LG QNED90 Review (65QNED90UPA, 75QNED90UPA, 86QNED90UPA) (2024)

Design

Design

Style

Curved No

The LG QNED90 has a similar design to the LG G1 OLED, with thin bezels that are hardly noticeable, a smooth back designed to sit almost flush with the wall, and a nice metal finish. The stand is pretty basic, but it supports the TV well.

Design

Accelerated Longevity Test

Uniformity Pictures

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Design

Stand

The stand is nearly as wide as the TV, so you'll need a pretty big table for the larger sizes if you're not planning on wall mounting it. Although the feet are pretty basic, they support the TV well. There's about 2.5" of clearance between the table and the bottom of the TV, so most soundbars will fit in front without blocking the display.

Footprint of the 65" stand: 47.8" x 11.7".

Design

Back

Wall Mount VESA 400x400

The back of the TV is very plain. The inputs are side-facing on the left of the TV, and they're easy to access if the TV is wall-mounted. You can route cables through two clips on the back of the TV that lead to tracks in the stands for cable management.

Design

Borders

Borders 0.35" (0.9 cm)

Design

Thickness

Max Thickness 1.22" (3.1 cm)

The cable clips on the back of the TV don't seem to be removable, and they stick out about 0.4", so the TV can't quite be mounted flush to the wall.

9.0

Design

Build Quality

The LG QNED90 has superb build quality. It feels pretty sturdy and is mostly metal. The stand is pretty basic, though, and doesn't entirely prevent the TV from wobbling. There's also a bit of flex on the back of the TV near the VESA mount and near the inputs.

Picture Quality

8.5

Picture Quality

Contrast

Contrast

100,500 : 1

Native Contrast

1,300 : 1

The LG QNED90 has excellent contrast as long as you leave the local dimming feature enabled. Blacks are deep and uniform, even when bright highlights are visible in the scene. The native contrast is low, though, so blacks appear gray and washed out with local dimming disabled.

LEARN ABOUT CONTRAST

6.5

Picture Quality

Blooming

This TV has just okay blooming handling. There's significant blooming around bright highlights in dark scenes, including if you have subtitles turned on.

6.0

Picture Quality

Lighting Zone Transitions

Local Dimming

Yes

Backlight

Full-Array

Dimming Zones Count Of Tested TV

1,000

Despite the high number of dimming zones, transitions between zones are noticeable and distracting on this TV. There's a noticeable flicker as small, bright highlights move across the screen. The algorithms can't quite keep up with fast-moving content, as the leading edge is a bit darker than it should be as the zones are a bit slow to turn on.

7.5

Picture Quality

Contrast And Dark Details In Game Mode

The local dimming performs the same in the 'Game Optimizer' Picture Mode as outside of it.

6.7

Picture Quality

HDR Brightness

Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)

421 cd/m²

Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)

199 cd/m²

Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)

119 cd/m²

Peak 2% Window

750 cd/m²

Peak 10% Window

922 cd/m²

Peak 25% Window

952 cd/m²

Peak 50% Window

744 cd/m²

Peak 100% Window

622 cd/m²

Sustained 2% Window

747 cd/m²

Sustained 10% Window

916 cd/m²

Sustained 25% Window

946 cd/m²

Sustained 50% Window

742 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window

622 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)

0.023

The LG QNED90 has just okay peak brightness in HDR. Although it can get very bright with test slides, real content isn't as bright, and bright highlights don't stand out as well as they should.

These measurements are in the 'Cinema' HDR Picture Mode with Panel Brightness and Contrast at their max, LED Local Dimming set to 'High', and Color Temperature on 'Warm 50' with all other image processing disabled.

