Why the emphasis on black?

[bhampton]

Because.... Black to video is like silence to audio. Elevated black level is simply noise.

And.... Signal to noise ratio is the most important specification.

Finally,... LCD black levels are the worst of all display technologies so ... when talking LCD black level is the most interesting factor.

I have lots of devices that use LCD's (laptop, cell phone, ipod and many more) so they have their usefulness but my HDTV is a CRT because black that truly black makes the image look 3D. (Gives the image depth.)