LED High Definition Televisions

By Ricky Strauss

Television manufacturers continue to work to create a better and more pleasing viewing experience for consumers. The new craze in film watching and TV gaming opens up the TV electronic world to discover more realistic pictures through color perfection and clarity. Through this venture, many different types of bulbs and lighting sources have been tested and tried. While many have shown great success, the desire for even better continues. The newest discovery being Light Emitting Diode (LEDs) in the LED high definition television.

This drive toward giving viewers a more enjoyable TV watching experience has lead to the latest in trends, the LED television. In basic terms, a LED TV can exist as a LCD TV that uses Light Emitting Diode (LEDs) to clarify the picture screen display or as an LED TV which uses complete LEDs. LEDs more effectively direct light in one direction than fluorescent or incandescent bulbs. In a LCD TV, the LEDS are either placed along the back of the screen or around the edge of the screen. When the LEDs are used along the perimeter of the display screen, the term edge lit is labelled to the product.

The use of LED technology in a television allows for slightly different viewing. The size of a television screen using LEDs is limited to 40 inches or greater thus the screen is much larger than those of other TV types. However, the screen is slimmer and sleeker in depth. Typically, a LED television with LEDs along the perimeter of the screen cost less than a TV with back-lit LEDs. Using LEDs around the edges of a TV allows for an even narrower screen option. Yet, a back-lit LED television screen allows for local dimming in which darker blacks are created when LEDs are shut off.

The cost of the clarity and color improvements with a LED HDTV comes with a cost. An upgrade to one of these televisions may cost the buyer up to $4000. Yet, with the upgrade the viewer gains much intensity in action films and gaming. LED TVs are more efficient at creating excellent pictures of fast motions. The LED HDTV manufacturers also claim that television cuts energy consumption by 40%.

Once the decision to upgrade has been made, there are several factors to consider before shopping for a new TV. A careful comparison should be made between LED TVs, LCD TVs, and Plasma TVs. The newest of the three, LED TVs, offer larger screen options. Their viewing angle is still short of the plasma but the reflective screen and burn out issue are not a problem.

LEDs group together to form small dots or pixels in a LED screen. While all LED screens offer high resolution, the amount of resolution depends greatly on the pixels. Red, blue, and green pixels work together to form other colors as well as white. The distance between the pixels on a LED screen is known as pixel pitch. The smaller the pixel pitch of the screen, the closer the pixels resulting in a higher resolution. High quality LED screens may contain over 9000 pixels per meter. These LED screens are limited to 40 inches or larger.

The LED monitor has also broken ground in the electronics world. While many were happy with their flat panel LCD monitor, the color produced simply did not satisfy manufacturers. The LED monitor out produces the LCD model when it comes to creating accurate and precise color. However, this beautiful color does not come without cost. NEC has the first LED monitor with a high end price range of over $6000. In addition to displaying perfect color, the company also contributes part of its creation to the fact that Mercury is found in fluorescent backlights. Afraid of upcoming strict shipping restrictions, they claim to have made an environmental decisions as well as a color one.

All reviews and indicators point to LED technology as being the electronic of the future. While high cost and screen size limitations are a factor in the LED world now, manufacturers show promise of working through these issues. In given time, LED electronics could possibly be a normal in the homes of all television watchers. - 29872

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