Samsung QN90F

The Samsung QN90F is a last-chance buy in the truest sense: Samsung has retired the QN90 series for 2026 with no direct successor, which makes this the final word on a design lineage well-regarded for exactly the strength that lands it eighth here rather than higher — gaming connectivity. All four of its HDMI ports run at full 48Gbps HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, the best gaming connectivity of any TV on this list, comfortably ahead of the three-port Hisense U8QG and UR9 and exactly double the two full-speed ports found on the TCL QM9K, QM8L and Sony Bravia 9 II. Combined with up to 165Hz support, VRR, ALLM and Samsung's Gaming Hub, that connectivity earns the QN90F a perfect 10 gaming score, the only perfect score it posts. Everywhere else, the QN90F shows its age relative to 2026's newer entries. TechRadar measured 2,086 nits on a 10% window in Movie mode, with other reviewers reporting up to roughly 2,500 depending on picture mode — solidly bright but well behind the TCL QM9K's measured 3,000-plus or the Sony Bravia 9 II's measured 3,990. Its 720 confirmed dimming zones trail every TCL and Hisense rival at similar money, contributing to a weak 2.9 dimming score. And Samsung's decision to support HDR10+ but not Dolby Vision — making the QN90F one of only two TVs on this list without it, alongside the budget TCL QM6K — is a real format gap against Dolby Vision-supporting rivals like the QM9K and UR9. Where the QN90F still earns real recommendation is bright rooms: its anti-glare coating is class-leading here, useful for sunlit living rooms where the TCL and Hisense panels wash out. Object Tracking Sound+ with Dolby Atmos delivers competent mid-tier audio, and at $1,399.99 against a $2,499.99 MSRP it undercuts several rivals on price while trailing them on contrast.