Samsung 50 Smart Uhd 4k 120 Motion Rate Tv - Un50mu6300fxza Review

Test Results

Blueprint

Curved No

The design of the MU6300 is expert. It is well-nigh identical to the KU6300 from 2016, and won't turn many heads. The stand supports the TV quite well and the borders are an average thickness. The build quality is similar to other competing TVs.

The Five-shaped center stand up is iconic of Samsung TVs, and looks very like to the KU6300 from last year. If knocked, the Boob tube does wobble quite a bit but is still quite stable.

Footprint of the 55" Goggle box stand up: 12.ane" x 33.ii"

Wall Mount VESA 400x400

The back of the TV looks the same as the KU6300 and is all plastic. All of the inputs can exist accessed from the side, which is groovy for those who identify the TV near a wall. The controls are likewise relatively easy to admission.

Borders 0.67" (1.7 cm)

The borders of the Television receiver have an boilerplate thickness. They are fabricated of plastic.

Max Thickness 2.56" (6.5 cm)

The thickest part of the Idiot box is near the bottom, but it won't stick out too much if wall-mounted.

Maximum Temperature 102 °F (39 °C)

Average Temperature 97 °F (36 °C)

The MU6300 gets warm to the bear on along the top, sides and at parts of the back of the TV, simply this shouldn't be a trouble.

The build quality is the same as the KU6300 from 2016. The stand feels a bit cheap just the Television receiver certainly isn't going to fall apart from normal use.

Picture Quality

Native Contrast 5,768 : 1

Contrast with local dimming N/A

Excellent native contrast ratio for the Samsung MU6300, like the 2016 KU6300. With 5768:1 contrast ratio, the MU6300 can produce very deep blacks and tin provide a skillful pic feel when set up in a night room.

Update 09/21/2017: The 43" size likely uses an IPS panel, according to many user reports. This means that information technology volition have a contrast ratio of ~one thousand cd/one thousand², which results in a sub-par contrast score of vi.0.

Local Dimming No

Backlight Straight

There is no local dimming on the MU6300. The video is for reference only.

SDR Existent Scene Summit Brightness 326 cd/m²

SDR Peak 2% Window 199 cd/m²

SDR Pinnacle 10% Window 362 cd/m²

SDR Peak 25% Window 357 cd/grand²

SDR Superlative fifty% Window 357 cd/m²

SDR Top 100% Window 357 cd/m²

SDR Sustained 2% Window 198 cd/chiliad²

SDR Sustained 10% Window 354 cd/m²

SDR Sustained 25% Window 354 cd/m²

SDR Sustained 50% Window 353 cd/m²

SDR Sustained 100% Window 353 cd/m²

SDR ABL 0.039

Good SDR peak brightness. The TV volition announced bright even in a adequately vivid room, though in a very bright room it may announced too dim. The MU6300 has less aggressive CE dimming than the KU6300 from terminal year, as the 10% window test was not dimmed dissimilar on the KU6300. All the same the MU6300 is not as bright as the KU6300, even with this less aggressive dimming. A plot of tiptop effulgence over time is shown hither.

HDR Real Scene Elevation Brightness 330 cd/m²

HDR Peak 2% Window 200 cd/m²

HDR Height ten% Window 363 cd/m²

HDR Tiptop 25% Window 359 cd/m²

HDR Meridian l% Window 356 cd/m²

HDR Superlative 100% Window 355 cd/one thousand²

HDR Sustained 2% Window 198 cd/m²

HDR Sustained 10% Window 358 cd/1000²

HDR Sustained 25% Window 354 cd/g²

HDR Sustained 50% Window 352 cd/grand²

HDR Sustained 100% Window 350 cd/k²

HDR ABL 0.039

Okay HDR meridian brightness. Well-nigh of an HDR scene will be shown brilliant enough, only highlights will not reach anywhere virtually the 1000-4000 cd/thou² they're intended to reach. Very dark scenes will be dimmed by the Television set's CE dimming, but considering the TV lacks local dimming, the highlights volition exist dimmed along with the rest of the scene. A plot of peak brightness over time is shown here.

