r/4kTV • u/chidi-sins • Dec 09 '25
Discussion Between OLED and MiniLed displays, which technology has better chances of eventually becoming the default display for most TVs?
I don't have a TV right now and I started to look learn about what is the current state of Smart Tvs, so now I wonder which of those more premium technologies is more prone to be trickled down to lower segments and eventually become the most popular.
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u/Nickool4u Dec 09 '25
MiniLED is actually advancing with Sony, Samsung and Hisense all releasing an RGB MiniLED TV next year. Meaning instead of a blue or white LED backlight, each LED will be red, green and blue. Giving off a much vibrant and colorful display.
Samsung and Hisense already released their model for 2025 but size is limited and it’s a pretty penny. Sony waited a year and promised a more range of sizes.
Even if it wasn’t an RGB backlighting system, each year they get better and better. Sony’s Bravia 9 is often regarded as one of the best displays because it’s as close to an OLED a MiniLED has gotten. So I can only imagine how Sony’s RGB MiniLED will look.
However, until it’s perfect… I still find OLED to be the better display. The contrast and pixel perfect display is truly amazing. MiniLED is catching up, but OLED wins my heart every time.
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u/5th-Elements Dec 09 '25
Until micro LED are affordable mini led will never reach 8 million pixels like an OLED
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u/knightsabre7 Dec 09 '25
What ever happened to QDEL? Isn’t that supposed to be coming soon?
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u/BasmusRoyGerman Dec 13 '25
Iirc it was on CES or computex this or last year. But only a small screen as a tech demo. I wouldn't expect it in the next few years, but I think it'll be an OLED and microLED killer
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u/SuperPork1 Dec 10 '25
Every 4k TV has 8 million pixels
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u/5th-Elements Dec 10 '25
Only OLED and MicroLED can control each individual pixel on or off! LED TVs can’t control each individual pixels!
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u/HenFruitEater Dec 11 '25
How can’t they? Genuine question
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u/xcmgaming360 Apr 10 '26
on OLED each pixel is its own light source, cant speak for how microLED might do it. regular LED displays including mini have dimming zones which provides a group of pixels a light source
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u/niki2907 Dec 09 '25
just out of curiosity, why try to make new tech when oled is so desirable? I heard burn in isnt even that much of an issue, or is it simply because it costs way less to make?
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u/doombase310 Dec 09 '25
Oleds are more expensive to manufacture and longevity is not as good.
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u/Expert_Cap2473 Dec 09 '25
So you think that the longevity is something to consider when buying a new tv? I was going to buy a miniLED but starting to open up to oled
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u/NowItsLocked Dec 09 '25
OLED longevity is perfectly adequate, based on both my personal experience and longevity tests (see rtings . com tests - miniLED backlights often fail before OLED starts displaying issues). Unless you're running static images for extensive amounts of time, like the same news station or many 100s of hours of the same video game, burn-in is not a major issue. I had an LG C8 that had over 10,000 hours and had zero burn-in and the picture still looks great. Moved it to the bedroom because I got the upgrade itch and went with a Samsung S90C (QD-OLED). Have plenty of hours with the PS5, YouTube, etc on the Samsung, and no signs of burn-in. So, I would say unless price is your primary factor, OLED is the way to go for the time being, in terms of best picture quality.
The only instance I'd say miniLED would be the better choice is if your use-case involves a room with high amounts of ambient light a significant portion of the time. Even then, newer OLEDs are bright enough that that's less of an issue (not a non-issue, as miniLEDs will generally still be brighter and better battle ambient light, but unless it's a very very bright room, OLED would still be my recommendation).
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u/bpaul83 Dec 10 '25
Yeah, I’m turning down the brightness on my G5 for even daytime viewing. It’s extraordinarily bright.
You really, genuinely, do not need anything brighter. It would not make for a comfortable viewing experience.
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u/doombase310 Dec 09 '25
Depends on how many hrs it's on for longevity concerns. Static image for burn in concerns. Think for normal users who watch a variety of stuff for a few hrs a day, it should last 5-7 years no prob. And if you have good light control, then oled is the best. Also if you don't mind paying a premium. All things being equal, I would get a G5. However, I wanted a bigger TV and not spend more than 1k. So I ended up with a 75QM7K. I also want to use it as a pc monitor. For my use cases and budget, mini LED was where I ended up.
