Samsung LED back-lighting?

[BigDefender]

Hi,

The Samsung LED TVs talk about LED back-lighting. Does this mean that the entire picture is produced using LED technology or it is an LCD screen with some additional LEDs to enhance the picture?

Cheers

Peter.

 

[Anonymous]

The screen is LCD, and it is backlit by LED's placed around the edge of the screen. The light is spread across the whole screen with a series of prisms.

 

[BigDefender]

Thanks for the explanation.

I thought it was a little odd that the marketing pushed the LED capabilities in that way.

They seem to separate LED TV from LCD TV.

Cheers

Peter.

 

[Andy Clough]

Yes, a common marketing tactic at the moment which leads to confusion. Samsung, LG et al produce LCD TVs with LED backlighting, so they're not pure LED sets.

 

[John Duncan]

You might even be able to search for LED backlit tellies by the end of the week...

 

[Anonymous]

Andy Clough:Yes, a common marketing tactic at the moment which leads to confusion. Samsung, LG et al produce LCD TVs with LED backlighting, so they're not pure LED sets.

What would be a pure LED tv, would it be OLED?