CES 2022: LG TV vs Samsung TV

CES is back, and as quickly as it started, it's already coming to its end as the show winds up for another year.

We'll be focusing on what LG and Samsung had to say at this year'southward event. Early on signs point to another competitive yr with Mini LED, gaming and refreshed interfaces looking to exist key points of focus.

What was announced?

LG 2022 OLED G2 97-inch size — LG OLED evo Gallery Edition

A new 42-inch and 97-inch OLED were introduced, and its bringing its OLED Evo panel technology to the 2022 C2 OLED (only just on models 55-inches and above).

The Korean house is focusing more on its QNED TVs, while information technology has revised webOS to be more customisable. Information technology's catering to more than lifestyle services, too, offer means of keeping fit, keeping in bear upon with others and enjoying virtual experiences in the dwelling house.

Samsung's unveiled new iterations of its Neo QLED, MICRO LED, and lifestyle TVs. Advancements made to the Neo Breakthrough processor expect to extract more than brightness, depth, and contrast from images. The Object Tracking Sound system supports Dolby Atmos through the OTS Pro version that integrates up-firing speakers into a TV's chassis.

The MICRO LED model will come in an 89-inch model, and this year'southward model will be able to flesh out express HDR content better cheers to new technology. Dolby Atmos sound is too supported.

New models of the Frame, Serif and Sero TVs were revealed, and like LG, Samsung is retooling its interface with the introduction of a gaming hub, the new Watch Together feature, an NFT platform and smart calibration for optimising picture.

What are the primal areas?

LG 2022 OLED C2 42-inch — LG 42-inch C2 OLED

Gaming. Both have ramped upwards their presence in this field, with LG become leading proponent of gaming features in the TV market. The addition of cloud gaming services such every bit Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce NOW is another string in both make's bows as they look to offer experiences that appeal to all parts of the market.

The new Mini LED sets and 8K models aren't quite in competition with each other – if anything it'south LG's OLEDs vs Samsung's Neo QLEDs. That means another round of OLED'southward contrast confronting Mini LEDs searing brightness. This battle will likely come down to a question of toll

What'southward new about the upcoming TVs?

Both brands have revised interfaces for 2022. This yr LG is calling its UX webOS 2022, with the aim of making content discovery easier while as well adding profiles that personalises content for each user. The Matter feature will also expand LG TV's reach as a controller for connected smart devices.

Samsung's new Smart Hub similarly puts content curation and discovery at its forefront. The Gaming Hub will tie together games from cloud services, while the presence of NFTs for purchasing digital artwork may evidence controversial just is a space where Samsung tin can plant a flag in with its extensive library of curated artwork.

And while Samsung didn't officially unveil its new QD Display TVs, it did win a CES Innovation Accolade. The key bespeak we want to know is how much will they toll?

Decision

Who knows who volition come out top at this early stage? Both look to expand the experience of using a Idiot box in the dwelling house, while iterating further on brandish technology introduced in 2021. It could come up downward to a case of mass market entreatment and pricing.

We won't know much about that until later in the year, merely with OLED TVs going down in price each year, information technology could be that LG has the edge.