Samsung unveils 2023 TV lineup, including bigger and better QD OLED screens, improved mini LEDs and mini LEDs

Samsung kicked off the real business of the latest CES show in Las Vegas in usual dazzling fashion by revealing its largest TV lineup — by all accounts — ever.

There are several highlights to cover, but I suspect the news that will likely excite AV fans is the reveal that Samsung will not only be releasing its 77-inch Quantum Dot OLED TV alongside the new and updated 55- and 65-inch versions. . , but two QD OLED bars will also be sold.

The new premium S95C QD OLED range will be available in 55-, 65- and 75-inch screen sizes and will use the improved new generation of QD OLED panels, while the tiered S90C will be available in 55- and 65-inch screens. inch. sizes and combines some of Samsung’s new TV features for 2023 with next-generation QD OLED panels.

The S95 range will reportedly benefit from significant brightness and color improvements previously reported by Samsung Display, maker of QD OLED. This will see brightness increase by up to 30 percent apparently compared to the 2022 models, and color saturation achieves more even, balanced and above all vibrant.

Samsung also promises perceptual color mapping for its new QD OLED TVs designed to express colors more closely to how your eyes see the real world; an OLED brightness amplifier that works at the pixel level to deliver enhanced bright and dark areas; and 4K scaling artificial intelligence that now takes advantage of the combined knowledge of at least 20 neural networks.

In the meantime, gamers will be happy to know that Samsung’s S95C QD OLED will be the first-ever OLED TV to earn FreeSync Premium Pro certification from AMD.

While I suspect Samsung’s new QD OLEDs will be the main attraction at CES 2023 for most consumers, Samsung’s compact LED TVs still rank among the brand’s premium models. So it’s great to discover that unlike the 2022 Mini LED models, Samsung’s 2023 sets will have an increased number of dimming zones that they use to light up their images. Samsung won’t discuss the exact numbers, but it certainly means that the number of additional regions introduced this year is very significant, at least in its flagship QN95 4K and QN900 8K ranges. In fact, there are rumors in the industry that say we might be looking at a quadruple increase in at least the top Mini LED models.

The small LED TVs will be equipped with the latest Samsung Quantum Matrix light system and power control system, as well as a neural quantum processor to apply the results of Samsung’s advanced image AI system.

Among the new features offered by the latest processor is Real Depth Enhancer Pro, which enhances the sense of 3D depth in an image by using deep learning to better understand which parts of the image your eyes are most likely to focus on, and then optimize the image. Image around this focal point to add more natural focus.

If you opt for one of Samsung’s new 8K TVs, you’ll also benefit from 8K AI upscaling that relies on the combined knowledge of 64 neural networks to judge how to add the massive amount of pixels needed to convert 4K, HD, and even SD into 8K. Previously, this process involved only 20 neural networks.

After abandoning it for years, Samsung is also bringing back the SDR-to-HDR conversion for 2023. The reason this feature is back is, once again, Samsung’s growing confidence in the AI image analysis system’s deep learning algorithms, which work in tandem. With SDR and HDR image databases installed on the latest Samsung chipset.

The object-tracking sound systems in Samsung’s Mini LED TVs will also benefit from improvements brought about by the improved processors in the new TVs, particularly with 8K models, creating a more immersive soundscape, offering greater audio clarity and offering a (very welcome) loud equalizer.

One thing to note if you’re planning to buy a Samsung 8K TV in 2023 is that the Picture Ready preset will likely be a little dimmer — and certainly darker than a TV could be — thanks to the awful new EU restriction. Make fun of TV power limit regulations. So don’t forget to switch to another preset or turn off your TV’s environmental picture settings to unlock what your new Samsung 8K TV can do.

If you’re looking for exact model numbers for Samsung’s 2023 Mini LED range, the Neo QLED 8K range will include the QN900, QN800 and QN700 models, all built around an ultra-thin design, while the Neo QLED 4K TVs will be built around the QN95, QN90 and QN85 ranges.

The most general and most popular new features in Samsung’s latest consumer TVs include widespread improvements to ease of connection to other devices in the home, whether they’re IoT devices, smartphones, or Galaxy Buds, as well as new light, sound, and camera sensors that let you use the TV to configure lighting and other scenarios In your home.

Samsung’s desire to offer the best TVs for gaming also leads to the introduction of many new gaming features, such as the Super Ultrawide Game View, an improved game bar that offers 16:9 mini-map zoom, mini-map sharing that now supports controllers, and dual screen support – where Running the game side-by-side with a window showing something else, such as a YouTube Play Guide – which would cover a wider range of sources without adding anything to the screens’ all-important response time. Speaking of which, Samsung is aiming for consistent game mode lag on the premium TV range of 5.8ms with 4K/120 content and less than 5ms with 4K/144Hz content.

The Gaming Hub will also be enhanced with better Gamepass compatibility, and there will be a new Virtual Aim Point feature to improve FPS gaming skills.

In select areas, Samsung will increase its support for home health care, including monitoring of heart rate, blood pressure, and even oxygen saturation and breathing rates, all dramatically without the need for external equipment.

Samsung’s new 8K TVs will provide access to 8K NFTs as part of Samsung’s “screensaver” system in an effort to add more 8K content to the very limited quantities currently available elsewhere.

Samsung has also begun optimizing its new full-screen Tizen smartphone launched last year to somewhat undue effect, taking steps to simplify the display and increase customization options.

No Samsung CES ad would be complete without another mention of Micro LED TVs which (as in the case of people who can’t afford to own a mansion or a luxury yacht) probably won’t have a prayer in terms of cost. So, for 2023, Samsung says it will be able to sell units (clustered together from much smaller Micro LED “blocks”) of Micro LED screens in 140, 114, 101, and especially for living room adoption, 89, 76, 63 in size. and up to 50 in.

The ability to offer new and much smaller screen sizes will see Samsung adopt a new marketing approach to its Micro LED display for 2023. Micro LED manufacturing still isn’t progressing as fast as expected, even with the smallest Micro LED screens actually going to work when changing, it’s unlikely they’ll be cheap enough To be accessible to the vast majority of consumers.

Samsung’s CES AV 2023 display ads are some innovations for its increasingly successful “ifestyle” product line. Of particular note is the promised launch in 2023 of an 8K version of Samsung’s ultra-short-throw The Premiere laser projector, which can drive up to a 150-inch screen.

Meanwhile, owners of Samsung’s ultra-compact portable projector will be able to take advantage of the new Smart EDGE Blending feature in 2023 that allows users to use two Freestyles together to present a 21:9 aspect ratio image with no apparent separation between their images. . . .

Samsung’s popular line of designer TVs, The Frame, will be able to combine with a new metal frame design and mount to an optional rotatable stand and wall mount, bringing automatic rotation and the familiar vertical viewing experience. From Samsung Sero TV to The Frame. Samsung’s new QLED TVs.

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