New to QLED Tvs. Buy a QLED or a LED ? Is it worth it?

Jane_gs

New to QLED Tv. Buy a QLED or a LED ? Is it worth it?

Have never had a QLED TV, currently have a Panasonic Flatscreen which is over 10 years old.

This old Panasonic is probably a LED or even a LCD TV.

I am looking to get a 43" flatscreen, and have been looking at these 2 models (Curries)

I am not majorly bothered about the image looking more crisp/clear that an QLED gives compared to a LED.

I even saw some QLED TVs and thought the image looks a bit TOO clear/and crisp.

This is probably because I have been used to LCD screen quality for many years.

Here are the 2 I am looking at.

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LED

TCL PF650K 43" LED 4K HDR Smart Fire TV with Freely - 43PF650K

£199

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/tcl-43pf650k-fire-tv-43-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-led-tv-with-amazon-alexa-10268414.html

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QLED

TCL T6C 43" QLED 4K HDR Smart Fire TV with Freely - 43T6C-UK

£229

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/tcl-t6c-43-qled-4k-hdr-smart-fire-tv-with-freely-43t6cuk-10283934.html

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There is a £30 difference in LED vs QLED

QUESTIONS:

a) For those of you who have a QLED,  is this Crisp/clear picture quality something which you started to think "looks too crisp and clear" but then you got used to it? and now love it?

or the screen you find is too crisp and clear and you prefer the old LCD image?

b) Would you pay the extra £30 and go for the QLED vs LED (models below)

My concern is that the picture looks a bit too crisp and clear, perhaps I am just set in my old ways?

Will just use it for casual watching, nothing too much.

c) For those of you who have a QLED do you still prefer the old LED picture quality?

d) Any other insights you can provide ?    (I don't want to look at OLED)

e) Would you get this TCL vs a similar size + price Tv from Samsung?

f) If you get he LED on (£199), can you get the brightness and colour of the QLED one, by just tweaking the brightness and colour settings ?

g) Which one would you personally buy - out of the 2, if you had the choice ?

Please answer as many as you can, in a) b) c) d) e) f) g) format please, so that they are easy to follow.

Thanks.

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oh - and the Purpose of this TV will just be for a bedroom TV to watch for just few hours a day, and browse Youtube.

wongataa

All those TVs are LCD.  LED just means it has LED backlights instead of the CCFL backlights that used to be used.  QLED just means it is a LCD TV with quantum dots for improved colour response.

None of these things will change sharpness of the image.  What does change apparent sharpness is the TVs image processing settings and capabilities.  Those settings can be adjusted on every TV to taste.  In the shops TVs are set to the most garish modes that you wouldn't actually want to use at home.

I suspect there won't be a lot of difference between the two TVs linked to.

Exodi

Jane_gs said:

I am not majorly bothered about the image looking more crisp/clear that an QLED gives compared to a LED.

To be clear, the difference between LED and QLED is brightness and colour.

The resolution is the same - 4K Ultra HD 3840 x 2160p

Plus realistically speaking, while it's fine and dandy having a 4K resolution TV, it's pointless if the media you're watching is lower quality.

Most TV is filmed in SD/HD e.g. 480p-1080p so the clarity would be the same whether you watch it on an old 1080p TV or a brand new 4K TV.

In fact I've found very few media providers offer 4K streaming without a separate (more expensive) subscription.

wongataa said:

None of these things will change sharpness of the image.  What does change apparent sharpness is the TVs image processing settings and capabilities.  Those settings can be adjusted on every TV to taste.  In the shops TVs are set to the most garish modes that you wouldn't actually want to use at home.

I'm glad you said this as this is one of the most interesting things with consumers.

If you have a relatively cheap TV and a crazy expensive photorealistic TV (but hid the price), most consumers would think the cheap one was the better one, often because it is oversaturated/contrasted. We are tricked into thinking more vivid = better, instead of more realistic colours = better.

The big jumps (IMO) are to Mini-LED and OLED.

Jane_gs said:

a) For those of you who have a QLED,  is this Crisp/clear picture quality something which you started to think "looks too crisp and clear" but then you got used to it? and now love it?
or the screen you find is too crisp and clear and you prefer the old LCD image?
As above, the crisp/clarity would be the same as the resolution is the same. The colour/brightness would be different. FWIW I don't think anyone has ever complained about a picture being too crisp or clear!

b) Would you pay the extra £30 and go for the QLED vs LED (models below)

My concern is that the picture looks a bit too crisp and clear, perhaps I am just set in my old ways?

