Samsung has learned from its mistakes. It is continuing with QLED in 2018, and peak brightness is going to be over 2000 nits. The key change is that there will be at least one model with full-array local dimming (FALD). Direct backlighting, not edge lighting, with hundreds of dimming zones.
It works. The combined efforts of these black-improving measures are hugely effective. I looked at the new panel next to a 2017 LG OLED, alongside the Sony ZD9 from 2016 (widely regarded as the best FALD still being sold). The Samsung panel demonstrated noticeably better lighting localisation than the Sony, with less blooming.
Against the OLED? I struggled to tell the difference from a ‘normal’ position, sat down a few metres away. It was only when I walked closer to the TV that I saw some very slight blooming on the LCD. Due to the structure of LED LCD TVs, I don’t think they will ever match the look of emissive tech such as OLED. But that doesn’t mean the improvements aren’t significant.
Conclusion: Samsung’s LED LCD tech is now a lot closer to OLED’s black levels, The full product details are yet to be finalised, so there’s no indication of cost, but if Samsung’s pricing strategy is sensible the 2018 QLED could be a solid retort to OLED.
The 2018 Samsung QLED is only a short-term solution. Samsung knows that it will take something more spectacular to steal the spotlight back from OLED. In the second half of 2018, we will see a new tech called ‘Micro Full Array’ (MFA).
MFA is basically FALD tech on steroids. We’re looking at brightness up to 4000 nits, with black levels plunging to an OLED-matching 0.001 nits.
And if the 2018 QLED having hundreds of dimming zones is a good thing (and it is) then how about over 10,000 zones? That promises a level of lighting control never before seen on an LCD TV. I didn’t get to see one of these next to an OLED, so I can’t compare, but that number of dimmable zones has got to be a good thing.
This tech doesn’t just have a massive number of zones; it is also physically massive. It will only be available in screen sizes of 75 and 82 inches. That’s bound to be impractical and insanely expensive, but I get the feeling Samsung is really just trying to make a statement with this.
http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/samsung-2018-qled-vs-oled-micro-full-array-micro-led-3367473
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