As TVs have become more advanced over the years, manufacturers have moved from standard fluorescent-lit liquid crystal displays (LCDs) to LED-lit displays that distribute light in different ways.

An edge lit backlight panel using surface mount LEDs has been introduced by the Optoelectronic Manufacturing Corp (OMC). The panels are a very effective surface mount backlight alternative to the ...

Thanks to their improved luminous efficiency and longer life, coupled with increased demands for a wide color gamut, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are steadily replacing the venerable cold-cathode ...

The XBR-X930D uses an improved edge-lit LED backlight to promise more precise dimming and improved High Dynamic Range performance from an ultraslim chassis. David Katzmaier Editor in Chief David leads ...

A new Apple patent at the US Patent & Trademark Office shows that Apple is looking at developing new edge-lit backlight displays for Macs and its iOS devices. Patent number 20100321609 is for an ...

Displays are crucial to modern life; they are literally everywhere. But modern flat-panel LCDs and cheap 7-segment LED displays are, well, a bit boring. When we hackers want to display the progress of ...

Many of the big TV manufacturers are pushing LED TVs as the latest and greatest flat-screen TV. But just what are LED TVs and what should you know before buying one? Executive Editor David Carnoy has ...