Heres everything you better know.
What does QLED stand for, and how does it work?
To start, lets take a look at QLED.
According to Samsung, QLED stands for quantum dot LED TV.
The best way to look at QLED is to consider it an evolution of the LED LCD TV.
It isnt wholly the same, but it also isnt wholly different.
Essentially, quantum dots are microscopic molecules that emit their own differently colored light when another light hits them.
Still, it builds off the same technology that powers a standard LED LCD TV.
Other brands like Vizio also use quantum dots in their LED LCD TVs.
However, they do not brand them QLED.
What does OLED stand for, and how does it work?
OLED, or organic light-emitting diode fundamentally differs from LED LCD TVs.
Instead of building off the LED backlight system that QLED displays us, OLED displays work off emissive technology.
Being emissive means that the pixels in the OLED display each emit their own light.
In fact, an OLED TV is not an LCD TV in any way.
LCD TVs are much cheaper to manufacture, especially in larger sizes.
It also means you’re free to expect fantastic quality HDR when using an OLED TV.
While that is certainly worth praising, OLED TVs are not without their weaknesses.
Currently, OLED TVs max out at around 1,500 nits on the high-end models from companies like LG.
The reason that OLED TVs are much dimmer is due to their individual lighting.
There’s also the possibility of burn-in.
This can ruin a display by making it impossible to enjoy content without seeing the burned-in image.
However, they just don’t brand them as QLED.
Most of your standard QLED displays are more than powerful enough to do what you want them to do.
So which is better?
Ultimately, this will come down to what bang out of quality youre looking for in your television.
QLED displays are often brighter and can get brighter than any of the current OLED models.
