Samsung 2018 Q9F, Q8F, Q7F - differences and which to buy?

Skidder · 24 Nov 2018 at 17:02

Hi, I'm moving my sony 1080p 49 incher to bedroom and buying a 4k 65 inch

Having gone into a couple of shops I am leaning towards the samsungs.

I like the single box for connections, small fibre optic wire, and flush wall mount solution with these and that would suit where I plan to install.

The salesman in one shop said the panel and engine for the Q8F and Q7F are exactly the same and that the main difference is a metal back to the 8F. Is that true? What else differs? It's quite a price difference if there is truth in that?

Does anyone have experience of this range? Is it worth the extra for the Q9F? Is the Q8F worth it over the Q7F? With the demos in store they all looked immense so hard to judge. The difference in price is £300 between each so approx £600 span.

It will be main TV in house, so gaming (currently xbox one and switch but will get one x), netflix, virgin and so on. I wouldn't say I am obsessive when it comes to picture but don't like obvious issues. Thanks for any input

the wopster · 24 Nov 2018 at 17:50

I’m surprised you can still get a hold of the 2017 models as the cheapest 65Q9FN I have seen is £2100

Skidder · 24 Nov 2018 at 19:34

woppy101 said:
I’m surprised you can still get a hold of the 2017 models as the cheapest 65Q9FN I have seen is £2100

I'm talking about 2018 models. That is how they are labelled in John Lewis.

Bigpig · 24 Nov 2018 at 19:35

The Q9FN 2018 is one of the best LED TVs ever made.

Stunning set.

the wopster · 24 Nov 2018 at 21:52

Skidder said:
I'm talking about 2018 models. That is how they are labelled in John Lewis.

The Q9FN is the only choice

Psycho Sonny · 24 Nov 2018 at 21:58

OP buy an OLED far superior to any samsung LCD even the Q series from samsung. btw QLED is made up whereas OLED is an actual technology.

woppy101 said:
The Q9FN is the only choice

no an LG C8 OLED is

Bigpig · 25 Nov 2018 at 07:04

Skidder said:
Does anyone have experience of this range? Is it worth the extra for the Q9F? Is the Q8F worth it over the Q7F? With the demos in store they all looked immense so hard to judge. The difference in price is £300 between each so approx £600 span.

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Should if give you a little more detail. The Q9 is a true high end TV. Full-array backlight and FreeSync for your gaming needs has some of the best all-round input-lag.
It's great for dark rooms and bright.

It did suffer from over aggressive local dimming but I believe a firmware update has softened this.

bakes0310 · 25 Nov 2018 at 07:54

I'm going for the q6 as it's the only 49" one you can get, seen it in john Lewis looks very nice. Anyone else have this TV?

Skidder · 25 Nov 2018 at 09:28

Psycho Sonny said:
OP buy an OLED far superior to any samsung LCD even the Q series from samsung. btw QLED is made up whereas OLED is an actual technology.

no an LG C8 OLED is

The reviews for Q9Fn seem pretty stellar and suggest they have addressed the issues from last year re QLED vs OLED? Isn't all tech jargon made up / marketing led to some degree? The LG seems great but I think that speaker bulge would be an eyesore on the wall and I don't even use TV speakers so would irritate me.

Thanks all for the input. It's caused me to do a bit more digging and I think the 9 is where I am headed not until mid-week though in case of any other input.

200sols · 25 Nov 2018 at 09:36

Q9 is the best I have seen this year. In the richer sounds demo room it was simply amazing, I preferred it to OLED myself.

Psycho Sonny · 25 Nov 2018 at 10:04

bakes0310 said:
I'm going for the q6 as it's the only 49" one you can get, seen it in john Lewis looks very nice. Anyone else have this TV?

The xf90 is better and only £900

Psycho Sonny · 25 Nov 2018 at 10:06

200sols said:
Q9 is the best I have seen this year. In the richer sounds demo room it was simply amazing, I preferred it to OLED myself.

I would get yourself booked into a decent opticians. Every review site worth a damn says different

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bakes0310 · 25 Nov 2018 at 10:08

Psycho Sonny said:
The xf90 is better and only £900

I'll look into it thanks.

Psycho Sonny · 25 Nov 2018 at 10:11

bakes0310 said:
I'll look into it thanks.

The 55 inch is only £999 better value than 49inch

bakes0310 · 25 Nov 2018 at 10:14

49" is the biggest I can go. Why is the Sony better than the Samsung qled. My use will be gaming on the PS4 and watching Netflix.

Psycho Sonny · 25 Nov 2018 at 10:19

bakes0310 said:
49" is the biggest I can go. Why is the Sony better than the Samsung qled. My use will be gaming on the PS4 and watching Netflix.

Well definitely the xf90 then.

Samsung 49" models are only 60hz.

Sony is double that at 120hz.

https://www.rtings.com/tv/tools/compare/sony-x900f-vs-samsung-q6fn/585/623

Sony smashes it at everything apart from pc gaming

bakes0310 · 25 Nov 2018 at 10:27

https://www.whathifi.com/sony/kd-49xf9005/review

This the one psychic Sunday?

200sols · 25 Nov 2018 at 10:34

Psycho Sonny said:
I would get yourself booked into a decent opticians. Every review site worth a damn says different

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Avforums
Hdtvtest

You really do have such a strong view that your opinion is fact. I prefer it, and you cant tell me thats wrong. 10/10 reference status on the AVforum review as well, so not a bad TV.....

Psycho Sonny · 25 Nov 2018 at 10:34

bakes0310 said:
https://www.whathifi.com/sony/kd-49xf9005/review

This the one psychic Sunday?

It is but Hdtvtest, Avforums and rtings are much better review sites.

What hifi make their money from promotion. So you can pay to get a better review.

Psycho Sonny · 25 Nov 2018 at 10:36

200sols said:
You really do have such a strong view that your opinion is fact. I prefer it, and you cant tell me thats wrong. 10/10 reference status on the AVforum review as well, so not a bad TV.....

I'm just stating a fact. All the top review sites say oleds are far better