How RGB Mini-LED will transform the premium TV landscape in 2026

Even though we’re still in the death throes of 2025 at the time I’m writing these words, there’s already zero doubt about what the biggest TV technology story for 2026 is going to be: RGB mini-LED.

At the time of writing no less than five makers of the world’s best TVs (TCL, Hisense, Samsung, LG and Sony) have declared that they’re going to be releasing full TV series in 2026 that use variants of RGB mini-LED technology, with LG and Samsung already going so far as to reveal detailed information on those upcoming RGB mini-LED TV ranges even ahead of the January 2026 CES where the technology is really going to make a splash.

In fact, a couple of ultra-high-end RGB mini-LED TVs, Hisense’s 116-inch 116UX ( $25,000 / £19,999) and Samsung’s 115-inch MRE115MR95F ($29,999 / £24,999) have already ...