**A Comparison of Samsung S95D and LG G4: Which TV Reigns Supreme?**

When it comes to choosing between high-end TVs, consumers are often torn between Samsung's latest offerings. The Samsung S95D is one such model that has caught our attention, particularly with its frame skipping issue that occasionally manifests itself in streaming content. On the other hand, we have the LG G4, which boasts technical accuracy and a cleaner picture quality. In this article, we'll delve into the key differences between these two TVs and explore their strengths and weaknesses.

**Frame Skipping Issue on Samsung S95D**

The Samsung S95D seems to be plagued by a frame skipping issue that occasionally affects some streaming content. This phenomenon is not present in the LG G4, which is technically more accurate and cleaner in many ways. However, when it comes to picture quality, the S95D has its own advantages. The TV makes more of the picture visible in certain situations, particularly in darker content where HDR processing can often make images difficult to see.

For instance, let's take a look at this challenging scene from the HDR super channel. As we can see, the Samsung S95D is showing more stars in this scene than the LG G4. This is indicative of what viewers often experience in darker content, where subtleties in luminance are better visible on the S95D. Furthermore, the TV's game mode has a slightly over-brightened look that may appeal to gamers who prefer a more vibrant gaming experience.

**Comparison of Game Modes**

In contrast, the LG G4 has a game mode that is slightly darker than its picture modes. While this still produces an impressive image, gamers who crave a lot of zest in their game graphics might find the S95D's game mode to be preferable. Ultimately, the choice between these two game modes will depend on individual preferences.

**Behavioral Differences and Factors to Consider**

When choosing between the Samsung S95D and LG G4, several factors come into play. Both TVs are exceptionally awesome in their own right, and each serves varying needs for different types of customers. However, our personal experience with these TVs is crucial in making a decision. We hope that this article has helped you get in touch with your gut instinct on each TV.

**Choosing the Right TV for You**

Ultimately, picking a TV is a personal choice that depends on individual preferences and viewing habits. Both the Samsung S95D and LG G4 are exceptional TVs that can cater to various needs. While we don't want our decision to sway your choice, we feel compelled to make an announcement.

**The Verdict: LG G4 for Most Rooms, but Samsung S95D for Bright Spaces**

If we were forced to choose between these two TVs, we would personally buy the LG G4 for most of our rooms. However, if we were putting this in a room that was just flooded with light and frequently watched during the day, we might opt for the Samsung S95D.

In fact, when we factor in cost, the Samsung S9 90d might end up being an attractive option against the LG G4, considering its performance at its price point. We'll need to explore this further in a future video to determine which TV reigns supreme.

