In my humble opinion, any Samsung TV you choose will be a big upgrade over most TVs. These TVs are packed with technology that enhances picture quality, brightens colours, and improves contrast, and the Samsung Q70C 4K TV is no exception. It’s one of the newest Samsung TVs for 2023, and to test it I moved my own QLED TV out of my living room and moved in the 55 inch Q70C. While my QLED has a Mini-LED backlight and this TV uses Dual LED technology, I’m really impressed with how bright and colourful it is. The layer of quantum dots adds a level of depth and enhances the picture quality in a way that most LED TVs can’t achieve.
Here’s what I thought of the Samsung Q70C NeoQLED 4K TV.
Samsung Q70C QLED TV features
I tested out the 55-inch Samsung Q70C NeoQLED TV, but it’s also available in 65, 75, and 85 inch models. It’s exceptionally thin and light, measuring only 26 mm (1 inch) wide and so light I was able to lift it from the box myself. It only weighs 21.4 kg (47lb) with the stand. Here are its key features:
- 4K QLED TV with Dual-LED backlight and Supreme UHD Dimming
- AirSlim design with Slim Simple Plus stand
- Quantum dot technology with 100% colour volume
- Accurate colour validated by Pantone
- Quantum processor 4K and Quantum HDR to optimize picture quality and enhance contrast
- AI upscaling upgrades HD and SD video
- 20 Watt 2CH speakers give you the feeling of 3D surround sound
- Samsung Smart Hub gives you voice control, a variety of streaming apps, and control over your smart devices
- Solar cell remote control charges via sunlight so you don’t need to replace batteries
- Motion Xcelerator Turbo+ and 4K/120Hz offer smooth gaming performance
- 7.8 ms input lag, super Ultra Wide Game view, ALLM, Dynamic Black EQ, and FreeSync Premium Pro for gaming
- Four HDMI 2.1 inputs, two USB inputs, Ethernet, and Optical Out
Samsung Q70C NeoQLED design
The Samsung Q70C is a great-looking TV. I love the AirSlim design. It’s only 1 inch wide and it’s packaged with the Slim Simple Plus stand. It feels pretty sturdy on the stand and I like the two leg design much better than the computer display style mount I’ve seen on other new Samsung TVs. It’s nice to have the stand, but I think with a TV this slim I would opt to mount it on the wall. If you use a flat, low profile mount and make use of Ambient mode, the TV would look like a picture frame.
Picture quality on Samsung Q70C 4K TV
A QLED TV is a TV with a layer of quantum dots placed over the backlight. When you place quantum dots over any backlight the TV will have brighter colours and better contrast, and I’ve seen this technology used on both LED backlights and Mini-LED backlights. The Samsung Q70C has an LED backlight, but it’s Dual LED. Dual LED uses two LED lights instead of one and they are both set at different colour temperatures. When paired with quantum dots, the colours produced on the TV are more natural, brighter, and have better colour balance overall.
To test out any TV I’ll spend a decent amount of time watching movies and TV shows on Netflix and Disney+. I knew an LED TV wouldn’t be as bright as my own Mini-LED TV, but I was impressed with the picture quality and brightness on this TV just the same. I have a living room that doesn’t get a lot of natural light, but the TV was definitely bright enough for the room.
The layer of quantum dots really enhances colour on the TV, and it also has Pantone validated colour to make everything as real to life as possible. The TV also has a 4K Quantum Processor and Quantum HDR to enhance contrast and improve overall picture quality for whatever you’re watching. The contrast is very good on this TV. It can reach dark blacks and there didn’t seem to be a lot of light leakage unless you really looked for it. When it did appear it was along the upper edges of the TV in the corners, but I had to stand close to the screen to really see it. I thought everything I watched looked very natural, and colours were bright and realistic without being overly harsh.
The Samsung Q70C also has AI upscaling, and you can see that at work when you watch older TV shows or you’re tuning into Samsung TV Plus as most of the options are 1080p or 720p. Just keep in mind that AI means artificial intelligence, so it can take a minute to kick in and it gets better over time. I watched a few episodes of I Love Lucy and the content seemed a bit dull and blurry at first, but within a few minutes of watching the picture sharpened quite a bit and had less of a hazy edge to it.
Samsung Gaming and Quantum HDR on Q70C
One of the first things I did to test out the Samsung Q70C was to connect my gaming controller to the Samsung Gaming Hub. I love the Samsung Gaming Hub more every time I use it. You can connect your game accounts like Xbox Game Pass without needing to plug in a console. I plugged the TV into Ethernet to avoid the small delay we were having when connected to our Wi-Fi network. Once it was connected to Ethernet, I was impressed with the low lag and refresh rate. We played a lot of games including bright, colourful games like Sea of Thieves and the picture was bright and vivid. HDR detail was very good too. Nothing we played looked overly dark, and detail was clearly visible.
