Samsung starts hard in 2020 discovering its range of Smart TV MicroLED and QLED 8K for this year. Before the start of the CES 2020 fair, the Korean firm wanted to unveil the mystery of its new televisions for this year. To continue leading this segment, Samsung has opted for pioneering technologies in this market, more QLED with 8K resolution and even a vertical model that can make a lot of sense in certain facilities. Without further delay, we give you all the keys of Samsung SmartLine TV and QLED 8K by 2020.
Samsung Electronics today presented its latest range of MicroLED, QLED 8K and Lifestyle TVs with many new features. In summary, we must emphasize that we have new screen sizes, scaling functions using Artificial Intelligence in 8K and an innovative screen orientation technology. For Jong-hee Han , president of Visual Displays at Samsung Electronics, the television screen evolved in parallel with our lifestyle to provide us with access to our favorite content and real-time information, wherever and whenever we want.
MicroLED, Samsung’s pioneering technology to fight OLED
The news starts strong with the presentation of the modular MicroLED for the home. This is the next generation screen technology that seeks to reign the market over LED, OLED or QLED. In total, four screen sizes with 75, 88, 93 and 110 inches. In addition, it virtually eliminates the frames on all four sides for a finish that fits perfectly to any wall. This allows multiple MicroLED panels to be connected to each other to create endless combinations.
Beyond that, we have greater color depth, better resolution and more clarity, as well as a maximum brightness of 5,000 nits . Scaling is another improvement of both this and the rest of Samsung’s 2020 TVs that rely on artificial learning to show the best quality content regardless of the source of origin.
The new QLED 8K arrive with Quantum 8K and an improved design
Samsung has introduced the new Q950TS QLED 8K TV that combines ultra-thin format, premium 8K image quality and surround sound. The design is based on Infinity Screen, a technology that allows you to display 99% screen time, that is, almost invisible frames. But this is not all, inside we have the Quantum Processor 8K with AI.
This processor has scaling and learning functions that allow you to automatically scale non-8K content to an 8K resolution realistically . In addition, with Adaptive Picture, the screen is optimized according to the environment conditions. The processor also improves the connected home with more possibilities for users.
These new TVs adopt the AV1 codec, which allows better compression rates and supports HDR10 + technology, image dimensionality, brightness optimization and contrast ratio. In sound, we have Q-Symphony, Object Tracking Sound (OTS) and Active Voice Amplifier which, combined with the HQ-Q800T soundbar, allows you to create a more dynamic sound landscape.
Finally, it should be noted that the range of QLED 8K TVs of 2020 will offer next-generation ATSC 3.0 tuners. The main advantage is the ability to receive and play content in a resolution of up to 4K, instead of just Full HD. To make matters worse, we have Multi-Channel Object Audio and Dialogue Enhancement. Unfortunately, this digital terrestrial television (DTT) system is not used in Spain or in Europe, being limited almost exclusively to the United States and Canada.
The Sero, a TV that we can put vertically
The Sero, which means “vertical” in Korean, is a TV capable of rotating to be placed horizontally or vertically, just like a mobile or tablet. This will reach all markets in 2020 after having been launched in their home country during 2019. This model is intended for millennials and Generation Z , by allowing to view content “for mobile” in its original format.
Samsung Smart TV 2020: price and availability
Samsung’s new televisions for 2020 still have no official price or release date . We know, for other occasions, that they will reach the market in the first months of 2020. Soon we will begin to know the exact prices. In the case of Spain, this will happen when the official presentation is made for our country that, for the moment, has no confirmed date.