Sony redefines Mini LED televisions with True RGB

After CES 2026, Sony announced its new approach to the Mini LED television segment under the name “True RGB”. With this naming, the company highlights the purer colors and high brightness levels offered by the backlight system consisting of red, green and blue LEDs. According to Sony, this technology aims to offer the company’s widest color volume in television history. While the announcement particularly emphasizes improvements in image accuracy and brightness, it is stated that this system will reflect cinema contents more realistically.

In fact, True RGB does not emerge as a completely new panel technology. This approach is based on the same foundation as Micro RGB or RGB Mini LED systems, which were introduced under different names by manufacturers such as Samsung, LG and Hisense earlier in the year. These televisions use red, green and blue LEDs directly, rather than the combination of blue LEDs and quantum dots used in traditional Mini LED models. This structure, working together with the LCD layer, enables a wider color range and higher brightness values ​​to be achieved. However, unlike OLED panels, each pixel is not an independent light source; Therefore, it is in a different position in terms of technological approach.

Sony’s image processing approach aims to make a difference

Sony states that the main factor that distinguishes True RGB televisions from similar technologies is on the image processing side. The company states that it uses algorithms used in professional reference monitors to make LED control more precise. In this way, it is stated that both color accuracy is increased and the brightness level is increased more evenly. In addition, it is stated that the light leakage effect, that is, blooming, which occurs around bright objects and is frequently encountered especially in Mini LED televisions, is reduced.

In addition, Sony also draws attention to preserving color accuracy at wide viewing angles. Fading colors or decreasing contrast as the angle changes is a common problem in LCD-based televisions. It is reported that the processing techniques developed by the company aim to reduce this problem. In addition to all this, Sony’s history in cinema cameras and professional production equipment causes these claims to be evaluated more carefully in the industry.

The new Bravia True RGB televisions are planned to meet users in the spring. On the other hand, Sony states that it will share more comprehensive information about technical details and model options before this date. Current information indicates that the True RGB approach will increase competition in the Mini LED segment; However, the real performance evaluation will become clearer when the final versions of the devices are tested.