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How QLED and OLED differ in ways that can affect your TV viewing experience

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QLED is a marketing label that Samsung , TCL , and others use in branding quantum-dot TVs.

OLED TV screens are thinner than traditional LCD , LED/LCD, and plasma screens.

QLED delivers a broader range of colors than OLED and retains color depth.

OLED produces deep, dark, true blacks with even color, even when viewed at an angle.

OLED TVs are thinner and lighter than their QLED counterparts, giving rise to interesting innovations like LG 's forthcoming roll-up TV.

QLED TVs are about evenly split when it comes to advantages and disadvantages.

OLED is the best choice if you watch mostly movies and streaming content, are picky about getting the deepest blacks.