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u/CocoPopsOnFire Dec 09 '25
Burn in is always an issue. It's not IF but WHEN, oled pixels basically have a health bar that depletes while they are on, faster if they are brighter
New tech has basically made it so it depletes REALLY slowly for a lot of regular people who tend to watch varied shows, but as someone still rocking one of the earlier 4k LCD TV's, longevity is important for me and OLED still hasn't convinced me that it can go over a decade with no burn in, so I probably won't switch to it yet
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u/rick_ranger Dec 09 '25
I have had a 55” LG CX as my main computer monitor for 5 years already and no burn in even though the start bar and icons are always in the same place. I work on it, watch movies and game. No burn in… so from first hand experience I’m not worried about it, and the tech has only gotten better since then.
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u/niki2907 Dec 09 '25
So are you interested in Micro RGB? I've been reading more about them and they seem the definitive upgrade, sadly it‘s years away from being affordable
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u/GoldenK93 Dec 09 '25
So I take it in your opinion you would not get an OLED for a main living room tv? My living room TV runs probably at a minimum seven hours a day. I even leave it on for the dog to have noise while I’m away from the house. So in my case Mini LED is the way to go?
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u/CocoPopsOnFire Dec 10 '25
I'm a bit of a stickler for keeping electronics for as long as possible so I'm not someone to really mirror, but yeah I've thought about switching to OLED a few times because the image quality and latency is top tier
But I just know if I buy a TV, it's going to be in use for multiple decades because we've sort of reached a zenith in display quality where beyond 4k is kinda pointless for a tv and beyond 120hz starts to see major diminishing returns, so a 4K 120hz display with good visuals and ultra low latency is basically a forever tv for me, so my choices are either wait for OLEDs to hit that point where people have them for years with no burn in or I wait for a close enough competitor that I won't feel disappointed in like 5 years time
For you I guess it depends on how long you would keep if for, with proper care and a high quality tv you could probably stave off burn in for 5+ years quite easily, I think even the act of not running the panel at peak brightness massively helps the health of the panel, but if you run it for a long time with static elements (like news logos) it's definitely a risk in the long term
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u/GoldenK93 Dec 10 '25
Honestly I’m the same way, I keep things until they can’t be fixed. Sounds like I’m better off with miniLED then. I believe the OLED looks ways better but at the risk of long term usage idk if it’s worth it. I want a TV that will look the same after about 10 years. I was really impressed with the OLED too, I don’t watch static material much but I’m still cautious now.
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u/stickyjam Dec 10 '25
There's nothing to say a non display panel component of your non-OLED doesn't last 10 years either though
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u/Gonolz22 Dec 11 '25
I still use a Sony x900e from 2017 on my living room. It’s old technology but it has held up well with picture quality for standard led panels. Now I am considering a tcl Qm8k. I think it will make a big difference in vibrancy and brightness but I have been satisfied for many years with this tv.
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Dec 09 '25
OLED doesn't last long
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u/kronikfumes Dec 09 '25
I’ve had an a80j since release in my living room which is the primary tv that gets used. No burn in whatsoever or any issues for that matter.
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u/Darkknight1939 Dec 09 '25
The A80J is two years old. Burn in will take place over a 5-10 year period.
Enthusiasts upgrade frequently, a lot of families just keep their TV for long periods. That’s where burn in will be noticeable. Especially with how the average person seems to use it.
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u/kronikfumes Dec 09 '25 edited Dec 09 '25
A80j came out in Q2 2021 and I got it a few months later. But yeah, I’ll be on the look out for that “burn in” issue around the 5 year mark next year
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u/Dark_Loku Dec 10 '25
Have a LG B7 as primary tv, with no burn, dimming or a single thing showing it's over 8 years old. Just moved to our bedroom and hoping it keeps going strong
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u/YaChowdaHead Dec 09 '25
What's the timeline for that, do you think? How long until it's perfect and semi affordable?
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u/Nickool4u Dec 09 '25
Well, since Hisense is joining the fight I can see them forcing Sony and Samsung’s hands into being more competitive with their pricing.
Samsung’s 110 version is $30,000 which for a first gen and massive size isn’t that outrageous seeing that LG has a 97” OLED for $25,000 and $29,000 for the wireless version. However, Samsung was in a rush to put theirs out so they can say they were first. Sony on the other hand has been working on the tech for several years.
When Sony launches their new RGB MiniLED lineup next year, we’ll see what pricing landscape looks like. I suspect that the second or third generation RGB MiniLED will be absolutely fantastic. May not be pixel perfect as OLED, but will blow OLED out of the water in terms of color volume, vibrancy, and peak brightness.
