Samsung set to reveal a true 'Zero Bezel' TV next week at CES 2020

[midian182]

Why it matters: Like smartphones, TV technology has made huge leaps over the last decade, with one of the many advances being shrinking bezels. At the upcoming CES event, however, Samsung is expected to go one step further by unveiling the first true 'Zero Bezel' television.

According to The Elec, Samsung’s consumer electronics boss Kim Hyun-Seok and other executives have given the TV “two-thumbs up.” It plans to start mass production of the sets in February, which, if true, shows the television is more than a proof of concept.

While there are other TVs that claim to be “zero-bezel,” they still come with slim borders. Samsung’s version reportedly welds the panel and the TV’s body together to create a television that lacks any bezels.

“Unlike other so-called ‘zero-bezel’ products that actually still had bezels, this product really doesn’t have a bezel,” said a developer, who worked closely with the project. “Samsung has become the first in the world to realize such an extreme design.”

The Zero Bezel TVs will only be available in sizes 65-inches and above, which is likely a result of the complicated manufacturing process, so you can expect them to be pretty expensive—especially if Samsung chooses to combine the design with 8K panels.

Tune in on January 6 @ 6:30PM PT/9:30PM ET to watch the Samsung #CES2020 keynote live #AgeofExperience #SamsungCES2020 pic.twitter.com/GqoA7NwInH

— Samsung Electronics (@Samsung) 31 December 2019

It appears that the Zero Bezel TV is more than just a rumor. Samsung applied for a trademark on the term “Zero Bezel” in Europe two months ago, and the company tweeted a CES teaser showing an empty square with the phrase “The Age of Experience.” We’ll find out if it’s related to Zero Bezel TVs at the company’s CES event on January 6.

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[Uncle Al]

Really? This is considered a significant accomplishment? Seriously now, now many of you have traumatic physical reactions to a little bezel? What a laugh ......

 

[yRaz]

Really? This is considered a significant accomplishment? Seriously now, now many of you have traumatic physical reactions to a little bezel? What a laugh ......

TV bezels actually killed my pet turtle so this will literally save lives

 

[fps4ever]

Smaller bezels might be important for dual+ monitors (gaming mostly) but meh for TV's. I would want some sort of protective cover around the edges at least where they are "welded" together.

 

[p51d007]

LOL, another way to con people out of more money...tiny bezels!
What's next? Thin colorful & stylish? Tear drop notches etc? LOL.

 

[Squid Surprise]

I actually NEED a bit of bezel - my PS4 camera needs to sit on top of the TV and if there was no bezel, it would be blocking some of the screen. Not to mention the sensor bar on my Wii...

What’s wrong with bezels anyways?!? God forbid you need to look at that little strip of black... or sacrifice 2 inches of real estate in your living room...

 

[Lew Zealand]

I get it on a phone: the smaller the bezel, the bigger the screen in the same pocket. Simple.

On a TV? Wow, now I can have a 2cm smaller living room!

 

[Rayneofpayne]

I mean honestly on a TV bezels are meaningless anyways. Samsung has 1 of the best TV lines along with LG the Frame and the W series are some of the nicest TV's out there instead of being moronic they should perfect the current lines and concentrate on bringing that price down to mainstream levels.

 

[Rayneofpayne]

I actually NEED a bit of bezel - my PS4 camera needs to sit on top of the TV and if there was no bezel, it would be blocking some of the screen. Not to mention the sensor bar on my Wii...

What’s wrong with bezels anyways?!? God forbid you need to look at that little strip of black... or sacrifice 2 inches of real estate in your living room...

You can position it underneath as well.

 

[Rayneofpayne]

Really? This is considered a significant accomplishment? Seriously now, now many of you have traumatic physical reactions to a little bezel? What a laugh ......

I will laugh at production models as the backlight bleed and features of the actual panel are probably garbage.

 

[VitalyT]

From all the comments, I conclude people do not understand the importance of the technology. When the frame is removed completely, it is no longer perceived as just a TV, more like a piece of art, or a window. It merges with the environment perfectly, and can perfectly mimic any background or wallpaper. When you see it in person, you will understand the genius behind it.

With the combination of transparent displays, it will be able to virtually remove itself from the room, creating the sense of a more spacious, uncluttered room, instead of being some huge black box that today's TV-s are when switched off.