LEARN ABOUT HDR BRIGHTNESS

6.6

Picture Quality

HDR Brightness In Game Mode

Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)

411 cd/m²

Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)

191 cd/m²

Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)

108 cd/m²

Peak 2% Window

766 cd/m²

Peak 10% Window

937 cd/m²

Peak 25% Window

965 cd/m²

Peak 50% Window

754 cd/m²

Peak 100% Window

630 cd/m²

Sustained 2% Window

761 cd/m²

Sustained 10% Window

929 cd/m²

Sustained 25% Window

958 cd/m²

Sustained 50% Window

752 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window

629 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)

0.023

The HDR brightness in the 'Game Optimizer' mode is the same as outside of it. There are minor differences in each result, but this is just due to the margin of error of our tests, it's not at all noticeable.

7.8

Picture Quality

PQ EOTF Tracking

600 Nit Tracking Delta

0.0064

1000 Nit Tracking Delta

0.0160

4000 Nit Tracking Delta

0.0160

This TV has good PQ EOTF tracking, so most content is displayed close to the content creator's intent. It's not very consistent, though, and the accuracy varies depending on what brightness level the content you're watching was mastered at. With content mastered at 600 or 1,000 nits, there's a sharp cutoff at the TV's peak brightness, resulting in a loss of fine details.

LEARN ABOUT PQ EOTF TRACKING

8.6

Picture Quality

SDR Brightness

Real Scene Peak Brightness

529 cd/m²

Peak 2% Window

666 cd/m²

Peak 10% Window

843 cd/m²

Peak 25% Window

873 cd/m²

Peak 50% Window

684 cd/m²

Peak 100% Window

571 cd/m²

Sustained 2% Window

665 cd/m²

Sustained 10% Window

838 cd/m²

Sustained 25% Window

868 cd/m²

Sustained 50% Window

682 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window

570 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)

0.024

The LG QNED90 has amazing peak brightness in SDR. It's bright enough to easily overcome glare in a bright room. Brightness varies quite a bit with different test windows, but this won't be too noticeable with real content.

We tested SDR brightness after calibration in the 'Expert (Dark space, night)' Picture Mode with Color Temperature set to 'Warm 50', LED Local Dimming to 'High', and Panel Brightness set to '100'.

If you want the brightest image possible and don't care about image accuracy, we reached a peak of 958 cd/m² in the 25% window in the 'Vivid' Picture Mode with the Color Temperature set to 'Cold 50'.

LEARN ABOUT SDR BRIGHTNESS

8.4

Picture Quality

Color Gamut

Wide Color Gamut

Yes

DCI P3 xy

93.91%

DCI P3 uv

96.37%

Rec 2020 xy

70.95%

Rec 2020 uv

76.15%

The LG QNED90 has an excellent color gamut, and it can display a wide color gamut, which is great for HDR content. It can display most of the commonly-used DCI P3 color space but falls a bit short on all colors. Coverage of the wider Rec. 2020 color space is decent, but there's not much content that uses it at the moment.

LEARN ABOUT COLOR GAMUT

8.1

Picture Quality

Color Volume

1,000 cd/m² DCI P3 Coverage ITP

74.6%

10,000 cd/m² Rec 2020 Coverage ITP

36.8%

White Luminance

735 cd/m²

Red Luminance

136 cd/m²

Green Luminance

518 cd/m²

Blue Luminance

40 cd/m²

Cyan Luminance

569 cd/m²

Magenta Luminance

173 cd/m²

Yellow Luminance

683 cd/m²

The LG QNED90 has decent color volume. It's mainly limited by the incomplete color gamut, but like most LCDs, pure blues aren't as bright as other colors.

LEARN ABOUT COLOR VOLUME

7.9

Picture Quality

Pre Calibration

White Balance dE

2.78

Color dE

1.68

Gamma

2.17

Color Temperature

7,307 K

Picture Mode

Expert (Dark Space)

Color Temp Setting

Warm 50

Gamma Setting

2.2

Out of the box, the LG QNED90 we bought has very good accuracy, but this can vary between units. Gamma is close to our target of 2.2, but dark scenes are over-brightened a bit, and some bright scenes are a bit too dark. The white balance is good overall, but there are some minor issues in bright scenes. Colors are excellent, with no noticeable issues. Unfortunately, the color temperature is very cool, giving everything a bluish tint.

