led vs. lcd monitors

[Douglas Pollard]

Thanks Colin, I have been wondering about this and didn't have the good 
sense to ask.      Doug


On 11/02/2011 05:12 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> 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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