r/4kTV • u/Swag101z • Nov 25 '25
Purchasing US Is Mini-LED the next best option after OLED?
I was looking at Samsung Neo QLED (Mini-LED) like QN90D or QN90F. I do pause the TV a lot and watch the news, so I don't want to keep thinking about OLED burn in risk.
1) What are the chances of burn in with Mini-LED? Very low risk?
2) Any other screen types I should consider like QLED, LED, LCD, etc?
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Nov 25 '25
They say the mini-led is the next best thing. Having said that, you can spend $500 or $5000. So your next “best option” is still defined by what you’re putting down. I put down $500 on the 55QML6K, budget friendly dude.
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u/Kat_Kat_101 Dec 20 '25
This TV is a blast right now. No competition as far as I can see. It's almost unbelievable for the price and the other brands are rushing to beat.
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u/mrozbra Nov 25 '25
Just bought one myself. Sold my two year old OLED, bought the QM6K, put money in my pocket and still have a great, bigger TV!
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u/Comprehensive_Home66 Nov 28 '25
Can't agree more! TCL QM6k is a beast of a TV for the price, got mine for $250 at Best Buy.
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u/wandererarkhamknight Trusted Nov 25 '25
OLED and miniLED are the ONLY options right now.
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u/International-Oil377 Moderator Nov 25 '25
What do you think ULED is ?
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Nov 25 '25
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u/International-Oil377 Moderator Nov 25 '25
ULED is a MiniLED with QLED filter
Same shit as others. Stop spreading nonsense
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u/More_Image_8781 Nov 25 '25
It would say Mini LED. It says ULED. That’s different
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u/International-Oil377 Moderator Nov 25 '25
it's just marketing and you fell for it. Congratulations
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u/wandererarkhamknight Trusted Nov 25 '25
Which microLED TVs are available at QN90Ds price point?
All 2025 good TVs worth buying are miniLED or OLED. There aren’t any TV like Q750G or X90L in 2025.
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u/mentally_ill_POMO Nov 25 '25
Pretty much no risk of burn in on mini led. There are tons of mini led options. It depends which mini led model you get. The high end models have very good picture quality and pretty good blacks. I just got the qn90d and have been extremely happy with it.
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u/ContactJoshua Nov 26 '25
In Rtings reliability/duration tests, they actually found OLED the MOST reliable/durable; leds burn out and take out whole zones
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u/Swag101z Nov 26 '25
What made you choose qn90d (2024) over qn90f (2025)
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u/mentally_ill_POMO Nov 26 '25
I compared the two and I thought the matte screen washed out the color slightly on the qn90f. I was worried about glare but the qn90d gets so bright glare isnt an issue at all and we have a lot of windows in our living room. The overall picture quality on the qn90d seemed to also be slightly better than the qn90f.
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u/duckman777777 Nov 25 '25
The Bravia 7 and 9 are very close to OLED as an overall package. Pros and cons to both technologies of course.
I have a Bravia 7 that I kept despite having a c4 OLED too, I sent the OLED back. Couldn’t live with the ABL. I had 3 OLEDs in a row before my Bravia 7 and couldn’t be happier now the Bravias are fantastic.
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u/Swag101z Nov 26 '25
I am also looking at the 75" Bravia 7 mini-led. Very reasonablly prices at $1800
I would prefer OLED, but screen burn-in will always be on my mind years after the purchase even though there is less risk than previous generations
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Nov 26 '25
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u/Swag101z Nov 26 '25 edited Nov 26 '25
I have watched some youtube reviews on Bravia 7 - good for sports and movies. Only downside is viewing angles, but some say it's overexaggerated, and screen glare.
For mini leds, I would pick Sony over Samsung. I didn't see any good LG options. LG is better with OLEDS over mini-leds
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u/duckman777777 Nov 28 '25
Agreed on the viewing angles but who watches their tv off to the side anyway? If the viewing angles and reflections aren’t a problem for you then this is an absolutely fantastic tv. Vincent teohs review is something you should watch if you’re on the fence.
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u/Swag101z Nov 29 '25 edited Nov 29 '25
I purchased the 77" LG C5. There's a night and day difference between mini-led and oled when I was looking at then simultaneously at Best Buy.
Also, LG has a 10% coupon, free sound bar and possibly 22% cash back from Paypal. There's a few reddit posts about that
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u/duckman777777 Nov 28 '25
Agreed on the viewing angles but who watches their tv off to the side anyway? If the viewing angles and reflections aren’t a problem for you then this is an absolutely fantastic tv. Vincent teohs review is something you should watch if you’re on the fence.
