Opinion: What kind of LCD backlighting is best?
May 16, 2009 by Derek
Yes, we’ve stated that Plasma is still alive and kicking, but for pure market share purposes, LCD rules the roost. It’s just simple numbers. Of those LCD’s though, there’s a bit of a debate which LCD backlighting tech is best.
This year’s CES saw almost every company kick it up a notch in terms of backlighting technology and pic quality. It’s as good as its ever been, but with choices comes the need for information to weed through all those options.
With tons of quality CCFL backlighting and even LED technology sliding to lower end brands, most especially Vizio’s planned $2,000 55-inch HDTV with LED built in, due in July-August or so.
Further mixing things up, Samsung will also have a new local dimming LED backlit line on shelves in late summer, and it’s currently showing energy-sipping edge lit LED models, with slightly lowered pic quality for a savings in your power bill.
There are still plenty of LCDs with older CCFL lighting still delivering high quality imagery as well. So we ask you, our readers, of the technologies currently out there, which do you prefer? CCFL, Edge-Lit, Local Dimming LED or just grab a Plasma TV straight up?
