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QLED technology used to be reserved only for the most premium top tier TVs but today you'll
find 55in QLED TVs from respected brands for as little as $350 that means there are more QLED
TV options than ever before to choose from and it also means that not all QLED TVs will perform the
same so which QLED TVs are the best well I've got experience with just about all of them so
I'm going to take you through my favorites and see if we can't Whittle down your short list a
bit welcome back everyone I'm Caleb Denison and if you're new to this channel I'm glad
you're here I'll save the spiel about liking and subscribing for later right now I want to help
you decide which QLED TV might be best for you and as promised I'm going to go through a list
of my favorites and and tell you why they are my favorites hopefully by the end of this video
you'll have an easier time shopping but before we get to that list I think I should explain
what a QLED TV is especially since QLED is not necessarily just synonymous with super premium
anymore which by the way is a good thing that means almost everyone can enjoy the benefits
of a QLED TV now so if you consider yourself a QLED expert already or if you just want to get
to the list of the best QLED TVs feel free to skip ahead we have time code links in the description
but for those of you who could use a little update on today's TV tech let's do that first
the Q in QLED or QLED is short hand for Quantum dots Quantum dots are these tiny Nano particles
that glow when you shine light on them and while how they work is fascinating for those of us who
are into the science of things what you really need to know is that Quantum dots help enhance
the brightness and color of a TV set all LCD TVs have led backlights now and the quantum dots kind
of give the LEDs a big boost for better color brightness and contrast now not all QLED TVs
have QLED in their name or on the box for example Hisense which makes some great QLED TVs calls the
TVs they make with Quantum dots uled TVs it's a marketing thing one I don't particularly care
for but there you go Hisense uled TVs are indeed QLED TVs LG also makes TVs that use quantum dots
along with other Technologies but LG calls those Nanocell and then there's Sony Sony also uses a
blend of Technologies to get similar results to those yielded by Quantum dots but Sony calls their
technology triluminous thankfully though Samsung and TCL both call their TVs QLED now I mention
all of that because the Hisense uled LG Nanocell and Sony triluminous TVs are all on QLED levels
even though they aren't technically called QLED there's also a second part to this that you want
to know about if you haven't been researching and shopping for TVs for a while QLED TVs will
have either LED backlights as I mentioned before or they may have newer mini LED backlights mini
LED technology is very cool but just because a TV does not use mini LED doesn't mean it isn't
capable of being as good a TV that does use mini LEDs frankly all that stuff is a big part of why
I wanted to make this video I just want to distill things down to the best LCD based TVs you can buy
which colloquially are getting called QLED TVs these days so for the sake of keeping things
simple all the TVs on this list are QLED TVs and they're all pretty great I'll help point
you toward the ones you are most likely to love and then you can take your new TV adventure from
there sound good good okay here we [Music] go the first TV I want to talk about is the TV
that I think is going to be the best choice for the most amount of people and that is the Hisense
U7K the Hisense U7K strikes a great balance between picture quality overall performance
and price so good that I think it's the best overall value in TV on the market right now the
U7K has a mini LED backlight system broken down into an impressive number of dimming zones and
so you get really good black levels impressive brightness and really satisfying contrast all
from a very reasonably priced QLED TV the U7K is great for all kinds of uses and it's loaded with
almost everything you could want and then some including all the latest HDR formats Google TV
smart TV system and a pretty decent onboard sound system the only thing I want you to be aware of
is that while I think Hisense is now showing a good track record of Hardware reliability the
software part can be buggy sometimes the Google TV interface built into the TV will serve you well
for at at least a couple of years but I've been recommending that folks consider a streaming box
or stick longer term I like the Apple TV boxes a great deal but I also love how good the chomecast
with Google TV dongles have gotten and those are cheap enough that you can buy new ones every few
years to have the absolute best experience anyway the Hisense U7K is just a terrific TV that really
hits a sweet spot for a lot of folks if however you want an even brighter TV something that just
has tremendous punch or can do battle with direct sunlight the Hisense U8K the stepup model is also
an outstanding choice I don't think that most people need a TV that's this bright but for
those who do the U8K is one of the brightest at its price tier and is awesome for all the same
reasons that I just listed out for the U7K now before I move on to the next brand I'll mention
that Hisense also makes a U6K a step down from the U7K and while that TV is impressive for the price
I think you get so much more for the money with the U7K that it's worth spending a bit more if you
can the next TV on my list is the TCL QM8 and guys I just think this is a pretty terrific TV
it's on the same level as the Hisense U8K in many regards it's a mini LED TV with high brightness
very vivid colors and awesome contrast I think its black levels are just awesome and it shows
minimal signs of blooming that's where you'll see sort of a Halo of light around bright objects on
a black background the QM8 does a tremendous job of minimizing that the Google TV OS runs great on
