This Seeking Tech guide will show you the best settings to use for your Samsung S85F, S90F, or S95F when it comes to playing games on your Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 5 Pro, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and other gaming hardware.
Model Numbers
This guide will cover the following model numbers:
- 55” Samsung S85F (QN55S85FAFXZA or QN55S85FAFXZC)
- 65” Samsung S85F (QN65S85FAFXZA, QN65S85FAFXZC or QN65S85FDFXZA)
- 77” Samsung S85F (QN77S85FAEXZA, QN77S85FAEXZC or QN77S85FDEXZA)
- 83″ Samsung S85F (QN83S85FAEXZA or QN83S85FAEXZC)
- 42” Samsung S90F (QN42S90FAEXZA or QN42S90F)
- 48” Samsung S90F (QN48S90FAEXZA or QN48S90F)
- 55″ Samsung S90F (QN55S90FDFXZA or QN55S90F)
- 65″ Samsung S90F (QN65S90FDFXZA or QN65S90F)
- 77” Samsung S90F (QN77S90FDFXZA or QN77S90F)
- 83” Samsung S90F (QN83S90FAEXZA)
- 55″ Samsung S95F (QN55S95FAFXZA or QN55S95F)
- 65″ Samsung S95F (QN65S95FAFXZA or QN65S95F)
- 77″ Samsung S95F (QN77S95FAFXZA or QN77S95F)
- 83″ Samsung S95F (QN83S95FAEXZA or QN83S95F)
HDMI Connection
Use the HDMI cable that comes with your console to connect to your S85F, S90F, or S95F. All four ports of these TVs support HDMI 2.1 or lower.
To get the most out of your PS5, PS5 Pro, Xbox Series X, and/or Xbox Series S, use a HDMI 2.1 cable. You should get one that is packed into your console packaging.
S85F, S90F and S95F Game Settings
- Change Game Mode to Auto for consoles. For PC only, change Game Mode to On.
- Change Game Picture Expert to Game HDR. This will enable HGiG.
PS5 and PS5 Pro settings for S85F, S90F and S95F
On the PS5, do the following in the Video Output menu to optimize your console for the S85F, S90F or S95F:
- Change Resolution to 2160p
- Change HDR to On When Supported
- Change VRR to Automatic and the change Apply to Unsupported Games to On. Note: If the Apply to Unsupported Games setting ends up causing issues when you are playing a specific game, then you can disable it.
- Change 120 Hz Output to Automatic
- Change ALLM to Automatic
- Change 4K Transfer Rate to Automatic
- Change Deep Color Output to Automatic
- Change RGB Range to Automatic
- PS5 Pro Only: Set Enhance Image Quality for PS4 Games to On. This may improve image quality for PS4 games that outputs at 1080p. Note: If you experience any issues when playing a specific PS4 game on the PS5 Pro (such as low frame rate or visual glitches), you can set this to Off instead.
- For the Adjust HDR menu, adjust the brightness of the first two screens until the symbol is barely visible. Afterwards, increase the brightness one more level. For the third screen, simply lower the brightness to the lowest level. You can check out the video below to explain why this is the best method for PS5 HDR:
Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S setting for S85F, S90F and S95F
On the Xbox Series X and S, you need to take the following steps in the TV & display options and Video modes menus to optimize the console for your S85F, S90F or S95F:
- Change Resolution to 4K UHD
- Change Refresh Rate to 120 Hz
- Turn on Allow auto-low latency mode
- Change Variable refresh rate to Gaming Only
- Turn on Allow variable refresh rate
- Turn on Allow 4K
- Turn on Allow HDR10
- For the Calibrate HDR for Games setup, you can just follow the instructions on the screen.
Nintendo Switch 2 Settings for setting for S85F, S90F and S95F
For the Nintendo Switch 2, you need to do the following in the Display menu to optimize it for your S85F, S90F or S95F:
- Change Console’s Screen HDR Output to On
- Change TV Resolution to Automatic
- Change RGB Range to Automatic
- Change 120Hz Output to On
- Change Auto Low-Latency Mode (ALLM) to On
- Change HDR Output to Compatible Software Only
- For the Adjust HDR setting, you should follow the instructions on the first screen. On the second screen, you can leave it at default and then check if the image appears to be washed out. If it is washed out, then you can try moving the slider on the second screen to 5 clicks from the left. You can check out the video below for more information: