Samsung begins shipping its most ambitious TV lineup in years

Samsung has begun shipment of its 2021 TV lineup, led by the new “Neo QLED” 8K and 4K TV Use mini LED technology to get more contrast and better picture quality than previous years. With the Mini LED, the company is able to cram more small LEDs – and by the way, more into the TV’s backlighting system than before. This gives the TV very fine control over dimming zones and black levels, and should dramatically cut down on any unwanted “bloom” effects.

This year’s upper-end Samsung TV also includes a number of gaming-centric features, like the new Settings bar, which puts the next important-gen option – refresh rate, aspect ratios, input lag and so on – within easy reach. Many TVs will start reaching customers within the next two weeks, with others to follow in April and beyond.

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The frame, one of Samsung’s “lifestyle” TVs, is being refreshed with a slim design and more bezel options to make it look like a piece of art on your wall. And Samsung now says that it is increasing the internal storage from 500MB to 6GB so that customers can now store more artwork – up to 1,200 ultra high-res images – displayed on TV when it is not actively used. Used to be.

And the company also announced that it was introducing more traditional form factors for its future MicroLED TVs, aiming to leapfrog OLED as the next great TV technology. Rather than offering a modular, any size-you-want option as it does along the wall, Samsung will sell the micro-set in 110-inch, 99-inch and 88-inch sizes. It has now been announced that a 76-inch model will be added in the future. The 110-inch and 99-inch MicroLED TVs will be available in April.

Here’s how Samsung’s 2021 lineup shakes up in terms of pricing. I’m not going to recommend you get an 8K TV, although it’s unfortunate that the gorgeous, barely-bezel design is reserved exclusively for the top-tier 8K series. I am definitely eyeing one of the Neo QLED 4K sets – especially once the sale starts.

Neo QLED 8K QN900A Series (Prominent “no bezel” design)
85-inch: $ 8,999.99
75-inch: $ 6,999.99
65-inch: $ 4,999.99

Neo QLED 8K QN800A Series
85-inch: $ 6,499.99
75-inch: $ 4,799.99
65-inch: $ 3,499.99

Neo QLED 4K QN90A Series
85-inch: $ 4,999.99
75-inch: $ 3,499.99
65-inch: $ 2,599.99
55-inch: $ 1,799.99

Neo QLED 4K QN85A Series
85-inch: $ 4,499.99
75-inch: $ 2,999.99
65-inch: $ 2,199.99
55-inch: $ 1,599.99

Frame 2021 series
75-inch: $ 2,999.99
65-inch: $ 1,999.99
55-inch: $ 1,499.99
50-inch: $ 1,299.99
43-inch: $ 999.99

QLED 4K Q80A Series
85-inch: $ 3,699.99
75-inch: $ 2,599.99
65-inch: $ 1,699.99
55-inch: $ 1,299.99