STACK #201 Jul 2021

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LG NANO86

BETTER

Samsung ’s 2021 TV range has been kicking goals in terms of features and quality, and their 75" QN85A is a major step up from the already brilliant, aforementioned model. The big deal here is quantum dot – a screen technology that makes a massive difference to overall picture quality, colour accuracy and contrast, its tiny LED backlights slowing for deeper blacks and finer details. It also performs especially well in brightly lit rooms – and that’s helped by the anti-glare coating on the screen, so you see the action without annoying reflections getting in the way. The big deal when it comes to sports, though, is the TV’s 200Hz SAMSUNG QN85A

Big-screen TV champion LG is also worthy of this category, with their 75” NANO86 taking on board most of the tech from the company’s flagship TVs, then merging it with a proprietary NanoCell display, which boasts full-array dimming (for deeper blacks) and incredibly wide viewing angles – alongside similar advances in colour, contrast and realism seen on quantum dot displays. LG’s picture processing has always been stellar, and the impressively named α 7 Gen4 AI Processor 4K uses AI to deliver a picture that’s constantly being optimised for quality, with the 200Hz refresh perfect for sports.

refresh rate, allowing for super-smooth action powered by the Neo Quantum Processor 4K – especially great for sports with

fast camera movement.

BEST

SAMSUNG QN800A

At the top of the ladder are a couple of the best TVs from two brands that keep on innovating at the top end of TV quality. First up, LG ’s 2021 OLED range – and the 65" C1 continues the stellar quality and innovation that’s made LG the go-to brand for OLEDTVs for years (they still make the screens for other brands’ OLEDTVs). The advantage of OLED for sport is instantly apparent when you see it in action – this tech is the most responsive type of TV display you can buy, with a response time of 1/1000th of a second. Combined with LG’s newest α 9 Gen 4 processor and a native 120Hz refresh rate, that means you won’t see any motion blur during fast action moments. The self-lit pixels mean perfect blacks always, too. Another win for OLED is LG C1

For those who want to go truly big, though, LED-lit LCD screens still represent the best value-versus-size equation, and Samsung’s QN800A rules the room before you even turn it on. At a panoramic 85 inches, it’s a room-dominating monster that truly brings immersion to a whole new level. But it’s not just about the size with this one, because Samsung’s got some serious tech going on here that’s ahead of its time. The main attraction is, of course, the screen, which is a full native 8K quantum dot display. That means four times the potential detail of even the best 4K TV – except, of course, there’s very little actual 8K content to watch just yet (the Olympics are being broadcast in 8K, but only in Japan). That’s okay, though, because Samsung’s excellent AI upscaling has even more pixels to play with, and the results are spectacular. Boasting a 200Hz refresh rate, super-wide viewing angles, Adaptive Picture and the most powerful smarts of any Samsung TV, this one’s ready for sporting action now – and an 8K future.

its incredibly wide viewing angles – you can literally be watching almost parallel to the screen and still see the same vibrant colour and detail, with none of the “fade-out” of LCD.

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