: being or using a video signal in which each component of the signal (such as chrominance and luminance) is carried over a separate wire
an RGB computer monitor
Note: Video and television displays commonly use the RGB color model of combined red, green, and blue light to produce their images. This system is so common that the name for the color model has been adopted to refer to the video signal carrying this information.
: the color model of three-color video displays using red, green, and blue light compare cmyk
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Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The touch screen can be used with other widgets for switching performance profiles, controlling RGB settings, and tweaking other critical controls.
—Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
Without getting specific, Samsung said the Micro RGB TV has roughly four times the number of dimming zones as its 115-inch QN90F TV, a $27,000 Mini LED TV that uses quantum dots.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
All the keys are CHERRY MX SPEED RGB silver mechanical keyswitches.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Samsung Samsung teased a fresh take on backlit premium televisions at CES in January, with a 98-inch 8K LCD TV prototype featuring RGB microLED technology.
—New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025
The kegs and containers were labeled with the product name and the manufacturing date, and sold to consumers in RGB Soda's own stores in Washington state.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
As of today, Sony has officially put its hat in the RGB TV ring.
—Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2025
The ThinkCentre's display isn't the brightest but matches the IdeaCentre in color coverage, with respectable results for Adobe RGB and DCI-P3 despite not being designed for creative-focused tasks.
—PCMAG, 4 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The system uses a traditional LDS (Laser Distance Sensor) tower module for navigation, accompanied by new dual-light 3D Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensors and RGB cameras.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The touch screen can be used with other widgets for switching performance profiles, controlling RGB settings, and tweaking other critical controls.
—Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
Without getting specific, Samsung said the Micro RGB TV has roughly four times the number of dimming zones as its 115-inch QN90F TV, a $27,000 Mini LED TV that uses quantum dots.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
All the keys are CHERRY MX SPEED RGB silver mechanical keyswitches.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Samsung Samsung teased a fresh take on backlit premium televisions at CES in January, with a 98-inch 8K LCD TV prototype featuring RGB microLED technology.
—New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025
The kegs and containers were labeled with the product name and the manufacturing date, and sold to consumers in RGB Soda's own stores in Washington state.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
As of today, Sony has officially put its hat in the RGB TV ring.
—Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2025
The ThinkCentre's display isn't the brightest but matches the IdeaCentre in color coverage, with respectable results for Adobe RGB and DCI-P3 despite not being designed for creative-focused tasks.
—PCMAG, 4 Mar. 2025
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“RGB.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RGB. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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