So just an update, I was deciding between this and the Sony 49x8000e.
I brought my media player and a bunch of DVD's (YES, you read that right DVD's) to the TV's side by side.
And in my eyes, the Sony's picture quality looked better than this Samsung (just my opinion, do not let it hamper your enjoyment of this TV)
I also found out later that this Samsung uses an 8-bit panel meaning it's not true HDR since HDR needs a 10-bit panel.