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What is the difference between an LCD and LED TV?

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Updated on January 05, 2016

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Oleg
Answer: LCD stands for liquid crystal display, led stands for light emmiting diodes. LED televisions offer less eye strain and do not use fluorescent to light the tv.
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Answer: The main difference between LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and LED (Light Emitting Diode) TVs lies in the backlighting technology: 1. LCD TVs: LCD TVs use a liquid crystal display panel to create images. These panels do not produce their own light but require a separate backlight source to illuminate the screen. In traditional LCD TVs, the backlight source is typically a Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (CCFL), which is positioned behind the LCD panel. LCD TVs are known for their relatively thin profiles and energy-efficient operation. 2. LED TVs: LED TVs are a type of LCD TV that uses Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) as the backlight source instead of CCFLs. LED TVs can be further categorized into two types based on their backlighting technology: Edge-lit LED and Direct-lit LED. - Edge-lit LED TVs: In edge-lit LED TVs, the LEDs are positioned around the edges of the screen and emit light across the entire display panel. This design allows for thinner TV profiles and more even lighting but may result in less uniform brightness and potential light bleed along the edges. - Direct-lit LED TVs: In direct-lit LED TVs, the LEDs are positioned directly behind the LCD panel, providing more precise control over the backlighting. This design offers better contrast, deeper blacks, and more uniform brightness across the screen but may result in thicker TV profiles. Overall, LED TVs offer several advantages over traditional LCD TVs, including improved energy efficiency, better contrast ratios, and enhanced brightness and color accuracy. However, it's essential to consider factors such as backlighting technology, display quality, and features when choosing between LCD and LED TVs.
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Answer: The term LED stands for Light Emitting Diodes. One of the differences that separates it from LCD TVs is that LCD TVs use fluorescent lights, while LEDs make use of diodes. These diodes are extremely small lights, which in turn helps to save space. In addition, the placement of these lights can also differ.
Bk Pro TV Mounting Plus
Answer: We've written several blogs on the subject. https://ihandyandy.com/qned-vs-oled/
Handy Andy TV Mounting
Answer: The difference is in the backlights. While a standard LCD monitor uses fluorescent backlights, an LED monitor uses light-emitting diodes for backlights. LED monitors usually have superior picture quality, but they come in varying backlight configurations.
Esquire TV mounting
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Answer: Liquid Crystal Display and Light Emitting Diode
Connect Tech Svcs TV Mounting
Answer: LCD is the moniker for "Liquid Crystal Display" technology. LED represents Displays that utilize "Light Emitting Diodes". That said, the industry continues to evolve, and OLED or Organic Light-Emitting Diode is a relatively new technology that is far superior to the earlier LCD and LED-type displays. OLED TV's have won the annual coveted TV Shootout Award for the past 10 consecutive years. Moreover, it has been awarded an Emmy Award and is the Go-To technology by the Hollywod film industry.
Sound Plus Wood, Inc.
Answer: The fluorescent lights in an LCD TV are always behind the screen. On an LED TV, the light emitting diodes can be placed either behind the screen or around its edges. The difference in lights and in lighting placement has generally meant that LED TVs can be thinner than LCDs, although this is starting to change.
Audio Video Control LLC
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Answer: LCD stands for “liquid crystal display” and technically, both LED and LCD TVs are liquid crystal displays. The basic technology is the same in that both television types have two layers of polarized glass through which the liquid crystals both block and pass light. So really, LED TVs are a subset of LCD TVs. LED, which stands for “light emitting diodes,” differs from general LCD TVs in that LCDs use fluorescent lights while LEDs use those light emitting diodes. Also, the placement of the lights on an LED TV can differ. The fluorescent lights in an LCD TV are always behind the screen. On an LED TV, the light emitting diodes can be placed either behind the screen or around its edges. The difference in lights and in lighting placement has generally meant that LED TVs can be thinner than LCDs, although this is starting to change. It has also meant that LED TVs run with greater energy efficiency and can provide a clearer, better picture than the general LCD TVs.
Central TX TV Mounted
Answer: Picture Quality & Weight are the major differences as an LED has the Best Picture and usually weighs Less.
Temp Techs
Answer: LCD is an older type of set indicates liquid crystal display and the backlighting is usually florescent. where all the new sets use an array of bright LEDS to furnish the illumination of the set hence the term LED designation and each point of light is a Light Emitting Diode.
White Hat Computer Support Ltd
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Answer: LED is the newer version of a LCD providing energy savings and picture quality improvements.
Construct Boss
Answer: The LED TV uses a LCD Screen with LED Backlights.
Xpertecs LLC
Answer: LCD is an older technology and LED is the replacement. It is a superior design and they are already onto to new forms of LED.
AV Integration Group
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Answer: LCD is the older flat screen and LED are the newer flat screen tvs
MrTVMount Pros
Answer: The difference is the way that the tv is backlit, lcd uses long bulbs, and led tvs use multiple small light emitting diodes.
Mn Tv & Entertainment Installation
Answer: Liquid Crystal Display vs a Light Emanating Diode Display. Standard LCD are normally a hybrid and a predecessor to the LED which is lighter and more economical to manufacture.
Audio Plus
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Answer: An LCD uses electricity to excite a liquid that produces color and picture you see. An LED tv has many small lights that make picture on the screen.
Chuck's TV Mounting
Answer: LED TV's use emitting diodes while LCD TV's use cold cathode fluorescent lamps for the backlighting on the TV. Both can produce high-definition and are able to produce clear images. LCD controls the image display while LED controls how the image is lit.
Masterpiece AV
Answer: On a LCD television the fluorescent lighting is always placed behind the screen. Where on LED the light emitting diodes can be placed behind the screen or around the edges.
D&R Home Audio Services
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Answer: led creates less heat than plasma
sky tv mounting
Answer: Led is a system of led bulb strips were lcd is liquid crystal. Led tv's are usually lighter. Most manufacturers are now making primarily led tv"s
Telsat communications
Answer: Liquid Crystal Display and Light Emitting Diode are 2 different technologies. LED is lighter and uses less energy to produce a picture. The quality of the LED tends to be better, as more enhancement features can be added without using too much energy.
Dan of All Trades
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Answer: lcd-liquid crystal displsy led-light emitting diode
all-phaze handyman & TV install
Answer: LCD uses liquid crystals to display the image. LED uses light emitting diodes to display a picture.
Modern AV LLC
Answer: The difference, is that an LED TV is not lit using fluorescent tubes, but rather a series of light emitting diodes (LEDs). LED are typically thinner in depth.
Theaters and Technologies
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Answer: As stated in the introduction, an LED TV is just a new generation of LCD TV. The difference, is that an LED TV is not lit using fluorescent tubes, but rather a series of light emitting diodes (LEDs). There are three basic types of LED televisions, and each has its own specific format.
A&T Telecom
Answer: LED is a much brighter picture with sharper images
Total Entertainment Solutions
Answer: Flatter
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Answer: L.C.D is liquid crystal display. L.E.D light emitting diode.
San Diego TV Install
Answer: I don't cade
MR HDTV Man
Answer: Mainly the brightness
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