Samsung Display has started supplying tandem OLED laptop panels that meet VESA's new DisplayHDR True Black 1400 certification, a significant upgrade over the previous generation. These new ultra-bright OLED panels are now shipping to laptop OEMs around the world, so we should see them in new laptop designs very soon. 

To qualify for VESA's DisplayHDR True Black 1400 standard, displays must reproduce black levels of 0.0005nits or lower while reaching a peak brightness of 1400nits at a 10% On Pixel Ratio (OPR). This increases the peak brightness requirement by 40% compared to the previous DisplayHDR True Black 1000 benchmark.

Samsung Display states that its new tandem OLED panel achieves up to 1600nits of peak brightness at the panel level. That represents a 40% improvement over conventional single-stack OLED panels capped at 1100nits. Stacking two organic emissive layers reduces stress on each layer, doubling the panel's lifespan under standard laptop operating conditions. Newly developed materials also optimise light efficiency and operational stability.

The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition (16″, 11) earned True Black 1400 certification on July 8th using this panel. Additional products from Asus, Dell, and MSI are expected to feature the display from the second half of this year through next year. Samsung Display will also showcase the technology at K-Display 2026 in Seoul from July 22nd to 24th.

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Newer and more powerful OLED displays keep emerging; considering this, VESA has decided to introduce a new premium tier of HDR certification. VESA Takes HDR Certification to a New Level by Introducing DisplayHDR True Black 1400 Certification for High-End OLED Displays We keep hearing about newer OLED displays hitting high peak brightness, delivering incredible HDR performance. Considering the current rapid development in the OLED industry, VESA has introduced a new certification standard for modern OLED displays that will require the displays to perform exceptionally well out of the box. VESA has officially introduced the DisplayHDR True Black 1400 standard, which […]

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The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has announced DisplayHDR True Black 1400, a new performance tier in its display specification certifying the latest generation of OLED displays. This new spec targets both professional HDR content creation and premium consumer displays.

To achieve certification under the new tier, displays must reach a peak luminance of at least 1400cd/m² while maintaining black levels down to 0.0005cd/m². The specification also increases the required full-screen luminance to a minimum of 700cd/m². VESA states that these thresholds are made possible by recent technological innovations such as tandem OLED architectures, which boost sustained brightness without compromising the deep blacks characteristic of emissive panels.

The new standard builds directly on the testing framework established in the DisplayHDR CTS 1.2 specification. This framework requires more rigorous validation for colour accuracy, contrast, and black-level performance. Lenovo will showcase the very first certified displays at Bilibili World 2026 in Shanghai from July 10-12th. Samsung also plans to demonstrate qualified OLED and QD-OLED panels featuring this tier at various trade shows during the second half of the year.

KitGuru says: The introduction of the DisplayHDR True Black 1400 tier establishes a clearer performance standard for the latest high-brightness tandem OLED panels entering the market. Still, don't expect every new OLED to meet the criteria for this new certification, at least for the foreseeable future.

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