Samsung has added a new accessibility feature to its 2023 TVs and monitors. The big-screen devices are getting the company’s SeeColors mode, which allows viewers with color vision deficiency (CVD) to recalibrate the display colors of their devices for the best viewing experience. It offers various color settings based on degrees and types of CVD to ensure that everyone can easily distinguish colors on the screen.
Launched in January 2017, Samsung’s SeeColors mode originally debuted as a standalone app for smartphones. The company has since expanded it to TVs and monitors, integrating the service with the accessibility menus on these devices. This helps make the service readily accessible. While its newest TVs and monitors lacked this accessibility feature out of the box, a new software update will bring it soon.
The Neo QLED, QLED, OLED, Smart Monitor, and the G95SC gaming monitor lineups will get this update. To check for updates over the internet, press the Home button on your TV’s remote control and go to Settings. Now, navigate to All Settings and select Support. Finally, click on Software Update, followed by Update Now. If Software Update is greyed out, exit and change your TV source to Live TV and repeat the steps.
SeeColors mode offers nine picture presets. Users can browse through those presets and select the one that is most suitable for them. Depending on the selected picture preset, the feature adjusts the red, green, and blue levels of the screen. This enables viewers to distinguish colors easily regardless of the type or degree of their color vision deficiency. Samsung says the SeeColors mode is a commitment to accessibility under the vision of “Screens Everywhere, Screens for All.”
Samsung SeeColors mode has obtained “Color Vision Accessibility” certification
According to Samsung, its SeeColors mode received the “Color Vision Accessibility” certification from Cologne, Germany-based globally renowned testing organization TÜV Rheinland earlier this month. The certification acknowledges that the feature can “help those with CVD better enjoy content on Samsung screens.” The feature isn’t intended for use in the diagnosis or prevention of color vision deficiency, though.
“We are thrilled to introduce additional accessibility features, including SeeColors and Relumino mode, in our 2023 TV and monitor lineup to assist individuals with color blindness and low vision,” said Seokwoo Jason Yong, Executive Vice President of Visual Display Business at Samsung. “Under the vision of ‘Screens Everywhere, Screens for All,’ we will continue to innovate and bring inclusive technologies closer to our consumers.”
2023-06-28 15:06:54