OLED screens are a huge success in high-end smartphones and TVs. The screens with their self-illuminating pixels are considered the measure of all things in many respects. So far, however, there have been no OLED TVs for Samsung. Instead, the South Korean neighbor LG is the leader – the company’s LD Display division manufactures OLED screens for almost all major TV manufacturers, and its sister company LG Electronics is the largest customer with its televisions. Now Samsung is following suit. The manufacturer came up with a new OLED variant for the large TV screens. At the beginning of the year there was still talk of QD-OLED, now Samsung is only talking about OLED TV. COMPUTER BILD has already had a look at the Samsung S95B and reveals the most important details.
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Complete list: The best QLED TVs
This is how QLED, OLED and QD-OLED differ
So far, Samsung has stuck to the proven LCD technology for its televisions. For the best possible image quality, the manufacturer came up with a number of improvements, such as the use of nano-particles or quantum dots for color enhancement. Top models dressed up like this are known as QLED televisions at Samsung. A disadvantage of all LCD screens: They cannot display a perfectly deep black, which limits the contrast in the image. The reason for this is the so-called backlight (background lighting), which makes the images shine behind the LCD panel. The competing OLED screens, on the other hand, do not need a backlight, since each individual pixel lights up by itself. This enables perfect black and any high-contrast images. Films on OLED televisions look correspondingly more vivid and clear. Disadvantage of OLED televisions: They are less bright than top LCD models, and still images that are displayed permanently can leave permanent shadows (“burn in”).
The Samsung S95B OLED TV comes in 55-inch and 65-inch sizes.
Samsung promises these advantages with its OLED TVs
The Samsung OLED televisions of the S95B model series should not have both disadvantages. The reason for this is a different screen structure compared to the OLED TVs from other manufacturers. With their millions of tiny LEDs, they initially produce black-and-white images. Color is used through filters arranged in front of it. There are red, green and blue filters for each pixel, so any colors can be mixed. However, the filters absorb a lot of light. Samsung does not use conventional color filters in its large OLED screens. Instead, quantum dots are used as color converters. The microscopic luminous crystals convert blue light into red and green light, which absorbs much less brightness than filtering white light. The actual image is initially generated by a monochrome, blue OLED screen with self-illuminating pixels – this guarantees perfect contrast. Before that, the Quantum Dots perform the color conversion into red, green and blue, pixel by pixel. Samsung promises a maximum brightness of 1,500 candelas per square meter, previous OLED televisions are between 500 and a maximum of almost 1,000 candelas per square meter or nits. In addition, the monochrome OLED screen should tolerate still images better.
Among other things, the Samsung S95B has four HDMI ports (two pointing downwards), all with all the relevant HDMI 2.1 options. The cables run through the foot.
The new Samsung OLED TV S95B in detail
Samsung is building its first OLED television in two sizes: with a screen diagonal of 55 inches and 140 centimeters and with 65 inches and 164 centimeters. The UHD resolution (3840×2160 pixels) goes without saying, and Samsung also promises a refresh rate of up to 144 Hertz – interesting for connecting high-end gaming PCs. Four HDMI inputs are available for this and other players, all in the new HDMI 2.1 version for 4K up to 120 and 144 Hertz. However, Samsung does not store the connections in a separate connection box like in its other top models. Instead, an approximately four centimeter thin and quite small technology box is placed on the back of the super-thin screen. Otherwise, the equipment is the same as that of the other new Samsung televisions for the 2022 model year.
Samsung S95B in detail: The outer edge of the OLED screen is a bit wider than usual today.
Samsung GQ65S95B: First impressions
The edge around the visible image is noticeably wider than that of other OLED televisions, and the very good anti-reflective coating is a positive feature. This allows the already strikingly brilliant image to come into its own even better in bright surroundings. Otherwise, the typical picture of current top OLEDs is shown: rich colors, an almost unlimited high contrast that does not decrease even when viewed from the side and very high motion sharpness. And despite the enormous image brightness, the screen hardly emits any heat, and the back isn’t even lukewarm.
Samsung OLED TV S95B: prices and availability
The Samsung S95B is scheduled to go on sale in May. However, industry experts expect small quantities because production is only just beginning. The manufacturer has not yet given prices, but the OLED televisions should fit into the range between the LCD models QN90B and QN95B. Therefore, the GQ55S95B should cost around 2,000 euros, the GQ65S95B around 2,500 to 3,000 euros.