LEARN ABOUT PRE CALIBRATION

9.5

Picture Quality

Post Calibration

White Balance dE

0.27

Color dE

0.77

Gamma

2.20

Color Temperature

6,757 K

White Balance Calibration

22 point

Color Calibration

Yes

After calibration, the LG QNED90 has outstanding accuracy. Any remaining issues with the white balance or colors aren't noticeable without a colorimeter, and gamma is almost perfect. The color temperature is much better, but still a bit cool.

See our recommended settings here.

LEARN ABOUT POST CALIBRATION

6.5

Picture Quality

Gray Uniformity

50% Std. Dev.

4.192%

50% DSE

0.235%

5% Std. Dev.

0.733%

5% DSE

0.116%

Unfortunately, the LG QNED90 has just alright gray uniformity. The sides of the screen are a bit darker than the center, and there's quite a bit of dirty screen effect in the center, which can be distracting when watching sports or if you're using the TV as a PC monitor. Near-black scenes are much better, but there's still quite a bit of dirty screen effect. Note that gray uniformity can vary between units due to manufacturing tolerances.

LEARN ABOUT GRAY UNIFORMITY

6.5

Picture Quality

Black Uniformity

Std. Dev.

1.373%

Native Std. Dev.

2.369%

Unfortunately, the LG QNED90 has sub-par black uniformity. With local dimming disabled, the screen is very cloudy, and there are signs of backlight bleed along each edge. Black uniformity is much better with local dimming disabled, but there's still quite a bit of blooming around the test cross, despite the Mini LED backlight.

LEARN ABOUT BLACK UNIFORMITY

8.0

Picture Quality

Viewing Angle

Color Washout

34°

Color Shift

69°

Brightness Loss

35°

Black Level Raise

70°

Gamma Shift

52°

As expected for an IPS TV, the LG QNED90 has impressive viewing angles, much better than the LG NANO90 2021. It's great if you have a wide seating arrangement. Colors barely shift, even at a wide angle, but at a moderate angle, the brightness decreases and gamma shifts, causing the image to appear washed out.

LEARN ABOUT VIEWING ANGLE

7.3

Picture Quality

Reflections

Screen Finish

Semi-gloss

Total Reflections

5.5%

Indirect Reflections

1.6%

Calculated Direct Reflections

3.9%

The LG QNED90 has decent reflection handling. The semi-gloss finish doesn't diffuse direct reflections, so they can still be distracting if you have many bright lights or windows. Thankfully, the TV is plenty bright enough to overcome most glare.

LEARN ABOUT REFLECTIONS

7.5

Picture Quality

HDR Native Gradient

100% Black to 50% Gray

6.0

50% Gray to 100% White

6.0

100% Black to 50% Red

8.0

50% Red to 100% Red

10

100% Black to 50% Green

8.0

50% Green to 100% Green

6.0

100% Black to 50% Blue

10

50% Blue to 100% Blue

6.0

This TV has good gradient handling in HDR. There's noticeable banding in all shades of gray, as well as in bright shades of green and blue.

LEARN ABOUT HDR NATIVE GRADIENT

7.6

Picture Quality

Low-Quality Content Smoothing

Smoothing

8.0

Detail Preservation

6.5

The LG QNED90 has good smoothing capabilities when displaying low-quality content. Macro-blocking or pixelization from low-quality sources are smoothed out well, but some fine details are lost.

5.5

Picture Quality

Upscaling: Sharpness Processing

Unfortunately, this TV has disappointing sharpness processing, so low-resolution or low-bitrate content isn't very sharp. Some fine details are lost, and text is blurry.

The optimal settings for a sharp 480p image with no over-sharpening are as follows:

  • Adjusted Sharpness: 25

LEARN ABOUT UPSCALING: SHARPNESS PROCESSING

Picture Quality

Pixels

Subpixel Layout

RGB

Type LED

Sub-Type

IPS

The LG QNED90 uses an ADS-type panel, which is similar to an IPS. The panel structure looks very similar to the one used in the Samsung QN85A QLED.

