Samsung goes all in on Micro RGB TVs at CES 2026
Micro RGB is shaping as much as be the TV business’s overriding theme at CES 2026, and Samsung goes all in.
The brand new expertise resides within the center floor between more and more mainstream mini-LED TVs and nonetheless ludicrously costly micro-LED units. The place micro-LED TVs use self-emissive pixels that may be turned on and off individually–very like an OLED TV–micro RGB TVs nonetheless depend on a backlight. However that backlight consists of crimson, inexperienced, and blue LEDs that cut back the necessity for a colour filter. It’s a big enchancment on standard LCD TVs, but it surely nonetheless depends on LCD shuttering.
A bunch of Micro RGB TVs
Samsung plans to ship eight new Micro RGB TVs in 2026, together with an enormous 130-inch mannequin in its R95H sequence in addition to the 115-inch mannequin MR95F. The TV producer can also be exhibiting 65-, 75-, and 85-inch fashions in its R95H sequence, together with 100-, 98-, and 85-inch fashions within the step-down R85H sequence.
Some Samsung TVs, such because the newly reissued Body Professional, will likely be suitable with the minty contemporary wi-fi model of Samsung’s One Join breakout field, which beforehand used a thread-like optical cable to connect with the TV. That leaves you’ll want to cover simply the TV’s energy twine. It’s not fairly the magic of DisplaceTV sequence, however Samsung is getting there.
QLED
Samsung can also be exhibiting a brand new giant-sized mannequin of its The Body TV that measures 98-inches, simply in case your native artwork gallery has some additional massive digital creations it needs to show. The corporate has additionally added a 55-inch mannequin to its The Body Professional lineup, which supplies a brighter image.
OLED
Samsung hasn’t forgotten its stellar RGB OLED sequence both. It’s refreshing the S95H sequence, which presents modest enhancements to our favourite “puppies on black velvet” (i.e., improbable black and heat colour) TV viewing expertise.
AI and different stuff
Samsung’s AI Sound now creates “stems,” aka separate music, voice, and audio results streams. It is a function that’s been round within the professional audio area for some time, however not in actual time. The function is alleged to allow you to mute the announcers whereas nonetheless listening to the precise sport and crowd noise. Now that’s progress!
The identical algorithms are used to create a extra immersive sports activities audio expertise known as AI Soccer Mode, the place the consequences are boosted to make it appear extra such as you’re sitting within the stadium.
Google Images
The corporate can also be working to combine Google Images into its sensible TVs for, so customers can work together with their private pictures, and handle their picture libraries immediately from their TV.
Talking of such, my favourite quote from the present to date is from the president of Samsung’s show division, Seok Woo Yong: “Samsung TVs will not be simply screens. They’re leisure companions….”
Err… In a world that’s transferring away from reside social interplay, that’s precisely what we want our TVs to be.
