TCL’s German QLED ban puts pressure on TV brands to be more honest about QDs

A Munich court banned TCL from marketing certain TVs as QLED in Germany, ruling they lack sufficient quantum dot structure and performance. Samsung had commissioned Intertek testing showing TCL's TVs contained insufficient cadmium and indium for true QD classification, and industry analysis suggests those TVs rely more on cheaper phosphors than quantum dots. The ruling increases pressure on all TV brands, including Samsung, to use QD-related marketing terms more honestly.