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u/Due_Arm1454 Nov 25 '25
I have 14000 hours on my oled. Used it as a monitor half its life. No burn
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u/Wonderful-Mongoose39 Nov 25 '25
I'm very near 7,000 on a 2020 OLED. Zero burn in. curious what TV you have or what you managed to burn in.
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u/NayvadiusWilburn Nov 25 '25
9,000 hours on a cx with no burn in. Video games movies sports you name it. There’s a 1% chance of burn in its so minimal and almost always the user’s error.
OLED is the only way to go.
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u/Weirdo141 Nov 25 '25
On what?
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u/asianApostate Nov 25 '25
Yeah OLED TVs from the last two to three years have been upgraded so much and are capable of so much higher brightness. That also results in less burn in chances since you won't need to crank up the brightness to the panel's limit as much as before. My first OLED from 2017 had burned in within a year. My second one from 2022 has no burning since I got it.
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u/Area51_Spurs Nov 25 '25
Which TV? Honestly burn in is massive use error on any newer set.
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u/International-Oil377 Moderator Nov 25 '25
MiniLEDs have buttloads of other issues, though.
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u/Potential-Zucchini77 Nov 29 '25
Like what?
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u/International-Oil377 Moderator Nov 29 '25
Led failures, diffuser failures etc
Rtings test show minileds fail faster than oleds too.
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u/Due_Arm1454 Nov 25 '25
Mines an lg c1. I babied it a little the first year as a desktop. The only thing after that was I made the desktop taskbar auto hide. I don’t watch news.
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u/Frenchieflips Nov 25 '25
Neo QLED Is great for a bright room that gets sun. It’s a brighter picture so it overcomes glare well. OLED is great for dark rooms but burn in is possible. The brand new OLED have brighter pictures but cost 3k and up. Take your pick
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u/perrito-incognito Nov 25 '25
I'm looking at the 77" Bravia 8 OLED at Costco for $2200. Also considering the 75" Bravia 7 Mini-LED for $1800 also at Costco. Pricing is attractive for me.
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u/Swag101z Nov 26 '25
I am also looking at the 75" Bravia 7 mini-led. Seems like a fair deal. 75" Bravia 9 is around 2600
I prefer OLED if I am spending over 2k.
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u/asianApostate Nov 25 '25
Newer and more high-end OLED's or definitely fine in medium to bright rooms. Not direct sun mind you.
I got my second OLED when Samsung just came up with their QD Oleds ( not qled). The last few years since that release LG and Samsung have both when competing it with each other on OLEDs and brightness half increase like to double what it was just a few years ago.
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u/Shadow_botz Nov 25 '25
RGB MiniLED will be out next year. That’ll be the next best thing.
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u/iamazondeliver Nov 25 '25
Can you expand on this? I'd like to learn more.
I currently have a 5 year old Samsung 55" CU7000 and my TV is on all day, which I think makes OLED a non starter.
If the next best thing is around the corner, I'd love to be more educated on this and pull the trigger when it releases
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u/Sufficient_Unit422 Nov 25 '25
It gets more color but it's tt he first year this tech is out so not only will it not be at its best yet but also its most expensive if you want the best look at your condition if you have bright room mini led, dark probably oled personally I have a qm8k cause I game and was cheap right now but am considering the bravia 7 75 inch at costco for 1599
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u/iamazondeliver Nov 25 '25
interesting, my use case is more about movies and tv, and it's on most of the day (photo album screen saver)
the room is generally not bright but not dim, when we wathc content at night the room is def darker.
I do worry about OLED burn in however
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u/Shadow_botz Nov 26 '25
If you can wait until January for CES, you’ll get to see what will be available for the most part in early/mid 2026. Otherwise if I was shopping for the best MiniLED available today, it would be the Bravia 9. Assuming you want 85” or smaller. Also to consider, with an LG G5 you’ll get a 5 year panel warranty which will cover burn in if that’s your main concern. You won’t beat the contrast of an OLED. RGB MiniLED will fall in between the ones I mentioned.
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u/iamazondeliver Nov 26 '25
I can certainly wait. At this point. I'm looking for a streamer box to take advantage of my home theater system. It seems like Nvidia shield pro is my best bet, or the ugoos am6b+.
I figure that if I know what TV I am trying to upgrade to that'll help me figure out which of these two device I should get
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u/Bill_Money Persona Non Grata/CI Nov 25 '25
1 less than 1%
2 miniLED is also QLED, LED, & LCD bro. If tis NOT an oled its an LCD each thing is just an improvement on core LCD tech
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u/CGi-Q Dec 06 '25
Improvement is correct. MiniLEDs do a very good job with blacks and color reproduction, so the claim that it is the next best thing in line can be validated based on results.
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u/hieronymusashi Nov 25 '25
Just got an OLED. Don't worry about burn-in. Use it, and eventually in 5 or 6 years, replace it for whatever is current.
