Jan 18 Podcast #879: QLED vs OLED vs LED
The Super Bowl is right around the corner and that is a time when many Americans buy new TVs. Right now there are three competing technologies (QLED, OLED, and LED) readily available for purchase. With the help of RTINGS.com we try to help you make an informed decision.
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Today's Show:
News:
- Alexa gets viewers' TV hours up 50%, Hulu reports
- Hisense's new ULED XD technology uses dual LCD panels to achieve high contrast
- LG Drops OLED Prices For Super Bowl
- Amazon ships Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote
- 16M U.S. homes now get TV over-the-air
Other:
QLED vs OLED vs LED
The Super Bowl is right around the corner and that is a time when many Americans buy new TVs. Right now there are three competing technologies (QLED, OLED, and LED) readily available for purchase. With the help of RTINGS.com we try to help you make an informed decision.
How do these technologies rate on 8 factors important to someone buying a TV.
Black Level - Deep black will make colors look more accurate and vibrant
Motion Blur - Mostly an issue for video gaming or fast action sports. It manifests itself as a blur on the screen
Viewing Angle - Measures how true the image remains when you view off angle. The farther off center the more the degradation.
Color Volume - A measure of the ability to express all the colors that can physically be displayed (aka: the color gamut), at any given luminosity, up to the display's peak brightness.
Gray Uniformity - Describes how well a TV is able to maintain a single, uniform color on the screen.
Luminosity - Essentially brightness
Image Retention - Burn In
Price and Availability - Self Explanatory
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QLED |
OLED |
LED |
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Black Level |
Good |
Perfect |
Good |
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Motion Blur |
Great |
Perfect |
Good |
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Viewing Angle |
Poor |
Great |
Poor |
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Color volume |
Great |
Good |
Good |
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Gray Uniformity |
Average |
Good |
Average |
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Luminosity |
Good |
Good |
Great |
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Image Retention |
Great |
Poor |
Great |
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Price and Availability |
Poor |
Average |
Great |
Table Courtesy of RTINGS.com
Reader Comments (1)
I think one of your listener emails from show 879 was asking about exactly this type of TV, now on sale for $200.00.
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/01/20/snag-a-43-4k-smart-toshiba-fire-tv-for-just-200-an-all-time-low-40-off-msrp/
Best wishes to the HT Guys!
Michael