Our Verdict
Great for any usage. Excellent picture quality. Handles motion well and suitable for a dark or bright room. Great HDR performance. Unfortunately the picture quality degrades from the side.
- Great TV for watching movies and HDR content.
- Very low input lag which is great for playing video games.
- Very bright and not much reflections.
- Picture quality deteriorates when viewed from the side.
Great for watching movies. Dark scenes appear rich and well defined. Smooth playback from any source.
Great for watching TV in a bright room. Deals with reflections well and displays a range of resolutions clearly. Very bright to deal with ambient light. Unfortunately the great picture quality diminishes when viewed from the side.
Very good for sports. Handles fast motion very well. Uniform screen results in quality playing field.
Excels for video games. Very little input lag which is good. Fast motion remains well defined. Great picture quality.
Impressive HDR performance. Deep blacks and rich colors. Very bright highlights on top of an excellent picture quality.
Great PC monitor. Handles a wide range of resolutions well. Displays text clearly on all backgrounds. Feels very responsive with little motion blur.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the 55" (UN55KS9000) version FA01. For the most part, we expect our review to be valid for the 65" version (UN65KS9000) and 75" version (UN75KS9000). If someone comes across a different type of panel or if their Samsung KS9000 doesn't correspond to our review, let us know and we will update the review.
| Size | Model | US | Canada | UK | Warehouse | Warehouse long |
| 55" | UN55KS9000 | UN55KS9000FXZA | UN55KS9000FXZC | UE55KS8000 | N/A | N/A |
| 65" | UN65KS9000 | UN65KS9000FXZA | UN65KS9000FXZC | UE65KS8000 | UN65KS900D | UN65KS900DFXZA |
| 75" | UN75KS9000 | UN75KS9000FXZA | UN75KS9000FXZC | UE75KS8000 | N/A | N/A |
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The KS9000 is definitely the best overall LED TV we tested so far for a mixed usage. However, it is priced very high, so we don't really recommend it.
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Test Results
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