‘Downright impressive’: I tested the LG G6 OLED TV next to the Samsung S95F, and the Samsung is no longer the OLED king of bright rooms

Ever since its introduction in 2024, Samsung’s OLED Glare Free anti-reflection screen has served as a simple yet effective way of watching most content, even darker movies, easier in brighter rooms by limiting mirror-like reflections.

Mirror-like reflections, where objects are clearly reflected in the screen, have often been the main downfall of the typically glossy and historically not-that-bright panels in the best OLED TVs. The reason they're particularly distraction is two fold: they have clear and constrasty details that mean the eye is more likely to catch and focus on them than a hazy reflection; and when you focus on them involuntarily, your eye has to refocus, because the reflection is on a different focal plane to the TV panel.

More recent OLEDs, such as last year’s LG G5 have made a valiant effort at handling mirror-like reflections while still having a glossier screen, but ultimately couldn ...