led vs. lcd monitors

[Doug]

On 11/02/2011 04:59 AM, Joep L. Blom 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).
> Cheers,
> Joep
>
>
Yes, I know that the image-forming technology is the same, but perhaps 
the folks who make LED sets use fewer pixels? I couldn't understand why
what I was seeing was true, but it was.  It was mostly noticeable with
black text on a white background, which is much of what I use a computer 
for.

--doug

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