QLED vs OLED

p28nay · 23 Oct 2017 at 15:07

Hi all,

Thinking of buying a new TV. It must be 4K and 55inch in size.

I was over at John Lewis during the weekend and saw the Samsung QLED TV's which looked fantastic but the salesman tried to persuade me to go for a Panasonic OLED as he said it was newer technology for less the price than QLED. However the picture quality just looked awful compared to the samsung from my eye.

Anyone know in a nutshell what the difference between OLED and QLED is and which would be the better one to go for?

Thanks

CyberScy · 23 Oct 2017 at 15:18

I'm not entirely sure what the difference in specification differences are, but if I recall rightly, I remember Linus and Unbox Therapy mentioning that LG's OLED is better then its competitors. I'll leave it for others to put in their input; however google is also your friend

hornetstinger · 23 Oct 2017 at 15:28

OLED is organic LED
QLED is the usual LCD screen, with Quantum Dot backlit LED's.

Typically LCD will have more light output, but you don't need retina burning brightness levels in the typical living room.

OLED has apparently better picture quality- and the best blacks.

stuie · 23 Oct 2017 at 15:31

https://www.whathifi.com/advice/oled-vs-qled-which-best-tv-technology

In a nutshell with current tech OLED will have deeper darker black but wont look as vibrant. QLED will look bold bright and vibrant but wont go as dark

I guess it depends on what matters the most to you and what youve got to spend

hornetstinger · 23 Oct 2017 at 15:32

stuie said:
https://www.whathifi.com/advice/oled-vs-qled-which-best-tv-technology

In a nutshell with current tech OLED will have deeper darker black but wont look as vibrant. QLED will look bold bright and vibrant but wont go as dark

I guess it depends on what matters the most to you and what youve got to spend

Is your ' key broken?

mattius1989 · 23 Oct 2017 at 15:43

This could be of interest to you:

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/shootout-results-201708224491.htm

I'll be moving to an OLED when finances allow.

MG42Maniac · 23 Oct 2017 at 15:58

QLED will look better in a brightly lit store. Take them both home and the OLED will look much better, particularly in a low light environment. QLED is basically a Samsung marketing technique to make their Qunatum Dot TVs appear to be a credible alternative to an OLED.

stuie · 23 Oct 2017 at 16:12

hornetstinger said:
Is your ' key broken?

huh?

Curlyriff · 23 Oct 2017 at 16:13

stuie said:
huh?

Think was on about you've and youve. Just being a grammar Nazi.

stuie · 23 Oct 2017 at 16:16

Curlyriff said:
Think was on about you've and youve. Just being a grammar Nazi.

Fair enough i'll move on

crinkleshoes · 23 Oct 2017 at 16:25

MG42Maniac said:
QLED will look better in a brightly lit store. Take them both home and the OLED will look much better, particularly in a low light environment. QLED is basically a Samsung marketing technique to make their Qunatum Dot TVs appear to be a credible alternative to an OLED.

^^ this...

I went from 55" KS8000 QLED -> 65" LG B7 OLED and couldn't be happier.

The reports of brightness not reaching high levels are from older sets. The 2017 models are more than bright enough (brighter than my 50" Panasonic GT30 plasma).

Bigpig · 23 Oct 2017 at 16:42

Was the whole fuss about the the OLED brightness not down to the screens clipping a lot of very bright content in HDR?

Which I might add firmware updates came after most reviews which reduced the problem quite substantially.

crinkleshoes · 23 Oct 2017 at 17:46

Not certain of the finer detail, just know that it's no longer an issue.

Mine is certainly bright enough to make me squint at times when something bright comes on screen in HDR content.

It's not quite as bright as the QLED was, but it doesn't need to be... that QLED was blinding when watching in the evening, to the point of being painfully bright at times.

IIRC, the QLED was 1000 nits and this is 700 nits... both of which are a heck of a lot brighter than my old Plasma.

p28nay · 23 Oct 2017 at 17:47

Thanks all for your replies makes much more sense now. I think I may try and demo two somewhere like Richer Sounds to get a feel for it. Sounds likely that in a lower lit room it would look more better the OLED. When I was in-store it was very bright in there so that's why the Panasonic probably looked poor.

theone8181 · 23 Oct 2017 at 18:26

crinkleshoes said:
^^ this...

I went from 55" KS8000 QLED -> 65" LG B7 OLED and couldn't be happier.

The reports of brightness not reaching high levels are from older sets. The 2017 models are more than bright enough (brighter than my 50" Panasonic GT30 plasma).

If it's an old plasma, don't they lose they're brightness over time?

crinkleshoes · 23 Oct 2017 at 18:50

I was comparing figures by googling brightness tests on the model I used to own.

Rannoch · 23 Oct 2017 at 18:54

MG42Maniac said:
QLED will look better in a brightly lit store. Take them both home and the OLED will look much better, particularly in a low light environment. QLED is basically a Samsung marketing technique to make their Qunatum Dot TVs appear to be a credible alternative to an OLED.

That sums it up nicely.

Superficial · 23 Oct 2017 at 19:18

crinkleshoes said:
The 2017 models are more than bright enough (brighter than my 50" Panasonic GT30 plasma).

Hmm I have a Panny P42GT30 and, whilst it is a great TV, it is certainly not a bright TV. Very few Plasma's were - it's one of the reasons LCD won out overall.

crinkleshoes · 23 Oct 2017 at 19:35

I wasn't claiming the Panny was a particularly bright TV... only that these various TVs are significantly brighter than it.

Superficial · 23 Oct 2017 at 20:12

Ok fair enough.

I just think it would be more helpful to compare QLED and OLED TV's to the levels of brightness of say near recent LED/LCD TV's rather than a tech which, although very good in many ways, isn't the best comparison when speaking about brightness specifically.