this TV and it has a solid onboard sound system for the price as well now for video enthusiasts
on a budget I still recommend this TV because it looks very satisfying out of the box but I
will mention that its fine color management system controls the kind of fine adjustments
that only a professional should touch can be a bit frustrating ating to work with but for
most of you out there that's not going to be an issue at all the TCL Q8 is just a fantastic TV
for anyone who loves premium picture quality and needs to keep to a budget I'm a big fan now TCL
also makes the Q7 which is the step down from the QM8 it doesn't have a mini LED backlight system so
it's perhaps not as exacting as the QM8 or the competing Hisense U7K that I just talked about
earlier but it still manages to look excellent the colors on the Q7 are very rich and vibrant
and highly saturated and that's a look that a lot of folks love it is technically not accurate
which is why I was a little cooler on this TV in my review than some folks might expect but
that commentary in my review was targeted at video enthusiasts who were hoping that the Q7 might be
the video files budget darling of the year and because it didn't measure accurately it didn't
quite get that Accolade but I stand by my opinion that the TCL Q7 is going to be a hugely fun and
satisfying TV for almost everyone TCL also makes a q6 which competes with the Hisense U6K and for
the same reasons I think most folks should try to spend just a little more on the U7K I'll say I'd
love it if you could spend just a little bit more to get to the Q7 if you can but also this is the
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video next let's talk about the Samsung QN90C QLED TV folks the QN90C is just a stellar TV
and very much in the premium segment while the TCL and Hisense models I mentioned are Stellar
values the QN90C really does have the fine finishing touches that deliver that premium
look and feel everything from the brightness to the color to the contrast the motion resolution
and the upscaling it's all just a step or two above the Hisense than the TCL models you pay a
bit more but you get a lot more overall I just wholeheartedly and enthusiastically recommend
the QN90C but there is a caveat I'm not a fan of the taisen smart TV operating system that Samsung
uses I don't care for how it looks and feels and I feel like there's just too many ads I
generally wish I could just turn that part of the TV off you might not feel the same I mean
give it a whirl and see what you think heck you might even like it but if you don't a streaming
stick or streaming box is a great substitute oh and I should mention some of the finer touches
before we move on the Samsung QN90C has a great remote control and it has audio features that
work exclusively with Samsung Soundbars which if you didn't know Samsung makes awesome Soundbars
these days so don't sleep on those you get rewarded for staying in the Samsung product
ecosystem anyway highly recommend checking out the QN90C if you got a little extra scratch and
you want a slightly more premium experience next let's talk about LG and folks I'm just going to
be very straightforward with with you here I have not tested any of LG's Nanocell TVs this year not
because I don't want to exactly but because there are a lot of TVs to test and I've stayed focused
on LG's excellent OLED TVs instead I would not discount LG's Nanocell TVs have a good
look at them but I'm not going to sit here and pretend like I have experience with those TVs
this year or like they were a big priority for me I feel like if I'm buying an LG TV I'm buying
an OLED because LG's OLED TVs are tremendous and really I think that's the best thing that
I can say about LG in this video I know you're here looking into QLED TVs if you're watching
this video but check out LG OLEDs even the LG B series OLED which is down around the same price
uh as the Samsung and Sony TVs on this list outstanding for anyone other than those who
watch during the day with sunlight pouring into the room and if you're a big movie buff with a
den or bedroom or media room you want to put a TV in definitely look at the LG B and C series
OLEDs next we come to Sony and I have two TVs I want to talk about here there's the
X95L which I think is my favorite QLED TV this year and then there's the X90L which offers a
ton of what makes Sony TV so gorgeous at a more approachable price the Sony X95L is probably the
best reason to spend a big chunk of money on a non OLED TV I like the Samsung QN90C and even
the QN90C quite a bit and Samsung makes some killer 8K TVs that can punch right up to the
Sony X95L as well and then beyond but for me the Sony X95L is just the best QLED TV choice thanks
to its incredible processing smooth motion and upscaling it makes cable and satellite TV look
so much better than it actually is it kind of works magic with lowquality video sources it's
bright punchy and ridiculously accurate right out of the box I just it's expensive but man like I
said if you're going to drop a chunk of change on a TV the X95L is one of the best reasons to do so
I will say that Samsung challenges Sony in the off angle viewing department and some may prefer
Samsung's anti-glare approach so it could be a tough call between the Samsung QN90C and the
Sony X95L but I know which one I'd buy now with all of those accolades for the X95L set and out
of the way for most folks the X90L is the premium TV to look at it's marginally more expensive than
the Hisense U8K right around the same price as the TCL QM8 depending on sales and the time of
year but it's got that Sony processing that I love it just makes really pretty clean images
out of not so great video sources if you're a big lover of movies and high quality TV shows
and picture quality is your number one concern the X90L is worth a very close look if you know where
to look you'll see where the Sony shines thanks as always for watching everyone big shout out
to my friend Doug Beavers and his new record Luna that's the record over my uh left shoulder here uh
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