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That"s an order of magnitude increase compared to local dimming on TVs that use standard LEDS, where dimming zones would number in just the dozens on the most premium models. Each of these smaller dimming zones provide more tightly controlled backlight, and thus better brights, deeper darks, and less haloing caused by dimming zones that spill into high contrast areas. This translates into superb HDR performance, but also a richer picture overall, bringing LCD-based TVs much closer in line with OLED, the current champ in the TV display technology world.

TCL has made a name for itself introducing mini-LEDs back in 2019 with the TCL 8-Series Roku TV, and then bringing the same mini-LED backlight to the TCL 6-Series Roku TV (R635) model that is our favorite value TV of the year. The result is one of the best TVs you can get, and at a price that"s under $1,000 for all but the largest 75-inch model.

Just days into the new year, we already have a good idea of what TV shoppers can expect in 2023. It starts with more LCD sets that use Mini LEDs in their backlights; some developments to boost brightness in OLED TVs, which traditionally have topped our TV ratings; and more TV brands offering sets with screens 85 inches and even larger.

This year, both Samsung and LG (which is sticking with its WOLED tech) say they’ve found new ways to make their OLED TVs brighter, pushing them to levels we’ve typically only seen from the brightest LCD/LED TVs.

In LCD/LED TVs, most of the new sets being built with Mini LEDs are mid-tier or flagship models. (One exception is Hisense; see below.) With this technology, companies cram thousands of tiny LEDs into the backlights behind their LCD panels, then divide the LEDs into zones that can be dimmed or illuminated individually. Because each zone is so small, they can be controlled very precisely to help improve brightness, contrast, and black levels, and help reduce the halos you often see on LCD TVs when a bright image appears against a dark background.

The new “ultimate” LCD/LED TV, ULED X, comes with some major claims in both brightness—up to 2,500 nits—and state-of-the-art Mini LED technology, with over 20,000 Mini LED lights and more than 5,000 local dimming zones. It has a new AI processor, along with a 16-bit “light control” algorithm, which is supposed to provide more precise control over local dimming zones. The set includes a newly developed “CineStage X” 4.1.2-channel Dolby Atmos audio system. The first set will be available only in an 85-inch screen size; price and availability weren’t disclosed.

LG will manage a now-familiar balancing act, touting improved performance in its LCD lineup while continuing to promote its OLED TVs as the pinnacle of TV performance. But at CES it was clear that OLED TVs are occupying the bulk of the company’s TV attention, with some interesting new designs.

Once again, both the G3 and C2 sets get the high-performing Evo OLED panels and the company’s most advanced AI processors, which help up-convert lower-resolution content. These panels use a new algorithm and light-control architecture to boost brightness by up to 70 percent in the G3 sets, which can hit 1,800 nits, the company says. The G3 sets have an additional brightness booster feature the C3 sets lack. Last year, both sets were among the best TVs we tested.

LG didn’t have a lot to say about its LCD/LED TV lineup, which we assume will be revealed closer to launch, but this year only the top-tier QNED 85-series models, in 55- to 86-inch screen sizes, get Mini LED backlights. (The QNED80- and QNED75-series sets will have more conventional local dimming.)

Samsung brought big-news firepower to CES last year with the industry’s first QD OLED TV, which performed very well in CR’s ratings. In 2023, Samsung’s TV lineup is about iterative improvements to make those sets even better. This year Samsung will again have a very diverse array of TV products, including a new, smaller Micro LED “Wall TV,” new flagship 8K and 4K Neo QLED TVs that use Mini LED backlights, and a new 77-inch QD OLED TV screen size.

Of course, Samsung is also making improvements to its top-tier Neo QLED TVs, which are quantum dot sets that use Mini LED backlights. Without getting too technical, Samsung says it’s improving brightness and contrast by increasing the number of dimming zones in the Mini LED backlight, with better algorithms for controlling them.

Finally, Samsung has been promoting MicroLED display tech for several years now. It’s basically the LED equivalent of an OLED TV, where every tiny LED pixel generates its own light, with no need for a separate backlight. MicroLED TVs have tended to be huge (starting at 110 inches), expensive, and somewhat limited in resolution at smaller sizes.

Sharp’s new Mini LED sets, offered in 65,- 70-, and 75-inch screen sizes, will be offered under the Sharp Aquos XLED moniker. The sets, like QLED TVs from companies such as Samsung and TCL, also use quantum dots for an extended range of colors. The company says that the TVs will have more than 2,000 dimmable zones in the backlight, which can help improve contrast and minimize halos around the edges of bright objects when displayed against dark backgrounds.

In addition to the XLED Mini LED sets, Sharp will also have both LCD/LED and OLED TVs that use the Roku smart TV system. So far, no information has been released about the LCD/LED sets other than that they’ll be offered in 50-, 55-, 65-, and 75-inch screen sizes.

