One of the biggest TV stories of the year is the arrival of RGB Mini LED TVs from Hisense, LG, and Samsung. These LCD sets use thousands of tiny red, green, and blue LEDs in the backlight to create color directly, rather than relying on a white or blue backlight with color filters. Like other Mini LED TVs, they use local dimming, which allows each zone to be adjusted for both brightness and color. Samsung calls its versions Micro RGB, LG uses Micro RGB evo, and Hisense brands them as RGB MiniLED TVs.
RGB Mini LED TVs promise extremely high brightness—up to 10,000 nits in some cases—and a wider color range than current standards. By comparison, most 4K content is mastered at 1,000 nits, with some Dolby Vision titles hitting 4,000 nits, levels very few TVs can reach today. Once limited to massive, ultra-expensive displays, RGB TVs are now coming in more practical sizes, starting at 55 inches. Pricing will be announced later this spring.
LG plans Micro RGB evo models in 75-, 86-, and 100-inch sizes, while Hisense showed a 116-inch flagship 116UXS and says its more mainstream UR8 and UR9 series will span 55 to 100 inches. The 116UXS is unusual in that it adds a fourth primary color—cyan. Samsung, meanwhile, unveiled what it calls the world’s first 130-inch Micro RGB TV, the R95H, featuring a gallery-style design and floor-standing “Timeless Frame” stand, alongside smaller models starting at 55 inches.
