Engadget Logo Engadget Japanese version Samsung announces the 2022 model of the 144Hz-driven TV "Neo Q LED".Also supports cloud games

Samsung has announced a new lineup of TVs for the 2022 model at the CES 2022 consumer electronics trade fair held in Las Vegas, USA. The mainstream Neo QLED series includes 4K and 8K TVs with 144Hz inputs. A little over a year ago, the latest game consoles PlayStation 5 (PS5) and Xbox Series X, which were released amid the growing popularity of games due to the Corona sword, featured high graphic output performance of up to 4K / 120fps. However, there were only TVs on the market that could display it, such as LG, Samusung, and some Sony products.

The 2022 model Samsung Neo QLED series has increased its refresh rate from 120Hz to 144Hz, and is characterized by its smooth gameplay equivalent to that of a gaming monitor for PCs even on a large screen. At present, even the latest game consoles cannot output 144fps, and it is probably difficult to play games at 4K / 144fps even on PCs used by most people, so there is almost no opportunity to display content that takes advantage of 144Hz performance as a large screen TV. maybe.

However, only TVs with long product life have the advantage of being able to respond when the opportunity to use such content comes a few years later. In addition, this 8K and 4K Neo QLED has multi-gradation backlight brightness control from 12bit (4096 steps) to 14bit (16,384 steps). It is said that it has beautiful image expression by functions such as Shape Adaptive Light Control, which is an image quality improvement technology, and Object Depth Enhancer, which makes the subject stand out from the background by AI control. You should be able to enjoy a full range of image quality outside of games. The 2022 model has also been redesigned as a smart TV, making it easier to handle various streaming services, and with the Gaming Hub function, you can play the latest game consoles and PC games with cloud gaming services such as NVIDIA GeForce Now and Google Stadia. increase.

Among them, GeForce Now announced support for 1440p / 120fps in October 2021, and if you have the Neo QLED series and an appropriate line environment, you can enjoy gameplay at high frame rates. As is often the case with products announced at CES, the release date and price of the 2022 Neo QLED series has not yet been revealed. Also, it's a shame that Samsung hasn't introduced TV products to the Japanese market at this time. Source: Samsung