Motion

8.1

Motion

Response Time

80% Response Time

3.4 ms

100% Response Time

13.8 ms

The LG QNED90 has a very good response time. Transitions from a dark color to a bright one are slow, with significant overshoot in some transitions. Transitions from bright to dark are a bit faster, and except for one, there's no noticeable undershoot, which is great.

LEARN ABOUT RESPONSE TIME

10

Motion

Flicker-Free

Flicker-Free

Yes

PWM Dimming Frequency

0 Hz

Surprisingly, the LG QNED90 is completely flicker-free, even with local dimming enabled. It's the first LG TV we've tested, excluding OLEDs, that's completely flicker-free. This is great, as it can help reduce eye strain.

LEARN ABOUT FLICKER-FREE

Motion

Black Frame Insertion (BFI)

Optional BFI

Yes

Min Flicker For 60 fps

60 Hz

60Hz For 60 fps

Yes

120Hz For 120 fps

No

Min Flicker for 60 fps in Game Mode

60 Hz

The LG QNED90 has an optional backlight strobing feature, commonly called black frame insertion. It can only flicker at 60Hz, which is a bit disappointing. Unfortunately, some image duplication is noticeable due to poor strobe timings, as there's some crosstalk where the backlight flickers while the TV is refreshing the image. Note that our score here is based only on the refresh rates supported, not how well it works.

LEARN ABOUT BLACK FRAME INSERTION (BFI)

Motion

Motion Interpolation

Motion Interpolation (30 fps)

Yes

Motion Interpolation (60 fps)

Yes

There's an optional motion interpolation feature, which can improve the appearance of motion in low frame rate content. It seems to work well with some content; we didn't notice any haloing or artifacts when watching Our Planet on Netflix. It doesn't perform as well in busier scenes, though, and we noticed many issues with The Witcher.

LEARN ABOUT MOTION INTERPOLATION

7.5

Motion

Stutter

Frame Hold Time @ 24 fps

27.9 ms

Frame Hold Time @ 60 fps

2.9 ms

Despite the fast response time, there's some noticeable stutter in some content. It's mainly noticeable in slow panning shots.

LEARN ABOUT STUTTER

10

Motion

24p Judder

Judder-Free 24p

Yes

Judder-Free 24p via 60p

Yes

Judder-Free 24p via 60i

Yes

Judder-Free 24p via Native Apps

Yes

The LG QNED90 can remove judder from any source, including embedded sources like a cable box. Surprisingly, no extra settings were needed.

LEARN ABOUT 24P JUDDER

9.4

Motion

Variable Refresh Rate

Native Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Variable Refresh Rate

Yes

HDMI Forum VRR

Yes

FreeSync

Yes

G-SYNC Compatible

Yes

4k VRR Maximum

120 Hz

4k VRR Minimum

< 20 Hz

1080p VRR Maximum

120 Hz

1080p VRR Minimum

< 20 Hz

1440p VRR Maximum

120 Hz

1440p VRR Minimum

< 20 Hz

VRR + Local Dimming Yes

The LG QNED90 supports multiple variable refresh rate formats, so you're sure to get a nearly tear-free gaming experience from almost any source.

You might need to adjust the AMD FreeSync Premium setting depending on your source's supported refresh rate. If you're gaming at 60Hz, FreeSync only works with the setting set to 'Wide'. At 120Hz, both 'Wide' and 'High' work, but the supported refresh rate range varies depending on the setting. With it set to 'High', it only removes tearing between 95 and 120 fps. You have to set it to 'Wide' for the full refresh rate range. The behavior is the same from both an HDMI 2.0 and an HDMI 2.1 source.

