Samsung's S95D Anti-Glare Tech vs. LG G4 OLED Side-By-Side Comparison

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthis is one of the most important comparison showdowns of 2024 between two of the best TVs I've ever tested the Samsung s95 D and the LG G4 I'm going to use this meter right here to help evaluate the two TVs and I'm going to survey some of the New York CET staff on which they like best so let's get into it right now first off let me tell you what's the same about these two TVs both are really expensive around 33400 for the 65 in sizes I reviewed here although price will likely Fall throughout the year both use OLED technology which delivers the best image quality on the market both are super bright and both deliver higher light output than any other OLED TV we've ever measured and in a dark room side by side you're going to have a really hard time telling one from the other they're both that good of course there's also plenty of differences between the two they come in 55 65 and 77in sizes but LG adds an even larger 83 in option LG actually sells a 98 in version of the G 4 as well but some of the specifications are different from the other four sizes there are also some pretty major external differences between these two high-end TVs the LG G4 has what the company calls its Gallery design which is supposed to hug the wall closely when mounted for an almost completely flush look a stand is included on the 55 in and 65-in models as you can see here the Samsung S 95d is also super thin but it has a unique design that places all the connections including HDMI USB and even a power cable in a separate box a single cable runs from the box to the TV so you don't have to run any other cables to the TV itself you can also Mount the Box on the back of the TV for more traditional arrangement of course Samsung and LG have their own Smart TV menu systems too I like LGS better since I found a little easier to navigate and while neither one is as good as Roku or Google TV they have all the apps you need to get the job done other features are largely similar although only LG supports the Dolby Vision HDR format and only Samsung works with Xbox game pass for cloud gaming neither are big deals in my book a bigger difference is what kinds of OLED TV technology each employs the G4 has LG's best brightness enhancing technology which it calls MLA for micr lens array the s95 D counters with Samsung's QD OLED technology where the QD stands for quantum dot said to improve both color and brightness and now for the biggest difference how they perform in bright rooms Samsung's s95 D is the first OLED TV ever with a matte screen finish the company calls it glare-free and it it does reduce glare overall in our side-by-side testing that said it also has its drawbacks in our comparisons we place the TV side by side in a well-lit room opposite open Windows during the day the Samsung looked better especially when the image on the TV was dark because it didn't reflect the window like a mirror on the LG the bright obvious Reflections were much more distracting that said in some lighting situations the LG had the advantage when we watch with a strong overhead light for example the LG preserved contrast and image quality better the Samsung on the other hand showed a slight grayish diffuse light across the screen that made the picture look a little bit doller in other words it's complicated and your perceptions can play a big role for that reason we asked a few folks around the scen at office to weigh in on what they saw is differences between the two TVs the right TV is obviously like mattified in some way there's a brick wall staring at me in the face from behind me on the building and I cannot see it on this right one the the background in this TV is a lot more softer this image is good there isn't too much of a reflection ooh there's the window I see the window now I can see the reflection of the camera behind me yeah that's not on this one on the right at all so beyond the bright room performance I also compared these TVs in a dark home theater environment short story they're both spectacular Samsung's matte finish did not mess with its bright R picture quality at all now of course I use a light meter here to do spot checks on measurements I also use a Spectra radiometer to measure more in-depth color and light as well I measured about 1700 nits in the least accurate picture settings and about 1,500 in the most accurate so again two of the brightest OLED TVs I've ever measured the LG's color accuracy was technically a bit better according to my measurements but my eye was drawn to the Samsung's less accurate but still very natural looking color both TVs were very similar in other areas including our gaming tests off angle viewing and uniformity so which one one should you choose if you do most of your viewing in a room without bright lighting image quality between the two is largely a wash and you should base your choice on other factors like design features or screen size but in very bright rooms the Samsung's matte finish gives it an overall advantage and it's the more versatile TV for all lighting situations between the two that's a quick look at Samsung and LG's best