Breaking Down the Battle of the Best 2023 TVs
As leading TV manufacturers, Samsung and LG aim products tailored for different audiences while showcasing the best display capabilities available today. Understanding these innovations requires digging into the roots of their premium QLED and OLED panel technologies.
This guide will analyze how the Samsung Frame and LG G3 achieve advancements that matter to home theater buffs, gamers, or anyone wanting a TV replacing artwork when powered down. You’ll learn:
- Display architecture powering quantum dot vs. OLED Evo panels
- Image processing upgrades driven by machine learning AI
- Next-gen gaming feats supported through HDMI 2.1
- Audio formats like Dolby Atmos finally experienced as intended
- Smart TV ecosystems evolving to understand viewer preferences
Let’s showcase how the Frame and LG G3 push boundaries that immerse us deeper into movies while future-proofing our investment…
Samsung QLED vs. LG OLED – Clash of the Display Titans
These represent the pinnacle panels leveraged across Samsung and LG‘s premium television lines…
LG’s Auto-Emissive OLED Magic
Unlike conventional LED TVs with separate backlight layer, each pixel in an OLED emits its own light. This enables game-changing abilities like perfect black levels when pixels switch off. No light bleed or halo effects either compared to even the best full-array local dimming (FALD) LED displays.
LG’s new brighter OLED Evo panel adds a deuterium compound to emit more intense light. Their G2 series introduced the “OLED EX” panel structure packed with extra emission layers. This OLED Evo engine powers the new G3 series to hit claimed 70% higher peak brightness reaching up to ~2,000 nits in Cinema HDR mode.
- Real-world tested peak brightness sustains over 1600 nits exceeding any prior OLED by a wide margin.
Samsung’s Metal-Insulator Panel Evolution
Quantum dot LED backlights supercharge liquid crystal panels found in premium 4K QLED TVs today. Samsung first developed this “Quantum Dot nanocrystal” technology before companies like Vizio co-opted into their high-end displays.
The Quantum Dot film placed in front of blue LED backlights converts light to pure red and green wavelengths. This achieves superior color volume covering 100% of the P3 color gamut used for cinema mastering and most HDR content.
- Pushing peak brightness to ~1500 nits helps today’s QLEDs nearly match intensity of direct emitting OLED while avoiding risk for permanent burn-in suffered on LG‘s panels.
Advancements like far-field voice control, gaming optimizations, audio format support like Dolby Atmos surround sound, and machine learning AI all aim to transport viewers deeper into displayed content.
Let’s break down meaningful capabilities explaining why both TV giants invest so heavily in these competing panel technologies and processing hardware…
