Samsung’s colossal 1000-inch MicroLED display has enhanced colors and a slimmer design

Samsung is launching a new version of The Wall, its massive MicroLED modular display. Measuring over 1,000 inches, the new “IWA Series” display is aimed at businesses and commercial applications rather than homes, and Samsung’s promotional images show that it is used as a large display in a retail environment. detail. The display is available in “certain markets” as of today, but Samsung’s press release does not publicly state a price.

Improvements to this year’s display include LEDs that are up to 40% smaller than last year, which Samsung says should lead to higher contrast and better color uniformity. The Wall’s color purity has also been improved over the 2020 model, and Samsung boasts of having a new AI processor that further improves image quality and contrast and removes noise. Docking connections have an improved wireless design and the screen depth has been reduced to half.

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The screen has a resolution of 8K with a refresh rate of 120Hz, and because it is made up of modular panels, it can be arranged in a number of different configurations, including an ultra-wide resolution of 15,360. x 2 160 16K. Samsung says the new 2021 model can be arranged to be concave, convex, or installed in other positions like hanging, ceiling mounted, or installed in an “L” shape.

The Wall’s new IWA series is Samsung’s latest display to use its MicroLED technology, which relies on an array of self-emitting LEDs to create its image, rather than an LCD layer like most traditional TVs. This means that panels can create better black levels by completely turning off pixels, much like the effect you’ll see on an OLED TV, but without the traditional OLED limitations like scorch risk and brightness. peak lower than that of LCD panels. Samsung claims its latest version of The Wall has a peak brightness of 1600 nits, while LG’s best OLEDs still peak at less than 1000.

While The Wall is an attempt to sell massive MicroLED displays to commercial customers, Samsung has also started to include the technology in traditional sized TVs for the rest of us. At this year’s CES, it announced a 110-inch MicroLED TV, and then expanded that lineup to include 76- to 99-inch models. They’re still massive TVs, sure, but at least they should fit on a wall in your house, unlike Samsung’s colossal 1000-inch monster.