50% Std. Dev. iii.958%

50% DSE 0.212%

v% Std. Dev. 0.887%

five% DSE 0.107%

The MU6300'south overall gray uniformity is ordinary. There are some large vertical bands visible in the center of the screen, which unfortunately creates some muddied screen effect when watching sports like hockey. Both the left and correct sides are also darker than the balance of the screen, but since the heart is ok, information technology results in less dirty screen outcome.

The top and lesser edges are brighter than the rest of the screen and this is clearly visible on both the 5% and 50% gray test picture. This problem is less visible when watching normal TV content, simply can be visible when uniform colors are displayed near the edge and can be distracting.

Color Shift 21°

Brightness 31°

Blackness Level 10°

Poor viewing angle. Blacks turn gray very rapidly at an angle; colors shift and effulgence decrease non long subsequently. People sitting to the side of the Television will not have as good pic quality as people seated directly in front.

Update 09/21/2017: The 43" size likely uses an IPS panel, according to many user reports. This means that it will have a much better viewing angle, resulting in a decent score of ~6.5.

Native Std. Dev. 0.592%

Std. Dev. w/ 50.D. Northward/A

The MU6300 has an excellent black uniformity, similar to the 2016 KU6300. Looking at our test moving-picture show, you can run into that the blacks are pretty even and the whole screen is free of major clouding problems, which is bang-up particularly for dark scenes in movies.

Screen Finish Semi-gloss

Total Reflections 5.9%

Indirect Reflections 0.6%

The MU6300 is okay at handling reflections. It has a semi-gloss finish which reduces the intensity of direct reflections but as well diffuses them beyond the screen. For an average room this isn't much of an effect, simply in a brilliant room this may be a problem.

Flick Mode Movie

White Balance dE 3.08

Color dE 2.xix

Gamma 2.28

Colour Temperature six,380 M

Out of the box, the pre-scale had some problems, simply most of them are because the Samsung MU6300 is tracking the gamma BT.1886 instead of the more traditional gamma 2.2 (LG TVs too use BT.1886 out of the box). This is not a bad thing on its ain and overall, the Tv could exist used as-is without too many issues.

Picture Manner Picture show

White Balance dE 0.22

Color dE 1.62

Gamma two.21

Colour Temperature half dozen,583 K

The calibration process is a bit more difficult to perform on the MU6300 and Samsung TVs are in general a fleck more than tricky to calibrate. Even with the slightly trickier calibration, the final issue is excellent. The white balance dE was brought down to a negligible 0.22. which is very practiced. Equally a event of the white rest correction, the gamma curve was flattened and now tracks closer to our ii.ii target.

The color dE was likewise brought down to one.62 using the color management organization, just some saturation targets in the dejection and reds were still a bit off and could not exist corrected without creating other problems. Overall this is a practiced result.

Y'all tin can see our recommended settings for this Samsung MU6300 Idiot box hither.

Upscaling of low-quality content such every bit DVDs is good. The image is a little bit soft, but details are preserved.

720p content such equally cable looks practiced. The image is a little bit soft just there is a minimum of upscaling artifacts.

1080p content is upscaled well. The prototype remains clear and detailed.

Native 4k content looks good. No issues can be seen.

Wide Color Gamut No

DCI P3 xy 74.97%

DCI P3 uv 80.50%

Rec 2020 xy 53.80%

Rec 2020 uv 58.70%

The TV has a narrow color gamut, which can only properly testify colors in the SDR Rec 709 color gamut. Most colors in HDR content will be shown properly, but deep colors volition exist desaturated to fit within the Tv set'southward gamut. On the bright side, the TV is fairly accurate when showing the colors within its gamut.

The TV's EOTF follows the HDR PQ curve adequately well, and rolls off gently to its maximum brightness, though information technology starts rolling off sooner than well-nigh TVs. This EOTF was taken in Movie mode; the EOTFs for game and PC mode are shown here and here, and aren't much dissimilar.

Normalized DCI P3 Coverage ITP 67.2%

10,000 cd/grand² DCI P3 Coverage ITP 22.6%

Normalized Rec 2020 Coverage ITP 48.0%

10,000 cd/m² Rec 2020 Coverage ITP 16.1%

The Television receiver has a narrow color gamut and lacks local dimming, then it tin't produce a good color volume. Its CE dimming helps information technology darken dark colors, but its color gamut also narrows for nighttime colors.

