Samsung Crystal UHD – In 2020, Samsung introduced a new name to classify its TVs, the name Crystal UHD appeared. Crystal UHD is the marketing name for TVs with LED screens, Crystal UHD TVs, TVs with conventional screen matrices made using standard technology without the use of materials on quantum dots. Previously, until 2020, such TVs were called Samsung Premium TV series.

Crystal UHD TVs from Samsung in 2022

In 2022, Samsung completed a deal to sell its screen factory in China. This factory produced UHD Crystal series LED screens and QLED and Neo QLED. Yes, the factory was bought by the Chinese TCL. Samsung has reached the maximum in LED technology and sees no prospects for further development. The Crystal series itself is being phased out, so in 2022 no new Crystal series T.V. model was released in the U.S. In Europe, the series is still being produced but on a smaller scale, with only two BU8000 and BU8500 models released in the U.K.
Samsung has decided to leave the segment of budget T.V.s altogether; so far, we can see it only in some countries. But this trend will continue. Crystal UHD is a budget T.V. series that is quite difficult to compete with many other brands.

What is Samsung Crystal UHD TV

Let’s see what kind of Crystal UHD TVs are. Crystal UHD TV Samsung TVs 8, 7 and 6 series. Screens made with less modern materials have an 8-bit color depth, dithering technology (quick turn on and off the backlight) is used to increase the number of shades. Screens are classified as 8bit + FRC. TVs with such screens have UHD resolution. TV model numbers may vary by country. For example, in the USA these are models TU8000, TU7000. Europe TU8500, TU8000, TU71000, TU7000.

Why they came up with the name Samsung Crystal UHD TV

This is the name of Crystal TVs, invented just because of marketing. Samsung has been producing televisions with such screens for the last 5 years, to distinguish TVs from other TVs and to show some new trends and such a name was invented.

Since such televisions can be assembled from components made earlier, such televisions will go on sale in 2020 a little earlier. So in North America, such televisions are already available for pre-order, and their sale will begin on March 1, 2020.

Samsung Crystal UHD, are those good TVs?

Samsung Crystal UHD are TVs of the budget segment, given the announcement of Samsung to stop production of LED screens at the end of 2020 and re-profiling production, the beginning of production of QD screens using OLED elements and quantum materials. And also the fact that in recent years Samsung partially uses screens from Chinese manufacturers in its LED TVs. Nothing will change in the quality of TVs, the TVs of the budget segment with mediocre quality screens and technical parameters, as they will remain. It is quite possible that Samsung will begin to produce TVs of the budget segment by outsourcing. Why order only the production of screens you can order the manufacture of the TV.

According to the latest information, Samsung has decided to extend the production of standard screens for another three months and increase the production of screens by 30%. This is due to increased demand for larger size panels. Such a decision by Samsung was pushed by customers of screens, which said that due to the pandemic demand for TVs has increased, respectively, they are ready to buy more screens. Thus, the cessation of production of standard screens postponed to 1Q 2021.

Samsung Crystal UHD vs UHD

Currently, the difference between the Crystal UHD screen and the UHD screen is only in the name. The quality of screen production is now quite good at leading electronics manufacturers, such as BOE, LG, and others. Crystal is UHD LED TVs, but Samsung named them and singled them out as a separate line for marketing purposes. For example, when buying an LED UHD or Crystal UHD TV in a store, the buyer faces a choice. Crystal UHD sounds more solid, and subconsciously people think they are buying something special. But in fact, UHD and Crystal UHD are identical TVs.

Crystal Processor 4K what is it

I’ve been asked how TV Crystal Processor provides Сrystal clear images. No, they don’t; the TVs have regular processors that support 4K displays. They are not particularly powerful, so these TVs have minimal image processing. I would say a budget TV is a budget processor.

Screens in Crystal UHD TVs.

I also want to focus on the screens of Crystal TVs; you should know that these TVs have the cheapest screens. No, I don’t mean to say that they are wrong. These screens are manufactured in factories using outdated technology; such screens were produced in the early 2010s. For example, Samsung claims that such a screen can display more than a billion colors, which implies a color depth of 10 bits. But they are modestly silent about the fact that Crystal screens have a color depth of only 8 bits, and 10-bit dithering (8-bit+FRC) is used to achieve more colors. The backlight blinks fast, so you get more hues, but if you put a 10-bit (8-bit+FRC) TV and a real 10-bit TV next to each other, you will notice the difference.