New Samsung QD-OLED TVs could finally debut at CES 2022
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Samsungfinally plans to unveil its latest TVs fitted with newQD-OLEDpanels duringCES 2022, according to new reports. This follows news from earlier this year that Samsung’s QD-OLED hybrids could launch sometime inearly 2022.
As reported byOLED-Info, the initial reveal will consist of 55-inch and 65-inch variants, with a larger 70-inch screen being made available later in 2022. No word on price as of yet, but we should expect them to be as expensive as the verybest 4K TVs out there right now.
We first learned about Samsung’s quantumOLEDdisplay tech all the wayback in 2019, where QD-OLEDpanels were posited as the eventual successor to standard OLED displays. Now, it sounds like we’ll witness the fruit of Samsung’s labor for the first time at CES 2022.
Since 2019, Samsung has investedupwards of $10 billioninto its new QD-OLED tech, which covers research and development of the panels as well as their production lines. This investment plan is supposed to last up until 2025, so we can likely expect Samsung to support and grow its QD-OLED repertoire for some years to come.
Analysis: What’s the difference with QD-OLED?
QD-OLED (or quantum OLED) will be Samsung’s successor to its standardQLEDdisplays. But what are they?
In essence, QD-OLED will be a hybrid of OLED and QLED display tech, ideally offering the advantages of both – combining OLED’s high contrast capability alongside QLED’s penchant for color enhancement.
It sounds very expensive, and we won’t beat around the bush in saying Samsung’s QD-OLED TVs probably will be. A report fromKorea Economic Dailysuggests that Samsung’s new TVs will sit “between its top-premium segment ofMicro LED TVsand its flagship QLED lines.”
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That would mean the company’s QD-OLED TVs could be even more expensive than its 2021 flagship, theQN900A8K TV, which retails for an eye-watering $4,999 / £5,999 / AU$7,579 for the 65-inch model. Basically, you shouldn’t get your hopes up about purchasing a brand new QD-OLED TV unless you’re a Samsung display enthusiast.
That would be a bit of a shame, then, as QD-OLED tech sounds utterly marvellous. Combining the best of what both OLED and QLED displays can offer makes it sound like Samsung is creating the dream display. It’s just unfortunate that, at least for the first few years on the market, they’ll likely be largely inaccessible to the average buyer.
Rhys is TRG’s Hardware Editor, and has been part of the TechRadar team for more than two years. Particularly passionate about high-quality third-party controllers and headsets, as well as the latest and greatest in fight sticks and VR, Rhys strives to provide easy-to-read, informative coverage on gaming hardware of all kinds. As for the games themselves, Rhys is especially keen on fighting and racing games, as well as soulslikes and RPGs.
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