[HN Gopher] Tcl under fire: report suggests its QLED TVs might n...
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       Tcl under fire: report suggests its QLED TVs might not have any
       quantum dots
        
       Author : vo2maxer
       Score  : 17 points
       Date   : 2024-09-17 21:18 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.tomsguide.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.tomsguide.com)
        
       | unsnap_biceps wrote:
       | Faulty QLED film is a better outcome than my initial thought that
       | they were redefining LED as QLED.
        
       | jfdjkfdhjds wrote:
       | I was sure this as a link to the onion.
       | 
       | I mean, it would be very clever to call a feature you migth or
       | might not include as quantum
        
         | dandelany wrote:
         | Could definitely be a Monty Python sketch.
         | 
         | "I looked inside the TV, there were NO quantum dots."
         | 
         | "Well there's your problem right there - you've gone and
         | collapsed the wave function by looking!"
        
       | extraduder_ire wrote:
       | I'm surprised more of this kind of validation doesn't happen on
       | products out in the wild more.
       | 
       | I didn't know you still got colour without the presence of
       | quantum dots in these kinds of panels, I thought they were
       | integral to how the displays worked. (unless this is some kind of
       | hybrid)
        
         | jsheard wrote:
         | If their panels weren't performing up to QLEDs usual standard
         | then I would expect RTINGS extensive testing to pick up on it,
         | but it doesn't look like they've noticed anything amiss.
         | 
         | They reviewed one of the models mentioned in the OP:
         | https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/tcl/6-series-r655-2022-qle...
        
       | gjm11 wrote:
       | Why would anyone _care_ whether their TV literally has quantum
       | dots in it? It matters how bright it is, how wide its gamut, how
       | accurate the colour reproduction, how much power it consumes, how
       | long it lasts, etc., and maybe all those _tend to be different_
       | for panels with quantum dots in them, but it 's those things that
       | matter, not what technology is inside.
       | 
       | (I don't mean it doesn't matter whether they're lying. They
       | shouldn't lie, and if they're lying that's bad. But this just
       | seems such a weird thing for anyone to care about at all.)
        
         | ClassyJacket wrote:
         | Because they said it did. I don't like being lied to. If I
         | don't know what type of TV it is I can't assess all those
         | factors you mentioned in the first place.
         | 
         | If they say it's a quantum dot TV, I'm going to look up how
         | long quantum dot TVs last. If I've been lied to I'll make a
         | decision based on incorrect information.
         | 
         | If their claims don't matter, why do they make them?
        
         | Salgat wrote:
         | It's not weird that people don't want to be lied to. And no one
         | cares except for the lying part.
        
         | DonsDiscountGas wrote:
         | My first research project in undergrad involved quantum dots so
         | buying one of these would largely be for sentimental reasons.
         | (I haven't bought one and don't plan to unless the price comes
         | down or I get rich). So I'd be pissed. I imagine I'm a special
         | case here though
        
       | chx wrote:
       | I am old enough to be taken aback by the first few words: what
       | has happened to the Tcl/Tk language??
        
         | robinsonb5 wrote:
         | Same here - especially since the capitalisation in the HN
         | headline is Tcl not TCL!
        
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