 

[yRaz]

From all the comments, I conclude people do not understand the importance of the technology. When the frame is removed completely, it is no longer perceived as just a TV, more like a piece of art, or a window. It merges with the environment perfectly, and can perfectly mimic any background or wallpaper. When you see it in person, you will understand the genius behind it.

With the combination of transparent displays, it will be able to virtually remove itself from the room, creating the sense of a more spacious, uncluttered room, instead of being some huge black box that today's TV-s are when switched off.

Art has frames.....

 

[mailpup]

Windows too...

 

[Uncle Al]

Art has frames.....

Except banana's held up by duct tape ..... of course paintings are seldom eaten ......

 

[Porkous]

That is true. Old vintage developed film photographs don't have bezels. Is more personal if does not have a frame. Bezels are static, and takes a way a bit of the presence of the screen itself. Lets look at any object, is the object itself and does not need to be part of something, it is static, and that itself gives its individuality and its place in a particular space. With a screen without bezels, is more about the picture, rather then the screen. Also bezels catch, and do differentiate the screen from the background, as it does catch a dim shadow around the edges, that is not hard to distinguish, so the whole display gives the impression you are looking through a gap, or a tunnel of somesorts. I reckon that without bezels, the display has to be positioned pretty decently against the background environment, as you'd start to notice it better; what is behind the screen. But maybe the whole technology is about the impression and elegance in sophistication, and the fact that we don't see the contrast between the edges and the light of the screen. Technology is an expensive cornerstone.

From all the comments, I conclude people do not understand the importance of the technology. When the frame is removed completely, it is no longer perceived as just a TV, more like a piece of art, or a window. It merges with the environment perfectly, and can perfectly mimic any background or wallpaper. When you see it in person, you will understand the genius behind it.

 

[Bluescreendeath]

Art has frames.....

No. Only some types of art such as paintings have frames. And many paintings today don't even have frames and are hung frameless on a white background. There is clearly a demand for frameless paintings.

When I go to an art museum, I notice that the framed paintings are usually the ones that are older and also need to be enclosed in protective glass. The newer ones from the late 20th and 21st century are often hung without frames - and it's quite noticeable as your eyes are not distracted by the frame.

 

[fps4ever]

From all the comments, I conclude people do not understand the importance of the technology. When the frame is removed completely, it is no longer perceived as just a TV, more like a piece of art, or a window. It merges with the environment perfectly, and can perfectly mimic any background or wallpaper. When you see it in person, you will understand the genius behind it.

With the combination of transparent displays, it will be able to virtually remove itself from the room, creating the sense of a more spacious, uncluttered room, instead of being some huge black box that today's TV-s are when switched off.

I don't consider my TV art or need it to be invisible aesthetically. Its thin and mounted to the wall already. I bet 99% of consumers feel the same way. The advancing of tech is always great but its a solution to a problem nobody is asking for or needed in a practical sense.

 

[Lew Zealand]

Bezel or no bezel, the point of this any top end product is to sell a useful unique new feature with a huge markup to early adopters so they can show off what they have that everyone else doesn't.

And the rest of us can pick it up for half price in a few months.

 

[Bluescreendeath]

I don't consider my TV art or need it to be invisible aesthetically. Its thin and mounted to the wall already. I bet 99% of consumers feel the same way. The advancing of tech is always great but its a solution to a problem nobody is asking for or needed in a practical sense.

We have a trend towards bezeless cell phones and folding cell phones now. The vast majority of consumers don't care about that stuff right now, but it's good to see technology advance nonetheless. Some people like it while some people don't care. Some people will buy it so it doesn't really matter that others don't care right now.

Advancing technology like this is not a "solution to a problem." It's about creating products that people like and will buy.

The creation of stuff like "tablets" and "e-readers" also not about solving any existing problem, but rather just creating a product that people like and find convenient.

 

[Squid Surprise]

You can position it underneath as well.

Can’t - its the Sony a9f and sits flush on a shelf... if there’s no bezel, can’t be put under or over the TV...

From all the comments, I conclude people do not understand the importance of the technology. When the frame is removed completely, it is no longer perceived as just a TV, more like a piece of art, or a window. It merges with the environment perfectly, and can perfectly mimic any background or wallpaper. When you see it in person, you will understand the genius behind it.

With the combination of transparent displays, it will be able to virtually remove itself from the room, creating the sense of a more spacious, uncluttered room, instead of being some huge black box that today's TV-s are when switched off.

