What is QLED TV?
Want to know what a QLED TV is, how it works, and if you should choose one for your home? We’ll tell you everything you need to know.
QLED TV: Quick Takeaways
● QLED is different to conventional LED TVs thanks for Quantum Dot technology.
● Their high brightness and anti-glare screens keep everything clear, even in daylight.
● Quantum Dot technology delivers rich, accurate colours at any brightness.
● Samsung QLED AI-powered processors enhance everything you watch to near-4K or 8K quality.
What is QLED technology?
QLED TVs use quantum dots for enhanced brightness and color, making them great for bright rooms, but they don't have OLED's perfect black levels.
What’s a Quantum dot in QLED TVs?
Quantum dots are manufactured nanocrystals that consist of ultra-fine semiconductor materials. The purpose of a quantum dot is to produce different colours of light depending on the size of the particle at that very moment. A larger particle will skew towards appearing as a red colour and the smaller the particle the more blue it will appear.
Quantum dots are able to emit precise coloured light because particle sizes adjust at quantum-level velocities, resulting in accurate and efficient light emissions. This is the main reason why QLED technology is synonymous with tremendous improvements in overall picture quality.
What is a Quantum Processor?
A Quantum processor uses machine learning and AI to upscale lower definition picture content to 4K or 8K quality, giving a greatly enhanced viewing experience. The Quantum processor allows for even more precise control over backlight dimming, greater distribution of brightness and a boost to black detail. This means that the brighter parts of the TV are even brighter, whilst the darker areas of the screen are able to display greater details, giving improved visibility at both ends of the spectrum.
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What's special about QLED TVs?
QLED TVs take advantage of the many unique characteristics that Quantum dots offer such as "high luminance". Luminance refers to how bright a screen looks and that brightness is an important factor affecting other elements of image quality. First, the contrast ratio is naturally improved when brightness is higher. When bright and dark representations of videos and images can be widely expressed, it's known as HDR (high dynamic range). This HDR, which is an essential component of picture quality, is enhanced further providing crisp and rich images.
The effect of brightness on overall colour quality is simple. For example in the red colour spectrum there is a range of bright and dark reds, but QLED TVs express this range of colours better. This unique QLED technology, along with other black implementation technologies such as Direct Full Array, provides stand-out picture quality.
What is a QLED TV best for?
Whether you’re keen to catch up on shows in brightly lit rooms or you want to ensure your living room decor isn’t dominated by a bulky set, QLED TVs are the answer.
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Your TV Habit |
What You Need |
Why QLED? |
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Daytime TV Bingers |
A TV I can watch in sunlit rooms without loss of detail |
High brightness, Anti-glare screen, HDR |
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Cinema-Lovers at Home |
Immersive visuals and sound for true at-home cinema vibes |
Quantum Dot colours, HDR contrast, Q-Series Soundbar |
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Living Room Gamers |
Playing fast-paced, visually demanding games |
Low latency mode, high colour accuracy, 4K upscaling |
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Design-Conscious Watchers |
Sleek, slim profile for modern interiors |
AirSlim design, minimal bezel, aesthetic fit |
Discover how Samsung AI brings QLED picture quality to life. Learn how AI optimises colour and contrast.
What is the difference between OLED and QLED?
While QLED TVs are ideal for bright and colourful displays, OLED TVs shine in creating immersive, cinematic experiences with rich contrasts. QLED TVs excel in delivering exceptional brightness and vibrant colours, making them perfect for bright rooms or daytime viewing. On the other hand, OLED TVs stand out with their ability to produce deep, true blacks and high contrast, offering stunning picture clarity in dark environments.
Learn more about the differences between QLED, OLED & LED in our guide.
What is the best QLED TV?
Our top-of-the-range QLED TV is the 65” QN900D Flagship Neo QLED 8K HDR Smart TV with the highest density of Quantum Mini LEDs it creates the most detailed TV picture yet. Each QLED is controlled with intense precision to create inky blacks and exceptional levels of contrast, to achieve the highest levels of brightness.
This top model also offers the finest 8K picture quality for a fully immersive and cinematic viewing experience. Featuring Samsung’s most intelligent processor to date, it automatically learns scene-by-scene to optimise the brightness, amplify the contrast and enhance objects to their best. Plus, it upscales the resolution to incredible 8K even if it wasn’t filmed that way.
With edge-to-edge cinematic viewing, Dolby Atmos sound and pro Quantum Matrix technology, it’s the ultimate Samsung QLED TV.
To achieve the greatest viewing and listening experience, our QLED TVs go hand-in-hand with Samsung Q-Series Soundbar. The elevated cinematic surround sound will place you in the heart of the action as you will hear the sound coming from every direction when connecting a soundbar to your Samsung TV. Equipped with Amazon Alexa voice assistant, it really is a great amalgamation of smart technology and entertainment at its core.
For more information about Samsung’s top QLED TVs check out our Samsung Neo QLED TV page.
1 Upscaling enhances picture quality but results may vary depending on the source content.
2 Alexa functionality requires internet connection and compatible device. Features subject to change.
FAQs
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Is QLED better than OLED?Whether a QLED TV is better for your home viewing experience entirely depends on your environment - it will depend on what you value. Whereas OLED TVs typically portray better true blacks and offer better wide-angle viewing, QLED models can provide higher brightness levels for daytime viewing. You should do research into your needs before choosing the best TV for you.
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How new is QLED technology?QLED was introduced by Samsung in 2017.
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Do QLED TVs work well in bright rooms?QLED TVs are a strong choice for viewing in bright rooms as they combine very high brightness, strong colour at high light levels, and anti-glare screen coating.
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Are QLED TVs energy efficient?Yes, because QLED TVs use an LED backlight behind an LCD panel, so they don’t use power to light every pixel individually like some other TV technologies3.
3 Energy consumption varies by model and usage - check the product specification for the energy rating of individual TVs.
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