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New TV season is here! The big TV companies all announce their new line-ups at the very start of the year, atCES, and then when spring rolls around we start to see them becoming available to buy, battling for a place in our list of thebest TVs.
And sure enough, March 2022 is when we’re expecting to see some of the hottest TVs of this year launch. In particular,Samsungand LG are set to launch some of their big hitters, including the first ever 42-inch set to challenge for a place among thebest OLED TVs.
Obviously, we’ll bring you full reviews of these TVs as soon as we’re able, but if you’re in the market for a TV this month, you’ll want to know the full range of options available to you – so we’ll take you through what these TVs are, why they’re exciting, and when to expect them.
Samsung QN95B
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(Image credit: Samsung)
This is Samsung’s flagship QLED TV for 2022, and uses the next-gen version of the company’s excellent Neo QLED technology. This means that it uses a mini-LED backlight combined with colour-filtering Quantum Dots – just like its predecessor, the five-starSamsung QN95A. Mini-LED backlighting means you can have brighter images from a thinner panel, but also adds more precise local dimming, so it can go darker in specific areas more easily than regular LED screens. This new version features more fine-grained control of the dimming levels, so it can come closer to providing the nuanced detail in dark areas that OLED TVs are known for – while also being able to ramp up the brightness higher than OLED can deliver for dazzling HDR.
It’ll be available in 55-inch, 65-inch, 75-inch and 85-inch models. We’re expecting this to be thebest Samsung TVof the year when it comes it 4K image quality… depending on whether the hallowed Samsung QD-OLED TV actually arrives this year. Right now, that’s still vapourware, so the QN95B remains the 4K champion-elect in Samsung’s line-up.
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All of Samsung’s Neo QLED 2022 TV’s are due to be available for pre-order from mid-March, with delivery in April.
LG C2
TheLG C1was one of the most popular TVs of last year, and it’s easy to see why: it delivers the perfectly premium pixel-precise HDR and colours of OLED with totally futureproofed connectivity, and for a reasonable price.
And the LG C2 is going to… do exactly the same, but better. And in more sizes, which is maybe the most welcome part of all.
First things first: the brightness is increased compared to last year’s C1 model, thanks to a new OLED Evo panel (as seen in theLG G1). Brightness is the traditional weakness of OLED TVs, and the C2 will provide a noticeable jump compared to the old model, meaning a broader depth of HDR, and even more realistic-looking images.
The image processing has been improved too, and LG says that there’ll be better definition between foreground and background, adding more depth and richness to what you’re watching.
The other other huge thing is, in fact, small. The LG C2 range will include the world’s first 42-inch 4K OLED TV, which I’m delighted about. It’s perfect for bringing really cinematic image quality to smaller rooms – or for adding serious gaming chops to those same rooms. The HDMI 2.1 connectivity and Game Dashboard feature already make the LG C2 a hot contender to be thebest gaming TVcoming this year, and now it’s available in a size suited to smaller setups.
The LG C2 will also be available in 48-inch, 55-inch, 65-inch, 77-inch and 83-inch models. It doesn’t have an exact delivery date yet, but UK retailer John Lewis says that it’s expected to be available to buy before the end of March.
Philips MiniLED 9636
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(Image credit: TP Vision)
As the name gives away, this set uses Mini-LED tech, just like the Samsung set above. And just like that set, it’s designed to provide impressive local dimming along with huge levels of peak brightness – Philips says you can can expect up to 2,000 nits of peak HDR brightness here.
Philips' excellent image processing is on board, which helps to deliver rich colours and huge levels of detail, even when upscaling from HD. You’ve got HDMI 2.1 connectivity for gaming, and a huge range of ways to tweak the picture just to your liking. And being a Philips TV, you get the company’s signature Ambilight, which spreads the colour of the image onto the wall, adding even more scale than its 65-inch and 75-inch sizes already provide.
This set was announced last year, but only recently went on sale – though it’s not available in the US sadly. But UK, Europe and Australian buyers should definitely consider it.
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