All the best new TVs announced at CES 2021

CES was very different this year. Vegas hotel exhibition floors have been replaced with a fully virtual event and back-to-back Zoom presentations. This can make demonstrating the technology powering newer OLED or 8K TVs a bit difficult. But from what we made to see this year’s CES come out, there is something to be excited about.

Sony kicked off CES 2021 by announcing new OLED, 4K and 8K TVs in its Bravia XR display range, which will all feature its new XR cognitive processor. The great thing to know about this powerful new chip is how it improves audio and video in an effort to create a more immersive overall experience. The main way the chip does this is by focusing on the natural focal point of an image and improving the quality of that object or person to make it more realistic. The chip is also said to improve the upscaling of formats like 4K to 8K by reducing noise and blurring. This should delight the ears of anyone looking to purchase an 8K bundle this year, as there is still very little 8K content to talk about.

In addition to its sophisticated new chip, some Sony TVs this year will feature ambient light sensors to adjust screen brightness to better match the light in a given viewing environment. It certainly sounds like a cool feature, but we can’t wait to try it out in person and with a number of different entertainment setups, including with Hue lighting. Beyond that, this year’s Sony TVs will be powered by Google TV, an exciting upgrade to Android TV. And all of its Bravia XR displays will support HDMI 2.1 for 4K 120 fps, variable refresh rate, automatic low latency mode, and e-ARC – a giant leap from its paltry inclusion in TVs of the Year. last.

The Bravia XR TV lineup will include the X95J and X90J 4K LED TVs, Master Series Z9J 8K LEDs, and OLED Master Series A90J and A80J, as well as a slightly different 100-inch version of the X90J called the X92. Prices will be announced later down the line.

Samsung announced new MicroLED TVs in screen sizes of 99in, 88in and 110in – all of which will borrow their technology from Samsung’s existing modular super-display The wall, a fairly neat product but not particularly suitable for consumers who just want to unpack a television in the normal way rather than having to install it by a professional. These new TVs will check this box.

Additionally, Samsung is offering more customization options for its The Frame display, the company’s most popular TV for its ability to camouflage itself into a room’s décor by looking more like a framed work of art than it does. to an imposing black mirror in the middle of your space. Samsung’s Neo QLED TVs, on the other hand, use smaller and smaller LED lights to provide better, more controlled brightness while minimizing blooming. Finally, Samsung is rolling out a new remote for all of its 2021 4K and 8K QLED TVs – and it’s charging using solar power. Samsung claims that this remote can charge both on indoor and outdoor lighting, as well as via a USB-C port. That’s exciting! But we’d love to see this remote in action before it gets too publicized. In the meantime, we are cautiously optimistic.

Let’s talk for a moment about TCL because this company really blew me away this year with the promise of massive screens at an affordable price and the introduction of 8K on its popular 6 Series display (we are big fans of here at Gizmodo). At least three displays will be available in 85-inch variants this year, including a 4K QLED with Roku, an 8K QLED TV, and a Series 4 that will retail for $ 1,600. It’s a good thing! While the other two will certainly still be quite expensive, TCL will likely cut many TV manufacturers into the space for 85-inch screens of similar specs. Also an 8K 6 series? I can’t wait to see this upscaling in action, but TCL has a lot of competition on this front. And to be clear: just because you can buying an 8K television doesn’t necessarily mean you should.

Panasonic takes a decidedly more modest approach – at least in terms of size – to its benchmark OLED for 2021. The JZ2000 will be available in 55-inch and 65-inch sizes, which is certainly enough for most people in my opinion. Panasonic claims that this OLED will be brighter and provide better integrated sound, and the TV will benefit from support for features such as eARC, Automatic Low Latency Mode (ALLM) and Variable Refresh Rate (VRR). . That might make it a pretty appealing choice for gamers, but we’ll have to see how it works first. Its homescreen will also be refreshed, although this may be less important for people who have already cut the cord and are using a streaming device.

And to top it all, LG, which finally makes miniLED. OLED King will showcase both 4K and 8K miniLED displays this year, as well as new C1 OLEDs from 48-inch displays and G1 OLEDs in 55-inch and larger displays. Like Panasonic, LG is also in the process of redesigning its native WebOS operating system. I’m kinda on the fence about this one. Nothing in LG’s previous operating system was necessarily bad, and this one looks a lot like everything else. But we look forward to a hands-on demonstration with this new version of the operating system later this year.

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