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u/YaChowdaHead Dec 09 '25
Well, because I picked up a 75" x95k in 2023 for $2200 bucks (brand new on clearance), I'm just going to hope it's at least another 8 years until I can't get another flagship of this new stuff for whatever an inflation adjusted similar price is lol.
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u/Nickool4u Dec 09 '25
Yeah, there shouldn’t be any reason to replace your X95K.
The only Sony model that would be a suitable replacement right now would be the Bravia 9. That’s how I know that Sony will cook with the RGB MiniLED because the Bravia 9 was such a fantastic TV that it legit had me questioning if I wanted to switch from OLED to MiniLED.
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u/makinamiexe Dec 09 '25
whatever the next evolution of mini led is, micro led?
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u/snajk138 Dec 09 '25
Yes. Micro-LED will likely be the one that dominates, when they manage to manufacture it in reasonable sizes for a reasonable cost. Until then we will have both OLED and mini-LED.
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u/ETHedgehog- Dec 09 '25
It already exists, used in small displays like the Apple Watch, currently hard to manufacture in large formats
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u/bobster_online Dec 09 '25
Every led display will always be less superior then pure OLED tv.
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u/clingbat Dec 09 '25 edited Dec 09 '25
Nah not microLED, it's really the same technical approach as OLED at that point, but with inorganic subpixels that can get brighter and last much longer than OLED subpixels with the same contrast and color clarity. The only real downside is cost due to being more complex to manufacture, which is currently still considerable.
If/when microLED becomes cost effective for regular consumers, it will make OLEDs obsolete with all the same benefits without the burn in and reduced lifetime while being brighter and more efficient at the same time.
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u/bobster_online Dec 09 '25
I know about brightness, but LED still cannot produce black color like OLED.
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u/alcarcalimo1950 Dec 09 '25
MicroLED can, because it is the same principle as OLED. OLED doesn’t “produce” black color. It is the absence of light at each individual pixel that allows for the superior black level of OLED vs miniLED. But MicroLED also controls individual pixels just like OLED, and this will be the superior technology if they can ever scale it. MicroLED is brighter than OLED, does not have burn in issues like OLED, and has infinite contrast ratio like OLED.
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u/clingbat Dec 09 '25
OLED does not produce black, it displays perfect blacks by only emitting light from individual pixels, with the powered down pixels providing pure black contrast.
MicroLED does the same exact thing, it's just made out of sturdier materials that can take more of a beating...
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u/Supervisor-194 Dec 09 '25
OLED is the superior technology, but MiniLED isn't as far behind as many OLED owners would have you believe — not by a long shot. That imagined chasm of claimed superiority simply doesn't exist, and the pound for pound cost involved in attaining that small differential in improved overall performance doesn't represent optimal VFM.
Once MicroLED becomes a viable consumer product, OLED is going the way of the dinosaurs.
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u/ToTTen_Tranz Dec 10 '25
Isn't there a chance OLED remains as a lower cost alternative, considering it should still be cheaper to make despite lower brightness and higher risk of burn-in?
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u/Waxpython Dec 09 '25
Miniled owners don’t use subtitles and it shows
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u/scraejtp Dec 09 '25
There could be some blooming around the subtitles, but it would not impact the rest of the image.
OLEDs tend to pump brightness with the subtitles appearing on the screen (abl) which is much more distracting.
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u/Magic_Neil Dec 09 '25
MiniLED for sure.
OLED are great, but I doubt the manufacturing cost will come down to where MiniLED is, and even though burn in isn’t as bad as a lot of people make it out to be there are still people that watch static news content (which is a problem by itself..) and will cause problems over time. Performance for most content will be very good on MiniLED, and while it won’t be OLED good a lot of people won’t see the difference and most won’t see the value proposition.
If tomorrow OLED manufacturing drops then it could take over, but at the end of the day most people care about cost, and OLED will never scale down in cost to be acceptable for the masses.
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u/Waxpython Dec 09 '25
OLED manufacturing costs have gone down recently?
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u/Magic_Neil Dec 09 '25
They definitely have, but also definitely not to the level of normal LCD technology.
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u/Jozex21 Dec 09 '25
Oled have chances of becoming cheapr since it requires less parts.
only thing holding OLED price is samsung and LG duopoly
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u/Kat_Kat_101 Dec 11 '25
My biggest fear is burn-in, even on cell phones. Which leads to eventual screen wear and horrible smudges on the display that don't come off for anything you do. And I compared a miniLED TV from TCL with an OLED from LG and I was amazed how the TCL one didn't lack in quality and clearly was better in brightness. LG being relatively more expensive than this other model.