Colour Depth 10 Bit

Red (Std. Dev.) 0.122

Green (Std. Dev.) 0.141

Blue (Std. Dev.) 0.101

Gray (Std. Dev.) 0.159

The MU6300 can brandish our gradient test image without too many problems. Some small-scale irregularities can be seen in the darker shades of color and grayscale, but overall this is a good result.

IR later 0 min recovery 0.00%

IR afterward 2 min recovery 0.00%

IR after iv min recovery 0.00%

IR later on half-dozen min recovery 0.00%

IR afterward eight min recovery 0.00%

IR after 10 min recovery 0.00%

The MU6300 does not have any paradigm retention and this is the same result as the 2016 KU6300.

Permanent Burn-In Risk No

We don't await VA panels to experience permanent image retention, every bit the VA panel in our long-term examination appears immune.

Motility

80% Response Time eight.0 ms

100% Response Time 18.7 ms

The response fourth dimension of the MU6300 is skilful, resulting in only a short trail following moving objects. It isn't equally adept every bit higher-finish Samsung TVs such as the MU8000, but is similar to the KU6300 of 2016. This isn't a trouble for most people.

Flicker-Free No

PWM Dimming Frequency 120 Hz

The MU6300 uses PWM at 120Hz to dim the backlight, starting at 12/20 backlight setting. Lowering the setting from 12/20 shortens the duty wheel, while amplitude remains constant. PWM causes a duplicated trail post-obit moving objects in 60Hz content so motion isn't as smooth as TVs without a flickering backlight.

Optional BFI Yep

Min Flicker for sixty fps 60 Hz

60 Hz for 60 fps Yes

120 Hz for 120 fps N/A

Min Flicker for 60 fps in Game Fashion 120 Hz

It is possible to reduce the flicker frequency to 60Hz by setting 'Auto Motion Plus' to 'Custom' and activating 'LED Articulate Movement'. This helps to clear up fast moving content if yous don't mind flicker.

Motion Interpolation (30 fps) Yeah

Motion Interpolation (sixty fps) No

The MU6300 has a 60Hz panel which tin can interpolate lower frame rate content. To add together the lather opera effect, set 'Auto Motion Plus' to 'Custom' and increment the 'Judder Reduction' slider.

Frame Agree Time @ 24 fps 23.0 ms

Frame Hold Time @ threescore fps 0.0 ms

The Samsung MU6300 is great at displaying content without stutter, fifty-fifty for depression frame rate content such equally movies. The response time helps to transition between frames, producing a smoother image.

Judder-Free 24p No

Judder-Gratuitous 24p via 60p No

Judder-Free 24p via 60i No

Judder-Free 24p via Native Apps No

The MU6300 can't remove judder from 24p movies playing from 60Hz sources, and can't adjust the refresh rate to display 24Hz sources with the correct cadence. This is the same result as the 2016 KU6300. Notation that not many people are sensitive to judder so it may not necessarily exist a deal billow.

Native Refresh Rate threescore Hz

Variable Refresh Rate No

4k VRR Maximum Northward/A

4k VRR Minimum N/A

1080p VRR Maximum N/A

1080p VRR Minimum N/A

VRR Supported Connectors N/A

Similar almost current TVs, the MU6300 doesn't support any variable refresh rate features.

Inputs

1080p @ 60Hz 20.2 ms

1080p @ 60Hz + HDR 19.5 ms

1080p @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode fourscore.3 ms

1080p @ 120Hz N/A

4k @ 60Hz 19.9 ms

4k @ 60Hz + HDR 20.2 ms

4k @ 60Hz @ four:4:4 21.i ms

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:four:four + viii bit HDR 20.8 ms

4k @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode 97.9 ms

4k With Interpolation 97.half dozen ms

4k @ 120 Hz North/A

4k with Variable Refresh Rate N/A

1080p with Variable Refresh Rate N/A

Very low input lag. When in game or PC manner the input lag is a low ~xx ms, which should please all merely the most competitive gamers. This is an improvement over the KU6300, which had higher input lag in PC mode than in game mode.

