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Overblown quantum dot conspiracy theories make important points about QLED TVs (arstechnica.com)

submitted 4 days ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/technology

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After years of companies promising that their quantum dot light-emitting diode TVs use quantum dots (QDs) to boost color, some industry watchers and consumers have recently started questioning whether QLED TVs use QDs at all. Lawsuits have been filed, accusing companies like TCL of using misleading language about whether their QLED TVs actually use QDs.

In this article, we'll break down why new conspiracy theories about QLED TVs are probably overblown. We'll also explore why misleading marketing from TV brands is responsible for customer doubt and how it all sets a bad precedent for the future of high-end displays, including OLED TVs and monitors.

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[–] theangriestbird 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Don't they use quantum dots in some OLEDs? Isn't that what QD-OLED is?

[–] hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 4 days ago

Yes. I'm assuming they mean W-OLED (the other kind of OLED) when they say OLED. Or else they meant to say uLED.

[–] Gointhefridge@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago

Technically, but when any marketing refers to Q anything in TVs, they’re talking about LCD Panels. Samsung manufactures QD-OLED panels but they don’t compete with anything else in the market that has “Q” in the naming schema.