All so-called LED TVs are really just LCD TVs that use LEDs for their backlight. This backlight creates the light that allows the LCD to create an image. However, there are multiple ways these LED ...

Traditional LED, QLED, or LCD TVs, in contrast, require a backlight to illuminate their pixels on the screen. OLED's ability to control the brightness of individual pixels leads to the superior ...

Since 2022, the LCD TV display market with mini-LED backlight and quantum dot materials has experienced substantial growth. This expansion is driven by the continuous cost reductions through effective ...

Though pricing isn’t available yet, LG is reaching for mindshare ahead of CES by announcing its 2024 QNED (i.e., LED-backlit LCD) TV lineup today. The big news (pun intended) is the addition of ...

What makes mini-LED displays different? Put simply, in a mini-LED display, the LEDs are, well, mini. That's it. To be more specific, the term is defined as any display where the backlight LED ...

But it’s tougher to determine if a project may call for traditional LED-backlit LCD or even higher-end 4K UHD OLEDs in a matrix configuration instead of a pricey microLED videowall. Budget is the ...

Buying a new TV can sometimes feel like a minefield. There are the best OLED sets, the best LED-backlit LCD sets – but even Mini-LED versions of those – and various acronyms and marketing ...

Kinetic Technologies’ KTZ8868 integrates in a single chip an 8-LED backlight driver and 250-mA LCD bias power for up to 12-in. display panels. High switching frequency allows the use of a smaller ...

Which is a lot. Now, a mini-LED monitor with 1,152 dimming zones also sounds like quite a lot. But if do the maths each zone, each element of the mini-LED backlight, is lighting up fully 7,200 pixels.

While they're not the fanciest or newest tech, LCD and LED TVs are still pretty common and usually inexpensive. Is one better than the other, though?

LCD TVs without LED backlights are rare, so if you're shopping for a new LCD TV, you're more likely to find ones listed as LED. At the same time, you shouldn't be put off if the TV is listed as LCD.