Samsung's amazing MicroLED TV is coming in a new 76-inch size

Samsung'southward amazing MicroLED Television receiver is coming in a new 76-inch size

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Afterward years of waiting, the Samsung MicroLED Television set is finally going to be on sale for shoppers to buy. Just don't count on beingness able to afford it.

Samsung's new MicroLED TVs are the first to use Samsung's new MicroLED display technology, which promises to rival OLED in terms of overall picture quality and fifty-fifty offer superior longevity to OLED panels.

Editor'south Note: Samsung has clarified the timing on the newly announced 76-inch MicroLED TV. Instead of existence slated for the end of 2021, it is at present slated for an unspecified date "in the future".

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Co-ordinate to Samsung, the 110-inch MicroLED Tv will be available this April. Specifics on pricing were not bachelor at the time of this writing.

Mike Kadish, director of product marketing for Samsung TV wasn't able to give us any information about pricing, other than to say that "Without giving specifics, I'll tell you this is for our about premium consumers."

micro-LED vs. OLED — (Epitome credit: Samsung)

Along with a giant screen fabricated up of more viii-1000000 micrometer-sized LED pixels, Samsung'southward MicroLED TVs boast some impressive technical specs. The 110-inch screen is the size of 4 55-inch screens put together, and Samsung'south new MultiView capability will allow you lot use information technology as such, splitting up the giant screen into simultaneous windowed displays for different inputs and channels running independently.

The MicroLED TV will also boast a 5.1-channel speaker setup and Object Sound Tracking, which identifies objects on screen, and tracks the sound to follow the action, whether it's dialogue from actors or the sound effects of vehicles or other onscreen action.

The giant TV too gets Samsung's top-of-the-line Micro AI processor, which handles video processing, upscaling of lower-resolution cloth and optimized HDR content.

And while Samsung hasn't confirmed this detail for North American models however, the South Korean MicroLED Television set is covered with a 7-year warranty.

More Samsung MicroLED TVs subsequently this twelvemonth

Simply the 110-inch model isn't the only MicroLED TV Samsung will be selling this year. The next size down, the 99-inch MicroLED TV will also arrive this spring, and volition begin selling in Apr or early May of this year.

A third model Samsung MicroLED TV, in a slightly more than reasonable 88-inch size, will come this fall.

Finally, in a surprise announcement equally part of Samsung's Unbox & Notice event today (March two), Samsung will besides have a 76-inch version of the MicroLED TV, which will exist coming later this yr.

Samsunt Idiot box's Kadish couldn't give an exact engagement for when the new 76-inch model would arrive, but he did say "I would call back it's prophylactic to presume much after this yr."

Editor's Note: Samsung has clarified that the late 2021 timing is not official, and that the 76-inch model will arrive onetime in the future.

Samsung MicroLED TVs get an ultra-premium cost

While we don't accept pricing details for any of the higher up models, our conversation with Kadish made information technology clear that Samsung is positioning the MicroLED Telly equally an ultra-premium product.

Given what we've seen so far of MicroLED TV pre-guild pricing in Korea, where the 110-inch MicroLED TV is available for 170 million won – $152,000 U.S. dollars – that'due south going to be a pretty premium cost indeed.

Merely there's a silver lining for anyone interested in spending more on a TV than they would on an Aston Martin Vantage. S Korean pre-orders have included such perks as limo-driven consulting sessions, free premium appliances, such as a JBL luxury speaker, a Nujas massage chair, or a Samsung Chef Collection designer refrigerator with Italian-designed doors. 1 bundle even includes plane tickets and accommodations for an island getaway, complete with hitting the links with a pro golfer.

Whether the U.South. versions of the MicroLED TV will come up with such improvident pre-order packages has yet to be seen, but there'due south picayune doubt that the 110-inch MicroLED Boob tube will still be priced around the $150,000 mark.

Brian Westover is an Editor at Tom'south Guide, covering everything from TVs to the latest PCs. Prior to joining Tom's Guide, he wrote for TopTenReviews and PCMag.