If you're an avid tech enthusiast, you've likely heard the terms WOLED and QD-OLED a lot in recent years. These terms refer to specific types of OLED display technology, but what's the difference between them, and which one should you buy?
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Conclusion
So, now that we've covered the differences in technology and the pros and cons of each panel type, which one's best, and what should you buy? Overall, QD-OLED seems to be on a path to being declared the winner, but there are still some noticeable downsides. If you often watch TV in a bright room, the superior reflection handling and higher peak brightness of pure whites on WOLED panels make them a clear winner. The overall performance of each TV is more important than the specific panel used, and due to differences in specific panels, the best one overall depends on the individual TV. For lower-end or mid-tier OLED TVs, QD-OLED seems slightly better, but higher-end WOLED panels with MLA deliver significantly brighter highlights and better reflection handling.
Here’s what I’m up against, my TV room is a great room with a southwest exposure and 16’ of glass wall.
So nighttime viewing, after sunset, the room can be nicely darkened. Otherwise I have a decent amount of bright, warm light coming into that room anytime after 1/2pm.
My primary viewing is NFL and I’ll occasionally watch a movie. I stream YouTube videos to this new tv as my primary content source.
I’ve been learning about these new tvs for the past 6 months. My last tv purchase was a 55” Samsung LED tv around 14 years ago.
I’ll probably choose one model down from the top of the line as spending $6500 on a tv seems kind ridiculous to me. And my better half would most likely kill me.
I’m already being joked at by my kids for buying a 83” tv when “I don’t watch tv” really.
My choices are the C4 LG and it’s Samsung competitor, the S90D. The Sony is just too expensive for features I’m not sure I’ll need or benefit from.
My primary tv signal is OTA uncompressed. I don’t subscribe to cable tv. I get Prime and Netflix as add ons for my Prime and T-Mobile subscriptions. I try to avoid MRC subscriptions.