We didn’t plug our PS5 into the TV but when you do you’ll be able to game at 4K/120Hz and it has ALLM and VRR. If you’re going to use cloud gaming via the Gaming Hub I would use a new controller wherever possible. We tried to connect an older Xbox controller but the TV couldn’t find it in pairing mode. It immediately found our new PS5 controller though, so we used that when playing on the TV.
Sound quality on Samsung Q70C
It’s hard to have big, bold sound when your TV is only an inch wide, but the Samsung Q70C came through loud and clear. It has OTS Lite virtual sound that can replicate the type of sound tracking you get with Dolby Atmos. Dialogue is clear and defined, and if you turn the volume up to 30 or so you can hear smaller details.
If the Q70C was my main TV I’d definitely add a Samsung sound bar. When you do the TV has access to Q-Symphony, a feature where your sound bar and the TV’s speaker work together to produce louder audio. I love this feature as I’ve always thought it was a waste when a sound bar takes control of the TV’s audio and no longer utilizes the speakers in the TV. They are perfectly good speakers so you should be able to use them.
Smart Hub and smart home control
I love the Samsung Smart Hub. It’s well organized and the screen is pre-loaded with your favourite streaming apps including Netflix, Disney+, Prime, and Samsung TV Plus. You can find buttons on the remote that take you straight to these apps too. There are also a ton of other apps you can choose including Samsung Health for workouts or opt to use the TV as an Internet browser.
There is a left-side menu with search, ambient mode, gaming mode, and access to the devices you have plugged into your HDMI inputs. Settings are accessible on the left side too, and you can adjust your TV settings including Picture Modes, Picture Setup, and Sound Modes. There are auto settings for picture clarity and digital output audio. You can flip through picture modes and set it to optimized or EyeComfort. I found EyeComfort to be much brighter so I kept it on that setting. You don’t need to really tweak the settings if you have it set to auto modes. The TV will optimize the picture for you.
The other part of Smart Hub that I really like is how it lets you control your smart home devices. You can connect your Samsung Smart Things account to your TV and it will notify you of different things. For example, my Samsung range has Wi-Fi so it sent a notification to the TV when it was done preheating.
Should you choose the Samsung Q70C QLED 4K TV?
There’s a lot to love about the Samsung Q70C. For an LED TV it’s very bright, and it has great contrast and fantastic colour. When you’re watching action scenes or gaming, motion is very smooth. I also love Samsung Gaming Hub. It’s a lot of fun, and it’s great you don’t have to actually have a console to play games via your game pass.
I also tested out the Samsung Q90NC so check out my review for a look at one of Samsung’s new QLED TVs with Mini-LED backlight. I don’t think you can go wrong with either option.
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I learned about the Samsung Smart Hub and that I can use voice controls and the 50 inch TV would be wonderful
Solar cell remote control that charges with sunlight and my favourite size would be 55 inch
I learned about the Samsung Smart Hub and that I could use voice controls. I think a 50 inch would be great.
I learned what QLED means. 55in would be the preferred size!
Solar cell remote control charges via sunlight. So cool! Also my favourite size would be 55 inch
I like that it has nice color graphics.
I think the Gaming Hub is a great feature to have learned about, and a 55in-60in TV would fit nicely on my wall
I learned about the solar remote control.
I learned about the solar remote, what an awesome idea!
55″ would be perfect for my space
Solar cell remote is so cool and 55 inch would be great
that is has Samsung Gaming Hub; i have game pass trials that i used to play on my laptop, now i would like to play on the tv.
75″ tv is best
I learned that the quantum dots add depth and improve picture quality. I would like at least a 55″ TV for my family room.
I learned that Samsung Smart Hub gives you voice control and a solar cell to keep the batteries charged. A 75″ TV would be perfect for me so I could enjoy the small details in the nature shows.
I think Samsung Smart Hub is a great feature allowing direct access to so many apps.
A 55″ TV would fit nicely in my apartment.
I learned what QLED means. 55in would be a good size for my space
I learned that you don’t need to connect your Xbox to the Q70C to play games. I think 65″ would suit my home.
Interesting to learn that the Samsung has AI upscaling for when you watch older TV shows and it would look amazing if I got a 55″ for my living room!
One thing I learned from this review was how outstanding the sound quality is on the television. Sound is a big factor for me when choosing a TV, and the 20 Watt 2CH speakers that give you the feeling of 3D surround sound are a desired feature, especially as a couple who loves to watch movies on our days off.
The ideal TV size for my home would be 65”.