LEARN ABOUT VARIABLE REFRESH RATE

Inputs

9.5

Inputs

Input Lag

1080p @ 60Hz

13.7 ms

1080p @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode

126.0 ms

1080p @ 120Hz

5.5 ms

1080p @ 144Hz

N/A

1440p @ 60Hz

13.7 ms

1440p @ 120Hz

5.5 ms

1440p @ 144Hz

N/A

4k @ 60Hz

13.6 ms

4k @ 60Hz + 10-Bit HDR

13.5 ms

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4

13.6 ms

4k @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode

125.8 ms

4k @ 60Hz With Interpolation

135.1 ms

4k @ 120Hz

5.4 ms

4k @ 144Hz

N/A

8k @ 60Hz

N/A

The LG QNED90 has fantastic low input lag, very similar to the LG NANO90 2021 and just a tiny bit slower than the LG C1 OLED. It delivers an extremely responsive gaming experience that's just a bit slower than the best gaming monitors.

LEARN ABOUT INPUT LAG

9.6

Inputs

Supported Resolutions

Resolution 4k

480p @ 59.94Hz (Widescreen)

Yes

720p @ 59.94Hz

Yes

1080p @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4

Yes

1080p @ 120Hz

Yes

1080p @ 144Hz

No

1440p @ 60Hz

Yes (forced resolution required)

1440p @ 120Hz

Yes

1440p @ 144Hz

No

4k @ 60Hz

Yes

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4

Yes

4k @ 120Hz

Yes

4k @ 120Hz @ 4:4:4

Yes

4k @ 144Hz

No

8k @ 30Hz or 24Hz

No

8k @ 60Hz

No

The LG QNED90 displays any common signal up to 4k @ 120Hz, but 1440p @ 60Hz requires a custom (forced) resolution. Unfortunately, it can't display proper chroma 4:4:4 with a 1080p or 1440p signal, which is disappointing, as this is important for reading fine text when using it as a PC monitor. It can display chroma 4:4:4 properly when sending a 4k signal, though, so this isn't a big deal.

LEARN ABOUT SUPPORTED RESOLUTIONS

Inputs

PS5 Compatibility

Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)

Yes

4k @ 120Hz

Yes

1440p @ 120Hz

Yes

1080p @ 120Hz

Yes

HDR

Yes

VRR

Yes

The LG QNED90 is fully compatible with the PS5.

Inputs

Xbox Series X|S Compatibility

Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)

Yes

4k @ 120Hz

Yes

1440p @ 120Hz

Yes

1080p @ 120Hz

Yes

HDR

Yes

VRR

Yes

This TV can take full advantage of everything the Xbox Series S|X have to offer, including Dolby Vision gaming at up to 4k @ 120Hz.

Inputs

Inputs Specifications

HDR10

Yes

HDR10+

No

Dolby Vision

Yes

HLG

Yes

HDMI 2.0 Full Bandwidth

Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)

HDMI 2.1 Class Bandwidth

Yes (HDMI 3,4)

CEC Yes

HDCP 2.2 Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)

ATSC Tuner

1.0

USB 3.0

No

Variable Analog Audio Out No

Wi-Fi Support Yes (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz)

HDMI 3 is also the eARC port, leaving just one HDMI 2.1 input (HDMI 4) for HDMI 2.1 consoles.

Inputs

Input Photos

All of the main inputs are side-facing, so they're easier to access if you wall-mount the TV. Some inputs face down, but they're mainly ports that aren't typically changed once the TV is set up.

Inputs

Total Inputs

HDMI 4

USB 3

Digital Optical Audio Out 1

Analog Audio Out 3.5mm 0

Analog Audio Out RCA 0

Component In 0

Composite In 0

Tuner (Cable/Ant) 1

Ethernet 1

DisplayPort 0

IR In 0

Inputs

Audio Passthrough

ARC/eARC Port

eARC

eARC: Dolby Atmos Over Dolby Digital Plus

Yes

eARC: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1

Yes

eARC: LPCM 7.1 Over Dolby MAT

Yes

eARC: Dolby TrueHD 7.1

Yes

eARC: DTS:X Over DTS-HD MA

No

eARC: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1

No

eARC: LPCM Channels (Bitstream)

7.1

ARC: Dolby Digital 5.1

Yes

ARC: DTS 5.1

No

Optical: Dolby Digital 5.1

Yes

Optical: DTS 5.1

No

The LG QNED90 supports eARC, allowing you to pass high-quality, uncompressed audio to a compatible receiver over an HDMI connection. Like all LG TVs we've tested in the last few years, this TV doesn't support DTS.

