A bigger TV screen is usually a good thing. Over time, large televisions have not only become more accessible, they have also become increasingly popular with consumers. They allow viewers to be fully immersed in the content they are watching, as advances in cinema technology now allow our favorite stories to be brought to life on screen in a more realistic way.
However, a simple larger screen doesn’t always result in a hyper-realistic viewing experience. As we enter the era of ultrawide TVs, Samsung Electronics has updated its screen technology to offer the best in home entertainment. To learn more about these changes, Samsung Newsroom presents three key features that make the cinematic experience truly exceptional.
8K resolution: a must to unleash the full potential of larger TVs
A bigger screen doesn’t necessarily mean better picture quality. If you were to enlarge a television screen without considering the number of pixels, the resulting image would be fuzzy, have low resolution, and be much worse overall.
▲ If the number of pixels remains unchanged, the image quality will decrease as the screen size increases
In order to improve picture quality, the space of a larger screen should be filled with more pixels. Samsung’s QLED Neo 8K has four times more than 4K TVs. This means that even on ultrawide screens, Samsung’s true 8K resolution maintains optimal picture quality through densely packed mini-LEDs and improved processing.
▲QLED Neo 8K delivers four times more pixels than QLED Neo 4K.
While Samsung has been at the forefront of changing display trends and spearheaded the era of ultrawide TVs, the company has also pioneered innovation in the technologies that power them. The two driving forces that improve the picture quality of Samsung’s latest QLED Neo 8K are the Quantum Neural Processor 8K, which analyzes and optimizes content to take full advantage of the 33 million pixels, and the Quantum Matrix Pro technology, which enables a multitude of Technologies used to exploit them enable precise control of each mini-LED.
8K Neural Quantum Processor: Improved resolution, color and depth with 64 neural networks
Although Samsung QLED Neo 8K TVs offer the best picture quality on the market, not all content is easily offered in 8K. To ensure every detail on screen comes to life, Samsung’s QLED Neo 8K is equipped with the state-of-the-art Neural Quantum 8K processor to upscale low-resolution content in real time. Samsung’s Neural Quantum 8K processor uses 64 different neural networks to analyze videos and optimize image quality. It is trained to recognize underlying patterns and relationships in images and convert low-resolution images into high-resolution images by comparing the original image set to the processed results in each neural network.
Although higher definition sources ultimately produce better images, some sources may be available in standard definition (SD or 480p), high definition (HD or 720p), or full high definition (Full HD or 1080p). With Samsung’s Neural Quantum 8K processor, shows and movies are upscaled to stunning 8K resolution for the most immersive picture ever.
▲ Enjoy optimal picture quality from any source thanks to the Neural Quantum 8K processor
Samsung’s advanced processor is also behind innovations like Auto HDR Remastering, a feature that takes full advantage of the display’s wide color gamut and incredible peak brightness. AI technology analyzes each scene to make it more colorful and vivid, emphasizing details in light and dark areas.
High Dynamic Range (HDR) video formats the screen with a wider color gamut and more vivid highlights compared to standard dynamic range content. That means everything you see is even more compelling with automatic HDR remastering and exceptional contrast enabled by Quantum Matrix Pro and Quantum Dot (Quantum Dot) technology.
▲ HDR displays a wider color gamut with brighter highlights compared to SDR.
Samsung’s QLED Neo 8K also features Real Depth Enhancer Pro technology. Using enhanced AI deep learning, Real Depth Enhancer Pro tracks where the viewer is focusing on the screen and brings that object to the fore. Since the figures on the screen are separated from the background, the image appears more three-dimensional. In addition, the Neural Quantum Processor delivers a sense of depth, coupled with incredible detail and vivid color reproduction, so you can immerse yourself in everything you see.
▲ Real Depth Enhancer Pro finds the point the viewer is focused on and brings the subject to the foreground.
Quantum Matrix Pro technology: ultimate precision thanks to mini-quantum LEDs and 14-bit processing
Quantum Matrix Pro technology is another key technology that shapes the image of the QLED Neo 8K. It uses mini-quantum LEDs to greatly improve black level and contrast with precise backlight control.
The Quantum Mini LED is 1/40 the size of a conventional LED. This allows for a denser LED screen that improves picture quality while retaining the vivid colors and highlights of the QLED Neo 8K TV.
▲ Precise backlight control with Quantum Matrix Pro technology.
To deliver the best image quality, 14-bit HDR processing helps maximize contrast and express unimaginable levels of detail in the brightest and darkest parts of the image. In this way, even the most subtle details are visible to the user in every scene.
In addition, Quantum Matrix technology is behind Samsung’s Shape Adaptive Light Control feature. This feature precisely adjusts the backlight to the content on the screen, improving the clarity of whatever content you are watching. Precise backlight control helps prevent “blooming,” a glare phenomenon that occurs when bright light from objects on the screen leaks into darker areas in the environment. This keeps highlights bright and dark scenes dark, with more detail visible than ever before.
Increased TV viewing by consumers
In short, 8K resolution densely fills ultrawide screens, while the Neural Quantum 8K processor and Quantum Matrix technology work together to create a truly cinematic image. Crisp detail, accurate colour, precise contrast and a lifelike sense of depth enable the QLED Neo 8K to present stunning picture quality and captivate viewers around the world.