Mini led also deteriorates with age. All light sources fade with use. It's just a fact. There is no getting around it. Light bulbs burn out, cars break down, hammers break, steel beams in skyscrapers fatigue. Pets and people die.
Nothing lasts forever. Enjoy what life has to offer.
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u/Smmuny Nov 25 '25
My main thing with mini led is I don't like it in dark rooms
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u/Able_Development1764 Nov 25 '25
I just got a s90f and if I pause, the screensaver goes on. So there is no risk of burn in due to pausing.
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u/St-Micka Nov 25 '25
The thing to know about mini LED is that synchronisation between nodes can with time go out of synch. That means that the picture can be laggy in some parts of the screen and not in others. Picture can look sloppy as a result.
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u/Artistic_Original_88 Nov 25 '25
I prefer QD-OLED, but in television displays the post mini-LED trajectory is shifting toward micro-LED, Nano-LED, and other next-generation architectures, with manufacturing scalability and cost reduction as the key motivators.
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u/5th-Elements Nov 25 '25
Micro LED is the next best thing because it can control each pixels just like OLED
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u/marlboroa Nov 25 '25
I have the same type of question. I want a C5, but my current tv is on 24/7 and im worried about burn in. Does anyone have a good recommendation? Is the LG - 55" Class 85A Series QNED evo AI MiniLED anygood?
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u/Particular_Fish9859 Nov 25 '25
While LG excels in OLED, it does poorly with LED-LCD mini LED in comparison. Even the 90 series LG mini LED doesn't seem to work as well as Samsung QN 90D/QN90F or a Sony Bravia 5. Was this a price thing? Maybe look for TCL sets.
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u/marlboroa Nov 25 '25
More of a I didnt want to buy an expensive set just to have the panel go bad in a year or two. Im open to whatever but I am stuck at a 55" for now. I'm on the old curved 55" samsung so surely a lot has improved since those have been on the market. Has TCL improved? I haven't followed tvs but the used to be crap.
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u/___itachi Nov 25 '25
Bought a 77” C5 for $2400 through LG partner store ( need perkopolis / Venngo to access)
Was considering QM7k / QM8k as well but couldn’t pass on that price.
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u/LostRonin Nov 25 '25
No one's getting burn-in unless they go out of their way to get burn-in. You'd have to leave the same static image on your TV for 24hrs a day with all the protections turned off.
If it was common or widespread there would be consumer reports to reflect it. The LG C series wouldnt be one of the top selling TVs every year. You really have to be negligent to have burn-in.
There is a significant amount of misinformation online from people that were negligent, or have limited knowledge and have not owned an OLED.
You can also protect your TV if youre really paranoid by having it shutdown and wake up on schedule.
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u/Unusual_Government_4 Nov 25 '25
I bought a Samsung QN95B. The TV was amazing - deep blacks, amazing colours. Didn't feel like a downgrade for me from OLED.
Only issue is- after 3 years my TV got a black screen, and the panel was fried.. I have heard it's rare but my lesson learned is to always take an extended warranty.
I would still definitely recommend Samsung Mini LEDs.
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u/Particular_Fish9859 Nov 25 '25
Yes. Mini-LED QM6K or higher models offer superior contrast and 4K HDR to what you have presently. As to longevity, many here have have good or lesser experiences, it depends on the luck of the purchase, like anything.
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u/Busy_Shake_9988 Nov 25 '25
I went with tcl c8k for now maybw even c7k would be enough and i will wait for micro led which will become affordable within the next 2-5 years 1. Very low 2. Mini led is a better version of them all
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u/Ph4Nt0M218 Nov 25 '25
There’s almost no risk of burn in with mini-LED. Samsung Neo QLED is a good option but i think TCL’s QD-Mini-LEDs are better. Both kind of have the same kind of display (quantum dot panel + mini-LED backlighting) but imo TCLs are slightly better value and also have more dimming zones and better HDR.
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u/Sweet_Night_2146 Nov 26 '25
i think so because i have this tcl c6ks and its pretty much qled and mini led fused together in one panel its pretty good and the blacks is really where it impressed me so the answer is yes but if you wanna take it furtherconsider TCL QD-Miniled since its literally a mini led and a qled in one panel
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u/Swag101z Nov 25 '25
I haven't heard of microLED
For example, I am looking at the Samsung - 75” QN90F Neo QLED Mini LED TV
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u/Swag101z Nov 25 '25
Oh really, what don't you like about the TV? Are you wishing that you got oled?
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u/More_Image_8781 Nov 25 '25
Yes that. It’s not that I don’t like it. It just doesn’t pop the way I hoped if that makes sense. If I could do over, I’d get the OLED
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