TV’s have come a long way since their first conception. You used to have to sit a meter away if you wanted to see anything at all and you only got black and white with the first models. Since then we have had stereo sound, widescreen, plasma, LCD and whole host of other developments to quench our thirst for technology.
The newest television innovation to make its way into the market is LED-lighting. LEDs are cropping up all over the place recently, in everything from car headlights to light-up crystal vases. They are popular because they are very reliable, create very ‘true’ light and use a great deal less energy than other forms of lighting. The old florescent lights have been the standard for a good while and have been able to supply TVs with light through many developments and generations, but the time has come for something better.
The LED back lighting has come about largely because there is an increased demand for better definition on TVs and the world is also going slim line. People want their phones, stereos and even vases slim line these days, and TVs are no different. As the LED backlit TVs use a special diffusion panel to create an even spread of light across the screen, the lights can be around the edge of the TV and not behind the screen. This means that many models are only around an inch thick. They also provide greater dynamic contrast and offer a wider colour gamut.
The LED-lit TVs are also more kind to the environment (and your wallet) than the old lighting. The modern lighting method uses around 75% less energy than the conventional fluorescent lighting. Further more, when it comes to disposing of them, there is a great deal less pollution. Additionally, LED-lit televisions are less prone to power-surge damage and even water damage. That said, it’s not advised that you start resting your wine glasses on top of them, just in case.