But there are also some disadvantages, like limited viewing angles and color shifts.
So, is mini-LED the right choice for your home entertainment needs?
Let’s find out.
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What Are Mini-LEDs?
The backlight shines through the pixels, adding color and becoming opaque to block the backlight.
The problem is that the backlight can still bleed through the pixel layer, causing a halo effect.
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By contrast, OLED screens have pixels that each have their own light.
This lets you vary color and intensity per pixel, leading to amazing color and contrast.
To compare, mini-LEDs work like regular LCD screens but with much smaller backlights made from tiny LEDs.
The trade-off, however, is that you might expect a brighter display than is achievable with OLED technology.
Why Not Just Use OLED?
If OLED is so good, why not just use it for everything?
Because its expensive to make, especially at large sizes.
OLED is perfect for camera viewfinders or for phones and smaller devices because the price/size ratio is acceptable.
These factors, combined with the decreasing prices of OLED screens, have led to a lower-than-expected adoption rate.
What Mini-LED TVs Are Available?
Imagine that youre watching a sci-fi movie with bright spaceships and stars on a deep black background.
With mini-LEDs, these ships and stars will be more halo-free.
You may have seen some Samsung TVs advertised as Neo QLED.
This isSamsung’s line of mini-LED TVs.
An additional feature of these TVs is that they have virtually non-existent bezels.
The frame around the screen is so thin that its almost nonexistent.
This means you get the largest possible display area in a (sometimes) smaller frame.
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Even Apple may be leaning into mini-LEDs for some displays.
However, the company has pulled back from some plans to include the technology in other displays.