Sound Quality

7.2

Sound Quality

Frequency Response

Low-Frequency Extension

80.00 Hz

Std. Dev. @ 70

3.43 dB

Std. Dev. @ 80

3.40 dB

Std. Dev. @ Max

5.08 dB

Max

90.6 dB SPL

Dynamic Range Compression

4.58 dB

The LG QNED90 has a decent frequency response. Like most TVs, the low-frequency extension is high, so there's almost no bass response and no thump or rumble. Above the LFE, the sound profile is fairly balanced in the mid-range but drops off in the treble range, especially at max volume, meaning that some dialogue might sound muted. It gets pretty loud, but there's some compression at max volume.

LEARN ABOUT FREQUENCY RESPONSE

6.5

Sound Quality

Distortion

Weighted THD @ 80

0.394

Weighted THD @ Max

1.887

IMD @ 80

3.22%

IMD @ Max

10.23%

The distortion performance is alright. There's a decent amount of distortion at moderate listening levels. Like most TVs, though, it gets worse at max volume. This varies between content, though, and not everyone is sensitive to it, so you might not even hear it.

LEARN ABOUT DISTORTION

Smart Features

8.5

Smart Features

Interface

Smart OS webOS

Version 6.1

Ease of Use

Easy

Smoothness

Average

Time Taken to Select YouTube

2 s

Time Taken to Change Backlight

6 s

Advanced Options

Many

LG redesigned the WebOS smart platform in 2021, and you get a full home page with all your apps instead of the banner that was at the bottom on previous versions. It's easy-to-use, and the menu navigation feels fairly smooth.

We didn't experience many bugs or issues with the TV, but when Disabling Game Optimizer Mode and going back into a non-game picture mode, the Clarity settings are grayed out. We suspect this is a bug with the current firmware. To fix the issue, we had disable VRR and AMD FreeSync Premium before disabling Game Optimizer Mode. As long as we disabled those settings first, the Clarity tab wasn't grayed out.

0

Smart Features

Ad-Free

Ads

Yes

Opt-out

No

Suggested Content in Home

Yes

Opt-out of Suggested Content

No

Unfortunately, like most TVs on the market, there are ads throughout the interface. We noticed them on the home page, app store, and in the Shop Time store.

LEARN ABOUT AD-FREE

8.0

Smart Features

Apps and Features

App Selection

Great

App Smoothness

Average

Cast Capable

Yes

USB Drive Playback

Yes

USB Drive HDR Playback

Yes

HDR in Netflix

Yes

HDR in YouTube

Yes

LG TVs use a custom LG web store built-in to WebOS, but it has a huge selection of apps, so you're sure to find the app for your favorite streaming service.

9.0

Smart Features

Remote

Size

Large

Voice Control

Many Features

CEC Menu Control

Yes

Other Smart Features

Yes

Remote App LG TV Plus

LG's popular Magic Remote has been redesigned in 2021. Instead of the curved shape we've become used to in the past years, it's now flat with more quick-access buttons to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, and the app store. You can still use it as a virtual pointer, making it very easy to navigate the menus. Through the built-in microphone, you can access both Google Assistant and Alexa. Through the voice commands you can search for content or ask questions, and you can even change inputs or change basic picture settings.

Smart Features

TV Controls

The power button is along the bottom bezel. You can also use it to change inputs, channels, or volume through a series of long or short presses. There are also two mics located on either side of the power button that allow for hands-free voice control. Unlike the Hisense U8G, there's no physical switch to disable the mics.