As for Sony’s LCD/LED TV Lineup, last year the two top series—the Z9K and X95K—got Mini LED backlights plus Backlight Master Drive technology Sony claims can offer more control over the Mini LEDs than conventional methods. We’ll have to wait to see if Sony rolls out Mini LED backlights in more models in 2023.

Like Hisense, TCL has been an up-and-coming brand in the U.S. for the past few years, and several of its 6-series TVs have done very well in our ratings, especially for their price. In 2023 the company is rejiggering its TV lineup, with a new flagship series bearing the QM8 moniker. Like last year’s R6-series sets, it will use Mini LED backlights, and you’ll be able to get it only in larger screen sizes, starting at 65 inches and going all the way up to a 98-inch behemoth.

The new Q series will focus on bigger and better QLED models, starting with the Q6 sets, which will be brighter than last year’s entry-level QLED models. Available in screen sizes from 50 to 75 inches, these will be 60Hz sets that feature 120Hz processing (called Game Accelerator 120) for VRR gaming. Stepping up to the Q7 sets gets you higher peak brightness, more local dimming zones than last year’s QLED sets, and a native 120Hz panel, with up to 240Hz Game Accelerator VRR. The sets, which feature IMAX Enhanced certification for the first time, will be available in 55- to 85-inch screen sizes.

Topping TCL’s 2023 TV lineup will be the QM8-series sets. This year they’ll be the only sets with Mini LED backlights, with up to 2,300 local dimming zones, five times what the company offered in last year’s Mini LED sets. The TVs, which boast twice the peak brightness of last year’s sets, will also feature a built-in subwoofer and support for the newer WiFi 6 wireless standard.

TCL will continue to offer the 98-inch R98 4K set, which gets improved with all the features found on the QM models, including Mini LED backlights. The current model is selling for about $8,500 at a few retailers.

There are a several ways to change the backlight color of a black and white – or “STN” - panel. If you want to change the color of the screen on the fly during operation, check out the video on using the PLC to control the backlight color. For this vide we have three methods we are going to show you. Method 1: Go to the navigation windows screen tab Click on the screen you want to change the color of, and simply change the color right here. It brings up a little color pallet, and you can change the screen to any color you want. Method 2: Right click on the screen and select Screen Option. You can change the color here. Click on the icon, up pops a little pallet of screen colors, pick the screen color you want, say ok. Method 3: From the SCREEN Menu up here, Select Screen Option and again change the color just like we did a second ago. That’s all there is to setting the screen color – be sure to check out the other videos in this series. And as always, please send us any topics you would like to see covered – or - any other comments for that matter – we appreciate the feedback! Sometimes you will want to create several screens that all share common objects like these navigation icons right here. When I click on an icon, it takes me to the next screen, BUT I have the same set of icons across the bottom of the screen. When we setup the project, we could copy and paste those on each screen in the project, but that is really hard to maintain, especially when you have lots of screens. Fortunately, there is an easier way – we use something called a background screen - and that is exactly what you are seeing here: This background screen is being used by all of the other screens. So all we have to do is edit this one screen and every screen in the project will be updated. Lets see how to set that up. First, create all of your screens as you normally would, in this example we have setup several dummy screens – We have a screen 1 which is our Tools Screen, A Graph Screen, A Fan Screen, and a Stop Screen – these don’t do anything, they just give us place holders to jump to. In addition to the four screens, we have a 5th screen we have labeled BACKGROUND. It’s on this screen that we are going to place all of our objects that are going to be shared by all of the other screens. So for this example we have simply placed a graphic on top of a screen change push button. This screen change push button takes us to screen 1. We cover that with a pretty graphic and now we have a cute graphical screen change button. Same thing here – this is just a graphic sitting on top of a screen change which will take us to screen number 2. Once you have setup your common object screen, or your “Background” screen, then you just go to the other screens, and click on this check box. This allows this screen to use screen 4 as it’s background screen. You can select any screen you want as a background, in this case, of course, we want oto use our background screen. So we have done that for all of our screens here – screen 1 we have enabled the background and said use screen 4, screen 2, enable background and again use screen 4, screen 3 the same thing, and screen 4. Again, we enable the background and we pick the screen we want to use as a background. Now when I click on a screen, you can see what is native to the screen is in black and white, and what’s in the background shows up as a gray just to remind you those objects are not actually on the screen. Of course, The background objects are not dimmer than the objects on the actual screen, this is just to help you during editing. Also note that the color of the background screen color – green in this case - is NOT transferred to the new screen, only the objects are transferred. The beauty of this is now when you want to change one of the common objects; you only have to do it in one place. Let’s simulate that one more tie and see how it works. Now all the screens have the same look and feel, but when it comes time to edit the project, all we have to do is change the one screen with the background object and every screen in the project will be updated. That’s all there is to setting up background screens – be sure to check out the other videos in this series. And as always, please send us any topics you would like to see covered – or - any other comments for that matter – we appreciate the feedback!