Written by Jorn
Edited on
6 October 2025
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10:42
What's an LG QNED TV?
LG uses the QNED technology for all their 100Hz LED televisions. This image technique combines quantum dots with LG's own NanoCell screens. This way, you can see images with a rich color representation and a high brightness. Most QNED televisions also combine the image technique with Mini-LED local dimming for a powerful contrast. In this article, we'll explain what QNED is and how it benefits you.
What's a QNED TV?
QNED represents a collection image techniques of new LED LCD televisions by LG. These techniques improve the image quality. A SNED television has a quantum dot layer behind the screen. This filter consists of very small particles that let the right colors through. This way, your images look colorful and bright.
Powerful contrast thanks to mini LED
Most QNED televisions use mini-LED local dimming. A TV with local dimming dims the backlight at specific spots on the screen. This way, dark areas on the screen are even darker. Mini-LED TVs work the same, but they have thousands of small LED lights as backlight. This backlight is split up in dimming zones. LG QNED TVs with mini-LED can have up to 2500 of these zones. This means that the backlight can dim in 2500 different places. As a result, the QNED television have a strong contrast, so there's a large difference between bright white and deep black. Now, dark scenes look more realistic.
Colorful images thanks to Quantum NanoCell
Another technique which makes QNED special is a combination of a quantum dot layer and the NanoCell filter, called Quantum NanoCell. Both techniques use tiny particles which make sure that as much as possible of the right colors reach your screen. That way, you can enjoy colorful images on a QNED television. Mini-LED has blue LED lights. Thanks to the Quantum Dot technology, the blue light is turned into green. Quantum NanoCell turns this light the color red. That way, you can watch rich and pure colors in images on QNED televisions with Mini-LED. Mini-LED can also ensure a high brightness, so you're less bothered by reflections on the screen.
The benefits of QNED
How can you notice QNED in practice? Thanks to the high brightness, these televisions are very suitable for HDR images. Thanks to the large difference between light and dark areas of the screen, a QNED TV with mini LED shows more subtle tones and details in shadows in HDR images. The high brightness of all QNED televisions also makes sure you don't see many reflections on the screen. That way, you can easily watch a movie with dark scenes in a light room or during the day.
Article by Jorn
Television Expert.
