Samsung QN85C/QN85CD QLED Review (QN55QN85CAFXZA, QN65QN85CAFXZA, QN75QN85CAFXZA, QN85QN85CAFXZA)

The Samsung QN85C uses pulse width modulation (PWM) to dim its backlight, so unfortunately, it’s not flicker-free. The flicker frequency varies between picture modes and with certain settings.

It flickers at 960Hz in the following pictures modes between the stated backlight levels:

• Dynamic: between 26 and 46.
• Standard: between 25 and 47.
• Movie: below 48.

Game Mode flickers at 960Hz in these circumstances:

• No motion interpolation: always flickers at 960Hz.
• Game Motion Plus enabled: between 25 and 48.

All other modes and/or backlight levels flicker at 120Hz, except for Game Mode with LED Clear Motion enabled, which stays locked at 60Hz, and the ‘Graphic’ mode of ‘PC’ mode with the backlight set to Max, also locked at 60Hz.