LED sets are still LCD!!

[matthewpiano]

wayne rawle:
Hi my father in law has just bought a samsung of which he says is better than plasma/lcd as the salesman says it is LED for the future, has he been conned?

Its an LCD screen which uses LED backlighting so I wouldn't say he has been conned. Its just that some retailers seem to be pushing the LED backlit sets as something completely new and different when they are not. More stretching the truth than anything, but that sort of selling does irritate me because it just isn't necessary.

The Samsung sets are very good LCD TVs and as long as he is happy with the picture I wouldn't worry.

 

[Anonymous]

He will be happy, he picked up samsung blue ray and surround sound for good price, But yeh i know nowt on all this techno but picking up alot thro you guys so thanks for all your help, So yeh it is wrong for sales to do this, It was samsung dealers at john lewis!!!

Again thanks cant wait to change my kit

 

[matthewpiano]

At least he'll get good customer service from John Lewis should he ever need it. A very good retailer, and amongst our stiffest competition in many ways.

 

[Anonymous]

It's not that simple. As you said there are two kinds of LED backlightning. The previous one mainly focused on adding LEDs to the backlight making it more dynamic. The new ones like the ZX1 from Sony make use of Edge LED backlightning. Samsung however wants to place the UE series as a different television. Supporting it with the arguments that they changed more than half the components of which a conservative LCD television consists. That is one of the main arguments as of why they are sold as LED sets. Furthermore sets like the previous LE40A786 are marketed as LCD televisions with LED SmartLightning. So I think Samsung and the salesmen hold some wieght to their word.

 

[Cofnchtr]

Hi,

I think the point being made is that the display is still LCD - the method used to illuminate the screen has changed from flourescent to LED.

I could be wrong though but that's my understanding of it...

Cheers,

Cofnchtr.

 

[matthewpiano]

Cofnchtr:Hi,

I think the point being made is that the display is still LCD - the method used to illuminate the screen has changed from flourescent to LED.

I could be wrong though but that's my understanding of it...

Cheers,

Cofnchtr.

That is exactly the point. They might have changed a lot of components, but it is still an LCD screen at the end of the day, and prospective buyers are being led to believe otherwise.

 

[Cofnchtr]

matthewpiano:Cofnchtr:Hi,

I think the point being made is that the display is still LCD - the method used to illuminate the screen has changed from flourescent to LED.

I could be wrong though but that's my understanding of it...

Cheers,

Cofnchtr.

That is exactly the point. They might have changed a lot of components, but it is still an LCD screen at the end of the day, and prospective buyers are being led to believe otherwise.

Hi,

Pun intended?!? Lol.

I agree that it's wrong to report a 'new' technology when all that's changed is the backlight. They could have said 'the new LED backlit LCD' but that might have caused further confusion especially for salespeople in our well known white goods stores.

Cheers,

Cofnchtr.

 

[drummerman]

I think the latest LED/LCD's are indeed very good though it has crossed my mind that if a few fail, will that be visible? Especially so as for examples the latest Samsungs use edge/LED placement, a total of around 370 (as opposed to the earlier high end sets which used somewhere around 1500 placed behind the LCD panel). A clever arrangement of mirror plates apparently relay the light strategically, thus making it possible to design very slim panels. I'm sure one or two malfunctioning will not be a disaster but surely there will come a point when it could become obvious ... especially as any failure is more serious considering the few LED's used ... ? A service job or not a problem so far?

PS. I'm still bowled over by the superb picture quality of Samsungs 46" 7020 and the (non-LED 46B750) and say this as a decent quality Plasma user.

 

[matthewpiano]

The same thought has crossed my mind DM. I've yet to hear a conclusive answer and we've not sold enough over a long enough period of time to know.

 

[D.J.KRIME]

DM point about the possible faliure of Single LEDs when so few are being used is quite a interesting one as I am sure many of us have seen what effect this has on a cars LED backlit LCD display pannels, so if a few LEDs failed on either side of the screen would you end up with the same patchy effect?