Little tiny backlights to improve the brightness of new TVs? Been there, done that. Hisense is improving that with tiny red, green, and blue LEDs.
If there’s one thing CES is known for, it’s TV technology: every year, the latest and greatest is announced at the first big tech show of the year, and every year, we’re treated to just what’s coming.
Big TVs, new TVs, and even new TV technology, and all three of those can be said of Hisense this year, it seems.
Alongside a few new projectors, Hisense has announced a new technology improving the tiny LED backlighting technology known as Mini LED. Much like the Tri-Chroma laser projection technology used in Hisense’s laser TVs, the company has a variation on that theme in TriChroma LED, which uses tiny LEDs for backlighting that can individually display red, green, and blue.
Aside for being brighter, TriChroma LED aims to be more colour accurate, essentially improving the colours of a screen while keeping the technology LED backlit. Not quite an OLED, TriChroma is an LED TV with that little bit more control.
The technology will appear first in Hisense’s 116 inch ULED X, delivering an 115.5 inch TV running 4K and 21,000 TriChroma LEDs behind it all. Bigger than last year’s 110 inch Hisense TV — which was massive when it launched recently — the new 116 inch UX TV is even bigger again, and features a 6.2.2 spatial surround sound system built in.
At nearly three metres diagonally, the Hisense 116 inch TV is huge, and will likely be very expensive. But if it’s still too small, and you prefer your TVs to be replacements for a wall, Hisense is joining the Micro-LED world Samsung launched a few years ago with a 136 inch Micro-LED TV delivering a 3.58 metre wide picture.
A slightly smaller 108 inch model will also be made available, providing new technologies for big screens beyond the standard LED backlit variations.
“Innovation and design are central values for us at Hisense that fuel our drive to advance display technologies that bring the very best entertainment experience into Australian homes,” said Chris Kotis, Vice President for Sales and Marketing at Hisense in Australia and New Zealand.
“The continued refinement of our flagship display technology as well as our pursuit of the next generation of display technology embody this commitment to make premium technology accessible to all,” he said.
Across the range, the new TVs will also see artificial intelligence features, including AI picture processing, AI sound optimisation, and even AI energy adjustments.
You can also expect other models to pop up through the range, as well, because it’s not just the expensive and big flagship TVs Hisense is bringing. At the entry level, Hisense will bring quantum dot QLED technology to the U6 models, while the U7 and U8 LED-backlit TVs will see improved brightness and refresh rates, as well as larger sizes, as well. There will even be a couple of new soundbars.
One thing we don’t have is word on Australian pricing and availability just yet, but stay tuned, because the range will likely launch sometime between March and June.