Will just use it for casual watching, nothing too much.
I wouldn't buy either. Whether the money is worth it to you depends on how much value you place on the colour. Both will look fine for the casual user and given your comments about being concerned the picture will look "too crisp and clear", the cheaper one will likely be fine.

c) For those of you who have a QLED do you still prefer the old LED picture quality?

d) Any other insights you can provide ?    (I don't want to look at OLED)
Look at Mini-LED if you can. The backlight is the biggest influencer of contrast, local zone dimming will significantly enhance contrast.

e) Would you get this TCL vs a similar size + price Tv from Samsung?
I'm a big fan of TCL - I have 2 in my house (including our main TV), our previous was Samsung. You pay a lot for the brand name and technical reviews show very few differences. That and TCL came with Google TV (instead of Tizen) which integrates better into my smart home ecosystem (that may sound like a different language!).

Please answer as many as you can, in a) b) c) d) e) format please, so that they are easy to follow.

Thanks.

Jane_gs

thanks wongataa & Exodi,

I am asking some new questions here, and have edit added it to my original post:

f) If you get he LED on (£199), can you get the brightness and colour of the QLED one, by just tweaking the brightness and colour settings ?

g) Which one would you personally buy - out of the 2, if you had the choice ?

MyRealNameToo

Jane_gs said:

New to QLED Tv. Buy a QLED or a LED ? Is it worth it?

Have never had a QLED TV, currently have a Panasonic Flatscreen which is over 10 years old.

This old Panasonic is probably a LED or even a LCD TV.

I am looking to get a 43" flatscreen, and have been looking at these 2 models (Curries)

I am not majorly bothered about the image looking more crisp/clear that an QLED gives compared to a LED.

I even saw some QLED TVs and thought the image looks a bit TOO clear/and crisp.

This is probably because I have been used to LCD screen quality for many years.

Here are the 2 I am looking at.

_______________________________________

LED

TCL PF650K 43" LED 4K HDR Smart Fire TV with Freely - 43PF650K

£199

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/tcl-43pf650k-fire-tv-43-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-led-tv-with-amazon-alexa-10268414.html

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QLED

TCL T6C 43" QLED 4K HDR Smart Fire TV with Freely - 43T6C-UK

£229

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/tcl-t6c-43-qled-4k-hdr-smart-fire-tv-with-freely-43t6cuk-10283934.html

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There is a £30 difference in LED vs QLED

QUESTIONS:

a) For those of you who have a QLED,  is this Crisp/clear picture quality something which you started to think "looks too crisp and clear" but then you got used to it? and now love it?

or the screen you find is too crisp and clear and you prefer the old LCD image?

b) Would you pay the extra £30 and go for the QLED vs LED (models below)

My concern is that the picture looks a bit too crisp and clear, perhaps I am just set in my old ways?

Will just use it for casual watching, nothing too much.

c) For those of you who have a QLED do you still prefer the old LED picture quality?

d) Any other insights you can provide ?    (I don't want to look at OLED)

e) Would you get this TCL vs a similar size + price Tv from Samsung?

Please answer as many as you can, in a) b) c) d) e) format please, so that they are easy to follow.

Thanks.

a) QLED doesnt impact picture sharpness, it improves colour rendition and makes colours brighter

b) would want to see the pictures in the flesh, ideally with a remote so I can change the settings from the usual "everything to max" that places like Curry's typically do. Im always shocked that they sell any TVs with how they have them setup 

c) N/A 

d) Personally would prioritise things like regional dimming or micro LED over QLED but then I am a long term OLED user and so used to true blacks etc which LED struggles with 

e) Your clearly looking at the budget end of the market, which would rule out OLED even if you wanted it. At this point you are probably slightly better going with a budget brand like TCL than a couple of year old model from a middle market brand

Exodi

Jane_gs said:

thanks wongataa & Exodi,

I am asking some new questions here, and have edit added it to my original post:

f) If you get he LED on (£199), can you get the brightness and colour of the QLED one, by just tweaking the brightness and colour settings ?
Of course not, else what would be the point of buying a QLED! Brightness is generally measured in 'nits'. The LED TV you linked has peak brightness of 200 nits whereas the QLED is 430 nits.

g) Which one would you personally buy - out of the 2, if you had the choice ?

Personally neither, but if I had to pick the second one. For you, probably the first.

I edited my post to include answers to your questions - but I'll also answer these to.

sheenas

I wouldn’t expect at this price point it will make a great difference. Some high end tv’s can provide brighter pictures and/or better colour accuracy. 

wongataa

Jane_gs said:

thanks wongataa & Exodi,

I am asking some new questions here, and have edit added it to my original post:

f) If you get he LED on (£199), can you get the brightness and colour of the QLED one, by just tweaking the brightness and colour settings ?

g) Which one would you personally buy - out of the 2, if you had the choice ?

f) Probably pretty close. Close enough to not make any practical difference.

g) the QLED one as it has slightly better specs in general.

At this price point there won't be much difference between various TVs when actually using them.