RGB LED TVs: The Color Revolution That Might Make OLED Obsolete (If It Doesn't Bleed First)

The TV war just got a new weapon: RGB LED panels promising colors so precise they could make your face look like a Pixar character—assuming the manufacturers can stop their backlights from bleeding.

RGB LED TVs use red, green, and blue backlighting for more accurate color reproduction than traditional LED/QLED panels. They claim to display 100% of the BT.2020 color scale, surpassing prior generations.

This design avoids OLED's burn-in risks while matching its brightness levels but introduces potential issues like color blooming and high processing demands for optimal performance.

QLED TVs, by contrast, struggle with color reproduction limitations due to their reliance on quantum dots. OLED remains vulnerable to pixel degradation from static images.

Yet all three technologies face a common constraint: BT.2020 content remains limited despite growing production.

Samsung, LG, Sony, and Hisense announced 2026 RGB LED models at CES 2026, positioning the format as a potential successor to OLED—if manufacturers can resolve backlight bleeding and processing bottlenecks.