Samsung appears to have leaked a key detail about its upcoming 77-inch OLED TV, revealing that it can beat LG in one key area – but not in a positive way.
In the US, the largest variation of Samsung S95C OLED OLED TV — one of many Samsung TVs launched at CES 2023 — is said to be priced at $4,499.99. For comparison, LG’s most expensive 77-inch OLED TV – LG G2OLED launched last year – launched at $4,199 / £4,499 (about AU$6,100).
That Samsung price converts to around £3,630 / AU$6,335, which would make the TV slightly more expensive than LG in Australia, but significantly cheaper in the UK; however, that is not the official price for those regions. Based on Samsung’s previous pricing strategies in the UK, we expect the TVs to be of the same value if not more than the US prices – i.e. a $4,500 TV will cost around £4,500 upwards although the exchange rate means it ‘should’ cost £900 less. As for Australia, we won’t be shocked if the final price approaches AU$7,000, but we’ll have to wait and see Samsung’s decision.
This pricing information is based on a store page discovered and shared by Flat PlateHD (opens in a new tab); however, it looks like the page is currently unavailable. The price is definitely in line with what we’ve come to expect from Samsung’s new range of OLED TVs, although as with all leaks we should be cautious with this until the company makes a major announcement. awake.
No word yet on how much the smaller models will cost, but based on last year’s sales Samsung S95B . OLED Screen TVs, we’d be surprised if Samsung’s 55-inch TVs cost less than $1,799 / £1,999 / around AU$2,700, or if its 65-inch TVs cost less than $2,799 / £2,999 / around $4,200 la Australia.
If you decide to buy one of these Samsung TVs, it looks like it will be well worth the money. For gamers, the S95C boasts a 0.1ms response time and a class-leading 144Hz refresh rate (better than the S95B’s only 120Hz), as well as VRR/ALLM support. You’ll also be able to access a suite of 4K games in the cloud like Nvidia GeForce now, Xbox Cloud Games, Amazon moonand Utomik.
Sound settings are also enhanced. Samsung’s new TV uses a 4.2.2-channel speaker system – a step up from both the S95B’s 2.2.2 system and even the 3.1.2-based system. LG C3OLED.
And don’t forget about the screen.
Is this the best QD-OLED display of 2023?
While Samsung calls its S95C lineup OLED TVs, that’s selling their displays a bit short because these displays use QD-OLED panels – a mix of typical OLED and QLED panels.
OLED panels are self-illuminating – note that they are not backlit – so individual pixels can be completely turned off. This allows OLED TV excellent at rendering well-defined dark scenes – they can produce deep blacks and display an ‘infinite’ contrast ratio between the bright and dark areas of the screen.
On the other hand, QLED panels are excellent at delivering bright and colorful images. While its dark contrast isn’t very impressive, its Quantum Dot filters help ensure that its colors almost never fade.
QD-OLED looks set to combine the strengths of both panel types into one, with Samsung saying its latest S95C lineup will take things to the next level with “unparalleled, mapped brightness. vivid colors and intelligent 4K upscaling with AI detail recovery.” Finally, the latest Samsung OLED boasts 30% more brightness than 2022’s Samsung S95B; thanks to the new Quantum HDR OLED Plus algorithm, the S95C can clearly reach a whopping 2,000 nits of peak brightness.
However, that’s not all good news; Unlike some competitors, this TV does not support DTS:X and the lineup continues to fall short Dolby HDR Vision.
We’ll have to try the latest Samsung TV to see if it’s worth its seemingly hefty price tag, but considering that the Samsung S95B is one of the best TVs of 2022, we expect the S95C to be. is another standout device.
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