An LED backlight offers several general benefits over regular CCFL backlight TVs, typically including lower power consumption and higher brightness. Compared to regular CCFL backlighting, there may also be benefits to color gamut. However advancements in CCFL technology mean wide color gamuts and low power consumption are also possible. LED TV technology also utilizes Liquid Crystal Display technology. The principal barrier to wide use of LED backlighting on LCD televisions is cost.
The variations of LED backlighting do offer different benefits. The first commercial LED backlit LCD TV was the Sony Qualia 005 (introduced in 2004). This featured RGB LED arrays to offer a color gamut around twice that of a conventional CCFL LCD television (the combined light output from red, green and blue LEDs produces a more pure white light than is possible with a single white light). RGB LED technology continues to be used on selected Sony BRAVIA LCD models, with the addition of 'local dimming' which enables excellent on-screen contrast through selectively turning off the LEDs behind dark parts of a picture frame.
Edge LED lighting was also first introduced by Sony (September 2008) on the 40 inch BRAVIA KLV- 40ZX1M (refered to as the ZX1 in Europe). The principal benefit of Edge-LED lighting for LCD televisions is the ability to build thinner housings (the BRAVIA KLV-40ZX1M is as thin as 9.9mm). Samsung have also introduced a range of Edge-LED lit LCD televisions with extremely thin housings.
Because LEDs are able to be switched on and off more quickly than CCFL displays and can offer a higher light output, it is theoretically possible to offer very high contrast ratios. They can produce deep blacks (LEDs off) and a high brightness (LEDs on), however care should be taken with measurements made from pure black and pure white outputs, as technologies like Edge-LED lighting do not allow these outputs to be reproduced simultaneously on-screen.
Recently, designers have begun to replace the CCFLs with LEDs (light emitting diodes). Interestingly in late 2010, many manufacturers are only making a few direct-lit LED models. So we can conclude that there is no true LED TV which is currently available in the market. Second generation of LED TV is the Full Array LED TV. These televisions try to overcome the inherent shortcomings of Edge Lit LED TVs. LED, which stands for “light emitting diodes,” differs from general LCD TVs in that LCD’s use fluorescent lights while LED’s use those light emitting diodes.
LED TV Overview
LED TVs provide a better picture for two basic reasons. LED TVs described as backlit, or full array, are illuminated by rows of LED’s arranged directly behind the screen, rather than just around the edges. LED TVs are not a new type of TV technology. LED TVs described as side lit, or edge lit, feature LED lighting arranged along all four sides of the screen. LED TVs in general use different variations of LED lighting to illuminate the LCD panel. LED TVs create an amazingly sharp picture with accurate colors. Direct-lit LED TVs tend to produce deeper blacks than edge-lit, which translates into better picture quality. HDTV and LED TV technology together greatly improves the way you get your entertainment.
Brands of LED TV’s we carry are Sharp, LG, Sony, & Samsung TVs. Sizes from 35 inch, 40 inch up to 70 inch plus
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