Edge-Lit LED-LCD Vs. Regular LCD

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Originally Posted by JimShaw

...Currently LED televisions are about 50% more than an LCD tv. However the price gap has been narrowing and will continue to do so. An LED tv uses light emitting diodes as its source of light for the television. An LED tv uses these diodes to create a much more vibrant and colorful image. The blacks are truly black (not dark gray) and the colors are more realistic vs an LCD tv. LED tvs can achieve a contrast ratio of up to 500,000:1. They also in general have a higher refresh rate which will help when watching shows with motion such as sports or movies

We are looking at an LED TV over one having a CCFL backlight for 2011. Has anyone done a side-by-side comparison (both sets on at the same time) of edge-lit over local dimming and saw a meaningful difference between the two. I think black level is getting so good here, the law of diminishing returns is starting to kick in and the new look is going to win out over function.

The other posts here seem to indicate there is not much difference, though sites such as cnet note "poor uniformity and backlight fluctuations" with edge-lit sets.

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