RGB LED, the most exciting TV backlighting technology in years has not only been embraced by Samsung, it’s been elevated to superstar status by putting its 115-inch Micro RGB television on public display at IFA.
Now let’s get this clear from the start. Micro RGB is not the same as Micro LED. Micro RGB uses tiny coloured LEDs as a backlight instead of a white or blue light source. A Micro LED panel uses self-emissive LEDs – like OLED – to create images. So Micro RGB is a coloured backlighting system that uses LEDs that are half the size of mini-LEDs on other TVs.
“Micro RGB achieves new levels of precision for controlling micrometer-sized RGB LEDs, raising the bar for colour accuracy and contrast in LED consumer displays,” said Taeyong Son, Executive Vice President and Head of the R&D Team of the Visual Display (VD) Business at Samsung Electronics. “With this launch, we’re setting the standard in the large-sized, ultra-premium TV market and reinforcing our commitment to next-generation display innovation.”
Samsung’s Micro RGB is built on Samsung’s proprietary Micro RGB Technology, which arranges individually controlled red, green and blue micro RGB LEDs — each less than 100µm in size— in an ultra-fine pattern behind the panel. Unlike conventional backlighting, the architecture enables precision control over each red, green and blue RGB LED.
Micro RGB is powered by Samsung’s Micro RGB AI engine, which uses AI processing to fully optimise both picture and sound. This advanced technology analyses each frame in real time and automatically optimises colour output for a more lifelike and immersive picture. With this AI engine, Micro RGB Colour Booster Pro recognises scenes with dull colour tones and intelligently enhances colours across all content for a more vivid and immersive viewing experience.
Additionally, Samsung’s Micro RGB features Micro RGB Precision Colour, ensuring colours are delivered as intended for maximum accuracy and vividness, with precisely controlled colours that achieves 100% colour coverage of BT.2020, an international standard for colour accuracy established by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The display also received ‘Micro RGB Precision Colour’ certification from the Verband der Elektrotechnik (VDE), a leading German electrical engineering certification institute.
Samsung Australia has confirmed the 115-inch Micro RGB display will join its 2025 AV line-up over the coming months.