**Conclusion and Final Thoughts**

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In conclusion, both TVs have their strengths and weaknesses, and it's essential to weigh these factors before making a decision. We'll see you on the next video, and until then, here are two other videos that we think you might enjoy.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enTitans epic battle cage fightThrones we're still talking about TVsright welcome back everyone I'm Caleb and less you think I was making fun of anyone other than  myself with that intro Let Me assure you that the crosshairs of that satirical cannon were  aimed squarely at yours truly look in this day and age of clickbait headlines and outrageous  thumbnails it's hard not to play up a competition between two of the best TVs you can buy this year  but as I sat down to record this review I just I couldn't do it but I mean it is pretty exciting  right the LG G4 OLED TV is the best TV LG has ever made and while I know there are some of you out  there who have feelings about the Samsung S95D it is in my humble opinion the best TV Samsung  has made in 2024 that being the case I know a lot of folks want to know which one they should  buy is one categorically better than the other which one would I personally spend my money on  I'm going to answer those questions in this versus video and before I get into it I want  to have a quick word with my nit nerd family to all all you enthusiasts out there if you've seen  the reviews I've done for both of these TVs and you already know a whole lot about them you'd  probably like to skip to picture quality battle and takeaway sections toward the end and that's  totally fine there are time codes down in the description however I need to make this video  for as large an audience as I can which means for everyone else out there if you've heard  that these are the best OLED TVs you can buy and you're wondering which one might be best for you  but you don't really want to spend hours watching a bunch of review videos to figure it out that's  what this video is For Soup To Nuts comparison of these two awesome TVs leading to some takeaways  I hope will help you make an informed decision okay enough banter let's get intoit the LG G4 OLED TV is my favorite LG TV ever made now in years past if you bought  the G or Gallery Series from LG that meant that you got a zero Gap wall mount in the box with  the TV no stand and if you wanted to put it on a credenza or Media Console like the BDI console we  have here you'd either have to buy an aftermarket third-party stand or get a stand made by LG none  of which I have liked very much but this year is different if you buy the 55 or 65 in LG G4 you get  a stand included in the box if you buy a 77in or above model you get the super slick gapless  wall mount in the box which means that if what comes in the box is not what you want you need  to plan to spend a few extra bucks to buy what you need I am pleased to say though that the central  pedestal stand LG includes with the 55 and 65 in models here is excellent it feels very solid and  of excellent quality now if you wall mount the TV flush against the wall as the wall mount allows  you'll note that the G4 inputs would be tough to access fortunately LG's Mount allows you to pull  the TV away from the wall so you can plug and unplug cables it will then slide the TV right  back smack against the wall the Samsung S95D also comes with a pedestal stand it is also very solid  it's a little bit of a pain to assemble you'll definitely need to look at the instructions but  once installed it's also very solid theS95D I have has just the slightest gentle lean back to  the panel whereas the LG G4 sits bolt up right now for what that's worth that stand on the Samsung  S95D also pulls double duty as a mounting location for Samsung's one connect box this is where you  connect all your external devices like a game console a Blu-ray player streaming box whatever  and then one cable runs up to the TV you can mount the one connect box to the back of the stand or  you can tuck it away in your media cabinet your choice now for many folks the one connect box is  going to simplify installation but for others it might make things more complicated if you don't  have anything that you need to connect to this TV and just want a clean TV on the wall with no  Associated media stand or connected devices then you have to get kind of clever about where you're  going to hide this box I see folks cutting a large hole in their wall and putting an insert into that  wall to house the Box behind the TV and though it is definitely a little extra work it looks super  clean shout out express TV mounting both of these are exceptionally trim TVs the same thickness as  an iPhone like from an aesthetic standpoint it's a draw for me for out of box setup experience also a  drop some are going to love the one connect box others will not some will like that LG does an  included stand or Mount based on the size of the TV and others are not going to like that so it's adraw as for user interface I like to break this down into two parts you've got the built-in  system or smart TV OS and then you have the remote you use to control it I'll say right now that I  prefer Samsung's remote it's minimalist it's got solar charging for its batteries it's small which  is only a liability if you tend to lose things to your couch cushions I just prefer it to LG's Wii  style magic motion remote which also has a lot more buttons but that is very much a personal  preference if you like having lots of buttons the LG is a better way to go as for the smart TV os's  themselves