Samsung Q70 Series 65-Inch Smart TV, Flat QLED 4K UHD HDR - 2019 Model

I bought this TV USED - LIKE NEW and I do not regret it. I got the 75" for $1600. I'm sure it'll be cheaper closer to black friday but at the time it was on sale NEW for $2500. The box arrived in perfect condition. Everything fully packaged in OEM packaging. I couldn't find any defects in the box or on the TV. I hung it on the wall turned it on and it works great and has a beautiful picture.I closely compared this with the RU8000, Q60, and Q80. Price was a big factor for me and the performance was good enough across the board to choose the Q70 over cheaper options. I really wanted to the Q80 because of its better brightness and much better viewing angles but it was not even close to the same price bracket at the LIKE NEW Q70 I purchased.I do also own an LG C8 OLED as well so I'll compare these two.PICTURE:The Q70 has awesome colors, very good brightness, extremely strong contrast, black levels look almost perfect, but poor viewing angles. The LG C8 OLED perfect blacks, gets bright but not as bright as most QLEDs, very natural color, and perfect viewing angles. There's no doubt I prefer the picture on the OLED there is just something special and natural about perfect black. With that said I really like the QLED picture as well and in some circumstances the color and brightness do top the OLED, but if I could only have one I would go with the OLED here.GAMING:I bought the QLED instead of an OLED for gaming reasons. OLEDs are known to have burn-in issues and temporary image retention problems. My OLED absolutely has temporary image retention issues from time to time. It is a very heavily used TV by the whole family. The image retention always goes away but it happens regularly and freaks me out so I feel like I have to baby the TV a little.QLED does not have a burn-in risk. It also includes awesome gaming features like fast response time, very low input lag, Freesync, game enhance mode (contrast that really does make your game pop), and auto game detection (game mode turn itself on which is very handy).Gaming is the primary reason I chose the QLED as this TV has all our consoles hooked up to it.SMART INTERFACE:Both the LG and Samsung are fine. I don't really use either and use FireTV instead. I will say the LG stays out of my way better than Samsungs does if not using it is your primary goal like mine. If you do use it though Samsungs has a great selection of apps, they work well and run fast, and I haven't had any connection issues.DESIGN:The Samsung remote is great. It runs the fireTV, the Xbox One X, my LG soundbar, and the TV and I didn't do anything to set it up. It just works out of the box and I use it as the primary remote even when watching FireTV content most of the time. It's very cool. The TV itself is minimal and looks nice on the wall or on the stand. Ambient mode is a nice touch for parties but not a reason to buy this TV over another one. I prefer the LG C8 design in general. Extremely minimal, but it's really very close and subjective.DURABILITY:Seems solid and doesn't feel like its about to break. I actually really like this because the LG C8 feels like it's going to snap every time you touch it. I feel like I can handle this TV confidently without destroying it which is nice.OVERALL:This TV is a great choice if you can get a deal on it. I have no regrets. The picture is beautiful, the gaming options are incredible if gaming is something you'll be doin. The remote is handy. My only complaint is the viewing angles but its not bad and the smart interface won't entirely get out of the way (maybe there's a setting a missed though). Both are minor details which some other TVs do better, but since it shines in the gaming department its easy for me to look past. If you have a a very wide seating arrangement consider the Q80 or an OLED. If you have a very standard couch and love seat or sectional and a chair the Q70 will likely be perfect if its in your target budget. Once you get it on your wall and turn it on and I don't think anyone should be disappointed with this TVs performance.

I'm not a super nerd and can quote you all the specs. Nor can I tell you about the technical aspects of the projection. Here is my review in normal-people speak:First, I bought this TV as a result of accidentally cracking the inner screen on my LG 4k TV that was 2 years old. Didn't realize that you can squeeze a TV too hard when putting it on/off the wall. Anyway, that resulted in my quest for a replacement.I searched all the websites about TVs. Rtings, Consumer Reports, Amazon reviews, Costco Reviews, Best Buy reviews, you name it. I had it narrowed down to the 65" Q70, the Q60, and the Sony 65" 4k. The Q70 was $200 more than the others, but after I read the reviews, I became convinced that this was worth the extra money. My old LG was edge lit, and when Directv was on pause and the logo was bouncing around, you could see that sections would light up from top to bottom when the logo passed through a zone. This Q70 is a full-array lit screen, which means deeper blacks and less light bleed.When you receive this TV, you'll notice something right off the bat--how well it is packed. Super easy to take out of the carton, and lots of protective materials cradle the TV. And this really caught my attention--the front of the screen on each side had a protective "plate" that prevented me from applying too much force into a small area (remember that's how I broke my last TV!).One thing to note: If you are mounting this on a wall, it requires some really long screws. I thought I could use the screws from the LG, but they were way too short. So make sure you have the right screws before you get ready to hang on the wall. I was lucky and just happened to have another mount sitting around unopened and found some mounting screws for the VESA mount.From there it was plug and play easy. Ran my 2 HDMI cables and one optical out cable so I could watch streaming TV and listen to it on the stereo. Speaking of sound, the sound from this TV is really much better than expected. Won't compare to a true surround sound stereo, but surprisingly good tone for every day watching.You buy this for the picture. And so far I am blown away. The upscaling to 4k has been nothing short of astonishing. We watched the Survivor finale last night in HD, and the upscaling really make the images so sharp. We've watched a couple of streaming 4k movies, and they were really good. I just bought Wizard of Oz (remastered 4k blu ray) and can't wait to see how it looks.The remote is pretty simplistic, but does what it needs to do. We tend to use our satellite controller for most viewing, and have a Harmony all in one remote if we want to switch from TV to streaming TV to XBox or DVD.I guess the final proof of any purchase is the question: Would you buy it again knowing what you know now? And that would be a definite and resounding "YES!"