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QLED and regular LED TVs are some of the most common TV technologies. While they are very similar in many ways, their main differences means their overall performance tends to be quite different.

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 ...