- Samsung 2025 TVs function new-gen ‘Glare Free’ tech
- Glare Free 2.0 higher retains black depth and shadow element
- Will function in flagship OLED, and 8K and 4K mini-LED TVs
The Samsung S95D was our selection for the 12 months’s finest TV within the TechRadar Selection Awards 2024. It’s an unimaginable TV, and one which overcomes one of many greatest issues that is lengthy plagued OLED TVs: display reflections from lamps and different gentle sources overloading their comparatively dim fullscreen brightness ranges.
Samsung solved that difficulty utilizing a brand new OLED Glare Free display within the S95D, and subsequent it is utilizing the tech to fight display reflections in its flagship 2025 OLED, the Samsung S95F. However the Glare Free tech going into that mannequin isn’t the identical as what was used within the S95D. As a substitute, it’s a second-generation model that fixes the largest drawback with final 12 months’s flagship Samsung OLED TV: elevated black ranges when viewing in shiny rooms.
I first observed the black degree difficulty after I did a hands-on check of the S95D in early 2024, but it surely wasn’t till I in contrast premium Samsung and LG OLED TVs side-by-side, that it turned clear it was extra of an issue than I initially thought. That comparability was a part of a demo arrange by LG on the CEDIA Expo 2024 commerce present that confirmed the totally different anti-reflection measures utilized by the Samsung S95D and the LG G4. When a lamp was positioned in entrance of each TVs, the Samsung utterly subtle the reflection, mainly eliminating it. The G4 in distinction, confirmed close to mirror-like reflections.
However whereas Samsung’s display was superior in coping with reflections, blacks on the S95D appeared extra of a darkish grey in comparison with the LG OLED, which precisely rendered deep blacks and shadows. This was in shiny lighting situations after all; when the lights within the demo room have been dimmed, each TVs proved equally adept at displaying deep black.
Glare Free 2.0 is right here
The second technology of OLED Glare Free being launched within the Samsung S95F, which the corporate is exhibiting at CES 2025, fixes the state of affairs by “enhancing black expression” together with rejecting glare. I first noticed a demo of the brand new display tech at Samsung’s headquarters in South Korea, and was impressed with how efficient it was in giving TV viewers the very best of each worlds – there was a clearly deeper and extra sensible black tone, whereas nonetheless eradicating the distracting reflections.
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Many consumers of premium OLED TVs are film followers who sometimes dim the lights when viewing, so Samsung’s Glare Free tech could in some methods be an answer seeking an issue. However then once more, the Samsung S95D was the brightest OLED TV TechRadar examined in 2024, with peak brightness measurements that just about matched a few of the finest mini-LED TVs we’ve reviewed. That issue together with Glare Free makes it a very good possibility for daytime sports activities viewing, which is generally higher dealt with by mini-LED fashions.
Samsung’s Glare Free 2.0 tech is now not only for the corporate’s flagship OLED – it can additionally seem in its new flagship 8K and 4K mini-LED TVs for 2025, the Samsung QN990F and the Samsung QN90F. Meaning consumers of premium Samsung TVs will be capable of safely watch films or play video games with out having to fret about display reflections and lowered distinction and shadow element in shiny and darkish environments alike.
With stress within the TV market from not solely LG, however relative newcomers akin to TCL and Hisense, Glare Free 2.0 is a distinguishing function – and one I am certain Samsung is hoping will give it a leg up on its competitors. I am unable to wait to offer it a severe check to see it holds up in assessments, as a result of it appears to be like extremely promising to date.
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