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more impressive screen. The newer … the bigger … the more impressive. Easy peezy; but as any true audio/video aficionado will tell you, it’s more. That’s probably why we’ve upgraded/replaced our family room TV set more than we have our smartphone. After all, the phone is connection device – good for email on-the-go, texting and the occasional call. At this year’s CES, we were only mildly interested in what was new in screens because our set was reasonably new and seemed big enough. Up to a point size matters, but not as much as picture quality. The set makers were hungry this year, putting their best-looking screens forward - QD-OLED, QLED, MiniLED, MicroLED, QLED, 4K, 8K – each one bigger, better, more enticing than the last. Since we had upgraded/remodeled our family room pre-pandemic, it needed a new screen. Choosing isn’t easy - OLED or QLED – because even “experts” have preferences. OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) uses an organic carbon-based film with two conductors that emit light, so each pixel produces the desired brightness, image creation (great contrast). The set is also remarkably thin and light. The downside to OLED is that it has a tough time producing peak brightness as with the average backlit screen and it’s potentially subject to image retention/burn-in. QLED - Quantum dot Light Emitting Diode – has the best features of OLED (super-deep blacks, amazing contrast, wide viewing angles) and superior brightness/color. Yeah, we went with a QLED screen. We didn’t mount our TV high up on the wall – using a normal viewing height credenza instead – because staring up at the screen is not the way entertainment is meant to be viewed. Your TV should always be at eye level of where you're seated. Smart vs. Dumb? We sorta went along with the