The still unnamed RGB Micro LED LCD TV already attracted everyone’s attention on the Samsung show floor at CES. Although it is an LED LCD TV, the exceptional TV even beats Samsung’s new 8K Neo QLED LCD in numerous HDR areas.
In addition to the QD-OLED S95F, Samsung also gave insights into the rest of the 2025 TV lineup behind closed doors.
Numerous new Samsung televisions, including the 8K Neo-QLED QN990F and The Frame Pro models, will be released in 2025 with a Wireless One Connect Box. This was already evident with the 8K projector The Premiere 8K, which was also presented.
Anyone who chooses TV models with a Wireless One Connect Box benefits from wireless AV transmission between the external box and the display or projector. Thanks to the WiFi 7 transmission standard, a distance of up to 10 meters can be bridged without signal failures, even if the external box is placed concealed.
However, there is no option to connect the Wireless One Connect Box to the TV screen or projector via a cable. Samsung’s solution approach: TV models with a wireless One Connect Box appear in another version with the classic wired One Connect Box. For example, the 8K Neo QLED QN990F is equipped with the wireless solution, while the QN950F comes onto the market with the classic One Connect Box – the playback quality of the displays is identical.
The new Wireless One Connect Box is significantly more compact and lighter than the wired One Connect Box. The reason: While the display power supply is integrated in the One Connect Box in the wired solution, the TV power supply is found in the displays in the wireless One Connect Box models. This means that wireless devices also have a cable leading to the TV screen (the power cable).
In order to demonstrate the quality advantages of the new 8K Neo-QLED QN990F (mini LED LCD with full array local dimming), Samsung chose a direct light source. The result: The QN990F does not show any annoying reflections thanks to the matt contrast filter and the rainbow effects of last year’s QN900D have also disappeared with the new model.
At the same time, Samsung promises a 30 percent increase in image brightness and the new OSD simplifies complex image settings and obscures less of the running image.
The matt contrast filter and the Wireless One Connect Box are also evident in the new The Frame Pro models. Anyone looking for a wired One Connect Box will also find what they are looking for in a supplementary model range.
However, the image quality of The Frame Pro models is not in the high-end segment. The built-in mini-LED lighting only represents an edge LED solution and vertical light cones can hardly be avoided in high-contrast HDR scenes due to the mini-LEDs shining from below. In Art mode, Edge LED local dimming is deactivated to prevent such effects.
Samsung’s smart remote will have a new AI button in 2025. For example, if content is played via Samsung’s TV Plus channel, recommendations for similar content are automatically displayed at the edge of the screen. You can even quickly find out the names of actors in this way.
The disadvantage: Samsung’s AI button can only be used for certain content such as the Samsung TV Plus channel. Apps like YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Video or Disney+ are not compatible with the new AI search function.
Another practical solution is language translation. For example, if you play content without an available translation, the new Samsung televisions can automatically generate subtitles in the desired language in real time. This also makes it easier to understand if the television is used without sound.
The UST projector The Premiere 8K will provide the XXL large-screen experience in 2025. Samsung integrates a new DMD-DLP chip with native 4K resolution and using the proven XPR pixel shift process, even 8K sources appear at 120 Hz without any noticeable loss of resolution (HDMI 2.1 DSC transmission).
Thanks to the Wireless One Connect Box, 4K and 8K sources can be transmitted wirelessly to The Premiere 8K (up to a distance of 10 meters).
A brightness of 4450 lumens and a color gamut of 154 percent of the DCI standard make The Premiere 8K with an optimized UST screen the right playing partner for brighter rooms. Numerous speakers and Dolby Atmos support round off the XXL equipment package.
The highlight of the presentation was once again the still nameless RGB Micro LED LCD TV, which attracted everyone’s attention on Samsung’s show stage.
The RGB Micro LED LCD uses full-surface Micro LED backlighting, where each individual Micro LED can be dimmed separately in RGB segments. The complexity of backlight control and the number of local dimming zones increases dramatically compared to classic Neo-QLED LCDs.
When asked, Samsung confirmed that the control technology of the RGB micro-LED LCD has more similarities with Samsung’s micro-LED TVs, in which each subpixel pixel represents a self-illuminating micro-LED.
The RGB Micro LED LCD is intended to build the bridge between the current Neo QLED LCDs and the future Micro LED TVs. Samsung promises 30 percent more efficient color light generation and 20 percent improved HDR color saturation compared to Neo-QLED LCDs.
The RGB Micro LED backlighting also eliminates the bluish, cool blooming effects that can occur with current QLED LCD solutions.
Samsung’s new RGB Micro LED LCD is set to come onto the market in a 98-inch screen size with 8K image resolution, while the smaller models rely on a 4K resolution.
The new LCD display technology should be ready for the market as early as 2025. In terms of price, the RGB Micro LED LCD TVs are likely to be slightly above the 8K Neo QLED LCD models QN990F and will be dramatically cheaper than Samsung’s previous Micro LED TVs.
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