I learned that if you add a Soundbar to the Samsung Q70C 4K TV, you can integrate Q-Symphony, and have the TV’s speaker and your soundbar work together to produce louder audio. It makes sense to integrate a current sound bar into a new TV system, and have them work together! Genius!
Oh! And 50-55″ would be the perfect size of TV for my home (forgot that part initially).
I did not know that Solar cell remote control charges via sunlight so you don’t need to replace batteries. I think a 55″ would be great for our living room
I learnt that this TV has Q-Symphony and the ideal TV size would be 55″ for my home.
It has a gaming hub and I would love the 65 inch model,.
I had no idea that QLED was actually a layer of quantum dots placed over the backlight, My son thinks that a gigantic TV is best and, to be honest, we do have a good-sized TV room. I guess in this case that would be the 85 inch model
I learned about the solar cell remote that charges with sunlight which is pretty cool. My perfect sized TV would be an 85″ or even bigger – I want to feel like I am at the theatre.
Now I know more about QLED technology. For me 55″ is the right size.
The one thing I learned about TV from Shelly’s review was that the TV has different picture modes, like eye comfort, which is ideal as I spend much time at the computer screen daily. It would be nice to have a TV screen that was easier for my eyes. Our perfect TV size for our home would be 65”, not too big or too small. Heck, I’m Goldilocks lol!!
I learned about the solar cell remote that charges with sunlight which is pretty cool. My perfect sized TV would be an 85″ or even bigger – I want to feel like I am at the theatre.
One thing I learned from Shelly’s informative article is that this awesome Samsung tv also includes a Gaming Hub!
I would say that the best tv size for our needs is a big 75” unit please!
I learned the TV was validated by Pantone, and I didn’t know they would validate TVs!
55″ is the ideal size TV for our house, it’s the perfect viewing distance from the couch in out TV room.
Motion Xcelerator Turbo+ for better gaming, A 55″ set would be a good size.
Now I know more about QLED technology. For me 55″ is the right size.
Wow, solar remote to replace batteries – what a great idea. My ideal size would be 55″.
I had no idea that QLED was actually a layer of quantum dots placed over the backlight, and how that brightens colours and improves contrast. Makes perfect sense now, but I just didn’t have any reason to think about it since we weren’t in the market for a TV.
The ideal TV size in our home is a matter of opinion (hahaha!). My husband thinks that a gigantic TV is best and, to be honest, we do have a good-sized TV room. I guess in this case that would be the 85 inch model. Personally, I’d be happy with the 55 inch model but hubby is the one who spends the most time watching TV, so I’d better let him decide.
It has a gaming hub and I would love the 65 inch model, please!
I learned so much but the remote being able to be charged by sunlight/light is wonderful and what a savings it will be on not needing to replace batteries and so good for the environment. I would love a 85 inch tv as it would fill my one wall and movies and shows would be spectacular viewing for these older eyes of mine. Love to see movies with more details.
I learnt that this TV has Q-Symphony and the ideal TV size would be 55″ for my home.
I learned about and love the solar charging remote idea. Batteries don’t need changed often but solar charging wipes that out entirely.
We’re looking at a 55-66″ TV for our small basement TV room.
Better understanding of QLED now
I learned that it has a solar cell remote control which charges via sunlight so you don’t need to replace batteries. My perfect size of tv would be 55″
This review helped me understand what QLED is.
I think a 55″ TV would be a great match for our house.
One thing I learned from this article is that this beautiful tv has a Quantum Processor! Wow!
And, my tv size of choice is a 75″ screen- we just love that genuine quality and incredible clarity! It belongs in my living room.. 😉
I learned about the accurate colour validated by Pantone, a 65″ would be my preferred size.
I learned about Q-Symphony, and my ideal tv size would be over 100 inches.
the 20 Watt 2CH speakers give you the feeling of 3D surround sound
I learned that the colour accuracy is so good that it was validated by Pantone and I would love to have the 55″ tv.
The input lag for gaming is a must for Armored core 6. 85″ would be perfect to connect my PC and my PS5 to have 2 in 1 screen.
I was impressed by
– the 20 Watt 2CH speakers give you the feeling of 3D surround sound, and
– the Solar cell remote control charges via sunlight so you don’t need to replace batteries
sorry, I forgot to state that 55 inches is the preferred size of a new TV for our living room
One thing I learned from Shelly’s review is that the TV has a 4K Quantum Processor and Quantum HDR which enhances the contrast and improves the picture quality with bright, natural and realistic looking colours. The ideal size TV for our home would be the 65″.
I never knew about solar cell remote controls before reading this review. Very cool.
I think a 65″ screen would be the perfect size TV for our Livingroom.
I learned that it has 4 HDMI slots! The 55″ inch is ideal for our room!
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