The look and feel of the remote is sleek and simple. This rocks, and I’d like to see other manufacturers consider this approach. Unlike other remotes across the industry, Samsung’s remote can be charged via USB-C or solar and doesn’t take a traditional pair of AA or AAA batteries.
I’ll keep bringing this up, because it’s a big let down for a TV in this premium price bracket. As gamers will see and expect, the HDMI 2.1 port supports up to 4K at 120Hz, variable refresh rate and G-SYNC compatibility, though disappointingly this is limited to just one port.
It features four HDMI ports, one of which supports eARC and only one that supports HDMI 2.1, two USB type-A ports, an optical input, ethernet, coaxial, and it supports WiFi and Bluetooth. It’s not the most elegant implementation of cable management and falls short of LG and Vizio’s OLEDs, but it’s certainly better than what we are seeing out of Hisense or Sony, for example. I guess I shouldn’t complain that it exists, but you’ll have to carefully guide cables through a few grooves on the back of the TV and down behind the stand in order to avoid seeing them from the front. The set does have some cable management, but it’s fiddley. The QN90A isn’t cheap, so it’s nice to feel like my dollar is getting me something even if how the display looks is eventually more important. Once it’s in place, the QN90A looks really good, and it might be one of my favorite designs from this year’s crop of televisions, on par with the best from Sony and LG. While there is plenty of plastic on the back, the parts you see the most and the areas that you’ll touch when setting it into position feel sturdy and well made. The QN90A also feels premium, as the stand and the edges of the display are all metal. If you aren’t going to wall mount it, it feels like one of the more versatile designs and is similar to what you see on the LG C1 or the Vizio OLED. Because it uses this particular design, it will fit on a lot smaller desks or media stands than the TCL, Hisense, or Sony competitors.
I find myself always liking the single center-set stand over the dual-leg design that so many other televisions use, so Samsung’s QN90A hits a sweet spot for me in that department.