What is QLED? The "O" in "OLED" stands for "organic," and the "Q" in "QLED" stands for "quantum"—quantum dots, to be precise. QLED essentially refers to an LED TV that's equipped with quantum dots (a quantum do
Quantum dotsare microscopic molecules that, when hit by light, emit their own differently colored light. In QLED TVs, the dots are contained in a film, and the light that hits them is provided by an LED backlight. That light then travels through a few other layers inside the TV, includin...
hundreds (or in some cases thousands) of LEDs, with that backlight layer sitting behind an LCD panel layer. The backlight shines through the LCD panel, which in turn shapes that light into the images that you see on the screen. It’s these LEDs that give LED TV (and QLED TV) its ...
On the outset, LED and QLED sound very similar, but these two image display technologies are actually considerably different. While LED used to be the lighting of the future, QLED has quickly proved its preeminence. Here are a few key ways these two technologies differ: 1. Contrast ratios Yo...
QLED, like LCD, is "transmissive" in its current form and relies on an LED backlight. A QLED TV is just an LCD TV with quantum dots The main takeaway is that QLED is closer to regular old LCD than it is to OLED, which I (and most other experts) consider a distinctly different cla...
A wider color gamut is very beneficial, but as an LED-lit LCD panel, QLED TV contrast is still a big concern—the technology doesn't appear to produce the perfect black levels that OLED panels can. To improve contrast, QLED TVs are treated with a low-reflectivity finish while producing a...
JOLED makes OLED panels with the regular RGB subpixel layout. This is the most common subpixel layout when it comes to LED-backlit LCDs as well, and most applications are developed with that in mind. So, you get crisp and sharp text (assuming a decentpixel density) without any fringing ...
Mini LED (which can also be referred to as QLED or QNED, depending on the manufacturer) uses a backlit LCD panel where each pixel is made up of red, green, and blue color filters combined to create different colors. Where the "Mini" part comes in is, instead of one large backlight,...
That’s where we can step in to help. Whether you’re looking to buy atop QLED TV, want a super-bright LED for watching outdoors, or are just interested in understand the difference between LCD and LED, this guide is for you. Here’s how LED and LCD compare, and what are their maj...
Trusted Reviews gave Samsung’s QLED the Highly Recommended mark and said: “The Samsung QE65Q9FN is the most impressive TV I’ve reviewed in years. It effectively combines the strong brightness and colour of Quantum Dot LED (QLED) with the deep blacks and almost the lighting precision of ...