CNET review: Samsung QN65Q8F

Review URL: https://www.cnet.com/products/samsung-q8-series-2018/

Picture settings: https://cnet.co/2JxqmrP
How we test TVs: http://reviews.cnet.com/how-we-test/tv/ Business Use
Display Calibra on So ware

Pre‐Calibra on Grayscale Post‐Calibra on Grayscale

RGB Balance RGB Balance
120 120

115 115

110 110

105 105

100 100

95 95

90 90

85 85

80 80
0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100

Total Gamma: 2.48 Total Gamma: 2.39
Gamma Log/Log Gamma Log/Log

2.5 2.5

2 2

1.5 1.5

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Total dE2000: 3.46 Total dE2000: 1.26
DeltaE 2000 DeltaE 2000
14 14

12 12

10 10

8 8

6 6

4 4

2 2

0 0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
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Display Calibra on So ware

Pre‐Calibra on Gamut Post‐Calibra on Gamut

CIE 1931 xy CIE 1931 xy
0.8 0.8

0.7 0.7

0.6 0.6

0.5 0.5

0.4 0.4

0.3 0.3

0.2 0.2

0.1 0.1

0 0
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8

DeltaL DeltaL
15 15

10 10

5 5

0 0

‐5 ‐5

‐10 ‐10

‐15 ‐15
White Red Green Blue Cyan Magenta Yellow 100W White Red Green Blue Cyan Magenta Yellow 100W

DeltaE 2000 DeltaE 2000
14 14

12 12

10 10

8 8

6 6

4 4

2 2

0 0
White Red Green Blue Cyan Magenta Yellow 100W White Red Green Blue Cyan Magenta Yellow 100W

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Display Calibra on So ware

Pre‐Calibra on Data
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
x: CIE31 0.292 0.312 0.315 0.310 0.309 0.309 0.309 0.309 0.309 0.309 0.309
y: CIE31 0.287 0.333 0.335 0.328 0.325 0.325 0.325 0.325 0.325 0.325 0.324
Y 0.000 0.238 1.156 3.134 6.119 10.552 17.389 26.145 37.078 49.661 63.414
Target x:CIE31 0.313 0.313 0.313 0.313 0.313 0.313 0.313 0.313 0.313 0.313 0.313
Target y:CIE31 0.329 0.329 0.329 0.329 0.329 0.329 0.329 0.329 0.329 0.329 0.329
Target Y 0.000 0.269 1.379 3.614 7.173 12.219 18.548 26.884 37.073 49.219 63.414
CCT 8825.000 6527.000 6327.000 6651.000 6757.000 6757.000 6737.000 6736.000 6729.000 6725.000 6741.000
ΔE 2000 0.000 0.437 1.560 1.634 2.732 3.459 2.072 1.852 1.924 2.132 2.450

White Red Green Blue Cyan Magenta Yellow 100W

x: CIE31 0.309 0.648 0.302 0.153 0.228 0.332 0.427 0.309
y: CIE31 0.325 0.331 0.591 0.054 0.327 0.163 0.491 0.324
Y 31.792 6.502 19.949 1.549 22.767 9.386 27.923 64.400
Target x:CIE31 0.313 0.640 0.300 0.150 0.225 0.321 0.419 0.313
Target y:CIE31 0.329 0.330 0.600 0.060 0.329 0.154 0.505 0.329
Target Y 31.792 6.761 22.736 2.295 25.031 9.056 29.497 64.400
ΔE 2000 1.815 1.437 3.195 3.916 2.509 1.416 3.306 2.378

Post‐Calibra on Data
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
x: CIE31 0.295 0.312 0.315 0.313 0.311 0.311 0.312 0.312 0.312 0.313 0.313
y: CIE31 0.288 0.331 0.334 0.328 0.327 0.327 0.328 0.329 0.328 0.328 0.328
Y 0.000 0.172 0.865 2.162 4.451 7.851 11.412 18.032 24.446 32.300 41.222
Target x:CIE31 0.313 0.313 0.313 0.313 0.313 0.313 0.313 0.313 0.313 0.313 0.313
Target y:CIE31 0.329 0.329 0.329 0.329 0.329 0.329 0.329 0.329 0.329 0.329 0.329
Target Y 0.000 0.176 0.900 2.355 4.670 7.951 12.066 17.484 24.106 31.998 41.222
CCT 8477.000 6508.000 6348.000 6512.000 6590.000 6587.000 6541.000 6520.000 6520.000 6519.000 6517.000
ΔE 2000 0.001 0.235 0.835 1.041 0.898 0.573 1.263 0.717 0.461 0.452 0.440

White Red Green Blue Cyan Magenta Yellow 100W

x: CIE31 0.312 0.644 0.303 0.154 0.231 0.338 0.428 0.313
y: CIE31 0.328 0.332 0.586 0.055 0.331 0.167 0.489 0.328
Y 21.256 4.569 13.690 1.035 15.343 6.315 19.843 41.499
Target x:CIE31 0.313 0.640 0.300 0.150 0.225 0.321 0.419 0.313
Target y:CIE31 0.329 0.330 0.600 0.060 0.329 0.154 0.505 0.329
Target Y 21.256 4.520 15.201 1.534 16.735 6.054 19.721 41.499
ΔE 2000 0.298 1.295 2.758 3.950 2.392 2.083 3.332 0.453

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