The Samsung Q60/Q60T QLED, also sold as the Samsung Q6DT at Costco and Sam's Club, is an entry-level 4k QLED from Samsung's 2020 lineup. It's a decent all-around TV, although it lacks some features that you might find on higher-end models, like full-array local dimming or HDMI 2.1 bandwidth ports. It uses a VA panel with an outstanding contrast ratio and exceptional black uniformity, meaning it displays deep, uniform blacks in a dark room. Unfortunately, it has narrow viewing angles, so it's not as well-suited for a wide seating arrangement. It has remarkably low input lag, resulting in a responsive desktop and gaming experience. However, it doesn't support advanced gaming features, like variable refresh rate technology (VRR), and its response time is only passable, causing some motion blur in fast-moving scenes.
Our Verdict
The Samsung Q60T is a decent TV for most uses. It's good for watching TV during the day since it gets bright and has decent reflection handling. Despite lacking local dimming, it's still decent for watching movies in dark rooms thanks to its outstanding contrast ratio and remarkable black uniformity. It has a low input lag, so gaming feels responsive, but its slow response time makes motion look blurry. It's also a bit lacking for HDR, as it doesn't get bright enough to make highlights pop in HDR content.
- Outstanding contrast ratio.
- Gets bright enough to combat glare.
- Incredibly low input lag.
- No local dimming feature.
- No VRR support.
- Highlights don't pop in HDR.
The Samsung Q60T is decent for watching movies in a dark room. It looks good in a dark room thanks to its outstanding native contrast ratio and remarkable black uniformity, resulting in deep, uniform blacks. However, it doesn't have a local dimming feature to improve contrast. It upscales lower-resolution content from DVD or Blu-ray players well, and it can remove judder from native 24p sources, ensuring a smooth movie-watching experience.
- Outstanding contrast ratio.
- Remarkable black uniformity.
- No local dimming feature.
The Samsung Q60T is good for watching TV shows in a bright room. While its reflection handling is only decent, it gets bright enough to overcome glare in well-lit rooms. It also upscales lower resolution content from cable boxes without issue, and the Tizen smart interface has a great selection of streaming apps. Unfortunately, the image degrades when viewed at an angle, so it's not well-suited for a wide seating arrangement or if you like to move around with the TV on.
- Gets bright enough to combat glare.
- Decent reflection handling.
- Narrow viewing angles.
The Samsung Q60T is a decent TV for watching sports. It has great peak brightness in SDR and decent reflection handling, so it can easily overcome glare in a bright room. It also has good uniformity, with just a bit of dirty screen effect in the center of the screen. However, its response time is mediocre, so there's some motion blur with fast-moving content like sports. Unfortunately, it's not well suited for watching sports with a wide seating arrangement, as the image degrades when viewed at an angle.
- Gets bright enough to combat glare.
- No dirty screen effect.
- Narrow viewing angles.
- Motion looks blurry.
The Samsung Q60T is a decent TV for playing video games. It has remarkably low input lag, so gaming feels responsive. However, its response time is mediocre, so there's some motion blur behind fast-moving objects. It's great for gaming in the dark, thanks to its high contrast ratio and fantastic black uniformity. Unfortunately, it lacks advanced gaming features, like variable refresh rate support, and it doesn't support 4k @ 120Hz gaming.
- Outstanding contrast ratio.
- Remarkable black uniformity.
- Incredibly low input lag.
- Motion looks blurry.
- No VRR support.
The Samsung Q60T is decent for watching HDR movies. It displays a wide color gamut for HDR content, but it doesn't get bright enough for bright highlights to stand out. Its contrast ratio is outstanding, and it has remarkable black uniformity, so details in dark scenes look great, but there's no local dimming feature to further improve contrast. It supports HDR10 and HDR10+, but not Dolby Vision, so HDR content from some streaming sources will be limited to HDR10, which isn't as good.
- Outstanding contrast ratio.
- Displays a wide color gamut.
- No local dimming feature.
- Highlights don't pop in HDR.
The Samsung Q60T is decent for HDR gaming. Its low input lag makes for a responsive gaming experience, but it has a mediocre response time, so there's some motion blur. It displays a wide color gamut, but its HDR brightness is mediocre, so bright highlights don't stand out as well as they're supposed to. While it has an outstanding contrast ratio, it doesn't have a local dimming feature to improve contrast. Unfortunately, it lacks advanced gaming features, like variable refresh rate support, and it doesn't support 4k @ 120Hz gaming.