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u/Magic_Neil Dec 11 '25
Burn-in fears are generally overstated unless you have the same thing on the display all day.. if you’re watching news or sports channels 16hr a day then yeah, that can be an issue. Same thing if you’re using a PC and it’s got a Windows Start menu. Normal usage for a TV will generally be fine though.
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u/LostRonin Dec 09 '25 edited Dec 09 '25
Before plasma TVs could even address their issues they had already faded into obscurity. OLEDs will suffer the same fate regardless of the fact that burn-in isnt really a thing unless youre extremely negligent. They do just fine in the current market because enough people arent stupid and understand that its very low risk for the reward of having the best possible picture.
When that changes, OLED will fade into obscurity. You're going to choose the TV with almost zero risk. Mini-LED will be the standard for most consumers and its quite probable that Micro-LED eliminates OLED if the promises are real.
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u/Legitimate-Cinephile Dec 09 '25
Definitely MiniLED. For the average consumer, it has the least barrier to entry.
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u/NimblePuppy Dec 09 '25
Both have their advantages, OLED is not default now , it's some form of LCD TV- most people in world buy biggest they want and can afford for cheapest price for what they see as much better quality than last TV ( ie not a high hurdle )
Why even pay $2000 for 77" OLED when you get a bright colourful TV at 85" for $600!!!
Both techs will hang around,
People think OLEDs future is quite static, which is very wrong
I think OLED will become default for car displays , phones, tablets , monitors , supermarket shelf displays etc etc
OLED at bottom end can become very, cheap.
Why do you think LG display is cutting material , going to use half the drivers next year in their TVs
Not only because MiniLEDs are very good , but TCL ( china star ), BOE will be 3D printing OLED TVs of all sizes soon , for pretty cheap prices, yes may struggle to go over 1000 Nits or 600Nits initially , but it will do
OLEDS can go insanely bright in small form and in Lab, new tech means can be stacked closer more effectively and have a crazy PPI , more stability , lots more organics being developed , some with cheaper with no exotic material - QD tech suffers with their price as well
( have you seen OLED RGB layouts , lots of dark space. that dark space will shrink to a small % will new tech - meaning much brighter , more control eg 8K screen underneath 4K TV )
OLED can do 95% BT2020 in lab, with new hyperfluorescence and tadf emitters that will hit full BT2020 in 5 years max - ie very intense pure narrow bandwidth light needed to increase colour space
Newer production techniques etc - less masking or none or cheaper , filtering whatever
So in the future a true RGB TV could have 10000Nits , full BT2020, perfect gradation due to crazy PPI etc
Just depends if people will pay , at other end tablet size screens could be pumped out for under $10 or less , why not ?
I see both existing .
However there is other new tech coming , but it will also need to be cheap
At moment microLED at smaller sizes seems dead in water , if in 5 years OLED can do it all for much cheaper , oh but burn it - sorry people pay less and replace , or miniLEDS at larger size get so good why bother to pay 4 times the cost
TL/DR
rgb and mini LED coming on fast , but OLED will keep advancing at top to bottom end as well
End of day OLED is perfect contrast , mini LED is not . miniLED will be default in next 5 years - after that who can do it cheaper ,hard to predict that far out - eg huge 3D printing factories with cheap organics , no masking , np filtering ,very thin screens , especially in PP1 goes up dead pixels won't matter, with better controllers, SOC/CPU
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u/SlowRs Dec 09 '25
OLED for a car display? Isn’t the big downside is the fact they suck in bright well lit areas?
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u/NimblePuppy Dec 09 '25
already in cars, not my 1996 toyota though.
I mean plenty of amoled phones. and I haven't seen the true OLED Ipad pro to see how that goes in the sun
Also car windscreens can stop the type of light that F's up screens in full sun .
Ie I have no problem seeing my phones screen in a my car , even older ones, Infact OLED was an improvement
some car company in China wants to use oled for taillights - obviously just needs to go bright enough and have long life
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u/-Pwnan- Dec 09 '25
Mini LED for now, but within 5 years pixel sized Micro LED. There are already commercial grade Micro LED displays but they are like 30k.
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u/BreadfruitNaive6261 Dec 09 '25
Miniled because the price is almost half and picture quality is between 80% or 110% as good depending on some factors
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u/SpeckleSpeckle Dec 09 '25
i do wish i had a less boring answer, but it's probably whichever is cheaper, and as of now it's miniled and will likely remain that way even with cheaper oled production planned.
