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Samsung's Quantum Dot not so hot

by on08 March 2024


OLED appears  interchangeable with WOLED 

Samsung’s Quantum dot-infused OLED panels promised richer colour compared to LG Display's white OLED panels (WOLED); however, that might not have been the case.

According to  Arstechnica, Samsung is suddenly not so cocky. Samsung's 2024 OLED TV range will feature QD-OLED and WOLED panels. Samsung started doing this last year with the 83-inch S90C. But this year, it will reportedly be even more challenging to tell if a new Samsung OLED TV has quantum dots.

In January, Samsung announced the cheap S85D, the S90D, and the top S95D without saying what type of OLED panel tech(s) they had. However, it was clear that the S90D would have WOLED options since Samsung said it would come in 42-, 48-, 55-, 65-, 77-, and 83-inch sizes. QD-OLED doesn't come in 42, 48, or 83 inches.

Now, Korean news outlet The Elec, spotted by FlatPanelsHD, says that the other S90D screen sizes might be WOLED or QD-OLED.

In a video shared Saturday, Vincent Teoh, the display expert behind the HDTVTest YouTube channel, said that Samsung won't openly advertise any of its 2024 OLEDs as QD-OLED.

Teoh added that at a Samsung showcase recently held in Frankfurt, a 55-inch S90D was on display, and he confirmed it was QD-OLED "based on its subpixel configuration."

The Elec reported this week that Samsung's use of both WOLED and QD-OLED for its S90D TVs comes from LG Display, which asked that Samsung not make WOLED look worse than QD-OLED. Notably, it's expected that Samsung's most expensive 2024 OLED TV, the S95C, will use QD-OLED for all sizes.

Samsung was long against selling OLED TVs, choosing LCD panels with quantum dots as its premium TV option. However, with LCD-making partners in China hiking prices, growing consumer interest in OLED, and reported pressure from the South Korean government, Samsung tried to get into OLED and eventually teamed up with rival LG.

The Elec also reported that Samsung is considering making its cheapest 2024 OLED TV, the S85D, which is only available with WOLED but has yet to make a final decision. When checking out a unit on display at CES 2024, Teoh confirmed that that specific unit had WOLED.

Last modified on 08 March 2024
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