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What exactly is Mini-LED? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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Not the most tech savvy person so please bear with me.

What exactly is it? What's the difference between it and something like FALD? Are they the same and it's just different marketing or are they actually different? How is there different versions of it like an IPS or a VA? How does that work? How does it compare to something like OLED or QLED?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Although I fully agree with keeping it simple like that and I would state to anyone that this is basically correct, there are some technical differences between a 'normal' LED and QLEDs. And then there's also Quantum Dot OLEDs which applies this 'quantum' (marketing term) layer to an OLED screen.

So in short, yeah they're different but it's indeed mostly marketing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Assuming I'm not mistaken, doesn't QLED actually rely on quantum effects to produce color?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

[A 'proper' quantum light-emitting diode element emits its own light – the clue is in the name.

However, Samsung's latest TVs use a separate LCD backlight (often an edge-lit backlight, at that) just like any other LED-LCD TV. So the QLED moniker is more about branding than a truly 'quantum leap' for TV panel technology](https://www.techradar.com/news/samsung-qled-samsungs-latest-television-acronym-explained)