Samsung is so keen on LED technology that it’s called it the “next generation of television”. Should you believe the hype? Are LED-equipped TVs better than plasmas? Isn’t LED just a more efficient backlighting system?
This article for TechRadar covers everything you need to know about Light Emitting Diodes. As usual, here’s an excerpt:
2. CCFL is an outdated technology
Traditional LCD TVs have always been criticised for their washed-out colours. This is because the big, dumb CCFL backlights they use are always on and light leakage through the LCD layer makes it nigh-on impossible to deliver a true, inky black.
If you own an LCD and you watch a letterboxed movie on it, the ‘black’ bars at the top and bottom of the picture often appear distinctly ‘grey’.
3. The first LED-backlit TV cost $15,000
Sony was first to market an LCD TV with an LED backlight in 2004. The 46-inch, 1080p-capable Qualia 005 incorporated a revolutionary Triluminos system that used a grid of RGB LEDs instead of a fluorescent lamp. Yours to own for the price of a small car.
You can read the full article on TechRadar.
