Both LCD TVs and LED TVs have been on the market for many years. TV-size LCDs gained popularity in the mid-2000s, while LED TVs followed a few years later. The marketing departments for many companies, most notably Samsung , have blurred the meaning behind these names. Today, many LED TVs have names like QLED or mini-LED . OLED, on the other hand, is a different technology despite its similar name .

LCD TVs and LED TVs are based on the same technology. For the most part, all modern LCDs are LEDs and vice versa. However, the differences are interesting and worth investigating.

The short version

All LED TVs are LCD TVs, but not all LCD TVs ever produced have been LED TVs.

Other names for LED LCD TVs:

LED

QLED

QNED

ULED

Mini-LED (See below)

TV tech that is not LCD:

OL

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