Final week, Samsung introduced the world’s first Micro RGB TV and whereas it sounded incredible on paper, you’ll be able to by no means actually get a very good sense of what a contemporary show seems to be like till you see it in particular person. However after going to Samsung’s new headquarters in New Jersey, I can attest that it’s actually a sight to behold.
Now, earlier than we get to the TV itself, it is in all probability a good suggestion to dive into what is going on on with Samsung’s newest panel tech. In some ways, Micro RGB is a step up from present Mini LED screens. On a technical degree, the Micro LEDs and the self-emissive pixels of Samsung’s The Wall in all probability stay the extra subtle finish aim for next-gen TVs.
At its core, Micro RGB continues to be primarily based on LCD tech, the distinction is that as an alternative of utilizing blue or white backlighting like numerous units at present, it options individually managed purple, inexperienced and blue Micro LEDs (therefore the identify Micro RGB) to provide an excellent wider vary of colours. The result’s that Samsung claims that is the primary TV to cowl one hundred pc of the BT.2020 customary. For context, that covers greater than 75 p.c of the seen spectrum and has an excellent wider colour vary than what you get from DCI-P3, which is among the mostly used high-end requirements for contemporary filmmaking.
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Samsung Micro RGB TV
This kind of colour richness is tough to understand except you are standing proper in entrance of it.
In particular person, meaning the TV can produce stunningly wealthy and vivid colours that put Samsung’s different top-tier TVs to disgrace, together with the brand new Neo QLED QN90F which begins at a whopping $26,999. Like its sibling, Samsung’s Micro RGB TV is simply accessible in a single dimension (115 inches) and has the same design, whereas its panel incorporates a 144Hz refresh price and a matte glare-free coating. However that is form of the place the similarities finish, as a result of this new flagship mannequin options 4 occasions the variety of dimming zones. Moreover, as a result of the Micro RGB LEDs require extra computing energy to handle all these pixels, Samsung needed to create a brand new RGB Engine AI processor to correctly management the whole lot.
In brief, this can be a lot of phrases to explain what could be the best-looking TV I’ve ever seen. Whereas I solely obtained to view some demo footage (which admittedly is designed to make the set look its finest), I could not assist however respect the sheer depth of the hues and shades on show. When the video loop shifted to primarily blue and inexperienced scenes, the TV’s colour depth was nearly overwhelming. That mentioned, because of the immense dimension of the panel, while you rise up shut, it is easy to see particular person pixels. Nonetheless, while you’re sitting in its candy spot (about 11.5 ft from the show), the whole lot seems to be ridiculously sharp and overflows with element. And even for these off-center, there gave the impression to be no falloff in brightness or saturation.
Whereas Samsung’s $26,999 Neo QLED QN90F boasts a price ticket that is almost as costly because the $29,999 Micro RGB TV, there’s nonetheless a really apparent distinction in colour.
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Now, in fact, the key draw back of Samsung’s new Micro RGB TV is that at $29,999, it makes the whole lot however The Wall (which begins at a cool $40,000) appear low cost. However the humorous factor is that when in comparison with the Neo QLED QN90F, which Samsung additionally had on show in a close-by room, the distinction in high quality and colour was instantly apparent. This kind of makes me surprise why anybody with tremendous deep pockets would even think about the latter simply to avoid wasting a number of thousand {dollars}, as a result of while you see them in particular person, there isn’t any doubt which set is superior.
Sadly, the Micro RGB’s full glory would not translate throughout the web because of the way more restricted specs of the online. It is a kind of issues it’s worthwhile to see for your self to totally grasp. However should you’re the form of particular person with sufficient cash that you just needn’t care about value tags, Samsung’s newest flagship needs to be a direct contender because the centerpiece in your mansion.