1080p @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4 Yep

1080p @ 120Hz No

1440p @ 60Hz No

4k @ 30Hz @ 4:4:4 Yep

4k @ 60Hz Yep

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:four Yes

4k @ 120Hz No

All the common input resolutions are supported, except 120 Hz input considering this is a 60 Hz panel. All 3 HDMI ports now accept enough bandwidth for 4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4 when 'HDMI UHD colour' is enabled, an improvement over the KU6300 which only supported full bandwidth on HDMI 1.

4:four:4 colour is only properly supported in PC mode, which is activated past changing the icon of the input used to 'PC'. PC way doesn't piece of work for some input frame rates such as 24 Hz; the icon may still brandish PC, merely the settings that are normally disabled in PC mode such as colour and tint are not disabled, indicating that PC way isn't active.

All of the inputs are on the side of the Telly.

HDMI 3

USB 2

Digital Optical Audio Out i

Analog Sound Out iii.5mm 0

Analog Audio Out RCA 0

Component In i (incl. adapter, shared)

Blended In 1 (incl. adapter, shared)

Tuner (Cablevision/Ant) one

Ethernet one

DisplayPort 0

IR In 0

SD/SDHC 0

Since the MU6300 doesn't have an analog audio out, to connect a pair of headphones you volition have to either use bluetooth headphones or headphones with a digital optical audio input like the Turtle Beach Elite 800.

HDR10 Yes

Dolby Vision No

HLG Aye

3D No

5.1 Passthrough ARC Dolby Digital Yep

v.ane Passthrough ARC DTS Yes

5.ane Passthrough Optical Dolby Digital Yes

5.1 Passthrough Optical DTS Yep

HDMI 2.0 Full Bandwidth Yes (HDMI 1,2,3)

HDMI two.1 Total Bandwidth No

ARC Yes (HDMI 3)

USB 3.0 No

HDCP ii.2 Aye (HDMI 1,two,three)

CEC Yes

MHL No

Variable Analog Audio Out No

Wi-Fi Support Yeah (ii.4 GHz, five GHz)

Just one of DTS or Dolby Digital tin can exist enabled at a fourth dimension, the Tv will non switch modes depending on the input. This is the same behavior as the Samsung TVs from last year.

Sound Quality

Low-Frequency Extension 106.79 Hz

Std. Dev. @ 70 iii.50 dB

Std. Dev. @ lxxx 3.66 dB

Std. Dev. @ Max half dozen.08 dB

Max 87.vii dB SPL

Dynamic Range Compression 4.05 dB

Decent frequency response. The MU6300 produces a relatively flat response, but higher volumes produce a lot of compressions rendering them not recommended. The Tv'due south bass extension is below boilerplate equally well at 95W.

Weighted THD @ fourscore 0.242

Weighted THD @ Max 1.691

IMD @ lxxx i.31%

IMD @ Max xi.52%

Passable THD performance. The TV produces decently low amounts of distortion, but information technology effectively doubles at higher volumes. This isn't very audible though.

Smart Features

Smart Bone Tizen

Version 2017

Ease of Use Easy

Smoothness Average

Fourth dimension Taken to Select YouTube v due south

Time Taken to Change Backlight seven southward

Advanced Options Many

The center of the interface is the Smart Hub, which must exist navigated to access the rest of the interface (unless using voice). This makes it easy to utilise, but does add actress steps to access some things. Fortunately the second row of the Smart Hub contains a quick menu with recommended content or mutual settings for the item nether focus.

Ads Aye

Opt-out No

Suggested Content in Home Yes

Opt-out of Suggested Content No

The TV did non show ads during our testing. However, ads are always very inconsistent with Samsung TVs, and because all Samsung TVs since 2016 accept shown ads we presume the MU6300 does as well. If anyone notices ads on their MU6300, delight take a picture show of them and transport the states an email.

Update xi/thirteen/2017: A reader has sent is this photo of ads on the MU6300.

App Selection Many

App Smoothness Boilerplate

Cast Capable Yes

USB Drive Playback Yes

USB Drive HDR Playback Yes

HDR in Netflix Yes

HDR in Amazon Video Yes

HDR in YouTube Aye

The Boob tube comes preloaded with many pop apps such as Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Video. Many more can be downloaded from the app menu.

