Best Samsung TVs for local dimming performance

#1

Individually lit pixels mimic ideal local dimming without the compromises of backlight zones.

#2

Self-emissive pixels create flawless local dimming-like precision.

#3

Local dimming keeps most bright details isolated from dark surroundings and preserves excellent black levels. The tougher motion transitions and off-axis views expose some limitations.

#4

The backlight generally lifts contrast and deepens dark areas effectively, but precision falls short of the best competing Mini LED sets.

#5

Zone control is improved over some older Samsung LCDs, but limited precision can create halos, color spill and lost details.

#6

Mini LED improves the impression of contrast, yet the 100-inch panel struggles to control bright zones precisely. Visible halos around highlights and subtitles are a substantial weakness.

#7

This is the most divisive weakness: large backlight columns limit precision, and several assessments say local dimming barely helps or actually worsens scenes.

#8

The basic edge-lit system offers limited contrast improvement and cannot control small light and dark areas precisely.

#9

Without effective local dimming, darker parts of mixed-brightness scenes can appear gray, and backlight behavior may be distracting. Avoid expecting distinct bright highlights against deep blacks.

#10

Without independently controlled backlight zones, bright details lift the surrounding blacks. The tradeoff avoids classic dimming halos but leaves scenes looking gray.

#11

The set lacks hardware local dimming, so it cannot selectively deepen dark areas or boost bright highlights the way stronger Mini LED TVs can.

#12

Without effective local dimming, bright objects raise surrounding blacks and dark scenes can look gray or clouded.

#13

Despite Mini LED branding, the tested backlight has no independently controlled local-dimming zones, severely limiting dark-scene contrast.

#14

There is no true local dimming, so the backlight cannot deepen blacks around bright objects. Contrast suffers noticeably in challenging scenes.

#15

No zone-based local dimming means gray-looking blacks and unimpressive highlights rather than precise light control.

#16

The bottom-edge lighting rarely improves black depth and often creates glow around bright elements instead.