look I'll be honest I'm not a big fan of either one of them I'm going to put an Apple TV  on either one of these TVs but I will say in terms of how you use and interact with these systems  it's a draw for me LG has made it much easier to get picture mode set up and applied across  various inputs and apps which I appreciate I've also not had any major issues using the Samsung  system I just prefer the functionality and feature reliability for apps especially on the Apple TV so  with preference to the Samsung remote that's a slight tip to the S95D's favor but because it is  so highly subjective I'm once again calling this section a draw in terms of format support it's a  win for LG's G4 the G4 supports both Dolby Vision HDR and DTS audio pass through for its HDMI EC  Port I'll comment some on whether not having Dolby vision is a real loss when it comes to watching  content on the Samsung S95D in a moment but some folks want Dolby vision and or DTS support and for  those the LG is the Clear Choice as for gaming feature support again just features only these  TVs are pretty evenly matched both support 4K up to 144 htz with vrr and while the Samsung lacks  gsync certification from Nvidia it works just fine with g-sync and freesync just like the LG  G4 does both have comprehensive gaming dashboards that offer more features than you're likely to use  but thanks to Dolby vision and DTS support the LG G4 takes the Dub here the only difference in  input and output capabilities from a technical spec standpoint is that the LG G4 supports full  48 GBS per second bandwidth on its HDMI 2.1 ports while the Samung is limited to 40 gbits per second  of bandwidth in theory that would make the LG more capable but in reality I'm unaware of any  Source right now that will ever require more than 40 gbits per second of bandwidth so I would not  personally allow that factor to color my decision in terms of sound quality from the TV's built-in  speaker system this was also very close to being a draw for me however after spending some time  scrutinizing at a very deep level LEL the sound quality of each TV on its own not coordinated with  the Soundbar I've got to give the nod to the LG G4 by a very slim margin I think if you're going to  integrate an LG soundbar with the G4 or a Samsung soundbar with the S95D then I'd probably swing  favor to the SamsungS95D in that kind of a case just because I prefer their high and Dolby Atmos  Soundbar systems on the whole but for built-in TV audio the LG G 4 wins for me which frankly comes  as a surprise because looking at the back of the S95D and seeing all these bass transducers you'd  think the S95D would have a much bigger sound with better low-end response but at least in this space  here that didn't really turn out to be the case again it's super close but I preferred the LG by  a small margin now if you've skipped ahead to this section then you're likely an Enthusiast  concerned about out of box picture accuracy from a measurements perspective here the LG G4 takes  the win uh by a small margin both of these TVs put up impressively accurate measurements when  it comes to gray scale and color when in the filmmaker mode picture preset but the G4 out  of box performance is so stinking accurate I've got to give the nod to LG in this case the Samsung  though might be more appealing to more viewers the S95D's grayscale and white balance tends to be a  little cooler on the color temperature side which lends a little extra vibrancy to the picture it's  not as accurate but damn close and very pretty to look at accuracy is just one measurement though we  also have to talk about color brightness color volume and color gamut and in these areas the  Samsung S95D excels thanks to its Q OLED panel technology it can make some far out colors that  the LG G4 just can't and while there isn't a ton of content to take advantage of that kind of color  performance right now we will be seeing more content that can in the years to come also from  a color brightness and color volume perspective the S95D pulls just slightly ahead again thanks  to the QD OLED panel type so slight advantage to the S95D here how however measurements never  tell the whole story and in the case of comparing these two TVs those measurements mean even less  than normal when it comes to overall luminance or brightness the Samsung S95D measures brighter at  least for a time then its dimming system comes to the rescue because the panel starts getting super  hot but from a perceptual brightness perspective when watching real content the LG G4 appears to  be a brighter TV it can sustain its brightness for a longer time and LG's processing does a great job  managing average Picture level brightness and putting brightness behind HDR highlights when  it matters most this is not something that you can measure because of LG's AI powered  processing it's something that you can see when comparing the two TVs though now is that extra  brightness a real Advantage for most folks I'm scar skeptical that it would be in moderately  bright to dim or full-on dark rooms both TVs are more than sufficiently bright I mean they are the  brightest OLED TVs we've ever seen but that extra brightness horsepower only pays off when you're  watching in a really bright room and that is where we get to the complicating matter of how these TVs  handle bright Sun soaked room situations  the LG G4 has an anti-glare and anti-reflection  treatment that is very effective it can help content remain visible when you have bright  windows or bright lamps or lights in the room but in the end it has a glossy screen and its  WRGB panel with MLA technology allows