What Is OLED? A Basic Definition

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OLED stands for organic light-emitting diodes. This is a type of display panel technology that’s more colorful than LCD (TN, VA, IPS) panels. OLED panels offer more contrast, better viewing angles and a wider color gamut than LCD panels. They also require less energy and are thinner and lighter. However, OLED panels also tend to have lower refresh rates.

There is also a small number of laptops with OLED monitors available:

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Scharon Harding
Scharon Harding

Scharon Harding has over a decade of experience reporting on technology with a special affinity for gaming peripherals (especially monitors), laptops, and virtual reality. Previously, she covered business technology, including hardware, software, cyber security, cloud, and other IT happenings, at Channelnomics, with bylines at CRN UK.