Smart Features

In The Box

  • Remote
  • Batteries
  • Stand covers
  • Cable wrap
  • User manuals

Smart Features

Misc

Power Consumption 63 W

Power Consumption (Max) 164 W

Firmware 03.15.41

LG QNED90 Review (65QNED90UPA, 75QNED90UPA, 86QNED90UPA) (2024)

FAQs

Is LG QNED 65 a good TV? ›

Customers appreciate the 65” Class 75 Series QNED 4K UHD Smart webOS TV for its excellent picture quality, vibrant colors, and reasonable price point. Setting up the TV is also a breeze. However, some customers have expressed dissatisfaction with the remote control, citing its lack of backlighting and a clumsy pointer.

Which is better Samsung QLED or LG QNED90? ›

The Samsung QN85A QLED is a bit better than the LG QNED90 for most uses. The Samsung has much better reflection handling and higher peak brightness, so it's better for a bright room with lots of natural light. On the other hand, the LG has much better contrast with local dimming, so it's a better choice for dark rooms.

Is LG QNED better than OLED? ›

In many ways, OLED is better than QNED. The technology has been refining itself since the 1950s, so the tech is fully established. QNED on the other hand is getting closer and doing this with less cost. So, which is better will fully depend upon what's important to you, image or cost!

How many dimming zones does the LG QNED90 have? ›

LG QNED 90 T Picture and Sound Quality

My 65-inch model is supposed to include max 160 local dimming zones (there are around 2,400 on the 86-inch QNED 99T model) and the TV did manage to suppress the dreaded “halo effect” or blooming that can occur on this type of display.

What are the disadvantages of QNED TV? ›

Perhaps one of the biggest drawbacks holding QNED TVs from taking over the market from OLED TVs is their significantly limited viewing angles. QNED TVs utilise backlights, just like standard LED TVs. It's important to note that these backlights are often only able to project light at very specific angles.

Is QNED better than FUll array LED? ›

Utilizing tens of thousands of LEDs and thousands of dimming zones, QNED models can achieve brighter images than regular LED TVs, reducing reflections on the screen and providing excellent color contrast. If you're watching a lot of HDR content in a room that gets some light, a QNED device is a great choice.

Is QNED or QLED better? ›

When compared to OLED and QLED TVs, QNED TVs make for a great budget option. This comes despite the fact that QNED TVs offer the best of both OLED and QLED features. If you've been on the fence about buying a QLED TV, but you can't face that hefty price tag, then a QNED would be perfect.

Can LG QNED get burned in? ›

Unlike OLED TVs, QNED TVs are not susceptible to screen burn-in. This is because they make use of backlights. If a single backlight burns out, it's very easy to replace.

Which is better, NanoCell or QNED? ›

The main difference is that the QNED80 displays slightly more colors thanks to its quantum dot technology, and it's a bit brighter too. They have many of the same features, but the NANO85 supports Dolby Atmos passthrough and supports Dolby Vision for HDR, both of which the QNED80 doesn't do.

What are the benefits of QNED TV? ›

A small light makes a big difference

Thanks to this, LG QNED can display higher peak brightness, deeper blacks, and greater precision and detail than your average LCD TV.

Does X90K have local dimming? ›

If you tend to watch movies in dark rooms, the X90K is the better choice because it has a local dimming feature and has higher HDR peak brightness.

How many dimming zones is enough? ›

Unfortunately, there isn't a set answer for how many dimming zones a TV should have. If you want a truly crisp image, then the more dimming zones the better. However, if you're on a slightly more strict budget, then any LED TV with more than 100 dimming zones will work for you!

What is the difference between QLED and QNED? ›

QLED stands for Quantum Light-Emitting Diode, while QNED is short for Quantum Nano-Emitting Diode. QNED TVs use Mini LED technology in conjunction with NanoCell tech to improve colour accuracy at different viewing angles. QNED uses thousands of miniature LEDs to illuminate the LCD screen.

Which is better QNED or NanoCell? ›

The LG QNED90 is much better than the LG NANO90 2021. The QNED90 has a better local dimming feature thanks to the Mini LED backlight, and it has much better contrast with local dimming.

What does QNED stand for? ›

Quantum nano-emitting diode (QNED) display technology is an advanced platform based on blue nanorod light-emitting diodes.

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