blacks to look jet black no matter the lighting conditions  in the room the Samsung S95D on the other hand has this otherworldly anti-glare and anti-reflection  technology that works by diffusing the Light across a wide area of the screen so instead  of seeing a focused brighter light source you see a very soft diffused glow across the screen which  I argue is less invasive to the eyes but it's an effect that others do not prefer also in bright  rooms QD OLED panels have slightly elevated black levels now this is not something that bothers me  most of the time when when I'm watching but it's a deal breaker for some folks so add to that not  perfectly Inky black in a bright room issue this light diffusion thing and what you trade off for  a generally more viewable picture in a bright room is some of the deep Inky blacks for which OLED TVs  are revered now from a bright-room viewability perspective the S95D I think is going to look  better to the average viewer but enthusiasts are making clear that they prefer the glossy  LG screen in the end only you can decide what you prefer so if you can go have a look at both  of these TVs in action at a brightly lit retail store and see what you think foryourself now in moderately bright to dim or completely dark rooms the TVs are actually  pretty evenly matched in my opinion again that matte screen on the S95D is going to bug some  picture quality experts if only because the idea bothers them but everyone I've had come in to  look at these TVs feels the S95D is extremely competitive with the G4 in terms of wow factor  there are a couple of picture quality areas though where the LG G4 pulls ahead for me and  I think will benefit most viewers that would be in the cleanup of low-quality streaming content  and in general motion resolution the LG G4 is just a cleaner looking TV with less banding and macro  blocking than the S95D it seems to have better detail without over sharpening the picture now the  G4 isn't perfect it tends to show some gradient issues in the dark gray areas but on the whole it  is a cleaner looking TV and I prefer the LG G4S motion resolution as well I can't put my finger  on exactly what it is just yet but the Samsung S95D has what appears to be a frame skipping  thing that it does very occasionally with some of the streaming content I'm watching and I don't  see that on the G4 now before I finish my picture quality takeaway and tell you which TV I would buy  if I was forced to choose between just these two TVs I want to throw a rather important bone at the  SamsungS95D here while the LG G4 is technically more accurate and cleaner in many ways the S95D  I would argue puts out a picture that I think f will often prefer if only because it makes more of  the picture visible in some situations take this very challenging scene from the HDR super Channel  shout out Jennifer Gala what you can see here is that the S95D is showing more stars in this  scene than the LG G4 I show this scene because it's indicative of what you will often see in  Darker content where much to the chagrin of most viewers HDR processing in the name of accuracy  often makes some of the image difficult to see it's been my experience that the S95D  shows subtleties in luminance a bit better than the LG G4 and I think that while perhaps not  technically accurate that's something folks are going to like the S95D's game mode is  also a bit over brightened again not accurate but for many gamers it's a look that they're  going to prefer the LG G4 by contrast has a game mode that is slightly darker than the  picture modes it's still gorgeous but for folks who like a lot of zest to how their game graphics  look the S95D could end up being preferred so look folks which TV is right for you is going to come  down to several factors by now I hope you've gotten a read on which one you might prefer as  I've listed out the behavioral differences between each one picking a TV is such a personal choice  and you should absolutely go with your gut here hopefully I've helped you get in touch with your  gut instinct on each of these TVs understand this both TVs are exceptionally awesome Samsung and  LG both have every reason to be extremely proud of what they've made and each TV serves varying  needs of different kinds of customers but y'all are always asking which TV I would buy for myself  and while I do not think that should sway your decision it seems I can't can't get away with  making a video like this and not making that call so I'll go ahead and say that if I were forced to  choose I'd probably personally buy the LG G4 for most of my rooms however I would definitely buy  the S95D if I was putting this in a room that was just flooded with light and I frequently watched  during the day to be honest though if we factor in cost it's actually the Samsung S9 90d that  I might want to put against the G4 because the performance of that cutie OLED TV at its price  versus the performance of the WRGB OLED G4 at its price that might sway my decision in favor of the  Samsung option I guess we might have to look into that in a future video thanks as always  for watching everyone I hope you found this video helpful and if you did please do me a favor and  click that like button subscribe to the channel if you want to see more tech review content like this  and hey leave me a comment telling me and the whole Community what you think especially if  you consider yourself less of an Enthusiast and more of an average viewer I want to hear your  thoughts I'll see you on the next one and until then here's two other videos I think you mightlike absolutely go with your there it is hi this is Caleb\n"