Every TV Type Explained | OLED, mini-LED, QLED, LCD, LED, QD-OLED & More
Every TV Type Explained | OLED, mini-LED, QLED, LCD, LED, QD-OLED & More
From CRT to QD-OLED with many acronyms in between, the state of the TV market can be intimidating to say the least. In this video we go through nearly every TV type, explain the basics of how each TV type works, and demystify some common misconceptions along the way. Oh, and we try to have fun doing it, too.
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What is QD-OLED? https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/qd-oled-hybrid-display-technology-fully-explained/
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00:00 Intro
02:03 CRT
02:44 Rear Projection
03:21 Plasma
04:17 Emissive Displays
05:04 LCD
05:52 LED
06:28 OLED
08:02 QLED
09:41 mini-LED
11:53 MLA OLED & QD-OLED
12:50 micro-LED
14:43 Emissive Quantum Dot Displays
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One thing I wish was mentioned is relative burn-in as I use my TV for movies , gaming and as a computer monitor for home use , not business . I’ve read the mini led QLED is safest ?
Actually flat screen TV came from Sony Trinitron CRT first …
Now flat panel that’s The Pioneer plasma flat panel I remember seeing that at future shop here in Canada for 20k 😂
THE DEEPSTATE!!!!!!
These new types of TVs, will never last as long as my trusty Panasonic 50 inch Plasma. Mine is 16 years old now and has just has just as bright of picture as it did when it was new. Has great black level, and plenty of brightness, and plenty of detail. Most everyone I know of that bought a led/lcd back lit TV, have replaced them about every 5 years. (planned obsolescence). Back lights seem to fail quite commonly. Also these newer smart TVs now come with bundled advertising, which I try to avoid. Also being their connected to the web, they spy on you as well. My Plasma is a "dumb" TV and I prefer it that way. One can always stream from your computer or Roku box. Streaming from the computer gives me chances of skipping over a lot of advertising. BTW, my Panasonic Plasma gets a lot of usage, and is still going strong.
What came first? CRT TV or Mechanical TV?
Okay TV-Boy you said you would explain EVERY TV type but failed to explain MLA-OLED, and QD-OLED so you get a thumbs down!
Ive just read an online article on TV technology explained and then watched this…….. has this script been copied or is someone copying you…..very weird!!!
Great info, thanks!!!
Sorry Caleb, you are remiss when you did not proclaim the truth,
That OLED is by far the most superior display technology ever created.
Are you also afraid of Samsung???
**OLED TV always lacked mass appeal until 2019 purely because it was an LG proprietary technology/manufacturing and somehow, they’re really bad at promoting their brand and technology.**
EVEN The current OLED adoption is snowballing word of mouth sales.
**Samsung got into an ego fight with LG/OLED technology for not having called dibs on OLED first**
They tried to overrun a far superior technology by pouring billions into their marketing and promotion of LED Tv iterations
While silently adopting OLED in smartphones.
until finally bowing out, and getting into the OLED camp subtly by again renaming it to QD-OLED.
what a sham!
OLED offers The best colors, the best contrast and hey, infinite blacks.
Yes its little expensive (though older models ares selling at throwaway prices during holidays)
to be fair, the only chinks in the armor were burn-in and Low brightness which have been addressed in the newer OLEDs.
**So dear reader, if not yet, please please buy OLED, instead of saving few hundred bucks on a crappy LED, you’ll never regret it.**
Gave up at 1:50 without a single piece of useful info.
Still have a 2012 LCD. Don’t feel as if I’ve missed out.
Plasmas are the greatest tv, except for the resolution 1080 p max
Good refresher what do you think about short throw projectors?
Great technical journalism.
The first LCD TVs didn’t have a compact fluorescent bulb. They had cold cathode fluorescent tubes.
What are some of the common problems of an led TV?
SAMSUNG is will soon release a TV that will replace the Organic chemicals on diodes with Gallium Nitride. They will be calling it Gallium Nitride LED hope they will release it soon and it will be more durable than OLED
That was very informative and I feel way better about going into best buy and spending the most money I’ve ever spent on a tv now lol. (have mostly had hand me downs or thrift store tvs my whole life) I was curious about what UHD is but I’m sure it will be able to look up the difference between UHD and all that you mentioned. Thank You.
Every tv fans Dream tvs are kinda like people with like Robots the logo maybe house like front of house like spongebob thing lol
How about a comparison with the Neo Qled 90D system vs Qled
great video very informative
You kinda glazed over projection TVs. There were several kinds. A CRT rear-protection TV is not all that similar to a CRT front-projection TV, vs DLP vs LCoS vs … vs …
I wish we were as excited for UBI as we are for these TVs 😂I wish our countries and corporations were rolling out true UBI for all every year just as exciting as these events 😂 🎉🎉🎉
Fine!! Thanks
I also have 2, 65 inch 3D Samsung Plasma TV’s. I feel they still offer a better picture than anything I have yet seen. They have glass fronts instead of cheap plastic. Yes they do cause a little more room reflection but they don’t cloud or yellow like plastic will. I love them and am scared of what to replace them with, when they go. They are from 2013, lasting longer than what is produced today.
CRTs are emissive displays.
Well iall be dam. All these tvs are chinese made?
Which one uses the least electricity
There were QLED TVs 20+ years ago?? 😆
Fantastic. You are a phenom at remaining personal and dynamic, I might never have seen anything as invitingly and laidback yet detailed and informative. I now am able to reason and separate, after just thinking "tv is a mess, all those panels", when it really is not. Awesome, thanks.
which of the newer TVs is the LEAST likely to experience burn-in?
Hi, I didn’t see any mention of viewing angle. Doesn’t that also come into play?
cool and informative
Right
You forgot OLED burn-in. That was a big negative. And that organic colors like reds break down with UV over time. Plasmas also had bad burn in and often leaked gas over time.
You forgot to mention TVs that had decent programming on them. They don’t make them anymore.
Super helpful. Thank you.
24fps? Seriously?
Hey everyone! I did indeed screw up! Kind of. I forgot to mention Neo QLED, which is Samsung’s marketing name for mini-LED QLED, which we covered. But also QNED, which is/was a marketing name from LG, which also is a mini-LED QLED of sorts, even though QNED was meant to be a completely different future display tech. Sorry I didn’t manage to cram those into this video! But hopefully this is still of some value to those who watch. Thanks for all the great comments so far!
So which one is the best?
THANK YOU, finally some to explain this mess with acronyms ❤
@2:34…Probably just a typo, but electrons are what’s beamed toward the back of the screen of a CRT to create a picture, not photons.
this course is still valid to day just an update on price a china brand 2-4 months ago from post update launched an 100 ft + TV for 1500 that uses the premium micro led lights so you can get away with not spending 3-6 grand for an top of the variant that’s akin to TLC brand import due to it being an china brand tv id highly recommend having an 2 year warranty on it.
Trinitron is the TV I need to know.
Good video 👍
CRTs beamed ELECTRONS (cathode rays) not photons which energized phosphors causing them to emit photons (light).
Four by three IS NOT A SQUARE, it is a rectangle, squares have all sides tge same length.
Do SonyTV50_RMYA001_PROJECTOR_TV With_FAN last long Big Bass lol 😊
What a very clear explanation! Thank you. I need a 32" screen TV. I’d love to see a good video explaining what is and isn’t important for smaller televisions. I’m pretty sure a lot of the things you talked about are more important for bigger tvs.
I didn’t hear anything about the downsides such as pixel burn-in which is a major problem for OLED TVs.
Great video