Samsung’s Pinpoint Dimming… What Is It?
Since we became among the first in the country to take stock of the Samsung Series 8 LED TVs, the key distinguishing feature, Pinpoint Dimming, has been a major point of conjecture. We therefore though it would be good to compile the information we have about it in this short, sharp blog post.
So, Pinpoint Dimming… there is a technical description and a non-technical description. So as to keep it simple, we’ll start with the simple one. Pinpoint dimming effectively increases the number of LEDs within the TV, which improves the TV’s ability to control the exact amount of light that is produced. This in turn allows for enhanced colours and, importantly, deeper blacks. This means your overall picture quality receives a good boost thanks to the pinpoint dimming technology.
For those techies among you, the way the technology achieves this is by placing additional LEDs at carefully selected intersections within the diffuser mesh that lies behind the panel (to transmit light from the edge-mounted LEDs across the panel), enabling more precise control of light levels across the screen and thus, better contrast ratio performance.
So not only will the TV be edge-lit, but it seems there are extra LEDs positioned in behind the panel which increase the overall performance of the Television set. This, coupled with the 3D technology, access to various internet services and a schmick looking brushed metal frame, makes the new Samsung Series 8 LED TV the most advanced to hit the market yet.
