CES 2026: The good TVs are from Samsung, LG, and TCL

The TV area at CES 2026 wasn’t precisely the battle of RGB TVs like we anticipated. It was far more enjoyable than that.

If you happen to did not hear the excitement previous to CES, RGB is a more moderen TV know-how that goals to mash up some great benefits of mini LED and OLED into one show, with out settling for the respective disadvantages of choosing both. Now that all the large bulletins are out, there’s nonetheless no denying RGB’s budding recognition — nearly each main TV model made certain to throw an RGB TV within the ring this yr.

Nevertheless, the 2026 TV showcases additionally show that the presence of RGB would not routinely imply that mini LED TVs or OLED TVs on their very own are out of date now. Samsung, LG, and TCL are nonetheless focusing closely on these “basic” 4K TV sorts, and it made for a reasonably numerous unfold of latest TVs hoping to make the listing of finest TVs in 2026.

Here is a breakdown of the best TVs we have seen from CES 2026:

LG Wallpaper

This week’s jumble of TV bulletins made it simple to overlook that Samsung did not point out The Body a lot at CES. For the primary time in without end, it was LG’s flip within the artwork TV highlight. LG introduced the W6 Wallpaper TV at CES 2026, the place “wallpaper” refers back to the TV’s skill to put nearly flush towards the wall like framed wall artwork. Including to its skill to mix in with the wall is the truth that it measures 9 mm skinny (smaller than half an inch).

Each of Samsung’s Body TVs measure about an inch, so sure, the W6 Wallpaper is way thinner. However that is hardly LG’s solely benefit right here — the W6 Wallpaper is an OLED artwork TV, primarily placing it in a league of its personal. Which means the Wallpaper’s distinction and black ranges will handily beat these of the QLED Body or Neo QLED Body Professional. When it comes to vibrancy for viewing in vibrant rooms, the W6 Wallpaper makes use of the identical panel as LG’s new G6 TV, and LG’s G sequence fashions are constantly among the brightest OLED TVs in the marketplace.

Just like the Body Professional, the W6 Wallpaper is sort of fully wi-fi. That might be of concern for players who’re strict about enter lag. However the W6 Wallpaper does help 165Hz and has a 0.1 millisecond pixel response time, in line with LG. With OLED already providing the quicker, extra contrast-accurate show for graphics-heavy video games, the W6 Wallpaper might shortly turn out to be the uncontested artwork TV for gaming. The one main disadvantage to date? It is solely set to be launched in 77 inches and 83 inches.

Apparently sufficient, the opposite large gallery TV information out of CES wasn’t a couple of new Hisense Canvas or TCL Nxtvision. It was concerning the Amazon Ember Artline, a highly-awaited QLED Fireplace TV with a matte display. Amazon’s new artwork TV has 10 potential magnetic frames to select from and can value $899.99 for the 55-inch mannequin or $1,099.99 for the 65-inch mannequin. At these costs, Amazon’s artwork TV might pose fairly the competitors for the non-Professional model of The Body.

TCL X11L

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TCL launched its first RGB TV in China in September. Naturally, that is the mannequin most individuals anticipated to be touted at CES. As an alternative, TCL doubled down on mini LED and quantum dots by debuting its X11L SQD-mini LED TV as a substitute. SQD know-how stands for Tremendous Quantum Dot, which makes use of enhanced quantum dot nano particles to transform colours from a single-chip pure white gentle supply as a substitute of the direct crimson, inexperienced, and blue gentle sources on the coronary heart of RGB TVs.

The objective remains to be to harness the ultra-high peak brightness sometimes related to mini LED and ideal black ranges sometimes related to OLED, all in the identical TV. With awe-inspiring specs like “as much as 20,000 native dimming zones,” “peak brightness as much as 10,000 nits,” and “100% of BT.2020 shade protection,” TCL’s Tremendous Quantum Dot tech is not letting RGB turn out to be the brand new gold commonplace that simply. A easy Google search of “TCL X11L” will shortly offer you an thought of how a lot this TV impressed CES goers who noticed it in particular person.

Samsung Micro RGB

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Samsung certainly received the award for greatest TV on the CES flooring, the place it hauled in a 130-inch model of its new Micro RGB TV. The Samsung R95H guarantees to cowl one hundred pc of the BT.2020 large shade gamut by an array of crimson, inexperienced, and blue LEDs smaller than 100 micrometers (0.004 of an inch). Including to the grand show, the R95H’s TV stand resembled an enormous easel (a throwback to Samsung’s personal Timeless Body).

Primarily based on the absurdity of the dimensions alone, a 10-foot RGB TV cannot not be talked about in a narrative about probably the most thrilling TVs from CES 2026. However Samsung is making this new line extra accessible for the dimensions of a mean front room wall, noting that the R95H line line can be obtainable in 55, 65, 75, 85, and 100 inches. Whether or not or not the worth level for the smaller fashions will really feel accessible to most individuals is one other story.

Hisense additionally introduced an enormous RGB TV to CES: The 116-inch 116UXS, which is claimed so as to add a fourth shade, cyan, to the standard crimson, inexperienced, and blue spectrum. Two different RGB Mini LED choices from Hisense, the UR8 and UR9, will even be obtainable at extra lifelike pricing (as in, not $30,000) and in additional lifelike sizes (between 55 and 100 inches).

Samsung Movingstyle

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On the opposite finish of the sizing spectrum, the opposite cool new TV from Samsung measures simply 32 inches. To be truthful, it is small as a result of it is moveable, all the way down to wheels on its stand and a deal with on the again. The Samsung Movingstyle M7 is a wi-fi 4K touchscreen show that doubles as a monitor, relying on how you could want to make use of a display that day. Its 17.7-inch rolling base can transfer easily between hardwood and carpet, or will be propped up on probably the most handy flat floor with the built-in kickstand.

The idea of wheeling a TV from room to room might sound somewhat additional upon first learn. But it surely’ll pop into your head the following time you are watching a YouTube exercise or DIY fixit video out of your tiny cellphone display. With three hours of battery on one cost and a good value level of $1,199.99, the Movingstyle might really be a reasonably sensible possibility.