The Samsung RU7300 is an okay 4k TV that delivers decent picture quality on a curved screen. Its VA panel can produce deep blacks, which is great for dark room viewing, and its outstanding low input lag provides a responsive gaming experience. However, it lacks advanced gaming features like FreeSync, and its refresh rate is limited to 60Hz. Furthermore, its response time is poor, which results in a bit more motion blur during fast-moving scenes. Its HDR performance is quite limited, as it can't display a wide color gamut and doesn't get very bright. It has good color accuracy, though, and Samsung's Tizen OS is a good, user-friendly platform that has tons of apps available.
Our Verdict
The Samsung RU7300 is an okay TV for most uses. Its VA panel can produce deep and uniform blacks, making it a good choice for dark room viewing. It has decent reflection handling and can get bright enough for a moderately-lit room. It has excellent low input lag for gaming, but it doesn't support any variable refresh rate technologies to reduce screen tearing. Unfortunately, it can only provide an okay HDR experience, as it can't display a wide color gamut and can't get bright enough to make highlights pop.
- Produces deep, uniform blacks.
- Excellent low input lag.
- Disappointing viewing angles.
- Limited HDR performance.
The Samsung RU7300 is an okay TV for watching movies. It produces deep blacks but lacks a local dimming feature to improve dark room performance. Although its poor response time results in more motion blur, it also causes less stutter in 24p movies. Unfortunately, it can't remove judder from any source but can interpolate movies up to 60Hz, if you enjoy the soap opera effect.
The Samsung RU7300 is a decent TV for watching TV shows. Its VA panel has poor viewing angles, so it's not the best choice if you like to walk around while watching. It has decent SDR peak brightness and reflection handling, so you shouldn't have any issues in a moderately-lit room, but the curved screen causes some reflections to smear across the screen, which may be distracting in some cases. It can upscale lower-resolution content well, and you can safely leave the news running all day long with no risks of permanent burn-in.
The Samsung RU7300 is an okay TV for watching sports. Its response time is a bit slow and there's some dirty screen effect in the middle of the screen, which can be distracting. Unfortunately, it isn't bright enough to overcome glare in a bright room, and its poor viewing angles aren't well-suited for watching the big game with a large group of friends. On the upside, it can upscale lower-resolution content like cable sports well, and it has an optional black frame insertion feature that can help reduce motion blur.
The Samsung RU7300 is a decent TV for playing video games. It has outstanding low input lag, but its response time is poor, so fast-moving objects have a bit of blur behind them. The backlight's flicker frequency also causes some duplication of the image, which can be rather distracting. There's no FreeSync support, but it does support most common resolutions, including 1440p, which is great.
The Samsung RU7300 is a mediocre TV for watching HDR movies. It can produce deep and uniform blacks thanks to the VA panel's high contrast ratio, however, it lacks a local dimming feature. Unfortunately, it can't get very bright in HDR, and can't display a wide color gamut, so HDR content won't look significantly different from SDR content. Additionally, it can't remove judder from any source.
The Samsung RU7300 is an okay TV for HDR gaming. It has outstanding low input lag and supports most common resolutions, however, it has a poor response time and there are noticeable duplications in some motion due to the PWM flicker of the backlight. Its HDR performance is severely limited by the lack of a wide color gamut and it can't get bright enough to make a dramatic difference from SDR.
The Samsung RU7300 is a decent TV for use as a PC monitor. It can display full 4:4:4 chroma with no issues and it supports most common resolutions. Input lag is low, but its slow response time means there's more noticeable blur trail behind fast-moving objects. Its VA panel has poor viewing angles, so the images look washed out at the sides if you sit too close. Thankfully, you won't have to worry about permanent burn-in, as most VA panels are immune.
Changelog
- Updated May 21, 2020: Converted to Test Bench 1.5.
- Updated Feb 21, 2020: Converted to Test Bench 1.4.
- Updated May 10, 2019: Review published.
- Updated May 08, 2019: Early access published.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the 55" (UN55RU7300) version FA01. For the most part, we expect our review to be valid for the 49" model (which is only available in the UK) and the 65" model.
If someone comes across a different type of panel or if their Samsung RU7300 doesn't correspond to our review, let us know and we will update the review.
| Size | Model Short | US | UK |
| 49" | UE49RU7300 | - | UE49RU7300KXXU |
| 55" | UN55RU7300 | UN55RU7300FXZA | UE55RU7300KXXU |
| 65" | UN65RU7300 | UN65RU7300FXZA | UE65RU7300KXXU |
The UN55RU7300 we reviewed was manufactured in February 2019.
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The Samsung RU7300 is a good entry-level curved UHD TV, but there are better TVs for less. It's succeeded by the 2020 Samsung TU8300. See our recommendations for the best TVs, the best HDR gaming TVs, and the best smart TVs.
The Samsung RU7300 and Samsung RU7100 are extremely similar, but the RU7300 has a curved screen. Other than that, they're essentially the same TV.
The Vizio E Series 2018 is a bit better than the Samsung RU7300. The E Series has a local dimming feature, although this doesn't add much, and it has a much faster response time. The Vizio can also remove judder from most sources, but lacks a motion interpolation feature. The Samsung has a curved screen, a motion interpolation feature, and lower input lag.
The Samsung RU7300 is the replacement for the Samsung NU7300, and there are no significant differences between the two. The RU7300 now supports 1440p, and it has a dedicated component input at the back, instead of the adapter used by the NU7300. The RU7300 also adds support for 5 GHz wifi.
The Samsung NU8000 is much better than the Samsung RU7300. The NU8000 can get brighter and can handle bright room reflections better. The NU8000 also delivers a better dark room performance thanks to its local dimming feature, and motion looks crisper on the NU8000 due to the faster response time. The Samsung RU7300 is a curved TV that delivers a little lower input lag, which matters for video games.
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