TCL’s clever ‘SQD mini-LED’ TV tech has arrived in its first set, and we’ve measured it — here’s how it compares to RGB TVs and OLED

This year's announcement of new TVs was dominated by sets using next-gen RGB LED tech or new brighter OLED screens – but TCL also slipped in a new kind of tech that it calls 'SQD Mini LED', used on its flagship TV this year, called the X11L.

The idea with SQD Mini LED is to deliver the super-rich color advantages that RGB TV tech promises, but that also takes advantage of all of the advances made in existing mini-LED tech over the last few years.

Here's a quick run-down on the differences between regular mini-LED, SQD Mini LED, and RGB Mini LED (which TCL is also using in some TVs this year – just not the X11L):

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