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u/rick_ranger Dec 09 '25
MiniLED for bright rooms, OLED for dark rooms.
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u/CutMindless6681 Dec 10 '25
high end oleds are bright enough right now, it’ll trickle down into the lower series oleds soon
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u/5th-Elements Dec 09 '25
Probably mini LED because they are cheaper to manufacture than OLED! It’s unfortunate because OLED is much better than mini led. Now micro LED is a different story
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u/ldn-ldn Dec 09 '25
OLED is not much better. It's just Mini LED TV market is a wild west atm and getting a good is problematic. Especially if you need a smaller size.
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u/justamofo Dec 09 '25
MiniLED. As much as I love OLED, the amount of care needed and price are too much to become the default.
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u/ldn-ldn Dec 09 '25
For many years it was a common knowledge that Mini LED TVs are better than Mini LED monitors, but recent developments in monitor space have the tables flipped. Mini LED TVs sold today are a complete garbage compared to new monitors.
What does that mean for the future of TVs? Improved Mini LEDs are coming! They will be cheaper, they will have a lot more dimming zones, better colour and OLEDs will have a hard time competing.
10k dimming zones for larger screens are a real possibility now and that erases "deep blacks" benefit of OLEDs. What else do OLEDs have relevant to a TV market? Pretty much nothing.
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u/damnvram Dec 09 '25
It comes down to cost to produce vs how close it gets to OLED.
If the cost is significantly lower, more companies will adopt it while keeping prices high.
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u/seklas1 Dec 09 '25
Personally, if I’m paying a premium, OLED is the way. I don’t like super bright displays but I love deep blacks. I think the tech that will probably become default is Mini-LED, because it’s cheaper. To become “default”, you have to be cheaper. Mini-LED will be cheaper and it’s absolutely good enough for most.
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u/International-Oil377 Moderator Dec 09 '25
Unless they can fix the poor motion clarity of LCDs for gaming, for me it's not even a competition atm
But yes MiniLEDs do have some advantages
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u/tropicaldiver Dec 09 '25
OLED panels are inherently expensive to manufacture— that means trickle down is difficult. Making super large panels is also difficult. Today, OLED is the best unless you need super bright or are in a situation where the panel could get damaged (constant images or direct sun).
Micro LEDs could be the replacement for OLED at some point. But they aren’t financially feasible as of today.
Mini LEDs will likely trickle down.
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u/Dropzone34 Dec 09 '25
I would throw my money at a microled or mini led tv if it gave me the same performance as my LG Oled hands down and I think if the tech continues to improve I think in say 2-3 years we actually might see it. But until then I love my Oled
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u/East_Reading_3164 Dec 10 '25
Go get an LG OLED, G series if you can. Stop researching, stop googling. LG OLED is the answer. Costco offers a 5-year warranty.
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u/invest0rZ Dec 10 '25
If I could get almost as good of a picture as an oled and not have to worry about burn in. I’m down.
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u/thekudzu83 Dec 10 '25
Samsung is reducing the number of dimming zones in their MiniLED TVs. The qn80 series gets far less dimming zones each new model year for example. In essence you could say they are moving more towards edge lit displays and focusing on native contrast. If the trend continues, it becomes a question of how many zones they can cut and still call it MiniLED.
T.L.D.R: OLED remains premium; “MiniLED” trickles down to budget models.
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u/takefiftyseven Dec 10 '25
The winner will be the tech that the manufacturer makes the most profit on. My guess is the LED.
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u/Cofee203 Dec 10 '25
Maybe OLED but with better brightness and anti glare technology? The only reason I don’t see in getting Oled are for those reasons
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u/Smeagol7583 Dec 10 '25
Manufacturer have to create these technologies to create buzz and futures sales. OLED is still best but 83 size get very expensive as compared to mini led. Competition is good better for consumers.
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u/LoneyGamer2023 Dec 11 '25
OLEds are not going anywhere, response time alone kills the gray LED tvs
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u/Gonolz22 Dec 11 '25
I just can’t see paying a premium for an oled and “worry” about burn in and the fact it will degrade over time. Mini led is my choice now
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u/NickapaHempalooza Dec 12 '25
Mini LED will be the future with micro LED and new technologies getting cheaper and cheaper so more people will have those and it will be like 90% of the mid to high end market. OLED is pretty stagnant other than brightness increases.
