I REALLY Wanted to Try Mini LED... and it's GREAT!
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Check out the Micro Center Custom PC Builder: micro.center Join the Micro Center Community: micro.center Samsung's latest NEO QLED TVs are designed around some brand new tech, also featured in Apple's latest iPad Pro called Mini LEDs. They've been teasing them for a couple years now and today I finally get to try them out! Buy Samsung NEO QN85A QLED TV: geni.us Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. Discuss on the forum: linustechtips.com ► GET MERCH: lttstore.com ► AFFILIATES, SPONSORS & REFERRALS: lmg.gg ► PODCAST GEAR: lmg.gg ► SUPPORT US ON FLOATPLANE: floatplane.com FOLLOW US ELSEWHERE --------------------------------------------------- Twitter: twitter.com Facebook: @LinusTech Instagram: @linustech TikTok: @linustech Twitch: twitch.tv MUSIC CREDIT --------------------------------------------------- Intro: Laszlo - Supernova Video Link: youtube.com iTunes Download Link: itunes.apple.com Artist Link: soundcloud.com Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High Video Link: youtube.com Listen on Spotify: spoti.fi Artist Link: youtube.com Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa @mbarek_abdel Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0 geni.us Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 geni.us Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 geni.us CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 1:07 QLED vs OLED History Lesson 2:23 Dimming Zones Explained 3:23 Alternative Options 3:50 Samsung NEO QLED Introduction 4:56 Bright Room Image Comparison 9:10 Dark Room Image Comparison 10:43 Can Linus Tell the Difference? 11:39 Image Comparison Conclusion 12:43 Q-Symphony Audio Test (Fail) 13:41 Outro
I REALLY WANTED to Try Mini LED... and it's GREAT! opens with a quick primer on what mini-LED is, framing it as smaller diodes that enable denser backlighting. The host contrasts mini-LED with OLED and traditional QLED, explaining why people care about brightness, color accuracy, and bloom control. He references Apple’s iPad Pro as a density benchmark and sets up the goal of evaluating Samsung’s Neo QLED in both bright and dark rooms. The setup phase covers user experience, voice assistant options, and pricing context against LG OLEDs, with a practical nod to using a 48-inch C10 for image comparisons. This section establishes the expected tradeoffs between peak brightness, backlight control, and the realities of mass-market pricing, while teasing deeper hands-on testing ahead.
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Questions answered
- What is mini LED and why does it matter for backlight control?
- Mini LED refers to smaller backlight diodes that allow more dimming zones, enabling better local dimming and potentially darker blacks with less halo in bright scenes.
- How does Neo QLED compare to OLED in bright rooms?
- In bright rooms, Neo QLED shows strong brightness with reduced bloom, offering a competitive contrast and color accuracy that can resemble OLED in some scenes.
- Can you tell the difference between the two TVs from a normal viewing distance?
- Yes, in many scenes the differences can be subtle, but the higher brightness and more refined dimming can make the Neo QLED appear very close to OLED in dark-room viewing under certain conditions.
- Is Samsung’s Q Symphony audio feature effective in this test?
- The test encountered issues with the soundbar in that environment, so a clear assessment of Q Symphony could not be completed during this video.