As TVs have become more advanced over the years, manufacturers have moved from standard fluorescent-lit liquid crystal displays (LCDs) to LED-lit displays that distribute light in different ways.

Thanks to their improved luminous efficiency and longer life, coupled with increased demands for a wide color gamut, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are steadily replacing the venerable cold-cathode ...

A new Apple patent at the US Patent & Trademark Office shows that Apple is looking at developing new edge-lit backlight displays for Macs and its iOS devices. Patent number 20100321609 is for an ...

Apple has been granted a patent (number 8248554) by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for an edge-lit backlight unit with a thin profile. In one embodiment, the backlight unit may include a light ...

An edge lit backlight panel using surface mount LEDs has been introduced by the Optoelectronic Manufacturing Corp (OMC). The panels are a very effective surface mount backlight alternative to the ...

If you’re in the market for a new 4K TV, or perhaps you’ve just been reading our in-depth TV reviews, you will have almost certainly come across the term local dimming. It’s one of the many terms ...

All so-called LED TVs are really just LCD TVs that use LEDs for their backlight. This backlight creates the light that allows the LCD to create an image. However, there are multiple ways these LED ...