Size Small-scale

Voice Command Many Features

CEC Menu Command Yes

Other Smart Features Yes

The MU6300'south remote is similar to the KU6300's, but it now has a built in microphone like the KS8000's remote. The microphone is used for voice commands, which can perform many tasks like searching for content and changing settings. The remote overall is small and elementary, making all buttons piece of cake to reach, but it lacks many common buttons such as 'input', making the user use vocalization commands or navigate the interface to change some things.

Acts as the Remote Yep

Directly Launches Apps and Inputs Apps Only

Inputs Text in YouTube No

Inputs Text in Netflix No

Streams Device Files Yes

Controls TV Settings No

Voice Control Yeah

The Samsung remote app has some useful features like streaming files off the device running the app, but lacks some other features such as text entry.

The Television receiver has a joystick that allows controlling nearly everything the remote does. Pushing left and right raises and lowers the volume, and up and downwardly changes the aqueduct. Clicking the joystick brings upwards a bill of fare that gives admission to the dwelling house menu, which can change nigh everything.

• Manual
• Batteries
• Remote
• Composite adapter
• Component adapter

Ability Consumption 53 Due west

Power Consumption (Max) 142 W

Firmware 1017

Differences Betwixt Sizes And Variants

We tested the 55" (UN55MU6300) version FA01. For the most part, we look our review to be valid for the other sizes of this model.

Update 09/21/2017: The 43" size probable uses an IPS console, co-ordinate to many user reports, so our review is not a good indication of this size'due south operation. An IPS console will have a much worse dissimilarity ratio merely a much better viewing angle than the VA panel unit we tested, which will alter our overall scores significantly.

If someone comes across a different type of panel or if their Samsung MU6300 doesn't correspond to our review, let us know and we will update the review.

Size	LCD Type	Model	The states	Britain	Warehouse	Warehouse long
40"	VA	UN40MU6300	UN40MU6300FXZA	UE40MU6100	UN40MU630D	UN40MU630DFXZA
43"	IPS	UN43MU6300	UN43MU6300FXZA	UE43MU6100	UN43MU630D	UN43MU630DFXZA
l"	VA	UN50MU6300	UN50MU6300FXZA	UE50MU6100	UN50MU630D	UN50MU630DFXZA
55"	VA	UN55MU6300	UN55MU6300FXZA	UE55MU6100	UN55MU630D	UN55MU630DFXZA
lx"	VA	UN60MU6300	UN60MU6300FXZA	UE60MU6100	UN60MU630D	UN60MU630DFXZA
65"	VA	UN65MU6300	UN65MU6300FXZA	UE65MU6100	UN65MU630D	UN65MU630DFXZA

Black Friday Models

A few retailers have a slightly dissimilar variant of the MU6300 on sale for Black Friday with the model names MU6290 or 6 Series Vacation Smart Idiot box. We expect these models to perform similarly to the to the size we've reviewed, with the merely differences existence the standard remote (dissimilar the voice-enabled smart remote of the MU6300) and the lack of Bluetooth connectivity.

It can be found at Walmart, BestBuy, Costco, Target, and Kmart in 40" (40MU6290, UN40MU6290 UN40MU6290F, UN40MU6290FXZA), 49" (49MU6290, UN49MU6290 UN49MU6290F, UN49MU6290FXZA), 55" (55MU6290, UN55MU6290 UN55MU6290F, UN55MU6290FXZA) and 65" (65MU6290, UN65MU6290 UN65MU6290F, UN65MU6290FXZA).

BestBuy also has their own exclusive model with product number MU6070. It is identical to the MU6290 above only with one less HDMI port (2 instead of 3) and no composite input. It is found in two sizes: l" (UN50MU6070FXZA) and 65" (UN65MU6070FXZA).

Compared To Other TVs

Height left: Sony X800E (XBR43X800E). Lesser left: Samsung KU6300 (UN55KU6300). Center: Samsung MU6300 (UN55MU6300). Pinnacle right: Samsung MU8000 (UN55MU8000). Bottom right: LG UJ7700 (49UJ7700).  Unlike our other photographs, this moving picture wasn't taken under a controlled environs, so do non depict conclusions from it.

