Samsung Q80/Q80A QLED vs Samsung Q85T

Channel and volume keys click up and down, Ambient mode gets its own button as does the mic for voice, and even the Netflix and Amazon app shortcut keys are nicer than on other remotes: They lack garish colors and instead just match the rest of the wand.Ambient mode is designed to show stuff on the screen when you're not watching TV. It's a cool feature if you don't like the big black rectangle of an inert TV, and can display your photos, designer art, the weather, headlines and even adjust backgrounds to match your wall. David Katzmaier/CNETAlexa and Google join BixbySamsung's homebrew Bixby voice assistant is built into the Q80T, as you'd expect, but new for 2020 you can choose the overwhelmingly more-popular Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant instead

My main sources are over-the-air reception and the internet via a dedicated computer. OTA is allegedly digital, though most of the time it does not look like it; and much of the internet is suppose to be high res, though increasing one's feed to the maximum resolution affects downloads, so I usually go 720 ppi max. My MAIN COMPLAINT however is Samsung's software AND the remote supplied with this model. There are NO NUMBERS ON THE REMOTE, and one must do everything via a few buttons that have only icons on them

So again, if you want that hands-free activation, it is an option, of course, just like any other alexa or google assistant device. You can use a cont...

Next I'll go over what I have connected and what settings I use. Initially I went with rting's recommended settings, and tailored them to my tastes. Intelligent mode settings: off HDMI 1 (regular port): Xbox One X running 4k 59hz variable refresh rate with freesync. You could hook this to HDMI 4 for 1440p 120hz instead

However, Samsung needs to get a better guide for use. Very cumbersome to add channels and does not have app availability like a Roku. It's "atmospheric" screen saver is just awful as are most of the other options. Forget surfing the internet

Does not support passing through DTS which is very strange considering the price. Remote on mine is very laggy which you won't expect from $1500 TV - very often it reacts with random delay and somtimes does not react at all. If you won't allow TV to connect to the internet some picture settings will be disabled which is weird but Samsung have to spy on you somehow I guess. Tizen is pretty terrible, I never thought that software in 2020 can have such bad user interface

I will update this review if I choose to replace rather than get a refund, fingers crossed the process isn't a nightmare and it can be resolved expeditiously.

Amazon contacted the shipping company, who then contacted me, and approximately one week later I waved good-bye to the t.v. The return was very easy and painless .