Samsung set to showcase Micro LED TV at CES 2018

When it comes to modern displays, two technologies currently stand at the forefront of visual clarity, quality and luminance, QLED (Quantum Dot) and OLED (Organic LED). These two panel types are most common in today’s high-end televisions, particularly in high-quality HDR TVs, offering a wider colour gamut and increased levels of contrast when compared to standard LED/LCD screens.   

Both of these technologies have issues, with burn-in being common on OLED display when they show the same image over an extended period and QLED’s lack of a “pure black” given its reliance on a standard backlight with “local Dimming” technologies. Both QLED and OLED have their advantages, but it looks like Samsung has plans to replace both with MicroLED displays, which have the potential to offer benefits over both QLED and OLED. 

At CES 2018, Samsung is rumoured to be showcasing a new 150-inch display with Micro LED technology, offering the potential to provide lower power consumption than OLED and the same ability to turn off individual LEDs while lacking OLED’s burn-in problems. 

This technology was first showcased by Sony back in 2012 with their then called CLEDIS (Crystal LED Integrated Structure)  55-inch 1080p display, which acted as a demonstration product that was never intended for mass production.

When it comes to modern displays, two technologies currently stand at the forefront of visual clarity, quality and luminance, QLED (Quantum Dot) and OLED (Organic LED). These two panel types are most common in today’s high-end televisions, particularly in high-quality HDR TVs, offering a wider colour gamut and increased levels of contrast when compared to standard LED/LCD screens.   

Both of these technologies have issues, with burn-in being common on OLED display when they show the same image over an extended period and QLED’s lack of a “pure black” given its reliance on a standard backlight with “local Dimming” technologies. Both QLED and OLED have their advantages, but it looks like Samsung has plans to replace both with MicroLED displays, which have the potential to offer benefits over both QLED and OLED. 

At CES 2018, Samsung is rumoured to be showcasing a new 150-inch display with Micro LED technology, offering the potential to provide lower power consumption than OLED and the same ability to turn off individual LEDs while lacking OLED’s burn-in problems. 

This technology was first showcased by Sony back in 2012 with their then called CLEDIS (Crystal LED Integrated Structure)  55-inch 1080p display, which acted as a demonstration product that was never intended for mass production.