I Compared Mid-Range Mini-Led and Oled TVs, and while ITHILY’S CLOSER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK, OLED WINS IN ONE VITAL AREA

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Oled and mini-led are the two leading Display Technologies, with Both offering improved Picture Quality Over Standard LED TVs.

Most of the best tvs use these two technologies, but deciding which one is more suitable for you can depend on several factors. Previously, Oled was the go-to Option for Better Black Levels and Contrast, while mini-led was Better for brightness. While this remains partially the case, the differences between what eac panel tech can offer have Changed somewhat.

Some of the Best OLED TVSSuch as the LG G5Are Now Hitting Over 2,000 Nits Peak Brightness, which is Enough to Compete with Mini-LEED TVS. And some of the Best mini-led tvs Now have Significantly Improved Local Dimming, Allowing for Deeper and More Oled-like Blacks.

I’ve been testing the tCl c7k mini-led tv, the mid-range model in tcl’s 2025 UK TV LINEUP, and decided to put it up against reference Panasonic Mz1500 OLED TV (From 2023) to see how Much the gap between the two technologies has ben closed.

A QUICK Note: These two tvs are only available in the uk, but for Our US Readers, the Closest Equivalents Wauld Be the TCl qm7k mini-led and eather the panasonic z85a oled from 2024 or the LG C5 Oled From 2025.

OLED VS MINI-LEG: COLOR

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Both oled and mini-led have ther advantages when it is comes to color. With mini-led tvs, Colors to be brighter and punchier, while Colors on OLED TVS to look more saturated and have greater depth due to oled Tech’s inherently High Conttrast. Howver, this wasn’t Completely the case with the C7K and Mz1500.

Watching a 4K Blue-Ray of Wicked With Both tvs in their dolby Vision Dark Picture Mode, The TCL C7K’s Colors Had A Surprising AMOUNT OF DEPTH DEPTH SHOWCASASING THE PUNCH MINI-LEVE TVS GET Their High Peak Brightness. The Pink Flowers Around Elphaba During the ‘Wizard & I’ Skene Loked Vibrant on Both TVs, but i is help but be more drafuwn to the C7K.

The Mz1500 Still Showed The Advantages of Oled’s Self-Emitting Pixels Vs the C7K’s Local Dimming Backlight, with Elphaba’s Green Skin and the Blue Details in a Design on the Wall Revealing Better Conttrast, but the C7K was no Slouch.

It was also no sloughs when Viewing Demo Footage in HDR10 Format on the Spears & Munsil Uhd Benchmark 4k Blu-ray. With Both TVs Set to Filmmaker Mode, The Yellow and Greens in a Butterfly’s Wings Were Brighter and SEEMED MORE NATURAL AS Compared to the Mz1500’s Bolder, Deeper Display.

OLED VS MINI-LEED: Black Levels, Contrast, and Detail

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One Area Where the C7K Impressed in My Comparison was Black Levels. throughou Alien: Romulusin any scene in a dark Hallway or Tunnel, The C7K’s Black Levels Look Deeper and Richer than I’d Anticipated. Yes, The Mz1500 was Better here, but it was still an excellent demonstration of the C7K’s Local Dimming Proess.

The Same Was TRUE WAND WATCHING The Batman. Shadow Detail on Both tvs was excellent in the opening crime skene sequenry, and the C7K showed vastly improked Black Levels Compared to some mini-leds tested in the past.

Contrast was another area where Competition was closer than expert. The C7K Displayed a Great Balance BetWeen Light and Dark Tones in the Bright Lights Punctuting Gloomy Surroundings in Both Alien: Romulus and The BatmanHolding ITSELF up Well Against the Mz1500.

AS WITH COLOR, The Mz1500 Oled Gave Textures Greater Perceived Dept and Detail, Creating a More 3D-like Quality. But the Same Textures, Such as Skin and Facial Features, Were Displayed With A Lifelike Quality on the C7K as well.

OLED VS MINI-LEG: SCREEN UNIFORMY

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The C7K HAD impressed with dural my Comparison so far, but there’s one area where the panasonic oled trumphed: Screen uniformy.

Screen uniformity references to a tv’s ability to the Large Display Areas of the Same Color, Such as Black. OLED PANELS SELF-EMITTING PIXELS INSTALE OF A BACKLIGHT AND, AS A Result, They Can Deliver Uniform Tons Across All Areas of the Screen. But as mini-led tvs use backlights to produce Light, insufficient Control of Backlight Local Dimming Areas Create Uniformity Issues.

Watching Black and White Scenes From OppenheimerThe C7K Did A Great Job of Accurately Displaying Black and White Tones, Along With A Good Range of Grays, but i Also Noticed Streaks of Brown Underneath The Black Letterbox Bars in these widescreen scens-a sign of sub-screen uniformy. This wasn’t anssue on the mz1500 oled.

OLED VS MINI-LEED: Conclusion

Ultimately, The Mz1500 OLED HAD The Superior Picture in My Comparison, Thanks to Its Self-Emitting Pixels. But, there’s a key thing to remember here: price.

For a 65-inch C7K at Launch, You’d Be Paying £ 1,399 ($ ​​1,499 for the QM7K in the US, and Roughly AU $ 2,326) Where the Mz1500 65-Inch at Launch in 2023 was £ 2,900 (Roughly $ 3,700 / Au $ 5,400).

Panasonic’s Oleds are notoriously pricey, but in New Mid-Range Oled Such As the LG C5 Costs $ 2,699.99 / £ 2,699.99 / AU $ 4,299. That is one heck of a price gap.

SO YES, while the mz1500 does come out on top, the c7k (and the qm7k, which earned four and a half out of five stars in our review) Demonstrates the solid level of performance you can have except from mini-led tv, along with its Comparatively high wen. OLED TV.

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