Sony True RGB TVs: The Japanese manufacturer is preparing the ground for its 2026 RGB Mini LED TV range

With True RGB, Sony isn't just improving Mini LED: the brand is creating a new technological designation, designed to regain control of the premium TV segment and differentiate itself from competing approaches. Sony True RGB TVs: independently controlled red, green, and blue LEDs. Unlike traditional Mini LED systems that rely on white LEDs combined with filters, True RGB uses independently controlled red, green, and blue light sources. Sony promises purer colors, increased brightness, and the largest color volume ever offered on a consumer television from the brand. The goal is to guarantee total color stability, even at very high brightness levels, and to deliver an image faithful to the creators' intentions, regardless of lighting conditions. This approach aligns with what we announced in 2025: a system capable of competing with Sony's BVM-HX3110 professional monitors, particularly in terms of peak brightness and color accuracy.

Sony True RGB TV: Proprietary Optical Structure and High-Precision Light Control

Sony True RGB technology relies on a proprietary optical structure and a new dedicated control circuit, capable of managing light with greater precision than the brand's Mini LED XR Backlight Master Drive. Sony announces preserved contrast in the finest details, wider viewing angles, and unprecedented image consistency, particularly in scenes combining shadow and light. This is a logical evolution of the strategy initiated in 2024 with the Bravia 9 series (click on the following reference, Sony K-65XR90, to discover the product review by the AVcesar editorial team), and confirms Sony's massive investment in Mini LED technology for several years.

20 Years of Sony Innovation: From Qualia to Mini LED, to True RGB; Sony emphasizes the technological heritage behind True RGB: Qualia 005 (see photo below) in 2004 and its first RGB LEDs, Backlight Master Drive in 2016, Mini LED XR in 2024-2025, and now True RGB, presented as the ultimate synthesis of RGB LED, Mini LED, and OLED. This continuity is significant: Sony reminds us that it remains one of the few manufacturers to master all light display technologies, from cinema mastering monitors to consumer televisions. Why is Sony launching True RGB in 2026? True RGB isn't just a technical innovation. It's a strategic offensive. The premium market is currently dominated by three narratives: Neo QLED and QD OLED from Samsung, Mini LED and RGB Mini LED from TCL and Hisense, and OLED from LG. Sony, which doesn't control the production of LG's White OLED TV panels or Samsung's QD OLED TV panels, needed to reclaim its own technological territory. True RGB fulfills exactly that role. By claiming the term "true RGB," Sony devalues the backlighting system based on white Mini LEDs combined with a color filter on the one hand, and the RGB Mini LED and Micro RGB processes on the other. Of course, the timing isn't insignificant; the 2026 Bravia range is coming, and Sony is staking its claim. But Sony's communication also suggests something else. Without taking too many risks, the True RGB designation almost certainly foreshadows a price increase: by reviving the Qualia and Backlight Master Drive heritage, Sony legitimizes a premium positioning and reinforces its historical connection with content creators. Color fidelity, extreme precision, mastery of light: Sony wants to become the absolute benchmark in the high-end market once again. Sony announces that the first Bravia televisions equipped with True RGB backlighting will be available this spring.