This Samsung Smart TV is perfect for watching your favorite sports — and it’s still on sale right now

Published Dec 3, 2024 11:14 am ET


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When it comes to high-quality televisions, Samsung smart TVs have always been at the top of experts and users’ lists. As video technology grows in leaps and bounds, Samsung has stayed at the top of the curve with its Q90 series, and now its much-lauded 55-inch Neo QN90C television is available at a steal of a price currently. But what makes the QN90C stand out from other 4K televisions on the market, and why should you pounce on this deal? Let’s dig into the details.

Samsung 55-Inch Class NEO QN90C Smart TV, $1,147.95 (43% off)

photo of the Samsung 55-Inch Class NEO Smart TV
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The QN90C excels where it matters most: overall visual quality with mini-LED backlighting that provides HDR brightness in every viewing environment, from darkened home theaters to brightly lit living rooms. But it’s not just about brightness — the Samsung also offers excellent picture contrast, with luxurious black levels and accurate colors. Additionally, we give high marks to its video upscaling capabilities, as it can translate lower-resolution visuals to 4K, and it supports high dynamic range content in HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG formats for optimal color and contrast.

With anti-glare coating that cuts down on screen reflections and a wide viewing angle, this Samsung smart TV is perfect for large-group viewing. And if you’re looking for that perfect TV for watching sports, the Samsung’s 120Hz refresh rate eliminates pesky motion stutters and hiccups that can hinder viewing of sports events on lower-quality TVs.

Other televisions boast high-end visuals but fall short when it comes to sound. You won’t find that problem with the QN90C, thanks to its built-in 4.2.2-channel Dolby Atmos speakers. The Samsung’s Object Tracking Sound Plus feature also adds directionality to sounds for a fuller 3D sound experience, and if you want even more, you can pair the TV with Q-Series and S-Series Samsung soundbars using the Q-Symphony feature for even more spacious, immersive audio.

While the top-notch picture and audio is the QN90C’s primary calling card, it’s just the tip of the iceberg of what it has to offer. Its built-in Gaming Hub provides a plethora of gaming apps, including access to Xbox, Nvidia GeForce Now, Amazon Luna and Utomik games (just to name a few), making the TV a true gamer’s dream. You can sync the Samsung smart TV with the SmartThings app to control Alexa and Google Assistant devices, and its TV app interface includes all the usual favorites, including Netflix and Hulu — not to mention its own Samsung TV Plus package, with hundreds of channels providing on-demand movies and shows for free.

We’re not alone in raving about this Samsung 55-inch smart TV. Amazon reviewers laud it as an “absolutely stunning” TV that’s “better than you might imagine,” especially in terms of the picture quality, brightness and crisp contrast. In fact, one reviewer said that “the picture is so clear you feel like you are there.” Users also note that this Samsung model is lightweight and easy to set up, with extra praise given to its sound quality.

For a high-quality Samsung smart TV that occupies that sweet spot between superior performance and good value, you won’t find better than the QN90C — and at an even better value with its 41% discount, you won’t find a better time to snap one up.

Ho Lin

Ho Lin

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Ho Lin is a content writer at McClatchy. He has over two decades of experience in content strategy, creation, and development, ranging from subjects such as anime and manga to military benefits, job search advice and AI evaluation. Ho is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and holds a M.A. in Creative Writing from Johns Hopkins University. Ho also writes both fiction and non-fiction; his books include China Girl and Bond Movies: A Retrospective.

Kayleigh Drake

Kayleigh Drake

Editor MCCLATCHY COMMERCE

Kayleigh Drake is a Commerce Content Editor at McClatchy. She’s based in Birmingham, Alabama, and holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Kayleigh has written and edited content for numerous publications, with a particular focus on the food, kitchen, home and lifestyle verticals. When she’s not fulfilling her editorial duties, she loves record shopping, playing guitar, baking and buying entirely too many plants.