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In the other, there’s QDEL or Quantum Dot Electroluminescent displays.

Why is that a good thing?

LG M5 OLED TV

How does QDEL compare to OLED and Mini-LED?

So, what makes this approach in particular so much better than current-generation TVs?

Let’s start with Mini-LED TVs like Tom’s Guide’s best TV of the year, theHisense U8N.

QLED TVs for 2019

That said, Mini-LED TVs still don’t have pixel-level control over backlighting.

What about Micro-LED TVs?

The big elephant in the room here is Micro-LED.

Micro-LED vs. OLED

It also means that Micro-LED displays have that pixel-level control for true blacks.

But QDEL could win here, too.

Likely, however, QDEL could end up doing a similar job as Micro-LED for much cheaper.

LG G5 OLED

Micro-LED has proven expensive to produce.

Could QDEL be the OLED killer?

In the immediate future, the big question is whether or not QDEL could end up replacing OLED.

Sony A95K QD-OLED TV in brightly lit modern room

Weve alreadyseen prototypes of QDEL displays, suggesting that consumer-ready screens could be sooner than you might think.

Samsung S95F OLED TV

QLED vs OLED composite

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