By 2025, CRTs are obsolete for most viewers. Modern flat panels - LED-LCD (including QLED and Mini-LED), OLED, and emerging MicroLED - offer better picture quality, smart features, and energy efficiency. Choose based on room lighting, content habits, and budget.
LEDs reshaped lighting and displays by delivering efficient, long-lasting light. From direct-view panels and LED-backlit LCD TVs to OLED and emerging MicroLED, LED-based technologies now power a broad range of screens and signs.
Updated guide to big-screen TVs in 2025: compare OLED, QLED/Mini-LED, MicroLED and laser projectors by contrast, brightness, viewing angle, gaming latency, and room lighting.
Plasma TVs are now legacy; today's choices are LED-LCD (including QLED), OLED, Mini-LED and emerging MicroLED. Pick based on room brightness, viewing habits and budget.