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Flat screen televisions have not taken too long to be the accepted as normal in many of our houses. The battle has gone on for several years between LCD and plasma televisions, with LCD coming out on top due to their longer life span and more affordable prices. However, the days of the LCD may well be numbered, with the latest generation being released through the new LED television.

It is not at all surprising that this change is driven by the major players in the electronics, and most certainly monitor and TV screen industry. However, a quick look at the new technology demonstrates that they are certainly a step forward; rather than simply be a way to get the consumer to part with more cash.

In essence, an LED television is just the same as the LCD that is probably sitting in your lounge right now. The difference is regards how the light emitting diodes, (LED), send the light to the screen. This is of course very complex, but in layman terms relies on backlit or sidelit, (edge), technology.

LED television technology, (light emitting diode), also allows for these lights to be controlled completely independently of each other. This allows for a greater spectrum of colors to be seen, whilst blacks are the blackest and purest yet seen by an artificial image production. And it is here that a television is really measured by the industry, (and increasingly the consumer following clever marketing in certain quarters).

Increased image quality then; but where is the catch? With regards the unit itself; remarkably none. These LEDs are able to produce such content, whilst using less energy. More impressive than this, is that the energy consumed is well used; resulting in less heat and light wastage. Great for the environment then and great for your finances. Also an LED television will last a lot longer, and not really succumb to wear and tear, which makes it well worthy of consideration.

The depth of the TVs is also thinner than what is presently available. Amazing as this may sound, it is quite true. The depth of LCD and plasmas are presently given in inches, an LED television will be measured in millimetres; with somewhere around 9 or 10 being the standard, though screens of just 6mm are available now.

Okay, this all sounds excellent but of course, it isn’t all good news. Whilst no limitations exist to the operation of an LED television, there is a limitation regards affordability. It is really no different to the large prices that LCD and most particularly plasmas were tagged with though.

The benefits then are quite significant with this new technology; better pictures, better lighting; better control, and all whilst having a positive impact on the environment. Indeed, the only downside remains the price.

However, as with any new concept, the price will be high initially, to pay for investment that the manufactures have had to spend on research and development. The price of an LED television may be out of the reach of many for the time being, but over the next few years this will come down to realistic levels. Just in time for the next advance probably!

The latest trend to hit the consumer electronics market is LED Televisions. LED stands for light emitting diode so as the name suggests the television is composed of a large number LEDs which are used to produce a picture on your television screen. This might be a very simplistic explanation of things but this is how the technology works in a nutshell.

The term LED televisions is used mostly by Samsung electronics as well as other television manufacturers. Now even though the name suggests that there are a large number of LEDs in the television there are not as many as they should be to form a picture. What the LEDs do is they provide the LCD with the needed backlight hence making it able to produce picture perfect video.

There is quite a difference in terms of picture quality and technology as compared to conventional LCD TV technology. One of the biggest differences from a consumer’s point of view is that it produces very bright images. The television also produces much deeper blacks as compared to any other type of television technology.

LED Televisions are also extremely slim owing to the edge-LED lighting technology. The current models you see on the market are around an inch think. They are also less power hungry when compared to conventional LCD televisions. Experts believe that they can save as much as 40% more electricity than conventional LCD televisions of a similar size.

The other most important thing about this television is that they offer a wider color gamut. This is especially in those areas where RGB-LED backlighting is used.

LCD televisions use the conventional back light to light up the LCD panel. However on the other hand what LED Televisions use are an array of LED lights which are installed behind the LCD panel. The difference between edge technology and other technology is that is uses white LEDs which are placed around the sides of the panel and use special diffusion technology to light up the screen by spreading light behind the panel.

When you look at the benefits of using LED backlight, its biggest offering to you is it will consume low power. It also produces much brighter pictures as compared to conventional LCDs. There are also many obvious color advantages over conventional LCDs. They produce some of the most awesome pictures which conventional LCDs simply cannot. However it’s the price of these televisions which usually keep people from purchasing them.

Various companies produce variations of these technologies. Also every brand of television does their own special thing with their television in order to make it more favourable. In a nutshell though this is what you can expect from these televisions.