Samsung launches QLED TV app for people with color blindness

Color Vision Deficiency

Nearly 300 million people globally have CVD, with approximately 8% of men and up to 1% of women affected, based on a representative survey conducted in Europe and North America. However, the majority of people with color blindness are unaware of their condition and the impact it has on their quality of life.

Through the newly developed SeeColors app on the TV, users can identify the type and level of their CVD then directly recalibrate their QLED TV screen based on their personal diagnosis results.

Samsung is committed to making people’s everyday lives smarter and more convenient through technology and innovation. The launch of SeeColors for QLED TV embodies this mission by providing users with a way to address one of the world’s biggest optical challenges through the latest technologies and visual displays, said Hyeongnam Kim, Vice President of the Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics.

To offer an easy and precise method for people to diagnose CVD, Samsung partnered with Professor Klara Wenzel who heads up the Department of Mechatronics, Optics and Mechanical Engineering Informatics at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, to adopt the Colorlite Test, or C-Test, for TV and mobile devices.

C-Test, developed by Professor Wenzel, is a digital diagnosis test that uses the concept of color filters and mathematical modeling to diagnose levels of CVD. Adopting the C-Test through the SeeColors app has resulted in a simple solution which gives everybody the opportunity to see the world in full color.

Samsung QLED TV app

The SeeColors app is available for download from the Smart TV App store. Users can also download the app to conduct the diagnosis through Google Play and the Galaxy App Store for Samsung Galaxy smartphones. Once users connect their Galaxy smartphone to their Samsung QLED TV, the smart TV will automatically adjust the color setting based on the user’s diagnosis.

The SeeColors app is created in partnership with Colorlite, a Hungarian company that applies certified technology based on 20 years of scientific research to lenses to help people address CVD. The SeeColors app marks the first time Colorlite is being used on TVs and smart devices.