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2022 is the yearSamsungfinally gets into battling for a place on our list of thebest OLED TVs. The company has resisted using the technology for years, but in 2022 it will launch a TV using next-gen QD-OLED panels, but will also launch a range of TVs featuring current-gen OLED panel,according to a recent report.
As I said in the link above, I’m really looking forward to seeing how the image processing powers that make thebest Samsung TVsso good will translate to OLED. And that goes double as a gaming fan: our guide to thebest gaming TVsis basically split between OLED models and Samsung sets, so a TV that’s the best of both could dominate there.
Tone mapping is something TVs have to do when HDR content comes in, because the contrast range (ie, the difference between the deepest black tones and the brightest white tones) of the original content won’t be the same as what your TV’s panel can produce. The movie (or whatever) is produced with a huge contrast range to professional standards, but the contrast range of your TV’s lighting probably isn’t that large – so your TV maps the different tones (hence: tone mapping) to its own capabilities.
The problem is that TVs don’t always do a perfect job of this. You can end up with the contrast range getting squashed, effectively, meaning that detail is lost in both dark and bright areas, and you don’t get the full effect of HDR.
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However, OLED TVs are less bright than the high-end QLED and Neo QLED TVs Samsung has offered. There isn’t a single major OLED TV that doesn’t support it, because it really helps them reach their full potential with a more limited maximum brightness. That includesallof thebest LG TVsandbest Sony TVs.
But the regular OLED TVs will be made with the same panels as every competing OLED, and I’m concerned that Samsung’s will be fighting with one hand tied behind their back.
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