The Samsung MU6300 is a decent 4K UHD offering that shows itself to be pretty competitive to what's currently found on the market.

forty" 43" 49" 55" 65" 75"

The Samsung MU6300 and the Samsung MU6290 perform very similarly, and in that location is no significant deviation between the two. The Samsung MU6300 supports Bluetooth out of the box. Bluetooth is non officially supported by the MU6290, although for some sizes this can be enabled through the service menu, every bit described hither.

40" 43" 50" 55" 58" 65" 75"

The Samsung NU7100 and Samsung MU6300 deliver about identical performance; there is no significant difference between them. The MU6300 is a bit brighter. If you lot're looking for a 43" model, the UN43MU6300 has an IPS panel, which will accept worse dark room operation, but wider viewing angles.

43" 49" l" 55" 65"

If you've got a large room with wide seating, then the LG UK6300 is a better choice, merely for a room with seating directly in front, then the Samsung MU6300 is better. The LG UK6300, apart from the amend viewing angles, has a lower input lag and a faster response fourth dimension that is dandy for gamers. It tin can handle reflections better, which is bang-up if you accept a room with many modest windows. The Samsung MU6300 has ameliorate blacks due to higher native dissimilarity ratio and amend blackness uniformity. Finally, the Samsung MU6300 can get brighter and can fight ambient glare ameliorate.

49" 55" 65"

The Samsung MU6300 is a slightly better Boob tube than the Samsung MU6500. The Samsung MU6500 is marginally better for utilise as a PC monitor mainly due to its curved profile. Too, the Samsung MU6300 has slightly better black uniformity which helps to improve picture quality when y'all are watching HDR movies. On the other paw, the Samsung MU6300 has marginally better reflection handling that becomes more than apparent when watching Telly shows in a brighter room.

43" l" 55" 65"

The Samsung MU6300 is much better than the Element Fire TV. The MU6300 delivers better motion picture quality and tin have advantage of virtually of the recent HDR formats. The MU6300 has much lower input lag, great for gaming, and can reduce the backlight flicker frequency to improve motion clarity. The Element Fire Idiot box has a faster response time, so motility is a bit smoother and has less blur.

l" 60" 70"

The Samsung MU6300 and the Sony X690E have very similar performance. The Sony X690E has a faster response fourth dimension which is keen for fast content and tin can remove 24p judder from movies. The Samsung MU6300, on the other hand, has a better native contrast ratio that helps it bear witness better blacks while watching movies in a dark room. Finally, the Samsung MU6300 tin go slightly brighter and is more suitable for brighter rooms.

32" twoscore" 43" 49" 50"

The Samsung MU6300 is much better than the Samsung M5300. The MU6300 has a VA type panel (except the 43" model) and has much improve nighttime room performance thanks to the higher dissimilarity ratio and much better black uniformity. The Samsung M5300 has an IPS brandish which is better for bright room operation and has wider viewing angles. The MU6300 supports HDR and has a college resolution 4k display as well as lower input lag for games.

58"

The Samsung MU6300 is marginally improve than the Samsung MU6100. The Samsung MU6300 has somewhat better black uniformity and better contrast that produce deep blacks in dimmer rooms. It as well comes with better out of the box colors leading to ameliorate film quality in movies, and a slightly better response time which looks expert in fast-action video games. The Samsung MU6100 has better reflection handling and viewing angles, which are a plus when watching TV shows in a large room with many windows.

55" 65"

The Samsung NU7300 is marginally ameliorate than the Samsung MU6300. While there are no major differences between them, the NU7300 has a better backlight with less noticeable flicker.

43" l" 55" 60" 65" lxx" 75" 80"

The Samsung MU6300 is a bit better than the Vizio E Series 2017. The MU6300 is brighter than the Vizio East and has much improve input lag for gamers. The Samsung besides has an optional motion interpolation feature that the Vizio Due east lacks. The Vizio Eastward has improve reflection treatment and is better at removing judder from 24p sources. The 55" Vizio Eastward Series has an IPS panel and volition be ameliorate for a wider viewing surface area.

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