Samsung TVs

2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 lineup compared

In mid-July, the company from South Korea announced that it would be increasing the size of the S90C series once again. For the 2023 line-up, the range had already been extended upwards by a 77-inch variant. An additional step in this direction has now been taken. The QD-OLED series, which is still quite new, will be expanded by an 83-inch model – for now on the US market. 

However, only at first glance. If you take a closer look at the technology underneath, you will be in for a surprise. In order to realise the plan, a cooperation between the electronics company and LG Display is necessary. Until now, however, the LG subsidiary has not produced QD-OLED panels. So without further ado, the company is using a WOLED display of the respective size. 

As a result, the largest model in the series is technically out of line and could cause irritation and disappointment among consumers who like to buy beyond 80 inches. It is not yet clear whether this version will also be available in Europe at some point.

According to South Korean media, panel producer LG Display will deliver the first batches of WOLED displays to Samsung Electronics this month. Although an initial agreement on the cooperation has been reached, general conditions such as the duration of the contract and the volume do not seem to have been finally clarified yet and are currently running on the basis of a trial order. However, no official announcement has been made so far. 

The aim is apparently to supply 77″ and 83″ panels, which are supposed to further expand the QD range in the coming year. For this purpose, Samsung has requested the LG subsidiary to carry out the production according to certain specifications and to realise the production in the South Korean plant in Paju.

This year, Samsung’s line-up will once again get a literal addition. To be precise, this refers to the Q80C series and a 98-inch variant based on Full Array Local Dimming. However, the huge screen diagonal is not entirely new.

The South Korean manufacturer has already launched TVs with such large dimensions on the market in recent years. Most recently the QN100B from the Mini-LED series. In the long run, the TV is supposed to compete against the TCL 4K model of the same size. 

The entry-level price will be a hefty 8,000 euros, but it should be significantly lowered thereafter, making the Q80C a relatively “inexpensive” model in terms of its size.

The TV market seems to be increasingly aware of the fact that 8K devices are lagging behind in terms of sales success for various reasons, and first manufacturers like TCL seem to have finally realized this. Meanwhile, the focus seems to change. Thus, attention could increasingly go to a display that is as smooth as possible and free of streaks.

Instead of additional 8K TVs, which only attract a few consumers, there is now more and more interest in 4K240. However, what has already found its way into monitors would first have to arrive in the TV landscape. Apart from a few exceptions with 144 frames per second, 120 hertz is still the measure of all things. 

At CES2023, for example, Samsung showcased the first OLED-based TV panel with an input signal of native 240 hertz behind closed doors. Laptops and monitors with such a high frame rate were already launched at the end of 2022. An additional will follow later this year. 

TCL will launch a TV with 240 hertz at half the vertical resolution via VRR before the end of this year. Whether LG Display will follow suit at this point is only a question of time. Advantages are mainly in the field of post-next-gen consoles and sports broadcasts.

This year, Samsung plans to add new 4K as well as fresh 8K TVs to its Neo QLED portfolio again. This includes the QN900C, QN800C, QN700C models coming up from the 8K segment and the UHD lineup with with the QN95C, QN90C and QN85C. High-end models will have more dimming zones than their predecessors, further minimizing the blooming effect.

Within the 8K devices, a 12K mini-LEDs backlight will be used with control of up to 1300 zones. Samsung also emphasizes the TVs’ “14-bit processing and AI upscaling,” but only in relation to the backlight controller and not the LCDLCD = Liquid Crystal Display – a type of screen using liquid crystals for creating the image panel. So far, however, it is unclear whether the TVs will also support HDMI 2.1 QMS.

Samsung will launch two new QD-OLED TVs this year, joining last year’s S95B model. The two new models are named S95C and S90C and are announced by Samsung Display with a peak luminance of up to 2000 nitsSI unit of luminance: 1 nit = 1 cd/m² – The best way of measuring and comparing a TVs brightness  . The devices are also certified with AMD FreeSyncVariable Refresh Rate with AMD graphics cards or consoles Pro, but still do without Dolby Vision.