Samsung’s Newest Micro RGB TVs Have Billions of Colors, but That’s Not the Best Thing

Last year, Samsung introduced its first Micro RGB TV, but that model was only available in a massive 115-inch size and had an equally enormous price tag of $27,000. For 2026, it unveiled two ranges — the R85H and R95H — with sizes between 55 and 100 inches, and prices starting at a much more reasonable $1,600.

Why are these called Micro RGB TVs? Firstly, they’re LCD TVs, like most of Samsung’s lineup, but the key difference here is that they use a different backlighting system. Where most LCD TVs use a specialized filter to generate colors, the premium R95 and more affordable R85 models use clusters of red, green and blue micro LEDs to either replace or augment the filters.

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Samsung says the R95H hits 100% of the BT.2020 color area, which is more colors than most TVs could ever hope for. Yet, having

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