FOR THE past ten years we’ve watched 4K LCD and OLED TVs compete in the wake of plasma’s demise. There was the death of 3D. And for a while, we even had curved screens to contend with. At first OLED had a distinct picture quality advantage over LCDs, thanks to its use of emissive pixels that can fully shut off individually and deliver true blacks. However LED-lit LCD keeps evolving and keeping pace while offering a different set of benefits.
Samsung’s name for mini-LED FALD LCD panels featuring quantum dots is Neo QLED, with the QN95C being the king of the 4K Neo QLEDs. This type of TV employs a transmissive LCD panel. These TVs are capable of very high brightness, with double or even triple the light output of what OLEDs can achieve. They rely on the modulation of the backlight array to render deeper blacks than the panel’s native contrast allows.
Although FALD backlights yielded imperfect results for many years, the introduction of mini-LED FALD arrays with hundreds or even thousands of zones—combined with improvements in processing—has revolutionized the field.
The results speak for themselves, with this TV you get both deep blacks and brilliant highlights. The intensity can be blinding! Of course the hardware has a lot to do with it. But the processor also contributes by optimizing picture quality and maximizing color fidelity. In culinary terms, the hardware is the ingredients needed to make an exceptional dish, while the software is the chef’s expertise in delicately balancing and harmonizing flavors.
The QN95Cs capabilities do
