5 reasons you need an OLED TV
Bec Summer
STACK Writer
OLED is currently regarded as the flagship of TV technology, and here are five reasons why…
1. OLED TVs use Organic Light Emitting Diodes – individual pixels that emit their own light. This means the display panel doesn’t require a backlighting source and can therefore deliver greater contrast, inky blacks, and more vibrant colours. Self-lit pixels are also more energy efficient, which is good for the hip pocket.
2. The ‘organic’ component is a carbonised film layer that an electric current passes through to create light and colour, which means an OLED panel can be a lot thinner than an LED display that uses a liquid crystal layer.
3. Self-lit pixels are superior to backlighting for reproducing true blacks, because when a pixel isn’t powered, it remains dark. OLED displays also offer peak brightness, and it’s this fusion of bright and dark that creates a truly stunning picture, particularly for HDR content.
4. OLED has a wider viewing angle, keeping colour and contrast stable wherever you’re seated, and produce less blue light than their backlit counterparts (which is better for the eyes).
5. They boast an extremely fast response rate, due to the pixels’ ability to instantly switch between states. This minimises motion blur or judder in fast moving scenes, making OLED the go-to TV for gamers and sports fans.
Then there's QD-OLED
Quantum Dot OLED is a hybrid display that combines OLED’s self-lit pixels and quantum dots (nanocrystals that increase light output) for a more vibrant picture. They also have three sub-pixels – red, green and blue – to optimise brightness, and no white pixels to affect colour reproduction.
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