However, performance isn’t all you’re paying for with the Q60A. Its handsome design is peerless in this price bracket, and Samsung’s expertise with quantum dots make it delightfully colorful. If you want good picture quality without sacrificing design or snappy processing, the Q60A is a great choice as long as you know why you’re paying more. And if the price is giving you cold feet, you could keep an eye out for a price drop later in the year.

I love Samsung’s flagship TVs. That QN800A that I reviewed was amazing, but it’s also expensive, and many just can’t commit to that price tag. The Q60A strikes a nice balance between price and features. There’s plenty of goodies here at a reasonable price, and you don’t feel like you’re getting bare bones.

This TV actually deserves another quarter star, as it delivers a better picture than most lower-mid-range TVs. Quantum dots make for accurate color, and there’s plenty of brightness

As a Samsung smart TV, you'll get the Tizen operating system, which is one of the best out there, with a well-organized home screen and broad app support, from Netflix and Disney Plus to Hulu (for those in the US) and Freeview Play (for those in the UK). The Tizen platform works with Alexa and Google Assistant too, though the built-in Bixby is present if you ever feel sorry for the maligned (and unspectacular) voice assistant.

It provides good visibility in bright rooms, which is great for watching TV shows or sports. However, it has pretty narrow viewing angles, so it's not the best for watching with a big group in a wide seating arrangement. It has incredibly low input lag for gaming and use as a PC monitor, but its 60Hz refresh rate, somewhat slow response time, and lack of variable refresh rate support might disappoint some people. Unfortunately, while it has an excellent contrast ratio and a great color gamut, it doesn't have local dimming and doesn't get bright enough to deliver a true HDR movie experience.

The Samsung Q60A is its entry-level QLED model, aka an LCD TV with quantum dots. Those magical dots let the Q60A perform better than many traditional LCDs that cost less, with far greater brightness and deeper, richer colors with HDR content. Its skinny design also separates it from its bulkier brethren.