{"id":241018,"date":"2017-12-10T12:59:49","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T10:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=241018"},"modified":"2017-12-10T13:01:44","modified_gmt":"2017-12-10T11:01:44","slug":"oled-vs-lcd-vs-led-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/hardware\/241018-oled-vs-lcd-vs-led-what-you-need-to-know.html","title":{"rendered":"OLED vs LCD vs LED &#8211; What you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TVs and monitors have a number of specifications, including resolution, size, refresh rate, and panel type.<\/p>\n<p>While resolution is the defining feature of display quality, the type of panel used is equally important.<\/p>\n<p>When shopping for a TV or monitor, the panel types you will see are typically LED, OLED, or LCD.<\/p>\n<p>These panels each have their own advantages and disadvantages, as detailed below.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">LCD<\/h3>\n<p>Liquid-crystal displays (LCD) are the most common panel type on the market.<\/p>\n<p>LCD panels consist of a backlight, polarizing filters, and a liquid crystal array sandwiched between two glass substrates.<\/p>\n<p>The backlight is constantly turned on when an LCD is powered, which is why even black colours give off light on LCD panels.<\/p>\n<p>There are three main types of LCD panels found in consumer displays, and buyers should take note of the features of each type.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IPS (In-Plane Switching)<\/strong> &#8211; IPS LCD displays offer increased contrast ratios and colour depth, and are often more expensive than other panel types.<\/li>\n<li><strong>VA (Vertical Alignment)<\/strong> &#8211; VA LCD panels have a decent contrast ratio and viewing angle, better than twisted-nematic displays.<\/li>\n<li><strong>TN (Twisted Nematic)<\/strong> &#8211; TN LCD panels are often the cheapest, and offer decent refresh rates and response times &#8211; while sacrificing image quality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">LED<\/h3>\n<p>Many TVs and monitors are labelled as &#8220;LED&#8221; displays, but exhibit similar performance to LCD panels.<\/p>\n<p>This is because LED TVs and monitors still use LCD display panels and the &#8220;LED&#8221; label refers to the type of backlight used to illuminate the LCD panel.<\/p>\n<p>LED-backlit LCD TVs and monitors offer improved illumination and power efficiency over older backlighting solutions.<\/p>\n<p>As LED TVs use LCD panels, buyers should check for the type of LCD panel to determine if the display is right for them.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung&#8217;s QLED TVs use liquid crystals to display an image, but exhibit a smaller form factor thanks to improved LED technology.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">OLED<\/h3>\n<p>OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) is a newer type of display panel and is quickly becoming more common in high-end products.<\/p>\n<p>OLED displays do not require a backlight and pixels are illuminated individually by a chemical reaction.<\/p>\n<p>This allows for drastically improved contrast ratios and power efficiency, as pixels displaying pure blacks will simply turn off.<\/p>\n<p>OLED displays can also boast high refresh rates and extremely low response times.<\/p>\n<p>They are also flexible and can be used to create TVs with slim form factors, but are expensive to manufacture and implement.<\/p>\n<p>Many high-end smartphones and TVs are shipping with OLED display panels due to their wide viewing angles and superior image quality.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Now read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/227051-bang-olufsen-reveals-beovision-eclipse-luxury-oled-tv.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bang &amp; Olufsen reveals BeoVision Eclipse luxury OLED TV<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When shopping for a display, the panel types you will see are typically LED, OLED, or LCD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":341028,"featured_media":193664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[35,2310,2308,8109,47760],"class_list":["post-241018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hardware","tag-headline","tag-lcd","tag-led","tag-oled","tag-panel-type"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241018"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/341028"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241018"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":241506,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241018\/revisions\/241506"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}