QLED or OLED? Here are all the variations and the kind of screen you ought to purchase
In recent years we have seen many changes in terms of the screens we find on the market. Gone are the days of plasma and LCD technology, and today, a big battle is taking place between OLED and QLED.
But what are the differences and which one is better for you? Well, we will explain it in a very quick and simple way below.
First of all, it is important to point out that both technologies start from the same base, that is, from LED; however, their internal composition is different. In fact, when talking about QLED and OLED technology, there are two brands that only work with one or the other technology.
For example, Samsung and TCL only work with QLED technology, while LG and Philips are completely committed to OLED, although it is also important to point out that all four companies are developing new technologies that will likely be an alternative to OLED and QLED in the coming years.
What are their differences?
Explaining the differences between QLED and OLED is something that could take us hours and hours of analysis and debate between the best for each type of situation; however, there are at least 6 very important points that can push you to choose between these and the other.Let's start by briefly explaining the difference in name between QLED and OLED. Q from QLED stands for Quantum Dot, meaning that this type of display uses tiny dots that activate or light up the pixels, but they necessarily need an external source. O from OLED, on the other hand, comes from “organic,” so the full word means organic light-emitting diode, meaning that it lights up on its own.
The names may not really explain the differences to you, but we will break down each dot to see in which characteristics one technology performs better than the other.
Deep blacks
There is a clear winner and they are OLED displays; they are the only ones on the market (at the moment) that can deliver deep blacks because they turn off the pixels in the image, while QLED, when external lighting is needed, cannot deliver natural blacks.This can help create images with higher contrast, especially when blacks prevail.
Brightness level
Things change when we talk about the brightness level, because here QLED technology is able to have a great advantage over OLED, since the former can offer images of up to 4000 nits, while the latter reaches an average of 1000 nits.This is due to the external source of lighting that the quantum dots need. Therefore, the images of these TVs will be brighter in any situation and will be of great benefit when you watch TV in broad daylight or when the sun shines on it.
Viewing angles
This is perhaps an element that a person will not decide between a QLED or OLED screen, but it is important to note that here OLED technology continues to offer better viewing angles than almost any point, while in QLED viewing angles it is clear if they show a deterioration of the image and lighting, although it is not something dramatic either. Burn-inscreen
is an effect present in many computers with OLED technology, and it is not that the screen is filled with fire, but rather an effect that is created by exposure to aesthetic images for a long time, so when changing the image, it is possible to see a kind of sign of the previously displayed image.
This effect is practically non-existent in QLED TVs thanks to their technology.