Led Backlighting

[bubble blu]

Have read about the LED backlighting in hdtvs and the benefits look very good and worth splashing out on them! Being fairly expensive not many people have them and wanted to hear from them about the good and bad? Am saving for the new Toshiba sv series tv 46" when it comes out in August! Any infomation would be great!

[gtmorgan23]

well they generally use about 40% less power than regular led's
Another big thing is that they are suppose to provide black levels closer to that of a plasma because of the ability to turn off some of the led's

[Sonny]

I saw that Toshiba has 47" 240Hz LED-LCD at best buy for $1,700-$1,800. Not the PQ of a Sony or Sammy I imagine, but probably pretty nice.

[hnajarro]

Originally Posted by bubble blu

Have read about the LED backlighting in hdtvs and the benefits look very good and worth splashing out on them! Being fairly expensive not many people have them and wanted to hear from them about the good and bad? Am saving for the new Toshiba sv series tv 46" when it comes out in August! Any infomation would be great!

Black Levels reach 100%. LED technology is a different ballgame. It's a different world. It's a different movie when watching your favorite Blu-Rays. The image is so clear it feels like your the director behind the camera lens. The image becomes very addicting.

[bruss01]

I was very intrigued by this concept when I first heard of it. Then the engineer side of me starts asking questions like what happens when some of the led's don't work right, either stuck on or stuck off? How hard is it to replace the led grid? Can that even be done? I know that CCFL tubes can get weak or burn out over time, but I believe they can be replaced. That's a proven technology. I do support the march of progress, but I don't always prefer to be point man on that squad. I hope it turns out to be the best thing in TV since the invention of the color lcd screen. But on a major investment, I just preferred to hang back one generation and let others try it out first. So far, it's a decision I've been more than happy with.

[Steelmaker]

What's cracking me up is that sales associates in the box stores seem to have been conditioned to call these TV's "LED TV's" and completely disassociate them from LCD technology. Aren't these TV's still technically LCD's with LED backlighting? They're trying to insenuate that they are a completely new technology.

[Rblu-Dblu]

Originally Posted by Steelmaker

What's cracking me up is that sales associates in the box stores seem to have been conditioned to call these TV's "LED TV's" and completely disassociate them from LCD technology. Aren't these TV's still technically LCD's with LED backlighting? They're trying to insenuate that they are a completely new technology.

not to mention a salesman at a store I will not mention proceeded to tell me the entire screen was led lit. Which I knew wasn't true. Needless to say I would never purchase anything from this person.

[Tru2theBlu]

I read a couple of reviews of from people who own the Samsung 950 series and the new Samsung 8000 series, and they said the PQ was better on the 950.

[JimShaw]

Originally Posted by hnajarro

Black Levels reach 100%. LED technology is a different ballgame. It's a different world. It's a different movie when watching your favorite Blu-Rays. The image is so clear it feels like your the director behind the camera lens. The image becomes very addicting.

Very good description. That is exaclty how I feel. The image does become addictive. Infact, so much so that I am purchasing the 8000 tomorrow