- Outstanding contrast ratio.
- Incredibly low input lag.
- Displays a wide color gamut.
- Motion looks blurry.
- No VRR support.
- Highlights don't pop in HDR.
The Samsung Q60T is a decent choice for a PC monitor. It has a remarkably low input lag, and it displays chroma 4:4:4 properly at any resolution, which is necessary for clear text. It's bright enough to combat glare and has decent reflection handling. Unfortunately, it has narrow viewing angles, so the edges of the screen look washed out if you sit too close. It also has a mediocre response time, resulting in some noticeable blur in fast-moving content.
- Incredibly low input lag.
- Displays chroma 4:4:4 properly.
- Narrow viewing angles.
- Motion looks blurry.
Changelog
- Updated Sep 26, 2025: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
- Updated Jul 08, 2025: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
- Updated Apr 17, 2025: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
- Updated Feb 11, 2025: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the 55 inch Samsung Q60T, but the results are valid for the other sizes available, which you can see in the table below. You can find it sold as the Q6DT at warehouse stores, and the 70 inch model is only sold at Costco in the U.S. Note that with Samsung TVs, the five letters after the short model code (AFXZA in this case) can vary between regions and even between different retailers.
| Size | US Model | Short Model Code |
|---|---|---|
| 43" | QN43Q60TAFXZA | QN43Q60T |
| 50" | QN50Q60TAFXZA | QN50Q60T |
| 55" | QN55Q60TAFXZA | QN55Q60T |
| 58" | QN58Q60TAFXZA | QN58Q60T |
| 65" | QN65Q60TAFXZA | QN65Q60T |
| 70" | QN70Q6DTAFXZA | QN70Q6DT |
| 75" | QN75Q60TAFXZA | QN75Q60T |
| 82" | QN82Q60TAFXZA | QN82Q60T |
| 85" | QN85Q60TAFXZA | QN85Q60T |
If someone comes across a different type of panel or their Samsung Q60T doesn't correspond to our review, let us know and we'll update the review.
Our unit was manufactured in February 2020; you can see the label here.
Popular TV Comparisons
The Samsung Q60T is the entry-level QLED TV for 2020. It's a bit of a step down from 2019's Samsung Q60/Q60R QLED, as some of the more high-end features like variable refresh rate are now only available on the Samsung Q70/Q70T QLED and higher.
It's a good entry-level TV if you still want to have a decent HDR experience, but there are better options available for cheaper, like the Hisense H8G. See our recommendations for the best TVs, the best 4k TVs, and the best QLED TVs.
The Samsung Q80T is higher-end than the Samsung Q60T and has much better performance. The Q80T has a local dimming feature that improves its contrast, and it has Samsung 'Ultra Viewing Angle' technology that improves the viewing angles. The Q80T also has VRR support and a much quicker response time for a better gaming experience. However, because the Q60T doesn't have an 'Ultra Viewing Angle' layer, it has a much better native contrast ratio.
The Samsung Q70R is a better TV than the Samsung Q60T. The Q70R looks and feels more premium and well-made, has full-array local dimming, is better for HDR content due to its higher HDR peak brightness and slightly wider color gamut, and has a smoother smart interface. The Q70R also supports VRR, while the Q60T doesn't. On the other hand, the Q60T has more accurate colors out of the box and supports Samsung's new dual-LED technology for improved contrast, though its contrast performance is similar to the Q70R.
The Samsung Q60R is slightly better than the Samsung Q60T. Although the Q60T has some improvements in terms of performance, some features that were on the Q60R have been removed, such as 24p judder reduction and variable refresh rate. However, the Q60T's contrast ratio is a bit better, and it has much better uniformity, though response time is not as good as the Q60R.
The LG NANO90 2020 is a bit better overall than the Samsung Q60T, but they have different panel types. The LG has an IPS panel with wider viewing angles. It also has a 120Hz refresh rate with VRR support to reduce screen tearing, and the response time is much quicker on the LG, providing a better gaming experience. However, the VA panel on the Q60T has a much better contrast ratio, and it gets much brighter, making it a better choice for dark room viewing.
We buy and test dozens of TVs yearly, taking an objective, data-driven approach to deliver results you can trust. Our testing process is complex, with hundreds of individual tests that take over a week to complete. Most of our tests use specially designed test patterns that mimic real content, but we also use the same sources you have at home to ensure our results match the real-world experience. We use two main tools for our testing: a Colorimetry Research CR-100 colorimeter and a CR-250 spectroradiometer.
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