Not just OLED: LG is about to release its first Mini LED TVs

LG plans to introduce its first Mini Mini LED TV next month, according to a press release from a South Korean company. Mini LED is a new variant of LCD TV Tech which offers a better contrast ratio, among other improvements.

The new lineup in the US includes one 4K TV (nicknamed QNED90) and one 8K variant (called Qned99). Both are available in three sizes: 65 inches, 75 inches and 86 inches.

Most of the advertising and marketing muscles recently behind the mini LED TV came from Samsung, but it was not the only company that made it. TCL, Hisense, and others have introduced a mini LED set too.

LG calls the mini LED technology “Qned,” which is only the term marketing which stands for “Quantum Nanocell Mini LED.” As far as we know, nothing is fundamentally different about TV-TV which actually calls on different acronyms compared to mini LEDs from other companies.

Mini LED TV has thousands of very small LED backlight, allowing more granular contrast control than traditional LED-backlit TVs or EDGE-LIT. This must be possible for deeper black people in certain parts of the screen and reduce the bloom of bright objects to the black background (as you might see with the order of white-black credit in the film played on LED TV). Mini LED Tech is also used in other types of devices, including the latest Apple refresh from iPad Pro 12.9 inches.

Mini LEDs do not need to be confused with micro LEDs, other new display technologies that have just been about the market in sets far beyond most capable households. Micro LED Backers claims this technology offers the same peak brightness with mini LEDs and the perfect black level per pixel that is the same as OLED, everything without the risk of burning.

The new set of LG sits under the high-end OLEDs in the price, but they are still not cheap. The 4K 65-inch will be retail at $ 1,999, while 4K 75-inches comes at $ 2,999, and costs 86 inches $ 3.999.

Meanwhile, the 8K version starts at $ 3,499 for a 65-inch model. The 8K 75-inch TV will apply to $ 4,799, and crashes set up to 86 inches will take you up to $ 6,499.

Each new set has an HDMI 2.1 port, allowing 120 Hz content on 4K. TV also supports standard HDR10, HLG, and Dolby Vision HDR, plus Dolby atmos for audio. They run WebOS 6.0.

The Refresh Rate (VRR) variable is supported on the 4K model but not 8K.

More detailed specifications will come. While QNED90 and Qned99 will be launched first in North America in July, they will go to other areas a few weeks later. But LG doesn’t become much more specific than now.