Samsung announced a spate of new Mini LED TVs – TVs that use LED backlights behind the display to selectively light areas of color and leave darker areas dim or unlit, creating better contrast than what a normal backlit LCD is capable of. That includes two new, more affordable options that could compete with many of IGN's favorite budget-minded TVs.
There are two main models of Mini LEDs coming, the M70H and M80H, both available in sizes up to 85 inches, but will differ in terms of price, overall available screen sizes, power, and feature set. The cheaper of the two, the M70H comes as small as 43 inches and costs $349.99 to start. It's got a 60Hz VRR (variable refresh rate, meant to help with screen tearing) panel with support for HDR 10+ and other video features like Filmmaker Mode.
Meanwhile, the M80H starts at $699.99 for a 55-inch model, with the main differences being a native 144Hz VRR display – which should make it the better gaming TV candidate – and a chip more geared toward background image processing. Both TVs have three HDMI ports, eARC support, run on Samsung's Tizen OS, and feature dual speakers. Later this year, Samsung says it'll release the M90H, a 100-inch Mini LED TV.
Those TVs are each quite a bit cheaper than the two new Quantum Dot Mini LED 4K TV models the company also announced today, the QN80H and QN70H. The differences here are similar; the QN80H will be pricier and have a higher native refresh rate of 144Hz and larger base size (it starts at $1,299.99 for 55 inches versus $599.99 for a 43-inch, 60Hz QN70H). It'll also get more AI image processing features that try to tweak video to suit your preferences. Finally, there is a 100-inch QN80H, while the QN70H tops out at 85 inches.
Besides the M90H, all of the new TVs are available now on Samsung's website.
Wes is a freelance writer (Freelance Wes, they call him) who has covered technology, gaming, and entertainment steadily since 2020 at Gizmodo, Tom's Hardware, Hardcore Gamer, and most recently, The Verge. Inside of him there are two wolves: one that thinks it wouldn't be so bad to start collecting game consoles again, and the other who also thinks this, but more strongly.
