I bought this TV back in October after my old TV broke. I have to admit, I didn’t know much about the Q80B or Samsung TVs in general, and just wanted a 50" QLED for a reasonable price, with respectable sound and from a reputable brand (given my old TV’s panel broke itself). Boy, did I accidentally pick the perfect TV for me. The Samsung Q80B’s 4K QLED panel really is beautiful. It offers great contrast and rich, deep colors thanks to Samsung’s Quantum XDR technology. It’s bright enough that I’ve had no trouble watching in daylight with the TV placed next to a window, too. I can also vouch for the viewing angles, as we have a pretty odd set up in our lounge thanks to a large dog crate. The image remains accurate even at wide angles. What’s impressed me most about this TV, however, is the sound quality. Given it’s a small-ish, mid-range TV, I wasn’t expecting amazing audio performance. The Q80B has exceeded all expectations, providing loud, distortion free audio all the way down into the low frequencies. It’s immersive, to the point where our dogs were a little scared during a loud war movie. If you want to fill a particularly large room, though, you may still want to consider one of the best sound bars. The TV comes with Dolby Atmos support if you’re planning on hooking up to a full surround system, as well as built-in Alexa voice control, so you can link it up to all of your other home devices. We found the Alexa control to be a bit frustrating, however, and turned it off, as it failed to properly pair with our other Echo devices — our timers, for example, only set on the TV rather than across all our devices. There are also a few other minor annoyances. Samsung’s Multi View feature, for instance, automatically splits the screen when you cast a video and can be fiddly to disable (thankfully, we have a tutorial on how to disable automatic Multi View on a Samsung TV (opens in new tab)). There’s also no full-screen TV guide when watching terrestrial TV, so you can’t see what’s going to be on next! Both of those are pretty small issues, though, and haven’t detracted much from what is otherwise a really awesome TV for the money. Be sure to check out our Black Friday TV deals live blog (opens in new tab) for more great savings.
