Best for local dimming zone transitions
Samsung 77S90H OLED
5.0 attribute score
Highest scored product for this attribute based on supporting review evidence.
Best TVs for local dimming zone transitions
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Safest pick
Hisense UR9SG
4.0 attribute score
Balances the attribute score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.
Most evidence
Samsung R95H
3 supporting reviews
Has the broadest review evidence for this attribute.
Best overall product
Hisense U6SF Pro
4.1 overall score
Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this attribute.
With no backlight zones to coordinate, bright-to-dark transitions avoid local-dimming pumping or halos.
Pros: black levels, contrast ratio
Cons: Dolby Vision support, stutter handling
Backlight zones keep up with moving objects reasonably well, with occasional flicker around small highlights.
Pros: gaming performance, color volume
Cons: blooming control, dark-room performance
Zones generally follow moving highlights smoothly, although brief flickering and excess halos can appear.
Pros: peak brightness, picture quality
Cons: value for money, color accuracy
Because there are no dimming zones, moving highlights do not trigger the pumping or zone flicker seen on some backlit displays.
Pros: art display mode, design and appearance
Cons: overall satisfaction, HDMI port accessibility
Without individually driven zones, the picture does not show zone pumping or flashing around moving highlights. The entire frame brightens together instead.
Pros: HDMI 2.1 port count, overall satisfaction
Cons: HDR performance, bass performance
Dimming zones generally control bright objects well, but fast-moving highlights can leave subtle flicker or dim leading edges. Abrupt scene changes can also trigger brightness shifts.
Pros: color volume, overall satisfaction
Cons: value for money, color accuracy
Small bright objects can leave dim leading edges or flicker as the backlight zones struggle to keep pace.
Pros: overall satisfaction, value for money
Cons: Smart TV platform, advertising intrusiveness