- QD-El promises super brightness with OLED contrast
- Samsung, Sharp, TCL and others have already shown prototypes
- It is likely to reach compact monitors first
The TV technology alphabet soup continues to grow, with Samsung directing more attention to QD-El. That is the abbreviation of the electroluminescent of quantum spot, although technology is also known in a diverse way as Nanoled, led by QD, the-qdel and qdel because life is not confusing enough. But what is called, it’s quite exciting and Samsung is strongly investing in it.
According to new reports in The Corean Business Press, as seen by Flatpanelshd, Samsung is accelerating development for QD-El screens to defend against Chinese competitors. Businesskorea says that “Samsung has established an internal objective to market the-QD in a few years and is totally committed to its technological development.”
Some reports suggest that QD-El could be the future of television, and they could be right. But I think Samsung is likely to be thinking more about monitors than large televisions at the moment. And that is still quite exciting.
What is QD-el and why are people excited about that?
At this time there are two rival television technologies: Retroiluminated LED televisions and OLED televisions. The former are generally brighter, but the latter have a better darkness and contrast because the OLED are not backlit.
QD-He promises to give his best of both. Like Oled, it is self-emisive, so there is no backlight. But because it uses quantum points LED instead of organic LEDs, it promises a longer life, a more efficient energy use without burns.
Samsung, and companies, including Sharp and TCL, have shown QD-El in commercial fairs, and attendees have really impressed. But those prototypes have been quite small: Samsung’s was a 18 -inch screen, and is at the end of the video below, and technology is not yet ready for star schedule: Businesskorea says that Samsung faces problems with the stability and energy efficiency of quantum points. Presumably, rivals also face similar challenges.
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So, my money is in this technology that moves the monitors first, instead of the largest television screens.
There are two reasons why I think that. The first is that if QD-El were close to being ready for really large screens, manufacturers would probably already show them.
And the second is that big screens are a great risk when you are talking about new technologies. It is common for the new emission technology to begin small and the only scale, since manufacturers find ways to reduce mass waste that comes with large panels in the first days of manufacturing something new. It loses much less money in wasted material of an imperfect result if its screen has 21 inches than if they are 65 inches.
Here is a great example of that: OLEDS printed by ink injection. TCL began to produce its panels at the end of 2024, and those panels are for 21.6 inches monitors. The Entertainment Manager of Techradar, Matt Bolton, has been told that OLED printed in injection injection will not come to televisions for years for this exact reason, it simply will not be profitable in the short term to risk it on large screens.
I think QD-is really exciting, but I think it will spend time before you move from the desk and home cinema. Although I would be happy if I am wrong: after all, Samsung jumped the stage of the monitor when he launched his OLED QD panels in 2022 and launched a variety of televisions directly, and then took the technology to the monitors later.
