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Real LED's or backlit?

9 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/real-leds-or-backlit.153825/

ithehappy
ithehappy Original post #1
Mar 9, 2012 at 12:45 AM
Well I was waiting long for some companies to show up with real LED panel, not a LCD panel with LED backlit. Now I've been reading this in tech2 and thinking rightly that these are actually LED monitors, right? Not LCD?
Please confirm.

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amjath
amjath #2
Mar 9, 2012 at 3:14 PM
Hi,
Its already in sale in US. I think it is LED backlight technology only. See for ur self.

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aroraanant
aroraanant #3
Mar 9, 2012 at 3:36 PM
This one is selling in US from a long time.
They also use the backlight technology.
ithehappy
ithehappy #4
Mar 10, 2012 at 2:06 AM
Freaking awesome! Then I've to wait again.
Thanks guys fyi.
S
Souro_Ray #5
Mar 10, 2012 at 12:44 PM
I doubt thats going to happen anytime soon. LED is not a panel technology, its a backlighting technique, similar to older LCD's using CCFL. The panel technology is LCD and can be categorised as TN, VA, IPS and Samsung's own PLS. Wikipedia has a nice article on LCD panel types. Check it out if you want...
ithehappy
ithehappy #6
Mar 10, 2012 at 6:21 PM
Souro_Ray said:
I doubt thats going to happen anytime soon. LED is not a panel technology, its a backlighting technique, similar to older LCD's using CCFL. The panel technology is LCD and can be categorised as TN, VA, IPS and Samsung's own PLS. Wikipedia has a nice article on LCD panel types. Check it out if you want...
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You're wrong in some parts. LCD-LED technology is total gob IMO. I can't be an idiot to buy a LCD with LED backlit and shout I've purchased a LED TV/monitor.
Besides that has already happened, Samsung already ditched LCD TV, all LED from now on. But same gotta happen with Monitors to interest me.
Tenida
Tenida #7
Mar 10, 2012 at 6:27 PM
Why not IPS monitor?

Difference between IPS and TN panel
skeletor
skeletor #8
Mar 30, 2012 at 9:08 AM
ithehappy said:
You're wrong in some parts. LCD-LED technology is total gob IMO. I can't be an idiot to buy a LCD with LED backlit and shout I've purchased a LED TV/monitor.
Besides that has already happened, Samsung already ditched LCD TV, all LED from now on. But same gotta happen with Monitors to interest me.
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Actually he was completely right - as far as the current scenario is concerned.

What you're talking about is OLED screens - having a matrix of small OLEDs. A long way to go here. But we have these in mobiles. For large screens, these will be power hogs.
reniarahim1
reniarahim1 #9
Mar 30, 2012 at 1:06 PM
yup..OLEDS are real LED panels... Samsung and LG has showcases some 55" OLED TVs in CES this year.