Samsung launches 76-inch MicroLED TV, TikTok app and shelf for The Frame

Samsung is the largest TV manufacturer in the world and has a very successful 2020 while people stayed at home and invested heavily in home entertainment. Its follow-up for 2021 is a TV setup heavy with “lifestyle” centric screens, expensive innovations for image quality and, yes, a shelf.

The virtual meeting Unbox and Discover on Tuesday covered home entertainment products already announced at CES – including the Neo QLED TVs, a slimmer version of The frame art TV, a solar remote control, a game status screen, An AI-based personal trainer and new soundbar – but Samsung has also made some new announcements.

Here is a summary of the TV news that Samsung announced on Tuesday:

• A new size of MicroLED TV, 76 inches, will debut in the future. It is the smallest size to date, underlining the 88-, 99- and 110-inch dimensions. MicroLED is Samsung’s most expensive television, promising superior image quality with prices aimed directly at millionaires. The company has not yet announced prices, but says it will take place closer to April when the 110-inch MicroLED is offered for sale in the US. To give you a preview, the TV sells for $ 156,000 in Korea.
• A new TikTok app for all its smart TVs. The dedicated app is already available in the UK and soon to the US. On most TVs, TikTok’s vertical (portrait mode) video is displayed with fill bars on either side, but The Sero, which can rotate between landscape and portrait modes with a built-in motor, can display it without bars. The same goes for 32- and 43-inch versions of The Frame, which can also be set in portrait mode.
• A new AirPlay integration for The Sero that enables iPhones to automatically rotate between portrait mode and landscape when you rotate on your phone. The feature was already available for Android phones.
• A new accessory for The Frame, Samsung’s TV designed to mimic wall art, called My Shelf. It is a custom, good shelf, specially designed for the TV, with adjustable panels to fit the wall space. It is available in beige, white, brown and black and works with the 55-, 65- and 75-inch sizes. The company also revealed that the internal storage on The Frame 2021 will be 6 GB, enabling a storage of ~ 1200 ultra-high-resolution images. ‘Earlier versions had 500 MB.

• A new 75-inch version of “full sun” by The terrace TV outside, is coming this summer. Details were not available during the press period, but we can assume that it will be brighter and / or use improved antiglare screen material.
• The availability of AMD FreeSync Premium Pro on Q70A and higher TVs as well as The Frame. This game extra, compatible with both computers and next generation consoles, add high dynamic range performance measures to variable refresh rate. Samsung says current games like Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War support it.
• The company refreshed its Odyssey G9 game monitor from June last year and changed the taillight to Mini-LED. This will significantly increase its control over local contrast to provide better details in highlights and shadows.
• Samsung’s Smart Monitor, a work-and-play model it announced in November, is now available. Its intelligence includes built-in connectivity so you can work from the cloud or go to school without having to have a separate computer, as well as TV features, so you can move seamlessly to the entertainment part of your day.

Most of Samsung’s 2021 TVs, including the Neo QLED and The Frame models, are now available to pre-order. We look forward to reviewing it soon.

Update, 08:05 PT: Samsung originally told CNET that the 76-inch MicroLED TV would launch at the end of 2021 or early 2022, but he changed the statement to simply say that it ‘will be on the product card’ in the future ‘ .