If you’re after a great new television, it’s easy to get confused by the latest serving of alphabet soup when it comes to screen technologies.
Each screen technology has its strengths and weaknesses. LED-backlit televisions are generally brighter than OLEDs, sometimes with more vibrant colours. This can be important if you’re watching in a brightly lit room.The trade-off is LED-backlit televisions can struggle to completely block the backlight, to produce really deep blacks and great contrast. This is where OLED excels, which is why it looks its best in a darkened room.
Imagine a graveyard at midnight, with a bright full moon in the sky. A single-zone backlight is forced to strike a compromise between light and dark areas when setting the brightness. As a result, the white moon and black shadows all look a bit grey and washed out. The more dimming zones, the better the picture, which is where Mini-LED comes in. Its backlight is made up of hundreds or even thousands of miniature LED lights.
adam_turner Good piece Adam. 👍