Side-by-Side Comparison
Panel Types
QLED vs. VA
Comparing 2 standards across 12 specifications. 12 key differences identified.
Comparing:
QLED
VA
QLED, despite its OLED-like name, is not a self-emissive technology -- it's a conventional LED-backlit LCD panel with a quantum-dot film added between the backlight and the LCD layer to produce more precise color. Samsung introduced it in 2017; it still requires a backlight and has the same blooming limitations as other backlit LCDs.
VA (Vertical Alignment) panels deliver the highest contrast ratio of the common LCD types -- commonly 3000:1 to 5000:1 on advanced variants, versus roughly 1000:1 for TN and IPS -- at the cost of slower pixel response, especially in dark scenes.
Specification Comparison Table
12 Parameters| Parameter / Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Underlying Technology
|
LED-backlit LCD (typically VA) + quantum-dot color-conversion film | — |
|
Self-Emissive
|
No -- requires a backlight, same as any other LCD | — |
|
Introduced
|
CES 2017 (Samsung) | — |
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Not To Be Confused With
|
OLED (self-emissive, no backlight) | — |
|
Contrast Ratio
|
— | 3,000–5,000 : 1 (Deep static) |
|
Viewing Angle
|
— | 178° (Noticeable color/gamma shift off-axis) |
|
Response Time (GtG)
|
— | 4–8 ms (Dark transition ghosting) |
|
Color Gamut Coverage
|
— | 95–99% sRGB / 90–95% DCI-P3 |
|
Peak Brightness
|
— | 350–600 nits (SDR) / 1,000–1,500 nits (HDR) |
|
Burn-in Risk
|
— | None (Immune) |
|
Backlight / Emissive Type
|
— | Transmissive LED / Mini-LED FALD |
|
Black Level / Minimum Luminance
|
— | Low (0.02–0.05 nits) |