led vs. lcd monitors

[Colin Law]

On 2 November 2011 08:59, Joep L. Blom <jlblom at neuroweave.nl> wrote:
> On 11/02/2011 06:15 AM, Doug wrote:
>>
>> I have been teetering on the edge of upgrading a 4x3 monitor to a 16x9.
>> Today I was in Staples, and looked at about 5 brands of 23"
>> monitors, which included both LCD and LED I definitely got the
>> impression that the LED monitors were not as sharp as the LCDs.
>> I wonder if this is just a poor sample, or if this is actually the case
>> across the board. (It would seem that LCDs are on the way out.
>> They're certainly cheaper.) What is the consensus?
>>
>> --doug
>>
>>
> Doug,
> As most people are lured by sales-speak, Led-displays are LCD-displays. The
> only difference they have LED's as light-source instead of lamps. The
> display is in both cases LCD. I think that actually to produce LED-lights is
> cheaper but it is a new fad and therefore more expensive.
> (My last screen was a "cheap" (Philips) LCD-screen from the sales corner:
> works as a charm).

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED-backlit_LCD_display#RGB_dynamic_LEDs
for a discussion of the pros and cons of LED backlighting.

Colin

> Cheers,
> Joep
>
>
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