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The humble LED TV is evolving, and quick.

Thatstillmight be the case but what I certainly did not anticipate was the LED putting up such a fight.

Hisense 116UX

So whats next for the LED TV?

Or, it could be both all at once.

First, let’s clear up some confusion about terminology.

Hisense TriChrome LED

How does TriChroma LED actually work?

Before diving into TriChroma, its a good idea to brush up on how traditional LED TVs work.

Some of the innovations in modern LED TVs are all about that backlight.

Hisense U8N Mini-LED TV on stand in living room

Other innovations revolve around color filters.

That ultimately makes for a brighter, more vibrant image.

So what makes TriChroma LED different?

Samsung S95F OLED TV

That said, local dimming can occur both at the RGB LED chipandat the optical lens.

The TV makes use of thousands of optical lenses.

Theyre larger than that.

Hisense Google TVs

Its often the case that newer display technologies take time and money to miniaturize.

The tech has other advantages too.

How does TriChroma LED compare to OLED and Micro-LED?

Hisense - 65" Class U8 Series…

Theres still a lot wedontknow about how TriChroma LED TVs will compare with other types of display panels.

The result is so-called true blacks, or perfectly deep black levels.

But where OLED panels have typically struggled a little is in brightness.

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Recent models have been getting brighter, and theres hope formuchbrighter panels through tech like tandem OLED.

To be clear, thats pretty bright but its not 10,000 nits.

Micro-LED technology still remains the holy grail for LED panels.

Hisense 75-Inch Class U8…

This gives the TV ultimate control each pixel can be a separate color and brightness.

The future of TriChroma LED

For now, theres only one TriChroma LED TV.

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