Is the Samsung S85H OLED worth it?
Yes — one of the best ways into OLED.
Samsung S85H OLED
93%of 67 owners give it 4 or 5 starsWorth it if…
You want your first OLED for gaming and evening TV without paying mid-range money.
Not worth it if…
You care most about natural colour, or your room is bright most of the day.
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What you get
Brighter than most entry-level OLEDs, so it copes better with a lit room, with perfect blacks and a solid, three-dimensional picture. All four HDMI ports take 4K 120Hz games with VRR, and lag is low. Colours lean bold, reds especially, the speakers lack bass, and there's no Dolby Vision.
Brightness
Gaming
Colour
Sound
What owners say
Verified buyers only; every 1–3 star review read by us. How we do this
Owners who wrote a review love the clear, colourful picture and the price. A few sets arrived with a faulty screen.
They love
- Sharp, colourful picture
- Good value
- Easy to set up and use
They complain
- Arrived faulty: no picture or flickering pixels
Not worth it for you?
You care most about natural colour
Your room is bright most of the day
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How we reached this verdict
What Hi-Fi calls it a solid entry point to OLED: a punchy, three-dimensional picture, good peak brightness for its class and solid apps and gaming, but underpowered audio, a tendency to over-brighten and over-baked reds. Tom's Guide rates it a strong mid-budget OLED with low input lag and an excellent gaming mode, brighter than the LG B6 but less colour-accurate, with lacklustre sound and no Dolby Vision.
We compared independent expert reviews with the manufacturer's specifications, then checked it's sold at a major retailer where you live. We don't test products ourselves.
Sources: What Hi-Fi, Tom's Guide, Samsung (specs), RTINGS, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, Expert Reviews, Trusted Reviews, manufacturer specifications.
Owner reports: 67 verified buyer ratings at Costco (Canada), read November 2026.