Television viewing has much enhanced today. Today, it’s not just about affordability, cost or maintenance. It’s about experience. There are two forms of flat screen televisions that stand out from the rest: LCD (Liquid-Crystal Display) and its counterpart the LED (Light Emitting Diode) television set.
An LED is technically an LCD TV – only with LED backlighting, and in order to eliminate confusion in buyers, it was collectively named as an LED TV. Confused? Rockland County Computer Repair attempts to differentiate the two in the following, but first, let’s begin with the similarities, shall we:
Both LED and LCD Televisions Offer
Along with excellent picture quality, the electronic devices provide awesome stock sound, and can connect a number of external devices (game consoles, DVD/Blu-ray players) and offer a myriad of other special functions.
Ever since the arrival of both LCD and LED technologies, there has been an on-going debate: which device provides the best in terms of picture and sound quality under the best possible price.
Many think the obvious choice should be LED, for the simple reason of the technology being newer than LCD; many others prefer the latter. So, what makes them so different?
Comparing LCD and LED-Backlit Televisions
In the physical sense, there’re actually very few differences between LED and LCD TVs. The most obvious perhaps is the screen’s thickness. LED TVs are generally thinner than the other. The table below examines the differences between the two.
| Feature | LED | LCD |
| Best Dynamic Image Contrast | ü | û |
| Slimmest Overall Profile less than 1-inch | ü | û |
| Widest Color Range for RGB | ü | û |
| Lowest Environmental Impact on Disposal | ü | û |
| Lowest Price | û | ü |
| Lowest Power Consumption | ü | û |
| Overall Reliability | ü | ü |
| Widest Dimming Range | ü | û |
| Widest Selection of Screen Sizes | ü | ü |
| Device Connectivity | ü | ü |
| Resists Burn-in | ü | ü |
| Lifespan (100,000 viewing hours or more) | ü | û |
In Conclusion
Judging from the table above, it may seem LED TVs have some obvious advantages over the LCD counterparts. That being said, the advantages, though substantial, aren’t very important. The reason being, LED technology is just an advancement of LCD TVs and its technology. The most obvious different is that of price, with LEDs ranging more in the market due to being a newer technology as compared to LCD. Then again, the different is only slightly higher.
In the end, it really doesn’t matter if people get an LED or LCD as both can be just as easily repaired in the event of a cracked screen or another malfunction. The only thing to worry about is whether the TV repair service has the original brand’s parts available.Rockland County Computer Repair does. Take a look at what we have to offer.