As for the poster stating that the TV can be seen as a piece of art now... who cares!?!?
Most people nowadays (and in the past too) purchase their giant TVs - and make no mistake, this bezel-less TV will be large - as a focal point! Often to brag, or just to show it off... but regardless, these items were meant to be seen - not disappear into the background when not being used!

This is why those roll up screens will also fail - people don’t want their 80” tv to vanish! They want to show it off!

And no - most art still has frames - when’s the last time you’ve been to an art gallery!! Yes, SOME pieces are frameless - but most pieces are framed - even the new ones.

This tech is simply a way of getting suckers to purchase something more expensive... no thanks!

 

[fps4ever]

We have a trend towards bezeless cell phones and folding cell phones now. The vast majority of consumers don't care about that stuff right now, but it's good to see technology advance nonetheless. Some people like it while some people don't care. Some people will buy it so it doesn't really matter that others don't care right now.

Advancing technology like this is not a "solution to a problem." It's about creating products that people like and will buy.

The creation of stuff like "tablets" and "e-readers" also not about solving any existing problem, but rather just creating a product that people like and find convenient.

Um yeah, people buys things...OK. If they don't care now why will they care in the future? And actually readers and tablets did solve a paperback/book problem having to keep hundreds of physical books. It was a practical solution just like I posted for dual+ monitors.

 

[Rayneofpayne]

Can’t - its the Sony a9f and sits flush on a shelf... if there’s no bezel, can’t be put under or over the TV...



As for the poster stating that the TV can be seen as a piece of art now... who cares!?!?
Most people nowadays (and in the past too) purchase their giant TVs - and make no mistake, this bezel-less TV will be large - as a focal point! Often to brag, or just to show it off... but regardless, these items were meant to be seen - not disappear into the background when not being used!

This is why those roll up screens will also fail - people don’t want their 80” tv to vanish! They want to show it off!

And no - most art still has frames - when’s the last time you’ve been to an art gallery!! Yes, SOME pieces are frameless - but most pieces are framed - even the new ones.

This tech is simply a way of getting suckers to purchase something more expensive... no thanks!

You could always use a bracket and attach it under the shelf.

 

[Squid Surprise]

You could always use a bracket and attach it under the shelf.

Lol.... not in my basement.... I have stuff on the wall I’d like to keep... TV is perfect the way it is. As my TV HAS a bezel, the camera sits perfectly on top and everyone is happy.

My point was there are reasons why having no bezel might be UNdesirable... not to go into my own personal AV setup....
Also, that’s adding money and labour just to setup something I don’t need (or want) to do.

 

[Rayneofpayne]

Lol.... not in my basement.... I have stuff on the wall I’d like to keep... TV is perfect the way it is. As my TV HAS a bezel, the camera sits perfectly on top and everyone is happy.

My point was there are reasons why having no bezel might be UNdesirable... not to go into my own personal AV setup....
Also, that’s adding money and labour just to setup something I don’t need (or want) to do.

I was just making the point that there are other ways to deal with the Sony camera or ir tracking receivers, personally speaking I think getting rid of the bezel is a retarded endeavor especially since we don't have 4k120htz hdr1000 with no back light bleed lcd panels and perfect color accuracy. The garbage they try creating rather than just perfecting what we already have is simply stupid. If they had a perfect product as is then I can understand blowing resources on arbitrary things as a premium product, it's as dumb as having a smart TV all it gives is another piece of trash for hackers to invade.

 

[Bluescreendeath]

Um yeah, people buys things...OK. If they don't care now why will they care in the future? And actually readers and tablets did solve a paperback/book problem having to keep hundreds of physical books. It was a practical solution just like I posted for dual+ monitors.

Yes. Barely anybody cared about 4K or 8K resolution or curved screens 10 years ago. Barely anybody cared about 1080p resolution 20 years ago. People will eventually care because they want the latest and greatest thing.

As for your example, tablets/ereaders only "solved" problems in retrospect that many people didn't realize were problems in the first place. When these tablets and e-readers first came out, there were people wondering what the point of these things were when you could just use a laptop and do the same thing with more functionality. It totally seemed like trying to solve a problem that didn't exist. And folks were wondering why anyone would pay the same price for a e-copy of a book when you could get a physical copy that lasts your entire life and you can easily loan out one at a time.

Just like how chromebooks and tablet-laptop hybrids seem kind of redundant now in the face of tablets and slim laptops, but it still fulfills a niche that seems useful in retrospect.

Bezeless TVs will also "solve" problems that people didn't realize to be problems in retrospect.