OLED enjoys a Quantum boost

There’s a new type of OLED in town – and John Archer is very much here for it

- John Archer

The QE65S95B is a Samsung OLED TV. This is something that bears repeating, because after spending almost a decade telling you not to buy an OLED because they’re not bright enough and can fall prey to screen burn, Samsung has changed its mind. Before anyone starts mumbling anything about hypocrisy or petards, however, Samsung’s new OLED TV is not the same as the models we’re used to.

Where 'traditional' OLEDS fire organically created white light through red, green and blue filters, Samsung's 'QD OLED' panels use their organic elements to generate a blue light that passes through red and green layers of Quantum Dots. Using a blue source light removes the potentially polluting nature of white from the colour production process, while Quantum Dots are capable of delivering both purer colours and more colour volume (colour plus brightness) than colour filters.

All of which could, if handled right, result in stronger colour saturations and more brightness than we've seen from even the best regular 'WRGB' OLED screens from the likes of Sony, LG, and Panasonic.

Samsung is not, it should be said, claiming that its QD OLED solution is impervious to screen burn (permanent image retention caused by prolonged exposure to bright static image elements). Even regular OLED TVs, however, are far less susceptible to screen burn than they used to be, and not using a white element could reduce the issue even further.

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