture crisp while the brightness and colors are boosted to much higher levels than we've seen from this grade of TV before. It's not as bright as the G5 and its gaming features aren't quite as impressive, but it gets close enough for most people that this TV is going to be a great option for those on tighter budgets. Best LG TVs of 2025 | First Look There are very real reasons to buy the G5 instead, but start your expectations at the C5 and then see if you need more than that before splashing out. Both are just so good Until we finalize our review coverage of these two TVs, we're not going to definitively say one way or another which TV you should buy. You'll have to make that call for yourself using our best guesses, but we are comfortably saying that neither TV will disappoint you. They're super bright, super colorful, and super fast OLED TVs, with all the latest bells and whistles. The G5 is brighter and it's going to be a few years before a C-grade LG TV can match it, but as we've seen with the G2/C5 comparison, it's not that long a wait to have.
