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== Automatic manipulation of reviewer benchmarks ==

In 2022, TV reviewers found that their Samsung smart TVs were automatically detecting benchmark usage to manipulate the results.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Larsen |first=Rasmus |date=2022-06-03 |title=Samsung caught cheating in TV benchmarks, promises software update |url=https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1654235588 |url-status=live |archive-url=~~https~~://archive.ph/~~wip~~/~~FvWbX~~ |archive-date=2026~~-02-09~~ |access-date=2026-02-09 |website=FlatpanelsHD}}</ref> Upon detection, the TVs would adjust their color and luminance tracking to appear more accurate than it is. Furthermore, the TV would also boost its peak brightness beyond the safe limits of the display to simulate having a higher peak brightness than it can provide under normal usage. This caused many reviewers to unknowingly publish incorrect, higher-scoring benchmark results for the affected TV models until evidence of these issues were made public.

In 2022, TV reviewers found that their Samsung smart TVs were automatically detecting benchmark usage to manipulate the results.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Larsen |first=Rasmus |date=2022-06-03 |title=Samsung caught cheating in TV benchmarks, promises software update |url=https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1654235588 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260128202421/https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1654235588 |archive-date=28 Jan 2026|access-date=2026-02-09 |website=FlatpanelsHD}}</ref> Upon detection, the TVs would adjust their color and luminance tracking to appear more accurate than it is. Furthermore, the TV would also boost its peak brightness beyond the safe limits of the display to simulate having a higher peak brightness than it can provide under normal usage. This caused many reviewers to unknowingly publish incorrect, higher-scoring benchmark results for the affected TV models until evidence of these issues were made public.

Shortly after receiving backlash for this incident, Samsung pushed updates to the affected TVs to remove the benchmark detection behavior.

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 == Automatic manipulation of reviewer benchmarks ==
-In 2022, TV reviewers found that their Samsung smart TVs were automatically detecting benchmark usage to manipulate the results.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Larsen |first=Rasmus |date=2022-06-03 |title=Samsung caught cheating in TV benchmarks, promises software update |url=https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1654235588 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/wip/FvWbX |archive-date=2026-02-09 |access-date=2026-02-09 |website=FlatpanelsHD}}</ref> Upon detection, the TVs would adjust their color and luminance tracking to appear more accurate than it is. Furthermore, the TV would also boost its peak brightness beyond the safe limits of the display to simulate having a higher peak brightness than it can provide under normal usage. This caused many reviewers to unknowingly publish incorrect, higher-scoring benchmark results for the affected TV models until evidence of these issues were made public.
+In 2022, TV reviewers found that their Samsung smart TVs were automatically detecting benchmark usage to manipulate the results.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Larsen |first=Rasmus |date=2022-06-03 |title=Samsung caught cheating in TV benchmarks, promises software update |url=https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1654235588 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260128202421/https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1654235588 |archive-date=28 Jan 2026|access-date=2026-02-09 |website=FlatpanelsHD}}</ref> Upon detection, the TVs would adjust their color and luminance tracking to appear more accurate than it is. Furthermore, the TV would also boost its peak brightness beyond the safe limits of the display to simulate having a higher peak brightness than it can provide under normal usage. This caused many reviewers to unknowingly publish incorrect, higher-scoring benchmark results for the affected TV models until evidence of these issues were made public.
 Shortly after receiving backlash for this incident, Samsung pushed updates to the affected TVs to remove the benchmark detection behavior.