TVs for 2024 the s95 D and the LG G4 I'm David catsmy for CETthis is one of the most important comparison showdowns of 2024 between two of the best TVs I've ever tested the Samsung s95 D and the LG G4 I'm going to use this meter right here to help evaluate the two TVs and I'm going to survey some of the New York CET staff on which they like best so let's get into it right now first off let me tell you what's the same about these two TVs both are really expensive around 33400 for the 65 in sizes I reviewed here although price will likely Fall throughout the year both use OLED technology which delivers the best image quality on the market both are super bright and both deliver higher light output than any other OLED TV we've ever measured and in a dark room side by side you're going to have a really hard time telling one from the other they're both that good of course there's also plenty of differences between the two they come in 55 65 and 77in sizes but LG adds an even larger 83 in option LG actually sells a 98 in version of the G 4 as well but some of the specifications are different from the other four sizes there are also some pretty major external differences between these two high-end TVs the LG G4 has what the company calls its Gallery design which is supposed to hug the wall closely when mounted for an almost completely flush look a stand is included on the 55 in and 65-in models as you can see here the Samsung S 95d is also super thin but it has a unique design that places all the connections including HDMI USB and even a power cable in a separate box a single cable runs from the box to the TV so you don't have to run any other cables to the TV itself you can also Mount the Box on the back of the TV for more traditional arrangement of course Samsung and LG have their own Smart TV menu systems too I like LGS better since I found a little easier to navigate and while neither one is as good as Roku or Google TV they have all the apps you need to get the job done other features are largely similar although only LG supports the Dolby Vision HDR format and only Samsung works with Xbox game pass for cloud gaming neither are big deals in my book a bigger difference is what kinds of OLED TV technology each employs the G4 has LG's best brightness enhancing technology which it calls MLA for micr lens array the s95 D counters with Samsung's QD OLED technology where the QD stands for quantum dot said to improve both color and brightness and now for the biggest difference how they perform in bright rooms Samsung's s95 D is the first OLED TV ever with a matte screen finish the company calls it glare-free and it it does reduce glare overall in our side-by-side testing that said it also has its drawbacks in our comparisons we place the TV side by side in a well-lit room opposite open Windows during the day the Samsung looked better especially when the image on the TV was dark because it didn't reflect the window like a mirror on the LG the bright obvious Reflections were much more distracting that said in some lighting situations the LG had the advantage when we watch with a strong overhead light for example the LG preserved contrast and image quality better the Samsung on the other hand showed a slight grayish diffuse light across the screen that made the picture look a little bit doller in other words it's complicated and your perceptions can play a big role for that reason we asked a few folks around the scen at office to weigh in on what they saw is differences between the two TVs the right TV is obviously like mattified in some way there's a brick wall staring at me in the face from behind me on the building and I cannot see it on this right one the the background in this TV is a lot more softer this image is good there isn't too much of a reflection ooh there's the window I see the window now I can see the reflection of the camera behind me yeah that's not on this one on the right at all so beyond the bright room performance I also compared these TVs in a dark home theater environment short story they're both spectacular Samsung's matte finish did not mess with its bright R picture quality at all now of course I use a light meter here to do spot checks on measurements I also use a Spectra radiometer to measure more in-depth color and light as well I measured about 1700 nits in the least accurate picture settings and about 1,500 in the most accurate so again two of the brightest OLED TVs I've ever measured the LG's color accuracy was technically a bit better according to my measurements but my eye was drawn to the Samsung's less accurate but still very natural looking color both TVs were very similar in other areas including our gaming tests off angle viewing and uniformity so which one one should you choose if you do most of your viewing in a room without bright lighting image quality between the two is largely a wash and you should base your choice on other factors like design features or screen size but in very bright rooms the Samsung's matte finish gives it an overall advantage and it's the more versatile TV for all lighting situations between the two that's a quick look at Samsung and LG's best TVs for 2024 the s95 D and the LG G4 I'm David catsmy for CET\n"