Samsung U7900F Reddit Verdict: Skip It, Buy TCL

As long as there is demand for them. People who care about PQ are relatively less. Most people just want something to display a picture. And all brands make trash TVs. No point singling out Samsung.

Its the same story with Sony and LG's less expensive LED models.

It's honestly shocking to me how far Samsung's lineup has fallen over the years. I remember when the KS8000 was one of the best TVs you could buy, and now the 8000 series is one of the worst values on the market. They still have high market share so people are clearly still buying them, and there's your answer. As long as people are still buying them, Samsung will keep making them.

That's entry level shit. Have you seen Bravia 2????? You want quality look at QN85F/QN90D.

Well they're the largest manufacturer of TV's at the moment by far and away. They're just good at marketing, especially to people in big box stores who don't have a clue and don't know what they're looking for besides wanting big, bright, colorful and cheap. When I worked for Best Buy my Samsung rep would shit on his TV's all the time lol. He had an LG OLED...

Most people buying TVs are coming from years ago when Samsung was the king. They don't know how bad the Enshitification of their products have gotten. They seem to be speed running their way to ruining the brand. I'll never buy anything Samsung makes again.

I bought a TU 8000 in 2021 and haven't had any issues with it so far. It was/is my first 4K tv though.

The Samsungs are a side grade from your current tv. The Q7 is what you should pick

Those are both bad TVs and you should just wait a couple of years until you feel you need it/have a use for it. The Samsung is easily the worst looking TV in any retail store, it's washed out, dim, and will likely die in under 4 years.

The average person has been fooled into thinking Samsung is basically like Sony. In Walmart, it's the one that looks the best because the rest are weird brands.

Between these two, the Vizio would be the better one since it's a Quantum Dot display with full array backlighting. The Samsung on the other hand just says LED, which honestly leads me to believe that even the 85" model is edge lit. Which you don't want.

Yeah that is what I have been hearing about Samsung TVs over the past 5+ years. That they have significantly dropped in quality compared to 2010s.

HDMI to optical converter, yes.

You can get an 85in TCL QM6K for like $1100. The QM6K is like the bare minimum for a decent TV experience these days.

Strange how their phones are really good, reliability-wise, but everything else seems to be far lower quality. I had a Samsung computer monitor and it only lasted 3 years. Turned out they used cheap capacitors.

not gonna lie, just bought an S90F, my first samsung TV OLED in a while, and I was absolutely SHOCKED by the low build quality. I cannot quite explain how much it did NOT feel like a high-end TV. Plus the fact that the panel itself is ever so slightly not perfectly flat.

I have been hearing how terrible the QC for Samsung TVs and monitors are for close to 10 years now. With alternatives like Hisense and TCL they must surely be running on fumes by now...

Everything is made cheaply these days. It's how they maintain profit margins.

Samsung has always relied on gimmicks to sell the TV. Other companies produce better products.

Or a TCL

I bought a Samsung u7900fd the other day from Sam's Club. Since I've gotten it, every now and then, it will be glitchy. The audio will work fine but the picture is like jumpy. It will do this at the beginning of episodes, I back out and click back on it then it's fine. It only does it when I'm streaming.

Tcl all day

Neither.

Both are hot dogshit

I dont know if this will fix it for you, but I was having a similar issue whenever I tried to use my ps5. The fix was to turn off the game mode in the advanced settings. It defaults to auto and seems to have a bugged detection algorithm. I still have issues with the bluetooth stuttering. Im starting to think there's a reason they're giving these things away for free lol

Had lots of bad luck with their cheap appliances as well. Dishwasher is failing apart. Literally.

And no optical outputs. It's insane...

TV is terrible. if u are on a super tight budget u can look at the Panasonic W95a or do it right, and spend the money on an LG OLED

Or even a S90D/C4 from last year. If you're avoiding OLEDs then consider Hisense U8N from last year

The QM67K is a much better TV than the U7900F. The QM67K has local dimming, so it displays much deeper blacks than the U7900F. Pretty much every aspect of the QM67K is better, so you're going to get a brighter TV, more vibrant colors, and better motion. Returning a TV can be a bit of a hassle, but I think it's totally worth it to get the QM67K over the U7900F. The QM67K is pretty much the best 55" TV you can get under $500 in Canada.

I did quite some searching and for the price range the TCL wins imho.

Tcl is a far better option. You will be amazed how good it is for the price. Entry level Samsung/lg/sony are not the best value for money.

I got the tcl tv as well and doing side by side comparison. If samsung is 7 then tcl is just 7.5. Not a huge difference.

Had Hisense for 4 years worked pretty well. But this year the TCL lineup is better than hisense. I just got a Qm6k It's pretty solid. Very happy with the purchase. Hisense lately is mostly focused on brightness numbers; tcl is working on better picture quality

Make sure it's up to date on software. If it is, I'd take it back. I have a 7200 — love the picture and audio but that Tizen OS is absolute junk. Such a horrible UI, idk what Samsung was thinking. I'm adding a Roku to mine, disabling WiFi to the tv and letting my Roku handle streaming duties.

I just bought a new Samsung 65" Class U7900 Series UHD 4K Smart Tizen TV. My old 55" Samsung that is perhaps 4 years old has the optical port. The new one doesn't. Go figure.

that's what ive been reading lmaoo.

Omg mine too. I'm noticing a trend. They may be sending defective TVs and charging for the repair.

I also have paid the extra $100 for the 55 inch. Feeling very skeptical.

I also paid $100 and mine was delivered yesterday. I'm so scared to test it out. I really hope it isn't broken. Will Verizon replace it at no cost if it was delivered broken?

Quality issues all the time, picture quality overall in most models is shite and bad value for money.