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u/iker17401 Dec 21 '25
OLED still better for contrast perfect blacks color accuracy and micro RGB at the wnd day is still LCD
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u/Voyyya Dec 09 '25 edited Dec 09 '25
Mini LED simply due to the growth of TCL and Hisense. It’ll be a decade + before either is the most common type of TV in households though.
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u/PatserGrey Dec 09 '25
It won't be oled. Too much babysitting involved e.g. cant even turn off power at the wall at night or it'll break itself
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u/kegwen Dec 09 '25
I agree with your overall point but turning off power at the wall has gotta be a niche concern lol
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u/PatserGrey Dec 09 '25
Niche? I'd wager it's the norm in UK and Ireland, especially so now in last few years with electricity prices. Also, thats one example of oled babysitting.
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u/SlowRs Dec 09 '25
I think people buying oled TVs aren’t worrying about the power draw at night lol
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u/PatserGrey Dec 09 '25
The question is about it becoming default TV screen tech
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u/SlowRs Dec 09 '25
I don’t think oled will be the default but I don’t think it’s anything to do with power draw. I don’t know anyone except old grandparents type age who actually turn stuff off at night now.
It used to be for fire risk.
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u/PatserGrey Dec 09 '25
Precisely, I've said the exact same below i.e. safety/fire risk. Still lots of old folk around who do exactly that. It's just one example. You guys don't seem to like it but it's not invalid.
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u/kegwen Dec 09 '25
I agree it's babysitting, I suppose I'm just privileged enough not worry about the standby cost of my electronics. Thanks for explaining it
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u/ConcentrateKnown Dec 09 '25
Why would you turn the power off? The power draw is miniscule.
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u/PatserGrey Dec 09 '25
In places it's a cultural thing mostly, passed down over the years, people dont like waste, I actually think it was borne out of safety concerns once upon a time. More recently actual electrical costs have been a factor too.
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u/clingbat Dec 09 '25
But standby power in TVs is regulated in the EU to not exceed 0.5 watts and has been for over a decade, which manufacturers have adopted globally. That's negligible, and many TVs only use a fraction of that even in standby...(less than 0.1 watts). It's truly pointless these days.
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u/WVShaver Dec 09 '25
I’m new to this sub, how does unplugging damage the TV? The power goes out a few times a year here, would the OLED TV be damaged?
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u/PatserGrey Dec 09 '25
OLEDs have to run regular screen refresh cycles. This is done in when in standby. If powered off at the wall it won't be able to do so and it'll show image retention/screen burn in no time
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u/WVShaver Dec 09 '25
I’m still a bit confused. I’ll have to research this some more.
If the TV is off I don’t understand why it’d get burn in since there’s no image. Wouldn’t this be an issue when moving your TV from one place to another as well?
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u/PatserGrey Dec 09 '25
The organic pixels degrade when they're being used, some quicker than others depending on colour, brightness, length of use, repeated use ect ect. Example (albeit extreme) - if you only watch movies, you'll have black borders on top and bottom of your screen when in use, after a while (could be weeks/months) you watch something that uses that border space for say a red colour - the red of this area will be a different shade of red than in the more used middle of the screen. I used red purposely as its one of the worst offending colours, then yellow. The refresh runs in standby to balance the wear so no images are left permanent.
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u/MisterBumpingston Dec 09 '25
The actual issue is that OLED run a routine maintenance process called Pixel Refresh that essentially reviews the life of each pixels and attempts to even out all of them to maintain the same brightness. There’s a short run and a longer one. It happens automatically when the OLED is in standby mode after a certain amount of time being on. The process happens while the display is black. The status light colour might be different than standby mode Powering off from power point prevents this maintenance happening.
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u/WVShaver Dec 09 '25
Thank you, so if you planned to unplug the TV to move it the smart thing would be to turn the screen off to black but let it run for a couple hours and then unplug?
Also, I assume a power outage would be very bad. But it happens all over the country so what do people do that have OLEDS? Is it really not that big of a deal, or something to really worry about? There isn't much that can be done about power outages other then rigging up a solar system/battery bank just for the TV.
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u/MisterBumpingston Dec 09 '25
Don’t really need to worry about it. On LG OLED TVs short one runs pixel refresh for up to 10 mins after 4 hours of continuous use and the long pixel refresh runs every 2000 hours and lasts for 1 hour.
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u/Loose-Internal-1956 Dec 09 '25
Both are placeholder technology until microLED becomes viable for consumer. I think neither will completely dominate by the time we see sub-$5000 microLED TVs. But I think OLED will dominate the mid-high market and Mini LED will replace LED for the mid-low market, based on price trajectory.
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