OLED

  • Used by: LG, Philps, Panasonic, Sony Positives: Deep black levels, great colour saturation and HDR response, can be super slim. Negatives: Brightness not always as good as LED/LCD, limited lifespan in comparison with conventional LCDs, prone to image retention

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Mini LED

  • Used by: LG, Samsung, Philips, TCL Positives: Great brightness, better black levels in comparison with other LED TVs, more affordable Negatives: Thicker TV due to backlighting behind LCD substrate, some light bleed between pixels

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MicroLED

  • Used by: Samsung Positives: Superb brightness, excellent black levels, modular TV technology so can be made into many different sizes Negatives: Extremely, prohibitively expensive, can currently only be made in massive screen sizes

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