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i like the led, my boyfriend likes the lcd. which is ultimately better? and if you can, please list pros and cons for both. thanks in advance.
Answer
first, led tv's are lcd panels with led lights.
lcd tv's are lcd panels with ccfl lighting.
led tv's use less energy because of the lighting system and give superior contrast ratio, pushing 3 million to 1 as opposed to an avg. 40k to 70k on a standard lcd, even the sony xbr9 lcd is only 100k to 1. that means darker darks and brighter brights on an led tv.
two types of led. edge lighting and full array. the samsung 6000 series is an edge lit tv. that makes it super slim, less than 2 inches almost. with this all your lights are pointing inwards. with that said to adjust the darkness, lets say middle of the tv, all the lights need to be dimmed.
second type is full array, size wise they are about as thick as a regular lcd because they have led lights across the entire back of the tv. is this better? i think so. you have better light control. the tv will only adjust a specific set of lights that need to be adjusted to control the darkness of a specific spot. not any extra ones. power wise, i'd say the same.
sure, edge lighting may have less lights, but they have to output more light to reach the center, whereas full array or full matrix lighting only has to travel a short distance from the back of the tv. both are amazing pictures regardless. dont be sold on the thickness of the tv, you will not know the difference when you're sitting infont of the thing 6 feet away. brand wise, most major ones make it. sharp, sony, lg, samsung are the big ones i know of off hand.
now your standard lcd tv's aren't bad, but not the latest and greatest. inferior lighting resulting in lower contrast ratio (that's big in my book since any big tv you buy will be full 1080p hd, and almost always 120hz nowadays). hooked up to a blu-ray, it'll be stunning. led's will look better. and everybody going green these days led's are picking up steam.
if you don't have a hd service from a company, or don't wach blu-rays wth an hdmi cable., and intend to hook up basic cable, get a standard lcd, as you will not be using the full potential of the led tv by any means. email me if you have any other questions or wanna know about cabling or the 120hz/240hz etc etc. =)
bottom line, led's are a better, newer technology, but do you want to spend the money on it.
ps. don't do a dlp like that guy says, yes, they can produce 1080p signals BUT! horrible viewing angle, have to be right infront of the tv,dead center to see the best picture, move to the side and it darkens out because of the screen. PLUS YOU HAVE TO CHANGE A BULB! every few years (2-4 with regular use), and those aren't cheap, averaging 200 bucks. yes you get a new tv when you change it, but it's an additional costs, lcd's last about 60k hours, led's are being said to last 100k to 120k hours, twice as long. dlps are a old technology. most stores don't even carry them anymore.
to the guy below.
not all led's are slim, just edge lighting ones. full array are still thick, about 4 inches, check the lg and sharp ones.
first, led tv's are lcd panels with led lights.
lcd tv's are lcd panels with ccfl lighting.
led tv's use less energy because of the lighting system and give superior contrast ratio, pushing 3 million to 1 as opposed to an avg. 40k to 70k on a standard lcd, even the sony xbr9 lcd is only 100k to 1. that means darker darks and brighter brights on an led tv.
two types of led. edge lighting and full array. the samsung 6000 series is an edge lit tv. that makes it super slim, less than 2 inches almost. with this all your lights are pointing inwards. with that said to adjust the darkness, lets say middle of the tv, all the lights need to be dimmed.
second type is full array, size wise they are about as thick as a regular lcd because they have led lights across the entire back of the tv. is this better? i think so. you have better light control. the tv will only adjust a specific set of lights that need to be adjusted to control the darkness of a specific spot. not any extra ones. power wise, i'd say the same.
sure, edge lighting may have less lights, but they have to output more light to reach the center, whereas full array or full matrix lighting only has to travel a short distance from the back of the tv. both are amazing pictures regardless. dont be sold on the thickness of the tv, you will not know the difference when you're sitting infont of the thing 6 feet away. brand wise, most major ones make it. sharp, sony, lg, samsung are the big ones i know of off hand.
now your standard lcd tv's aren't bad, but not the latest and greatest. inferior lighting resulting in lower contrast ratio (that's big in my book since any big tv you buy will be full 1080p hd, and almost always 120hz nowadays). hooked up to a blu-ray, it'll be stunning. led's will look better. and everybody going green these days led's are picking up steam.
if you don't have a hd service from a company, or don't wach blu-rays wth an hdmi cable., and intend to hook up basic cable, get a standard lcd, as you will not be using the full potential of the led tv by any means. email me if you have any other questions or wanna know about cabling or the 120hz/240hz etc etc. =)
bottom line, led's are a better, newer technology, but do you want to spend the money on it.
ps. don't do a dlp like that guy says, yes, they can produce 1080p signals BUT! horrible viewing angle, have to be right infront of the tv,dead center to see the best picture, move to the side and it darkens out because of the screen. PLUS YOU HAVE TO CHANGE A BULB! every few years (2-4 with regular use), and those aren't cheap, averaging 200 bucks. yes you get a new tv when you change it, but it's an additional costs, lcd's last about 60k hours, led's are being said to last 100k to 120k hours, twice as long. dlps are a old technology. most stores don't even carry them anymore.
to the guy below.
not all led's are slim, just edge lighting ones. full array are still thick, about 4 inches, check the lg and sharp ones.
do LED tvs have a bad refresh rate for video games?
Q. because im playing far cry 3 and the fram rate persecond is pretty bad things look jagged when i move around
Answer
Usually not so you'd notice. LED TVs are usually full 60Hz refresh, if not more.
Jerky frame rate comes a bad video card, and/or one that is being asked to run at too high a refresh rate.
You could also have bad cabling, or be connected to the VGA port (which is very data limited). DVI or HDMI are far superior cables. (Assuming a PC as video source here, not a game box like Xbox.)
[EDIT:
And I suppose you could have a really bad TV, or one with very poor response on the port you are connected to (VGA ports sometimes are given very poor video conversion circuitry in cheaper / off-brand TVs).
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Usually not so you'd notice. LED TVs are usually full 60Hz refresh, if not more.
Jerky frame rate comes a bad video card, and/or one that is being asked to run at too high a refresh rate.
You could also have bad cabling, or be connected to the VGA port (which is very data limited). DVI or HDMI are far superior cables. (Assuming a PC as video source here, not a game box like Xbox.)
[EDIT:
And I suppose you could have a really bad TV, or one with very poor response on the port you are connected to (VGA ports sometimes are given very poor video conversion circuitry in cheaper / off-brand TVs).
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